Forest Talk

About 40 minutes South East of Dunedin our Iron Test team turns onto a logging road to see a wide open, high volume, Sumitomo-heavy skid (there’s seven) spread out before them at Ollerenshaw Logging’s site with a couple of trucks on site and another one on its way in.

Iron Test writer, Tim Benseman, goes on: “Kelvin Ollerenshaw has come a long way since he was manually logging pulp wood in Scotland. Manually as in chainsawing and then hand b..... more

Kobelco New Zealand has announced the appointment of new service provider partners across the Waikato, Lower North Island, and Canterbury regions, replacing MIMICO as Kobelco’s service provider for these regions from 1st of April 2024.

The Kobelco Authorised Service Partner network represents a significant step forward in Kobelco’s strategy of delivering direct-to-market solutions and seamless service experiences for its customers throughout New Zeal..... more

With the increasing use of tethered machines to replace fallers on slopes, on occasion well beyond the original limits of ‘traction assist’, there is high wear and failure at the connection of the shackle/s, wire rope/s or chain/s within the first ten metres from the machine.

While some failures can be identified as ‘mechanical damage’ due to the ropes and chains being picked up by the machine grapple or being worn by dragging over rock faces or even..... more

EMA Head of Advocacy, Alan McDonald, says a well-maintained, efficient roading network is essential to help drive our economic recovery and the EMA welcomes the release of the Government’s draft Policy Statement on land transport.

"Businesses rely on moving goods, services and people across our cities and between regions quickly. Unfortunately, many of our urban centres in the upper North Island are suffering chronic congestion and deteriorating link..... more

The Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN) will improve the accuracy of GPS from the current 5-10 metres down to as little as 10 centimetres, supporting businesses and industries that rely on precise location data, with expected benefits to the forestry, transport and construction sectors. 

A key piece of the network, which will deliver more accurate and reliable Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning across New Zeal..... more

The review of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) fees is a relief for foresters facing excessive costs and loss of climate change action, says The New Zealand Forest Owners Association (NZFOA).

Announced by Forestry Minister, Todd McClay, the review will re-evaluate the capital costs of the scheme’s IT system and the administrative costs of the ETS.

A second phase of the review will evaluate whether the $30 per hectare annual fee structure that..... more