7 March 2013
The shutters are coming down on the illegal log trade across the western world. The European Union has just made it a crime to import illegally harvested timber and wooden products into the EU, joining the United States and Australia which have similar bans.
28 February 2013
Polls in the Forest Voice referendum will be open from 1-29 March, a week longer than originally intended.
26 February 2013
A new tablet app developed at Port Nelson has brought the process of logging log loading into the digital age.
22 February 2013
The NZ Government is establishing a new, stand-alone health and safety agency, says labour minister Simon Bridges.13 February 2013
All forest plantations will be brought into a nationwide forest health surveillance scheme if next month’s referendum of forest growers is successful.
28 January 2013
Crown-owned forest researcher Scion is set to present a report into the viability of generating biofuels from trees at the end of next month, a move that could throw a much-needed financial lifeline to the struggling sector.
19 December 2012
The Harvard Management Company, managers of Harvard University's endowment fund, has reduced its shareholding in Kaingaroa forest. Canada's C$64.5 billion Public Sector Pension Investment Board will take a 30% stake in the 178,000 hectare forest, while the NZ Super Fund has lifted its share 1.25 percentage points to 41.25%. Harvard Management will retain a 28.75% stake.19 December 2012
Forest owners are moving away from production of pruned logs, says the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).19 December 2012
A Marlborough logging firm has been ordered to pay more than $150,000 over the death of one of its workers last year.