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Order your timber online in Melbourne

Serano Timber in Dandenong, Melbourne launched its new hardware and outdoor timber supplies store for online purchases. Source: Newswire
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Horizon council’s sustainable land use

Twenty per cent of the new forest planted in New Zealand last year was the result of Horizons Regional Council's Sustainable Land Use Initiative. Source: The New Zealand Herald
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NZ prisoners exporting to Australia

In a first for a New Zealand prison, timber products made by offenders at Hawke’s Bay Prison are being exported directly to Australia. Source: Voxy
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NZ Forest Owners Association rejects ETS stance

The Forest Owners Association has rejected the Climate Change Minister's criticism of its stance on the Emissions Trading Scheme. Source: Radio New Zealand
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APEC forestry ministers isolate US and Australia

Forestry ministers of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries have agreed to isolate the United States and Australia for using trade bans to tackle illegal logging through a “non-binding” accord. Source: The Jakarta Post
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Award winning New Zealand homes

A new home build in Herne Bay and a renovation in Westmere have been named this year’s top Auckland homes in the Auckland Registered Master Builders 2013 House of the Year. Source: Scoop
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Election means extra help for Tassie forestry

The Federal Government is pledging extra assistance for Tasmanian forestry workers to retrain. Sources: ABC News, The Examiner
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Cardboard cut out of ChristChurch

Two-and-a-half years after the massive tremor that rattled Christchurch, New Zealand, the city has new cardboard cathedral. Source: Huffington Post
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Chinese visit Tumut to learn forestry

A Chinese delegation visited the Tumut region in New South Wales to gain an insight into forest management, environmental rehabilitation, forest technology and reafforestation techniques. Source: Southern Cross
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Farewell to forests after 44 years

When George Hadler's colleagues farewell the Department of Conservation area manager on Friday, it will mark the end of his 44-year involvement with the Department of Conservation and the New Zealand Forest Service. Sources: Stuff, Timaru Herald
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