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Forestry worker dies after accident in Bay of Plenty
A 63-year-old worker is dead following an accident in a forest area in the Bay of Plenty.
Labour lashes out at forest owners
Labour spokesman says foreign firms' drive for big profits putting local industries in jeopardy.
NZ's deadliest industry under scrutiny
A coroner will hold a series of inquests into forestry workers' deaths with the aim of identifying systemic issues within the country's deadliest industry.
Court challenge to GM pine trees
A review of regulations covering genetically modified organisms hinges on a High Court case next week challenging approval for GM experiments on our most populous tree, pinus radiata.
Forestry company fined over young man's death
A forestry company has been criticised in the death of worker Reece Reid who was too inexperienced to be felling trees.
Elderly firebug jailed for seven years
An elderly firebug has been jailed for more than seven years today after lighting a series of forest fires south of Nelson.
Govt opens forest to prospectors
The Government has opened up much of the volcanic plateau for gold and silver prospecting, including one of the largest tracts of native forest left in the North Island.
Logging the perils
With six deaths already this year, the forestry industry has been warned to clean up its act. But in the search for solutions, politics and money are distracting from the focus on the lives lost.
Forestry industry put on notice
The forestry industry has been put on notice after the sixth death of a worker this year, just three days after another accident left a worker with serious leg injuries.
NZ riding China's big dipper
China's so-called "economic miracle" has hit some speed wobbles, but a top NZ economist says this country should be insulated from any direct impact.
Truck drivers death remains a mystery
The mystery of why an experienced truck driver plummeted 20m off a Kaingaroa Forest road is unlikely to be solved, a coroner has warned.
Forestry worker 'lived life to the fullest'
The family of a 23-year-old forestry worker killed by a falling tree yesterday say he died doing what he loved and knew it was a risky job.
Police name man killed in forestry incident
Police were called to a private forestry road in the Waione Block, off State Highway 30, near Moose Lodge, about 2.50pm yesterday.
Economic surge in 2012 - GDP up 1.5pc
The New Zealand economy grew at the fastest quarterly pace in three years in the tail-end of last year.
Forest growers to vote on $7m industry research levy
Forest growers have until March 29 to vote on a planned levy intended to raise around $7 million a year for industry research.
Fire crews battle Masterton forest blaze
About eight hectares of forest has been burned by a blaze in rural Masterton, with crews still on site last night to keep the fire under control.
Call for machine use in forestry work
A coroner has recommended forestry workers use machines to pile up felled logs instead of doing it manually after a Hawkes Bay forestry worker was killed.