About Us
Our Mission
Every property and situation is different and as such, there is no one size fits all.
We are always coming across new opportunities to provide a solution, and we are happy to ask outside specialists for help, to meet our client’s requirements.
We may start with clients, however we end up with friends with trees.
Your Land, Your Choice.
Your Team
Russell Busby
ETS and Land Use Consultant
BSc LLB
Russell has many years of hand-on experience in land management, gained from owning and running a large hill-country sheep and beef station in the Wairarapa, where farming is integrated with native bush regeneration, erosion control plantings and exotic production forestry.
From working in both rural and urban law firms, Russell is well-equipped to interpret legislation and can explain complex issues within the ETS and draw on his legal knowledge to provide advocacy support for any compliance issues you may be facing. He has also worked at MPI, the regulator for the ETS, which enables him to offer practical insights and policy-aligned advice to landowners navigating the complexities of the scheme.
Russell is passionate about helping landowners make informed decisions about land use, long-term planning around the ETS and achieve the best possible results.
Phil Orme
ETS, Forestry and Land Use Consultant
Registered Forest Consultant
NZCF BForSc (Hons) RMNZIF
Phil has been involved with the forest industry since 1980 through every aspect from seed collection through to planting, thinning, harvest, logistics and export operations, most recently as an ETS and Land-use Specialist for Woodnet and South Island Manager (Land-use and Operations) for a nationwide forestry company before forming Orme & Associates, to better service the rural community’s needs.
The single biggest change during this time has been the introduction of the ETS and the opportunity for landowners to be rewarded for doing the right thing by the land, with an ongoing income stream that has never existed before, with species that have often been over looked. It does however come with rules and obligations that, if not fully understood, can make life interesting, with some very serious consequences.
Stuart Orme
Registered Forest Consultant
RMNZIF
Stuart is a registered forest consultant with extensive experience in the New Zealand forest industry and management involvement in all facets of forest operations, processing, marketing and training, which culminated in establishing a successful full value chain consulting business (Woodnet/Forest360).
Stuart maintains a continuing interest in climate change mitigation and wealth generation, both fiscal and environmental. He has a passion for making complex concepts simple to understand, adding value to your land use decisions and a passion for flyfishing if there is a stream nearby.
Margaret Willis
Carbon and Land use Specialist
Marg has extensive knowledge of the ETS and GIS and an ability to fully integrate the two to client benefit.
Elaine Delaney
GIS and ETS support
Elaine provides GIS and ETS support to the team.
Sacha Butler
ETS Specialist / Administrator
Sacha manages the NZETR and Tupu-ake accounts interaction and carbon sales/purchases.