Forest industry backs judgment against forest companies
26 April 2018
Forest industry associations are supporting penalties imposed in the District Court against Bay of Plenty forest owner Whitikau Holdings and two harvesting contractors. Source: Timberbiz The companies pleaded guilty to charges laid under the Resource Management Act for damaging two st
Continue Reading →Remembrance tree planting program launched
26 April 2018
New Zealand Forestry Minister Shane Jones launched Matariki Tu Rākau, a remembrance tree planting program in recognition of the men and women who served in the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). Part of a series of initiatives to mark the 100-year anniversary of the end of the First Wo
Continue Reading →New logging truckies snapped up
24 April 2018
One of the most popular learning tools on New Zealand’s Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) campus at the moment is the institute’s new logging truck, which is enabling students to get real-time experience in the forests and on difficult forestry roads. Source: Gisborne Herald Comme
Continue Reading →NZ forest owner fined for contravening Resource Management Act
24 April 2018
Forest owner Whitikau Holdings Ltd was fined NZ$57,000 after pleading guilty to five charges of contravening the Resource Management Act. The fines relate to a pine forest south-east of Ōpōtiki. Source: Stuff NZ District Court and Environmental Judge Melanie Harland said the actions o
Continue Reading →Living Wood Fair in NZ
19 April 2018
A Golden Bay couple’s “true love of wood and all its forms” has inspired an educational community event to be held in East Takaka on the weekend. Source: Stuff NZ The Living Wood Fair is described by Golden Bay residents and co-founders Liv and Graeme Scott as an edu
Continue Reading →6th International Forest Engineering Conference
19 April 2018
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned about risks to which agricultural and forestry workers are exposed at the 6th International Forest Engineering Conference (FEC2018) Quenching our thirst for new knowledge held on 16 – 19 April 2018, Rotorua, New Z
Continue Reading →NZ forestry meets to discuss technology
17 April 2018
Drones, scanners, sensors and satellites are replacing roles typically performed by people, in a research program led by Scion in Rotorua. Source: New Zealand Herald This fifth “Growing confidence in forestry’s future” (GCFF) conference was held in Rotorua to cover t
Continue Reading →Entries for NZ Wood-Resene Timber Design Awards close April 30
12 April 2018
New judges and new categories ensure the prestigious 2018 NZ Wood-Resene Timber Design Awards are even more exciting, says NZ Wood’s Promotion Manager Debbie Fergie. Source: Timberbiz Monday, April 30 is the last day to enter. “Entries are already coming in, but if we don’t have yours
Continue Reading →Three wise men of Nelson leading safety
04 April 2018
Three Nelson men are leading the way to improving safety in New Zealand forestry. Source: Stuff NZ Mechanised Cable Harvesting (MCH) which is run by Nelson locals Ross Wood, Hamish Matthews and Nathan Taylor, is the first in New Zealand to become a certified forestry contractor. Set u
Continue Reading →NZ fibreboard merger approved
03 April 2018
A merger in the South Island fibreboard business has been approved by the Commerce Commission in New Zealand. Source: Radio New Zealand It will allow the Japanese company Daiken New Zealand to acquire 100% of the shares in Dongwha New Zealand Limited, which is 80% owned by a Hong Kong
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