OIO approves Austrian aristocrat's farm purchase for forestry conversion
The aristocrat has been given approval to buy another farm in NZ to plant pine trees on.
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Forestry companies fund short-term fix for Kauarapaoa Rd in Whanganui.
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Forestry rule changes for overseas investors planning to convert farmland
Changes to ensure forestry conversions by overseas investors are of better benefit to NZ.
Discussion paper outlines tougher controls on carbon farming
Paper wants carbon farming controls to address loss of productive sheep and beef land.
Rules helping foreign investors turn NZ farmland into forestry reviewed
Farming groups have raised concerns too much productive farmland is being lost.
'Hell of a lot of sense': Graeme Williams backs Stuart Nash on carbon farming
East Coast farmer "couldn't agree more" with Forestry Minister's take on carbon farming.
Stuart Nash: Changes under way in farm forestry
Opinion: Forestry Minister doesn't want to see highly productive farmland go to forestry.
Rates increase for forestry owners proposed
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Forestry worker crushed to death in North Canterbury
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'A lot of issues': Damien O'Connor on carbon farming
Govt committed to tweaking legislation as pine trees "not appropriate" permanent forests.
Falling international log prices hurting Northland forestry contractors
A glut in log supply to China means an uncertain future for Northland forestry crew.
Commodity price index shows lag in forestry, horticulture returns
Stronger dairy, meat, aluminium prices not enough to offset lower forestry & hort returns.
Planting workshop prompts concerns in Tararua
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Opinion: Manawatū farmer Pete Fitz-Herbert is worried about carbon farming.
Christopher Luxon on Three Waters and carbon farming
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Forestry fatality 'sad, unnecessary' reality of industry, says union
Coroner says participation of forestry personnel needed to develop fit-for-purpose ACOP.
Northland Forestry Award winners announced
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Forestry on farms fires up speakers
"Plantation forestry - threat or opportunity?" debate in Dunedin last week.
Report funded to inform councils on farmland use and forestry
"We need to get our facts straight on what's actually happening out there."
'We need urgent solutions now': Carbon farming worries B+LNZ
B+L NZ says growing chorus of voices against unchecked carbon farming can't be ignored.
Why Jeremy Rookes sold his farm 'to pine trees'
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Only part load of logs possible from Dunedin wharf
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'Sobering': Seabed study flings mud at farmers and foresters
Run-off from dairy farms and forestry blocks smothering Marlborough Sounds seabed.
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The number of log trains between Wairoa and Napier will go from two to five next week.