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
BusinessSuper Fund sells slice of forest to iwiA slice of New Zealand's largest forestry operation has been sold by the Superannuation Fund to six central North Island iwi.02 Mar 09:30 PM
New ZealandMore forestry prosecutions tippedMore prosecutions of forestry operators for health and safety law breaches are likely, Labour Minister Simon Bridges said after the industry started its own review.29 Jan 04:30 PM
BDBDBusinessForestry industry launches inquiry into spate of deathsThe forestry industry will hold a major safety review after 11 workers died on the job in the past 13 months.29 Jan 02:45 AM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Added value only sensible way to developThe dairy industry and Fonterra have a long, long way to go before they reach their full potential, writes Brian Gaynor. The dairy sector should be more focused on added-value products.24 Jan 04:30 PM
Freight and logisticsWaterfront dispute between top portsA waterfront dispute has broken out between two of New Zealand's biggest ports, arguing about who is the best.21 Jan 01:30 AM
New ZealandBridges accused of duty 'dereliction'Labour says it is "pathetic" that Minister of Labour Simon Bridges will not commit to attending an industry led-review of safety in the forestry industry.20 Jan 10:42 PM
New ZealandAnother forestry worker injuredA young forestry worker is in intensive care at Gisborne Hospital after he was hit by a log in a forestry block today.17 Jan 03:12 AM
New ZealandForestry worker killed by falling log namedA forestry worker killed by a falling log in Marlborough yesterday has been named as William Bryant.16 Jan 09:54 PM
EmploymentAnother forestry death shows need for change - regulatorThere are "deeply ingrained systemic issues'' in the forestry industry, New Zealand's work safety regulator says, following the death of another forestry worker this morning.16 Jan 06:01 AM
AgribusinessLogs to China drive export growthThe export of logs to China is driving an increase in the value of NZ's forestry products - now worth more than $4.5 billion a year.13 Jan 08:57 PM
EmploymentForestry fatalities hit 10 in 2013A man aged in his 20s was killed by a falling tree while working on a forestry block in rural Horowhenua this morning.19 Dec 06:32 AM
New ZealandForestry deaths upsetMaryanne Butler-Finlay lost her husband Charles Finlay in a forestry accident in July. His was the seventh forestry-related death of the year and his family hoped he would be the last.06 Dec 04:30 PM
EmploymentForestry safety: Prosecutions 'very likely'Labour Minister Simon Bridges says prosecutions are "very likely" for forestry owners who have breached safety standards.02 Dec 11:02 PM
EmploymentPM: Corporate manslaughter law 'unlikely'The introduction of a corporate manslaughter law to deal with work-related deaths in New Zealand is "unlikely", says Prime Minister John Key.02 Dec 07:36 PM
New ZealandForestry worker dies after accident in Bay of PlentyA 63-year-old worker is dead following an accident in a forest area in the Bay of Plenty.26 Nov 07:55 PM
