The Kaingaroa Forest, near Kawerau, is the southern hemisphere’s largest plantation forest. The Bay of Plenty is one of New Zealand’s main forestry …
Category: NZ Forestry
Farming to forestry debate: What’s happening on the East Coast?
While there may be concern over the sale of farmland to forestry developers, one rural property expert says it should be kept in perspective. Bayleys …
Plague of wallabies threatens Kaimai forest
The Kaimai Range native forest is under threat due to the explosive growth of … Wallabies could spread over a third of New Zealand within the next 50 …
Cultural values important to forest stakeholders
“In addition to providing ecosystem services for the country as a whole, planted forests in New Zealand also have a strong cultural value for Māori,” the …
Cultural values important to forest stakeholders
"In addition to providing ecosystem services for the country as a whole, planted forests in New Zealand also have a strong cultural value for MÄ ori," …
Environment Commissioner calls for Government to aim lower on methane
But the majority of Upton’s submission on Thursday focused on a call for the Government to urgently consider adding in caps for how much forestry …
Some tax-saving strategies in agriculture
We can do this using fertiliser deferral rules, forestry income spreading rules and income equalisation rules — and savings can be quite substantial.
NZ Wood Industry – Zero Carbon – And We Can Prove It
It’s disturbing to see that 90% of OIO applications to buy forests in NZ in the last couple of years make absolutely no attempt to do this. Is the OIO …
Forestry not farming’s enemy: Wood council
The sheep and beef industry feels under siege but forestry is not the enemy is the response of Eastland Wood Council chief executive Kim Holland to …
NZ First MP hints at changes to the water proposals
NZ First MP, Mark Patterson, told Parliament that the draft National Policy … of the Waikato would be likely to be converted from farmland to forestry.