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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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Some New Zealand forestry contractors remain unable to get back to work, reliant on landowners to grant re-entry to the forests.

OPINION: Forestry Minister Stuart Nash recently chose Wairoa, one of the epicentres of conversion of farms to forests, to justify current policy and explain why an inquiry into forestry slash was not needed.

The forestry sector continues to attract young New Zealanders, claims  New Zealand Forest Services as seven applicants join the Ngā Karahipi Uru Rākau – Forestry Scholarship programme.