2025
The Lines Company and Lakeview Helicopters are transforming Aotearoa’s electricity and forestry sectors using a radical innovative approach to keep trees away from power lines. Helisaw technology uses saw blades suspended from a helicopter to trim trees. It is fast, efficient and much safer for ground vegetation management teams. It’s a technology win in the ongoing battle to keep trees clear of power lines and make electricity distribution more resilient to weather events, falling trees and fire hazards. With commercial forests and carbon farms increasing on our network this technology is a game-changer.