Cyclone Gabrielle: National candidates fight to widen slash inquiry
The party is ramping up efforts to get Hawke's Bay into the forestry slash inquiry.
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Foreigners double NZ land purchases: post-Covid recovery
Largest deals are often offshore parties selling Kiwi assets to other overseas entities.
Māori leaders warn of legal action over ETS forestry changes
Landowners mulling legal action to stop proposed changes to the emissions trading scheme.
1500 new meat, forestry, dairy workers could jet in
With meat industry hit and calving season approaching, hundreds more workers fast-tracked.
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.
Gisborne farm leader rallies against carbon sink fears
"If the farm goes, so does the school" - Toby Williams, Federated Farmers.
Forestry companies fined $756k after East Coast fatality
Both companies failed to ensure the dangerous work was being carried out safely
Farmers back moves to tighten up on forest planting
Farmers support Labour's plan to curtail conversion of pastoral land for forestry.
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.
Foreign forest interests test Shane Jones' Kiwi job defence
Shane Jones draws line in sand over foreign forestry attack on his Kiwi job defence.
Don't pick 'wood-first' favourites - Concrete NZ
Favouring one industry could cost jobs in others, the Government has been warned.
Wood processors running out of logs
Wood processors are hoping for a quick return to harvesting next week.
Foresters, processors readying for restart
"The longer we leave it, the more of a shortage there is going to be," industry says.
Site blessing for new forestry service and DOC offices
It is hoped construction will finish at the end of next year.
NZ loggers feel the pinch after price slump
Logging contractors are letting staff go or are working on reduced hours.
Fonterra board loses power over director candidate choice
New rules curb Fonterra board's room to interfere in farmer-director elections.
Comment: Why Shane Jones' Billion Tree scheme will fail
Comment: China takes 75% of our logs, you could say we have all our logs in one basket.
Exclusive: US billionaire's $50m golf course plan for NZ
Two new public golf courses planned by US billionaire for Auckland region.
Overseas investment law change a potential $4b forestry earner boost: Jones
Jones hopes the relaxed Overseas Investment law will boost forestry investment.
OIO changes send mixed messages to investors
In 2017, the incoming Government issued a new ministerial directive letter to the OIO.
FMA calls SFO into Forestlands probe
The FMA has called in the SFO to look into its probe of Forestlands.
Investment strategy merits Govt consideration
Foreign investment is not a black and white issue. Too often the populist reaction to the issue is knee-jerk and xenophobic.
Falling kiwi helps offset log price decline
The falling dollar has helped to offset declining export log prices, says AgriHQ.
Overseas land figures disputed
The recent debate over how much of our farmland is overseas owned shows very large differences in estimates, writes Bill Rosenberg.
Put a tree in your tank
Could New Zealand's forests be our oilfields? Business and researchers say it's a serious prospect, but biofuels face major obstacles, finds Chris Barton.