11 January 2016
Andrew McEwen, immediate past president of the New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF), received an Officer of the Order of Merit in the New Year Honours list for his services to forestry.
Forestry News
Sumitomo buys Hancock's Nelson forests
29 December 2015
Giant Japanese company Sumitomo has bought out Hancock Forest Management's 30,000 hectares of Nelson region pine forests in a $370 million deal that gives its big Richmond timber processing plants long-term security of supply. NPI already has 5000ha. The buyout covers the former Baigent forests to the east of Golden Downs, and a smaller area at Hira, east of Nelson city.
Kiwis to showcase steep slope logging innovation in Canada
23 December 2015
A Steep Slope Logging Conference to be held in March in Richmond, British Columbia, will showcase New Zealand steep slope logging technology. The use of machines to log steep slopes has played a big role in reducing logging accidents in New Zealand.
Ernslaw One buys Woodville sheep station
15 December 2015
Malaysian-owned forestry company Ernslaw One has been granted consent by the Overseas Investment Office to buy 1264-hectare Kumeroa Station near Woodville for $5.4 million.
Farming needs to come into the ETS
14 December 2015
Foresters say the Paris climate deal has cast a spotlight on New Zealand's poor tree replanting rate and the needs to fix it. The deal struck last night in Paris involves 185 countries which have all pledged to reduce emissions over the course of this year.
Scope of work for forest owners grows
14 December 2015
Funds raised by forest growers for research and other industry activities are expected to total $7,620,000 in 2015, about $1 million more than budgeted. At the same time, administrative expenditure has been kept under tight control.
PEFC certification is here
11 December 2015
NZ plantation forest owners now have two options for getting their forests certified -- through the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) or the incumbent Forest Stewardship Council.
Safer tree-falling tech going from NZ to BC
10 December 2015
The tables are about to be turned on logging contractors in British Columbia. After years of exporting logging equipment and technology to countries like New Zealand, there's been big change in forest harvesting down under. Kiwi loggers are set to show off their safe logging innovations on Canada's west coast in March 2016.
Forestry businesses form strategic alliance in Gisborne
7 December 2015
Forest investment company, Forest Enterprises, has formed a strategic alliance with Gisborne-based Logic Forest Solutions, a forest services company.