NZ Government ignores opportunities to avoid squandering $14billion
25 May 2017
New Zealand’s Bioenergy Association says it’s disappointed the Government is not recognising that by investment in bioenergy and other renewable energy opportunities within New Zealand that it can avoid squandering $14billion to overseas countries to meet our climate change obli
Continue Reading →Big South Island NZ forest for sale
18 May 2017
A big forest with 1902ha of established trees and a freehold land area of 2411ha, is for sale in Marlborough 79kms southwest of Blenheim, along with significant forestry infrastructure. Source: The New Zealand Herald “This is a rare chance for an astute purchaser to secure a well-mana
Continue Reading →WPMA open letter regarding timber standards
18 May 2017
The Wood Processors and Manufacturers’ Association (WPMA) is anxious to assure the New Zealand public that timber retains its excellent reputation as a construction material. Source: Timberbiz In an open letter to Timberbiz, Mr Brian Stanley, chair of WPMA, said that it was the most a
Continue Reading →Adopting wood energy as a climate change opportunity
18 May 2017
A government/regional partnership has been working with business to grow new enterprise and transition from lignite to biomass energy to support business resilience in New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz If you are working or have an interest in the wood energy sector at a national, region
Continue Reading →Disease threat to NZ industry
11 May 2017
A disease that is devastating trees in Europe and the western United States would be a major threat to New Zealand plantations and ornamental trees, should it ever arrive, according to Forest Owners’ Association biosecurity manager Bill Dyck. Sources: New Zealand Herald, Northla
Continue Reading →Jobs go begging in NZ forestry
11 May 2017
A global demand for logs and competition for workers in primary industries have left Northland with an acute shortage of labourers in the forestry sector- a situation that may delay planting and harvesting of trees. Sources: New Zealand Herald, Northern Advocate At least 50 workers to
Continue Reading →Forestlands probe by Serious Fraud Office
04 May 2017
The FMA wants to make sure Forestlands has established a proper and fair process for distribution to investors. Source: Stuff NZ The Serious Fraud Office of New Zealand is looking at a group of forestry investment companies that owe investors NZ$18 million. In March, the investorsR
Continue Reading →Renewed possibility of another leaky home crisis in NZ
04 May 2017
The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is secretly pushing to allow partially untreated framing timber back into the New Zealand Building Code. Source: Voxy The move risks reigniting the Leaky Home Crisis, estimated to have already affected up to 80,000 houses and c
Continue Reading →Pesky pine pollen altering the oceans
26 April 2017
That same pesky pine pollen that gets up your nose and coats your windscreen with yellow dust could also be altering some of the world’s deepest ecosystems. Source: New Zealand Herald Scientists from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) say pollen from
Continue Reading →Cyclones dampen forestry production
26 April 2017
Rain and wind from the ex-cyclones which lashed New Zealand’s central and lower North Island in the past fortnight, slowed production rates and damaged trees, AgriHQ analyst Reece Brick said in his monthly forestry market report. Source: TVNZ “This should slow offerings to the m
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