May 2021 Forest Focus - One 'L' of a skidder
Back in the day, woodlot crews typically ran the oldest, most worn out and least-efficient machines in the forest, but times have changed.
Many of the woodlot crews I visit now are equipped with gear that almost rivals their corporate colleagues as they seek to lift their professional standards, improve performance and safety. Like Hodgson Logging of Benneydale, which runs an impressive, up-to-date fleet of mostly CAT tracked machines in its tidy operation.
But a few months ago, a green interloper appeared amongst it...
NZ Logger Feature Sections May 2021
How much forest roading do we need for woodlots?
As an industry, we will be harvesting a lot more woodlots – and harvesting woodlot is typically more expensive than working in our larger plantation forests. One poten...
Bushman are born not made
Golden Downs near Nelson is an iconic piece of forestry estate that features in the family history of many loggers from around New Zealand, not just those from Nelson ...
Forest Talk
Doors thrown open at dealers and manufacturers
Autumn has been open day season for dealers and manufacturers across the central North Island.First cab off the rank was Warataha’s Tokoroa factory. The open...
Environmental Forestry Conference
The recent Innovatek Environmental Forestry Conference highlighted both old and new environmental challenges faced by the forestry industry, from pest contro...
Hands-on forestry learning for Canterbury students
Hundreds of Canterbury students and teachers recently explored the world of forestry through Discover Forestry’s Wood is Good days and Grow Me bus trip...
Kiana goes straight into forestry from school
The forest has always been a special place for Kiana Sayer-White. And with her father, Aaron, and older brother, Kasey, being in the industry, you could say ...
Last chance to nominate forest champion
There is still time to nominate outstanding native forest initiatives for the 2026 Growing Native Forest Champions Awards, but only just, with nominations cl...
New naming rights sponsors for South Island awards
OneFortyOne and Port Nelson are the new naming sponsors for the 2026 Top of the South Wood Council Forestry Awards.Taking place on 31 July at the Trafalgar C...
Penske’s new New Zealand GM
Penske Australia & New Zealand has appointed Stephen Kelly as the General Manager of its Penske New Zealand business.Having joined Penske in November, Mr Kel...
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