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
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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