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The Timaru District Council is seeking multiple Gardeners to join our newly created team. These hands-on positions are responsible for the direct in-house maintenance of the Council’s gardens, parks, landscapes, and other green spaces. As a Gardener, you will be integral to ensuring the high-quality maintenance of our district's greenspaces.

These opportunities are being offered for the first time in a generation. It gives a unique opportunity for you to take pride in displaying the district’s landscapes at their best.

• Maintain parks, gardens, and greenspaces by mowing lawns, pruning, fertilizing, weeding, spraying, deadheading, and irrigating.
• Plant and care for bedding plants; monitor plant growth and health.
• Handle agrichemicals safely and operate powered gardening tools.
• Regularly maintain and service horticulture tools; stay updated on gardening techniques.
• Perform other horticultural tasks as required.

We are looking for someone with a general understanding of horticulture and proven experience in a Gardener or related role. If you have a passion for horticulture and the skills to maintain and enhance our greenspaces, we would love to hear from you!

Right to live and work in this location is required to apply.

This is a permanent role and offers 40 hours per week. Weekend work is expected on a roster basis. The hourly rate for this role is $29.47 - $30.36.

Applications close at 5:00pm, 19 October 2025. Applications can be registered through our career’s website: timaru.govt.nz/jobs. For further information please email jobs@timdc.govt.nz. The position description is available from the job posting.

Timaru District is a thriving and innovative community. It is the central hub for the South Island, servicing a large agricultural heartland, with a growing economy that provides the import and export gateway for primary sectors. We boast a Top 10 most loved beach in New Zealand and have access to mountains, rivers, and lakes, making Timaru an ideal destination for recreational, sporting, and cultural pursuits. Let’s not forget about that 7-minute commute to work!

The Timaru District Council aims to enable democratic local decision-making and action by, and on behalf of communities, to promote the social, economic, environmental, and cultural well-being of its communities in the present and for the future. With around 400 staff, there are a diverse range of roles from front-facing community to support and technical specialists.

www.welovetimaru.nz celebrates all the things we love about living in Timaru, from our affordable houses, to our easy commute, fantastic lifestyle and our successes. Come and join the story!