Shaws Iron Test; Tough and Robust
Leading the charge to get Nelson’s windthrow out of the forest on this crisp frosty morning is Burson Logging’s new Tigercat L822E feller buncher with Tigercat’s own 5185 fixed felling head.
Burson Logging has two of its three crews working in this block and while the race is on to get wind-damaged wood to mills and ports before sapstain arrives, there is time and the temperature on our side to keep that operation in the black.
Crew Foreman for Burson Logging One is Ryan Nichols and he signs us in and goes through the felli...
NZ Logger Feature Sections October 2025
Young Achievers; Discover Forestry: Building classrooms and crews
In the heart of New Zealand’s forests, a quiet revolution is taking root. Not in the machinery or the markets, but in the minds of young learners and seasoned loggers ...
Worker Wellness; The New Bush Bible; Why the updated Forestry ACOP Matters
Known on the ground as the ‘Bush Bible’, the recent release of WorkSafe’s new Approved Code of Practice: Safe Practice for Forestry and Harvesting Operations (ACOP) is...
Forest Talk
Carbon capture pilot launched at Finnish mill
In a first of its kind trial, Metsä Group, a leading Finnish forest industry group whose operations span pulp, paperboard, tissue, and wood products, has sta...
Custom Controls improve Forestry Safety
Is the standard, off-the-shelf control system in your forestry machinery a weak link in your safety chain? In an industry where operators navigate treacherou...
Eco Survey and a Possum
Along with a New Zealand Timber feature this month, we take a trip back in time with Ross Lockyer to his Ecological Survey days as a Forest Ranger back in 19...
First of its kind Tōtara height-diameter model
In research published earlier this year, the Bioeconomy Science Institute released the first height-diameter model for tōtara (Podocarpus totara). To date th...
Search for Most Valuable Coach begins
Entries are now open for the Competenz Most Valuable Coach (MVC) award - a new nationwide search to honour the mentors, trainers, and workplace leg...
Solid build, light work
When it comes to bunching grapples, big is good and tough is even better. The new Duxson BX1100 is both. It’s hooked up to a John Deere 2156G XD LC at Nathan...
Tarata Road upgrade underway
New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) has kicked-off a multi-million-dollar project to upgrade a key rural road.When it is finished, about five kilometres of ...
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