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Listen: How many trees equal one cow?

Don Carson investigates how many trees we need to mitigate GHG emissions

Forestry blamed as roads get hammered

Forestry trucking is ripping up Whanganui's rural roads. Now ratepayers face a possible $20 million bill to fix them.

Man dies in forestry incident at Gisborne

An inquiry has begun into the death of a man this morning in a forestry block in rugged terrain.

'Disgusting' act of cruelty against horse

A wild horse had to be killed after it was severely injured in an attack.

NZ commodity prices rise in February

Commodity prices saw broad-based gains in February, with meat and steel increasing while wool fell.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Whakatane Mayor says decline prediction doesn't mirror reality

Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne is confident in the success of the region, despite a Maxim Institute report projecting population decline in the next two decades. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Log prices jump to a record

The average price for roundwood logs rose to $90 a tonne in February, up $5 from January's average price.

NZ forests could be absorbing 60% more CO2

Our forests and other land areas may be sucking up to 60 per cent more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere than previously thought and we can likely thank our native trees for much of it.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Wairoa residents sick of dust

A petition to have one of Wairoa's main alternative roads sealed has attracted more than 240 signatures. Kiwi Road residents want it sealed to decrease dust nuisance, improve their health and overall lifestyle. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Napier-Wairoa rail line to re-open

The Napier-Wairoa rail line is set to reopen, with an agreement between KiwiRail and Napier Port being signed today.

KiwiRail cuts Whangarei-Auckland route

KiwiRail has slashed its freight service on the Northland-Auckland line by half, but says the volume of freight transported will essentially

Winston Peters says Predator Free Policy is 'Dream time stuff'

We ask the New Zealand First leader if he's being a party pooper and a wet blanket over the government's aspirational goal of a predator-free New Zealand by 2050.

Export log prices slip to seven-month low

Export log prices slip to a seven-month low amid a stronger Kiwi dollar and weaker markets.

Worker's widow receives $97k reparation

The employers of a Taranaki forestry worker who died after an 800kg log fell on him have been ordered to pay more than $97,000 in reparation to his widow.

Vast planting of trees needed to boost green economy: report

New Zealand urgently needs to plant huge areas of trees to help combat climate change and boost a green economy, a business think-tank says.

Forestry worker killed in accident named

The forestry worker killed in northern Hawke's Bay yesterday has been named.