12 July 2014
by Mike Williams
The Government has seriously undermined the ETS by allowing extremely cheap carbon credits to be imported, mainly from Russia and Eastern Europe.
Forestry News
Nicholls is 2014 Forester of the Year
8 July 2014
FOA president Paul Nicholls has been honoured as Forester of the Year for outstanding service to the forestry industry. The award – which is one of the industry's highest accolades, recognising contribution, leadership, excellence and integrity – was awarded at the New Zealand Institute of Forestry's annual awards dinner in Napier last night.
Don Hammond is new STIMBR chair
Rotorua forest industry consultant Don Hammond is the new chairperson of STIMBR – Stakeholders In Methyl Bromide Reduction.
New forest workforce qualifications
2 July 2014
A review of qualifications for forestry workers led by industry training organisation Competenz has resulted in new qualifications being developed with an increased focus on health and safety, and environmental protection and quality.
Forest safety focus yields results
25 June 2014
In the first five months of this year, the number of serious injuries reported in forestry has dropped by nearly half compared with last year, Labour Minister Simon Bridges says.
BoP contractors hit by 60 Worksafe notices
A Bay of Plenty forestry contractor has questioned why Worksafe NZ and its predecessors weren't more pro-active about forest safety in the past. In the past 10 months they have issued 60 health and safety enforcement actions in the Bay, many more than in previous years.
WorkSafe NZ lays charges over forestry death
18 June 2014
WorkSafe NZ has laid charges today against a company and two individuals following the death of 20 year-old Lincoln Kidd in a forestry accident near Levin on 19 December 2013.
Forestry grows East Coast GDP
17 June 2014
The importance of the forestry sector to the Gisborne-East Coast economy has been highlighted by a government report that says the sector is primarily responsible for the district's rising GDP.
NZIF to meet in Hawkes Bay
15 June 2014
Forestry professionals are gathering in 'sunny Hawkes Bay' from 7-9 July to attend the NZ Institute of Forestry's annual conference. "Tackling Challenges and Delivering Value".