17 Mar 2020

Covid-19: Forestry showing some signs of recovery

From Checkpoint, 5:41 pm on 17 March 2020

The forestry sector was the first to feel the effects of Covid-19 as ports in China prevented the offloading of logs and workers here faced the chop.

But slowly, there looks to be some signs of recovery.

"New Zealander loggers working for the big companies, they've been working on about 80 percent, some might be going back to five days a week. Pulp markets are really healthy, some NZ pulp is going to supply face mask manufacturers," President of the Forest Owners Association Peter Weir tells Lisa Owen.