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The people who turn up

Meet the Team

Three people, one crew, and no subcontracting the work out to whoever is free. The person who quotes your job is on site when it happens.

Free written quotesOn-site assessment, no obligation
Fully insured crewsPublic liability cover on every job
24/7 storm responseUrgent and fallen-tree call-outs
Full clean-up includedChipped, carted and swept

Why this page exists

You are letting strangers onto your property with chainsaws

It is a reasonable thing to want to know who they are. Most tree company websites will not tell you, which we have always found slightly odd.

Arborist in protective equipment working at the base of a large tree

Founder & Lead Arborist

Daniel Rangi

Daniel started Tree Removal Auckland after years on residential and commercial crews across the city. He does almost all of the on-site assessments and quoting, which means the person who priced your job is the person who has actually looked at your tree.

He runs the larger and more technical removals himself — anything involving significant rigging, a crane, or a tree with structural problems. He is also the one who checks whether a property carries a scheduling or an overlay before a price goes out.

Talk to Daniel about: whether your tree genuinely needs removing, what a complex job will actually involve, and consent questions.

Climbing arborist rigging a log section high in a tree

Climbing Arborist

Matt Wilson

Matt is the climber. If your tree has to come down in sections because there is a conservatory, a pool or a boundary fence underneath it, Matt is the one in the canopy working out where each piece goes.

His particular interest is technical dismantling — the jobs where the drop zone is essentially the width of the trunk and every section has to be tied off, loaded and lowered under control. He is the reason we take on the removals other outfits look at and pass on.

Ask Matt about: rigging, confined-space removals, and why a tree that looks impossible usually is not.

Ground crew member feeding branches into a chipper

Ground Crew Lead

Sam Te Aho

Sam runs everything that happens at ground level, which is most of what determines whether a job goes smoothly. Exclusion zones, ground protection over lawns and paving, receiving rigged sections, running the chipper, and keeping the site organised while a tree comes apart above it.

He is also the reason the clean-up is what it is. The difference between a site that looks fine and one that looks like nothing happened is entirely down to the ground crew, and Sam takes that personally.

Ask Sam about: access, protecting your garden, and what the site will look like when we leave.

How a crew is put together

The right people for the actual job

Not every job needs three people, and some need more. How we crew a removal depends on the method rather than the tree.

A straightforward felling on an open section is usually two: one cutting, one managing the zone and processing. A sectional dismantle is a minimum of three — a climber, someone on the rigging line, and someone clearing material away so the landing zone stays free.

Crane-assisted removals and jobs requiring traffic management bring in additional specialists. When that happens we tell you who they are and what their cost is, itemised separately rather than absorbed into a single number.

For emergency call-outs, crew size is dictated by the situation. A hung-up tree or a partial windthrow needs enough people to control it properly, and we would rather send too many than not enough.

What every crew member has

  • Full PPE: helmet with visor and hearing protection, cut-resistant trousers, protective boots and gloves — worn, not carried.
  • Inspected climbing and rigging gear, checked rather than assumed.
  • A briefed plan for the specific tree, agreed before anyone leaves the ground.
  • Agreed exclusion zones that are enforced, including on the property owner.
  • Public liability cover through the business, with a certificate available on request.

On the day

What to expect when we turn up

  1. We knock first

    Even if you knew we were coming. We confirm the trees, the scope and where the truck is going before anything is unloaded.

  2. We walk the site with you

    Access route, exclusion zone, anything fragile we should know about, and where you would like material stacked if you are keeping some.

  3. We set up before we cut

    Ground protection laid, zone marked, gear checked. This takes longer than people expect and it is the part that prevents damage.

  4. You do not need to be home

    Plenty of clients are at work. As long as we have access and a clear brief, we will get on with it and send photos if you want them.

  5. We walk it with you again at the end

    Before we leave, so anything you are not happy with gets dealt with while we are still there rather than in an email afterwards.

Want to meet us before you commit?

The on-site assessment is free and it is a good chance to size us up. No pressure, and no obligation to book anything.

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