Mitchell Daysh

What Mitchell Daysh does

Mitchell Daysh is a New Zealand specialist consultancy in resource management and planning, formed in 2016 through the merger of Mitchell Partnerships and Environmental Management Services Limited. The firm delivers project-based advisory services to large organisations and government bodies across ten verticals: infrastructure, urban development and subdivision, ports/aquaculture/coastal development, energy, industry, airports, minerals and quarrying, water, Mana Whenua and cultural landscape, and local government. Its core work spans resource consent applications, environmental effects assessments, district plan and policy development, coastal hazard planning, freshwater management, and stakeholder engagement under New Zealand's Resource Management Act framework.

The firm operates from eight regional offices (Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Napier, New Plymouth, Nelson, Dunedin, and Invercargill) with a team of more than 45 consultants. Founders Phil Mitchell and Stephen Daysh remain actively involved, and leadership includes Director John Kyle, Business Manager Kelly Numan, Finance Lead Candice Burger, and Partner Mark Chrisp. In 2026, Mitchell Daysh became a subsidiary of EMM Consulting Pty Limited as part of the EMM Global network, giving the firm access to multi-disciplinary environmental and advisory capability across Australia and Canada. The business model is professional services consulting with quote-based project pricing, distributed through direct enterprise engagement and referrals, with no disclosed technology product or AI-driven offering.

Name

Mitchell Daysh

Legal name

Mitchell Daysh

Website

https://mitchelldaysh.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mitchell Daysh is a New Zealand specialist consultancy in resource management and planning, formed in 2016, serving enterprise and government clients across ten sectors through 45+ consultants in eight regional offices and, since 2026, as part of EMM Global.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Resource Management Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Permitting, Siting & Environmental Impact (EIA/NEPA) Advisory (EUAMANAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance (BPAHAJAJ)

Keywords

• Resource management consulting
• Environmental planning services
• Resource consent advisory
• Urban development consulting
• Infrastructure planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Takapuna

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for resource management and planning, typically project-based engagements with government and enterprise clients across infrastructure, urban development, energy, and environmental sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Mitchell Daysh is a specialist consultancy providing expert advisory services in resource management and planning across New Zealand. The firm delivers project-based consulting across ten sectors including infrastructure, urban development, ports and coastal industries, energy, industrial processing, airports, minerals and quarrying, water, Māori/iwi organisations, and local government, guiding clients through complex Resource Management Act processes, resource consent applications, policy development, and stakeholder engagement.

Product overview

Mitchell Daysh offers a unified consultancy service in resource management and planning across New Zealand. The firm operates as a single integrated service rather than a platform with separate modules. Their core offering encompasses environmental planning, policy development, strategic planning advice, and resource consent navigation across ten specialized sectors: Infrastructure, Urban Development and Subdivision, Ports/Aquaculture/Coastal Development, Energy, Industry, Airports, Minerals and Quarrying, Water, Mana Whenua and Cultural Landscape, and Local Government. The company operates through eight regional offices and draws on the EMM Global network for expanded capability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Resource Management & Planning Consulting Services Specialist consultancy providing expert guidance on resource management and planning across New Zealand, covering sectors including infrastructure, urban development, coastal management, energy, industry, airports, minerals, water, and local government.
• Environmental Management Services Environmental planning and management consultancy services including policy development, strategic planning, and resource consent assistance for complex environmental challenges.

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EMM Consulting Pty LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026In 2026, Mitchell Daysh became part of EMM Consulting Pty Limited, forming part of EMM Global. EMM is a multi-disciplinary environmental and advisory consultancy with offices across Australia and Canada, founded in 2010. This partnership expands Mitchell Daysh's capability, connects their people globally, and enhances solutions delivered for clients.
• The BoldminorOthersThe Bold designed and developed Mitchell Daysh's website as noted in the footer of the website.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tonkin + Taylor: NZ-headquartered environmental and engineering consultancy with deep water, coastal and infrastructure expertise. Closely overlaps Mitchell Daysh on resource consenting, 3-waters planning, and coastal hazard advisory.
• Pattle Delamore Partners: NZ environmental engineering consultancy specialising in water, air and contaminated sites. Comparable to Mitchell Daysh on environmental effects assessment, discharge consents, and industrial/commercial consenting.
• Boffa Miskell: One of New Zealand's largest planning, landscape architecture and environmental consultancies. Directly comparable to Mitchell Daysh across resource consenting, environmental effects assessment, and policy work for NZ infrastructure and development clients.
• Wildland Consultants: NZ ecological and environmental planning consultancy. Comparable on biodiversity, ecological assessment, and resource consent work that feeds into the same EIA processes Mitchell Daysh leads.
• 4Sight Consulting: NZ environmental and resource management consultancy with policy, planning and consent expertise. Overlaps Mitchell Daysh's Local Government and resource management offerings.
• Morphum Environmental: NZ environmental and sustainability consultancy focused on water, climate resilience and resource management. Overlaps with Mitchell Daysh's Water and Local Government verticals.
• Riley Consultants: NZ environmental engineering and planning consultancy serving infrastructure, land development and coastal clients. Directly comparable on consenting and effects assessment work.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with significant NZ environmental planning capability. Competes for large NZ infrastructure and consenting mandates that Mitchell Daysh also targets, but as part of a much wider services portfolio.
• EMM Consulting: Australian multi-disciplinary environmental and advisory consultancy that acquired Mitchell Daysh in 2026 as part of EMM Global. Closely comparable on environmental impact assessment, planning and advisory work, but operates at broader geographic and portfolio scale.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a large NZ environmental planning practice. Competes with Mitchell Daysh on infrastructure, transport, water and energy consents, but as part of a much broader global portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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