Britain’s forestry industry is split down the middle on how to vote in the European referendum in June on remaining in the EU.  Source: Press And Journal A poll by Confor, the forestry and timber trade body that represents around 2000 businesses across the UK, showed 52% in favour of

New Zealand is being accused of cheating to fulfil its international climate change obligations. A new report by the Morgan Foundation says foreign carbon credits, which New Zealand bought to reach its climate targets were fraudulent. Source: The New Zealand Herald It says that New Ze

The country’s largest high-quality woodchip processor and exporter woodchip, Midway, is set to front fund managers ahead of a potential $250 million sharemarket listing. Source: Australian Financial Review The Australian Financial Review can reveal analysts at Ord Minnett and Mo

The spate of log truck accidents in Northland highlight the need for the government to have a balanced transport policy that includes rail, and in addition provides specialist training for local drivers and a much greater allocation of funding to improve the roads, according to the Ne

Peter Clark, the chief executive officer of PF Olsen Ltd, has been elected president of the Forest Owners Association (FOA). Source: Timberbiz, Scoop NZ, Lesprom He replaces retiring president Paul Nicholls. George Asher, chief executive officer of the Lake Taupo Forest Trust, has bee

Carbon Conscious New Zealand Ltd wanted to plant trees on an eastern Taranaki property to earn carbon credits. Source: Stuff NZ Although the purchase of a Taranaki hill country property for planting in forestry breached the Overseas Investment Act (OIA), it was based on poor legal adv

Foresters say wood waste should earn renewable energy credits to help plug a huge gap in the Renewable Energy Target. But the industry says the law needs to be changed to allow credits under the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme for direct heat generation from wood waste. Source: A

Wood collectors in the Junee Shire Council will be forced to have $20 million in public liability insurance if a draft policy being considered is adopted. Source: Junee Southern Cross Council has published a draft wood collection policy following a spate of illegal felling and subsequ