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Mainland Pest Control: pest animal control for forestry, farms, councils and land managers

Mainland Pest Control Ltd is a subsidiary of R&M Security and Investigations. It plans, carries out and records pest animal control for forestry estates, farms, councils and land managers, so you can show what was done to meet your pest management requirements.

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Pig trap set on a cleared hillside with a camera mast behind

Mainland Pest Control, an R&M subsidiary, plans and records pest animal control: goats, pigs, deer, wallabies and possums, by trapping, culling, monitored devices and helicopter support where needed.

Pest control entries logged
2,450+
Trap and bait station checks, resets and rebaits
1,550+
Places worked
72

Drawn from Mainland Pest Control and R&M field logs up to November 2026. The figures count logged entries, not individual animals.

Goat control

Feral goats breed year-round and strip young pines, native bush and pasture. We reduce numbers with planned ground control, and use trail cameras to see where the herds move.

Pig trapping

Live traps set on known pig runs and checked by our team. Buy or hire a trap, or have us install and monitor it.

Deer control

Experienced stalkers for wary deer that browse and strip the bark from young trees.

Wallaby control

Wallabies browse seedlings, pasture and native regeneration, and spread into new country if left. We find where they are with cameras and night searches, then target them by ground control.

Possum and bait station programmes

Trap and bait station networks set, prefed, rebaited and reset on a schedule, with every visit logged.

Night work and monitored traps

Thermal optics find pest animals at night when they are active, and camera alarms tell us as soon as a trap site is triggered.

Councils and public land

Pest control for district and regional councils on reserves, parks and other public land, planned around public access, neighbours and consent conditions, and reported in a form council can use.

Helicopter work where needed

For steep or remote country we bring in a certified helicopter operator, run under our helicopter SOP and Civil Aviation rules, with exclusion zones and notifications set before work starts.

Records you can produce

Trap checks, culls and site visits are recorded, and regular reports show how pest numbers change, so you have clear evidence your obligations are being met.

From the field

Night control with thermal imaging Thermal footage from a night operation. A group of feral animals is found and tracked through a thermal scope. 20 seconds, no sound.
Camera alarm at a trap site A monitoring camera records a feral pig moving along a fence line at night and raises an alert. 20 seconds, no sound.

These photos and surveillance camera frames are from sites we work on.

  • A herd of red deer feeding on a cleared forestry block, recorded by a trail camera
  • A group of feral pigs crossing a gravel forestry skid site, recorded by a trail camera
  • A wallaby sitting at the base of a tree behind wire mesh
  • Young pine trees beside a forestry track with branches broken and stripped by feral goats
  • Young pine with bark stripped from its stem and browning needles after deer damage
  • Newly planted block with the ground rooted up by feral pigs between the seedlings
  • A pig run worn through long grass into scrub
  • A large herd of feral goats crossing a forestry road beside a pine block
  • Feral goats at a forestry gate, recorded by a monitoring camera

Planned and run safely

Every operation starts with a site assessment and a written plan covering the target species, boundaries, sensitive areas, hazards and who needs to be notified. Firearms and helicopter-assisted work run under written standard operating procedures, in line with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, landowner permissions and resource consent conditions.

Who it suits

  • Forestry estates and land managers
  • Forest owners working to a pest animal control prescription
  • Councils and public land managers
  • Farms and rural properties
  • Businesses that need to show pest management for compliance

One accountable provider

Mainland Pest Control sits within the R&M group, alongside our patrols, cameras and access records. The team managing access to your land also runs the pest programme and keeps the records.

How we quote

Every job is different, so we do not publish set prices. We price each job on its scope and risk after a site assessment, and confirm a written quote before any work starts.

Talk to us about your site

Tell us what you are protecting and what is going wrong. We will arrange a site assessment and give you a written quote for the job.

Send an enquiry Call 027 530 6230