Meerkat Plumbing & Drainage Ltd
Plumbers / Plumbing Contractors in Albany

"I have used Meerkat Plumbing on numerous occasions, and have always found them to be on time,complete the job , no mess and very efficient....
I would recommend them without hesitation...."

18th Feb  •  Rating by: Jane  •  Contact: Meerkat  •  Job date: Feb, 2026

"We have used Meerkat on many occasions and have been really impressed with the excellent service we have always received from Henk, Anita and their team. Recently, Aidan helped us with maintenance work in our kitchen, and the decommissioning and installation of our new laundry cabinet and sink, following an upgrade. Aidan has always been incredibly helpful, and we would have no hesitation in recommending him and the team at Meerkat - who always provide wonderful service, sound advice and are always so responsive. Definitely always our 'go to' for plumbing and drainage."

4th Sep, 2025  •  Rating by: Lisa  •  Contact: Aidan  •  Job date: Sep, 2025

"We had an exceptional experience with Meerkat Plumbing & Drainage. Riaan demonstrated great care in maneuvering the digger across our lawns, ensuring minimal damage. He even took a detour with the digger to spare our cherished lawn patch! Dominique was also fantastic to work with. She was attentive to our situation, understood our needs as a family with three children, and expedited the job booking to lessen the impact on our family.
From beginning to end, Meerkat Plumbing & Drainage proved their excellence in the industry. Many thanks to the team!"

11th Sep, 2024  •  Rating by: Bonnie  •  Contact: Riaan  •  Job date: Sep, 2024

"Meerkat replaced a rain water pump feeding water from our tank to toilets and laundry (inluding supplying the pump). The did a great job, the communication was good and Aidan did a thorough check to make sure everything was working at the end."

9th Apr, 2024  •  Rating by: Teresa  •  Contact: Aidan  •  Job date: Mar, 2024

"They made what I thought was a high risk job look easy. Competent decision making and problem solving. Completed job to 100% customer satisfaction and great friendly knowledgeable service. Would recommend Meercat anytime!"

25th Mar, 2024  •  Rating by: John  •  Contact: Henk  •  Job date: Mar, 2024

"Very pleased with the work done."

21st Mar, 2024  •  Rating by: Jan  •  Contact: Aden  •  Job date: Mar, 2024

"Awesome service by this team. The first gentleman attended and found the root cause and arranged for the drain unblocker to attend as it was not a pump issue. The drain unblocker arrived and managed to fix the problem. Great communication from both gentleman as well as admin team. Would highly recommend"

8th Jan, 2024  •  Rating by: Denise  •  Contact: Henk  •  Job date: Dec, 2023

"Excellent prompt service.
Great communication and overall experience the to detect and retify a leak in the kitchen.
Would not hesitate to use again - highly recommended."

28th Dec, 2023  •  Rating by: Neil  •  Contact: Henl  •  Job date: Dec, 2023

"I have recently used Meerkat plumbing for new garden drainage and previously new guttering and a few inside plumbing jobs over the last few years.
Always satisfied with the work that Meerkat team complete.
Prompt efficient and competative pricing.
Super polite and take the time to listen to the customers needs.
Work completed to a high standard.
Reliable and trustworthy...couldnt recommend highly enough."

3rd Nov, 2023  •  Rating by: debra  •  Contact: meerkat plumbing team  •  Job date: Oct, 2023

"work was done with in the tiem allcoated and ontime- fu9rthermore the bill was withintheamount quoted. The plumber came out immediately when a new lak was discovered in apipe under the house, after the origianl work had been done, to fix it"

27th Jul, 2023  •  Rating by: Janet  •  Contact: Meerkat plumbing and drainage  •  Job date: Jul, 2023

"Great team. Had to call on them for several emergencies and follow up remedial work. All done professionally and with reasonable rates. Will certainly go back to them when I need to."

3rd Jul, 2023  •  Rating by: Nitish  •  Contact: Jason and Henk  •  Job date: Jun, 2023

"We urgently needed a drainage solution for our new swimming pool, which was getting trashed with debris from all the heavy rain this year. Henk came out, gave a cost effective and practical solution, and was able to complete the work as per initial quote and well ahead of schedule. The workers were nice and polite and cleaned up after themselves. Office is easy to deal with. Will definitely use again if we need to!"

30th Jun, 2023  •  Rating by: Jamahl  •  Contact: Henk and team  •  Job date: Jun, 2023

"The Meerkat team did a good job to solve my surface flooding issue. Thanks for the nice work and affordable price!"

23rd May, 2023  •  Rating by: Simon  •  Contact: Meerkat  •  Job date: May, 2023

"Wow what a great company. We have a one hundred year old house and the drainage was quite complex. They had to come out two times to sort it; however they stood by their work, gave us a credit and it has just held up against the biggest flash flooding event that Auckland has had for a few years. I am a senior project engineer / development manager I have been in the construction game for over 15 years and I have no qualms at all in recommending this company."

27th Jan, 2023  •  Rating by: Jonathan  •  Contact: Heek  •  Job date: Jan, 2023

"This company is my regular plumber. They are so prompt, provide good service and are reasonably priced. I would highly recommend them"

24th Sep, 2022  •  Rating by: Caroline  •  Contact: Caroline Banks  •  Job date: Sep, 2022

"I had a water pump failure and rang Brian who put Meerkat Plumbing on to the job. Henk arrived promptly took the old pump away. brian rang to say it had coroded badly in the pump internal body, and suggeststed a multistage stainless pump, with a price.
I agreed and Henk was back in the afternoon and fitted it and test ran it. It worked perfectly and we had household water back on before nightfall. 100% service and delivery.
Well recommended, especially in the Dairy Flat, Silverdale area."

20th Sep, 2022  •  Rating by: Robert  •  Contact: Henk  •  Job date: Aug, 2022

"Meerkat Plumbing answered and urgent call to repair or replace our house water pump. Brian was very open and honest and advised on repair or replacement of the pump. From initial contact to up and running was same day. Very happy as no water means no toilets, no washing, and no drinks.
Thanks again for the prompt and pleasant service."

27th Jul, 2022  •  Rating by: Robert  •  Contact: Brian  •  Job date: Jul, 2022

"Efficient, friendly, Henk helped me replace a new pump. Thanks Henk, Anita, the team."

8th Jul, 2022  •  Rating by: Kathy  •  Contact: Henk  •  Job date: Jul, 2022

"Meerkat Plumbing came to my help at the time of Christmas 2021, when Fisher and Paykal has let us down with their pathetic service and response. We had bought a brand new french door fridge from Fisher and Paykal which we required to be installed by F&P technician on 22nd December. F&P ditched us by not sending anyone at their specified time, and didn't even bother to communicate with us. Later after persuading them, they said that it was impossible for them to arrange a technician before 15th January. I have a 4 month young kid, so needed the fridge to be installed urgently.
I would always be thankful to Anita from Meerkat Plumbing who arranged couple of guys the very next morning to be there at our place. I can't remember the name of the guys, but their job was impeccable , and they were so prompt. They arrived on time, dragged the fridge to its right place in the house, and did the install in just 15 minutes - made it look so easy. :-)
Truly speaking, I can't thank them enough !!"

25th Jan, 2022  •  Rating by: Sandy  •  Contact: Anita  •  Job date: Jan, 2022

"Excellent service from this company. Diagnosis and completion of work carried out in a professional and speedy manner."

13th Jan, 2022  •  Rating by: Anthony  •  Contact: Two excellent lads - names escape me.  •  Job date: Jan, 2022

"Sewerage blocked. Guests flying in to stay next day.
Disaster situation! I phoned Anita at Meerkat Plumbing & within 1 hour Henk (sorry if l spelt his name incorrectly) the problem was resolved. Excellent service.
We’re so impressed that we are using this company to lay new sewerage pipes for us to resolve tree root damage to the line."

27th Aug, 2021  •  Rating by: Julie  •  Contact: Henk  •  Job date: Aug, 2021

"Needed a quick fix to a tap just before sale of house, and Meerkat did so promptly."

13th Aug, 2021  •  Rating by: Gavin  •  Contact: Don’t know name of person who did work  •  Job date: Aug, 2021

"Hank and the team in Meerkat is 1000% great to work with. When we had a leak in the ceiling we rang around 3pm on Saturday and they turned up at 4pm to fix the problem.
We really appreciate their prompt service. Thank you Meerkat for fixing the problem which could have caused a bigger issue.."

10th Aug, 2021  •  Rating by: Claire  •  Contact: Hank  •  Job date: Aug, 2021

"Fast and quality service, highly recommand."

10th Aug, 2021  •  Rating by: Nick  •  Contact: Henk  •  Job date: Aug, 2021

"Aidan is superfast and really competent. Nice work. Will definitely use again in the future."

9th Jul, 2021  •  Rating by: Greg  •  Contact: Aidan  •  Job date: Jul, 2021

"excellent job completed. polite and pleasant."

7th May, 2021  •  Rating by: debra  •  Contact: meerkat plumbing  •  Job date: May, 2021

"Henk did a professional job for a reasonable price."

11th Mar, 2021  •  Rating by: Caroline  •  Contact: Henk  •  Job date: Mar, 2021

"Excellent work and very easy to deal with! Would recommend and use again"

25th Jan, 2021  •  Rating by: Bob  •  Contact: Meerkat Plumbing  •  Job date: Jan, 2021

"We used Meerkat’s services to have a new vanity & toilet installed, right from the beginning of the project to the end, the communication, product information and prompt timely service to site was exceptional. Some of the highest level we have ever experienced from trade services. Thank you Anita & Team"

11th Jan, 2021  •  Rating by: Richard  •  Contact: Anita Marais  •  Job date: Nov, 2020

"From the first call the experience was great - Anita helped us to get Henk in the same day to sort out a serious blocked drain within an hour!

Great service and great advice"

9th Dec, 2020  •  Rating by: Armand  •  Contact: Henk and Anita  •  Job date: Dec, 2020

"Outstanding work, I am impressed by the work that Henk's son did, it ls beyond my expetation. what a wonderful work. thank you deeply, i will highly recommend them if you need anything like drainage or plumbing."

6th Aug, 2020  •  Rating by: Eason  •  Contact: Henk  •  Job date: Jul, 2020

"Contracted to replace a cracked waste pipe. Work was completed to a high standard and I would gladly use them again."

21st Jul, 2020  •  Rating by: Andy  •  Contact: Anita Marais  •  Job date: Nov, 2018

"Outstanding Job!! highly recommend this company. Aidan was personable, quick, thorough, and did a great job. We had to carry a toilet up 3 flights of stairs and Aidan was happy to make it happen, Aidan had a great attitude and no complaints. Very happy to have chosen this company."

25th Mar, 2020  •  Rating by: Adrian  •  Contact: Aidan  •  Job date: Mar, 2020

"Meerkats plumbing is a great family team, I have had multiple jobs done by Henk (father) and Riaan (son), coordinated by Anita (boss), on my property.

The work was done to the highest professional standards for a fair price at all time. Even callouts on weekends were attended to quickly. The communication with Meerkats was always pleasant, nice and professional. I can highly recommend Meerkats, thanks."

24th Mar, 2020  •  Rating by: ralf  •  Contact: Henk and Anita Marais  •  Job date: Mar, 2020

"Great service. Quick to respond and job very well done."

23rd Mar, 2020  •  Rating by: Glenda  •  Contact: unsure  •  Job date: Mar, 2020

"Would highly recommend Meerkat Plumbing & Drainage. Good communication, good workmanship, came up with an innovative solution for an installation issue."

22nd Mar, 2020  •  Rating by: Wendy  •  Contact: Wendy Howe  •  Job date: Mar, 2020

"Anita and the crew were amazing in getting a quote for water main replacement down a long driveway. They were smart in how they did it, future-proofed it and replaced it with good quality concrete when they were done. The quote was 40% less than another because they were actually smart in giving a better solution than previously quoted with less risk of problems later on."

18th Mar, 2020  •  Rating by: Chen  •  Contact: Anita  •  Job date: Mar, 2020

"Amazing company with such friendly, kind and helpful staff members.
The team helped to accomodate our last minute urgent job and made sure the pricing was affordable.
Looking forward to using them in the future again, honestly can't praise this company enough. Great honest team!"

5th Dec, 2019  •  Rating by: Abbey  •  Contact: Hank  •  Job date: Nov, 2019

"Our hotwater cylinder had to be replaced. We shopped around and at the end we decided to make use of the services of Meerkat Plumbing and Drainage Ltd. We can highly recommend them."

25th Oct, 2019  •  Rating by: Hennie  •  Contact: Anita  •  Job date: Sep, 2019

"Awesome service & advice ! Would definitely recommend them for any commercial plumbing needs. Site was left clean and tidy and products they suggested works perfect for us."

12th Sep, 2019  •  Rating by: Wayne  •  Contact: Henk Marais  •  Job date: Sep, 2019

"Fixed a broken waste pipe and gutter down pipe. Happy with the quality of the work, communication, etc. Little slow on the invoicing, but I can live with that. Would happily use again."

30th Nov, 2018  •  Rating by: Andy  •  Contact: Henk  •  Job date: Nov, 2018

"It took me a while to get to writing this, I have have used Meerkat plumbing twice-once for the emergency case scenario of pipes bursting and ceiling being flooded. They came quickly and solved the issue. Got several quotes for a job and that's when I realised how reasonable Meerkats pricing was-it was half of what some other "respectable" businesses quoted! Both times there were different plumbers coming, but both were professional, punctual and friendly. Great company, just about to ring them again and found this website. Will never use anyone else, as long as this business exists."

9th Nov, 2018  •  Rating by: Ali  •  Contact: Yolandi-office  •  Job date: Aug, 2017

"Had a burst pipe under house I turned water off at front of house and left for work. Called Meerkat and they sent a plumber around same day without me being there by arrangement, went under the house did the repair and left everything in tidy order. I was really impressed with the service, honesty and price charged for the service. Would definitely use again."

25th Sep, 2018  •  Rating by: Scott  •  Contact: Anita  •  Job date: Sep, 2018

"Would highly recommend this company!!! They are polite caring, prompt and professional. Anita was so helpful and went above and beyond and the two young men they sent out to see to our drain were brilliant. Thank you all for making an emergency situation so easy and taking a lot off my shoulders!!! We need more people like this around."

6th Jul, 2018  •  Rating by: Sandy Nicoll  •  Contact: Anita Marais  •  Job date: Jul, 2018

"Iincredible people to deal with. They turned up when they said they would, they were careful, polite and did a marvellous job on connecting up our new drainage and providing a cesspit. The pricing was competitive too. I wish all "tradies" were like this. Couldn't have experienced a smoother job done!"

11th Feb, 2018  •  Rating by: Wendy  •  Contact: Henk Marais  •  Job date: Feb, 2018

"Needed a Drainlayer to urgently install a gully trap for my pool waste. The guys were quick to respond & the job was well done and very reasonably priced. Would highly recommend them to anyone."

11th Dec, 2017  •  Rating by: Struan  •  Contact: Yolandi  •  Job date: Dec, 2017

"Henk and his crew did a great job to sort our drainage issues, working in very inclement weather and with a not so straightforward site. Great communication and they ensured the job was fully completed."

8th May, 2017  •  Rating by: Elena  •  Contact: Henk  •  Job date: May, 2017

"I was very impressed with the communication, courtesy, service and efficiency of Meerkat Plumbing. They installed a new toilet for us and the work was done promptly and efficiently, and the company took the trouble to phone later to make sure all was satisfactory. I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone needing a good plumber."

23rd Dec, 2016  •  Rating by: Erica  •  Contact: Yolandi Steyn  •  Job date: Dec, 2016

"What a great service, came out and sorted out the water leak and the sewer blockage fast, friendly and with a very professional approach. I will certainly use them again and have no problems recommending them. Thanks Hank for the great service."

26th Oct, 2016  •  Rating by: Terry  •  Contact: Hank  •  Job date: Oct, 2016

"I had an emergency leak at my flat. Meerkat responded promptly and were very professional and efficient. I would definitely recommend the company to anyone needing a reliable and honest plumber."

13th May, 2016  •  Rating by: Heather  •  Contact: Henz  •  Job date: May, 2016

"Job well done. Hank suggested an alternative to fix our drainage problem and gave a good price. Work done within good time and tidy. The alterations have made a great difference and we not longer have flooding issues when it rains.
Highly recommend this company. Thank you"

5th Aug, 2015  •  Rating by: Zena  •  Contact: Anita and Hank  •  Job date: Jul, 2015

"Graeme Moore
Toilet sewer pipe blocked at our rental property in Browns Bay. Spoke with Anita who was very pleasant and up front with fees and they charged a very reasonable price to fix the problem by Henk. Fixed within an hr of making the call after hours too. Keep up the good customer service Meerkat Plumbing & Drainage!"

26th Feb, 2015  •  Rating by: Graeme  •  Contact: Henk  •  Job date: Feb, 2015

"Henk and his team did an excellent job from quoting through to execution. He worked in with several tenants that use the building where extra drainage was installed. I would recommend Meerkat Plumbing and Drainage Ltd."

14th Jul, 2014  •  Rating by: Peter  •  Contact: Peter Morony  •  Job date: Jul, 2014

"Excellent work done, quickly and efficiently. Would use them again. Now used them on 3 jobs."

20th Jun, 2014  •  Rating by: Brian  •  Contact: Jason  •  Job date: Jun, 2014

"Henk quoted to improve the drainage capacity of a soak pit. Good to deal with, happy to discuss options and explain why certain things were done to a novice like me. His team did a tidy job, came when they said they were going to, were happy to alter small parts of the job as they went, and were within the quoted budget. Not cheap nor the most expensive but you get what you pay for, and I am very happy with the outcome."

11th Mar, 2014  •  Rating by: Stephen  •  Contact: Henk and Anita Marais  •  Job date: Dec, 2013

"Prompt and did a great job. Would definitely use again. Thanks"

5th Sep, 2013  •  Rating by: Michelle  •  Contact: Henk  •  Job date: Sep, 2013

"Had a blocked pipe, Henk was there in no time at all to have a look at it and fixed the problem . I found him super efficient ,and what's more you get service with a smile and his charge was more than reasonable - I highly recommend Meerkat Plumbing to anyone that needs a Plumber !"

14th Jun, 2013  •  Rating by: Ingolf  •  Contact: Meerkat Plumbing  •  Job date: Mar, 2013

"Excellent service from the beginning to the end of the job. Very proficient, friendly and caring. In between the job Jordan came back at very short notice to replace a pipe in the wall that my husband had accidentally put a nail through (The pipe started to leak water). Jordan was very careful when the moving appliances and the toilet his work was of a high standard and nothing we asked of him was a problem."

1st Feb, 2013  •  Rating by: Lesley  •  Contact: Jordan  •  Job date: Dec, 2012

"This was a big job. Henk and his team did a great job and finished the work on time and on budget. I\'d use these guys again."

3rd Sep, 2012  •  Rating by: Troy  •  Contact: Henk  •  Job date: Sep, 2012

"Our building business relies on subcontractors performing efficiently and to schedule. Meerkat are always reliable, professional & very good at what they do. We\'d have no hesitation recommending them to others who want the job done on time & with no hassles."

20th Aug, 2012  •  Rating by: Cameron  •  Contact: Henk  •  Job date: Aug, 2012

"They were very professional and attended to my customers needs.
Kept him informed and were very reasonably priced.

Thanks guys for completing this job without any hassles.
Will definitely call you again."

24th Oct, 2011  •  Rating by: Dylan  •  Contact: Hank  •  Job date: Oct, 2011