Forest Talk

This month NZ Logger meets up with Ngahere Oho’s Cherie Rangiahua. With 30-plus years in forestry, her history dates back to her great-grandfather, Hamuera Rangiahua. He worked for the Fletcher Timber Company, which would later become Fletcher Challenge in Ruatāhuna.

She says her father, Lucky Rangiahua, used to share stories of carrying his father’s gas tin for him as an eight-year-old, starting his own forestry journey.

Lucky’s offic..... more

A new partnership between Northland Inc and Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University is set to strengthen education, research, and innovation opportunities across Te Tai Tokerau’s food and fibre sector, with the signing of a Waka Hourua (Heads of Agreement) in Whangārei earlier this month.

The agreement, signed by Northland Inc Board Chair, Suzanne Duncan, and Massey University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Jan Thomas, signals a shared commitment to bu..... more

European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, and Forestry and Trade and Investment Minister, Todd McClay, adopted a joint declaration to focus on reducing costs and boosting bilateral trade during the first inaugural NZ-EU Trade Committee meeting, part of the Business Summit, hosted by New Zealand in Queenstown recently.

They also discussed the EU’s Deforestation Regulation, which is due to be implemented on 1 January 2026 with exemptions ..... more

As the Pacific braces for another cyclone season, experts are calling for faster adoption of sustainable, storm-resistant building materials, with bamboo emerging as a serious contender.

The appeal comes ahead of the Pacific Islands GIS and Remote Sensing User Conference, to be held from 24–27 November at the Japan–Pacific ICT Centre, University of the South Pacific. The annual gathering, hosted by the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC), ..... more

In a first of its kind trial, Metsä Group, a leading Finnish forest industry group whose operations span pulp, paperboard, tissue, and wood products, has started operating a carbon capture pilot plant at its Rauma mill, in cooperation with technology company Andritz, which supplied the plant. The pilot will test the capture of carbon dioxide from pulp mill flue gases, an application not previously trialled in the industry. 

Various operating mod..... more

Is the standard, off-the-shelf control system in your forestry machinery a weak link in your safety chain? In an industry where operators navigate treacherous terrain and extreme weather, the one-size-fits-all approach to equipment control is no longer just inefficient - it’s a liability, says Justin Mahendra, Director of Sales and Product Management for Bailey International, manufacturer of custom hydraulic and electronic solutions. True operational safet..... more