SCION, 19 December 2023 - Rather than damaging soil in New Zealand, planting trees on pasture restores soil to be similar to its original condition. A recent news story highlighting changes in soils from converting pasture to plantation forests are giving a misleading impression of soil health, says Scion principal scientist Dr Peter Clinton. “Soils that [...]
Featuring in the latest Autumn 2023 issue of the New Zealand Forestry Bulletin, just published: Ministerial panel comes down on forestry, Economic future for Tairāwhiti, Pan Pac recovery from the cyclone, Climate Commission struggles to fit forestry into its jigsaw, Phytos is launched as the new STIMBR, Forest companies preserve wild kākābeak, and more... The Bulletin [...]
At the National Fieldays this year, the Forestry Hub held several light-hearted forums to discuss topical land use issues. One was “Are all trees created equal?”, a panel discussion hosted by Jamie Mackay from The Country. Graham West, immediate past president of the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association (pictured far right) was asked to speak [...]
Eastland Wood Council (31 March) In the Emerald Hills Forest near Gisborne today, Forest Enterprises' Gisborne Regional Manager and co-owner Dan Fraser and Harvest Forester Georgia Paulson hosted the Eastland Wood Council (EWC) and the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use (MILU) panel charged with reviewing land-use practises in Tairāwhiti. Panel members were invited to travel [...]
Wairarapa Times-Age, 'Forestry in Wairarapa' feature, 15 February 2023. Forecast to be one of the most serious storms to hit New Zealand this century, Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle has made landfall and many North Island regions are under a National State of Emergency. Forest Enterprises’ forests in Wairarapa, Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne all came through the [...]
Farmers Weekly, 3 February 2023 - Today’s forest managers caught trying to manage poorly planted legacy forests. A Gisborne forest manager is hoping a draft plan on forest management practices will ensure slash and waste issues in waterways become a thing of the past for the industry as it re-plants the next generation of forests. [...]
Featuring in the Christmas 2022 issue of the New Zealand Forestry Bulletin: Industry Transformation under way; Passing of industry pioneer; International wood demand grows, and more... The Bulletin is published three times per year by the New Zealand Forest Owners Association. Click here for back issues.
Featuring in the Spring 2022 issue of the New Zealand Forestry Bulletin: Pines v other exotics, Falcon and kiwi protection, Railway to Wairoa, and more... The Bulletin is published three times per year by the New Zealand Forest Owners Association. Click here for back issues.
A question we are commonly asked by investors is "Why pine?" versus other exotics, or New Zealand native species. Our CEO Bert Hughes explains how radiata pine is the #2 timber for just about everything, meaning it is incredibly versatile, and that the supply chain and markets for radiata in New Zealand are well [...]
The Government is implementing new standards under the Forests (Regulation of Log Traders and Forestry Advisers) Amendment Act, regulating the activity of log traders and forestry advisers. This legislation supports the continuous, predictable, and long-term supply of timber for domestic processing and export. It also aims to provide a more transparent and open market for [...]
