The slash report: Call for halt to production forestry in erosion zones
A report says there are just 5-10 years to "turn this environmental disaster around".
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Mayor fears impact of carbon farming on rural communities
"....it’s land that should never have been taken out of forestry in the first place".
Penetaui Kleskovic: Māori landowners need reassurances on forestry
Opinion: 'Growing trees are a critical component for the future of iwi.'
Martin Williams: Can mānuka heal the land?
Opinion: Mānuka wouldn't just be a band-aid, but a whole new layer of skin.
The Gabrielle tree: Mānuka touted as Hawke's Bay looks for flood prevention
When Bola struck, the response was to plant pine. Would a different tree have been better?
Dive in log prices making harvesting uneconomic
"Prices are much below where they should be to achieve a reasonable return."
Ikea-linked Dutch forestry giants buy 1600ha more land
Ministerial inquiry into destructive slash examining what needs to change.
Marty Verry: Forestry wants our carbon, not your debt
Opinion: Kiwi wood processors compete using world's costliest logs, so what's the answer?
Government to co-invest in onshore wood processing
Minister Peeni Henare says current projections will see hundreds of jobs generated.
Climate targets rely too much on forestry, Govt watchdog says
Climate Change Commission says more needs to be done to meet emissions targets.
Foreign buyers and cyclone recovery hot topics during Luxon’s Tukituki visit
Christopher Luxon came to Tukituki fresh with a raft of farming policy announcements.
Land investor acquires Mangamahu forestry estate
The land has already been leased out to a forestry leasing company for a 20-year period.
Sir Paul Adams, Ted Manson: Raised in state houses, billion-dollar sales success
What can we learn from them? What is their new direction these days?
Treasury warns of skyrocketing bills if carbon price used to cut emissions
Treasury and the Climate Change Commission scrapped over where to set carbon prices.
Calls intensify for wider Hawke’s Bay slash inquiry after sacking and resignation
"We still need to understand what caused the damage; how to avoid this happening again."
Carbon farming firm opens office in Marton
The Rangitīkei-based firm has four land developments in the Whanganui region.
Declined: Bids fall short in NZ carbon auction
Tinkering with carbon units has 'turned the market off'.
Investigations extended to scrutinise Cyclone Gabrielle forestry slash
Investigators looking at Cyclone Hale damage now considering effects of Gabrielle.
Land investors look to acquire Mangamahu estate
The cost to acquire the estate would be almost $64 million.
Revealed: How Myanmar ‘blood timber’ found its way to NZ
Whangārei importer admits "it doesn't look good" teak found to come from Myanmar oligarch.
Slash inquiry: Forestry boss says Nash’s industry ties could be ‘impediment’
Stuart Nash says the scale of the debris is "completely unacceptable".
Cyclone Gabrielle: National candidates fight to widen slash inquiry
The party is ramping up efforts to get Hawke's Bay into the forestry slash inquiry.
The horrific damage caused by forestry slash and vested interests
Industries want govt help to be profitable by reducing industry regulation and taxation.
Political Roundup: Our politicians are competent firefighters, but terrible builders
Main parties good with the political firefighting required to deal with disasters, but ...
Cyclone recovery visas offered, Judge to visit Gloriavale & one year of war in Ukraine | Focus Morning Bulletin 24 February, 2023
New cyclone recovery visa applications open, Employment Court Judge to visit Gloriavale and Ukraine marks one year of war with Russia in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Rush to fix 501 deportee Bill, immediate slash inquiry & Auckland Council boss quits | Focus Morning Bulletin: 23 February, 2023
Government rushes to fix 501 deportee treatment bill, immediate slash inquiry for East Coast & the CEO of Auckland Council calls it quits in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Forestry’s uncertain future on the East Coast
Recent storms have filled debris across roads and into water. Who will clean it up?
'Massive' job ahead for cyclone recovery, forestry future uncertain & truancy officers return | Focus Morning Bulletin: 21 February, 2023
The millions announced for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery, the future of forestry in flood-hit regions remains uncertain and truancy officers return to schools in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Cyclone Gabrielle: All parties back review into forestry slash
Momentum builds for major review into forestry practices following devastating cyclones.
'It's disgusting': Family mourns death of 'very loving' 11yo on beach
Oliver Shone was a quirky and loving child, family and friends say.
Editorial: Logging's lamentable legacy
OPINION: Issue of forestry slash must be addressed by all parties as flooding events rise.
Letters: Climate change can't be ignored
OPINION: Letters on Three Waters, Wayne Brown, capitalism, and Chris Hipkins.
Gisborne beach tragedy: 9000 locals sign petition for overhaul of forestry industry
A boy suffered fatal injuries in the surf at woody debris-filled Waikanae beach.
Boy’s death after being struck by log at beach: ‘Wake-up’ call for tree-slash operations
The youngster was climbing and standing on the floating log in the shallows, says witness.