NZ tree work quotes
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Describe the tree and the access, and the AI prices climbing, rigging, consent work, chipping and traffic management in NZD at current New Zealand rates, with 15% GST already in the total.
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Describe or photograph
Type what needs doing, upload a photo of the site, or attach a PDF scope or plan. The AI reads all of it.
AI generates the breakdown
Materials, labour hours, and line items — priced in NZD to current New Zealand rates, broken down by trade.
Review, adjust, send
Edit any line item, apply your markup, export a branded PDF and email it to the client from the app.
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What should a New Zealand tree work quote include?
Identify the tree, the work and the access, then price the consent position before anything else. List climbing or elevated work platform, sectional dismantling and rigging, chipping and removal of arisings, stump grinding and any traffic management as separate lines, with 15% GST alongside your NZBN and IRD GST number. State where the arisings go and whether the client keeps the firewood or mulch. Say what you are excluding: work on neighbouring property without their written agreement, damage to lawns from machinery access, and anything hidden inside the tree that changes the method once you are in it.
Do I need resource consent to remove a tree in New Zealand?
Often, and it is the first thing to check rather than the last. District plans schedule notable and protected trees, and many councils also protect trees in particular zones or near waterways, so whether a tree can be worked on is a question about that property’s rules rather than about the tree’s condition. Consented work usually needs an arborist report supporting the application, and the consent may impose method conditions. Quote the report and the application as their own lines with their own timeframe, and never quote a removal as though the consent were a formality — a client who has been told the tree is coming down next week will hold you to it.
Does the AI know New Zealand tree work pricing?
Yes. Quotes are priced in NZD against current New Zealand rates — climbing and rigging over structures, crown reduction and shelterbelt work, dismantling, chipping and cartage of arisings, stump grinding, and traffic management where the work fronts a road — with 15% GST applied rather than Australia’s 10%. It prices New Zealand trees and New Zealand conditions: shelterbelt macrocarpa, coastal pohutukawa and urban natives, rather than an Australian job list.
How do I quote a tree I cannot fully inspect from the ground?
By quoting the method and stating the assumption. Decay, included bark, storm damage and hidden hardware only reveal themselves during the climb, and each of them can turn a straightforward dismantle into a crane job. Price against a stated condition — sound wood, safe rigging points, clear drop zone — and name a variation rate for the case where the tree turns out otherwise. Also state the access you have assumed for machinery, since a chipper that cannot reach the tree turns removal of the arisings into a barrow job that can cost more than the felling. Being explicit about both protects the price and, more importantly, means nobody is under pressure to improvise a method halfway up a tree.
Does Insta Quotes work for arborists anywhere in New Zealand?
Yes. Insta Quotes prices arborists quotes in NZD to current New Zealand rates nationwide, including Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Tauranga, Dunedin and regional areas, with 15% GST applied. Generate and send a branded quote wherever the job is.