The outfield is fantastic and the blocks are playing very well - consistent and providing a great contest between bat and ball"
Our Hutt Valley Sports Parks Maintenance team
Josh Dewar - Contract Supervisor
Since joining Mexteds in 2022 as an operational supervisor, Josh has been promoted to Contract Manager, leading our Hutt City Maintenance team. Josh did his apprenticeship on a golf course, before working as a grounds man for Wellington City Council for five years, dealing with stakeholders such as the Phoenix and Hurricanes. Josh is a keen golfer and rugby player. |
Matt Goulden - Operational Supervisor
Matt joined Mexted Sports Turf as Operational Supervisor on our Hutt City Coumcil sports turf maintenance contract in 2024. Matt has a wide range of turf maintenance experience, having previously completed his sports turf apprenticeship with Kāpiti Coast District Council. Outside of work he plays football in winter and cricket in summer, while also enjoying a round of golf. |
Jo Davey - Contract Administrator
Jo is closely involved in the administrative delivery of our Hutt City Sports Park Contract, where her exceptional attention to detail keeps the wheels turning smoothly. She juggles the park bookings, keeps a close eye on health and safety matters and looks after the requirements of our Hutt Maintenance crew. |
Kevin Wakefield - Groundsman
Kevin is a highly experienced Groundsman, primarily based at Hutt Rec, with unparalleled knowledge of Hutt City's sports parks. He takes pride in presenting playing surfaces to the highest standards and in 2024 Hutt Rec won Cricket Ground of the Year for the fourth time, an outstanding achievement on Kevin's part. Kevin has a Level 4 Sports Turf Management qualification. |
Campbell Webster - Groundsman
Campbell is a keen sportsman, whose interests in cricket and golf drive his passion for learning about pitch preparation as he begins his sports turf career with our Hutt City maintenance crew. Campbell is primarily responsible for looking after Upper Hutt's sports fields. |
Wade Kernachan - Groundsman
Wade joined Mexteds in 2020 and has successfully completed his sports turf apprenticeship with us. He is primarily responsible for maintaining Wainuiomata's sports fields, including the William Jones sand carpet field. |
Ben Trethewey - Groundsman
Ben has made a great start after joining Mexteds straight from college in 2022. Ben is based and Fraser Park, Taita, where he is learning the practical side of the work while beginning a sports turf apprenticeship with Primary ITO, starting in 2023. |
Mitch Fowell - Groundsman
Mitch joined Mexteds in 2020 as a mowing operator and now works as a groundsman at Te Whiti and Eastbourne parks, as part of our Hutt Maintenance team. |
Kyle Beyer - Groundsman
Kyle Beyer was introduced to Mexteds through his college work experience programme, where his enthusiasm and skills stood out and secured him a permanent position with our Hutt Maintenance crew once he’d finished his studies. Kyle is now working as a groundsman at Naenae and Delaney Parks, and will undertake a sports turf apprenticeship through Primary ITO. |
Wayne Freeman - Mowing Operator
Wayne joined Mexteds after a long career in the Royal New Zealand Navy as a chief engineer. His years of experience, broad skillset and versatility make him a great addition to Mexteds' maintenance and mowing crew. His prime responsibility is mowing croquet lawns and maintaining artificial turfs in the Hutt Valley. |
David South - Reel Mower
David South joined the team in 2022, where he has a focus on reel mowing. His strong skills and adaptability have seen him working on the new turfs Mexteds' have built at the NZ Campus of Innovation and Sport, as well as the Hutt maintenance contracts. |
Jay Marsters - Mowing Operator
Jay Marsters has progressed through the mowing team since joining Mexteds in 2023. He now operates our Massey tractor and Trimax mowers on sports parks all around the Hutt Valley, keeping the fields in great shape. |