Te Ngahere’s managers are specialists in pest plant control, many having been in the industry since restoration became an operation distinct from traditional parks work.  Through this involvement our managers have developed many of the skills and set standards within the industry.  This directly affects the type of people we employ, the way we train our staff, the techniques we use, and the way we manage pest plant control projects.

We have been heavily involved in the development of ecological restoration as an industry, so we strive to continue its development through improved technologies and management practices.  We believe our weed control best practice methods are at the forefront of our industry.

Current developments are focused on training employees in these practices, and bringing the accountability of ecological restoration in line with other well established industries. 

Plant pest management has evolved over the past 20 years: FROM Ad-hoc control in forest reserves, targeting a few well known plants in highly visible areas, with limited success TO Efficient, effective control of pest plant communities, with the objectives of restoration and protection of sensitive ecological areas. This is further explained in the table below.