A self-driven, go-to man has scooped the pool at the inaugural Northland Forestry Awards.
Nigel Harrison walked off with the Northland Forestry Skilled Professional of the Year as well as the Harvesting Excellence Award at the awards ceremony on Friday night.
The 39-year-old father-of-two from Wise on Wood was the toast of the sold-out formal dinner, which attracted 280 people to Toll Stadium where rugby legend Eric Rush was the MC.
The multi-skilled Mr Harrison was praised for being able to do any task in a ground-based logging crew - from faller to digger operator, loading, fleeting, shovelling, operating a harvester processor and falling, a skidder, bulldozer, forwarder and more.
He is the one who leads by example, who prides himself on making sure the forest owner gets all they can from their stand. He is considered the go-to man for many in the Northland industry, who call him for advice, to bounce ideas, or just ask his opinion... and he's always happy to help.