What was likely one of the country’s largest macrocarpa trees, planted more than 150 years ago, is being sent to China where it will be used to …
Category: NZ Forestry
Rabobank Best of The Country – July 20, 2019
The PR Supremo for the NZ Forest Owners Association goes in to bat for the industry, attempting to debunk some of the alleged myths from the …
Commemorative planting at Marton’s dams honours NZDF members
A project to reclothe their sides in native plants got extra impetus with funding from Te Uru Rākau (Forestry New Zealand). The funding is part of …
The risks for farming from emissions charging agreement
Another risk is in the current shift of the rural sector towards forestry. … Business NZ chief executive Kirk Hope sees risk in requiring farmers to pay for …
How to eat a New Zealand forest, and other secrets
Robert Vennell could have called his book “How to Eat a Forest”. That was the plan in 2017, when the Auckland Museum natural science collection …
Why we need to plant more native trees than pines
So far, aside from an embarrassing scrub-cutting failure delaying planting on a Northland block, the trajectory of Te Uru Rākau (Forestry NZ) has been …
Exotic trees being planted instead of natives – Dame Anne Salmond
The billion trees programme is the brainchild of New Zealand First – with an … But Forestry Minister Shane Jones defended the programme in …
Government supports native planting with new tree restoration role at UC
"The projects include a 20-hectare native forest regeneration project on the … link between the School of Forestry and Te Uru RÄ kau (Forestry NZ).
Drone taxis in your city: How NZ could be world leader in multi-billion dollar industry
Twyford said New Zealand’s forestry, farming and conservation sectors already used drones and the country could be a world leader in the technology …
New tree restoration role at UC
UC Forestry Professor David Norton is the driving force behind the role. … link between the School of Forestry and Te Uru Rākau (Forestry NZ).