Burnette is a passionate planner with over 26 years’ experience in all aspects of resource management planning. She has worked in private practice for over twenty years, most of that time running her own planning consultancy OPC and more recently The Planning Collective.

Burnette was the lead planner for Plan Change 25 – Warkworth North a private plan change for approximately 100 hectares of land in Warkworth.

She has provided expert evidence in the Environment Court for a broad range of proposals including land use subdivision and coastal consents, plan changes and District Plan reviews. Burnette is also an Independent Hearing Commissioner and registered Chair as well as a full member of the NZPI and RMLA. She contributes to community through youth and graduate planner mentoring; providing pro bono planning advice and services for community projects where possible; is a member of One Mahurangi Business Association; and promotes planning related activity and community input, most recently and significantly through initiating a community driven spatial plan for Warkworth.

When not at work Burnette enjoys socialising with friends, gardening, hiking, boating and time at the beach.

Kate has been a planner since 2009. While completing her Masters in Resource and Environmental Planning through Massey University, Kate spent three years as a transport and strategic planner with the Bay of Plenty Regional Council in Tauranga. Following this, she moved to Christchurch where she processed consents for Environment Canterbury before moving to an Engineering and Surveying consultancy working with private developers on subdivision and land use consent applications as well as continuing to provide support to the Canterbury Regional Council with transport planning. In 2015 Kate moved to Hamilton and worked with Feathers Planning preparing land use consent applications under district and regional plans across Waikato. Following this Kate set up independently.

Kate brings extensive experience in understanding complex developments under various planning frameworks, project management and providing planning advice for land development projects.

Outside of work, Kate enjoys skiing, mountain biking, boating and spending time with the family on the coast.Description text goes here

Denize is studying for a Bachelor of Urban Planning (Honours) with a keen interest in the layered processes of urban development. Collaboration, research, and design are some of her favourite parts in her degree. As a student member of the New Zealand Planning Institute, she values learning about the diverse responsibilities and impacts of planning. 

In her role as a planning assistant, Denize contributes through administrative support needed and helping drive the groundwork forward for ongoing projects.

 Outside of work Denize enjoys music related events, hiking in scenic places, travelling overseas or around New Zealand and spending down time with family and friends.