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NZ rural report shows forestry looking more positive

22 March 2024
According to the New Zealand ASB Rural Quarterly report dairy rebounds, forestry is looking up as meat prices lag, but overall, there was a more positive outlook for the sector. Source: Timberbiz ASB’s latest Rural Quarterly report out contained a more positive outlook for the sector
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FSC on the hunt for new member for standards development

22 March 2024
The Forest Stewardship Council Australia and New Zealand is on the hunt for a new member for its Social Chamber on the Standards Development Group following the resignation of Lorraine Cassin. Source: Timbebiz The FSC ANZ Board has approved the process for appointing Ms Cassin’s
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DOC says Chilean Myrtle is a pest

20 March 2024
New Zealand’s DOC (Department of Conservation) has identified Chilean Myrtle (Luma apiculata) as an emerging pest plant and has requested a voluntary approach to remove it from sale. Source: Timberbiz Chilean myrtle (Luma apiculata) from the Myrtaceae family, is a hardy, evergreen tre
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BUILDhers – a home built by trades women

20 March 2024
  Women are hugely under-represented in the building and construction sector. In New Zealand less than 16% of tradespeople are women, with only 3.8% on the tools. Source: Timberbiz Given that, Fletcher Living’s innovative BUILDhers project had a dual purpose. They wanted to achie
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Rotorua Forest Futures Action Plan

20 March 2024
New Zealand’s Rotorua Forest Futures Action Plan has been officially launched, a key document in bringing together much of the work that has been completed in the past, highlighting the importance of the forestry sector to Rotorua. Source: Timberbiz This innovative and practical plan
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Arborialis Luminarium; a feast of colourful trees

18 March 2024
From Saturday 13 to Sunday 28 April, Auckland Live in association with Insite Arts brings the highly popular ARBORIALIS Luminarium, a colourful inflatable labyrinth created by Alan Parkinson of Architects of Air, to Aotearoa. Source: Timberbiz The astonishing multisensory experience f
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Interpine can assess chip pile volumes with drones

15 March 2024
Interpine’s drone UAV team uses drone-based SLAM LiDAR technology that can work in GPS-denied environments to collect data and calculate product/material volumes for inventory stocktaking. Getting warehouse stockpile volumes in tight spaces and internal warehouses is now much easier.
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Kea study finds them healthy and smart

13 March 2024
A preliminary study has been published documenting kea habitat use, movement and diet in forestry company OneFortyOne’s forests in the Nelson Tasman region of New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz The study, conducted by Lincoln University Masters student Jodanne Aitken, and funded by forest
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Scion acknowledging female foresters of New Zealand

08 March 2024
When the United Nations first officially recognised International Women’s Day in 1977, Ruth Gadgil had already been making an impact in forestry for about a decade. More than 45 years later, her research is still a valuable resource. Source: Timberbiz Today, March 8, marks Internation
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Dutch Elm disease discovered in Waipa New Zealand

06 March 2024
A fatal and fast-spreading tree disease, Dutch elm disease, has been discovered in Waipā, New Zealand. Tests this week confirmed a tree in Te Awamutu, on private property, has the fungal disease which is almost always deadly. Source: Waikato Times The council says infected trees shoul
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