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Scion building wins PEFC world award

03 December 2021
New Zealand’s Scion Innovation Hub, Te Whare Nui o Tuteata, by RTA Studio/Irving Smith Architects has won the PEFC Best Use of Certified Timber prize. Located in New Zealand, Scion Innovation Hub was chosen as the most outstanding of the eight shortlisted projects from around the worl
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TimberLab R&D for connections in mid-rise timber construction

01 December 2021
New Zealand-based TimberLab has secured a Callaghan Innovation R&D Project grant to help develop and standardise connection details for mid-rise mass timber construction. Source: Timberbiz The project budget is valued at approximately NZ$500,000 and is co-funded 40% by Callaghan I
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Registration system for log traders and forestry advisers

29 November 2021
Key players in New Zealand’s forestry industry are encouraged to have their say on the design of a new registration system for log traders and forestry advisors with consultation open. Source: Timberbiz Legislation introduced in 2020 aims to raise professional standards across the for
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Red Stag pays bonuses to vaccinated staff

24 November 2021
Christmas is coming early for Red Stag Timber staff and contractors with NZ$3000 bonuses for those who get vaccinated and stay up to date with booster shots next year. The company is paying the bonuses after being on track to achieve budgets without the need for last year’s wage subsi
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All Nelson council forestry now registered for carbon trading

24 November 2021
There were hugs for Rachel Sanson after her successful bid to get all eligible council forestry registered for carbon trading. Initially, the council was assessing only its native forestry blocks, about 27 hectares’ worth of forestry, for registration in the Emissions Trading Scheme (
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Blueprint for NZ forest and wood industry

22 November 2021
The Forest Owners Association of New Zealand says the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has laid down a blueprint for the New Zealand forest and wood industry, with the release of ‘Forest Products in the Global Economy’, as part of the COP26 meeting and events in Glasgow. Source: T
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Hancock Forest Management is now Manulife

19 November 2021
Hancock Forest Management NZ has changed its name to Manulife Investment Management Forest Management Ltd NZ (MFM NZ), or Manulife. The change represents a visual transition to align with its parent company Manulife Investment Management (MFM). Source: Timberbiz There are no changes t
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OFO to invest heavily in Kaituna sawmill

19 November 2021
OneFortyOne will invest NZ$11 million dollars in its Kaituna sawmill in New Zealand over the next three years. General Manager of Kaituna Sawmill Tracy Goss said the investment consists of three major projects to increase the sawmill’s drying and treating capacity. Source: Timberbiz “
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A Signature event for Trees That Count

17 November 2021
  New Zealand’s Signature Homes has signalled its intention to mitigate its house construction carbon dioxide emissions by planting around 45,000 native trees annually. Source: Timberbiz The company’s CO2 reduction program will kick off in early 2022 and Chief Executive Paul Bull
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NZ faces challenges for construction demand for materials including timber

15 November 2021
The New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga, says that New Zealand faces challenges in meeting demands for key construction materials for infrastructure, with a risk of delays to major projects. Source: Timberbiz These findings are among those detailed in Te Waihanga’s Infr
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