Healey Heritage

A team of expert heritage specialists providing best in industry services to government sectors and commercial clients.

We are a team of archaeologists, architects, historians, building surveyors and heritage specialists

We are a dedicated team of archaeological consultants and heritage specialists experienced with navigating through the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act and getting your project running on time and within budget.

Archaeological Assessments are required to excavate on an archaeological site. This triggers an automatic 45 days stand-down period. Our consultants quickly:

• Perform a yes/no check as to whether an assessment is required
• Conduct historical research into the occupation and land tenure of the site
• Produce Archaeological Assessment documents for a variety of demanding projects
• Submit Archaeological Authority applications on behalf of the applicant by a section 45 qualified archaeologist
• Apply to local rūnanga (CVS) on behalf of the applicant for Cultural Values Statements in the case of any risk to a Māori Archaeological sites
• Produce Archaeological Management Plans and Site Instructions customised for your project requirements
• Conduct site briefings and inductions for contractors working in archaeologically sensitive areas
• Perform archaeological monitoring under the conditions of the Archaeological Authority issued by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (HNZPT).
• Record archaeological building sites up to HNZPT Level 1 standard
• Conduct single-context excavations on sensitive sites with complex stratigraphy
• Produce survey-grade GPS site recordings and drone photogrammetry for exacting GIS requirements
• Provide analysis and reports for a wide range of European and Māori artefacts
• Complete and submit archeological reports within time and budget to the mandated standards of HNZPT
• Provide advice on the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act and resource management Act

We aim to have clients’ heritage projects track smoothly throughout all stages of a project. In instances where you have an accidental archaeological discovery, we aim to have your project resume with minimum delay so that you save costs as opposed to incurring significant expenses from delays caused by excavating an archeological site.

We advise, report, and monitor so that your project can get to the finish line on time.

We offer a range of architectural services for historic buildings ranging from commercial to residential projects with a focus on adaptive reuse and new traditional & vernacular architectural builds.

Our design philosophy is to always be sympathetic to the environmental setting and the character of heritage buildings. In an age when knowledge and craft in traditional architecture are cheapened by kitsch knockoffs and poor-proportions and a lack of knowledge in detailing, it is reassuring that an architect knows:

• How to apply entasis to a column; or
  The difference between astragal and echinus on a Doric capital.

Our designs display creativity and adaptability, whilst engaging the practicalities of both architectural tradition and the complexity of modern construction. Our aim is an architecture that is historically informed, humane and lasting.

Our architectural services include:

• Architectural concept design
• Adaptive re-use and interface design
• Heritage landscape design and site-specific interpretation
• Urbanist master planning and site analysis
• Documentation and drafting
• Building surveys to produce as-built measured drawings
• Accurate BIM modelling based on 3D point cloud scanning technology
• Architectural rendering
• Resource & Building Consent documentation

The conservation of heritage buildings so their integrity and historic value remains intact is of the utmost importance. The retention of historic buildings can function as a cornerstone of commercial district revitalisation and it is the optimal way to achieve lower embodied energy and sustainable environmental outcomes.

When working on protected structures or historic buildings, our conservation approach focuses on using current best practices whilst being cognisant of the practicalities of buildings in the modern environment. We offer a range of heritage conservation services including:

• Building surveying
• Condition assessment reports
• Forensic building investigation
• Heritage impact assessments
• Maintenance reports
• Recording of historic buildings
• Contract management and procurement of specialist services
• Rope access, rigging, and scaffolding systems
• Schedules for repair & restoration
• Grant applications
• Expert witness for legal matters
• Heritage advice & peer reviewing

Geomatics is the discipline of gathering, storing, processing, and delivering spatially referenced information.

We offer a comprehensive list of geomatics services including:

• 3D point cloud laser scanning
• Matterport Pro photogrammetry of interiors
• RTK grade Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
• Drone photogrammetry for both building and field surveys
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)