Guides
Guides to clearing land properly
Longer reads on how the work is actually done, what the options are, and what to look for. Written from the machine, not the brochure.
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These are the questions that take longer than a paragraph. What gorse actually takes on a steep face, what a remote-controlled mulcher is, how a job goes from photos to a mulch layer, and how to tell a good contractor from a confident one.
Gorse control on steep slopes in NZ: what actually worksGorse does its best work on the country you can least safely reach. Here is how to take it back.
Remote-controlled mulchers explainedTracked, remote-controlled and built to take woody material on ground nobody should be standing on.
How slope mulching works, start to finishEstimate from photos, one to two dry days, a machine on the face and an operator on the flat. Here is the whole sequence.
Pest plants of the North Island: a field guide for landownersNine plants that turn productive North Island land into something you cannot walk into, and what each one takes to shift.
Steep slope mowing options in NZ, from ride-on to remote controlRide-ons roll, tractors tip, and a scrub bar on a 40 degree bank is a bad afternoon. What actually works on grass that steep.
Mulching vs manual clearing: an honest comparisonA crew can clear anything, eventually. The question is what it costs, who gets hurt, and what you are left with.
The best land clearing method for lifestyle blocksEvery block has the bit that got away. Usually a bank, a gully, or a boundary. Here is how to get it back in a day.
Wilding pine control in NZ: catch them while it is still a mulching jobA seedling is cheap to deal with. A ten-year-old tree is not. Wildings are entirely a question of timing.
Hiring a certified land clearing contractor: what the certifications meanPrequalification is not a badge. It is a principal's way of checking a contractor's safety systems before they are allowed on site.
Reclaiming land for grazing after a weed invasionThe paddock that became a gorse block is not lost. It is one clearing job and a sensible grazing plan away from being a paddock again.- The best land clearing specialists in NZ: what to look forThere is no league table for land clearing contractors. There is a short list of things the good ones have in common.
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