Metro Property Services (MPS) is a facility and property maintenance company covering the South Island, the Chatham Islands, and key areas of the North Island. The company supports major New Zealand telecommunications providers, government departments, and large commercial properties, alongside residential and smaller clients where its expertise adds value for more complex maintenance or repair needs.
Metro's core services span building maintenance, grounds maintenance, commercial cleaning, and other property services. On the building side, the focus is on preventative, planned maintenance rather than reactive repairs — including detailed building condition assessments as part of washdown programmes, which help identify the need for paintwork, roofing and flashing repairs before they become bigger problems.
Grounds maintenance covers gardens, trees, lawns and car parks, through both regular scheduled maintenance and one-off clean-ups, along with scheduled ground maintenance to help reduce rural fire risk, 4WD access track maintenance, and scrub cutting.
According to long-term clients, Metro's scope of works also extends to registered asbestos removal, plumbing, carpentry, painting and roofing, carried out by qualified and trained tradesmen. The company works with partners including Downer, Colliers, Programmed, Master Builders, NZ Police, PAE, MOJ and DressSmart, and is based at 1 Frank Coxon Road, Belfast, Christchurch.
Metro Property Services describes its philosophy simply: "we find a way." It's a company built around solving property maintenance problems for clients ranging from major telecommunications providers and government departments to large commercial properties, residential owners and smaller clients with more complex needs, across the South Island, the Chatham Islands, and key areas of the North Island.
Rather than specialising narrowly, Metro positions itself as a full-service maintenance provider. According to long-term clients, its scope of works spans registered asbestos removal, plumbing, carpentry, painting and roofing, alongside any other general building work a property might need. That range is backed, per client feedback, by exceptional tradesmen who are all qualified and trained, supported by a dedicated health and safety person, office staff and project managers.
Metro's approach to building maintenance leans heavily on prevention rather than reaction. The company's view is straightforward: proactive maintenance is always more cost-effective than reactive repairs, and early assessment helps catch potential issues before they turn into costly problems. In practice, that means detailed building condition assessments built into Metro's washdown programmes, used to identify the need for paintwork, roof and flashing repairs, and other general maintenance tasks before they escalate.
While the core of this work focuses on commercial and infrastructure projects, Metro also takes on residential and smaller clients where its expertise adds particular value — especially for more complex maintenance or repair needs. The result is a full range of trades and services aimed at keeping a property in top condition, whether that's routine upkeep or a significant planned project.
On the grounds side, Metro works from the premise that first impressions matter — a property's grounds are often the first and last thing a visitor notices. The team maintains gardens, trees, lawns and car parks through both regular scheduled maintenance and one-off clean-ups, aiming to keep a property looking its best year-round.
For clients in areas where rural fire risk is a real concern, Metro also provides scheduled ground maintenance using specialised equipment and techniques to help reduce that risk efficiently and cost-effectively. The grounds offering extends further into land management, covering 4WD access track maintenance and scrub cutting to keep a property safe as well as tidy.
Metro's project history gives a sense of the scale it operates at. Recent projects include earthquake strengthening work at the Linwood Exchange, an exterior paint and re-roof at Lochmara Bay, a re-roof at the Renwick Exchange, asbestos encapsulation at the Ward Exchange, and an armoury door project — a spread that reflects the mix of structural, cosmetic and specialist compliance work the company takes on.
Metro's client and partner list includes Downer, Colliers, Programmed, Master Builders, NZ Police, PAE, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), and DressSmart. Feedback shared by these partners points to consistent themes: projects completed on time, strong problem-solving even under difficult conditions, and clear communication throughout. One client of eight years described Metro's growth from a small company into a large, well-run maintenance business, praising its time management, cost-effectiveness, and "A1" management team.
Metro keeps its process simple and describes it in three steps. First, get in touch — through the website or by phone — and a member of the team will follow up to understand what's needed. Second, Metro's team puts together options, weighing up the advantages and disadvantages of each so the client can choose what fits best, since there's usually more than one way to solve a property issue. Third, once a solution is agreed, the client can step back and let Metro get on with the work.
Metro Property Services is based at 1 Frank Coxon Road, Belfast, Christchurch, and can be reached by phone or email for anyone with a property or facility maintenance need.