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Young NZ forestry intern battling Australian fires

14 January 2020
A Canterbury University student could be the youngest New Zealander helping to fight the bush fires raging across Australia. Fergus Simpson, 22, planned to spend his summer in New South Wales on a forestry internship with the Forestry Corporation, but little did he know it would evolv
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NZ battles its own blaze but sends more fire fighters to Australia

09 January 2020
In New Zealand 55 Fire and Emergency firefighters plus support staff and Pan Pac and Forest Management New Zealand fire staff are into their ninth day of fighting a blaze at Hawke’s Bay. Despite their own problems the country has sent a further 21 NZ fire fighters to Australia to help
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One Billion Trees distributed $42m in 2019

07 January 2020
New Zealand’s One Billion Trees Grants and Partnership Funding continues to support New Zealand’s forestry sector and regions, funding NZ$42.55 million across 42 innovative projects during 2019. Source: Timberbiz Te Uru Rākau’s Acting Deputy Director-General, Sam Keenan, said that 228
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Formal warning issued to New Zealand forestry investor

19 December 2019
New Zealand’s Overseas Investment Office (OIO) has issued a formal warning to forestry investor Roger Dickie for breaking the overseas investment rules. OIO Group Manager, Vanessa Horne, says Mr Dickie and his companies specialise in finding land for forestry investors to buy. Source:
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Build with wood to meet NZ Zero Carbon

17 December 2019
Over their entire lifecycle, New Zealand buildings are responsible for approximately 20% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions (Thinkstep, 2018). When you also consider that emissions from the construction sector increased 66% in the decade to 2017 (Stats NZ), it’s evident that th
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Winners selected for NZ Wood-Resene awards

12 December 2019
Judges have completed selecting winners and highly commended awards from the many entries received for the 2020 NZ Wood-Resene Timber Design Awards. The second round of judging took place on 10 December and winners will be announced at a function on 26 March, at the Grand Millennium H
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Timber wholesale falls in NZ

10 December 2019
Timber and metal wholesaling fell in the September 2019 quarter, according to Stats NZ. Seasonally adjusted, the basic materials industry sales value fell NZ$182 million (2.8%), largely driven by falls in timber and metal. Source: Timberbiz “The fall in timber wholesaling coincided wi
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New Forests appoints property manager

05 December 2019
New Forests has appointed Forest Enterprises Growth Limited as property manager for its New Zealand forestry assets in the Wairarapa and Southland areas. Forest Enterprises, based in Masterton, commenced its role on 1 December 2019. Source: Timberbiz Matt Wakelin, who recently joined
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Coronet Forest harvesting awarded early to curtail wildings

03 December 2019
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) announced the contract for the harvest of Coronet Forest, New Zealand which was awarded to Mike Hurring Logging and work began Monday 2 December 2019. Source: Timberbiz Established over several years between 1984 and 1996, Coronet Forest consis
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Hundegger announces new regional manager NZ

28 November 2019
Hundegger Australasia has announced the appointment of Benedikt (Ben) Buerschgens to the position of regional manager – New Zealand. The expansion of Hundegger machinery in Australia and New Zealand over the past 18 months, including the frame and truss segment, prefabrication, glulam
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