Displaying items by tag: forestry

Thursday, 04 January 2024 09:55

Seed banking alone not enough

New research led by a University of Canterbury academic has identified that conventional seed banking alone isn’t enough to conserve all of New Zealand’s endemic plants.

Published in General News
Thursday, 21 December 2023 10:55

Make forestry sector accountable!

OPINION: Towns and cities downstream of large forestry blocks are at high risk of infrastructure damage – costing billions – when major flooding occurs.

Published in Opinion
Wednesday, 04 October 2023 14:55

Forestry regs overdue - Feds

Federated Farmers forestry spokesperson Toby Williams says that changes to forestry rules announced yesterday will put power back into the hands of local communities.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 03 October 2023 13:25

Forestry regulations updated

New national standards will give local councils more power to decide where new commercial forests – including carbon forests – are located, to reduce the impacts on communities and the environment, says Environment Minister David Parker.

Published in General News

Land restoration and investment company, Tāmata Hauhā, is calling on the Government to stop its review of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

Published in General News
Tuesday, 27 June 2023 14:55

Methane-munching forest soils

Scion scientists have embarked on important new research to find out how much methane is being consumed by microorganisms in New Zealand's planted forest soils.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 30 May 2023 13:55

Forestry contractors 'at breaking point'

The Forest Industry Contractors Association (FICA) says it is hugely concerned about the viability of forestry contracting businesses in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Published in General News

New Zealand Rural Land Company (NZL) has completed the acquisition of a forestry estate located in the Manawatu-Whanganui region.

Published in Agribusiness
Wednesday, 29 March 2023 11:55

Chop, chop!

OPINION: This old mutt reckons both government and officials are failing to see the wood for the trees in regard to the huge swathes of good farmland going into forestry - much of this to overseas-owned carbon sinks.

Published in The Hound

Red meat farmers want the Government to urgently commit to road repairs in isolated Hawke’s Bay and Tairawhiti farming communities.

Published in General News
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