The Association adds value to its members' businesses by undertaking activities that are better handled collectively than by individual growers working alone. To deal effectively with the complex range of issues involved, FOA has specialist committees. They are:
Health, Safety & Training
Fire
Forest Biosecurity
Forest Resources and Environment
Promotions and Membership
Research
Transportation
Chairman: Sheldon Drummond (JNL East Coast)
Develops policy and programmes to improve the skills of those involved in the industry. The Association contributes financially to Forest Industries Training and also promotes recruitment and training. Joint Committee with NZ Forest Industries Council
Issues: Better training techniques and standards, development of industry-specific courses, health and safety, recruitment and retention of skilled labour for the industry.
Meetings of the Education Training & Safety Committee for 2011 are:
- 17 March 2011, Rotorua
- 16 June 2011, Wellington
- 22 September 2011, Rotorua
- 17 November 2011, Wellington (venue to be confirmed)
Chairman:
Administers the Forest Fire Prevention Programme, identifies forest fire training needs, initiates fire prevention and control research, and manages related expenditure.
Issues: Forest fire prevention, rural fire services, training,improved emergency communications, and fire prevention and control research.
Dates of meetings for 2011 are:
- 24 February 2011, Wellington
- 16 June 2011, Wellington
- 21 September 2011, Wellington
- 30 November 2011, Wellington
Forest Biosecuirty
Chairman: David Balfour (Timberlands)
Responsible for the Forest Health Surveillence Programme, promotes policies to improve biosecurity, and identifies and provides funding for forest health issues. Liaises with the Dothistroma Control Committee.
Issues: Forest health surveillence, forest health/biosecurity, border control procedures, and overseas import requirements.
Meetings of the Forest Health Committee for 2011 are:
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21, 22 February 2011, Rotorua - FOA / MAF Workshop - Forest Biosecurity
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16 June 2011, Wellington
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8 September 2011, Rotorua
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1 December 2011, Rotorua
Forest Resources & Environment
Chairman: Peter Weir (Ernslaw One)
Develops policies on a wide range of issues relating to forest growing and the environment, including forest certification, climate change, water and RMA issues.
Issues: Interpretation and implementation of the Resource Management Act, forest certification, forest sink issues, compliance costs, and power line corridor maintenance.
Dates of meetings for 2011 are:
- 1 March 2011, Rotorua
- 16 June 2011, Wellington
- 30 August 2011, Rotorua
- 23 November 2011, Wellington
Chairman: Lees Seymour - Nelson Forests
This Committee is responsible for the Association's internal and external communications, including the NZ Forestry Bulletin, members' Update and other Association publications.
Issues: Public opinion of forestry, foreign investor perceptions, influence of local and central government on forest owners' business.
Meetings of the Promotions & Membership Committee for 2011 are:
- 28 March 2011
- 22 June 2011
- 22 August 2011
- 3 October 2011
- 5 December 2011
Chairman: Peter Clark (PF Olsen Ltd)
Identifies research programmes and projects of importance to the forest growing and harvesting sector, works with other groups to arrange research funding and dissemination of information, and provides forest growers' views on pan industry research.
Issues: Significance of newly released research, harvesting and tree breeding research and research into alternative species.
Chairman: Brian Pritchard (Pan Pac)
Responsible for all issues relating to the safe and efficient transportation of forest products from the forests to the market, including policies for the funding of roads and safety of logging trucks.
Issues: Logging truck rollovers, driver recruitment and retention, training, funding for roads, forestry transport operations, and transport policy issues. Dates of meetings for 2011 are:-
2 March 2011, Wellington
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16 June 2011, Wellington
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10 August 2011, Wellington
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24 November 2011, Wellington
