Forest Talk

The founder and sole director of the Forestlands group of companies, Rowan Kearns was sentenced to four months’ community detention and 100 hours’ community work with a 9pm – 7am curfew last month. 

This follows a prosecution brought by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko – filed in the Nelson District Court in September 2020.

In February 2023, Mr Kearns pleaded guilty to:

– one representative charge of mak..... more

Applications are still open for the Southern North Island Wood Council scholarship of $8000 ($2000 a year for four years), for:

 - people enrolling in full time relevant industry tertiary study, or

 - an employee within the industry who aspires to further training; to improve their skills, knowledge and value to the employer.

In terms of award criteria, consideration will be given to:

 - the qualification and ind..... more

The first thing our Iron Test team notices about Mangoihe Logging’s operation is lots of big new gear moving around good stockpiles of logs. The second thing is the lack of soil disturbance and soil exposure in the cutover. It’s a good advertisement for the industry, particularly being right beside State Highway One north of Hunterville with thousands of travellers passing by every day. 

The block has ponds and power lines running through it too..... more

A privately-owned Kiwi recycling company has become the first New Zealand business to offer an end-to-end nationwide ‘all waste batteries’ recycling solution encompassing everything from domestic lithium batteries used in households, through to heavier industrial and vehicle batteries that carry Dangerous Goods classifications.

Phoenix Metalman Recycling (Phoenix) founder and CEO, Eldon Reeve, says this represents the first time a complete domestic e..... more

With elections around the corner, National’s transport policy would go a long way to unlocking potential economic growth in Northland while also enhancing freight movement between the three major North Island ports, says the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA).

"The policy reflects the EMA’s own advocacy positions on much needed infrastructure to support economic growth, freight and people movement across the Upper North Island," says EMA H..... more

Forestry apprentice Neihana Brewer is a man of few words, preferring to leave it up to others to speak of his attributes, including Graeme Benge, his employer at Fast Harvesting in Tokoroa. Graeme says the 21-year-old is an example of a future forester passionate about the industry.

“Neihana understands that by being adaptable and taking all opportunities that come his way, he shows he has what it takes to be a leader amongst his peers. He’s a valued..... more