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Inquest into NZ forestry deaths praised

15 May 2014
A 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. Source: The New Zealand Herald
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Forestry ignored by minister as a career

15 May 2014
A professional forester has had a chip at the primary industries and education ministers for ignoring forestry in a program to promote careers in primary industries. Sources: Radio New Zealand, Scoop
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Ta Ann funding in to start plywood mill

15 May 2014
Ta Ann has secured $7.5 million in federal funding to build a plywood mill in Tasmania's north-west. Source: 7 News
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NZ stats show timber growing

15 May 2014
New Zealand’s latest agricultural statistics show that while the 2013 drought led to lower stock numbers in most sectors, and a slowdown in dairy industry growth, it provided ideal conditions for arable crops. Source: Radio New Zealand
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Tilling to distribute CLT for KLH

15 May 2014
Tilling is now the Australian and New Zealand distributor of KLH cross laminated timber (CLT) products. Source: Infolink
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Eden chip mill leaves state timber contract

15 May 2014
Eden woodchip mill will not be renewing its contract to purchase timber from state forests in East Gippsland, Victoria, when the current agreement expires at the end of 2014. Source: The Eden Magnet
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Australian business helps boost Carter Holt Harvey bottom line

15 May 2014
Carter Holt Harvey more than tripled gross margins at its Australian building supplies in 2013 and reversed write-downs it took on its timber business a year earlier, narrowing the company's annual loss. Source: The New Zealand Herald
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Tallest timber office for Australia

15 May 2014
Fitzpatrick + Partners are designing what could be Australia’s tallest timber commercial building for Sydney’s central business district. Source: Architecture Australia
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Rural Australia responds to the budget

15 May 2014
The 2014 Federal Budget boosts regional road funding, maintains tax concessions for off-road diesel and rejects the Commission of Audit recommendations to cut rural financial counselling and some research programs. Source: ABC Rural
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State Governments all back national forest products innovation institute

15 May 2014
In a remarkable display of national unity all six state Governments have thrown their weight behind the Australian Forest Products Association’s (AFPA) push for a National Institute for Forest Products Innovation Source: Timberbiz
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