New Zealand Labour Minister Simon Bridges said prosecutions were "very likely" for forestry owners who breached safety standards. Source: The New Zealand Herald
Two Australian millionaires will transform a key Tasmanian woodchip mill into a major tourist attraction, in a blow to the State Government and the forestry industry. Source: ABC News
Tasmanian Opposition Leader Will Hodgman's trip to Canberra to lobby his federal leaders for support for the controversial pulp mill has been met with mixed reactions. Source: The Examiner
Legislative Councillors in Tasmania have denied playing politics over the forestry issue in a heated exchange at a parliamentary committee reviewing Government Business Enterprises. Source: The Examiner
A single mass planting has boosted the national population of the rare and endangered Turner’s kohuhu (pittosporum turneri, or tent pole tree) by more than 10% in New Zealand. Source: Scoop.co.nz
Sharks are terrifying, mammoth animals with rows of razor-sharp teeth and they motor through the water at speeds many times faster than us. It'd be stupid not to scared of them, wouldn't it? Source: The Age
New Zealand Labour's economic development spokesman Shane Jones has lashed out at "arrogant" foreign owners of New Zealand's forests. Source: The New Zealand Herald