11 April 2013
A referendum of forest growers has shown strong support for a levy on harvested forest products."We have been given the thumbs up to introduce a funding system that will provide greater certainty, equity and commitment for activities that benefit all growers, such as research, promotion and forest health," says Forest Growers Levy Trust chair Geoff Thompson. "At this stage, we expect the levy to be introduced on 1 January 2014."
10 April 2013
The new Associate Minister for Primary Industries with responsibility for forestry, Hon Jo Goodhew, says she is looking forward to working with the forest and wood processing sector, to ensure it maintains and improves its position as one of New Zealand's key industries.
8 April 2013
The New Zealand Dryland Forests Initiative will get $216,000 of Sustainable Farming Fund money towards a three-year programme worth more than half a million dollars.
3 April 2013
The Forest Voice referendum will deliver a clear yes vote in favour of a commodity levy when final results are released in a few days.27 March 2013
Tomorrow (Friday) is the deadline for submissions to the government on how international carry-over rules should apply to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
27 March 2013
A cloud hangs over the future of the Permanent Forest Sink Initiative (PFSI), one of the NZ Government's flagship NZETS policies.21 March 2013
Forestry exports in the last quarter of 2012 helped drive growth in the New Zealand economy faster than in any quarter in the last three years.14 March 2013
A Canadian architect has come to New Zealand this week rooting for the use of building designs with a "feel good" factor.
19 March 2013
Ross Hampton, a senior manager in global networking giant, Cisco Systems, has been appointed CEO of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA).