FOA media releases 2010

Log truckers' plea – be patient and give us space

21 December 2010

Log truckers are asking other road users to be patient and to give them space this summer.

How to make eco-Santa merry

15 December 2010

Families planning an eco-friendly Christmas should opt for real Christmas trees, draped with LED lights, say the country's Christmas tree growers.

Greens undermine NZ negotiators in Cancun

10 December 2010

The Green Party and a NZ Youth Delegation have been criticised by the Forest Owners Association for undermining New Zealand’s negotiating position at the United Nations climate change talks in Cancun, Mexico.

Ministers: carbon forestry will out-live Kyoto

17 October 2010

Land owners planting carbon forests have been assured that the emission trading scheme (ETS) will survive when the Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012.

Winners of the NZ Wood Timber Design Awards 2010

11 October 2010

A visitors' centre at Waitomo Caves has taken out three of the top prizes at the 2010 NZ Wood Timber Design Awards. Winning both the Commercial Architecture and Commercial Engineering Excellence Awards, the centre also picked up a Clever Solutions award.

GM pines on conference agenda

07 October 2010

Scion Senior Scientist and Leader of its Future Forests team, Christian Walter, will speak about the Crown Research Institute’s trials with genetically modified (GM) Pinus radiata at a major forestry industry gathering in Wellington next week. The institute’s research into GM pine has found no evidence of environmental harm.

Bioenergy expert visiting New Zealand next week

08 October 2010

An international speaker at the forefront of groundbreaking new research into converting forestry wastes into bio-fuels, food additives, plastics and other environmentally-friendly products is visiting New Zealand next week to speak at meetings in Wellington and Auckland.

Well done, Trade Me... but let’s fix this once and for all

06 October 2010

Trade Me’s decision to require sellers of new kwila furniture or decking timber to prove it comes from sustainably managed forests is a very positive step towards ensuring that all these products come from legal sources, says Forest Owners Association president Peter Berg.

Forum findings: No need to be scared

22 September 2010

Forest owners say other land owners should not be afraid to embrace the initiatives proposed by the Land & Water Forum.

Trees in the tank – NZ's energy future?

8 September 2010

Within 30 years, more than a quarter of New Zealand's energy needs and nearly a third of our transport fuels could come from energy crops and materials that are currently wasted.