OUR PROJECTS

Bolt Contracting Ltd offers a proven track record of providing an excellent service and achieving outstanding and long lasting results. Our clients include the Department of Conservation, local and regional council, community groups, farmers, independent parties and Iwi groups. Here are some of our previous and ongoing projects.

HORIZONS REGIONAL COUNCIL POSSUM CONTROL OPERATION

This project involves the servicing of around 28,000 bait stations in a number of blocks from Northern Ruapehu to Tararua in the Horizons region.

RANGATAUA TRAPPING

Servicing around 700 DOC 200 and 250 traps in the Rangataua forest

WHANGANUI RIVER TRENCH WEEDS

Controlling Japanese walnut, Brush wattle, Tutsan and Spanish heath in the Whanganui River trench accessed by jet boat.

HORIZONS REGIONAL COUNCIL FRESHWATER REHABILITATION

We have been involved in a number of riparian planting and freshwater restoration projects in the Whangaehu River catchment.

MATAHIWI PEST PLANT CONTROL

The control of Chinese pennisetum grass, banana passionfruit and woolley nightshade in the Matahiwi region.

DOC INVASIVE SPECIES MONITORING

Monitoring populations of rats, stoats and possums around the Ruapehu region including Rangataua forest, Mangapurua, Erua forest, Mt Ruapehu, Waitotara forest and Ngarakehu reserve. This is achieved through the use of tracking tunnels and wax tags.

PEST PLANT CONTROL IN RANGATAUA WETLAND

The control of Darwins Barberry and Spanish Heath in the Rangataua wetland

FARM REHABILITATION HOROPITO

An ongoing project controlling pest plants (blackberry, cotonester, broom, gorse, Spanish heath and Darwins barberry) and planting natives on farmland in Horopito.

TOKIAHURU STREAM MONITER

Monthly monitoring of the Tokiahuru Stream in Karioi forest including macroinvertebrate sampling plus identification, Walmans walks, sediment analysis, stream chemistry (conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen) and flow.