Dafydd Pettigrew

Senior Consultant

As a consultant, I have been involved with a mixture of parks planning, asset management, capital works delivery and programme management projects for councils, charitable trusts and Maori trusts. My role often requires a high degree of consultation and engagement with the public, key stakeholders and mana whenua.

In any project, I work with people to develop alternative and innovative options for open spaces. This involves developing and undertaking meaningful, effective, and efficient public consultation and engagement. In doing so, I help clients develop and improve relationships with key stakeholders and the public.

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My expertise

I have broad experience in the parks and recreation sector. This has included field-based construction and maintenance of recreation facilities, parks maintenance contract management, parks capital works, strategic parks planning, reserve management planning and parks policy development. Consultation and engagement have been a significant component of many of my roles and projects.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Tourism Management, Lincoln University
  • Certificate Extractive Industries, Tai Poutini Polytechnic
  • Traffic Control Management, Level 1 Basic TC

Accreditation

  • IAP2 public participation theory, planning, methods and techniques, International Association for Public Participation

Xyst in action

Xyst has made a big impact on outdoor spaces in ways that many people wouldn’t notice. One example was with signage for Gisborne MTB Park. The challenges involved developing a signage package for a park with a complex network of trails and potentially dangerous junctions.

We achieved this by providing a full sign package that was clear, concise, intuitive and that significantly reduced the quantity of signage and sign pollution in the park. It also incorporated the council’s dual language sign policy.

While people may take signage for granted, it plays a significant role in improving the user experience in parks, health and safety, and reduces conflict between walkers and bikers.

Expertise

Trees

The management of trees and the urban forest is vital to mitigating the effects of climate change and to the health and wellbeing of communities

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Trails

We do everything required to create safe, sustainable trails that allow people to enjoy the outdoors without having an impact on the environment

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Service Delivery

From procuring and managing contractors to the practical implementation of strategic work, we can help you to deliver services efficiently

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Research

Along with Yardstick, our international benchmarking program for local government, if you need research to make good decisions, we can get it for you

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Camping

From design and planning to maintenance, we can help to ensure people have a great experience when they enjoy your campgrounds and facilities

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My Projects

Service Delivery Options

Xyst were engaged at short notice to undertake a comprehensive cost comparison of out-sourced maintenance versus in-house operations. The analysis included a 10 year whole

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Freedom Camping Review

Xyst was engaged to review the current state of freedom camping in the Ōpōtiki District and provide options and recommendations for the future management of

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Peace Avenue Trees

Xyst was engaged by the Mackenzie District Council to undertake an inspection of the 500 historic Peace Avenue trees planted at the turn of the

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Parks & Facilities Management

Xyst was brought on board after a thorough risk and performance evaluation of the Mackenzie District Council’s parks and community facilities operations. Xyst was then

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East Cape Campground

Xyst prepared a concept plan to assist the Iwi Trust to develop the campground in a sustainable way, retaining the unique character of the site

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