New Zealand Sports Turf Institute

New Zealand’s only full-service sports surfaces consultancy group specialising in research, training and technical advice relating to design and management of natural and synthetic sports surfaces.

New Zealand Sports Turf Institute (NZSTI) is a member of the Labosport group, an independent, world-class sports services organisation.

NZSTI is New Zealand’s only full-service sports surfaces consultancy group specialising in research, training and advice relating to design and management of natural and synthetic sports surfaces.

Founded in 1949, NZSTI is recognised as the “standard setting body” for sports surface maintenance and management. We provide independent, scientifically based advice on all aspects of sports and amenity surface planning, construction and maintenance.

The NZSTI’s dedicated Training and Education department provides a range of training solutions to the sports turf and horticulture industries – both nationally, and internationally. NZSTI agronomists provide teaching and extension services at universities, polytechnics and ground managers’ field-days and seminars in New Zealand and throughout Asia. Almost every golf course superintendent or Turf Manager in NZ is a graduate of the Institute’s Sports Turf programmes!

NZSTI has five regional offices in New Zealand, including the national Turf Training Centre and Laboratory in Palmerston North.

Our clients include:

Local Government

Contractors

Schools and Universities

Sports Stadia

Golf and Bowling Clubs

Thoroughbred Racing Clubs

NZSTI is the Agronomy partner for Bowls NZ, Golf New Zealand and New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing.

NZSTI publishes the Turf Management Journal, New Zealand’s only dedicated turf management publication. This has an international distribution while also achieving full coverage of the New Zealand turf industry.

Team

The NZSTI staff are based in five regional offices throughout New Zealand.

Alex Glasgow

Sports Surfaces Solutions / Agronomist

Tara McLeod

Sports Surfaces & Equipment Manager  / Tutor

David Howard

Senior Sports Surfaces Solutions Advisor / Agronomist / Tutor

David Ormsby

Senior Sports Surfaces Solutions Advisor / Agronomist / Tutor

Dr Andrew Mitchell

Research Manager / Agronomist / Synthetics Surface / Tutor

Brendan Hannan

Laboratory Manager / Agronomist / Tutor

Chris Gribben

Sports Surfaces Solutions Advisor / Agronomist / Synthetics Surfaces / Tutor

Lindsay Robertson

Training Solutions Manager

Jeanette Salmond

Accounts Administration & Training Coordinator

Angela Stratford

Learning and Assessment Developer

Angela Marinkovic

Horticulture Tutor