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American Hardwoods in New Zealand

28 October 2014
The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) is partnering with global wood specialists for a New Zealand seminar series in November. Source: Timberbiz American timber industry expert Criswell Davis will visit New Zealand in November to speak on the topic of Designing with American Har
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ASIC investigation into Great Southern financing

28 October 2014
The Senate Economics Committee has asked the corporate watchdog to investigate financing of loans to investors in the failed Great Southern forestry managed scheme. Source: The Australian The commissioners of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission were grilled on their
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Stump to Pump study concluded

28 October 2014
  In New Zealand, work by two recently completed Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) programs will pave the way for future efforts towards a potential biofuels industry in New Zealand from forestry residues and reduced emissions from the fumigant methyl bromide. Source: Biofuels Dig
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Forestry dangerous work in Australia

28 October 2014
Agriculture, forestry and fishing are Australia’s second-most dangerous lines of work, with 53 deaths in 2012. This news follows New Zealand figures that reflect much the same findings (DTN 42). Source: The Land Workers in this industry are more likely to die from being hit by a
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Maori forest owners to maximise returns

28 October 2014
Now is the time for Maori forestry owners to maximise the returns on their assets, a meeting of more than 100 Maori forest owners and others associated with the forestry industry were told at a meeting in Moerewa. Source: New Zealand Herald A big crowd of over 100 Maori owners and oth
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Upper Hutt chosen as northern base for IFS

28 October 2014
Upper Hutt has been chosen as the North Island base for a forestry management and investment company. Source: Upper Hutt Leader Speaking at the North Island launch of IFS Growth, board chairman Vincent Pooch said staff hoped to create a sustainable, long-term business in Upper Hutt. &
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Woodchipping wharf at Hobart labelled ludicrous

28 October 2014
Plans to make Hobart’s Macquarie Wharf the export base for woodchips in the state’s south have been called “ludicrous”, “alien” and a step backward for tourism and Hobart’s cultural image. Source: Yahoo 7 News Tasmanian Resources Minister Paul
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Tassie may import forest workers from NZ

28 October 2014
There are concerns forest contractors will soon be imported from New Zealand or interstate to meet the demands of Tasmania’s plantation industry. Source: ABC News Hundreds of thousands of hectares of hardwood plantations are about to come online for harvesting, but the industry
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SA community backs forestry over State Government

28 October 2014
A South Australian community has packed a local meeting to keep up the pressure on the State Government over the future of its local forestry industry following devastating bushfires. Source: ABC News Forests Minister Leon Bignell travelled to Jamestown in the mid north of the state t
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Home Starts at 180k but supply restrictions bite

28 October 2014
Building activity figures released by the ABS show that the home building recovery has brought activity to its highest in 20 years, said the Housing Industry Association (HIA). Source: Timberbiz “The fact that new home building has reached a 20-year high is very welcome,” said HIA Sen
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