Press Release – eLandNZ
Presents long-term commercial and community-based model to address challenges following cyclone bola (1988) and 2018 flood 31 March 2021 Aratu Forests , one of New Zealands ten largest freehold forest plantations, has today announced an … Read more »
Press Release – New Zealand Farm Forestry Association
Farm foresters are now excited and fully informed to play a role in helping role solve NZ land use issues says the incoming association president, Graham West. They have just completed their 5-day annual conference in Wellington and have been addressed … Read more »
Press Release – New Zealand Farm Forestry Association
Farm foresters are now excited and fully informed to play a role in helping role solve NZ land use issues says the incoming association president, Graham West. They have just completed their 5-day annual conference in Wellington and have been addressed … Read more »
Press Release – New Zealand Timber Industry Federation
The decision made by CHH to discontinue supply of structural timber to some merchants comes as no surprise says NZTIF. In recent months all New Zealand sawmills have been under pressure to supply a booming domestic timber market for all end uses; residential … Read more »
Press Release – Ministry For Primary Industries
The forestry sector continues to provide career opportunities for New Zealanders, with Te Uru Rkau delivering $1.5 million into training and employment projects to help the sector meet labour and skills gaps. Acting Deputy Director General Henry … Read more »
Press Release – TOI EDA
Last nights announcement that the Whakatne Board Mills Swiss owner, SIG, is proposing to close the facility is a significant blow to the local economy. Employing over 200 highly skilled staff and a major processor of NZ wood fibre, the … Read more »
Press Release – Forest Growers Levy Trust
Directors of the Forest Growers Levy Trust have raised the rate on Harvested Wood Materials, for the first time since the levy was introduced by a forest grower referendum in 2013. The Chair of the Levy Trust, Geoff Thompson, says clear support for the … Read more »
Press Release – NZ Forest Owners’ Association
The Forest Owners Association says the National Party vote at its conference in Wellington over the weekend was a hopeless muddle of emotive contradictions which manage to simultaneously deny; ecology, biology, how to effectively combat climate … Read more »
Press Release – Ministry For Primary Industries
Ng Karahipi Uru Rkau Forestry Scholarship is pleased to support another eight aspiring New Zealanders to study and pursue careers in forestry, with its 2021 Scholarship recipients announced today. Now in its third year, the Scholarships are … Read more »
Press Release – TOI EDA
In light of recent announcements from timber processors based in Kawerau and the implications of COVID being felt around the world, the Eastern Bays economic development agency, Toi EDA, highlighted what this might mean for one of the regions biggest … Read more »
Press Release – WorkSafe NZ
Forestry health, safety and wellbeing pilot, Toroawhi, has been given a six month extension following COVID-19 restrictions. The joint pilot between WorkSafe and the Forest Industry Safety Council saw the appointment of two roving reps in the … Read more »
Press Release – NZ Forest Owners’ Association
The Labour and National parties policies on forestry, leading into the election, are disappointing to forest industry leaders. They say the policies jeopardise New Zealands post-covid economic recovery and New Zealand reaching its carbon emission … Read more »
