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
Boost for forestry harvesting consent handling
Gisborne District Council last month welcomed the Government’s funding announcement to provide additional capacity to progress forestry harvesting consents i...
Community efforts trashed as trees stolen
A large number of recently planted native trees have been stolen from Ohinetonga Scenic Reserve in Ōwhango, between Taumarunui and National Park.Planted by v...
Drone project to tackle wasps and hornet nests
Researchers are investigating how drones could take the sting out of removing invasive hornet and wasp nests from hazardous, hard-to-reach places.The Bioecon...
Exploring the electrification of forestry
Close to 200 Foresters gathered in Rotorua earlier this week for the HarvestTECH & Wood Transport Logistics 2026 organised by Innovatek.The first address was...
Innovations increase productivity, durability
The December Iron Test comes from the Douglas thinnings at Forest Creek Station on the Rangitata River in Canterbury. The Ponsse Buffalo King at King One Log...
Les Owens, a forestry stalwart
Les Owens is significant figure in New Zealand logging. He cut his teeth in the native logging of the Central North Island, helped in the salvage operation t...
New ACC safety videos for forestry workers
ACC and Safetree have collaborated to help keep forest workers out there doing what they love.The newly released Have a hmmm videos encourage forestry worker...
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