'Wood-first' policy could create 3000 jobs nationwide
Business chambers and forestry leaders want new publicly-funded projects to use wood.
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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.
New Zealand emissions barely budge, transport cuts urged
New Zealand's gross emissions have increased 24 per cent since 1990.
Forestry sector plead with govt to allow them to work
Northport freeing up space for the storage of essential imports while log supplies dry up
Covid-19: Crunch time for Kiwifruit
Why the week after Easter is such a crucial time for our key export.
Forester urges focus on restart, jobs
Pent-up demand for logs is strong in China, so why not resume harvesting?
Foresters, processors readying for restart
"The longer we leave it, the more of a shortage there is going to be," industry says.
Lockdown helps families reconnect
The lockdown has been a good thing for busy working parents who miss their kids.
Helicopters help in Havelock North fire fight
Fire spread across about 20 hectares and could be seen from Hastings.
Wairoa's forestry explosion: Regional council to help regulate industry
Wairoa mayor Craig Little said both councils understand the problem.
Coronavirus: Horticulture looks to forestry to solve labour shortage
Unemployed forestry workers offered jobs in labour-short horticulture sector.
Northlander wins compo in the Disputes Tribunal
Northland family trust takes logging contractor to Disputes Tribunal and wins.
Govt rules out relaxing drug testing in forestry industry
A shortage of tree planters has been threatening the Government's One Billion Trees goals.
Wairoa mayor makes anti-forestry pledge after Austrian billionaire buys up large
The Overseas Investment Office granted consent for Wolfgang Leitner to buy the 800ha.
Northport seeing significant decline in log arrivals for export
Downturn in the forestry sector affecting jobs and log arrivals at Northport.
Coronavirus causes slowdown for Dunedin's City Forests
About 40 people working for City Forests have had work reduced.
Southland forestry firm's innovative use for offcuts
"We like timber, we don't want to see it go to waste, we want to be able to use it."
Terrifying night on the roof: $100k compo
Among rising floodwaters, churning with forestry debris, couple clung to granddaughter.
Revealed: How much Claymark owes the bank
Country's largest pine product manufacturer placed into receivership on December 4.
Shane Jones: Fake meat, milk need to be stopped in their tracks
Shane Jones takes aim at local councils, vegans and James Cameron.
Red Stag Timber: Secret to 80 years of success
Red Stag Timber, formerly Waipā Sawmill, has survived 80 years and is still going strong.
Plans cut for Waverley Sawmills
Waverley Sawmills again succumbs to an ailing New Zealand lumber industry.
'Extreme nervousness': CentrePort braces for slowdown from coronavirus
Port veteran says exporters are more nervous than they were about Sars or Asian crisis.
Ambassador has free native tree advice for farmers
"Just about anyone can plant a pine forest" says Dr Adam Forbes.
'Confronting' ripples of coronavirus downturn starting to hurt Hawke's Bay forestry industry
Trucking and logging companies on edge, with the next few weeks "critical".
Coronavirus outbreak hitting forestry industry, Māori families hard
Coronavirus outbreak has forced more than 1000 New Zealand forestry workers out of a job.