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Eight NZ inaugural forestry scholarships awarded

21 March 2019
Eight outstanding students have been presented with inaugural forestry scholarships by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Forestry Minister Shane Jones at a special awards ceremony at the University of Canterbury. The Ngā Karahipi Uru Rākau scholarships were developed to encourage youn
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Commonwealth Forestry Association Young Forester Awards open

19 March 2019
As part of the Commonwealth Forestry Association’s commitment to supporting the professional development of young foresters they have announced the launch of the CFA Young Forester Award 2020 in conjunction with the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia. This is op
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NZ pilot scheme for release-to-work prisoners in forestry

19 March 2019
A pilot scheme will see release-to-work New Zealand prisoners training and working in the forestry sector as part of the One Billion Trees Program, New Zealand Forestry Minister Shane Jones and Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis announced. The pilot – jointly developed by Te Uru Rākau
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New modern sawmill if there is enough forest

14 March 2019
The South Taranaki town of Waverley in New Zealand could get a big new sawmill if the buyer of its mill can acquire enough forest in the area. Waverley Sawmills was bought by Wade Glass, one of two foundation shareholders in Spectrum Group Ltd. Source: Whanganui Chronicle The company
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All-girl crew for Bay of Plenty forestry

12 March 2019
A group of women have found employment together in an unlikely industry as new figures show job advertisements in the Bay of Plenty are soaring. CNI Logging has been working with 18 women as part of a process to choose an 11-strong, all-female team to work in silviculture. Source: New
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Guy Watt wins award for Dedicated Service to Forestry

07 March 2019
One of the most respected figures in the modern forestry industry has won Confor’s prestigious annual award for Dedicated Service to Forestry for 2019. Guy Watt, Managing Director of John Clegg Consulting Ltd, has vast experience across the sector and his contribution was descri
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Log ships take away sawmill jobs from New Zealand

07 March 2019
Every time a ship leaves New Zealand loaded with raw logs the jobs of 38 sawmill workers for a year go down the tubes, according to industry spokesman Dr Jon Tanner. The chief executive of the Wood Processing and Manufacturing Association (WPMA) has been lobbying Government to improve
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Forestry trainees start on new NZ training program

05 March 2019
Twenty young men from Kaikohe and Moerewa in New Zealand are set to start their journey in the forestry industry as trainees on the new Ngā Māhuri o Ngāti Hine Mānuka Plantation Training Program. This is the first part of a two year program funded by the Billion Tree fund through Te U
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New Zealanders keen for joint standards with Australia on certification

27 February 2019
Fresh from returning to Australia after meetings in Wellington, Napier, Gisborne and Auckland, Simon Dorries, Responsible Wood CEO said he has been ‘blown away’ by the response of New Zealanders towards developing a new Trans-Tasman forestry standard. Responsible Wood is working with
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Round three in fight against Kauri dieback

26 February 2019
Further public consultation on a new national plan and options for the best type of agency to protect kauri into the future are being opened, as efforts to deal with kauri dieback disease are stepped up in New Zealand. Biosecurity New Zealand is coordinating this third and final round
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