21 June 2012
State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupo, commonly known as the Napier-Taupo road, is now able to handle trucks heavier than the normal maximum of 44 tonnes.
Forestry News
ICFPA and FAO promote sustainable forest management as being at the heart of a new green economy
21 June 2012
Global sustainable development is the focus of the United Nations Rio+20 conference. By providing food, fuel, fiber, medicines, and other necessities, forests and the forest products industry present a solution for a viable, sustainable future for our planet and its citizens.
Forests for timber championed in Rio
25 June 2012
Sustainable forest management and the timber products it creates were championed at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last week.Smartphones used to fight wildfires
21 June 2012
Fire researchers at Scion have developed an android-based smart phone application that helps fire managers to predict fire behaviour.MAF: Four years of stable harvests predicted
MAF predicts the harvest from New Zealand plantation forests will be relatively stable at between 26 to 28 million cubic metres a year until 2016. Thereafter, there will be the potential to increase the harvest from maturing plantations by an additional 10 million cubic metres a year.