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Forestry worker struck by log named
A forestry worker has died after reportedly being struck by a falling log in a remote forestry site.
A forestry worker has died after reportedly being struck by a falling log in a remote forestry site.
A major financier has repossessed equipment from the owner of forestry business HarvestPro New Zealand.
The falling dollar has helped to offset declining export log prices, says AgriHQ.
Iwi leaders have drawn up an ambitious proposal to plant a million hectares of forest in exchange for Government's agreement to step up efforts to combat climate change.
A union has attacked "antipathy" against forestry workers and their representatives, as a safety review pins the blame for the industry's high fatality rate on everyone involved.
Union slams “antipathy” against forestry workers and their representatives, as safety review pins blame for sector’s high fatality rate on everyone involved.
Machines which fell trees under remote control by operators standing at safe distances are being hailed as important new tools and a world first for reducing deaths and injuries in forests.
Kiwi exporters should look to market more premium products to an increasingly wealthy Chinese consumer, says Shanghai-based economist Mary Boyd.
Log export prices have dropped sharply since March because demand in New Zealand's biggest market - China - has fallen while supply has substantially increased.
Forestry company HarvestPro has been ordered to pay $120,000 in fines and reparation after one of its workers was hit by a log weighing more than a tonne.
The value of primary exports will fall from unusually high levels over the 2014/15 year before recovering steadily in the following three years.
A union body leading prosecutions over the deaths of forestry workers has applauded a coroner for tackling the problem, which it described as unsustainable and intolerable.
The families of 11 forestry workers killed on the job last year will march on Parliament today to call for regulation in the industry to prevent more deaths.
Fifty-one workers were killed while they were doing their jobs last year, the Council of Trade Unions says.
Businesses are paying their bills in record time, with the forestry and agriculture sectors winning the prompt payment stakes.
A slice of New Zealand's largest forestry operation has been sold by the Superannuation Fund to six central North Island iwi.
More prosecutions of forestry operators for health and safety law breaches are likely, Labour Minister Simon Bridges said after the industry started its own review.
The forestry industry will hold a major safety review after 11 workers died on the job in the past 13 months.
The dairy industry and Fonterra have a long, long way to go before they reach their full potential, writes Brian Gaynor. The dairy sector should be more focused on added-value products.
A waterfront dispute has broken out between two of New Zealand's biggest ports, arguing about who is the best.
Labour says it is "pathetic" that Minister of Labour Simon Bridges will not commit to attending an industry led-review of safety in the forestry industry.
A young forestry worker is in intensive care at Gisborne Hospital after he was hit by a log in a forestry block today.
A forestry worker killed by a falling log in Marlborough yesterday has been named as William Bryant.
There are "deeply ingrained systemic issues'' in the forestry industry, New Zealand's work safety regulator says, following the death of another forestry worker this morning.