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NZ farmers’ group aims to raise $45m to stop carbon forest

09 January 2023
A group of New Zealand farmers is aiming to raise NZ$45m to purchase a large North Island farm from being purchased by overseas investors to prevent it from potentially being turned into a carbon forest. Source: The Scottish Farmer The 5000ha Mangaohane Station is a livestock farm pro
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New talent for forestry and wood processing gains scholarships

19 December 2022
Career opportunities in the forestry and wood processing sector continue to attract talented young New Zealanders, with seven more applicants joining the Ngā Karahipi Uru Rākau – Forestry Scholarship program. Source: Timberbiz “The forestry and wood processing sector is one of N
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Māori forestry specialists’ best practice for transitional forest management

14 December 2022
A group of Māori forestry specialists and other experts met this week in Rotorua to develop the forestry practice which will be key to unlocking more than NZ$16 billion in value for the Māori economy. Source: Timberbiz The group, brought together by Te Taumata (Māori Forestry Landowne
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Ernslaw One to pay for serious forestry offending

12 December 2022
Forestry company Ernslaw One Limited has been ordered to pay NZ$225,000 for serious forestry offending related to a storm event in Uawa/Tolaga Bay New Zealand in June 2018. Source: Timberbiz Ernslaw pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges laid against them by Gisborne District Cou
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Science awards for Scion

07 December 2022
Scion’s leadership in forestry science, bioplastics research and biotechnology has been celebrated by Scion and its peers at the Science New Zealand Awards. Source: Timberbiz Scientists from all seven Crown Research Institutes and Callaghan Innovation were represented at the ceremony
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Decorative wooden trees a collaboration at Christmas

05 December 2022
Sixty-eight wooden Christmas trees were rolled into the city centre at Gisborne New Zealand and hand-delivered to retailers. Source: Timberbiz Now hundreds of children have a central city tree hunt on their hands to try and find the one their school decorated. Twenty-seven schools too
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Tough year for NZ forestry exports

05 December 2022
New Zealand’s record food and fibre export revenue is projected to reach new record highs, helping protect New Zealanders from the sharp edges of the global downturn said NZ Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor. Source: Timberbiz The Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries (SO
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New Forests launches new fund with a target of $600M

02 December 2022
New Forests has launched a new fund targeting of $600m to invest across forest, land and agriculture markets in Australia and New Zealand. Source: IPE Real Assets The global forestry manager’s new vehicle, the Australia New Zealand Landscapes and Forestry Fund (ANZLAFF), will have its
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The supply chain under the microscope

30 November 2022
The 2022 Appita Fibre Value Chain Conference series focussed on how best to create new value and improve the integrity of the supply or value chain. A major element of that was a dedicated and stand-alone Supply Chain and Innovation Forum. Source: IndustryEdge Speakers from chemicals
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Scion says New Zealand ITP aligns with its views on forestry

30 November 2022
Research and innovation from Scion will unlock the potential for rural farming communities to embrace new opportunities to prosper following the launch of a roadmap for the forestry and wood processing sector. Source: Timberbiz Minister for Forestry Hon Stuart Nash unveiled the Forest
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