Christchurch’s Avon River red zone could kick-start an ambitious national goal of creating 1.3 million hectares of new forest to improve health, wealth, and wellbeing, according to Christchurch red zone campaigners. Sources: Timberbiz, Scoop NZ Avon-Otakaro Network, Greening the Red Z

Northland farmers and landowners keen to plant as little as five – or as much as 300 – hectares of new forestry are being encouraged to take full advantage of a Government forestry grant scheme. Sources: Timberbiz, Scoop NZ The Afforestation Grant Scheme (AGS) is administered by the M

Australia’s forestry sector could be at risk if review thresholds for foreign investment are not returned to their previous levels, the sector warns. Source: The Weekly Times Now The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) fears the growing $22 billion industry, which relies hea

A woman who fought against the end to logging native trees on the West Coast 16 years ago says bringing that back would create the jobs the region so desperately needs. Source: Radio New Zealand The Labour government banned logging native forests in 2000 and gave the coast $120 millio

Indian sandalwood producer Tropical Forestry Services (TFS) has begun this year’s planting program in Northern Territory’s Douglas Daly region. Source: ABC Rural TFS is expecting to plant around 1200 hectares of sandalwood this year across its properties in the Douglas Dal

Exports of wood residues could resume from southern Tasmania within months for the first time since the Triabunna woodchip mill was shut down five years ago. Source: ABC News Forestry Minister Peter Gutwein announced the State Government is in negotiations with four parties to export

The family of a Bay of Plenty forestry worker killed on the job will not see a cent of the $75,000 a court ordered they should receive after the company he worked for was liquidated. Source: NewsHub One of the lawyers involved in the case has questioned the morality of the move after

The Victorian Government will contribute to the $900,000 investment in a major expansion project for Ryan and McNulty Saw Millers in Benalla, securing existing employment and creating seven new jobs, Member for Northern Victoria, Jaclyn Symes, announced. Source: Timberbiz Ms Symes vis