Forestry jobs in danger: Sharp fall in value of log exports
Tough times for forestry workers in Northlanders as wood prices plummet.
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Shane Jones announces funding boost to One Billion Trees programme
$422,500 for research to improve NZ's native seedline production has been announced.
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.
Trains and training as Jones visits Wairarapa
The Government has announced training for youth and more log trains in the Wairarapa.
Why lamb could get more expensive
Conversions of sheep and beef land to forestry expected to reduce lamb supply.
Rural discontent as more land goes to forestry
Discontent in the regions is growing as more land is converted to forestry.
Ministers 'defang misapprehensions' around one-billion-trees policy
Damien O'Connor is calling for farmers to plant more trees on their land.
Wilding war: The pest that could swallow a quarter of NZ
Conservationists have swept a plant pest off Rainbow Mountain. But the battle isn't over.
Billion trees snag? Contractors face 'drastic' shortage of planters
"We used to have hundreds putting their hands up," CNI director Stewart Hyde says.
Iain Hyndman: Billion trees putting farming at risk
Billion trees protagonists can't see the wood for the trees, writes Iain Hyndman.
Port's world-first logging truck scalers safer
Ground-breaking robotics set to transform log processing at ports.
Firefighter Andrew Searle denied parole at first appearance
Despite being in custody for 795 days Searle is waitlisted for a psychological assessment.
Three arrested over Mustang police chase in Northland appear in court
Trio arrested in relation to a 64km police chase in a stolen Mustang appear in court
'They can't catch you': Truckie told by boss to fabricate logbook
Sten Semenoff wins next round against NZTA.
Frame & Macey: Two-basket approach no free ride for farmers
Dave Frame and Adrian Macey write a two-basket approach to climate police makes sense.
Goff says council can't save 400-year-old Titirangi kauri
Those fighting to save the ancient tree say the council can step in to protect it.
Opinion: Why a 'two-basket' emissions approach is hot air
Two-basket approach to climate policy not sound, say Jim Salinger and Raymond Desjardins.
Unlocking 'a wall of wood'
Shane Jones wants to open the way for Pacific Islanders to join an expanded workforce.
Farmer: 'Biological' greenhouse gases merit different treatment
Report moots treating agricultural greenhouse gases differently to fossil fuel emissions.
NZ's first all-female forestry crew
Women branch out to fill labour shortage. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Widow: Only those in fatal chopper will know what happened
Allan Jessop, 42, and Derek Hammond, 49, both died in a helicopter crash.
Damage to helicopter too extensive to determine cause of fatal crash
Helicopter hit the ground at a high rate of descent and intense fire followed.
Jailed firefighter to go before parole board
Fires lit by Andrew Searle over the course of nearly three years cost $640,000 to put out.
European investors eye billion trees project
The billion trees project has attracted the eye of some deep-pocketed players.
Govt: ETS changes to add another 89 million trees
New changes to the emissions trading scheme would add 89 million trees, Govt says.
Environment watchdog's bold idea to combat climate change
Biological emissions from farms should be policed differently to CO2, watchdog says.
Viewpoint NZ: Black drinking water, cheap houses in Queenstown
Video news from around the regions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Brian Rudman: Sick to death of poison-based pest remedies
COMMENT: Try genetic tools or get used to predators.
Closure of sawmills 'right across the country'
New Zealand bleeds wood processing jobs as logs ship to China, industry leader says.
The harmless looking tree wreaking havoc on our land
Wilding pines smother wildlife, natives and everything. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Conservation Comment: Wild pines a fire risk
It is time the fire service and DoC looked at ways to remove these pine trees.
Hoping Orr can see wood for the trees
COMMENT: Adrian Orr needs to keep his focus on the Reserve Bank's primary role.