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'Something needs to change now': Forestry contractors at breaking point

“We employ thousands of people, and we cannot keep operating at a loss."

Govt investing 3.6m to stop land erosion and protect against extreme weather

Ratepayers will be contributing more than $18 million to the ongoing work.

Wallingford Station buyer says sale will have ‘positive impact’ on community

Foreign forestry giant says it wants to "hire locally, buy locally, think locally".

Analysis: Climate disasters hurt some NZ businesses more than others

Weather disaster analysis raises need for needs-based recovery packages, not blanket ones.

Ngāti Porou say failure to act on forestry slash inquiry not an option

Iwi leader Selwyn Parata wants action, not more kōrero.

Tairāwhiti residents thankful for forestry after cyclone damage

It follows a report into the devastation caused by slash during Cyclone Gabrielle.

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".

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".

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.