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.
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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.
Government supports New Zealand forestry exporters to combat illegal logging
4 June 2015
The Government has today launched a new tool for exporters of New Zealand-grown forestry products to help combat illegal logging of tropical forests, Associate Primary Industries Minister Jo Goodhew says.
Dryland forests supported
3 June 2015
A project which is experimenting with fast-growing, drought-resistant trees has outlined plans to plant 100,000 ha of forest in the driest parts of New Zealand.
AGS gives Govt best carbon credit years
15 May 2015
The rebooted Afforestation Grant Scheme gives the Government the most productive carbon credit-bearing years of a tree's life, carbon forestry promoter Ollie Belton says.
Budget 2015: New Afforestation Grant Scheme
11 May 2015
The Government has today confirmed a multi-million dollar reboot of the popular Afforestation Grant Scheme (AGS), Associate Primary Industries Minister Jo Goodhew says.
Hancock and iwi partner in totara planting
21 April 2015
Forestry business wins conservation award
16 April 2015
A Wairau Valley forestry block balancing good business with good conservation was one of the winners at the Marlborough Environment Awards.
Parity is parlous, say processors
10 April 2015
The Government's vision of doubling the value of exports from the primary sector has become a lot hazier in the last few days as the Kiwi dollar moves into parity with its Australian counterpart, say wood processors.