New Zealand’s first remote-controlled forest-harvesting machine will help ensure the safety of forestry crews working on steep land. Sources: The New Zealand Herald, The Northern Advocate That was the verdict of Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy after he saw the machine in

An agreement has been signed by the Solomon Islands Sawn Timber Industry and New Zealand Imported Tropical Timber that signifies a step towards reducing illegal timber imports. Source: Solomon Island Broadcasting Corporation Pacific Periscope reports under the agreement, the Solomon I

TasPorts is finalising the sale of the government-owned Triabunna mill wharf on Tasmania’s east coast to an unnamed buyer. Source: ABC News The land-locked port has not been used since Gunns stopped exporting woodchips from the site and closed the mill in 2011. Entrepreneur Grae

The company in charge of Australia’s largest African mahogany plantation has enlisted the services of a drone to gather data on its trees in the Northern Territory. Source: ABC Rural African Mahogany Australia (AMA) manages nearly 13,000 hectares of mahogany trees in the Douglas

A timber company must pay almost NZ$90,000 in fines and reparation after a worker had the tip of a thumb and the fingers on his right hand sliced through by a saw. Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Timber was sentenced in the Hamilton District Court for failing to take all practic

Construction companies are beefing up security measures, including hiding GPS trackers in loads of timber, in a bid to track down “unscrupulous builders and tradies”. Source: The Daily Telegraph Police in Adelaide’s south have revealed they are investigating claims rogue builders are

Australia’s largest forestry investment company says drought in China that forced the temporary closure of one of the world’s biggest paper processors, in Rizhao, earlier this year is reason for Australia to diversify forestry export markets. Source: ABC Rural The closure

The Graeme Hart-controlled Carter Holt Harvey revived plans for an initial public offering of its New Zealand Carters Building Supplies distribution business in August, after scrapping its original plan to float its Australian and New Zealand timber products and building supplies busi