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Nine events to highlight NZ housing

03 July 2018
Nine weekly events involving experts in the field of architecture, urban design and urban planning will feature a diverse range of topics from Kiwibuild and prefabrication through to co-operative housing, as well as reigniting the debate about the best ways to do medium-density housin
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Action needed to protect SE Forests from overseas exploitation

03 July 2018
  Timber processors in South Australia are unable to employ more workers due to low levels of supply of raw material from SA’s own forests, a problem caused by absurd export practices, says a small but powerful forestry industry group in Mt Gambier. Source: Timberbiz Chief Executive o
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Renovations to the rescue? Not over the last 15 years

03 July 2018
Watch commercial television over the last few years and you would think Australia has become gripped by a home renovation mania. While this is true over the short-term, the longer-term picture shows expenditure on Alterations & Additions has performed quite poorly over the last 15
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American forest model could prove its worth for Australia

03 July 2018
American group The Conservation Fund, which combines protecting forests and creating jobs in partnership with business, offers a model that Australia could follow. By Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz That was the key message of the Vice-President of The Conservation Fund, Robin Murphy, in
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Beetles, bushfires and the President push lumber prices up

28 June 2018
What do forest fires, wood-eating beetles and US President Donald Trump have in common? They have all helped push the price of lumber to historic heights, leading to record share prices for lumber producers and higher prices for US homebuyers. Source: Financial Times The price of lumb
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The forest that is London 

28 June 2018
Most people would never think of London as a forest. Yet there are actually more trees in London than people. And now, new work by researchers at University College London shows that pockets of this urban jungle store as much carbon per hectare as tropical rainforests. Source: The Con
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Logging is dangerous everywhere in the world 

28 June 2018
Logging is dangerous work. Everyone in the forest products industry knows that, but being in and around logging all the time, it is sometimes easy to not keep this front of mind. Source: Forest Resources (US)  While every job has its dangers, there is no question that logging is parti
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Greenfleet grows a new forest and new fauna in Victoria 

28 June 2018
What began as barren hills surrounding a reservoir in Victoria’s South Gippsland, has bloomed into a biodiverse and life-sustaining forest. Source: Greenfleet The story of Battery Creek is a remarkable one that proves that with a little nurturing, nature can thrive, flourish, and even
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Devastating damage from 1M tonnes of forest debris

28 June 2018
An estimated one million tonnes of forest debris was swept onto properties and roads during two flood events in New Zealand but the question of who will pay for the clean up and compensation remains up in the air. Source: Radio New Zealand The Gisborne District Council said an investi
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Timber Trainers at Mt Gambier 

28 June 2018
Australian Timber Trainers Association (ATTA) is holding a workshop from 30 July until 1 August in Mt Gambier, South Australia. Source: Timberbiz The three-day event will be held at the Best Western Southgate Motel starting with a Sunday event pre-workshop drinks and networking sessio
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