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Maori iwi buy pine from crown

13 March 2014
Ngai Tahu, the principal Māori iwi of the southern region of New Zealand has bought nearly 23,000ha of pine trees from the Crown's West Coast Timberlands forest. Source: Radio New Zealand
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Australian architects visit NZ for engineered wood

13 March 2014
A group of leading Australian commercial architects is visiting New Zealand this month to come up to speed with developments in the use of engineered wood in commercial buildings. Sources: Voxy NZ, Timberbiz
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Housing industry remembers a true great

13 March 2014
Australia’s home building industry mourns the loss of a one of its greats this week, with the passing of West Australian builder Len Buckeridge. Source: Timberbiz
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Australia to combat illegal logging in Asia-Pacific

13 March 2014
Australia is helping to combat illegal logging in the Asia-Pacific with the launch of four projects in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea under a $2 million agreement with the International Tropical Timber Organization. Source: Timberbiz
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Glenelg to fund its own harvesting officer

13 March 2014
Glenelg Shire will find another timber harvesting officer to avoid confusion about truck routes around plantations after the state government stopped funding. Source: The Standard
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Tas sawmill receives warm welcome in Queensland

13 March 2014
A Tasmanian timber company has relocated some of its business to central Queensland. Source: ABC News
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Post tensioned timber technology first in NZ

13 March 2014
The first multi-storey post-earthquake timber building using low-damage post-tensioned timber technology has opened in Christchurch. Source: Voxy NZ
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NSW bioenergy discredited by Greens

13 March 2014
The O’Farrell government has opened the way for the state’s forests to be used to generate electricity in a move blasted by the Greens as “devastating”. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
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Greens about face for timber votes

13 March 2014
The Greens proposed an $11.5 million timber industry investment based in Braddon, Tasmania. Source: The Advocate
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Ta Ann splits greens with peace deal but guarantees work

13 March 2014
There appears to be a split in the environmental movement over a peace deal struck between three major green groups and the veneer producer Ta Ann Tasmania. Source: ABC News
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