Shaws Iron Test; Aggressive and Strong
Today we are climbing into Willow Flat Rd, near Wairoa,to see Razors Edge Contracting’s new Waratah FL90 felling head riding on a John Deere 959 leveller with Starlink sharing harvest data.
The FL90 is a new mid- to large-size head designed for demanding operations but without the added weight of heavier class felling heads. It’s certainly in a demanding situation here with big ex-farm fertilised stems, but seems to be handling it well.
Razors Edge owner Guy Hogan is carrying a massive 2m “don’t argue” pipe wrench back to h...
NZ Logger Feature Sections November 2026
Focus on Forestry; Canada trip the start of something big
You’ve got to think Ivan Turdeich’s brain seldom switches off.He seems to somehow fit creating forestry related video content, developing apps, live streaming rugby an...
Discover Forestry; Resources examine the facets of forestry
The many sides of forestry are being expounded in a series of resources produced by Discover Forestry’s National Programme Manager Lara Meyer.Part funded by the Wide T...
Forest Talk
Boost for forestry harvesting consent handling
Gisborne District Council last month welcomed the Government’s funding announcement to provide additional capacity to progress forestry harvesting consents i...
Community efforts trashed as trees stolen
A large number of recently planted native trees have been stolen from Ohinetonga Scenic Reserve in Ōwhango, between Taumarunui and National Park.Planted by v...
Drone project to tackle wasps and hornet nests
Researchers are investigating how drones could take the sting out of removing invasive hornet and wasp nests from hazardous, hard-to-reach places.The Bioecon...
Exploring the electrification of forestry
Close to 200 Foresters gathered in Rotorua earlier this week for the HarvestTECH & Wood Transport Logistics 2026 organised by Innovatek.The first and address...
Innovations increase productivity, durability
The December Iron Test comes from the Douglas thinnings at Forest Creek Station on the Rangitata River in Canterbury. The Ponsse Buffalo King at King One Log...
Les Owens, a forestry stalwart
Les Owens is significant figure in New Zealand logging. He cut his teeth in the native logging of the Central North Island, helped in the salvage operation t...
New ACC safety videos for forestry workers
ACC and Safetree have collaborated to help keep forest workers out there doing what they love.The newly released Have a hmmm videos encourage forestry worker...
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