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Where it all began: The origins of forestry, NZ’s third-largest export
Kaingaroa lies at the heart of New Zealand's forestry sector.
'Retool, upskill': Initiative turns beach debris into job opportunities
Slash for Cash is transforming slash into valuable products.
'Low point' – new data to confirm NZ back in recession
Data due this Thursday will update the nation's third-quarter economic performance.
Hawke's Bay's economic future relies heavily on six industries (and tourism isn't one): Report
Tourism has been left off a top-six list of industries to drive Hawke's Bay's economy.
Gisborne council slaps Aratu Forests with fresh enforcement order
Aratu Forests receives a second enforcement order application in five months.
Could biochar be the wonder product for forestry and farming?
Charcoal-like product is made from smouldering woody offcuts in large kilns.
Cyclone heroes celebrated at Hawke's Bay Forestry Awards
'Forestry people opened roads, towed gear through flooded rivers.'
Trump, tariffs, and NZ's forestry industry: Marcus Musson
Sponsored content: Fingers crossed Europeans get a hankering for Chinese-made furniture.
'Right thing to do': Forester selling woodchip to fuel local biomass market
'The benefits for us have not been financial, I’ll put that upfront.'
Aviation fuel from waste wood viable in Aotearoa: Air NZ, Lanzajet
A study suggested the industry could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
Virtual reality forest simulations to help train recruits
Scion portfolio leader says the tool combines science, technology and gamification.
Afforestation rate affecting stock numbers: Beef + Lamb NZ
Beef + Lamb NZ warns the afforestation of 261,000ha of farmland is unsustainable.
Aratu Forests plans $500k debris nets after cyclone damage in Tairāwhiti
'We have learnt much from the cyclones and are determined to keep improving,' CEO says.
Fighting words for forestry from Jones at regional summit
Regional Development Minister Shane Jones affirms forestry's importance to Tairāwhiti.
Marcus Musson: Positive signs from China but forest owners should hold the high-fives
Sponsored content: Don’t go out and plan that trip to the Bahamas yet.
Tairāwhiti forestry decline hits local economy
Gisborne businesses are struggling as the region grapples with a decline in forestry.
Forestry not to blame for Smithfield meatworks closure, industry says
NZ Forest Owners Association says production forestry area has decreased in last 20 years.
Proposed closure of Timaru meatworks 'pretty foreboding' – minister
'It's a wake-up call, we as a Government have got to take this seriously.'
Research centre questioned again over where it puts funding
The Marlborough Research Centre put $20,000 into New Zealand Dryland Forests.
Marty Verry: More forestry mills will close
OPINION: Three things need to change or we'll lose more timber mills.
Forestry sector's claims of council inexperience disputed by local environmentalists
Environmentalists say forestry industry needs to look at its own failings.
Report reveals final tragic moments of boy killed by log at Gisborne beach
Oliver Shone, 11, was on holiday when he tragically was killed by a log at Waikanae Beach.
Large cyclone-damaged farm in Hawke's Bay to be converted to forestry
The Italian buyer of a cyclone-hit Rissington farm wants to convert it to forestry.
Gisborne council wins legal battles, but who pays the fines?
Environmentalists question if forestry companies or insurance pays penalties.
Person seriously injured after logging truck rolls
"We did have three fire trucks, a Hazmat unit and a support vehicle there.”
Replacing farms with forests: What's driving the trend?
Researchers say results raise concerns but aren't a prediction of an unavoidable future.
Digger operator deaths: Forestry industry issued with fatality alert
Two digger operators died at work within 10 days in July.