Forest Talk

Following on our report on the impressive achievements of Dad, Jack Kuru (NZ Logger, July 2019), we catch up with Kuru Contracting’s Ricky Kuru, to find he is more than following in his father’s footsteps.

What started as a small business building forestry roads, became a hugely-successful log harvesting and forestry roading operation.

The business was not without its challenges before Jack bought Ricky out, but this East Coast forestry force i..... more

It has been a good while since we Iron Tested a Hyundai machine and it’s quite striking to see the Hyundai HX400 processor at first, says Iron Tester, Tim Benseman. “It makes you want to know what’s going on here with that cool colour scheme and also what the R&D team have been up to at Hyundai.”

He adds: “When running Hyundai 210’s in forestry land prep in recent years I found them noteworthy for their increased control speed and their striking fuel..... more

The Environmental Defence Society (EDS) says that the National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry (NES-PF) are failing to protect the coastal marine environment from the significant adverse effects of sedimentation associated with plantation forest harvesting. This has been starkly apparent in Tairāwhiti, but it is a nationwide problem.

“The NES-PF permits harvesting and associated earthworks of plantation forestry on erosion prone land...... more

New Zealand company, Fabrum, a world leader in zero-emission transition technologies to enable a lower-carbon economy, announced its $23M Series A financing led by London-headquartered AP Ventures with participation from Australia-based Fortescue Future Industries, Japan-based Obayashi Corporation and New Zealand-based K1W1. 

With the new funding, Fabrum plans to expand its global presence and scale up its manufacturing capacity with a new purpo..... more

The railway track connecting Kawerau industry to the Port of Tauranga could be closed for weeks after a derailment last month trying to cross a flooded section of track near Te Puke.

No one is sure how long the railway track connecting Kawerau industry to the Port of Tauranga will be closed, but it could be weeks.

The KiwiRail freight train has carried logs and wood pulp, among other goods, from Murupara and Kawerau to the international port fo..... more

Exotic forestry species and indigenous tree species need to be produced at scale if New Zealand is to meet its zero carbon commitments. Ensuring a high rate of germination success is crucial to reduce plant costs for landowners and improve the efficiency of propagation.

Using next generation technology including machine learning tools for germination success prediction, Scion is transforming the way somatic embryos are matured, selected and germinate..... more