Forestry
Marlborough leads on seabed protection
The Marlborough District Council has become the first in the country to include protections for important seabed habitat in its annual plan. Last year a report by marine biologist Rob Davidson found… Audio
Timber workers strike over 'miserly' offer
About 200 workers have walked off the job at a Napier timber mill in a 24-hour strike.
Trade balance improves
The country has posted a trade surplus, helped by higher forestry exports. Audio
Forestry group backs call for safety focus
The forestry industry's safety group agrees with a Coroner that more needs to be done to reduce the number of worker deaths.
DOC profits from native timber felled in cyclone
The Department of Conservation has made over $1 million harvesting native timber which fell during a cyclone on the West Coast. Audio
NZ losing more trees than being planted
Millions of hectares of forest need to be planted to replenish the number of trees in New Zealand, the New Zealand Forest Owners Association says.
David Hall - Planting for Our Future
New Zealand lost close to 140,000 hectares of forest between 2001 and 2014 according to World Forest Watch. The bulk of that loss was made up of forestry plantations being harvested and not replanted… Audio
China accused of unfair play on forestry
China is getting all the advantages from the Free Trade Agreement with this country, the Wood Council says. Audio
A River Runs Through It
Sustainable farm forestry and agricultural techniques, including the careful management of water resources are central to Peter and Jane Evans' farming operation near Timaru. The Pareora River runs… Audio
Questions over business model at heart of PNG logging
There are questions over the business model of Papua New Guinea's lucrative logging industry after a new report released by the US-based research group, The Oakland Institute, exposed a web of tax… Audio
Mother relieved that forestry is getting safer
The mother of a forestry worker who was killed on the job says it's a relief to hear the industry is starting to turn around its appalling safety record. Audio
Drop in forestry workers deaths
Data on the forestry industry shows there has been significant drop in workplace deaths and injuries and three forestry workers died on the job last year compared with 10 in 2013.
Industry Retro: Kiwifruit Dairy Forestry
There's a huge contrast this year between the fortunes of kiwifruit and cows. Kiwifruit orchardists are receiving good returns on a high volume crop in April and May. Dairy farmers are still… Audio
Council introduces drones to monitor forests
Drones are being used to monitor forestry effects on what it says is the most challenging terrain in New Zealand.
Govt's sustainable forestry claims challenged
The Farm Forestry Association is challenging what the government calls New Zealand's 'sustainable forestry story'.
Officer said forestry death arrest wrong, court told
The police officer who arrested a contractor charged with manslaughter said he did not believe he should have been charged, a court has heard.
East Coast Hapu warn they could challenge forestry standards
Hapu on the East Coast warn proposed national standards for forestry could breach their Treaty settlement. Audio
Council speaks out against new forestry rules
The Marlborough District Council is to make a firm stand against the Government's one-size-fits-all approach to planned new forestry rules. Audio
Claim Govt won't develop long-term forestry policy
The Institute of Foresty is helping develop the Forest Policy Project as the government is unwilling to initiate long-term forest policy, institute president James Treadwell says.
Log transport business saved by creditors
Overwhelming support for a financially troubled Nelson and Marlborough log transport business saved it from going under, its administrator says.