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From the chief executive: Use existing expertise to help country recover - Scion's Julian Elder
View from the top: Circular economy offers great opportunity for New Zealand's future.
From the chief executive: Red Stag's Marty Verry advocates for wood first policy
View from the top: Verry says this is a chance to embrace wood first policies fully.
How log export-centric focus hurts the environment
Keeping more logs for New Zealand mills offers carbon economic benefits.
Roger Partridge: Shane Jones's forestry Bill will strangle investment, harm economy
COMMENT: Jones' Bill runs counter to the best interests of forest owners.
Govt reveals new cap, emissions budget, in ETS reform
The Government has announced a fresh reforms to one of NZ's biggest climate policy levers.
Gavin Evans: Crunch coming for forestry policy
Comment: MPs considering rushed and flawed legislation.
Brian Stanley: Forestry is our lost opportunity to recover from Covid 19 coronavirus
Comment: NZ, as the last country with open export of logs, is giving locals a raw deal.
DoC staff pack forestry wood for Maori whanau firewood
Thames, Paeroa, Waihi whanau get Rayonier Matariki Forests' Tairua and Athenree firewood
Forest regulations put Ernslaw One expansion projects on hold
Potential powers the government is seeking labelled "absurd" by Ernslaw One boss.
Forestry reform bill 'cumbersome and unworkable' - industry
There has been scathing criticism of the government's latest forestry reforms.
Port bosses question power-flexing in new Govt Bill
Port chief executives highly critical of Shane Jones' proposed forestry legislation.
Forestry reforms a risk to investor confidence - Timberlands
New rules are being rushed through Parliament.
Foreign forest interests test Shane Jones' Kiwi job defence
Shane Jones draws line in sand over foreign forestry attack on his Kiwi job defence.
Forestry student encourages others to join sector
Nic Melvin's ancestors have been in NZ forestry and sawmilling business since the 1860s
Forestry bill deemed a pointless bureaucratic cost to all parties
Govt bill attacked by Northland forestry owners and managers.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Returns from southern logging improving
The industry started operations again when the country moved to Alert Level 3.
Up to 325 jobs are on the line at Carter Holt Harvey
More than 300 jobs are on the line at Carter Holt Harvey's LVL plant in Ruakaka.
'I don't know whether we will get there' - contractor
Forestry planters can make $1000 a week, and have accommodation and food provided.
Carter Holt Harvey proposes to chop workforce at Marsden Point in half
Firm confirmed it had begun consultation with staff.
Shane Jones swipes back at billion trees critics
"I say to the cockies - you guys are the ones selling the land".
Govt pulls forward biosecurity, conservation work to provide jobs
The projects are in Northland, East Coast, Hawke's Bay and Canterbury.
Don't pick 'wood-first' favourites - Concrete NZ
Favouring one industry could cost jobs in others, the Government has been warned.
Tee-off time for American billionaire's second golfing venture
It's tee-off time for Kayne's second project to bring two new courses to NZ.
'We are starting to see some hope': Forestry back up and running in Gisborne area
Gisborne's forestry industry is back in full swing under alert level 3.
'Wood-first' policy could create 3000 jobs nationwide
Business chambers and forestry leaders want new publicly-funded projects to use wood.
Log prices bounce back and lower shipping costs welcomed
Northland's forestry sector in full swing and log prices good during level 3 lockdown.
Forestry project to beautify SH4 entrance to Whanganui
Gorse burned to begin "exciting" forestry project near entrance to Whanganui.
Hawke's Bay forestry gets back into gear as Government works to improve things for the road ahead
Forestry Minister Shane Jones has hailed a return to work for the forestry industry.
Forestry workers amped to get back to work
Sleeves will be rolled up, engines fired up and trees will fall when alert level drops.
Wood processors running out of logs
Wood processors are hoping for a quick return to harvesting next week.
Pine forests linked to kauri dieback
A new study links pine forest plantations with kauri dieback.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Forest industry ready to work in a safe way
PM said businesses including forestry would be able to operate at Alert Level 3.