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OneSafe meets for 100th time

02 December 2024
The OneSafe Group has recently celebrated its 100th meeting, marking a significant milestone in its ongoing commitment to enhancing safety across the forestry industry. Source: Timberbiz Initiated in 2016, OneSafe Group was established as a collaborative by OneFortyOne and its partner
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CHAT GPT’s view on forestry in New Zealand

02 December 2024
Executive Administrator at PF Olsen Ltd Janine Branson decided to see what Chat GPT would write about NZ forestry today. Interesting reading. Source: Timberbiz This is CHAT GPT’s view on forestry in New Zealand Forestry in New Zealand Today: A Pillar of Sustainability and Economic Gro
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NZ aims to combat trade in illegally harvest timber

29 November 2024
The New Zealand Government says that it is delivering on its commitment to combat trade in illegally harvested timber, with consultation starting on operational details to implement New Zealand’s legal harvest assurance system, Forestry Minister Todd McClay announced. Source: Timberbi
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Award winning green school

27 November 2024
Situated on the outskirts of New Plymouth in New Zealand on 60ha of farmland, there is a school that serves as an inspiration, challenging not only the country’s educational norms but showcasing the possibilities of design and construction using wood. This was recognised when the scho
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Exports of Engineered Wood Products

27 November 2024
Exports of Engineered Wood Products (EWPs) from major Asia surged 58% year-ended August 2024, totalling USDFob243 million, according to new analysis from IndustryEdge. Source: IndustryEdge The big lift in EWP exports was led by China, whose trade leaped 142% compared with the prior ye
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Rotorua science symposium focuses on the impact of cyclone Gabrielle

27 November 2024
A symposium in Rotorua is bringing together recent research on tropical cyclone ecology, with a special focus on the ecological impacts of last year’s Cyclone Gabrielle. Source: Timberbiz The symposium is part of the 2024 New Zealand Ecological Society Conference, which is on from 25
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Oji Fibre to close Kinleith mill line, 230 jobs to go

25 November 2024
Oji Fibre Solutions (OjiFS) announced it proposes to take further action to stabilise and strengthen the company, by simplifying operations at Kinleith Mill in New Zealand, its largest facility that manufactures pulp and paper. Source: Timberbiz “After extensive work and considering a
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WorkSafe NZ zeroes in on forestry

22 November 2024
WorkSafe New Zealand is urging the forestry sector to reflect on what more it can do to improve safety, as the details of yet another worker death emerge from a court prosecution. Source: Timberbiz Jake Duncan was fatally struck when a log came loose and hurtled 325 metres down a hill
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Local facilities close to breaking point as Oji Fibre reviews NZ mill

22 November 2024
Australia’s forestry and forest products sector is warning that locally based manufacturing facilities are close to breaking point with spiralling energy, logistics and insurance costs taking a major toll on business operations. Source: Timberbiz The warning comes as Australia and New
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New Zealand ACCTS on fresh approach to global trade

20 November 2024
The formal signing of the ACCTS by New Zealand, Costa Rica, Switzerland, and Iceland was welcomed by the Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association. Source: Timberbiz “The ACCTS is significant as it is the first trade agreement of its kind dedicated to trade and climate issues henc
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