Forest Harvesting Roading Workshop

Workshop Objectives

To increase understanding of the location and volume of harvesting trends over the next ten years on a district by district basis.
To examine the impact on district roads by forestry land use compared to other land uses.
To explore the options for funding of district roads for logging trucktraffic.
To discuss the standard required for pavement strength and safegeometry for logging truck traffic (i.e. “fitness for purpose”)

Published on 09 May 2005

Trevor Butler - Frame Group Limited - Impact on District Roads from Forest Harvesting Traffic
Frank Porter - Transit New Zealand Marlborough Roads and David Currie - OPUS International Consultants - The impact of forestry traffic on the Marlborough Road network
Bill Turner - Gisborne District Council - The standards and costs of public roads to accommodate forestry traffic
Peter Farley - The standards and costs of public roads to accommodate forestry traffic

Published on 09 May 2005

Peter Higgs - Southland District Council - Roading Planning, Funding and Rating
Wayne Dempster - Rayonier New Zealand - Targeted Rating, a forest owners experience
Ian Hunter - Land Transport NZ - Government road funding
Peter Farley - Government road funding
Derek Colebrook - Regional Development Funding in a Northland context

Published on 09 May 2005

Dr Robin Dunlop - opening comments
Paul Lane - Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry - Forest Harvest Trends and Forest Resource Information
Peter D Clark, P F Olsen & Company Ltd - Road Usage in the Forestry Cycle and Communicating Harvest Intentions

Published on 09 May 2005

Speakers and Topics

Published on 09 May 2005

Summary of Workshop