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Bioenergy Association of New Zealand says the time is right for a National Bioenergy Strategy

18 Feb 2010

Bioenergy is a potentially significant contributor to the national energy mix in New Zealand. At present however the resource is largely untapped and the potential unrealised. All this is set to change however with an industry lead initiative to develop a proposed National Bioenergy Strategy. The Bioenergy Association of New Zealand (BANZ) says by 2040 New Zealand’s bioenergy sector could be supplying more than 25% of the county’s energy needs, including 30% of the country’s transport fuels.”

Matariki Forests complete $167 million investment by Phaunos

18 Feb 2010

Matariki Forests is pleased to announce that it has completed the investment by Phaunos Timber Fund Limited in the Matariki Forestry Group today. The aggregate investment is NZD 167 million.

Tree ring anomaly challenges scientists

23 Feb 2010

Scientists are trying to explain why tree-rings that successfully track northern hemisphere temperature changes for about a century, fail to do so from the 1960s.

Otago forest goes up in smoke

25 Feb 2010

A blaze northwest of Dunedin has engulfed more than 700 ha of a cut-over Wenita forestry block just above the Taieri River at Mt Allen, according to a report in the Southland Times.

Taskforce calls for CRI accountability and funding reform

4 Mar 2010

The taskforce set up by the government to determine how New Zealand can get the greatest benefit from its Crown Research Institutes has presented its report to shareholding ministers. It has recommended that the CRI system be reformed so that CRIs are more accountable for undertaking research that is relevant to New Zealand and less accountable for making a return on investment.

Export pellet factory built in Taupo

5 Mar 2010

Prime Minister John Key last week opened New Zealand’s largest wood pellet fuel plant. Built in Aratiatia industrial park near Taupo by Nature’s Flame, a Solid Energy business, the $34 million plant will initially have an output of up to 40,000 tonnes a year, most of which will be exported.

Wood-rich researcher wins national award

8 Mar 2010

An engineer working on the development of multi-storey buildings made from laminated veneer lumber held together by high-strength steel cables is the winner of the Young Engineer of the Year Award.

Maori advised to manage settlement forests themselves

8 Mar 2010

One of the country's most experienced Maori foresters says Maori have to stop handing over profits to others and get into the forestry business themselves.

Public support for forests vital, UK forest chief warns

12 Mar 2010

The Earth needs its forests more than ever as climate change bites, but foresters must heed the needs of society if we are to realise their benefits, Britain's top forester has warned.

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