Your trusted
Geophysical
and NDT Experts
We offer a wide variety of geophysical surveys and non-destructive testing in New Zealand and the Pacific.
Specialists you can trust
Our experienced and friendly team at Southern Geophysical conduct a wide variety of geophysical surveys and non-destructive testing. We are an employee-owned company who have been in business for over 20 years. In that time, we have undertaken more than 2000 surveys throughout NZ, the Pacific and Antarctica from our Christchurch base.
We value integrity, professionalism, support, and trust.
Diverse clients and environments
Our projects range from remote, off-grid mountainous terrain to urban developments and residential homes.
We have worked with iwi and hapū doing geophysical surveys at marae and urupā (burial grounds) and ensure we follow the correct tikanga at these sites.
Success through synergy
Our success is due to the people who work together at Southern Geophysical.
Our team have a depth of geophysical and NDT knowledge gained from over 60 years’ commercial experience and have written numerous peer-reviewed publications. This enables us to solve complex and diverse problems that may involve using several survey methods, or working in difficult locations and environments. All our results are communicated to our clients in a clear, concise and timely manner.
Our expertise is supported by a regularly updated equipment resource which is one of the largest in the independent private sector.
Research Partnerships
Southern Geophysical has on-going research interests with the University of Canterbury
and has worked extensively with many leading research organisations in New Zealand and abroad.
Our projects page include work with ESR on a nitrate mitigation project,
and with Tohoku and Kyoto Universities in Japan on the South Island Seismic Network.
Some of our clients
At Southern Geophysical, we collaborate with many clients across New Zealand and the Pacific.
Below is a small selection of clients we work with.
Explore our Projects page to see some of our previous projects, other clients and additional testimonials.
“Southern Geophysical provide a practical, honest and quality service. I would go nowhere else for geophyscial investigation works.”
Rowan Cook
Senior Engineering Geologist
“I appreciated how easy it was to communicate with the SGL team on a project with changing timeframes and requirements, making it much easier for me to manage remotely.”
Hannah Udell
Engineering Geologist
“We have used Southern Geophysical on several occasions to do Cross Hole Sonic Logging and Low Strain Dynamic Pile Testing on piling projects across the North Island. Their team is professional, pleasant to work with, and most importantly flexible and willing to fit in with changing schedules and produce reports in a timely manner. We now use Southern Geophysical exclusively for all our pile testing projects and highly recommend them to other contractors.”
Mark Donnelly
International Economist
“I have worked with Mike and his team at Southern Geophysical investigating many buildings since 2017. They have provided me non-destructive test data on various types of structural building assessments and developing repair strategies. I have used Southern Geophysical help to determine if there are voids under slabs, if deep concrete piles are cracked at depth, testing of concrete panels to determine if epoxy injection has fully penetrated the crack, and determining steel reinforcing in concrete structures.”
Daniel Langford
Director/Structural Engineer
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