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8 December 2017
Auckland University graduate Josh Symes held a degree in geography and environmental science but like so many other young people, he was left wondering ‘what now?’
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8 December 2017
She is a five times world tree climbing champion but Chrissy Spence still remembers her first ever arboriculture job when she realised she was “petrified” of heights.
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19 September 2017
Trained, highly-skilled, experienced arborists are hard to come by in New Zealand right now.
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19 September 2017
Working at heights is an essential part of arboriculture and Mathew O’Connor already had plenty of experience in that department when he first entered the industry in 2016.
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5 September 2017
As a small child Lennon Sharplin loved to climb the enormous gum tree that sat in his family’s front yard in Mount Wellington.
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12 August 2017
Each year one new apprentice is hired by Wellington City Council’s arboriculture team and up to 60 people apply for the job.