6 August 2015
New Forests is to purchase approximately 4,200 hectares of freehold land and radiata plantations in Marlborough from the Flight Group. Completion of the purchase is subject to approval by the Overseas Investment Office
Forestry News
Where safety is central to forest work
29 July 2015
For Les Bak, forest safety is about respect, sharing knowledge, keeping it simple and getting workmates to look out for each other. It's a formula that's working. In the 10 years since he joined Nelson Forests, productivity per man has jumped 30 per cent and the lost time injury rate has fallen 80 percent.
New Forest Safety Council meets
29 July 2015
The newly created Forest Industry Safety Council (FISC) held its first meeting on Tuesday. The council was a key recommendation of the Independent Safety Review Panel that released its findings last year after investigating the industry's appalling accident record.
Scion boss: "Forestry is strategically significant"
25 July 2015
Scion chief executive Warren Parker says he has always thought of the forest industry as strategically significant to New Zealand, but there is an ongoing challenge communicating its benefits to the economy compared to other agricultural sectors.
National forest safety director appointed
24 July 2015
Pictured: Fiona Ewing
A National Safety Director, Fiona Ewing, has been appointed to advance the work of the Forest Industry Safety Council (FISC).
Primary Industries associate minister Jo Goodhew visits Whanganui forests
8 July 2015
Damage from late-June's flooding is still being felt by forest owners north of Whanganui.
PFSI being reviewed
4 July 2015
The Permanent Forest Sink Initiative is being reviewed and the Government is seeking feedback from industry on the proposed changes.
Slash on beaches may cost forest owners
30 June 2015
Forestry companies could face extra costs after a Gisborne District Council inquiry into forestry slash. Chief executive Judy Campbell said the inquiry revealed that forestry companies were not charged for resource consent applications.
Sydney investment co buys Tuwharetoa cutting rights
30 June 2015
Sydney-based investment manager New Forests has announced the purchase today of a 4,000 hectare forestry right in the Hautu-Rangipo region near Turangi in the central North Island of New Zealand. The right was acquired as part of a back-to-back deal with Hautu-Rangipo Whenau Limited (HRWL), a newly formed Tūwharetoa Limited Partnership. HRWL was established to purchase the forests and underlying land from the Crown.