NZ Logger Magazine | November 2024
Nov 2024 Shaws Iron Test

Shaws Iron Test; Superskid Processing

     Story & photos: Tim Benseman

Kajavala Forestry (KFL) has come a long way in the industry in the last 50 years. Back in 1970, Tapio Kajavala was a tree planter in Murupara who shot deer on the weekends to sell. His wife was a night shift nurse and together they saved up the deposit for a new Clark 664 log skidder. From there they progressed to full-sized log skidders, haulers and dozers with arches, and were the first crew to harvest in Tarawera Forest.

Many will have followed son, Jacob Kajavala’s story as he changed the business model ...

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Nov 2024 Looking Back

Timber cruising in the King Country

Ross Lockyer recounts more of his life and adventures in the forestry and logging industries in New Zealand and the jungles of South-East Asia and the Pacific, this ti...

November 2024 Biomass

Biomass: Fuel substitutes: Forestry has the key

This country’s leadership tells us burning natural gas emits less greenhouse gases than other fossil fuels!Going by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s quotes to the me...

Forest Talk

 
  • A long way in 50 years

    A long way in 50 years

    Back in 1970, Tapio Kajavala was a tree planter in Murupara who shot deer on the weekends to sell. His wife was a night shift nurse and together they saved u...

  • Education fuelling forestry's future

    Education fuelling forestry's future

    A key connection was all it took for Silviculture Crew Manager, Patrick (Paddy) Aislabie, to shift into the world of forestry after many years in teaching.&n...

  • Eliminating trade barriers

    Eliminating trade barriers

    Government has successfully removed trade barriers affecting nearly $190 million worth of exports to help grow the economy, says Minister for Trade and Agric...

  • Fuel substitutes?

    Fuel substitutes?

    This country's leadership tells us burning natural gas emits less greenhouse gases than other fossil fuels! Going by Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon's quot...

  • Helping transport transition

    Helping transport transition

    The Government Low Emissions Heavy Vehicle Fund (LEHVF) recently announced will help the road transport industry’s transition to clean technologies says Nati...

  • Incentivising industry development

    Incentivising industry development

    Mandating the processing of resource consents to within one-year for wood processing facilities and related activities announced by Government as part of las...

  • Meeting forestry demands

    Meeting forestry demands

    Nokian Tyres’ new tyre size for the Forest King F2 tyre family meets the increasing demands of Cut to Length (CTL) forestry machines, particularly the larger...

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