New ZealandQuestions around commercial viability could jeopardise future of Napier-Wairoa rail lineThe line was damaged in Cyclone Gabrielle, so is it worth rebuilding?04 Jan 09:46 PM
New Zealand‘Sport is the way community survives’: Bruce Nairn awarded Queen’s Service Medal50 years ago, this QSM recipient set target to volunteer 10 per cent of his working week.29 Dec 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Pretty humbling': Tāmata Hauhā boss nominated for New Zealander of the Year'You sit back and go, ‘Actually, we’ve done some pretty remarkable stuff.'18 Dec 11:00 PM
New ZealandWhy a Rangitīkei forestry developer is turning to AIThe two companies both work at breaking down financial barriers for carbon farming.21 Nov 01:15 AM
KahuGisborne mill workers ‘devastated’ over sudden job lossesJapanese-owned Juken NZ will close its Gisborne mill, costing 80 jobs.19 Nov 06:17 PM
OpinionHow will Luxon handle the cards he holds?OPINION: Kenny Rogers is enjoying a post-election comeback in the Tai Tōkerau pubs.31 Oct 01:47 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTargeted forestry rates 'a blunt instrument'"It’s about looking for an equitable way of covering that cost.”30 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandCouncil concern over logging damage to Whanganui roads'This isn't concentrated to just one area, it's network-wide.'23 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'All smiles': Pan Pac’s Napier plant reaches milestone in $280m cyclone recoveryChip mill restarted, 120ha forest purchased.13 Oct 05:00 PM
New Zealand‘It’s gone’: Forester paints grim picture of planting industry under new fees regimeThe Ministry for Primary Industries will soon charge ETS participants a perpetual fee.11 Oct 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Bloody wrong': Family furious at WorkSafe decision not to prosecute after forestry death“I just feel like Jason’s life was taken, they removed the body and went back to work.”09 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandNew changes to forestry regulations post Cyclone GabrielleRegulations have been tightened to reduce damage of downstream communities.03 Oct 04:13 AM
New ZealandLive: Snow falls as southern flooding mop-up gets underwayLandslides and heavy floodwaters have forced residents to evacuate.22 Sep 02:30 AM
New ZealandThree injured after car and logging truck crash, SH1 reopensPolice were called to the Waitahanui accident about 12.30pm.18 Aug 01:30 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOur forests and our future are entwinedOPINION: We are going to need more forests - both exotics and indigenous -as carbon sinks.13 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusiness'We are a community in crisis': Gisborne mayorTairāwhiti Gisborne has had three states of emergency this year alone.13 Jul 04:50 AM
OpinionAnthony Hōete: The Government is finally seeing the forest for the treesOpinion: Investment and innovation crucial to revitalising our wood processing sector.05 Jul 09:28 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Rental properties, nurses' pay, EVs and farm emissionsOPINION: Also letters on Kennedy Pt Marina, intellect, heating, and the harbour bridge.04 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandTāmata Hauhā reigns supreme at Māori Business Awards“It’s not profit that drives the awards."02 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandWorkers have unacceptably high exposures to carcinogens, study finds58 per cent of workers in NZ are exposed to at least one cancer-causing agent at work.30 Jun 12:12 AM
Video“We should’ve been there” Worksafe Investigator on Rawiri case'We should've been there' says the WorkSafe investigator for deceased forestry worker Jason Rawiri and his family in a recorded conversation.Watch11 Jun 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Wall of silence': WorkSafe official admits fatality probe stalled by lack of evidence'I just don’t have the information I need.'11 Jun 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Wrecking lives': Forestry industry woes taking a tollGisborne-based forest contracting business owner pulls the pin on his 23-year-old company.30 May 11:12 PM
New Zealand'Something needs to change now': Forestry contractors at breaking point“We employ thousands of people, and we cannot keep operating at a loss."29 May 09:54 PM
New ZealandCompany fined $180,000 after worker injured by debarking machineMachine operator suffered serious injuries while operating debarking machine in Northland.22 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWallingford Station buyer says sale will have ‘positive impact’ on communityForeign forestry giant says it wants to "hire locally, buy locally, think locally".17 May 12:21 AM
New ZealandAnalysis: Climate disasters hurt some NZ businesses more than othersWeather disaster analysis raises need for needs-based recovery packages, not blanket ones.15 May 02:43 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPM and ministers tour flood-hit Pan Pac; business could resume as early as AugustMinisters saw where the stopbank breached, causing widespread damage to the plant.14 May 11:41 PM
KahuTairāwhiti residents thankful for forestry after cyclone damageIt follows a report into the devastation caused by slash during Cyclone Gabrielle.14 May 10:39 PM
New ZealandThe slash report: Call for halt to production forestry in erosion zonesA report says there are just 5-10 years to "turn this environmental disaster around".11 May 10:51 PM
OpinionPenetaui Kleskovic: Māori landowners need reassurances on forestryOpinion: 'Growing trees are a critical component for the future of iwi.'10 May 02:00 AM
New ZealandDive in log prices making harvesting uneconomic"Prices are much below where they should be to achieve a reasonable return."08 May 09:03 PM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentIkea-linked Dutch forestry giants buy 1600ha more landMinisterial inquiry into destructive slash examining what needs to change.03 May 05:30 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMarty Verry: Forestry wants our carbon, not your debtOpinion: Kiwi wood processors compete using world's costliest logs, so what's the answer?02 May 01:59 AM
