Helisika Helicopters

Name

Helisika Helicopters

Legal name

Helisika Agricultural Limited

Website

https://helisikahelicopters.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Helicopter Aviation Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (11511), Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry (115)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531)

akta.pro primary industry

Aerial Pesticide/Herbicide/Fungicide Application (AFACAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aerial Fertilizer & Micronutrient Application (AFACAIAD), Aerial Firefighting & Wildland Fire Suppression (Agricultural Interface) (AFACAIAI), Aerial Spreading (Seed, Granular Inputs, Baits) (AFACAIAL), Aerial Application Compliance & Drift Management Services (Recordkeeping, Buffer Planning) (AFACAIAM)

Keywords

• Helicopter aerial spraying
• Aerial topdressing services
• Precision helicopter lifting
• Aerial firefighting services
• Commercial helicopter operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Services: Helicopter spraying and aerial topdressing services for farms including fertilizer application, chemical spraying, and forestry work. Revenue generated per job/service order with pricing based on scope, terrain, and materials used.
2. Commercial Lifting Services: Precision lifting, gravelling, concreting, and material transport services for construction and commercial projects. Services include bulk material placement, walking track maintenance, and infrastructure support.
3. Emergency Response Services: Fire fighting and emergency response services provided to FENZ, Civil Defence, and government agencies. Rapid deployment capabilities for aerial firefighting, personnel transport, and supply delivery.
4. Charter and Scenic Services: Scenic flights, executive transfer, heli-fishing, and hunting trips departing from Ardmore Airport, Auckland.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Helisika Helicopters operates a small fleet of Squirrel helicopters (Airbus AS350B3E/H125 and AS350B2) from bases at Ardmore Airport in Auckland and Dargaville to deliver aerial agricultural services (spraying, topdressing, forestry work) and commercial lifting, fire fighting, charter, and survey services to farms, government agencies, construction firms, and forestry operators across New Zealand's Upper North Island. Services are sold directly on a project-quoted basis, supported by an in-house hydraulic grapple, GPS mapping (Tabula/FarmVision), ADS-B and Spidertracks/Tracplus tracking, and collapsible fire buckets.

Product overview

Helisika Helicopters operates as a specialist agricultural and commercial helicopter operator with a fleet of Squirrel helicopters (AS350B3e and AS350B2) based at Ardmore Airport, Auckland and Dargaville. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of helicopter services organized into agricultural operations (helicopter spraying, aerial topdressing, forestry) and commercial/lifting services (precision lifting, gravelling and concreting, fire fighting and emergency response, human sling, aerial surveys, charter and scenic flights, helicopter grappling). Services are delivered using specialized equipment including spray gear, GPS tracking systems (Tabula/FarmVision), hydraulic grapples, fire buckets, and various underslung load systems. The fleet is equipped with GPS tracking, real-time tracking (Spidertracks/Tracplus), ADS-B surveillance, and flight data recording systems for safety and job management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Helicopter Spraying Aerial spraying services for agricultural applications including pasture, scrub, forestry, facial eczema, liquid fertiliser, native release, insecticide, spot spraying, crop spraying, and glasshouse roof spraying, using GPS tracking for accurate application and proof of placement. Target customers are farmers, crop growers, and forestry operators across the Upper North Island.
• Aerial Topdressing Helicopter-based fertiliser spreading services for slurry/liquid fertiliser and bulk or bagged solid fertiliser, featuring custom loading systems that enable loading from trucks, bags, or bulk bins without requiring airstrips. Target customers are farms and agricultural operations.
• Forestry Services Comprehensive forestry industry support including aerial spraying (wilding pine, fungicide, holding, pre-plant, desiccation, release), topdressing (oversow, fertiliser, lime), surveying, grapple slash removal, heli-logging, and lifting of logging equipment. Target customers are forestry companies from largest operators to privately owned blocks.
• Precision Lifting Cost-effective helicopter lifting for transporting and positioning materials into sites with limited access, including building materials, pools, spas, prefabricated structures, air conditioning units, water tanks, beehives, and heavy equipment, with lift capacities of 1250kg (H125/AS350B3e) and 1000kg (AS350B2). Target customers are construction companies, contractors, and commercial operators.
• Gravelling and Concreting Aerial transportation and positioning of bulk materials (gravel, sand, concrete, stone) into remote sites, resurfacing of walking tracks, concrete pouring for pads and pile holes, and slip/sinkhole filling, using various underslung buckets including aluminium pilot-operated, steel ground-operated, bulk bin, and dirt skip. Target customers are construction firms, councils, and walking track maintenance operators.
• Fire Fighting and Emergency Response FENZ and Civil Defence approved aerial firefighting and emergency response including collapsible fire buckets with fire foam injection, transport of food, supplies and emergency personnel, human sling operations, and rapid response throughout the Upper North Island. Target customers are FENZ, Civil Defence, and local councils.
• Human Sling Human External Transport System for placing personnel into locations with limited or impossible access, including placement/extraction from remote locations, positioning crews to elevated work sites (power lines, trees, roofs), and search and rescue operations. Target customers are utilities, forestry operators, and search and rescue organizations such as LandSAR.
• Aerial Surveys Helicopter aerial surveying providing bird's eye view and low-altitude detailed observation capabilities, including flood damage surveys, aerial mapping, crop monitoring, DOC flights, electromagnetic surveys, farm/land surveys, forestry mapping, LiDAR surveys, power line inspections, and thermal imaging. Target customers are DOC, councils, utilities, farmers, and forestry operators.
• Charter and Scenic Flights Charter and scenic helicopter flights from Ardmore Airport, Auckland with tailor-made experiences including scenic flights, executive transfer, heli-fishing trips, and hunting trips, with external and internal cargo capabilities for supplies. Target customers are tourism operators, corporate clients, and recreational users.
• Helicopter Grappling In-house designed and built hydraulic grapple installed on aircraft for removing slash, logs, and debris from hard-to-reach areas, achieving near 100% coverage compared to conventional ground-based systems, useful for both forestry and non-forestry applications including debris clearance from waterways. Target customers are forestry operators, councils, and landowners needing debris removal from difficult terrain.
• Other Services Additional services including pest management (shooting, survey, baiting), film and photography (external mount camera, internal photographer, LiDAR), erosion control (sluicing), hydroseeding, and celebrations (aerial rose scattering, gender reveals, helicopter wedding transport). Target customers span conservation agencies, filmmakers, event organizers, and landowners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Achieves near 100% coverage area for material removal using hydraulic grapple in areas where conventional ground-based grapplers would be ineffective
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreferred operator status for aerial surveys, fire fighting, and emergency response services. Company is linked to ARENA rapid response tracking system for FENZ operations. Crews train regularly with FENZ personnel to maintain high safety standards around aircraft.
• Department of Conservation (DOC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDOC certified operator authorized for conservation flights and DOC-approved for pest-free island operations in Hauraki Gulf and reserves. Conducts various conservation and ecological survey work.
• Auckland CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreferred contractor for helicopter concreting and gravelling services. Pest Free Accredited contractor authorized to work on all Hauraki Gulf islands due to rigorous in-house pest control program.
• Nufarm NZmajorOthersPrimary chemical supplier providing expert knowledge and product supply for aerial spraying applications including agricultural chemicals and forestry treatments.
• Agpro NZmajorOthersAgricultural chemical supplier providing product supply and expert knowledge for aerial spraying services across agricultural and forestry applications.
• TabulamajorTechnology or IntegrationGPS tracking technology provider (formerly Tracpmap). Tabula Airvision System enables job management, accurate spray block mapping, and proof of placement documentation through FarmVision online system.
• PGG WrightsonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAgricultural co-operative partner providing agricultural product and service partnerships. Logo displayed on company materials indicating marketing relationship.
• Farmlands Co-operativeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAgricultural co-operative partner with marketing relationship. Logo displayed indicating supplier/partnership status.
• Ballance Agri-NutrientsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAgricultural co-operative partner for fertilizer and nutrient products. Logo displayed indicating partnership relationship.
• Civil Defence New ZealandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreferred operator for Civil Defence emergency response operations including aerial surveys, supply transport, and disaster response services.
• LandSARminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLand Search and Rescue New Zealand partnership for search and rescue operations. Company provides human sling services for personnel placement in remote rescue locations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Over The Top Helicopters: NZ-based agricultural and commercial helicopter operator offering spraying, topdressing, lifting, and forestry work. Direct competitor across Helisika's core agricultural and forestry service lines.
• Skywork Helicopters: NZ helicopter operator providing aerial agricultural work, lifting, and commercial services with a similar Squirrel/AS350 fleet profile. Closest peer in terms of multi-role Squirrel operations and agricultural/commercial customer base.
• Christchurch Helicopters: South Island NZ helicopter operator with agricultural, lifting, scenic, and charter services. Comparable service portfolio and Squirrel fleet type, though regionally focused on Canterbury rather than Upper North Island.
• Airwork Helicopters (NZ): New Zealand helicopter operator with agricultural, firefighting, and utility services including Squirrel fleet operations. Comparable in agricultural aerial application and government emergency-response work.
• Heliworks Queenstown: New Zealand helicopter operator offering commercial lifting, scenic, agricultural, and utility services. Most comparable in service mix and target markets across NZ, though more tourism-weighted than Helisika's agriculture/government mix.
• Heletranz: Auckland-based helicopter charter and commercial operator serving corporate, lifting, and tourism segments. Local market overlap in Auckland and similar commercial lifting clientele.

Regional players

• Aerotech Australia: Australian aerial application company providing agricultural spraying, topdressing, and firebombing services. Closest cross-Tasman analog in agricultural aerial services, though serving Australian rather than NZ customers.

Broad incumbents

• Bristow Group: Global helicopter operator with utility, search and rescue, and government services worldwide. Relevant incumbent in helicopter services though at vastly larger scale and offshore/industrial focus versus Helisika's regional agriculture/government niche.
• Helicopter Resources / PHI Aviation NZ: PHI Aviation is a globally established helicopter services incumbent with broader offshore/utility capability. Comparable as a much larger operator in the same helicopter-services category, though focused on offshore/utility rather than agricultural spraying.

Others

• Tabula (Aerial Mapping / Job Management Software): Technology partner providing the FarmVision GPS mapping and proof-of-placement system used by Helisika. Comparable as an enabling/ecosystem participant — not a direct competitor but a key vendor whose product Helisika leverages.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance16 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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