26 April 2018
Global market of wood-based panels softened its growth
26 April 2018
Global market of wood-based panels softened its growth
26 October 2017
The New Zealand Farm Forestry Association welcomes the Labour/NZFirst/Greens coalition government and their commitment to plant 1 billion trees over the next ten years. It also welcome their plans to re-establish the New Zealand Forest Service, create an independent Climate Commission, and pass a Zero Carbon act.
20 October 2017
The forest and wood processing industry says it is looking forward to greater use of timber in New Zealand with the coalition government now in place.
1 September 2017
The National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry was launched at the Beehive in August 2017.
Local government’s role has been integral in the whole of the eight-year development process.
28 July 2017
Forest owners and wood processors say they appreciate the government needs to fine tune the Emissions Trading Scheme, but they believe present uncertainty in the ETS might lead to a reduction in forest planting, just when it needs to increase.
9 February 2017
It is indeed overdue for bodies such as Callaghan to look at developing technology for checking buildings after earthquakes.
22 December 2016
By David Porter NZ Herald
The outlook for forestry is looking significantly better than a year ago, when high log inventories in the key China market were raising concerns.
21 December 2016
By Gerard Huching and Jill Galloway
Sheep and beef prices have taken a tumble in November as farmers lament the future of the sector.
22 November 2016
Consultation on the Draft Revised National Standard for Certification of Plantation Forest Management in New Zealand is now open and has been extended ude to the earthquakes in Kaikoura. The consultation now closes at 5pm on Friday 13 January 2017.