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Climate change panel points to changes in forestry

10 April 2014
impacts of climate change in New Zealand gave us all the more reason why we need to change our agricultural practices and also to change our forests to something more than pinus radiata. Source: The Marlborough Express, Stuff.co.nz
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WA breakfast for women in forestry and timber

10 April 2014
Albany in Western Australia will host the Women in Forest and Timber Network (WFTN) breakfast on April 30. Source: Timberbiz
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FRAME conference changing views

10 April 2014
The 2014 Frame Australia Conference and Exhibition in Melbourne on May 19 will be all about ‘prefab timber and engineered wood in building construction’. Source: Architecture & Design
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Risky business at NZ Farm Forestry conference

10 April 2014
A British climate risk specialist and former Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons will be key speakers at the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association national conference in Blenheim. Source: The Marlborough Express, Stuff.co.nz
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Shortage of skilled forestry workers

10 April 2014
The number of businesses who say it is getting harder to find the skilled workers they need is well above the long-term average in New Zealand. Source: The New Zealand Herald
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A call to show support for homeless people

10 April 2014
A ‘Support Homeless People’ bi-annual lunch will be held at The Barn in Mount Gambier tomorrow to raise funds for local charity ac.care and their work with people experiencing homelessness in the Limestone Coast. Source: Timberbiz
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Carter Holt Harvey pursued by NZ education ministry

10 April 2014
The New Zealand Ministry of Education will continue to pursue a leaky schools lawsuit against Carter Holt Harvey after the wood company owned by Graeme Hart's Rank Group failed in an attempt to have the claim quashed. Source: The New Zealand Herald
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Liberals reclassify Tasmanian forests

10 April 2014
The Tasmanian state government has unveiled its plans for undoing the Tasmanian Forestry Agreement – a deal reached in 2011 by industry groups and conservationists. Sources: Skynews, ABC News, Timberbiz, 7News
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Scion has funds to build innovation centre

10 April 2014
Scion and Bay of Plenty Regional Council have signed an agreement to build an innovation centre at Scion’s Te Papa Tipu Innovation Park. Sources: Timberbiz, Scoop, Radio New Zealand
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Fencing’s new meaning as panels in high demand

03 April 2014
British fencers have been hit by a national shortage of fences at the height of the DIY season with panels changing hands for up to four times their usual price on the black market. Source: The Telegraph (UK)
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