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 forestry 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 – Considerations for forestry investors
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
New Zealand Forestry Bulletin, Winter 2019
The Winter 2019 issue of the New Zealand Forestry Bulletin was published on 23 July 2019. In this issue - Log price volatility 50 Shades of Green and the realities of land use economics The [...]
Forestry investment is long term by nature
July 2019 | The recent drop in log prices has understandably generated interest from investors about how we respond. It’s important to put price changes into the context of your investment. Forestry investment is [...]
Forest Enterprises in the news
The local papers in our regions of Wairarpa, Hawke's Bay and Gisborne have recently published articles about Forest Enterprises, providing locals and investors an update on our forestry operations. Hawke's Bay Today - Forestry & [...]
Forestry: A growing industry vital to our wellbeing
Hawkes Bay Forestry Group, June 2019 - Forestry is an exciting story with many beneficiaries, and is making a serious contribution to the Hawkes Bay economy. At the national level, forestry is pushing to be our [...]
Good land management protects biodiversity in Gisborne forests
Forest Enterprises manages 10,000+ hectares of Radiata pine plantation forest in the Gisborne Tairawhiti region. We started buying land here in the early 1990s, particularly after Cyclone Bola. Because of the damage caused, farmers were [...]
NZFOA: Emissions Trading announcement is incentive for farmers to plant trees
New Zealand Forest Owners Association, 27 March 2019: Forest owners believe the just announced reform of the Emissions Trading Scheme will encourage farm foresters and hill country pastoral farmers to plant more trees. Farm Forestry Association [...]