A good trucking job
Next to getting trees on the ground, the biggest challenge facing a crew is shifting the wood out of the forest in a timely manner.
In large, properly laid-out corporate forests it’s not such a critical issue because permanent, well-formed roads allow conventional log trucks to get right into a skid site, load up and drive out quickly.
Not so in many smaller and intermediate forests, where skids/landings are located far away from the highway and tracks can be difficult and expensive to build, especially on steeper te...
NZ Logger Feature Sections June 2021
Native beech manufacturing on the rebound
Health Based Building’s new Foreverbeech demonstration home, featuring a variety of red and silver beech products, has become a popular attraction according to on-site...
Girl Power
You’ll probably never meet someone as calm as Ange Alexander. Her peaceful demeanour naturally rubs off on you when you're in the same room. Married to husband Mi...
Forest Talk
11th Great Walk for New Zealand
Conservation Minister Tama Potaka joined tangata whenua from Ngāi Tahu and local community members last month to celebrate the opening of New Zealand’s eleve...
Continued growth for CentrePort
Against the backdrop of economic instability and significant headwinds affecting the ports industry, CentrePort has reported the highest gross reve...
Dire fire season predictions for Victoria
The outlook for the fire season in Victoria, particularly in western Victoria, is looking particularly dire, with record low rainfall and low soil moisture r...
Domestic timber demand remains low
Domestic timber demand remains lowThe domestic demand for sawn timber in New Zealand remains well below production capacity, says PF Olsen’s Scott Downs in t...
New bridge to span Waihopai River
A new bridge suitable for logging trucks is nearing completion in the Waihopai Valley, Marlborough.The previous structure was washed away in the July 2021 st...
Out-of-the-box harvesting
An Otago logging contractor is using innovative harvesting techniques that offer both efficiency and environmental stewardship in a challenging area that wou...
Strong results for Port Marlborough
Meanwhile Port Marlborough has reported a strong performance in its Annual Report for the 2024 financial year. With revenue surpassing $57 million and an EBI...
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