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Forestry Bulletin

A three times per year publication by FOA

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Summer 2011 (published 7 December 2011)

  • The ETS - unfinished business; Tight focus on new strategy, Bill takes the reins - new FOA President; Hey Dude! Bernie is cool; A commodity levy on logs; NZ Wood - hard graft behind the scenes; Red trees are greening again; District Plan landscape perils; Rethink for Methyl Bromide, Accord 20th celebrated, Time to register for ForestWood, FOA Christmas/New Year office hours
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Winter 2011 (published 22 August 2011)

  • Building New Zealand in wood; Working on the known knowns; Working with government may have merit; Good science and the sky's the limit; GE Trees - A key to greater sustainability; Forests, products and innovation; NES needs big changes; Ironing out the bugs, Stoners not wanted
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Autumn 2011 (published 25 April 2011)

  • We're serious about zero; In search of a wooden phoenix; Bug law brings bigger bill; Forestry in a game of two halves; Biodiversity NPS concerns; NES revving at athe lights; What are trees worth to the community?
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Summer 2010 (published 7 December 2010) 

  • Wooden homes withstand the shake; Rhodes plays Cancun; Guidelines create a legal bind; GE Trials needed before debate; Carbon tide rolls in; Long NES march continues; A bach in cooee of White House; Fumigant controls tightened; FSC National Standard nearer
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 Winter 2010 (published 24 August 2010) 

  • Forestry - a nice place to be; Government hoists the sails; One-stop commercial design; New look for Bernie signs; Making forestry a safer place; Publicly funded science gets a shake-up; More user-pays in training; Come to Forestwood; EPA initiatives welcome
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Autumn 2010 (published 26 April 2010) 
  • Rodney decision evens playing field; Demand unpredictable but good; Uncertainty clouds carbon forestry; Power pylons show-down; Drug-free zone heads skyward; Illegal logging cop-out; FIDA funds Waiariki upgrade; Bug-free lights, eco-friendly exports; Nessie to emerge from loch
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 Spring/Summer 2009 (published 20 November 2009)

  • Forestwood a great success; FOA President honoured ; Separating out what's bankable ; ETS still holds too much uncertainty ; De Freitas dispels doubts ; More wood is better; Unlocking stored sunshine ; ECoP scores big award; Mill helps eradicate fire ant; His-vis changes coming
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 Winter 2009 (published 7 August 2009)

  • Hopes for stored carbon in CP2; Pellet deal may herald new era (Opinion - David Rhodes); Big conference in October; Hot competition for PGP funding ; Wins all round from new truck limits; Progress at last for fresh water; An NPS for freshwater; NES for forestry in prospect; Major challenges face Copenhagen talks; NZWood rolling on; Forestry games draws students; Safety plan revitalised
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 Autumn 2009 (published 1 May 2009) 

 

  • Unpredictable China underpins log demand; Government stimulus needed (Opinion - David Rhodes); Go regional, fire authorities told; Recreating the kiwi forest icon; FSC agrichemical rules cause impasse; Public fume fears addressed; LIRA passes into history ; New model for forest training?
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 Summer 2008/2009 (published 4 December 2008) 

 

  • Linking arms for mutual benefit; Forestry, carbon & rubic’s cube; NES sought for forestry; Wood's green creds on website; Collaboration with government; Grounds for hope in ETS review; Forest products in vehicle trials; Changes needed in road user charges; Drug code launched
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 Autumn 2008 (published 20 April 2008)   

 

  • New tax discourages new plantings; Who pays to stop the invaders; Fire : what does the law say?; Chance to fine-tune rural fire law; Climate Change research directory; orest owners commit to cleaner water; IRIS database upgrade; Better pest surveillance needed; Indian Fumigant trialled; Graeme Hall honoured; Kerry Ellem to step down
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 Summer 2007-2008 (published 21 December 2007)  

 

  • Forestry and green groups sign Climate Change Accord; Opinion: NZFOA chief exec David Rhodes says big changes are still needed in climate change policies; NZFOA forest entry ban lifted; New faces at NZFOA; What does the govt's Climate Bill mean for forest owners?; Eco-building: Green Star needs more work; Regional fuel taxes may not be the answer; Forest health survey praised by overseas experts; New Radiata disease in Chile; Olsen building walks the (NZ Wood) talk; Future Forests is here
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 Winter 2007 (published 20 July 2007)  

 

  • Environmental code ‘the gold standard’; Forest owenrs stay voluntary; Green light for future forests; Centralised fire plan unwelcome;  NZ Wood targets commercial buildings; Rethinking safety strategies; Nectria findings surprise
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 Autumn 2007 (published 1 May 2007) 

  • Log truckers take a bow;  The case for longer, heavier trucks; Kyoto? How do forests help?; Land-use plan fails New Zealand; Turning waste wood to energy; Put a pine tree in your tank; Fumigants for export success
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Archive Issues
Winter 2006 (published August 2006)
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Autumn 2006 (published April 2006)
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Spring 2005 (published October 2005)
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Winter 2005 (published August 2005)
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Autumn 2005 (published March 2005)
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Summer 2004 (published December 2004)
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Spring 2004 (published September 2004)
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Winter 2004 (published June 2004)
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Autumn 2004 (published March 2004)
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Summer 2003 (published December 2003)
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Spring 2003 (published September 2003)
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Winter 2003 (published June 2003)
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Autumn 2003 (published March 2003)
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