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
Big swing yarder production with yoder running costs
Morepork Forest Harvesting’s Harvestline Mk 4, combined with a Sany SY415 Pro, is the focus of the Iron Test in October’s NZ Logger.When Morepork co-director...
Complementary expertise brought together through agreement
An exploration of integrated clean energy, forestry biomass and infrastructure opportunities for next generation bio-industrial precincts in the Bay of Plent...
Feds have positive views on Labour’s climate change policy
Federated Farmers is backed Labour’s plans to tackle the incentives driving productive farmland into forestry, but it has serious questions about wider plans...
Forest owners' major pest control contribution
New Zealand’s forest owners are having a huge impact on the country’s pest control. A new survey shows almost $4 million was spent by large forest comp...
Northland Forestry Awards 2026 to be a night of celebration
The Northland forestry industry will celebrate the nominees and crown the winners this week at its gala awards night.The 2026 Northland Forestry Awards will ...
Reminder of obligations follows prosecution
A fatal incident near Dannevirke has resulted in prosecution and a reminder of the obligations of forestry businesses.Trevor Beale was prosecuted by WorkSafe...
Students’ reflections on forestry conference
Five University of Canterbury School of Forestry students were given the opportunity to attend August’s New Zealand Institute of Forestry Conference in Duned...
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