Matt Hall

Matt grew up on a small deer farm near Geraldine, South Canterbury, where he found his passion to work in the rural environment.

After graduating from Lincoln University, Matt spent several years working for private contractors and the Department of Conservation in pest control management. He has spent the last five years working alongside Canterbury farmers to manage their wilding pine issues. This involved finding solutions to enhance their productive land that is being threatened with increasing numbers of wilding pine infestations.

Matt values the role native ecosystems play in New Zealand and is excited to work with farmers to recognise the financial opportunities these ecosystems pose to their farm.