NZ Tree Smiths

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Land clearing & shelterbelt work

Shelterbelts that have outgrown their purpose, paddocks taken over by gorse and pine wildings, build platforms that need clearing — these jobs need a different kind of crew and the right machines for the scale.

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NZ Tree Smiths arborist crew performing land clearing & shelterbelt work on an Auckland property

What it is

Land clearing covers everything from felling a row of macrocarpa to preparing a 2-hectare build platform. We bring tracked equipment to keep ground damage to a minimum, mulch on site where you want the material retained for soil improvement, and haul out where you don't. Erosion control, council notification, and SNA boundaries are checked before anything comes down.

When you'd need it

A mature shelterbelt has outgrown its purpose and needs removal or replacement

A new build platform, driveway or shed site needs clearing of trees and scrub

Paddocks are being lost to gorse, pine wildings or self-sown wattle

A lifestyle block is being prepared for sale or new pasture

Our approach

A five-step process, every time.

  1. 01

    Site walk with you to map exactly what's coming out and what's staying.

  2. 02

    Council and SNA check — we won't quote work that isn't permitted.

  3. 03

    Fixed-price written quote covering felling, mulching, haulage and reinstatement.

  4. 04

    Tracked machines and qualified fellers on site, with erosion controls in place where needed.

  5. 05

    Mulch retained on site as soil improvement, or hauled out — your call.

What's included in the price

  • Site walk and marking out
  • Council and SNA boundary check
  • Fixed-price written quote
  • Tracked feller-buncher or excavator with grapple as needed
  • Qualified fellers and chainsaw operators
  • On-site mulching of cleared material
  • Erosion and sediment controls
  • Stump grinding or pulling, as specified
  • Haulage of timber or mulch where needed
  • Reinstatement of access tracks
  • Photo record of completed works

What you don't pay extra for

  • Site walk and quoting
  • Mulch retained on site
  • Erosion controls
  • Reinstatement of any tracks we used

FAQ

The questions we hear most.

Recent example

Shelterbelt removal and mulching, Clevedon

Shelterbelt removal and mulching, Clevedon

A 180-metre run of failing macrocarpa was dropping limbs into a neighbouring paddock and shading a new orchard. Over four days we felled the lot, mulched everything on site, and windrowed the chip along the boundary for the owner to spread later as soil improvement. The orchard had full sun by the following spring.

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