Earthworks, Forestry & Vegetation Management in the Wairarapa

Kaiwhata Earthworks & Forestry was established to provide reliable, down-to-earth services for land-based projects across the Wairarapa region.

We’re a small, hands-on team who believe that good work starts with clear communication, practical thinking, and taking pride in what we do.

Our approach is simple: show up when we say we will, do the job properly, and treat every project as if it were our own land.

Meet the team

Kaiwhata Earthworks & Forestry is run by a small, hands-on team who take pride in doing good work and looking after the people we work with. With backgrounds across building, forestry, arboriculture, and civil projects, we bring practical experience and a friendly approach to every job.

Operator

Walter Walsh

Walter started out in residential building across the Wellington region before moving into civil work. Over the past three years he’s been focused on earthworks, drilling, and tackling some of Wellington’s more challenging access projects.

Operator

Sydney Wainwright

Sydney started out in the forestry sector then moved into Arboriculture. For the last 4 years he’s been working with the team at JSW tackling some of the trickiest Civil and earthworks projects across the Wellington region.

Supervisor

Pippy

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Quality Control

Jack

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Local focus, real relationships

Being based in the Wairarapa means we understand the local conditions and the people who live and work here. A lot of our work comes from repeat clients and word of mouth, which is something we’re genuinely proud of and never take for granted.

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