A fine Finnish
Newly arrived into New Zealand is the Logset 8H GTE Hybrid harvester with, you guessed it, a mix of electric and diesel power.
It’s the first all-new hybrid-powered forestry machine to go to work in New Zealand and is a taste of what low-carbon harvesting will look like in the future.
Logset is a Finnish-made machine that is still relatively unknown and certainly uncommon among forestry operators on our shores in 2022. But never one to simply follow the crowd, Mike Hurring took a punt and now he and his operato...
NZ Logger Feature Sections May 2022
A fine Finnish
Newly arrived into New Zealand is the Logset 8H GTE Hybrid harvester with, you guessed it, a mix of electric and diesel power. It’s the first all-new hybrid-power...
Silence in the woods: The advent of electric chainsaws
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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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