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Pine trees cast shadow of death over NZ native plants and animals
'When we allow our precious land resource to be taken over by pines, what does NZ have?'
'When we allow our precious land resource to be taken over by pines, what does NZ have?'
More than 75,000 kauri to be planted on dieback-free Māori land beside sacred Takou River.
Don Carson says it's not only cheap logs flooding into China that NZ needs to worry about.
Tough times for forestry workers in Northlanders as wood prices plummet.
Well-known farm forester of many years Denis Hocking makes a case for trees.
The $9/kg contract price for August delivery lambs has never been so strong.
John Reid well-equipped tutor to deliver schools programme at Ag Challenge in Whanganui
Professor Keith Woodford ponders whether NZ is putting all its logs in one basket.
"I genuinely feel this kaupapa has to outlive my role as a minister and a politician."
Comment: China takes 75% of our logs, you could say we have all our logs in one basket.
Concerns mounting over increase in sales of sheep and beef farms into forestry.
Change is good but only if there are clear outcomes sought for all involved.
Comment: Federated Farmers is concerned to see industrial forestry replace farms.
Conversions of sheep and beef land to forestry expected to reduce lamb supply.
Discontent in the regions is growing as more land is converted to forestry.
Damien O'Connor is calling for farmers to plant more trees on their land.
Comment: The desire to cover farms in trees is farming's biggest challenge at present.
Conservationists have swept a plant pest off Rainbow Mountain. But the battle isn't over.
Billion trees protagonists can't see the wood for the trees, writes Iain Hyndman.
Newly-elected Ruapehu-Whanganui Rural Support Trust chair Brian Doughty reports for duty.
Ground-breaking robotics set to transform log processing at ports.
The impact on prices was greater in the North Island than in the South Island.
Lobby group Fifty Shades of Green concerned farmland is being converted to forestry.
Flight on behalf of regional council assesses compliance with new forestry rules.
Replacing all our sheep & beef country with trees is "kind of ludicrous", says David Shaw.
Sten Semenoff wins next round against NZTA.
Farm foresters have important role to play in addressing issues, say conference organisers
Whananaki Rural Fire brigade and brigade from Maungakaramea were called to the fire.
Dave Read says forestry is a threat to the sheep and beef industry and small rural towns.
Blanket tree planting on large chunks of productive land is pushing livestock numbers down