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New Zealand Wood – Zero Carbon with proof

12 September 2019
If New Zealand’s ambition is to be a zero carbon economy by 2050 then it must nurture its wood industry, according to the Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association. It believes that while many industries claim to be driving towards lower emissions none has the low carbon profile o
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Forest Owners urges study of draft Freshwater National Environmental Standard

10 September 2019
New Zealand’s Forest Owners Association has urged the industry to study the exposure draft of the new Freshwater National Environmental Standard, as well as the more stringent National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. Source: Timberbiz Association President Peter Weir said
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Claymark to sell to NZ Future Forests Products

05 September 2019
NZ Future Forests Products Ltd (NZFFP) has entered an agreement to acquire the Claymark Group including all the operations in New Zealand and the United States. The company says that this transaction is the start of a new and exciting chapter for Claymark. Source: Timberbiz Mark Clayt
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NZIF education and research award winners announced

03 September 2019
The NZIF Foundation has handed out education and research awards totalling NZ$22,500. The Foundation said that for this year’s allocation of funds there was a good number of high quality applicants, but the Foundation was disappointed there were no applicants for some awards. Source:
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Harvest and revegetation of Coronet Forest

29 August 2019
New Zealand’s Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has announced plans to begin the harvest and revegetation of Coronet Forest, starting Monday 23 September 2019. Source: Timberbiz Established over several years between 1984 and 1996, Coronet Forest consists of 172.5 ha of Douglas
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2020 NZ Resene Timber Design Awards entries open

26 August 2019
The 2020 NZ Wood Resene Timber Design Awards are open with ‘Stage One Entries’ invited. This is New Zealand’s only Timber Design award event and allows engineers, architects, architectural designers and builders to showcase innovation using timber. Source: Timberbiz Entry is open to N
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Scion studies fire as a tool for rural land management

21 August 2019
Fire is considered a useful tool for rural land managers but using it comes with risks. The attitudes and perceptions of rural land owners and residents to using fire as a land management tool have been surveyed by Scion’s Rural Fire Research team. Source: Timberbiz Fire in New Zealan
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International log war hurting New Zealand

20 August 2019
The country’s wood processors say the international log price war and protected overseas economies are crippling the New Zealand trade. The Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association told a meeting in Nelson that distortions in international trade were starting to make it dif
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Coast to Crest with a green corridor

15 August 2019
An ambitious “Coast to Crest” series of green corridors to run the length of the Kāpiti Expressway, as well as linking beach ecosystems to the Tararua ranges using the Waikanae and Ōtaki Rivers and smaller waterways in New Zealand, is at the heart of the environment and open spaces vi
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Gene editing to combat wilding pines

15 August 2019
A forest industry leader is calling for serious public debate on the advantages of using gene editing to combat wilding pines and in the broader context of fighting climate change through carbon sequestration. Source: Timberbiz New Zealand Forest Owners Association president Peter Wei
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