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NZ Minister Jones to address AFPA

25 October 2018
New Zealand’s Forestry Minister, Hon Shane Jones will address an Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) meeting in Canberra on 7 November. Source: Timberbiz “This is a coup for Australia’s forest industries,” AFPA CEO Mr Ross Hampton said. “We have secured Minister Jones’ agree
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Toi-Ohomai partners with Te Waa Logging

25 October 2018
With more than NZ$3 billion worth of exports annually, forestry is New Zealand’s third largest industry. In fact, it is one of only a few industries in which New Zealand has a unique competitive advantage as it grows softwood trees quicker and more efficiently than any other country i
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Tracks permanently closed to halt kauri dieback

23 October 2018
New Zealand Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage has announced that the Department of Conservation (DOC) will close 21 tracks across kauri land to help prevent the spread of kauri dieback. Source: Timberbiz An additional 10 tracks will also be partially closed and the open sections upgr
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New Forests joins World Business Council for Sustainable Development

18 October 2018
Global forestry investment manager New Forests has joined nearly 200 companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Source: Timberbiz New Forests, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with offices in Singapore and San Francisco, offers
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Forest Growers NZ announce research award winners

18 October 2018
The Forest Growers Research Awards were announced in Tauranga, New Zealand. They have been awarded each year since 2011 to recognise outstanding achievements in forest growing research. Six awards were made in 2018. Source: Timberbiz Research Award for Communication and Sector Engagem
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NZ’s future should be more than logs

16 October 2018
A symposium to start a discussion on the future of work in forestry and wood processing has shown New Zealand is sitting on a mountain of untapped opportunity. The problem is, New Zealand is missing out on an incalculable amount of wealth due to exporting commodities as raw materials,
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Prince of Wales Award for Sustainable Forestry

10 October 2018
The New Zealand Institute of Forestry has announced that David Saathof has been awarded The Prince of Wales Award for Sustainable Forestry in 2018. Source: Timberbiz This award recognises engagement in the principles and practice of sustainable forest management including policy, plan
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NZ Forest Practice Guides launched

09 October 2018
The Forest Owners Association launched a series of 28 Forest Practice Guides to help industry and councils by providing standard practice guidance to include in management plans as part of requirements under the NES-PF. Source: Timberbiz The Guides have been developed with support fro
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NZ Iwi to harvest carbon credits from unproductive forests

03 October 2018
Whanganui iwi have been offered an opportunity to harvest carbon credits off waste or unproductive land if it becomes permanent forest. Source: New Zealand Herald On September 28 the new Māori Carbon Foundation held a meeting at Cooks Gardens Function Centre to outline its proposal. A
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HarvestTECH dates and call for papers

03 October 2018
HarvestTECH sold out in 2017 with more than 450 harvesting and wood transport contractors, harvest planners, forest managers and equipment and tech providers together in Rotorua, New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz In addition to having most harvesting contractors from throughout the count
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