Building Responsibly and Sharing Stories

Welcome to my corner of the construction world, where corporate experience meets community vision. Here you'll find insights from my journey across continents - from New Zealand's dairy industry to Malaysian markets and Arabian sands - all leading to thoughtful property development in New Zealand. Where experience meets opportunity, and where responsible development creates lasting communities.

Recent Blogs

Another Week in My Relationship with Claude

Another Week in My Relationship with Claude... I am not loyal to just one. My relationship with Claude started early.…

Raw Sewage on Someone’s Lawn and a $320,000 Bill for the Developer Next Door

Raw sewage on someone's lawn and a $320,000 bill for the developer next door. Welcome to building in Auckland. Watercare…

My Past Week with Claude: The Genie out of the Bottle

My Past Week with Claude: The Genie out of the Bottle. Now that Claude is embedded in my daily work,…

About Kirsty Merriman

For years I would plan houses, travel widely and observe communities. I also had the privilege of working for New Zealand’s largest dairy company in both New Zealand and Malaysia. All the while supported by my husband and young daughter. After a while, our roles swapped and we moved to the Arabian Gulf. Meanwhile my passion for property and communities continued to simmer.

Along came COVID and had no choice but to pivot… in the words of Robert Frost, I looked for and “found the road less travelled by” and decided that maybe I could “make [a] the difference”.