Forest Talk

Kaingaroa Tipu has revealed details of a $2 million partnership agreement with Hawke’s Bay-based Forest Lifeforce Restoration Trust (FLRT).  The agreement is to support long-term ecological restoration and protection across 11,359ha of indigenous forest in inland Hawke’s Bay, mid-way between Taupō and Napier.

The partnership is based on an initial 10-year commitment that will give the time needed to prove significant improvements in forest healt..... more

This month, NZ Logger has been out in the forest near Wairoa to take a look at Razors Edge Contracting's new Waratah FL90 felling head riding on a John Deere 959 leveller.

The FL90 is a new mid- to large-size head designed for demanding operations, but without the added weight of heavier class felling heads. The latest FL90 fills a targeted mid- to large-size gap for 20+ tonne carriers, offering a lighter alternative to the FL100. The FL90 weighs in ..... more

Next month’s HarvestTECH & Woodflow Logistics Conference in Rotorua will showcase some genuinely ground-breaking new machine technologies.

Two key technology speakers will be:

• Mike Casey, an entrepreneur and Central Otago orchardist with hands-on experience of electrifying mobile plant. He is also CEO of Rewiring Aotearoa, a group dedicated to electrifying fossil fuel machines everywhere as quickly as possible.

• Ian Wilton, covering in..... more

A new Smart Weed Alert Tool (SWAT) will help New Zealanders stay one step ahead of weeds.

“Detecting new weed invasions early gives us the best chance of eradication and helps prevent long-term, costly weed problems and lasting damage to native biodiversity and the places New Zealanders love,” says Department of Conservation Senior Science Advisor Kate McAlpine, who led the tool’s development.

Ms McAlpine says invasive weeds are one of New Zeal..... more

Gisborne District Council says forestry is an important part of the region’s future, but there is also a need to manage environmental risk and protect communities.

Chief Executive Nedine Thatcher Swann says recent public discussion has highlighted concerns about how the council’s forestry consenting and compliance system is working and the ability of forestry to continue harvesting.

“We are listening to those concerns,” she says. “More than 280..... more

A decade ago, Ivan Turdeich was sent by his boss, Ron Thomasson, on a visit to Canada to see first-hand the Tigercat operation. He came back armed with a slew of video and photographs that he wanted to share with others at Thomassen Logging.

He ended up making a video and posting it on the newly created Thomassen Logging’s Facebook page. It went “gangbusters”. Buoyed by the initial reaction and seeing the potential of using videos and social media an..... more