The spread of wilding pines from farm shelter belts and forestry plantings into tussock and less intensively grazed introduced grasses and native scrub vegetation has become a major issue throughout parts of the central North Island and across the South Island.
READ MOREOn Wednesday the 30th of August PF Olsen officially opened its newest regional office at Sefton St East in Timaru.
READ MOREFatigue is likened to pain in that “it remains a private experience.”
READ MOREThe Tiropai Forestry Partnership is offering a stumpage tender.
READ MOREAlmost ready to harvest!
READ MOREWelcome to our newest staff members.
READ MOREThis is the 100th edition of Wood Matters!
READ MOREThere has been quite a lot of attention to local mill concerns about declines in wood supply in some regions, led by Northland.
READ MOREPrices for export logs delivered to NZ ports in August dropped an average of $4/m3 from July prices. As per the last couple of months this drop has been driven by the strengthening of the NZD against the USD. Exporters competing for supply at some ports and a slight increase in sale prices in China has buffered the downward movement in prices.
READ MOREAfter theorising last month that it would be unlikely for the government to make any ETS announcements before the election, we received an announcement!
READ MOREOn Tuesday 8 August the National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry (NES-PF) was officially launched in Wellington.
READ MORERemotely sensed data is widely used in the forestry sector.
READ MOREThe New Zealand forest industry is a constantly evolving entity; one which likes to push boundaries and try new things. A few of PF Olsen’s contractors are starting champion the bio-oils, and their findings are challenging the preconceived ideas around price and suitability.
READ MOREProperty mogul Sir Bob Jones plans to take the timber industry to new heights, by erecting the world's tallest wooden office building in central Wellington.
READ MOREMichelle Harrison from Wise on Wood (WOW), won the Trainee of the Year in the Northland Wood Council Northland Forestry Awards in July this year.
READ MOREJonathan Tukaki from Silviculture Contractors Ltd (SCL), won the Forestry Excellence Award in this year’s Northland Wood Council Northland Forestry Awards in July.
READ MOREThis year, for the first time, PF Olsen held two mid-year “Safety Re-focus Breakfasts”
READ MORERotorua, 3-6 September 2017
READ MORERopata Forest offers potential purchasers a rare opportunity to secure 321 ha of prime Hawke's Bay forest.
READ MOREWelcome Pauline Neilson to the Rotorua team
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