About Us

PETER MAUNDER, REGISTERED SURVEYOR
Peter graduated from Otago University in one of the first intakes into the newly opened Survey School.
He has been a Registered Surveyor practising in the Wellington area since 1968. He started working with Seaton Sladden & Pavitt, a well known Survey and Engineering firm in Wellington until it closed its doors in 1985. Peter has continued practice as a Surveyor on his own account ever since. He can provide you with expert advice on any Survey and Resource Management issues and appears as an expert witness when required.

Maunder Survey ADRIAN ANDERSON, FIELD ASSISTANT
Adrian is a qualified Communications Engineer and electronics/electrical service technician, but suffered the fate of redundancy. He can turn his hand to doing/fixing just about anything. Having built a 2 storey extension to his home he can talk to builders in their own terms and, in a short time working for himself came to understand the financial constraints facing small businesses. When he is not out in the field assisting our Surveyors he keeps our supplies of survey marks filled, our equipment and filing systems in good running order and claims that the gloves he wears are not for OSH purposes but to save his nails for classical guitar work!

Maunder Survey SYLVIA MAUNDER, PRACTICE MANAGER
Sylvia is Peter's wife but only joined the family firm in October 1999. She started working in a land related discipline as a Search Clerk for a Wellington Law firm. After gaining her Legal Executive's Certificate she spent some years working in one of the larger Wellington law firms as a conveyancing Legal Executive before moving on to another firm as its Search and Registration Supervisor. Along her career path Sylvia has also acquired some computing skills and is an expert in extracting land information from LandOnline. She is also versed in the District Plan rules and writes our Resource Consent Applications.

Maunder Survey MICHAEL KUUS, SURVEYOR
Michael is from South Africa where he practised as a Surveyor in government organisations and was an Examiner in Survey Law. Although qualified as a Surveyor, he also has a background in photogrammetry, cartography, and most recently in Quality Assurance. He has now come to grips with the New Zealand land system and surveying in this country and became a Licensed Cadastral Surveyor 18 February 2008.

Maunder Survey CATHIE GUILFORD, OFFICE MANAGER
Cathie looks after our typing, our stationery supplies, our accounts and payroll systems (all the things that technically minded people can't be bothered with and haven't time for, but are essential to the smooth running of our office). Cathie also provides callers with title and survey data from LandOnline and spends a lot of her spare time at lawn bowls.

Maunder Survey RYAN KISSELL, SURVEY TECHNICIAN
Ryan has joined us from a Survey firm in Greymouth. So, Wellington is a change in lifestyle and a very definite change in the variety of work performed. Formerly a fisherman Ryan is a keen follower of the NZ Rugby Sevens in Wellington and is an accomplished swimmer.

Maunder Survey CHRIS BROWN, FIELD ASSISTANT
Chris is the youngest member of our staff and had previously trained as a Panelbeater, but realised that was not his calling. Coming from a family already deeply immersed in the Survey profession he has chosen to work with us as a Field Assistant and is being re-trained as a Survey Technician

Maunder Survey KATIE BOTHWELL, GRADUATE SURVEYOR
Katie graduated with a Bachelor of Surveying degree from Otago University in December 2007.
She has worked during University vacations with a Blenheim firm and since leaving University has worked with Trimble in Christchurch. After a well earned holiday Katie Joined our team on 10 March 2008.

Maunder Survey GEORGINA BEATTIE, REGISTERED SURVEYOR
Georgina has been working in the survey industry as a surveyor for over 16 years, she gained her registration in 1996. She started her career in Raetihi before moving to Auckland for 12 years, then lived and worked in Tauranga for 18 months before moving to Wellington in 2007. Georgina joined the Maunder team early in 2009. In her spare time she is kept busy running after her two small boys. She believes they help keep her fit for traversing the Wellington hills.

Maunder Survey DANIEL MUTTON, GRADUATE SURVEYOR
Daniel joined our team at the end of 2008 after graduating from Otago University with a Bachelor of Surveying degree. Originally from Whangarei, Daniel enjoys fishing and is a keen Warriors supporter.