Join Our Team
The Restore Native crew is a hardworking group of dedicated individuals, all passionate about getting more trees in the ground.
If you'd like to be part of our Team, email adam@restorenative.co.nz or check out this page for any roles we have available.
General Nursery Hand
We may start looking for someone in March/April to join us our team to help us get our great Native Trees out there in to their forever homes and potting our plants ready for the next year's season.
You'll be working with a diverse team of people who make it a priority to have each other's backs and have plenty of fun while we're out there doing this important work. If you're a team player and a genuinely kind person who enjoys work with purpose then you'll fit in well.
Primarily you'll be working with the team potting our next season's plants, a bit of planting trees on farms (check out our youtube to see what this looks like) and helping dispatch native tree orders from the nursery.
To be successful in this role you'll need to...
Have a genuine love for being outdoors
Be a good human - We like to enjoy our workplace... laugh and have fun. There's no place for drugs or bad attitudes
Be motivated by great results. Working efficiently and part of a team is a value we live every day
Previously we've had awesome team members from all sorts of backgrounds such as banking, trades, hospitality, teaching and others. So no matter your background, if you're keen and active we'd love to hear from you.
The absolute best way to apply for this role would be to record a quick selfie video and send through to Nat on Whatsapp +6427 347 6743 Tell us a little about you, what you love and how your skills would be a good fit for our team. Perhaps mention something you've learned on our website or youtube to show us you care enough to do a bit of research about the job!
Certainly don't send us a generic CV and Cover Letter as you wouldn't really want to work with a boring team who loved seeing those generic things would you? We'll then flick through a quick 5 minute questionnaire and go from there once we open applications.
If this sounds like you - head to the job description here or email adam@restorenative.co.nz
Adam Thompson - Founder
Adam's love of growing things started as a young boy in his parent's market garden. His family have a history of Farming, Horticulture and Viticulture so growing things is in his blood.
He first started growing natives as a 25 year old and has expanded every year and continues to grow with Restore Native.
As a Cambridge Farmer and with a finance background Adam is motivated to find great, cost effective solutions for native trees on farms.
Hannah Buchanan
Operations Manager
Previously a Schoolteacher and from a farm in the Manawatu, Hannah joined the Restore Native Team in 2021.
She lives on site with her two small children Archie and Lily, and day-to-day she manages the Operations and full service planting clients.
Sébastian Lemercier
Production Manager
Originally hailing from France, Seb came from a background in hospitality, and now enjoys his days outside, managing the Nursery's productions.
He has two teenage children and in his spare time, still whips up a cocktail or two at our regular Friday pizza evenings!
James Ranstead
Site Foreman
After studying and roles locally in horticulture, James joined the Restore Native Team in 2022 and now oversees on-site planting and logistics.
He's a keen footballer and spends his weekends playing all over the Waikato.
Chat with Adam
Have a question or want to know more?
Get in touch with us, we’d be happy to help.
E: adam@restorenative.co.nz
P: 021 724 181
