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Biofuels conference returns in 2022 to NZ and Australia

06 October 2021
For New Zealand and Australia, it’s now been over eight years since the Forest Industry Engineering Association has run a wood residues program aimed specifically at the forest products industry. Residues to Revenues 2022 will run in Rotorua, New Zealand on 9-10 March 2022.  It will a
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Wenita Forest Products now totally under New Forests management

01 October 2021
Two European pension funds, APG Asset Management on behalf of its Dutch pension fund client ABP, and UK’s Pension Protection Fund, have agreed to purchase Sinotrans New Zealand Limited’s shareholding in Wenita Forest Products Limited. Source: Timberbiz Wenita is the largest producer o
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Opinion: Guy Trafford – How is Australia handling its opportunities with forestry

01 October 2021
With the interest and concerns over the amount of New Zealand pastoral land going into forestry it prompted me to look over the ‘ditch’ to see if comparable interest was being generated over there. Australia has not progressed their emissions reduction policy to the same degree as New
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Forestry growth good for Tasman council bottom line

29 September 2021
Higher-than-expected harvest volumes and solid log prices led to a forestry surplus of NZ$4.1 million excluding distributions for Tasman District Council in 2020-21, driving up the overall activity surplus to NZ$12.5m. Source: Stuff NZ However, council finance group manager Mike Drumm
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Largest vessel ever calls in to New Zealand to load logs

29 September 2021
A deal has been finalised that will see the largest vessel to ever call at New Zealand for the loading of logs. The deal is between South Pacific Shipping (SPS) and Oldendorff Carriers and was brokered by Braemar ACM’s Bruce McFarlane. Source: Timberbiz Braemar also negotiated the dea
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Training pathways program supported by forest industry

27 September 2021
In its latest funding round, Otago Community Trust awarded a NZ$19,611 grant to the Tokomairiro Training Pathways course to assist with the cost of running the Forestry Pathways Program out of Tokomairiro Training Centre. Source: Timberbiz Tokomairiro Training program manager Lynda Al
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New chief executive for Wood Processors & Manufacturers No pic

27 September 2021
Stephen Macaulay has been appointed the Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association’s new chief executive, replacing Dr Jon Tanner. Source: Timberbiz Mr Macaulay joins WPMA having been the chief executive of the New Zealand Institute of Primary Industry Management (NZIPIM), the peak
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NZ mayors spruiking to restrict forestry

22 September 2021
New Zealand’s foresters are calling a proposed anti-forestry coalition of local bodies a prejudiced step backwards in time and destructive for their communities both environmentally and economically. Source: Timberbiz The mayors of Tararua and Wairoa have written to fellow mayors thro
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Forest Owners NZ call out EDS on climate change

20 September 2021
New Zealand’s forest industry is calling a media statement issued by the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) an ill-informed rant against forestry which ignores the threat of climate change. Source: Timberbiz Forest Owners Association President, Phil Taylor, says he would not have exp
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Ikea’s Ingka Group buys 5500ha of New Zealand

17 September 2021
Ingka Group, one of 12 different groups of companies that own Swedish furniture and homewares giant Ikea, has bought a 5500ha sheep and beef station in the Catlins for forestry development. Source: Otago Daily News Following recent approval by the Overseas Investment Office, an area o
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