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 ]
From WoodWeek – 10 August
Without doubt the most exciting technology being developed and applied in forest management at the moment is remote sensing. Two years ago when the Australasian forest technology series, ForestTECH 2009 was run, results from some very [ More ] [ Read More ]
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application received from Matariki Forests seeking clearance to acquire the forestry assets of the Selwyn Plantation Board. Matariki Forests and the Selwyn Plantation Board both supply sawlogs [ More ] [ Read More ]
Matariki Forests, global forester Rayonier’s New Zealand arm, is seeking Commerce Commission permission to buy a swathe of Canterbury forest and farmland owned by the Christchurch City and Selwyn District councils.
Matariki, the country’s third-largest forest owner, lodged the application to [ More ] [ Read More ]
Doug Wallace is a man who cares for the land. He has planted thousands of trees on his 16ha block of land near Taupo with a view to felling them for furniture making and firewood. But he has no intention [ More ] [ Read More ]
