EditorialEditorial: Swamp kauri deserves NZ added valueEditorial: The resource is not being used as it should be, and stricter policing of the current trade will not, in itself, change that markedly.19 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandKauri log exports 'closely monitored'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.16 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandCity's trees woefully protected - studyAn 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.03 Jun 05:00 PM
BusinessTrees bred to grow in dry areasA 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.02 Jun 05:00 PM
BusinessApple working with WWF China to manage sustainable forestsApple and the World Wildlife Fund will work together to manage as many as 1 million acres of forests across China.15 May 02:51 AM
OpinionMarie Brown: Answer there if we want to halt lossSolutions 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.16 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionMarie Brown: Damaging our heritage is too easyIn 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.15 Apr 09:30 PM
BDBDConstructionFletcher performance shows building products not all plain sailing as Carter mulls IPO07 Apr 04:24 AM
New ZealandForestry worker struck by log namedA forestry worker has died after reportedly being struck by a falling log in a remote forestry site.26 Mar 01:20 AM
CompaniesEquipment seized from forestry firmA major financier has repossessed equipment from the owner of forestry business HarvestPro New Zealand.20 Mar 01:13 AM
AgribusinessFalling kiwi helps offset log price declineThe falling dollar has helped to offset declining export log prices, says AgriHQ.23 Feb 04:00 PM
KahuIwi plan million-hectare forest plantingIwi 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.09 Feb 04:00 PM
EmploymentDangerous forests everyone's faultA union has attacked "antipathy" against forestry workers and their representatives, as a safety review pins the blame for the industry's high fatality rate on everyone involved.31 Oct 04:00 PM
EmploymentNZ forestry workers' scary death rateUnion slams “antipathy” against forestry workers and their representatives, as safety review pins blame for sector’s high fatality rate on everyone involved.30 Oct 11:03 PM
AgribusinessLogs underpin port resultLog 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.21 Aug 05:00 PM
BusinessSmall forests get helping handA company offering small forest owners less risky options for realising their investment was launched in Wellington today.21 Aug 05:00 AM
EmploymentRobotic aim for forestry safetyMachines 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.10 Aug 05:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessMarket premium exports to boost China sales - economistKiwi exporters should look to market more premium products to an increasingly wealthy Chinese consumer, says Shanghai-based economist Mary Boyd.31 Jul 01:04 AM
AgribusinessStrong log price run comes to endLog export prices have dropped sharply since March because demand in New Zealand's biggest market - China - has fallen while supply has substantially increased.27 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandForestry company fined over worker injuryForestry 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.13 Jun 01:10 AM
AgribusinessDip in primary exports tippedThe value of primary exports will fall from unusually high levels over the 2014/15 year before recovering steadily in the following three years.09 Jun 05:00 PM
EmploymentUnion praises inquests into 'intolerable' forest deathsA 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.12 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew rules sought to stop forest deathsThe 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.27 Apr 04:15 PM
EmploymentFifty-one lives lost on the jobFifty-one workers were killed while they were doing their jobs last year, the Council of Trade Unions says.26 Apr 11:20 PM
BDBDBusinessReceiver to close sawmill, 79 jobs to goThe receiver for Southern Cross Forest Products plans to shut one of the failed wood processor's South Island sawmills, with 79 jobs to go.24 Apr 02:01 AM
BusinessFaster bill payments reflect healthier company financesBusinesses are paying their bills in record time, with the forestry and agriculture sectors winning the prompt payment stakes.26 Mar 03:15 PM
