TL Survey Services Ltd

24/04/2026

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.

Lest we forget.

03/02/2026

The Good Ship TL, as we sometimes call it, has sailed through many calm seas and into sheltered inlets as well as dodged ice bergs and unexpected tidal waves. It's been steered well by our skipper of many years through his insight and skill. It's had the odd refit over the years, starting as Lands and Survey in 1876 before being recommissioned as Dosli in 1987 and Terralink in 1996, before TL Survey Services became the ships name after a brief and sharp makeover in dry dock in 1999. After 30 years on the bridge, Skipper, Steve Copson, handed over the helm the other day to first mate of a number of years, Mark Geddes. The good ship is still sailing and has a bright future based on a ship's log that is enviable in where it's been and what it has achieved to date. These two likely young lads met in 1999 and they've had many voyages together and many lessons have been learned at sea...... many chuckles have come from the skipper's grin and many lessons of good practice have been taught.

Steve, we thank you for all of your long service to surveying and for making TL Survey Services the respected firm that it became. We know we will still have some voyages with you yet as you rest up a bit and select the good days to come out to sea with us. But for now, the latest refit, sees the ship renamed as TL Surveys Ltd and we'll still be going anywhere for those on board with us and we'll still provide the same quality of experience that the good ship is known for.

04/01/2026

TL Survey Services would like to express our extreme sadness after hearing the new of the passing of Jules Radich and we extend our sincere condolences to Pam and the family at this time. Jules was a valued client of our firm and a friend to some of our employees. He will be missed and his contribution and hard work in our community will be appreciated for years to come. RIP Jules.

17/12/2025

Well, while we will go anywhere for our clients, at this time of year we are planning to recharge the batteries and spend time with our families and we hope you do to. We are so grateful to our wonderful clients for the year we have had. We thoroughly enjoy working with you and wish you a safe and enjoyable Christmas and New Year's break.

So from Steve, Mark and the great team at TL Survey Services, we are signing off for the year tomorrow and we look forward to seeing you in 2026.

18/10/2025

Congratulations on the scholarship!

This is yet another deserved accolade for this promising surveyor. Brayden has been a valuable part of our team over the past two years, working for us during his holidays and days off from his studies. We wish him well in his time across the ditch next year and he will always be welcome at TL Surveys!

☝️ Awesome mahi by fourth-year Surveying student Brayden Foote who received the 2025 Trimble Karahipi Hangarau/Technology Scholarship.

He says the scholarship has been a massive help this year and allowed more trips home to help on his family farm in Middlemarch.

Brayden is soon to finish his degree and has secured employment for next year - along with every other student in his year group 🚀

He’s now grateful to a family friend for casually suggesting he consider studying surveying - “You’re good at maths so why not try surveying?” – so that’s exactly what Brayden did ✅

📅 Applications for the Trimble Karahipi Hangarau/Technology Scholarship close soon – links included in Brayden’s full story here 🔗
https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroom/measurement-expert-surveying-students-path-to-success
Trimble Inc. Trimble New Zealand

05/09/2025

Today we say farewell to Daniel, who is heading back across the Waitaki after over two years of being with us. We'll miss him because not only is he a good surveyor and a great team member but he's fitted in like a local.

Daniel, we wish you well with your new company in Christchurch and we've enjoyed having you with us. Enjoy your running (the photo below shows Daniel as one of the two TL Survey members in a winning cross-country relay team earlier this year) and your time with your family.

We'll go anywhere for our clients and we know you also put clients and friends first. Those Christchurch winters will be chilly (the photo of Table Hill in winter was the closest we could find to Christchurch conditions!), so take care and you are always welcome back at TL Surveys.

14/05/2025

We'll go anywhere for our clients and we love the places we get to go and the world around us. Even though we're pretty busy at the moment, we're always here to help and provide property advice.

20/12/2024

Merry Christmas to all our clients and supporters and those we work with in the local councils and beyond. We wish you a safe and restful festive season and please take care - we want to see you all back next year!

This has been a hugely successful year for us and we can only be thankful for the great team we have here.

We'll have staff back in the office from the 6th of January to help you with your projects and properties, but for now, the team is taking a well earned break.

Thanks
Mark and Steve.

20/12/2024

At TL Survey Services, we pleased and proud to go anywhere for our clients and .........pleased to be associated with Living Wage Aotearoa New Zealand who do a great job promoting things for all.

20/09/2024

Well, the dust has settled on the national survey conference in Napier and we are so proud of the team. To be presented the 'Gold Award' for the best cadastral survey of the year for our Blueskin Road job was brilliant. Bruce's work on this was massive and his knowledge is second to none. The whole team deserves the award though. With a resource hungry survey, everyone needs to pull their weight elsewhere. So, after a great 2nd in the 2023 awards, to get 1st in 2024 is a real thrill. Great work team - so proud of you all.