14 August 2018
Forest owners are calling the proposed revisions to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) both timely and necessary if New Zealand is to hope to meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets.
FOA media releases 2018
Forest owners vow to deal with forest harvest slash
28 June 2018
Forest Owners say the industry is focused on measures to make sure a repeat of the recent floods transporting harvest debris out of forests and into Tolaga Bay isn’t repeated 25 years from now.
NZ Forest industry progresses with Overseas Investment Act amendments
20 June 2018
Forest Owners say the government’s announcement that the Overseas Investment Act would be amended to cut out red tape is a very positive signal to potential investors.
Forest industry reputation damaged by mobilisation of forest harvest residues
28 May 2018
The successful prosecution of a forest management company by the Marlborough District Council has been endorsed by the Forest Owners Association.
Advisory group has the right mix for huge land use challenge
11 May 2018
The Forest Owners Association President Peter Weir says Shane Jones’ just announced Advisory group has the right mix of forest industry background and experience to take the industry forward into potentially vast expansion in the decades ahead.
Forest industry backing judgment against forest companies
24 April 2018
Forest industry associations are supporting penalties imposed in the District Court against Bay of Plenty forest owner Whitikau Holdings and two harvesting contractors.
Climate Change Panel a good first step
19 April 2018
Forest Owners says the just announced appointment of an Interim Climate Change Panel is a good first step towards setting up a Climate Change Commission.
Zero Carbon Act solution in planting more trees
8 March 2018
The Forest Owners Association says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, should be listened to when he says words need to be turned into deeds to achieve New Zealand’s climate change mitigation goals.
Streamlining applications for overseas ownership in New Zealand forests clarifies investment signals
7 March 2018
The Forest Owners Association says streamlining the application process for overseas investment in New Zealand forests is a major step forward and will make clear to potential investors that New Zealand has a positive forest future.