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
Thomas McLeod
Sports Surfaces Technician
Lindsay Robertson
Training & Technology Solutions Manager
Jeanette Salmond
Accounts Administration & Training Coordinator
Angela Stratford
Learning and Assessment Developer
Aravind Kumar
Learning Resource Developer