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UK Gresham House investing in NZ forests

07 May 2022
Gresham House is investing in New Zealand forestry as part of a carbon credits strategy for UK-based institutional investors. The Gresham House Forest Carbon limited partnership has acquired a 25% stake in a portfolio focused on carbon sequestration and native forest regeneration. Sou
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Farm forestry workshops for NZ

07 May 2022
A farm forestry road show rolling out across the central North Island in late May will be an opportunity for hill country farmers to find out how they can integrate trees into their farming systems. The New Zealand Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA), supported by Te Uru Rākau – New Zea
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$10m support package for regional newspapers facing newsprint price hikes

07 May 2022
Regional newspapers under threat from rising printing costs have been offered a $10 million lifeline by the Coalition if it is re-elected this month. Source: Timberbiz The Coalition on Sunday announced the establishment of a new $10 million round of the Public Interest News Gathering
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Virtually a timber design centre for NZ

06 May 2022
An agreement to create an industry advisory service for building designers will promote and facilitate greater use of timber in New Zealand buildings, says Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service deputy director general Jason Wilson. Source: Timberbiz “This advisory service, called
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Six more farms to be converted to forests in NZ

04 May 2022
New Zealand’s Overseas Investment Office has approved the sale of another six farms for conversion to forestry under the special forestry test. Introduced in 2018 to encourage more tree planting – farming groups have raised alarm at the rate of farms being sold through the speci
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Scion celebrates 75 years of forest research

02 May 2022
Since it was established in 1947, the Forest Research Institute, which we now call Scion, has played a significant role in forest research for New Zealand. This year, the Crown Research Institute (CRI) turns 75 and continues to deliver impact for New Zealand, not just across the fores
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Health care company Bupa to plant 5000 Trees That Count

27 April 2022
The announcement of Bupa Foundation legacy forest locations across New Zealand confirms Bupa Foundation’s commitment to the sustainable work of Trees That Count. The community tree planting locations will be at Pirimai Walkway Planting Project in Napier, Waiwhakareke Heritage Park in
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Largest redwood forestry estate in Australasia up for sale

22 April 2022
The largest redwood forestry estate in Australasia, spread across more than 8,000 hectares of freehold land in New Zealand, is being offered for sale through Arotahi Agribusiness. Source: Voxy The New Zealand Redwood Company is divesting the large estate, held in four blocks across th
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Winner of Primary Industries award for restoration project

20 April 2022
Working under the spectre of Kauri disease, Northland iwi Te Roroa is acutely aware of the need for strict biosecurity rules to protect its ambitious ecological restoration project. This makes winning the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) 2021 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards ‘
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NZ’s urgent need to reopen exports to India

13 April 2022
New Zealand’s Forest Owners Association wants a delegation of government ministers to urgently go to India to try to re-open the export log market there, following the New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority approval for EDN fumigation of export log stacks. Source: Timberbiz Th
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