Work with us

Work that makes a difference

At Restore Native, we’re a practical, hardworking crew with one shared goal: getting more native trees in the ground and delivering great results for our customers.

Based in Cambridge, our team works across the nursery and on planting and maintenance projects throughout the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

We come from all sorts of backgrounds, but the things that matter here are pretty simple. We work hard, look out for each other, care about doing a job well, and enjoy having a laugh along the way.

Want to see who you could be working alongside?

Meet the team

Assistant Nursery Manager

Permanent, Full time
Immediate start
We’re looking for a practical, energetic and reliable Assistant Nursery Manager to join our growing team. This is a full-time, permanent, hands on role supporting our Nursery Manager with growing great native plants, keeping the nursery running efficiently, and helping lead the team day to day. It’s a great opportunity for someone with strong practical skills who’s ready to step up and grow with Restore Native.

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Tree Team Member

Fixed Term, Full time
Immediate start - December
We’re looking for a practical, reliable human to join our planting and dispatch team through until the end of the year. This is a full-time, fixed-term role, working both out in the field planting trees and at the nursery preparing and dispatching plants.

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Seasonal work with Restore Native

Our workload changes with the seasons, so opportunities also come up throughout the year across:

Planting & maintenance
Working on planting sites throughout the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
Nursery & dispatch
Helping grow, prepare and dispatch native plants from our Cambridge nursery.
Site preparation & releasing
Helping establish and maintain planting projects so our trees have the best chance of thriving.

Who fits in here?
You don’t need to come from a horticulture background. Some of our best people have come from farming, trades, hospitality, teaching and other completely different careers.

What matters more is that you:

enjoy practical, active work
are reliable and willing to get stuck in
care about doing a job properly
work well as part of a team
are comfortable working outdoors in real conditions
are a good human who looks out for the people around you

Think that sounds like you?

To express interest in these roles please record a brief selfie video and send through to Sam via Whatsapp +64 27 375 6305.

Tell us a little about yourself, what you enjoy, why you’d like to work with Restore Native and what you could bring to the team.

We’re not interested in CVs or cover letters. We’d much rather hear from you directly. And if you’ve taken the time to learn a little about us through our website or YouTube channel, tell us what caught your attention.

If we think there could be a good fit, we’ll be in touch.

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.