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Trees at Arboretum walk

12 March 2015
Enjoy one of the country’s greatest collections of native and exotic trees on a guided walk through the William Hall Arboretum in Thames New Zealand. Sources: Scoop Media, Timberbiz The Arboretum is the oldest in New Zealand and consists of trees from New Zealand and elsewhere s
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Iwi regain Aupouri forest

12 March 2015
Part of Northland’s Aupouri forest in New Zealand has been returned to local iwi by the Crown after leasing the land for almost half a century. Source: Radio New Zealand The Crown leased the land for 99 years in 1966 but that was later negotiated down to the end of the first for
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Fine drops for NZ forestry death

12 March 2015
A forestry foreman fined over the death of a worker has had his penalty slashed by NZ$20,000. Source: Radio New Zealand Robert Ruri-Epapara died after being hit by a tree felled in a forest near Rotorua in March 2013. Major Nelson, who felled the tree, previously pleaded guilty to fai
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Multi-million structural lab in NZ

12 March 2015
The University of Canterbury in New Zealand has signed a contract with Dominion Construction to build a multi-million structural earthquake laboratory. Sources: Scoop Media, Timberbiz The new laboratory combines flexible learning space with large scale testing facilities that include
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Safetree NZ initiative

12 March 2015
The forest industry has launched another initiative in its efforts to reduce the number of deaths and injuries in New Zealand’s forests. Source: Radio New Zealand The Safetree project, unveiled at the forestry safety summit in Rotorua this week, includes a new website. Project m
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Grafton sawmillers in limbo

12 March 2015
The fate of 13 Grafton Sawmill employees has been left in limbo since the announcement of the company’s liquidation. Source: The Clarence Valley Daily Examiner At a general meeting of the members of the company on February 11, it was resolved that the company would be wound up a
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CAR dragon stops logging in WA

12 March 2015
A ‘CAR dragon’ was used to halt logging as protesters stepped up their fight at Helms Forest near Nannup in WA’s South-West. Source: Perth Now Protesters blocked the road with an old car with a hole cut in the floor and positioned over a steel pipe embedded in the road below it. On We
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Launch of Sawdoctor training facilities

12 March 2015
New South Wales new Sawdoctor training facilities will be launched later in March. Source: Timberbiz This is touted as another major step forward in training for the forestry and timber industry. The facilities will be located at TAFE NSW’s Riverina Institute on the Tumut Campus with
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Safety priority in forest & wood products

12 March 2015
  Safety in the Victorian forest and wood products industry is of paramount importance and the focus of the Forest Industry Safety Summit 2015, which was held Tuesday and Wednesday in Melbourne. Source: Timberbiz Tim Johnston, CEO of the Victorian Association of Forest Industries
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Dust free wood combustion

04 March 2015
About 15 million wood-fired stoves and combustion systems exist in Germany, including central-heating boilers for apartment houses. They are subject to strict clean air regulations. Source: Phys Org New wood-fired boilers exceeding emission limits for particles have to be equipped wit
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