Shaw Iron Test; In full swing
When Dan Mouatt first got into logging it was just supposed to be for a few weeks on his brother’s crew. He was given a pair of Canadian climbing spikes and sent up a bunch of old crop pines to rope them up so they could be pulled back.
“I struggled to walk for a few days after that,” he says with a smile.
That sort of all-in attitude has taken him far as he now runs two crews and his brother works for him.
“Revenge is sweet,” he jokes but it is clear he holds his brother in hi...
NZ Logger Feature Sections April 2025
Looking Back; Eco Survey and a dog up the Waioeka
In our third year training in 1964 when we were based at the Forestry Training Centre in Rotorua, we got involved in some serious bushwacking in the native bush, known...
Biomass; New directions for forestry
Forestry was the only Climate Change initiative that was working and demonstrably on track to achieve its targets, now stopped in its tracks," said past President of t...
Forest Talk
Bridging classrooms and crews
In the heart of New Zealand’s forests, a quiet revolution is taking root. Not in the machinery or the markets, but in the minds of young learners and seasone...
Doing the hard yards
Burson Logging’s new Tigercat L822E feller buncher with Tigercat’s own 5185 fixed felling head is leading the charge to get Nelson’s windthrow out of the for...
Extending use of New Zealand forest carbon credits
Leading carbon certification and advisory services provider, Toitū Envirocare, will extend its provision of high-quality local forest carbon credits after an...
Opening new Gulf trade door
“The NZ–UAE CEPA is New Zealand’s fastest-ever trade agreement. Negotiated in just over four months. It delivers up to an estimated $42 million in tariff sav...
Port expansion fast-tracked
The fast-track approval of Port of Auckland’s expansion project will deliver an economic boost for the city, says the Employers and Manufacturers Association...
Put freight first in transport planning
“Despite costing $1.5 billion a year to run, Auckland Transport has limited expertise in freight,“ says National Road Carriers Association (NRC) CEO, Justin ...
Trailer Lifting Code reviewed
There have been two recent incidents where trailer lifting chains failed while a trailer was being lifted onto the truck, including one near miss that could ...
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