Shaws Iron Test; Built For New Zealand loggers
We head about 20 kilometres up the road past the Eastwood Hill Arboretum to another of A&R Logging’s crews, this one ground based with another young woman running Quality Control on site. In this crew we are testing A&R Logging’s new Sany SY415HGW Pro
This is easier ground here, not quite rolling but good enough for the six-wheeled Tigercat skidder to drag big stems to the Sany which is running a Woodsman Pro 850.
Dave Curtis is the regular operator for the 415 Pro. He started out in the industry as a...
NZ Logger Feature Sections July 2025
Breaking Out; Team approach to timber harvesting
I tell our crew we are like a hockey team,” says New Brunswick logging contractor, Sean Storey.“We don’t score goals or fill contracts as individuals – we all work tog...
Tall Timber; Farewell to a forestry stalwart
Jim Childerstone, long-time columnist for NZ Logger, passed away recently at the age of 90.Along with forestry and writing, he was a man of many talents – fencer, shea...
Forest Talk
Farewell to a forestry stalwart
Jim Childerstone, long-time columnist for NZ Logger, recently passed away. Along with forestry and writing, he was a man of many talents – fencer, shearer, s...
Gene editing research to benefit NZ forestry
As part of research aimed at improving wood quality and producing materials to support New Zealand’s bioeconomy, Scion has launched the world’s first field t...
“Investment boost” welcomed by wood processors and manufacturers
A new tax incentive, “Investment Boost”, that allows businesses to immediately deduct 20% of the costs of new assets (or second-hand assets purchased from ov...
Janus electric now trading on the ASX
Janus Electric Holdings, the pioneering Australian manufacturer of electric truck conversion systems and swappable battery infrastructure, commenced trading ...
Largest Australian forestry land acquisition in a decade
In a landmark acquisition, forestry and sawmill business, OneFortyOne, has taken ownership of the former New Forests-managed Limestone Coast plantation fores...
Massive port access fee increase “a cash grab”
In an unpleasant surprise for the freight industry, Auckland Council-owned Port of Auckland has announced that Port access charges for road transport operato...
Solid and reliable
When our Iron Test team arrives at A&R Logging’s Patutahi swing yarder operation, the recently upgraded i.Log Madill 124 is pulling logs downhill. The team i...
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