Where commercial strategy meets technical excellence.
As New Zealand’s leading integrated Building Consultant, Aamsko brings together construction law, project management, quantity surveying, building surveying, consents, and specialist leaky building expertise within one seamless advisory model. Driven by integrity, precision, and innovation, we deliver strategic guidance, technical excellence, and confident project outcomes across the most complex property and construction environments.
AAMSKO STORY
Where construction law and building science unite under expert contract administration.
Aamsko began with a simple observation, seen from an unusual vantage point. Our founder is trained in both architecture and law — so the drawing and the contract, the building and the claim, were never separate worlds. And from that vantage point one pattern kept repeating: the hardest building problems were never failing for a single reason. A leaky home wasn’t just a technical fault. It was a cost, a consent, a contract and a legal exposure, all tangled together — and each advisor could see only their own corner of it.
The client was left holding the tangle. Appoint a surveyor, a quantity surveyor, a lawyer and a consents specialist; collect four reports that don’t quite agree; then somehow become the person who reconciles them — usually without the expertise to know which one is right. The advice existed. The direction didn’t. That gap is where projects stall, budgets slip, and small defects grow into disputes.
Aamsko was built to close it. We bring construction law, building surveying, quantity surveying and consents into a single, coordinated advisory — legal insight grounded in real building understanding, technical knowledge aligned with how projects are actually delivered, and strategic thinking pointed at the decisions that carry the most risk. The disciplines don’t just sit under one roof; they argue it out before you ever see it, and arrive with one answer.
The result is an advisory model that doesn’t hand you opinions to referee — it connects every part of your project into one coherent plan, and stands behind it as one accountable team.
Our Project Consultants
Anita Menzies
Founder – Property & Project Consultant
Barrister & Solicitor | Architecture & Law (University of Auckland)
Anita Menzies founded Aamsko with a vision to redefine building consultancy in New Zealand through integrated expertise, strategic thinking, and exceptional project leadership. She has pioneered an advisory model that unifies legal, technical, and commercial disciplines—challenging the fragmented, multi-consultant approach that has traditionally defined the industry. With dual qualifications in Architecture and Law from the University of Auckland, and former experience as Head of Commercial Property at one of Auckland’s largest firms, Anita operates at the intersection of design, regulation, and commercial strategy. Her work is grounded in a fundamental belief: that the most complex property problems cannot be solved within silos. Anita specialises in resolving highly complex weathertightness and structural issues, particularly cases that have stalled, escalated, or resisted conventional approaches. By integrating legal insight, building science, and commercial reality into a single strategic framework, she identifies solutions where others cannot—bringing clarity to issues that are often considered intractable.
Through Aamsko, Anita has established a new standard of advisory: one that replaces fragmentation with alignment, reduces risk at its source, and delivers outcomes that are technically sound, legally robust, and commercially durable. Her approach not only resolves individual projects, but redefines how complex property challenges are understood and solved across the sector.
Charles Seneviratne
Client-Side Finance Consultant
FCMA (UK) | CIMA Dip Marketing | MBA (NZ)
Charles brings extensive international commercial and financial expertise to Aamsko’s advisory practice. A Fellow of the Chartered Management Accountants (FCMA), Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA), and experienced business consultant, he acts as Aamsko’s consulting accountant for complex projects requiring robust financial governance, commercial strategy, and business model development. His experience spans retail, education, engineering, property, and not-for-profit sectors, including advisory roles supporting organisations such as Woolworths, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, and the Anglican Diocese of Auckland. Combining strategic commercial insight with disciplined financial management, Charles ensures complex projects are supported by sustainable business models, informed decision-making, and long-term financial resilience.
Georgia Waugh
Associate Project Consultant
Architectural Studies (University of Auckland)
Georgia plays a key role in the day-to-day delivery of Aamsko’s building consultancy services, coordinating multiple projects across commercial property, building remediation, and complex construction environments. Working closely with clients, consultants, and project teams, she supports project planning, technical coordination, documentation, and design development to ensure projects progress efficiently from concept through to delivery.
Her expertise spans CAD documentation, building consulting support, and early-stage design planning, helping translate technical requirements into practical, buildable, and cost-effective solutions. With a strong academic background in architectural history and sustainable design, Georgia brings a thoughtful, detail-oriented approach to every project, enhancing design quality, supporting regulatory compliance, and contributing to successful long-term outcomes for clients.
Combining strong organisational capability with design insight, Georgia helps ensure that Aamsko’s building consultancy projects are delivered with clarity, precision, and a commitment to excellence.omes.
Anna Gates
Marketing Consultant
Master’s in Media Art (Karlsruhe, Germany) | NZ Digital Art Awards Finalist
Anna leads the visual communication and marketing of Aamsko’s commercial property and building projects. With a background in film, media, and graphic storytelling, and experience across Europe and North America, she translates complex project information into clear, engaging visual content. From promoting high-profile developments to communicating remediation strategies, Anna ensures every message is precise, consistent, and impactful.
Reyhan Riyaz
Buildability Consultant
Licensed Building Practitioner (LBP)
Reyhan holds a National Diploma in Architectural Technology (Level 6). He looks after Aamsko’s design and drafting needs for commercial remediation projects. Reyhan manages drawings from conceptual plans to creating full sets of plans for Council submission for consenting, as well as construction documents including production of as built set of plans.