NZ Timber Design Award entries close soon
13 October 2016
You have until the end of the month to enter the 2017 NZ Wood-Resene Timber Design Awards. Source: Timberbiz Stage One entries close on Friday, 28 October, which is less than three weeks away. Entries are already coming in, but if we don’t have yours it can’t be considered, said NZ Wo
Continue Reading →NZ considering incentives for forestry planting
13 October 2016
The New Zealand government is looking at measures to encourage more forestry planting as it examines whether locally grown forests will be cheaper than buying foreign carbon credits to meet its climate change targets. Source: NBR Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett told the Climate
Continue Reading →VicForest boss heads to New Zealand
13 October 2016
VicForests CEO Robert Green is leaving VicForests to pursue a career opportunity in New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz Mr Green will be taking on a position as CEO of Kaingaroa Timberlands in New Zealand, one of the world’s oldest and largest softwood plantations. He will remain with VicF
Continue Reading →Understanding forest land use study
06 October 2016
This is the key objective of a PhD research project that has just been developed at the New Zealand School of Forestry, University of Canterbury. Source: Scoop NZ This research is being conducted by a Vietnamese central government employee and funding for the work has been provided by
Continue Reading →Napier-Wairoa rail agreement
06 October 2016
The Napier-Wairoa rail line is set to reopen, with an agreement between KiwiRail and Napier Port to be signed on October 6 2016. Source: NZ Herald Napier Port is offering a freight service to log exporters starting in the final quarter of next year, with the final go-ahead subject to
Continue Reading →Selwyn Sawmills to shut
06 October 2016
Selwyn Sawmills near Hororata in New Zealand is closing due to log shortages, health and safety requirements, and future plans of its owners. Source: Stuff NZ Timber Industry Federation director Kevin Hing said about 28 mills had closed for various reasons over the past seven years, r
Continue Reading →Wood made in a petrie dish
29 September 2016
It may sound like magic but a Canterbury University researcher thinks 3D technology could hold the key to a whole new industry in 3D printing wood. Source: TVNZ Associate Professor David Leung has just received funding of $255,000 to unlock just how to do it. He says the idea is to ta
Continue Reading →Scion CEO to retire
29 September 2016
Scion CEO Dr Warren Parker is to retire once his replacement is in place at the Rotorua headquartered Crown Research Institute. A search for his replacement is underway. Source: Timberbiz Dr Parker joined Scion in March 2011 and after almost six years at the helm and more than 20 year
Continue Reading →NZ Super Fund not super but good forestry investment
22 September 2016
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has made less than 2% on its investments in the year to June, reflecting the negative returns from global equities. Source: Radio New Zealand The fund, which is designed to help pay for national superannuation payments from 2032, grew 1.89% by just
Continue Reading →Research breakthrough to boost native forestry
15 September 2016
A scientific breakthrough could replenish vast expanses of our countryside with lush native forest – and offer a lucrative new forestry industry for New Zealand. Source: NZ Herald, Jamie Morton Scion researchers have discovered how to grow native trees, including rimu and totara
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