The results show a positive improvement as culture builds in contract work crews, in particular among the workers themselves. We are hearing more and more that established work groups do not want to be upset by drug takers entering their ranks and they want us (the forest manager) to hold the line, testing more and for a wider range of drugs.
READ MOREI spent a portion of my early working life cutting manuka down to make way for sheep and pine trees. But growing manuka for honey ticks a lot of boxes in terms of a sustainable land use.
READ MOREExport log prices fell in January and rallied again in February to end up pretty much at December levels again. Domestic log prices have continued to strengthen on the back of solid demand, especially for pruned logs.
READ MOREA review of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme commenced at the end of 2015. The priority issues of the ETS review are to consider whether transitional measures should be removed or phased out.
READ MOREPan Pac Forest Products (Otago) Limited is planning a significant investment and expansion of its sawmilling and drying facilities in Otago. General Manager Michael Reaburn says the plan involves consolidating operations and roles at the Milburn site which will be substantially redeveloped.
READ MOREIn collaboration with Rayonier NZ Ltd, PF Olsen conducted a field trial to evaluate the performance of PF Olsen container-grown tree-stocks in the field. The trial was planted in 2014 on three Rayonier cut-over sites – Topuni forest in the Northland, Maramarua forest in south Auckland and Lismore forest near Whanganui.
READ MOREImagine a supply chain with a constant cost structure, constant supply, constant quality and a constant market demand. In the real world change is the only constant.
READ MOREIntroduction of new technology to labour intensive and hazardous activities will help solve future labour shortages and make forestry a more attractive career option for a new generation of forest workers.
READ MOREThe idea that a person would take drugs then go to work in a safety-sensitive situation where impairment could lead to serious harm is very disturbing to most people. However in numerous work situations including the most safety sensitive this is exactly the situation; and forestry is not immune.
READ MOREWelcome Patrick and Ryan to the Rotorua team.
READ MOREThe biggest surprise for me in this discussion document was the continued exclusion of agriculture. The stated reason is that mitigation measures are not technically available. This is wrong.
READ MOREBe careful what you wish for. I have heard this sage advice on several occasions throughout my career, and each time, on reflection, it takes on more richness and meaning. It comes to mind when observing the rapid export log price rises in the past three months.
READ MORETwo weeks of negotiations at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) international climate conference (COP21) in Paris have concluded with a new international agreement.
READ MORENZ Wood launched an advertising campaign on 1 December this year aimed at promoting and profiling the industry in a positive light and educating the general public and politicians about the huge value the industry brings to New Zealand and New Zealanders.
READ MOREThe Radiata is looking great with the nets being removed that have protected the crop from any potential bird attack.
READ MOREHighlights of the Growing Confidence in Forestry’s Future (GCFF) programme were presented to the annual forest grower’s research conference held in Nelson in late October.
READ MOREGood communication and setting very clear expectations at the start of the job are imperative in maintaining good relationships with Forest Owners.
READ MOREA cyclist walked into the office at Eastland Port in Gisborne, and asked to speak to the logging truck manager. He had just cycled the 100km from Te Puia to Gisborne, a winding and often narrow road frequented by logging trucks. Not an easy road, and it was a busy day because there was a ship in loading export logs.
READ MOREThis lovely message came to our Treestock Manager, Dawn Lewis, from Julia Genet at New Breeze Ltd.
READ MOREFarewell to Theo Vos
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