The forestry contractor acquitted of the manslaughter of a young worker crushed to death by a falling tree still faces sentence for breaching health and safety legislation.

New Zealand commodity prices fell for a fifth straight month in August, led by a decline in dairy prices to their lowest level in 11 years.

Prosecuting the boss of a forestry company for the manslaughter of a young worker killed by a falling tree has as much to do with politics as evidence, a court has heard.

A forestry company boss is today on trial for the manslaughter of a young worker killed by a falling tree in a case the defence says has political undertones.

Editorial: The resource is not being used as it should be, and stricter policing of the current trade will not, in itself, change that markedly.

The export of kauri logs as Maori carvings is closely monitored and is not being used as a loophole, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says.

An urgent warning has been sounded for the trees remaining in Auckland's concrete jungle after researchers found there's scant protection left to save them from development.

A forestry project which is experimenting with fast-growing, drought-resistant trees has outlined plans to plant 100,000ha of forest in the driest parts of New Zealand.

Solutions are critical in their own way for the challenge that is turning the tide on the loss of nature in New Zealand, writes Marie Brown.

In the first of a two-part series on New Zealand’s ‘vanishing nature’, author Marie Brown explains the country’s biodiversity crisis - and why things are getting worse.

A forestry worker has died after reportedly being struck by a falling log in a remote forestry site.

A major financier has repossessed equipment from the owner of forestry business HarvestPro New Zealand.

The falling dollar has helped to offset declining export log prices, says AgriHQ.

Iwi leaders have drawn up an ambitious proposal to plant a million hectares of forest in exchange for Government's agreement to step up efforts to combat climate change.

Log export trade helped offset a 10 per cent decline in Port of Tauranga's container business, allowing the company to report a record underlying profit of $78.3 million for the June year.

A company offering small forest owners less risky options for realising their investment was launched in Wellington today.

Machines which fell trees under remote control by operators standing at safe distances are being hailed as important new tools and a world first for reducing deaths and injuries in forests.

Kiwi exporters should look to market more premium products to an increasingly wealthy Chinese consumer, says Shanghai-based economist Mary Boyd.

Log export prices have dropped sharply since March because demand in New Zealand's biggest market - China - has fallen while supply has substantially increased.

Forestry company HarvestPro has been ordered to pay $120,000 in fines and reparation after one of its workers was hit by a log weighing more than a tonne.

The value of primary exports will fall from unusually high levels over the 2014/15 year before recovering steadily in the following three years.

A union body leading prosecutions over the deaths of forestry workers has applauded a coroner for tackling the problem, which it described as unsustainable and intolerable.

The families of 11 forestry workers killed on the job last year will march on Parliament today to call for regulation in the industry to prevent more deaths.