Why forestry is so investible
As we approached the release of our latest investment offer - Pukekōwhai Forest Investment - we've been talking with potential investors about why forestry is so investible. Giving investors access to the best There are [...]
Mechanised harvesting to minimise harm
Forest Enterprises’ determination to improve health and safety and environmental performance is driving its implementation of mechanised harvest systems. Mechanised harvesting means fewer foresters on chainsaws. It’s safer. Plus, it causes less disturbance to the [...]
Investor Update, Winter 2021
Earlier this week we received some of the decent rain we’ve looked forward to for months. Long may it last to give this planting season's 1.6 million seedlings their best start over the winter. [...]
Forest Enterprises wins East Coast environmental award
Forest Enterprises won the Environmental Management Award at the 2021 Eastland Forestry Awards in Gisborne on 21 May 2021. This award recognises Forest Enterprises for its leadership in harvest catchment management and planning, and for [...]
Hannah Harvey wins environmental excellence award
Forest Enterprises’ Environmental Manager, Hannah Harvey, was recognised at the 2021 Southern North Island Wood Council Awards this month. She received the Outstanding Environmental Management Award. This award recognises a person or company who goes [...]
Safety culture good for business
Forest Enterprises manages around 35,000 hectares of sustainable forest land in Gisborne, Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay on behalf of our retail investors and for other forest owners. In 2021, we are on track to harvest [...]
Gisborne Port at Maximum Capacity
The April 2021 issue of the Gisborne Herald's Forestry for Life feature takes a closer look at Eastland Port's Twin Berth project, which will meet the increased capacity need for forestry and other industries vital [...]
Investor Update, Summer 2020
Latest news from Forest Enterprises Forest Enterprises - Creating wealth. Naturally. Investor Update, Summer 2020 We're pleased to be ending the year in good form after what 2020 threw at us all. I'd like to [...]
About the new Trusts Act 2019
If you are a trustee of a family trust, you will need to familiarise yourself with the new Trusts Act 2019 which comes into effect on 30 January 2021. It introduces significant changes to trust [...]
Talk Forestry with Forest Enterprises
This spring, we're hitting the road to talk forestry. We're finding that as investors re-evaluate their portfolios in the wake of Covid-19, they are looking to forestry to hedge against volatility in the financial markets. [...]
Forestry investments prove resilient
Forest Enterprises says more investors are looking to forestry sector after impact of Covid-19. One benefit of investing in forestry, says Bert Hughes, CEO and forestry director, of Forest Enterprises, is that it is not [...]
New Zealand Forestry Bulletin, Spring 2020
The latest Spring 2020 issue of the New Zealand Forestry Bulletin was published this October 2020. In this issue - an app to beat the bugs, Tairawhiti debris flood redux - handled better this time, [...]
New Zealand Forests Facts & Figures 2019/20
Facts & Figures contains background information and statistical data on the New Zealand forest industry. It is jointly released by FOA and MPI, published yearly.
Investor Update, Winter 2020
Investor Update, Winter 2020 New Zealand's primary industries are doing relatively well in the Covid-19 conditions compared to all other sectors of our economy. There is no denying the pandemic is affecting our lives in large ways [...]
Forest Enterprises a finalist in Wellington Gold Awards 2020
We are delighted to announce Forest Enterprises has been selected as a finalist in Supporting Gold for the 2020 Wellington Gold Awards. The Wellington Gold Awards celebrates excellence and enterprise of businesses in the greater Wellington region. [...]
The business of logs: Forest Enterprises & CentrePort
Forest Enterprises harvested approximately 350,000 tonnes from our Wairarapa harvest this year. We are able to satisfy demand from local sawmills with approximately 35% of our Wairarapa volume and the balance, approximately 230,000 tonnes, was [...]