Record highs for NZ log prices
22 March 2017
Buoyant New Zealand activity has pushed up local log prices to new record highs. Source: Scoop Media The average price for roundwood logs used in the horticulture sector rose to NZ$92 a tonne in March, up NZ$2 from February’s average price and at the highest level since AgriHQ b
Continue Reading →NZ forestry worth $1.4b
22 March 2017
The forestry and logging sector is worth NZ$1.4 billion to GDP, making a substantially larger contribution than either the sheep meat or beef sectors, says a new report released in Rotorua. Sources: The New Zealand Herald, Rotorua Daily Post The report was commissioned by the New Zeal
Continue Reading →Essential oils win Scion wood award
16 March 2017
Otago-based ForestPlus Oils has received accolades at the New Zealand Wood Resene Timber Design Awards for its essential oil distilled from Douglas fir trees. Source: Otago Daily Times The company was the winner of the Scion-sponsored novel application of (wood) fibre category at the
Continue Reading →Kauri disappearing
16 March 2017
Lawmakers have called for a ban on the “mining” of an ancient New Zealand timber resource after a government report showed that half of it might have already disappeared. Source: Xinhuanet The report showed that an estimated 30% to 50% of swamp kauri logs – massive l
Continue Reading →Surprising carbon sink in southwest NZ
08 March 2017
A recent study of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced a surprise result. Something unexpected may be going on in southwest New Zealand, a recently published study shows. Source: Stuff NZ The area – covering portions of Fiordland, Westland, Otago and Southland – might be absorbing much
Continue Reading →NZ High Court rejects conservation group challenge
08 March 2017
A Northland conservation group has failed in a court challenge over the regulation of swamp kauri exports. Source: Radio NZ The High Court rejected arguments by the Northland Environmental Protection Society (NEPS) that the Ministry for Primary Industries failed to apply the Forests A
Continue Reading →Planning the key to forestry farming
08 March 2017
Improving a farm environment by planting a forestry block gives farmers as much satisfaction as lifting the values of their land. But it also required careful planning if landowners are to reap its benefits. Source: Stuff NZ That would dictate how the trees are managed, New Zealand Fa
Continue Reading →Native Forest Restoration Trust appeal for Far North Forest
02 March 2017
The Native Forest Restoration Trust has launched an urgent appeal to grasp what it describes as an amazing opportunity to save a unique area of indigenous Far North forest. Sources: New Zealand Herald, The Northland Age Considered to be of international conservation significance, the
Continue Reading →NZ log exports recover strongly with improved demand
02 March 2017
Log exports have recovered strongly following the improved demand over the past year from China, New Zealand’s largest market for logs and sawn timber. Sources: New Zealand Herald, Bay of Plenty Times The recovery follows a slump caused by excessive inventory in 2015. The health
Continue Reading →The cost of the NZ fires
02 March 2017
Canterbury businesses, including plantation owners, are scrambling to assess the value of losses as a result of the devastating Port Hills fires. Source: Stuff NZ McVicar Timber, a Christchurch-based timber and sawmilling company with plantations in the Port Hills is among those count
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