Forest Talk

“It's interesting to see how Eltec has designed the Eltec FBL277L B series - compact/zero tail version of the bigger 317 model that we tested a couple of months ago in Southland. At 47 tonnes gassed up and with the head on, this is still a big machine but Eltec has made it more manoeuvrable while retaining excellent servicing access under the clamshell. Seeing Iron Tester Tony Hill moving through the trees in this unit, you can see it is able to slip throu..... more

“Forestry is not a matter of choosing one type of tree over another. The goal should be to create a mosaic of farm paddocks and trees which enhances both economic returns and environmental sustainability,” says James Treadwell, President of the New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF). “We need to think about forestry in a holistic manner, placing trees where they will deliver the greatest benefits.”

This is in response to the Why Pines? A Context fo..... more

It seems like quite a while ago that we tested a Cat machine, so our Iron Test team is all ears when Terra Cat territory account manager Mark Costello, tells them what’s been changed in this new Next Gen 568: “We basically redesigned everything. New engine, new pump, new control system, all hoses are out of the cab now, new rear entry cab, new windscreen design which you will see is amazing, more track power, dual slew motors, the list goes on.”

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On a misty morning in June just north of Turangi, Gordon Flight from Flight Logging brought down the last tree in the Central North Island forests managed by NZ Forest Managers (NZFM) that had been damaged in February 2023 by Cyclone Gabrielle.

When Gordon set down the tree ready for extraction, it marked the end of an extraordinary 16-month salvage operation for NZFM and all the harvesting and trucking contractors that helped with the work.  more

Longstanding Nelson communications consultant and former NZ Logger magazine editor, Jacquie Boer (nee Hanham/Walters) has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand Te Pūtahi Whakakakau Tūmatanui o Aotearoa (PRINZ).

“It’s fantastic to be recognised by my peers,” she says. “It helps provide South Island public relations professionals with a voice at the table when it comes to addressing wider industry issue..... more

“The Climate Change Commission’s first monitoring report is a shot across the bow to the Government, strongly suggesting that it needs to up the ante on its climate policy response,” says Lawyers for Climate Action NZ’s Executive Director, Jessica Palairet. 

She continues: “This is the first time the Commission has prepared a monitoring report since the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act came into force. It provides an ‘objectiv..... more