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

Close approach to power lines: two videos for infill developers

Close approach to power lines is stopping Auckland infill sites. Most developers do not see the trigger until a stop-work…
Video thumbnail: The $2 billion water tank, Auckland Council Tāmaki stormwater forecast

The $2 billion water tank

Auckland Council forecast $2 billion for stormwater investment in Tāmaki in 2025. SANZ estimates the real cost at about $200…

Who pays for the new pipes to houses that never get built?

Ratepayers do. Auckland house prices are down about a quarter since 2021. Growth charges have more than doubled in places.…

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”.