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NZ timber museum to reopen

13 February 2014
Putaruru's timber museum could soon be open again thanks to some friends of the museum. Source: Stuff Co NZ
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Tiwi timber signs Japanese deal

13 February 2014
The timber plantation on the Tiwi Islands has refused to die, it has been saved again with a new marketing deal worth up to $200 million over five years. Source: The Telegraph
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NZ cashing in on record log prices

13 February 2014
New Zealand forest growers, long overshadowed by booming returns from the dairy industry, look set to cash in on record prices for logs as they prepare to harvest trees planted in a flurry of activity two decades ago. Source: Scoop NZ
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Maryvale pulp mill in Morwell saved

13 February 2014
On Sunday afternoon fire swept through plantations to the north of Morwell and came to the boundaries of the Australian Paper Maryvale pulp mill. Source: ABC News
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Simpler rules for timber industry

13 February 2014
According to the Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) creating simpler rules for the timber industry will make it easier to enforce. Source: ABC News
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Build code change promotes timber

13 February 2014
A change in Australia’s building code will mean greater opportunities for use of timber and wood products in multi-storey construction. Source: Sourceable
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Robust timber returns at FIEA event

13 February 2014
With forest product exports continuing to enjoy a run of high commodity prices there is plenty of attention worldwide on the robust returns delivered from forest resources. Source: Timberbiz
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Forestry industries welcome heavy vehicle law reform

13 February 2014
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed the Heavy Vehicle National Law regulating trucks, buses and other heavy vehicles across most of Australia. Sources: Timberbiz, ATN,
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Flagship Canberra event focuses on innovation

13 February 2014
The annual flagship event for the forest, wood, paper and timber products industry will focus on innovation. Source: Timberbiz
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If a tree talks in the forest can you hear it?

06 February 2014
What if we could identify plants not by sight but by sound? It’s not entirely fanciful: every plant makes a unique set of sounds, an auditory signature, influenced by its physiology. Source: Gizmodo
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