Famous property with forest plantings for sale
25 January 2017
One of New Zealand’s most diverse rural properties – owned by an internationally-renowned author and artist whose talents range from olive oil and wine-making through to fiction writing and painting – has been placed on the market for sale. Source: Timberbiz Viticulture sales speciali
Continue Reading →Otago Polytechnics new student digs in CLT
19 January 2017
The construction of Otago Polytechnic’s new 20 million-dollar student accommodation village is running on time, and will soon take form. Sources: Timberbiz, Scoop NZ The village already has a solid foundation, with 700 stone columns of stone chipping drilled into the soil. Naylor Love
Continue Reading →Finalists announced for Resene Timber Design Awards
19 January 2017
NZ Wood has announced Stage One Finalists for the Resene Timber Design Awards 2017. Source: Timberbiz “We’re delighted to have had strong support again this year,” said Debbie Fergie, NZ Wood’s Promotion Manager. “Our stand out this year has been multiple entries by architects and des
Continue Reading →Farm forestry conference in NZ
19 January 2017
A practical conference for people who want to get the best result they can from their land will be held in Feilding, New Zealand in April. Source: Stuff NZ It’s not just for farmers, but for all those interested in land use for primary production. The NZ Farm Forestry Associatio
Continue Reading →Tenon selling last remaining asset
12 January 2017
New Zealand wood products company Tenon is facing the possible sale of its last remaining asset and is winding up its business. Source: Radio New Zealand The company has confirmed that it is now looking to sell its New Zealand-based Clearwood operation, after just completing the sale
Continue Reading →Investigation why NZ sawmill workers get $3 per hour
12 January 2017
New Zealand’s Immigration Minister has ordered an urgent report into specific purpose work visas. Source: Newshub It was revealed that four Indonesian welders at Napier Pine sawmill were receiving around NZ$3 an hour. The Opposition says the workers have been exploited. The men, who w
Continue Reading →Bumper crop for Taranaki contractors
12 January 2017
Taranaki’s logging contractors are gearing up to harvest a bumper crop over the next few years as trees planted more than two decades ago begin to mature. Source: Stuff NZ Many of the plots around Taranaki were planted in the ‘90s, with most taking between 25 and 30 years before
Continue Reading →Ngawha mill not off the cards
12 January 2017
Organisations involved with securing a large-scale timber-processing plant in Ngawha, New Zealand say it isn’t off the cards despite reports. Source: Stuff NZ Top Energy chief executive Russell Shaw says everyone has missed the point following the release of a pre-feasibility re
Continue Reading →NZ sawmill advocate Joe Harawira dies
12 January 2017
Tributes flow in New Zealand for QSM recipient Joseph Harawira who has died after years of fighting “corporate warriors”. The trade union movement is mourning the loss of a man who battled for 30 years on behalf of former sawmill workers who were exposed to dangerous chemi
Continue Reading →Push to reopen Gisborne to Wairoa line
05 January 2017
A rail lobby group is pushing for a damaged section of line between Gisborne and Wairoa in New Zealand to be repaired. Source: Radio New Zealand Napier-Gisborne line has been unused since it was badly damaged in a 2012 storm but KiwiRail and Napier Port have since agreed to fix the so
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