Shaws Iron Test; An Army of Dream Machines
Gavin Wilson of Havard Logging in Masterton was so impressed when he bought the first-in-the-world Hitachi ZX400L-7G that he got busy and bought the second one in the world as well.
He says at the top of his list of favourite things about the Hitachis are reliability, cost-effectiveness and performance.
Gavin started out at Havard Logging straight from school in 1985 and along with his wife, Donna, bought the company in 2021. With a fleet of 18 Hitachis (23 if including subcontractors) it’s fair to say ...
NZ Logger Feature Sections December 2025
Women in Forestry; On hard work and connection
Cherie Rangiahua’s forestry history dates back to her great-grandfather, Hamuera Rangiahua. He worked for the Fletcher Timber Company, which would later become Fletche...
Special Feature: Disaster Response; From disaster response to recovery and resilience
It’s no secret that in early 2023, New Zealand was hit by two separate extreme weather events: the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. These ext...
Forest Talk
Community spirit and a Christmas tree to the rescue
Local businesses came together in Timaru to ‘save Christmas’, with the wider community helping too.A community-led proposal was instituted to install a felle...
Horse logging in New Zealand plantation forestry
Memories of the early days in New Zealand’s logging of exotic plantations came easily to Jim Spiers when he was interviewed by Alison Brown back in 2012.&nbs...
How container size affects native tree growth
A New Zealand-first native tree study has shown the importance of aligning the choice of container grade size to the needs of individual species and planting...
Merger to create forestry giant
Leading forestry businesses, PF Olsen and Forest360, are merging to create the largest independent forest management company in Australasia. As part of the t...
‘Most Valuable Coach’ winners highlight importance of mentoring
With more than 220 entries from trades workplaces nationwide, industry training organisation Competenz has named Palmerston North’s Sean Martin as its first-...
New Forests completes Australia & New Zealand Forestry Fund sale
New Forests recently announced its A$700 million Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 2 (ANZFF2) has signed agreements for the final asset dispositions with the...
New Zealand-India free trade agreement brings new opportunities
The announcement of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and India, which eliminates tariffs on over 95% of forestry and wood exports to over 1.4...
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