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Bionic woodburner not on in Nelson

16 April 2015
  Nelson City Council is not serving its residents well and frustration over woodburner regulations are more than justified, according to the director of a hightech energy company. Source: Stuff.co.nz Envirosolve director Rene Haeberli has just been given resource consent for a D
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NZ emissions fell but deforestation is up

16 April 2015
New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 1.4% year-on-year in 2013, but deforestation is continuing apace, according to a recent government report. Source: Interaksyon The Greenhouse Gas Inventory report from the Ministry of the Environment estimated New Zealand’s to
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Eucalypts win at Environment Awards

09 April 2015
The New Zealand Dryland Initiative Project won the Supreme Award at the 2015 Cawthron Marlborough Environment Awards Dinner on Friday 13 March in Blenheim. Source: Timberbiz NZDFI Project Manager, Paul Millen received the award on behalf of the NZDFI team. “Winning this award is fanta
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Administrators in rescue bid for Waimea

09 April 2015
Nelson Forests was to meet with the administrators trying to rescue log transport business Waimea Contract Carriers that owes NZ$14 million. Sources: Stuff NZ, The Nelson Mail John Fisk and Richard Longman, partners of PwC, were appointed administrators of Waimea Contract Carriers and
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Aussie dollar impacts NZ sawmillers

09 April 2015
Jobs will go and sawmills may be forced to close if the Australian dollar continues to lose value against the Kiwi dollar, the New Zealand Timber Industry Federation says. Sources: TVNZ, Timberbiz Australia represents 21% of the value of New Zealand timber exports and is a very import
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Carter Holt Harvey sell off

09 April 2015
New Zealand’s Graeme Hart is reported to be planning to sell a chunk of Carter Holt Harvey. Source: Stuff NZ It is too early to say whether his plans to partially float his building firm Carter Holt Harvey could be a flier, according to a fund manager. Hart plans to sell up to 60% of
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Waimea in voluntary administration

02 April 2015
  Log transport company Waimea Contract Carriers, has been placed in voluntary administration owing NZ$14 million, with the possibility of closure not ruled out. Source: The Nelson Mail The firm has 120 staff – 90 in Nelson and 30 in Blenheim – and is one of the south
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Growing mechanization causes financial stress

02 April 2015
The owner of a Māori forestry company said that the industry’s growing mechanisation has put forestry contracting businesses under financial stress, in turn putting workers more at risk. Source: Radio New Zealand The push towards increased safety was excellent, but it had meant
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Solomon Islands mission accomplished

02 April 2015
Delegates of the Solomon Islands Timber Export Mission to New Zealand and Australia described their experience as “invaluable”. Source: The Soloman Star The mission with eight timber exporters visited the two countries as part of a fact-finding mission and to meet with their importer-
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NZ logging truckers face a long haul

02 April 2015
Some New Zealand Northland trucking companies could be forced out of business while chasing hundreds of thousands of dollars owed to them by logging contractors. Source: The Northern Advocate HarvestPro and Smith and Davies NZ who have gone bust, owe a string of creditors more than NZ
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