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New Forests acquires shareholding in Wenita

17 July 2018
New Forests announced its Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 2 (ANZFF2) has acquired a 38% shareholding in Wenita Forest Products Ltd (Wenita) and full ownership of the Otago Land Company, which holds 22,500 hectares of freehold land on which Wenita operates via forestry rights. Source
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A million tonnes expected by Forest Enterprises

12 July 2018
Forest Enterprises in New Zealand expects to harvest a million tonnes from the forest estate it manages in Hawkes Bay. Source: Timberbiz Forest Enterprises manages 1289 hectares of radiata pine forest in Hawkes Bay region (four forestry investments), representing approximately 7% of t
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New partnership between Xlam and NZ government

10 July 2018
New Zealand Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni has announced a partnership between the Ministry of Social Development and Nelson manufacturing and construction company XLam. Source: Devdiscourse Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni is pleased to announce a partne
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Two forests for sale in New Zealand

10 July 2018
Two substantial forests on Te Manawa o Tuhoe land in the Bay of Plenty New Zealand are being marketed by Colliers International’s specialist forestry team. Source: New Zealand Herald The forests are quite close to one another, about 30km southwest of Whakatane, with a net stocke
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Kauri dieback creeping towards Tane Mahuta

05 July 2018
Kauri dieback disease has been confirmed in a young tree just 60 metres from the iconic New Zealand Tane Mahuta. Source: Stuff NZ The discovery means the 100% fatal fungal disease could already be well within the spread of the giant tree’s root system in Waipoua Forest, about 45
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Expensive Kiwis tagged in forestry operations

05 July 2018
Forestry crews working on Pamu Northland blocks  discovered 23 kiwi in just over a year and earnest efforts are being made by the crews to protect the national icon. Source: New Zealand Herald Forrester Logging Ltd has been contracted by PF Olsen and is working on Kapiro Station, nort
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Nine events to highlight NZ housing

03 July 2018
Nine weekly events involving experts in the field of architecture, urban design and urban planning will feature a diverse range of topics from Kiwibuild and prefabrication through to co-operative housing, as well as reigniting the debate about the best ways to do medium-density housin
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Devastating damage from 1M tonnes of forest debris

28 June 2018
An estimated one million tonnes of forest debris was swept onto properties and roads during two flood events in New Zealand but the question of who will pay for the clean up and compensation remains up in the air. Source: Radio New Zealand The Gisborne District Council said an investi
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From sawdust to graphite in hours 

28 June 2018
Blenheim, New Zealand company CarbonScape has patented an innovative method for turning waste sawdust, such as from common radiata pine, into valuable graphite. Sources: Timberbiz, The Marlborough Express Graphite is used in many applications such as lithium-ion batteries and is consi
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NZ log prices at 25 year high

25 June 2018
New Zealand structural log prices rose to the highest level for 25 years as local mills compete with the export market to secure supply for the domestic construction market amid strong demand from China. Source: Scoop Media The average price for structural S1 logs increased to NZ$135
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