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NZ Fed Farmers’ maths doesn’t add up says Forest Owners

01 July 2022
New Zealand’s Forest Owners Association says Federated Farmers have got their sums wrong on the rate of forest planting and don’t understand the law on overseas investment either. Source: Timberbiz FOA is responding to claims made by Federated Farmers to Parliament’s Finance and Expen
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Largest mass timber office for Tauranga with zero carbon footprint

29 June 2022
New Zealand’s Tauranga City Council’s new office building is set to be the largest mass timber office building in New Zealand and will target a net zero carbon footprint for the building’s construction process. Source: Timberbiz Property development and investment company Willis Bond
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CarbonCrop gives NZ landholders a new revenue stream

29 June 2022
CarbonCrop has launched Native CarbonCrop Units (CCUs), giving New Zealand landholders with native reforestation access to a new revenue stream outside of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), and offering buyers of voluntary offsets a transparent, traceable and biodiversity-focused sou
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NZ Greens want stronger action on illegal imported timber

27 June 2022
Proposed new legislation to reduce the risk that timber imported into Aotearoa New Zealand is sourced from illegal logging is a positive first step, but it should go further, the Green Party says. Source: Timberbiz The Forests (Legal Harvest Assurance) Amendment Bill passed its first
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Call for EOIs for Standards Development Group Extended

27 June 2022
In an effort to establish a balanced Standards Development Group (SDG) for the revision of the National Forest Stewardship Standard (NFSS) for Australia, the call for expressions of interest to join the SDG has been extended to 10 July 2022. Source: Timberbiz The SDG is tasked with pr
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ForestTECH back on in NZ and Australia

22 June 2022
ForestTECH is back after a Covid-enforced delay, with events scheduled for both Australia and New Zealand. The conferences will be held in Rotorua on 15-16 November with the Melbourne event on 22-23 November. Source: Timberbiz For 15 years, it’s been the one forest technology event ev
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NZ’s Quayside acquires substantial part of PF Olsen

17 June 2022
Quayside Holdings has acquired 44% of PF Olsen, with the deal closing on 10 June 2022. Direct Capital is selling its shareholding after 11 years as a shareholder. Source: Timberbiz PF Olsen is a leading provider of independent professional forestry services and celebrated their 50th a
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Future Foresters in NZ support global unification of young forestry professionals

15 June 2022
Future Foresters New Zealand is supporting a global effort to unite forestry young professionals to promote, grow and raise awareness of the importance and opportunities of the forest sector. Source: Timberbiz The recent World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea called for a
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Research published into tree planting outside normal planting seasons

10 June 2022
Newly published research by Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service into tree planting will provide welcome solutions to problems with which foresters and planters are all too familiar. Source: Timberbiz “The research has enabled us to come up with strategies to successfully plant t
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Planting every weekend until September to restore coastal estuary

08 June 2022
An ambitious 3-year project to support the restoration of an iconic coastal estuary near Nelson in New Zealand is helping to accelerate other environmental initiatives. Source: Timberbiz “Approaching its final planting season, the Waimea Inlet Restoration Project is on track to
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