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Low pay for contractors may bite back

07 May 2015
Many tāngata whenua work as contractors in New Zealand and according to the general manager of Kajavala Forestry the low pay rates were causing many to leave the industry. Source: Radio New Zealand Forestry workers had been hit hard recently. There was the redundancy of 200 workers at
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Private school sells forest interests in NZ

07 May 2015
New Zealand’s Christ’s College, one of the country’s most expensive private schools, has sold a stake in some Wairarapa forestry blocks to the Chinese for an undisclosed sum. Source: Stuff.co.nz More than 2000 hectares of Wairarapa forests were sold to overseas buyers, acc
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Australia and NZ increase softwood log exports to China

30 April 2015
Log import volumes to China typically increase in the month of March every year and 2015 was no exception with a 76% jump from the previous month. The softwood log imports reached 2.9 million m3. Source: MarketWatch This is the highest monthly volume since early in 2014, and incidenta
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Carter Holt Harvey looks to divest in NZ

30 April 2015
FIRST Union confirmed that members at Bestwood, a division of Carter Holt Harvey (CHH) Woodproducts, have been advised of a proposal by Carter Holt Harvey (CHH) to sell the division to New Zealand Panel Group. Source: Voxy.co.nz The sale could see the closure of the Wiri and Rangiora
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Mixed results for NZ timber market

23 April 2015
Hancock Forest Management (NZ), a division of the world’s largest timberland investment manager, is confident about the outlook for New Zealand timber. Source: Sharechat “The domestic market right now is on a pretty firm footing. There is some pretty solid construction act
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Milking Fonterra for forestry model

23 April 2015
The Fonterra milk co-operative model that’s created billions of dollars for farmers is being proposed for Māori owned forestry. Source: Radio New Zealand The Mayor of the Far North District Council, John Carter, said the proposed model has huge potential and he is pushing his co
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Manuka Island Forest wins with good conservation

23 April 2015
A Wairau Valley forestry block balancing good business with good conservation was one of the winners at the Marlborough Environment Awards. Sources: Stuff NZ, The Marlborough Express When the Manuka Island Trust bought a block of Marlborough farmland for forestry in 1992, they faced o
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Bionic woodburner not on in Nelson

16 April 2015
  Nelson City Council is not serving its residents well and frustration over woodburner regulations are more than justified, according to the director of a hightech energy company. Source: Stuff.co.nz Envirosolve director Rene Haeberli has just been given resource consent for a D
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NZ emissions fell but deforestation is up

16 April 2015
New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 1.4% year-on-year in 2013, but deforestation is continuing apace, according to a recent government report. Source: Interaksyon The Greenhouse Gas Inventory report from the Ministry of the Environment estimated New Zealand’s to
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Eucalypts win at Environment Awards

09 April 2015
The New Zealand Dryland Initiative Project won the Supreme Award at the 2015 Cawthron Marlborough Environment Awards Dinner on Friday 13 March in Blenheim. Source: Timberbiz NZDFI Project Manager, Paul Millen received the award on behalf of the NZDFI team. “Winning this award is fanta
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