3 December 2012
The Automobile Association and the Log Truck Safety Council say log truck accidents have not been an issue in 2012. However, misreporting by the news media has given the opposite impression.
Forestry news
Fulton Hogan sells Otago forest to GMO
27 November 2012 Fulton Hogan has got Overseas Investment Office approval to sell forestry estates in Otago to Forestry Fund 9 NZ, a subsidiary of global investment manager GMO. The conditional sale of 3013 ha of forestry land was agreed in June.Forestry offers huge NZ bio-fuel opportunity
15 November 2012 New Zealand's plantation forestry estate represents a major opportunity for New Zealand to become more self-sufficient in transport fuels. That's the conclusion of the latest report from the Pure Advantage business lobby group seeking support for a "green growth" push in New Zealand.Restrictions proposed on ETS units
13 November 2012 Climate Change Minister Tim Groser today announced the Government’s intention to commence consultation on excluding specific types of international Kyoto units from the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).Asian companies buying Marlborough forests
12 November 2012 More than 4000 hectares of Marlborough land has been sold during the past two months as Asian timber processors move to secure log supplies.Day of shame as National pulls out of Kyoto
9 November 2012 New Zealand’s international reputation has taken a massive hit today with the government’s decision to not commit to the second stage of the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change, says Labour’s climate change spokesperson Moana Mackey. Otago water plan threatens forestry in the region
26 October 2012 Changes to water quality regulations to reduce pollution from run-off could be the "death knell" of large-scale commercial forestry in Otago, says Philip Taylor, spokesperson for the Otago Forestry Group.ETS changes will tarnish NZ's image
26 October 2012 Carbon emissions and deforestation will increase and New Zealand's pure image will be tarnished if proposed changes to the emissions trading scheme go ahead, according to lawyer and forest owner Geoff Thompson.Dunne’s decision on ETS critical
25 October 2012 United Future Leader, Peter Dunne, needs to meet with representatives from the forestry sector before the committee stages of the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, says Labour Climate Change spokesperson Moana Mackey. Carbon credit price crash could force sales
25 October 2012 A crash in the price of carbon credits could force landowners who invested in new forests to sell their land, an analyst says. |
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