People with passion for the outdoors

if we can help you deliver a project

While we have impressive experience and expertise, our driving force is our passion for quality parks, public open spaces and community facilities. We know the health and wellbeing of a community is reflected in its outdoor spaces; the places where people go to play and for fresh air and exercise. These spaces ultimately enhance the ‘existence’ of a community.

To create spaces people love to visit, we help local government workers to deliver innovative solutions for their communities, consulting every community stakeholder in each project to ensure it meets their specific needs. Xyst also has a reputation for getting projects done, with practical, feasible and achievable solutions providing value-for-money outcomes.

The word ‘xyst’ comes from Ancient Greek and referred to long porticos used by athletes for exercise. 

Later the Romans adopted the word, using it to refer to garden walks or terraces.

There has always been a relationship between exercise, good health and the outdoors, which is why we have embraced the word in our company name, acknowledging a tradition that dates back to ancient times.

Recent Projects

Ashburton District Council
Xyst undertook specialist CPTED and accessibility assessments on all public conveniences throughout the district to support the development of the next Activity Management Plan – informing both operational initiative and future capital budgeting.
Hutt City Council
Providing an updated list of park assets across the whole city area and giving them a condition grading for asset management purposes.
Whakatāne District Council
Xyst worked with Council to develop a proactive management plan which prioritises the inspection of Council’s large amenity tree population across the district based on risk.
Waikato District Council
Xyst designed human-centric lighting that made movement around the homestead comfortable and safe at night, while respecting the heritage nature of the location.

New Zealand

Australia

Canada

Europe

South Africa

Global Benchmarking

Our benchmarking tools deliver “need to know” information for your business to inform your decision making and improve your service delivery.

Industry Alliances

Xyst is proud to be associated with the following industry organisations for the delivery of training and benchmarking services.