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Fri 23 Oct 2009: Holidays 2009/10

Thorburn Consultants' office will be closed over the holiday period. Our last working day is Thursday 24th December 2009, re-opening on Monday 11th January 2010. We wish you all the very best for Christmas and New Year.

Thu 1 Oct 2009: Roger Thorburn moves from Director to Chairman

Roger Thorburn makes the transition from full-time Director of Thorburn Consultants to Chairman and Senior Consultant to the team. Craig Thorburn and Tanya Wylie now lead the company as Directors. The team are pleased to still have access to Roger's extensive experience and skill set and we hope that he can now set about achieving his goal of increased recreational boating ... with some exciting projects mixed in!

Fri 19 Dec 2008: Melbourne Aquarium Antarctic Experience

Melbourne Aquarium opens Australia's first Antarctic Display featuring live King and Gentoo penguins. The penguins have come from surplus stock bred at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World in Auckland, New Zealand. Key challenges were :-

• Meeting AQIS standards for QC3 Quarantine.
• Developing import permits.
• Building a temporary holding facility in Auckland for sub-Antarctic penguins, within a 13 week time frame.
• Developing an indoor snow maker constrained by the presence of penguins - low noise equipment required.
• Developing biological filters capable of operating at low seawater temperatures.

Thu 10 Jan 2008: Career Opportunities

Thorburn Consultants is looking to expand its team.  Click on 'Careers at Thorburns' (left-hand menu) for more details.  Further opportunites will be appearing soon, in varied disciplines, so please check back shortly if you do not match our current vacancies.  Alternatively, send us your CV to be retained on file for consideration should a suitable position become available.

Wed 14 Feb 2007: Career Opportunities

Thorburn Consultants is looking to expand its team.  Click on 'Careers at Thorburns' (left-hand menu) for more details.  Further opportunites will be appearing soon, in varied disciplines, so please check back shortly if you do not match our current vacancies.

Wed 13 Dec 2006: Christmas / New Year Holidays

Thorburn Consultants' office will be closed over the holiday period.  Our last working day is Thursday 21st December 2006, re-opening on Monday 8th January 2007.  We wish you all the very best for Christmas and New Year.

Fri 13 Oct 2006: Auckland Zoo exhibits open to public

The new tiger and cheetah exhibits, with enhanced public viewing, have recently opened at Auckland Zoo. Designed to provide the public with a sense of being "up close and personal" with the animals, both exhibits feature large glass-fronted viewing areas that give a far less "caged" feel. The internal areas have also been designed to provide an improved environment for the animals.

Mon 10 Apr 2006: Thorburn Consultants' new website goes live!

Hello, and welcome to the totally new-look website for Thorburn Consultants (NZ) Ltd.  After several months of work we are proud to present this completely new site, designed in-house and implemented / hosted for us by iSite Interactive, Auckland.  You will find our new web presence is more informative, more interesting, more dynamic and just generally "more" than our old site!  Return regularly to keep up with the latest Thorburn's news.

Tue 28 Mar 2006: Whisper Cove bulk earthworks near completion

The extensive earthworks stage of the Whisper Cove development at Snells Beach, Auckland, is essentially complete. This has been a challenging programme of works, with careful consideration given to the erosion and sediment control on this high-profile site. First stage construction of the luxury beachfront apartments is due to commence mid-April, with final completion of the entire development projected for late 2008 or early 2009.