Most of the people in New Zealand who are involved in rural fire or belong to forestry organisations with these skills want to go.” McInnes said the men …
Category: NZ Forestry
Big budget announced to combat erosion
A multi-million dollar fund to fight erosion will be helping the top of the south keep its land. Te Uru Rākau (Forestry New Zealand) announced this …
Listen: How carbon credits could benefit farmers
However, Holgate says Rabobank has noticed an increase in enquiries around forestry, as the returns from the industry have made it New Zealand’s …
Assurances for the booming forestry industry
A spokesperson for Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones says Te Uru Rakau – Forestry New Zealand – is working to ensure …
Forestry NZ allocates $36M to plant 13 million more trees in fight against erosion
Forestry NZ allocates $36M to plant 13 million more trees in fight against … Millions more will be spent by New Zealand’s forestry agency to tackle …
$36 million investment approved to tackle regional erosion
Te Uru RÄ kau (Forestry New Zealand) has announced funding of almost $36 million through the Hill Country Erosion Fund (HCEF) to enable …
Booming forestry industry struggling to find workers
The New Zealand forestry industry is struggling to find enough workers, even with pay of up to $300 a day on offer. A shortage of people willing to work …
$400 a day to plant trees but no-one wants the job
Forest nurseries have doubled plantings to 100 million tree seedings in … Ollie Belton, a partner of Permanent Forests NZ a Christchurch-based …
Winds fan potential forest fires in rural Whanganui
Two fires fanned by strong winds have been prevented from spreading through major regional forests by the prompt action of firefighters. On Saturday …
Wildfires a risk in NZ city fringes where forests and homes meet
Scientists recently published an independent review of the Port Hills fires. Has anything been learned? Any action taken? Not enough, they say.