


Diversity and inclusion in the workplace – ‘Big Interview’ Part 2 with Dani Paxson
D&I in the modern workplace
Sean Barker sat down with structural…

Property Council New Zealand Awards for 2020
Collaborating on award winning projects across New Zealand
Congratulations…

Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace – ‘Big Interview’ Part 1 with Dani Paxson.
The Diversity Agenda's 'Big Interview' Part 1 with Dani Paxson
Sean…


WE ARE HIRING!
Are you an experienced engineer?
For more than six decades,…

First glimpse at the Concept Design for the Christ Church Cathedral.
Newly released Concept Design video shows the impressive Cathedral…


We’re Finalists in the 2020 ACE Awards!
ACE New Zealand have just announced the 2020 ACE Award finalists,…

ACE NZ Chief Executive Resigns
This afternoon Chief Executive Paul Evans resigned from his role…

News: Transparency and certainty needed to close NZ $75 billion infrastructure deficit in NZ
ACE NZ release new report ‘Infrastructure for the long haul…

Closing the ‘aspiration gap’
You might have heard about the 'gender pay gap' but what about…

Government Announces the Shovel-Ready Projects
What does shovel-ready mean?
On the 18th of August 2020 the…




Final piece of the puzzle!
PwC Tower officially open for business!
Monday, 27 July 2020…


60 Major Infrastructure projects to watch
60 Major Infrastructure Projects - handpicked for border exemptions.
The…

2020 ACE NZ – Emerging Leader Award Finalists
Congratulations to the three finalists shortlisted for the…

NZ Wood Timber Design Guide on Post and Beam Construction
Congratulations to Lisa Oliver and Ben White on their recent…

NZIA Local Architecture Awards for 2020
Here at Holmes we work collaboratively with a lot of different…

Commercial Bay – one of our biggest projects yet!
Celebrating Commercial Bay, Retail Opening Day.
What does seven…

Christchurch Town Hall Timelapse
Ever wondered what a project looks like from start to finish?
Acclaimed…

The importance of thinking ahead – why a holistic approach to civil engineering matters.
Holmes Consulting worked with the Christchurch International…

Engineering NZ – Distinguished Fellows and New Fellows, 2020
Leading the future of Engineering in New Zealand
In early March…

NZ Wood Resene Timber Design Awards 2020
We're so honoured to have been Highly Commended for the recent…

Good News Story – Adam runs 100 miles in Queenstown
How's this for a good news story!
One of our Queenstown team…

International Women’s Day 2020
To celebrate International Women's Day
on the 8th of March,…

World Engineering Day, 4 March 2020.
Finding unique and diverse talent to take up the baton isn’t…


Graduate & Summer Internship Recruitment Process for 2020/2021
Want to know what our recruitment process looks like for Graduates…

Te Tatau ki Kirikiriroa – New MESH Sculpture unveiled in Hamilton.
Over the past 10 years, the Holmes Consulting team in…

Trafalgar Centre in Nelson wins prestigious EVANZ award.
Last week the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson was honoured to be…

ENVI Winners for 2019
The inaugural winners of Engineering New Zealand’s inaugural…

Kaikōura earthquake anniversary – a reminder of the need for resilient design.
The third anniversary of the Kaikōura earthquakes was on the…

The Secret Life of Engineers Abroad
Annie Scott, Design Engineer here at Holmes Consulting, is currently…

Engineering our Graduates for Technical Success
Last week our Structures and Civil Structures Graduates met…

Chris Mackenzie, ‘JLL Property Professional of the Year’ award winner!
Chris Mackenzie, from Holmes Consulting, was recognised last…

Engineering New Zealand – Finalists for 2019 Diversity Works NZ Awards.
Meet Sulo Shanmuganathan, Holmes Consulting's Team Leader of…

Hamish McKenzie speaking to Radio New Zealand
Great to see our Principal Structures, Hamish McKenzie, speaking…

From Graduate to Structural Engineer
This month, Construction News spoke to our talented Structural…

Two Consulting projects win at the SCNZ Awards
We’re proud to be part of the brilliant teams that delivered…

John Hare receives SESOC President’s Award
At last week’s Structural Engineering Society New Zealand (SESOC)…

SESOC Awards for Structural Engineering Excellence 2019
A great outcome at the SESOC Awards for Structural Engineering…

INNOVATE NZ Awards of Excellence 2019
The INNOVATE NZ Awards of Excellence, run by ACENZ, were held…

2019 Property Council New Zealand Awards
The annual Property Council New Zealand Awards took place on…

Christ Church Cathedral
We’ve been announced as the structural engineers for the…

Hamish Nevile on the Construction Sector Accord
Our CEO, Hamish Nevile, talks about the new Construction Sector…

New Dunedin Hospital
We’re thrilled to announce we have been appointed as the preferred…

Seven Sharp visit Commercial Bay
Exciting to show Seven Sharp around the awesome Commercial Bay…

Silo Park’s Rainbow Machine
“Through Auckland’s summer months just passed, Silo Park…

Lauren Croft awarded Fulton-Downer Silver Medal
Congratulations to Lauren Croft, winner of the 2019 Fulton-Downer…

Hamish McKenzie appointed SESOC President
We’re really excited to announce that Hamish McKenzie, our…

Hamish Nevile on quality assurance
In this article, Holmes Consulting CEO, Hamish Nevile, talks…

Latest earthquake-resilient building design put to test
New Zealand’s latest earthquake-resilient building design has…

New Principal positions and appointments announced
We have recently appointed four newly created Principal positions,…

Perry Bridge wins at Structural Awards 2018
The world’s finest examples of innovative structural engineering…

Kaikoura project wins people’s choice
The Kaikoura earthquake road and rail rebuild project has taken…

Holmes Solutions designs world’s biggest catapult
Our colleagues over at Holmes Solutions have the best lives--smashing,…

Hamish Nevile on the industry’s future
In this article, Holmes Consulting CEO, Hamish Nevile, talks…

Perry Bridge collects silver at ACENZ awards
The awesome Perry Bridge, spanning 130m across the mighty Waikato…

John Hare on Engineering a better New Zealand
Holmes Group CEO, John Hare, talks about the problems New Zealand…

Week of Engineering Fun
Awesome fun during the recent Week of Engineering. Our visiting…

Holmes shortlisted for two IStructE awards
We're celebrating two of our projects announced on the shortlist…

The Arts Centre wins again
Celebrating another victory for the stunning Arts Centre of Christchurch…

CanStruction teams nail it
Our Canstruction teams had a great night bringing some pretty…

Earthquake resilience at CCC
The Christchurch Convention Centre features some exceptional…

Holmes Solutions sets Guinness World Record
Our hard case colleagues over at Holmes Solutions felt like setting…

Flexible working at Holmes
At Holmes, we know there's a huge pool of talented people…

WelTec Open Day
Good times at the WelTec open day this week, talking to people…

Winners in Commercial Property Awards
We were delighted to see so many of our projects in the NZ Commercial…

NZIA’s list of most transformative projects
There are some amazing projects on the NZIA's list of the 10…

Majestic Centre in the news
Following our commendations in the Institute of Structural Engineers'…

Majestic and Arts Centre Commendations
We're really pleased to have secured two commendations in…

Arts Centre wins UNESCO award
More good news for Holmes and the many people around the business…

Perry Bridge launch timelapse
One for you bridging / timelapse / mythbusters fans: the spectacular…

Every reason to be safe at Holmes!
Heaps of fun at our recent Holmes H&S workshop. We wanted…

Let’s drop our boss!
Help us drop our boss!
John Hare, our Holmes…

Justice Precinct opens
We're delighted that the Justice and Emergency Precinct in Christchurch…

Bill English opens Holmes Solutions Lab
Our myth-busting, crash-testing, gadget-inventing colleagues…

Holmes Solutions breaks a world record
Sometimes crash testing, jet packing and bungee just isn't enough…

Bridge launch!
An exciting - and slightly nerve-wracking…

Arts Centre of Christchurch celebrates gold
The Arts Centre of Christchurch is celebrating its gold at the…

Holmes claims gold in the ACENZ Awards
We entered four of our Holmes projects in the ACENZ Innovate…

Bridge launch
An exciting - and slightly nerve-wracking - bridge launch. Here's…

Holmes shortlisted in IStructE Awards 2017
We're excited to announce that two of our great projects have…

Andrea Jarvis in NAWIC awards
We're pleased to announce Andrea Jarvis, head of our Civils practice,…

Geoff Sharp new Auckland Business Manager
Pleased to announce Geoff Sharp is our new Auckland Business…

Offsite Design & Construction Video
This short Holmes video describes the benefits of offsite design…

Holmes Solutions crashes a truck!
Follow Holmes Solutions' journey as they test a new steel…

Check out our Civil project summaries
Our civil engineering team has been doing plenty of great work…

Join us! Find out about Life@Holmes
We love working here, so we put a short clip together to tell…

Holmes Consulting on Auckland Airport Consortium
Legend has it that Holmes Consulting once owned a Cessna, used…

Holmes Consulting announces new CEO
We're excited to announce that Hamish Nevile is to be the new…

Majestic Centre Strengthening
Wellington's tallest building, the Majestic Centre, was a huge…

Life@Holmes
We’ve got brilliant lives at Holmes. Together, we’re working…

Inside Holmes Solutions’ secret lab
TV3 Story took a look at Holmes Solutions' crash test facility,…

New cycle bridge – Horitiu
We've played a part in this exciting suspension bridge project,…

Seismic Engineering education in the UK
Joe White, from our Netherlands office, outlines the case for…

LRBs – Behaviour and Modelling
This conference paper, entitled 'Behaviour and Modelling of Lead-Rubber…

Celebrating 60 years of Holmes!
As Holmes Group celebrates its 60th birthday, the business has…

Seismic Demonstration Model
We designed and built this simple model to help demonstrate the…

Tony Galavazi appointed to lead Queenstown office
Holmes Consulting has appointed Tony Galavazi as its Business…

Base isolation in action – Parliament Buildings
This news coverage of the recent earthquakes in New Zealand shows…

Preserving Heritage Buildings From Earthquake Damage
Nobody knows exactly how many buildings in New Zealand can be…

Winner – Tekla Global BIM Awards!
We're delighted to announce that our awesome BIM/drafting team…

Christchurch construction industry liquidations
In this article, Holmes CEO, John Hare, talks about the number…

Architect/Engineer collaboration
We were delighted to contribute to the recently published ‘Improving…

Holmes at the Sustainable Housing Summit
Tim Porter, our colleague at Holmes Solutions, has a speaking…

Holmes Consulting opens Netherlands office
Lessons learned from the Christchurch earthquakes are being applied in…

Holmes returns home to central Christchurch
We're very excited to be back in central Christchurch - our new…

Christchurch rebuild – Holmes on TV3 news
5 years on from the Christchurch earthquake, this news feature…

Holmes in The Press
Following the February 2016 Christchurch earthquake, John Hare,…

Holmes in Canterbury Build
There's something exciting about designing a space your own team…

Architecture awards, hot desking, Lego
Engineering and architecture awards, hot desking and Lego - check…

John Hare Holmes CEO announcement
We're delighted to announce that John Hare has been appointed…

Earthquake-Prone Buildings Amendment Act
With proposed changes to the Earthquake-Prone Buildings Amendment…

Stunning Len Lye Centre opens
The Len Lye Centre, in New Plymouth, is now open to the public.…

MIT in Architecture Daily
MIT Manukau is an ambitious and important project in Auckland’s…

Taranaki’s Len Lye Centre comes to life
New Plymouth’s Len Lye Centre is a striking building housing…

Arts Centre rebuild in The Press, Christchurch
The Arts Centre rebuild is one of the world’s largest heritage…

Stranges building wins Supreme Award
The Stranges building, on the corner of Lichfield and High streets…

Home Smart Home
Samsung are building a house that can redesign itself for any…

Leading the way with Revit
At the Revit conference in Melbourne earlier in the year, Holmes…

Contract awarded for Transmission Gully
Holmes Consulting Group is pleased to confirm that the contract…

Longbush Ecosanctuary Welcome Shelter
Longbush Ecosanctuary is ‘an ark in the bush’ - a predator-controlled…

The Seismic Question
Holmes Consulting Group engineer Hamish McKenzie recently spent…

Preferred bidders for Transmission Gully
Holmes Consulting Group is pleased to confirm that we are 'preferred…

A Thing of Beauty
The Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki has won the top prize,…

Wellington Town Hall – strengthening our past
Wellington Town Hall is in the process of being strengthened…

St Saviour’s Chapel
St. Saviour's is a chapel on the move. Starting life in 1881…

Christchurch Town Hall is slated for full restoration
Today, Christchurch City Council voted to fully restore the Christchurch…

Transitional Cathedral opens in Christchurch
Some of our staff had the opportunity to visit the Anglican Church's…

Registry Building at the Christchurch Arts Centre reopens
Today was the official re-opening of the Registry Building at…

VAC Vietnamese Hangar open for business
The new Vietnam Airlines Corporation hangar at Tan Son Nhat Airport…

ANZ Centre wins Supreme Award at Property Council Awards
ANZ Centre refurbishment won top honours at the PCNZ Awards tonight…

Holmes wins Innovation category at RTC 2013
Holmes Consulting Group's groundbreaking use of Revit has seen…

University of Auckland Project wins a Gold at New Zealand Commercial Project Awards
The New Zealand Commercial Project Awards have awarded the Central…

Call for changes to clarify the role of the engineer in identifying potential flaws
John Hare spoke with Canterbury Television about clarifying the…

Transmission Gully gains another milestone
The field has narrowed for the Transmission Gully project, part…

John Hare receives prestigious award
John Hare, a Technical Director at Holmes Consulting Group and…

JET Aviation Singapore extends existing facilities at Seletar
JET Aviation Singapore is in the process of adding another 6,100…

Holmes Culley wins for Presidio Seismic Retrofit
Holmes Culley, our sister company in San Francisco, was on…

Assessing the strength of the portfolio for Precinct Properties NZ
The Chairman of Precinct Properties NZ Ltd (formerly AMP NZ Office…

Exquisite Care
As restoration work continues at Christchurch’s Isaac Theatre…

Mubi River – A new bridge for Papua New Guinea
Roy Kane of Building Today magazine writes of the new pre-fabricated…

MOTAT Aviation Display Hall wins at the New Zealand Timber Design Awards
The new Aviation Display Hall at the Museum of Transport and…

Teamwork creates a statement for Christchurch
The Memorial Avenue Bridge Competition winners were the Boffa…

The Viaduct Events Centre is now open!
The exciting new addition to the Auckland waterfront is now open!…

Q for Auckland
Q Theatre opened this weekend with a special 'open' day for Aucklanders…

Answers to critical questions about buildings
Today a fact sheet on the Canterbury Earthquakes was released…

Strengthening the Christchurch Arts Centre against Earthquakes
By Juanita Copeland, TV 3 News
One of the biggest repair jobs…

A big win for New Zealand structural engineering
Holmes Consulting Group has won the prestigious international…

A new hangar in Malta
Holmes Consulting Group is again working with partners Air Support…

The last place you’d want to be
When the big 5.0 aftershock hit Canterbury today, our engineer…

Seismic lessons
Derek and Lynn Anderson still remember the swaying. Not a familiar…

Leading the world in earthquake engineering
Andy Buchanan, of the University of Canterbury, wrote this opinion…

Advanced techniques save heritage buildings
John Hare discussed with Lorelei Mason of TV One News how Holmes…

Architectural Alzheimers
by Rebecca Macfie, The Listener
With many of Christchurch's…

Grand show planned for Auckland Art Gallery reopening
One of the world's best art collections may go on show when the…