Share Your Fencing Expertise
We're a new Kiwi company on a mission to engineer practical solutions for the real-world frustrations farmers face with their portable fencing. Before we build anything, we need to listen to the experts — you.
This survey is our most important tool for understanding the day-to-day reality of your fencing work. Your honest feedback will help us build smarter, more reliable gear for New Zealand farms.
To say thanks for your 8 minutes of expert advice, you will receive a $20 voucher
for Farmlands, New World, Four Square, PGG Wrightson, or a Prezzy Card.
Thank you for your help.
Where are you currently farming in New Zealand?
What's the approximate size of your farm?
How often did you use portable fencing in last 12 months?
On a typical temporary break fence, how many hot wires do you use & approximate length of that break (in meters)?
Reels
In the last 6 months, how often have you experienced any of these reel failures?
Never | 1-3 times | 4-8 | 9-12+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tangles / bird's nests | ||||
Bounced/fell off bike/ute/fence | ||||
Gearbox / ratchet / handle / brake / clutch | ||||
Spool split / axle cracked |
For your worst reel failure, how much time did it cost you to fix?
In the last 6 months
Thinking about the last time a fencing reel properly failed you, what happened? What broke first?
How many reels have you had to replace in the last 12 months, what brand(s) of reels do you mostly use, and roughly how old are they?
When you're reeling in 100 metres of wire, what slows you down or causes the most frustration?
From scratch, no limits - what would your perfect reel look like to solve your #1 frustration?
Posts & Insulators
In the last 6 months, how often have you had these issues with temporary posts?
Never | 1-3 times | 4-8 | 9-12+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Post snapped or bent beyond use | ||||
Hard to drive in / pull out (causing delay) | ||||
Insulator wore through / shorted the fence | ||||
Wire/tape popped out of the insulator clip |
For your worst post or insulator failure, how much time did it cost you?
Time Lost
How many portable fencing posts (pigtails, ringtops etc.) have you had to replace in the last 12 months?
Talk me through the most common ways your current portable fencing posts fail or if you are completely stoked with them.
If you could have one piece of electric fencing equipment designed perfectly to solve your biggest frustration, what would it be?
Standards, Insulators, Gate Handles, Reels - or any other piece of hardware
Be straight with us: is there a genuine gap for a better reel/insulator/gate handle, or are the current options from Gallagher, Datamars, Kiwitech etc. good enough?
Are we dreaming?
Thank you for giving up your time for me, it's massively appreciated.
Click below to give me your details and I'll send out your preferred voucher.
What's this all about then?
Here are some answers to some questions you might have.
We're a new, New Zealand-based team of engineers and designers who are passionate about solving the small but frustrating problems that can make a tough job even tougher. We're focused on agricultural hardware, starting with portable fencing.
Because we refuse to design based on assumptions. We know there are trusted, proven brands out there that farmers rely on. Our goal is to listen to your experiences—both good and bad—to identify any remaining gaps or frustrations where new ideas might help. Your feedback will directly influence our design and engineering focus.
Absolutely not. This is genuine research. You will not be added to any marketing lists, and you will not be contacted by a salesperson. Our goal right now is to learn from you so we can build something genuinely useful.
I know your time is valuable. The survey should take about 12-15 minutes to complete. The most questions are quick multiple-choice questions, followed by the odd question where I ask for a few stories and experiences.
Your detailed, open-text answers are the most valuable part of this process. They will be read by our design and engineering teams to guide product development. All personal information (your name, address, and contact details) is collected only for the purpose of sending you your thank-you voucher. It will be stored securely and kept strictly confidential.
Yes. Your survey responses will be anonymized and used in aggregate (as part of a larger group of responses) for our research analysis. We will never quote you by name or attribute a specific comment to you or your farm publicly. We will not share or sell your personal contact details with any third party.
Simply complete the survey, then fill in your contact and postal details in the final section. Once your submission is verified, I'll get your voucher underway.
I process and mail out vouchers every few days. Depending on rural delivery schedules, you should receive your physical voucher within 5-10 working days of completing the survey.
To send you the physical voucher. This is the most reliable way to ensure you receive it. Your address will be used for this purpose. Also to make sure you are a real farmer in New Zealand rather than some random.
You can email me directly at chris@getgryph.com, and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.