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Tuesday, 06 November 2018 10:14

New programme to boost mid-rise timber construction

A new programme launched today aims to boost mid-rise building construction using New Zealand-engineered and panelised framing timber and deliver a range of regional, social, environmental and other benefits.

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Friday, 19 October 2018 11:37

Billion trees drive could threaten mānuka industry

19 Oct: 11:15 | A government scheme giving away mānuka seedlings could threaten future earnings from the trees according to botanists who say enthusiasm for planting is getting ahead of scientific understanding. Unitec associate professor Peter de Lange has been researching New Zealand mānuka and suspects there are at least three different types of mānuka in New Zealand, each with possible different properties. “Mānuka honey as an industry is going to make us quite a lot of money but in fact there are chemical compounds, essential oils in particular, that are way, way more valuable than mānuka honey.” De Lange…

Source/ReadMore Newsroom with Farah Hancock

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Thursday, 11 October 2018 13:23

Future of Work for New Zealand’s Forestry and Wood Processing: Much more than logs

A symposium to start a discussion on the future of work in forestry and wood processing has shown New Zealand is sitting on a mountain of un-tapped opportunity.

Source A FirstUnion release

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Monday, 08 October 2018 09:02

Forest Practice Guides launched

The Forest Owners Association has today launched a series of 28 Forest Practice Guides.

Source A Forestry Owners Association release

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Monday, 06 August 2018 15:24

Foreign forestry deal promises to support 'billion trees' plan

Commercial forest harvests are expected to peak over the next 10 years.

Source/ReadMore Stuff

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Tuesday, 10 July 2018 09:46

New Forests Fully Invests ANZFF2 Forestry Fund with New Zealand Acquisition

SYDNEY & DUNEDIN, New Zealand & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 9, 2018--Forestry investment manager New Forests is pleased to announce its Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 2 (ANZFF2) has acquired a 38% shareholding in Wenita Forest Products Ltd (Wenita) and full ownership of the Otago Land Company, which holds 22,500 hectares of freehold land on which Wenita operates via forestry rights. New Forests is acquiring the assets from The Rohatyn Group (TRG), a specialised asset management firm with expertise in emerging markets and real assets, which first purchased the Wenita shareholding in 2005 in a joint venture with Chinese logistics company…

Source BusinessWire

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Tuesday, 10 July 2018 09:35

NZ Institute of Forestry proposes new national forest policy

The New Zealand Institute of Forestry proposed the introduction of a new national policy for the industry at the sector’s annual conference in an effort to help the government “develop sound long-term strategies for forestry development."

Source/ReadMore Sharechat

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Thursday, 05 July 2018 08:44

Govt officials weaken local forest rules

Forestry slash surrounds Wiggan Bridge in Gisborne.

New national rules governing plantation forestry are in some cases weaker than district rules, causing concern for communities living close to erosion-prone land. Farah Hancock reports for Newsroom.

Source/ReadMore Newsroom with Farah Hancock

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Friday, 15 June 2018 08:26

East Coast forestry: Replanting 'required' under contracts

Contractual obligations making it hard for forestry owners to pull out of the East Coast could leave farmers stuck with the hill plantations that have led to massive damage.

Source/ReadMore RadioNZ

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Tuesday, 22 May 2018 13:14

'More than enough' wood fibre to supply proposed $180M Kawerau plant, report says

Concerns that there may not be enough wood fibre to supply a new $180 million particleboard plant proposed for Kawerau have been quashed by an industry study which concludes "there is more than enough wood available" although it notes the increased demand

Source/ReadMore Sharechat

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Thursday, 17 May 2018 10:15

Sumitomo Forestry's NZ unit posts record annual profit after buying Hancock forests

Sumitomo Forestry NZ, the local unit of the Japanese timber conglomerate, posted a record profit last year after buying the timber plantations of US forestry investor Hancock in 2016 to secure more supply for its wood processing plant

Source/ReadMore Off the Wires - Go to the full release

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Thursday, 05 April 2018 09:30

Te Hiku Iwi says adding forestry rights to overseas investment regime stifles global partnerships

Apr 05, 2018 - Te Hiku Iwi opposes bringing forestry rights into the Overseas Investment screening regime, arguing they will have a material impact on the value of their land and compromise their ability to attract overseas partners

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Wednesday, 07 March 2018 11:33

Forestry cutting rights to be added to overseas investment regime ahead of CPTPP signing

Mar 07, 2018 - The government is adding forestry rights to the Overseas Investment Act screening regime ahead of this week's signing of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership in Chile, preserving its right to legislate on the issue

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Monday, 12 February 2018 16:07

Disappointment as JNL confirms job losses

Feb 12, 2018 - E tū is extremely disappointed with the confirmation today that Juken New Zealand Ltd (JNL) intends axing the jobs of about 90 workers at its East Coast mill in Gisborne. E tū represents production workers at the mill.

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Monday, 12 February 2018 11:35

Juken New Zealand Limited Confirms Changes To East Coast Mill Production

Juken’s Matawhero Mill in Gisborne processes Radiata Pine from the company’s East Coast Forests.

Feb 12, 2018 - Forestry and wood processing company, Juken New Zealand has today confirmed it is going ahead with changes to the products made at its East Coast Mill in Gisborne to return the plant to profitability and secure its long-term future. The company told staff on January 23 that it was considering stopping production of Plywood and Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) products and reducing the manufacture of Structural Laminated Veneer Lumber (SLVL) at its East Coast Mill because those parts of the business had been operating at significant losses for a number of years. The Mill will continue…

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Wednesday, 13 December 2017 14:56

New chapter for forestry in NZ

DEc 13, 2017 - Forestry Minister Shane Jones has today welcomed the separation of portfolios within the Ministry of Primary Industries, saying it marks a new era for forestry in New Zealand. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) will reorganise its functions to create a stronger focus on core responsibilities. Four new, separately branded portfolio-based branches will be established within MPI – Fisheries New Zealand, Forestry New Zealand, Biosecurity New Zealand and New Zealand Food Safety. Mr Jones says the refocusing of the ministry’s functions will put greater emphasis on forestry, in line with the Government’s dedication to the sector.…

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Thursday, 30 November 2017 07:57

High-quality forestry investment welcomed

Nov 29, 2017 - Forestry Minister Shane Jones says overseas investment in forestry that brings genuine benefits to New Zealand’s economy and its environment will be welcomed by the Government. Mr Jones says he is pleased with the inclusion of a Forestry Directive in the new Ministerial Directive Letter issued to the Overseas Investment Office, which sets out the Government’s policy approach to overseas investment in sensitive New Zealand assets. “The inclusion of a specific directive for forestry recognises the importance of forestry to the New Zealand economy and regional communities,” Mr Jones says. “As part of the coalition agreement,…

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Monday, 03 July 2017 15:40

Grant to investigate solution to hazardous treated timber waste

Scion is to investigate the feasibility of remediating treated timber with government funding of $163,000, Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson announced today. Chromated copper arsenate (CCA) is a preservative for timber that has been commonly used in New Zealand since the 1950s. However, CCA-treated timber becomes a hazardous waste material when sent to landfill, that can leach arsenic into the ground. “To date, there have been no practical remediation options available to this problem, so I am delighted that Scion believes they may have one and that I am able to support them in testing its feasibility,” Mr Simpson says.…

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Monday, 30 November -0001 11:30

New national standard for plantation forestry

A new nationwide set of environmental rules for managing New Zealand’s 1.7 million hectares of plantation forestry will better protect the environment and deliver significant savings in compliance costs, Minister for the Environment Dr Nick Smith and Associate Minister for Primary Industries Louise Upston say. “Forestry is New Zealand’s third largest primary industry but its efficiency is hampered by the confusing mix of planning rules across New Zealand’s 86 councils. The strength of this national approach is that it will better protect the environment while also improving the productivity of the forestry sector by applying consistent environmental standards to reduce…

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