Practical pest control for anyone with land and a problem to solve.
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Every job starts with listening. We take the time to understand what's actually happening on your land and what you're trying to achieve, then carry out a detailed site pest survey — on foot or by drone, depending on budget and scale — to see exactly what we're dealing with.
From there, we put together a proposal built around your land and your budget, not a generic package. Plans can be adjusted as we go, because pest control isn't always a straight line. Some jobs are a single clean-up operation. Others are a tapering maintenance programme, scaled back over time as numbers decline through sustained control. Either way, the plan reflects what your land actually needs — nothing more, nothing less.
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Honesty and transparency. We tell you what we're seeing, what it means, and what it'll take to fix — at every stage, not just at the start.
Done properly, the first time. We don't stretch a job out to pad the invoice. If a property needs three visits, it gets three. If it needs ten, it gets ten. The work is scoped to the land, not the other way around.
Real accountability. If a plan needs adjusting, we adjust it. Pest control is a moving target, and our process is built to respond to that, not ignore it.
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NZ Forest Pest Management started in an unlikely place: an antenatal group in 2016, where directors Sam Johnston and Jacques Jacobs first met. What began as a shared passion for hunting and the outdoors grew, over time, into a business they're genuinely proud of.
Sam brings a construction and project management background alongside years of hunting experience. Jacques brings hands-on expertise in forestry, project management and land owner liaison, developed since relocating to New Zealand from South Africa. Different paths, same standard for how the work should be done.
Today, that shared passion project has grown into a proper operation working across the Central North Island of New Zealand — helping forestry companies, farmers, and councils protect their land, while contributing to the wider effort to reduce pest numbers and support conservation.
Who We Are
Jacques holds an Advanced Remote Pilot Certificate, operating under Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA) Part 141 certification, for all licensed drone survey work.
Full public liability insurance.
A documented health and safety policy, with First Aid certified operators on the ground.
Any and all staff and contractors hold valid New Zealand Firearms Licenses.
credentials
Who We Work With
Forestry companies. Farmers and rural landowners. Councils and conservation groups. Really, anyone with land and a pest problem
conservation
Some of our work is direct conservation support — including projects for councils protecting native replanting efforts from pest damage. Reducing pest numbers isn't just pest control to us; it's part of protecting what's left of the bush for the long term.
ready to talk about a control programme?
Get in touch to talk through your pest control needs — whether it's a one-off job or an ongoing programme.