New Zealand Forest Owners Association

16 October 2012

A swathe of native trees could be planted in Woodhill forest in northwest Auckland following its return to Ngati Whatua o Kaipara as part of a Treaty settlement with the Crown.

12 October 2012

Wood buildings performed well in the Canterbury earthquakes and many Christchurch people have been asking why they can’t rebuild with wood. Nelson and Marlborough businesses plan to help provide some positive answers at a seminar being held next week.

9 October 2012

They were planted initially to stop hillside erosion and then they were seen as a way of bankrolling the city's costly wastewater treatment scheme but either way trees harvested in a joint Wanganui local body forestry enterprise has earned $11.6 million in the past 15 years.

9 October 2012

Crown Research Institute Scion has completed a successful first full year under the Crown Research Institute (CRI) Taskforce reforms.  Scion chairman Tony Nowell says these reforms have made a positive difference to long-term planning, technology development and alignment of investment with the New Zealand forest industry.

9 October 2012

While New Zealand has a world leading reputation in growing and managing renewable forests, we still have some way to go to embrace its full potential as a building material.

27 September 2012

In an open letter to the Prime Minister, major players in the forest industry have implored the prime minister John Key to align the Emissions Trading Scheme with those of our trading partners. In particular, they are seeking a 50 per cent cap on the use of any international carbon units, a move they describe as international best practice.

27 September 2012

Forestry association says collapse in carbon prices has resulted in a lack of confidence in new planting

26 September 2012

a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC

South Korea and Japan will become large importers of pellets and energy chips in the coming decade, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly

21 September 2012

The National Government’s decision to not restrict cheap international carbon credits to secure the vote of ACT leader John Banks has enormous implications for the forestry sector, Labour’s Climate Change spokesperson Moana Mackey says.

17 September 2012

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