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Nov
18

LEISURE VALUE OF FORESTS BUILDS ON ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE

A new forestry study has highlighted the importance of New Zealand’s plantation forests for recreational purposes.

Day by day, week by week, thousands of mountain bikers and walkers already make the most of the country’s forests for outdoor adventure. But [ More ] [ Read More ]

Oct
11

NZ Wood Timber Design Awards Announced

The showcase Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Arts & Media building scooped two major awards in the NZ Wood Timber Design Awards announced on Tuesday – commercial engineering and commercial architectural excellence.

The three-storey, seismically-protected timber structure was entirely built from [ More ] [ Read More ]

Oct
6

Forest and Wood Sector a Source of Strength for NZ Economy

New Zealand’s Forest and Wood sector is a major player in terms of its contribution to New Zealands economic performance. The findings are contained in a report by NZIER that was commissioned by NZ Wood for the Wood Council of [ More ] [ Read More ]

Sep
23

Forestry set to boost Bay of Plenty economy

Forestry is set to provide a major boost to the Bay of Plenty’s economy in the next decade, according to the Bay of Connection’s Governance Group.

Bay of Connections – the region’s economic strategy – has just published a Forestry and [ More ] [ Read More ]

Sep
22

“Wood first” rule sought for publicly-funded build projects in Britain

A call for a “wood first” rule in publicly-funded build projects forms part of a new “Timber Industry Manifesto” being launched in Britain this month.

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