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Kiwi technology to measure timber strength

A Christchurch company believes it can add tens of millions of dollars to the multi-billion forest industry by cutting-edge hi-tech testing to find out which trees are suitable for the booming housing and building construction markets. Source: Scoop Media Fibre-gen has produced a worl
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Record entries in NZ Wood awards

A record number of entries were received for the NZ Wood Resene Timber Design Awards this year according to Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association (WPMA) Promotions Manager Debbie Fergie. Source: Timberbiz Winners of the eight categories will be announced at a function in Auckl
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Climate change target without forestry numbers

The New Zealand Green Party is upset that the Government withheld some information when it was consulting on a new climate change target. Source: Radio New Zealand The target was announced in July before a major United Nations climate change conference in Paris later this year. When t
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Australand rebranded as Frasers Property Australia

Diversified property group Australand will be known as Frasers Property Australia, following its acquisition almost a year ago by Frasers Centrepoint Limited (FCL). Source: Timberbiz The rebranding marks the completion of the integration of Australand with FCL’s existing Australia bus
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Gunns still blazing for forest contractors

There are fears forest contractors in Tasmania and interstate face potential bankruptcy because of new legal action being taken by Gunns Limited liquidators. Sources: ABC News, Herald Sun, AAP The Corporations Act requires the liquidator PPB to identify creditors, including contractor
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