The Kalangadoo timber treatment plant will be put back on the market again by Liquidators Clifton-Hall who will engage an agent to readvertise the plant and assets. Source: ABC News

Tinder dry conditions and the extreme fire risk are hampering forestry logging operations in New Zealand. Source: Radio New Zealand

Renowned American hardwood expert Criswell Davis will visit New South Wales from April 11-19 to deliver a series of talks to architects, designers and specifiers. Source: Timberbiz

The combination of Chinese demand for homes, New Zealand’s pine forests and a Russian tax have been a boon amid an industry slump for Pacific Basin Shipping Hong Kong’s largest dry-bulk carrier. Source: Bloomberg

Fossil trees that approached the heights of today’s tallest redwoods have been found in northern Thailand. Source: Discovery News

Canadian Architect Tye Farrow is pleased with the new timber-rich College of Creative Arts Building at Massey University’s Wellington campus. Source: Fairfax NZ News

For more than 20 years Renalldoors of Wairarapa has been producing high quality custom made solid wood doors and despite the economic climate the company has invested NZ$1.5 million in new technology. Source: The New Zealand Herald.

Rural debt and industry outlook were the focus of a bi-annual Agricultural Finance Forum that brought together Government, finance and agriculture sector representatives in Canberra. Source: Timberbiz