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OFO gets okay to buy Manuka Island estate

07 February 2019
OneFortyOne (OFO) has received confirmation that the Overseas Investment Office has approved Nelson Forests’ acquisition of Manuka Island estate in New Zealand. The completion date for the purchase will be mid-late February. Source: Timberbiz The Manuka Island estate, currently owned
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Bushfire battled in Nelson but forest saved

07 February 2019
As firefighters battle a blaze in New Zealand’s Nelson-Tasman region which has seen about 170 homes evacuated and a state of emergency declared, another fire broke out on Rabbit Island, across from Nelson Airport. Source: Stuff NZ The Rabbit Island fire “came out of the blueR
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New COO for Tasman Pine Forests

05 February 2019
Steve Chandler has been appointed to the position of chief operating officer for Tasman Pine Forests. He has a long history of working in New Zealand forestry starting with a Bachelor of Forestry Science from the University of Canterbury. Source: Timberbiz Mr Chandler has been a fores
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Angling for a stop to pine plantations

05 February 2019
A national trout and rivers advocacy group has raised concerns about the adverse impacts by pine forest monoculture on rivers, streams and ecosystems. The NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers (NZFFA) has issued a statement about the high country spread of pine seedlings known as wildin
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Pay a good rate for tree planters and they will come

31 January 2019
Pay decent rates and the forestry workers will come, a silviculture contractor says, as the industry struggles to attract staff to meet the New Zealand Government’s one billion trees program. Bay of Plenty silviculture contractor Simon Geddes said rates for those planting trees
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Southern Wood Council Awards open for nominations

29 January 2019
The New Zealand Southern Wood Council Awards program for 2019 has been announced. The program is run in conjunction with Competenz and the event will be hosted at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz Forest managers, forestry contractors, transport opera
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Wood processors working together for energy efficiency

24 January 2019
The most efficient use of existing wood resources in regional New Zealand is to cluster wood processors in places with significant forestry resources. There, they can use forestry residues as feedstock for other products or for heat in wood processors or other industries. Sources: Tim
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NZ firefighters deployed to Tasmania

22 January 2019
A contingent of New Zealand firefighting personnel is heading overseas, this time to help combat a growing number wildfires in Tasmania. Fires have been burning since late December, mainly in the southwest of the state following a heatwave and period of lightning strikes and high wind
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NZ announces $36m for erosion control

22 January 2019
Te Uru Rākau (Forestry New Zealand) has announced funding of almost NZ$36 million through the Hill Country Erosion Fund (HCEF) to enable much-needed erosion control in the regions. The HCEF supports proposals to protect the most vulnerable hill country landscapes, where the main treat
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Napier Port afloat on the back of log exports

17 January 2019
New Zealand’s investment banks are clambering to get a slice of the Napier Port IPO action amid a long drought for new equity offers. The port’s owner, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, has invited broking teams to Napier to pitch for the opportunity to float the port, followi
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