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Carbon credits too hard for farmers

11 August 2016
Many New Zealand farmers are failing to take advantage of the income to be gained from trading carbon credits in farm forestry. Source: Stuff NZ Carbon credits for forestry are too complicated for most farmers to take advantage of, according to former NZ Farm Forestry Association pres
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New regional hub supports forestry sector

04 August 2016
CentrePort has invested in a new regional hub in the Wairarapa. Source: Timberbiz The Waingawa log hub, near Masterton, supports the fast growing and valuable forestry sector through a reliable and cost effective transport connection, ensuring exporters remain internationally competit
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Forestry better than dairying

04 August 2016
Large areas of forestry have been converted to dairy on the Central Plateau in New Zealand but forestry would stack up better against dairying in the central North Island if environmental factors were taken into account, argues Scion chief executive Dr Warren Parker. Source: Stuff NZ
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Forestry opportunities come to Bay of Plenty

04 August 2016
Increasing forestry harvests are expected to provide massive opportunities for the Bay of Plenty region in New Zealand. Source: The New Zealand Herald Wood availability is forecast to increase rapidly leading into the 2020s in New Zealand with most of the increase from small-scale gro
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Forestry harvests benefit NZ employment

04 August 2016
Increasing forestry harvests over the next decade will bring employment opportunities to Hawke’s Bay New Zealand. Source: The New Zealand Herald Wood availability is forecast to increase rapidly leading into the 2020s in New Zealand with most of the increase from small-scale gro
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New wood processing plant in NZ

04 August 2016
About 120 new jobs are expected to be created through a new multimillion-dollar wood processing plant in New Zealand that could have a global impact on the building industry. Source: The New Zealand Herald In what was described as a “landmark decision” Eastland Community Trust confirm
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Kauri export concerns

28 July 2016
Ministry for Primary Industries staff were concerned about the legality of some swamp kauri exports and considered asking for a judicial review to clarify the law, a court has been told. Source: Radio NZ Northland Environmental Protection Society is challenging the ministry in the Hig
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NZ tele-operation – another step forward

28 July 2016
New Zealand’s forestry industry took one step closer to a safer and fully mechanised future with a demonstration of gamer-style remote technology at Trass Valley, south of Nelson. Source: Stuff NZ The new tele-operation technology allows remote use of a purpose-built tracked for
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Crisis in New Zealand Log Supply

28 July 2016
New Zealand wood processing leaders held a hui with senior government officials and political leaders in Whangarei this week to assess the acute log supply shortage to local mills in Northland. Source: Timberbiz The joint industry/government meeting saw statistics that clearly show th
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NZ forest industry heading for a crash

28 July 2016
New Zealand’s third largest export earner, forestry, is heading for a major crash unless steps are made to restrain the excessive exporting of raw logs according to New Zealand First. Source: Timberbiz “The growth of unprocessed log exports, mainly to China, has got out of contr
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