NZ Logger Magazine | December 2024

Forest Talk

 
  • Expansion and acquisition for Niagara Sawmilling

    Expansion and acquisition for Niagara Sawmilling

    Niagara Sawmilling Company recently began a $115 million expansion of its timber processing operations, marking the most significant growth phase in the comp...

  • Fungi-carrying “beetle taxis” could impact forestry plantations

    Fungi-carrying “beetle taxis” could impact forestry plantations

    Bark and ambrosia beetles are acting as tiny taxis for fungi across New Zealand, giving researchers valuable clues about how these organisms travel through f...

  • Log grapple shines through

    Log grapple shines through

    Southland is the location for June’s Iron Test, of the CDL log grapple made by 3D Industrial Engineering in Rotorua, paired with a Caterpillar Next Gen 320.W...

  • New CEO at OneFortyOne

    New CEO at OneFortyOne

    Andrew Leighton is OneFortyOne’s incoming Chief Executive Officer.  He will join the company following a comprehensive selection process and will succee...

  • NRC says Fuel Response Plan hits the mark for freight

    NRC says Fuel Response Plan hits the mark for freight

    National Road Carriers Association (NRC) has welcomed the decision to prioritise freight carriers as part of the government’s updated Fuel Response Plan in t...

  • NZIF supports stronger focus on climate adaptation for forests

    NZIF supports stronger focus on climate adaptation for forests

    The New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF) has welcomed the release of the Climate Change Commission’s 2026 National Climate Change Risk Assessment, partic...

  • The humble skidder

    The humble skidder

    Over the last two decades, a lot of effort and research has focused on improving cable logging systemsThis has been driven by the need to mechanise both for ...

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