New Zealand Forest Owners Association

18 May 2013

The supreme winner of the 2013 Eastland Wood Council Forestry Awards epitomised the very essence of a professional in a growing industry, according to chief judge Julian Kohn.

13 May 2013

The North Canterbury owners of a Parnassus farm admired for its trees by passing motorists have won the South Island Foresters of the Year award.

12 May 2013

A Rotorua family, whose son was killed in a forestry accident, supports calls for tougher workplace safety measures and an inquiry into forestry safety.

9 May 2013

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) will seek public feedback this month on the type of unit to be issued to Permanent Forest Sink Initiative (PFSI) participants. This consultation will close Friday 31 May 2013.

7 May 2013

Te Karaka, Gisborne, couple Bob Wishart and Meg Gaddum have won the Husqvarna North Island Farm Forester of the Year.

26 April 2013

The Forest Industry Training and Education Council (FITEC) will be merged into a another industry training provider, Competenz, on 1 May. 

25 April 2013

China Forestry Group New Zealand, a subsidiary of state-owned China Forest Group Corp, is keen to buy more local forests after buying several forest blocks from the New Zealand Superannuation Fund.

15 April 2013

The deforestation intentions of forest owners have soared as the prices of emission units have plunged, making it economic to convert forests to other land uses, especially on land suitable for dairy farms.

12 April 2013

In an echo of the Brent Spar oil rig debacle in 1995, Greenpeace has had to apologise for making false claims in support of its campaign to undermine the landmark 2010 Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA), to which it was a signatory.

11 April 2013

A referendum of forest growers has shown strong support for a levy on harvested forest products.

"We have been given the thumbs up to introduce a funding system that will provide greater certainty, equity and commitment for activities that benefit all growers, such as research, promotion and forest health," says Forest Growers Levy Trust chair Geoff Thompson. "At this stage, we expect the levy to be introduced on 1 January 2014."