Small
Townhouse, unit or courtyard section. Usually under 30 minutes on site.
- From $40 on a regular run
- From $46 as a one-off
- Includes edging and blow-down
Lawn mowing prices
South Auckland
Real starting prices, not "contact us for a quote". Here's what a mow actually costs and what moves the number up or down.
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Short answer: most South Auckland lawns fall between $40 and $100 a visit. A small townhouse lawn starts at $40, a standard suburban section at $60, and a large or corner section at $80.
All prices include GST. One-off visits are about 15% more than the same lawn on a regular run, because a maintained lawn is quicker to cut.
What a mow costs
Prices are per visit and include mowing, edging, line trimming and a blow-down. Pick the one that sounds like your place — if you're between two, it's usually the smaller one.
Medium
Standard suburban front and back. Usually 30 to 60 minutes on site.
- From $60 on a regular run
- From $69 as a one-off
- Includes edging and blow-down
Large
Full section, corner site or a big back lawn. Usually an hour or more.
- From $80 on a regular run
- From $92 as a one-off
- Includes edging and blow-down
All figures include GST. Bigger than the large band — a lifestyle block, a commercial site, several lawns on one title — is quoted after we've seen it. See commercial grounds maintenance.
Why one-off costs more
It isn't a penalty for not signing up. A lawn that was cut a fortnight ago takes one pass and the clippings disappear into it. A lawn nobody has touched for six weeks takes staged passes, produces far more waste, and blunts a blade. So a one-off visit runs about 15% above the regular price for the same section.
The same 15% applies to the first mow of an overgrown lawn, after which it settles to the normal rate. If a section is genuinely out of hand — waist-high, or hiding rubbish and debris — we'll quote it properly rather than pretend a percentage covers it.
What's included at no extra charge
- Mowing, front and back
- Edging and kerb lines
- Line trimming around obstacles
- Paths and drive blown down
- Clippings mulched or bagged
- Gates shut behind us
- A free quote, with no call-out fee
- A fixed price that holds visit to visit
What costs extra
- Green waste taken away — normal clippings are mulched or left bagged with your green bin at no charge. If there's a real volume of it, taking it off site is quoted as rubbish removal, because we pay dump fees by weight. You'll get that figure before we load anything.
- Travel well outside our run — most of South Auckland has no travel cost. Further out there may be one, and we'll tell you when we quote rather than on the invoice.
- Other services — waterblasting, hedge trimming and rubbish removal are priced separately. Booked onto the same visit they're cheaper than a separate trip.
What moves your price within a band
Two lawns the same size can be twenty minutes apart. These are what actually decide it:
- Mowable area — the grass, not the section. A big site that's mostly paving and garden can price lower than a small one that's all lawn
- How long the grass is now — the single biggest factor on a first visit
- Edging — metres of kerb, path, fence and garden edge to cut in
- Access — a narrow side gate, steps, or carrying gear from the street all add time
- Slope — anything a ride-on can't safely hold has to be done differently
- Obstacles — trampolines, garden furniture, toys, pots and washing lines to work around
- How often we come — weekly is quicker per visit than monthly
How we quote
Text or email a photo of the lawn and roughly where you are. Most jobs can be priced from that without anyone visiting, and you'll get a fixed number rather than an hourly rate you can't predict. If the section is unusual we'd rather come and look — still free, still no obligation.
Once we've quoted, that's the price. If we arrive and it turns out bigger than what we quoted on, we'll talk to you before doing anything extra.
We take pride in every job— big or small!
Common questions
How much does lawn mowing cost in South Auckland?
Most lawns come in between $40 and $100 a visit including GST. A small townhouse lawn starts at $40, a standard suburban section at $60, and a large or corner section at $80. One-off visits are about 15% more than the same lawn on a regular run.
Do your prices include GST?
Yes. Every figure on this page is what you pay, GST included. Commercial customers who need an ex-GST figure for their own accounting just have to ask.
Is there a call-out fee or a minimum charge?
No call-out fee, and quotes are free. The small band is effectively the minimum — below about $40 a visit it doesn't cover getting the gear off the trailer.
Do you charge by the hour?
No. You get a fixed price per visit agreed before we start, so a job that takes us longer than expected doesn't cost you more. Time on site is how we work out the price, not how we bill it.
Will my price go up over time?
Not visit to visit. The price holds unless the property changes — a new garden bed, a section subdivided, or you add a service. If our rates change generally we'll tell you before it applies to you, not after.
Is it cheaper if I don't want the clippings taken away?
Clippings are already mulched or bagged at no charge in the prices above, so there's nothing to take off. The extra only applies when there's enough volume to need removing from the property.
Do you do a discount for several properties?
Each property is priced on its own, because sites differ enough that a flat rate would mean overcharging some of them. That said, several lawns on one run in the same area is quicker for us and it shows in the individual prices. See lawn care for rental properties.
How do I pay?
Bank transfer after the job — we send account details with the invoice. Commercial and body corporate customers are invoiced monthly, itemised per site.
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