Tararua Heliwork Ltd is an established agricultural
helicopter company, which has been operating
since 2007 from its Pahiatua base. It provides a
service for spreading, spraying, lifting, fire control
and air transport. “The Company will be expanding
into Northern Tararua with a new base at Dannevirke
Aerodrome which will support our client base in
Dannevirke and Districts” said the Chief Pilot, Alix
Chittock.
“There will be a pilot and ground crew based in
Dannevirke to support our original clients and to
grow the business, also to welcome on board new
clients from Outback Helicopters” he said. Locally
owned and operated, Tararua Heliwork Ltd operates
four modern helicopters, comprising of two AS350
Squirrels and two Bell 206 Jet Rangers, with an
experienced and dedicated crew.
The Tararua Heliwork Ltd team provide services
to commercial and agricultural sectors based in
Pahiatua, they are renowned for precision work,
ensuring safety is always paramount and customer
requirements are always met.
“All of our staff are passionate about what they do
and with a combined 20,000 flying hours between
pilots you know you are in good hands”, said Mike
Stephens, Director and CEO. “The team at Tararua
Heliwork Ltd are highly trained to ensure they can
provide our clients with the best experience and
outcome. “Not only are our staff fully qualified,
they are also easy to talk to and very approachable,
providing our clients with an experience they can
walk away happy from”, said Stephens.
Being local means a lot to the team at Tararua
Heliwork Ltd and they are great supporters of many
local and community events. Some of these events
include, The Alfredton Dog Trials, The Ponga-Roar,
The annual Woodville Motocross Event and The
Bush Rugby Club to name a few. “Our clients
can rest easy knowing that they are supporting
a business which, in return, supports their
community,” said Stephens.
The Team: Mike Stephens (Director, CEO), Alix
Chittock (Director, Chief Pilot), Janine Chittock
(Director, Safety Manager), Brenda Stephens
(Director), Full time Ground Crew Brayden
Stephens, Toni Andersen, Pete Wills.
