About us
Revolutionizing Aerial Spraying
Drone Spray was founded in Christchurch in 2021 by Jono Scott. Spraying by drone is something he has always though was a ‘good idea’ and has decided to make it a reality. And with that ‘Drone Spray’ was born. This comes with perfect timing as agricultural drone technology has fully matured. We are committed to bringing the latest in agricultural UAV technology and using it to do what we do best, spray by drone.
Why drone spraying? We love the number of benefits that spraying by drone provides. Weeds such as gorse in tricky areas can be controlled before they become a huge problem, we minimize chemical and fossil fuel usage and they are incredibly safe.
We utilize XAG drones, the leading agricultural drones worldwide. We chose these drones because XAG specializes in this area, and they do it the best. The XAG system not only allows us to spray manually but offers automated spraying from a surveyed maps. This greatly extends the area we can spray while maintaining pinpoint accuracy.
Since starting we have discovered a number of different applications we didn’t know existed. We are always keen to try new things and push the boundaries of what our machines can do. Check out our full list of services. If you have any ideas or want a demo of our drone in action get hold of us.
The Drone Spray Team
Jono Scott
Jono holds degrees in Computer Science, Business Information Systems and Business Management. Over the last fifteen years, Jono has worked as an Application Specialist, Senior Systems Engineer, and Operations Manager for an IT Managed Service Provider. Jono was raised on a sheep and beef farm in Hawkes Bay and has been living in Christchurch for the last twenty years. Having experience in both farming and IT has proven valuable in establishing Drone Spray.
Thom Hooker
Thom has worked in the IT industry since 1996 and has spent the last 20 years working for NZ email cybersecurity company SMX as CTO and company director. Also a co-founder, Thom helped SMX raise capital from investors such as Sam Morgan and Sir Stephen Tindall to grow from a startup into one of APAC’s leading cloud providers. In 2023 Thom joined Drone Spray as a pilot and in 2024 he joined the board of directors and executive team.
Based in Kerikeri, Thom leads Drone Spray’s North Island expansion and is also a certified drone pilot and sprayer for Drone Spray Northland himself. In his spare time Thom enjoys taking his fishing drone out to some of Northland’s spectacular beaches. Also a keen amateury astronomer he has recently built an outdoor observatory to house his 11” Celestron telescope