A record number of entries were received for the NZ Wood Resene Timber Design Awards this year according to Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association (WPMA) Promotions Manager Debbie Fergie. Source: Timberbiz Winners of the eight categories will be announced at a function in Auckl

The New Zealand Green Party is upset that the Government withheld some information when it was consulting on a new climate change target. Source: Radio New Zealand The target was announced in July before a major United Nations climate change conference in Paris later this year. When t

Diversified property group Australand will be known as Frasers Property Australia, following its acquisition almost a year ago by Frasers Centrepoint Limited (FCL). Source: Timberbiz The rebranding marks the completion of the integration of Australand with FCL’s existing Australia bus

There are fears forest contractors in Tasmania and interstate face potential bankruptcy because of new legal action being taken by Gunns Limited liquidators. Sources: ABC News, Herald Sun, AAP The Corporations Act requires the liquidator PPB to identify creditors, including contractor

It’s not just a buoyant day for equities – China excluded – but lumber prices are on the up. Source: Fast FT News of a rise in new home sales in the US last month has helped push lumber prices up 2.5% to US$246.10 per 1000 board feet. And the advance in lumber, which

International forestry experts now warn policy makers all over the world should make sure to check into the protection policies for boreal forests. Source: Science In fact, they made a note in an article that was published in the journal Science, an article that was part of a special

The Center for Global Development warns an area of forest equivalent to the size of India will be cut down by 2050 without urgent efforts to bring an end to illegal logging. Source: Business Green Pressure is mounting on government and businesses to deliver more effective anti-defores

New research at Lincoln University in New Zealand suggests bio-waste can be used on former pine plantations to generate economic returns. Sources: Timberbiz, Forestry Expo NZ Four years of research in a greenhouse environment found the waste, which might include sewage and dairy shed