Twelve months ago Whittakers Timber Products in southwest WA was considered one of the biggest sawmill and processing operations in Western Australia’s hardwood industry. Today, it's preparing to shut up shop. Source: ABC Rural
A Golden Bay New Zealand bushman who advertised rough sawn rimu timber for sale on the TradeMe website was convicted of having native timber milled without consent in Nelson District Court on 11 December 2013. Source: Voxy NZ
Log exports through Napier Port in New Zealand are booming, along with record levels of wood pulp and sawn timber, sending profits soaring by almost 7% to NZ$11.8 million for the September year. Sources: Fairfax NZ News, The Dominion Post, Stuff NZ
The newly released forest management plan has come under fire from both sides of the forestry debate as either going too far or not far enough. Source: The Donnybrook-Bridgetown Mail
Te Arawa has decided not to bid for the closed Rotorua sawmill, Tachikawa, because it would cost about $25 million to buy and run. Source: Radio New Zealand
Australia surpassed 3 million credits issued under its carbon offset scheme for agriculture, forestry and waste, but uptake of new projects is low with regulatory uncertainty weighing heavily on project developers. Sources: Sydney Morning Herald, Timberbiz
Prime Minister Tony Abbott will address an industry dinner hosted by the Australian Forest Products Association and ForestWorks ISC in March 2014. Source: Timberbiz