7 Mar 2005
New Zealand is seeking international confirmation of the environmental standards achieved in its radiata pine plantations.
FOA media releases 2005
New Zealand should be proud of its plantation forests
18 Mar 2005
Countries with sustainable plantation forests worked effectively together at the Forest Stewardship Council's (FSC) plantation review committee meeting in Stockholm last week.
RMA Bill may aggravate project delays
31 Mar 2005
The forest industry says costs and delays imposed by the Resource Management Act are among the reasons the industry is unlikely to meet its wood processing and job creation targets.
Government - industry initiative will help make forestry number one
6 Apr 2005
The Forest Industry Development Agenda, announced by Hon Jim Anderton, will help the industry on its way to becoming New Zealand's largest export earner, according to industry leaders.
New chief executive for NZFOA
30 May 2005
The President of the NZ Forest Owners Association, Peter Berg, today announced that Mr David S Rhodes has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive of the Association to succeed Rob McLagan.
Forest growers adopt national standard
8 Jun 2005
After five years of negotiation, the New Zealand forest industry has a national standard for sustainable plantation forest management.Kyoto disaster predicted
9 Jun 2005
New Zealand is highly likely to miss its Kyoto targets, at great cost to taxpayers and consumers, says the Forest Owners Association.
Disastrous Kyoto policies must change
12 Jun 2005
If New Zealand is to meet its Kyoto targets, the government must stop encouraging land owners to replace trees with cows, says the Forest Owners AssociationHodgson mischievous say forest owners
13 Jun 2005
Climate change minister Pete Hodgson is being mischievous in his defence of his Government's disastrous climate change policies, says the Forest Owners Association.