Our Team

Dave Coutts

General Manager

Dave has worked at HydroVac since 2012, tasked with creating and maintaining a smooth operation and growing the business. Dave brings 20+ years of management experience skills to the table and strongly believes in empowering his team to do what they need to provide excellent customer experience and go the extra mile for clients. He has a passion for seeing people personally develop and thrive through training, upskilling and in-house career succession.

Phone: 09 417 0112

Mike Dargaville

Operations Manager

Mike has worked for HydroVac since March 2019, recruited for his exceptional 22-year background in transport and logistics. With over 12 years experience in dispatch and operations management, working for some giant well-known corporations, Mike knows exactly how to keep our trucks and team running like a well-oiled machine. A strong believer in continuous improvement and making operations as efficient as possible, Mike’s eye for detail and organisational skills come to the fore in his operations manager role. 

Phone: 0274 783 902
Email: mike.d@hydrovac.co.nz

Mike Zwerink

Operations Project Coordinator

Except for one year off, Mike has been working at HydroVac since 2012 and well and truly learnt the ropes with his various roles in the business. He started on a truck, progressed into the office (first working on wastewater business and then on dispatch), then did a stint as an air-vac operator. His well-rounded experience makes him perfect for his new role as operations project coordinator where he’s responsible for ensuring jobs are well scoped and get done right the first time so clients are happy.

Phone: 021 0732 140
Email: mike.z@hydrovac.co.nz

Jordy Tom

Business Development Manager

Jordy brings a lot of enthusiasm (and humour!) to his role, where he’s focused on developing and deepening relationships with new and current customers. He spends his days meeting with customers, scoping sites and designing site-specific packages (a cinch compared to selling printers, which he did in a past life). He uses his industry experience (including 4 years as a CCTV technician) to help come up with the best solution for a customer’s needs. Jordy was promoted from within after proving himself in other roles and it’s not an opportunity he takes lightly — he’s excited to be a part of the growth of HydroVac.

Phone: 027 545 8542
Email: jordan@hydrovac.co.nz

Jason Hakaria

Sales Consultant

Jason takes extremely good care of our commercial clients — he uses his vast knowledge to advise clients on the best solutions for their particular job. On any given day, Jason is out and about, meeting key clients, scoping jobs, and putting together price estimates and tenders. He’s our quiet achiever who is driven by helping our clients to get the job done, with the help of HydroVac services. Outside of work, you’ll find Jason spending time with his whanau with sports, bush walks and fishing. 

Phone: 027 453 8016
Email: jason.h@hydrovac.co.nz

Tyler Casey

Field Operations Manager

For Tyler, West is best! He grew up in and around Kumeu before heading to Australia in 2010. He then spent 9 years running paintball centres around Australia and Canada before returning home and starting work with HydroVac. Today, he puts the skills he learnt in customer service, training and recruitment to use in his role as field operations manager, where he most enjoys keeping customers happy and watching his colleagues progress.

Phone: 027 453 8008
Email: Tyler.casey@hydrovac.co.nz

Caroline Crann

Customer Services / Waste Water Manager

Caroline joined the HydroVac team in 2017 following varied roles in security and large corporates both in NZ and overseas. Her strengths lie in developing business processes and policies to streamline activities. Caroline puts these talents to good use in our wastewater division, embedding efficient processes and being proactive in daily business management to provide a top-notch service for our clients.

Phone: (09) 973 4861 or 027 605 0513
Email caroline.crann@hydrovac.co.nz

Alana Vazey

CCTV / Health & Safety Manager

Alana has been working for HydroVac since 2015 and has a love and passion for the operational side of the business. As well as managing our qualified CCTV technicians, Alana also enjoys being client facing, helping with project management and estimating. She’s also our health & safety manager, tasked with ensuring the HydroVac team are following regulations and exceeding industry standards.

Phone: (09) 417 0112, option 2, or 021 073 7338 Email: alana@hydrovac.co.nz

Nickie Thomson

Admin, Accounts & PA to the GM

Nickie came from Dunedin to HydroVac after completing a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Criminology at Otago University. She started with HydroVac in Nov 2020, primarily on reception and sending invoices to customers. Her role has now grown to include looking after both incoming and outgoing accounts for HydroVac, as well as using skills learnt from her degree to problem-solve, analyse and communicate with customers. Outside of work, Nickie enjoys health and fitness and good reality TV.

Phone: (09) 417 0112, option 3
Email: accounts@hydrovac.co.nz 

Brett Bowyer

Engineering Manager

Brett has been looking after our fleet since 2015. He manages a team of three full-time diesel mechanics to ensure our entire fleet is maintained and serviced on a scheduled basis. When Brett is not busy with servicing, he’s engineering innovative ways to improve the way our trucks operate – from general mechanics to refine how the team use our equipment to do their jobs. Brett brings with him 22 years of mechanical and manufacturing experience.

Phone: 027 807 3474
Email: brett.b@hydrovac.co.nz 

Darryn Fox

Branch Manager — South Auckland

Darryn joined HydroVac following 20 years’ experience in the security industry in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. He brings with him an eye for detail, a head for logistics, and a committed focus to customer services. Prior to this role, he was a wastewater tech, learning the business from the ground up. As the branch manager of our South Auckland division, Darryn is driven to help customers in the area and make the branch a successful part of the Hydrovac network.  

Phone: 021 196 5208
Email: darryn.fox@hydrovac.co.nz

Matthew Punter

Managing Director

Matthew started working for HydroVac in Auckland in 2006 as Operations Manager before taking on the General Manager role. In 2014 he and wife Rachel moved their young family to rural Canterbury to be closer to Rachel’s family. Matthew is now the owner of the Christchurch division of HydroVac and is proud to bring the same level of expert service, innovation and customer focus to the South Island.

Phone: 0274 324 249
Email: matthew.punter@hydrovac.co.nz 

Simon McQuarters

Dispatch / Operations Assistant

Simon started at HydroVac in 2018 in the integral role of dispatch: matching customer requirements with the right HydroVac team member and equipment. With an extensive background in the transport and freight industries, Simon enjoys applying his logistics knowledge to HydroVac’s Canterbury operations to help things run smoothly. He takes immense pride in using this knowledge to find the best solutions for HydroVac customers.

Phone: 03 366 9187
Email: chchservice@hydrovac.co.nz 

Christina Wright

Administration & Customer Service

Christina joined our South Island team in July 2020 with her outgoing personality and definite “can-do” attitude. With a varied experience in the construction industry, she has also taken on the hefty role of health and safety in Christchurch. Not afraid to talk to new people, Christina enjoys building relationships and working with customers to ensure a positive experience.

Phone: 03 366 9187
Email: office@hydrovac.co.nz