'Held to ransom': Timber saga prompts panic buying, backlogs and housing fears
Demand is outstripping supply for timber at the moment.
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Forestry industry struggling to find Kiwi workers - company offers bonus
The industry crying out for New Zealanders to fill jobs.
Building materials scarce
Unprecedented demand for wood supplies and logging contractors busier than ever
Environmental impact of forestry taking a toll on East Coast communities
East Coast locals disheartened by prospect of more forestry as the industry grows.
Perfect storm leads to timber shortage, building delays
Carter Holt Harvey is unable to keep up with the demand for structural timber products.
Focus on planting exotic forests key to climate goals - forest owners
Native trees establish slowly and need more work than exotics, NZ Forest Association says.
Timber shortage: Commerce Commission seeks explanation
Timber giant Carter Holt Harvey has cut supplies to a number of building retail chains.
ASB Regional scoreboard: How is your local economy coping?
A table ranking regional economic performance reflects the two speeds of the recovery.
Marty Verry: Four causes of timber shortage - and what can be done
There are a number of reasons for the current timber shortage, writes Marty Verry.
Construction crisis: Warning cost of building or renovating homes may rise after supplier halts sales
CHH has stopped supplying structural timber to Bunnings, ITM and Mitre 10.
If Russia says 'nyet' to log exports, what will it mean for NZ forestry?
Much of Russia's log exports will come to a halt in 2022 if a proposed ban goes ahead.
Sacked by email: Worker awarded $20,000 for unjustified dismissal
Tyler Ward was dismissed from Samson Hill Harvesting Limited by email.
Comment: Seeing the wood for the trees
Opinion: Supply and demand imbalances different this year with various factors impacting.
$40 million processing plant for Rotorua and jobs available now
There are jobs going at sawmills across the Bay including Rotorua and Te Puke now.
Big spend to keep Denlair Rd open during logging
Logging truck damage to Denlair Rd brings debate about forestry roads into focus.
Radiata pine advocated as carbon sink
"Growing radiata pine in the right place, at the right time provides multiple benefits.
Big Read: Five positive things we learned from major climate report
From decarbonising cars to managing methane, the new climate report offers many positives.
Wanaka teenager a forestry scholar
Last year Maude Rogers decided she wanted a career in forestry science.
Nationwide forestry training enrolments spike felt in Hawke's Bay
The number of Kiwis enrolling in forestry training programmes has trebled nationwide.
'Tight' NZ timber supplies, price rise forecast
Going from spring to summer, timber supplies forecast to be short.
Business investment, strong forestry sector offer Covid relief
Infometrics: Rotorua economic activity fell 3pc in the September quarter
New cradle containers revolutionise log transportation
The 20-foot cassette containers can be loaded on to different types of railway wagons.
Mental health mentors tackle forestry's 'harden up' culture
"If you're coming to work with a clear head then your mind is going to be on the job."
Export log prices on the up
The additional supply to China is likely to continue as Europe combats beetle infestation.
NZ dairy, meat and log prices hold their ground
New Zealand's key commodities are holding up despite Covid-19.
Marcus Musson: Advice about forestry compliance
COMMENT: There is a view that the forestry compliance pendulum has swung too far.
Red meat sector issues pointers for politicians
Report says unbalanced climate change mitigation could threaten productive farmland.
Meet Bryce Heard: Farmer, forester, fisherman - and businessman
Meet Bryce Heard - the farmer, forester and fisherman
Nine complaints against Carter Holt Harvey LVL plant
MBIE is reviewing a complaint about wage subsidy payment against Northland sawmill.
Waitati death: Man found after failing to answer radio
The 34-year-old man was working on a digger alone in a Waitati forestry block.
Rangitīkei rail hub to get $9.1 million
Rangitīkei District Council has estimated the hub could create up to 86 jobs.
One dead in Waitati workplace incident
Police alerted to incident involving digger at a forestry site this morning.
'People are angry': Mounties speak out on methyl bromide
Forestry export industry seeks reduction in coming standards to avoid economic loss