A pocket rocket
You know it’s going to be an interesting day when you have to drive around eight goats sleeping on the state highway in the dark on the way to work. The older ones scampered out of the way but some of the younger ones were still rubbing sleep out of their eyes as we went past and began accelerating again.
A few hours later it was turning into a nice sunny day as we approached the Gaddum Construction forestry roading site just out of Kawhia near the Oparau Store.
The loggers around here have had qu...
NZ Logger Feature Sections May 2023
Special Feature: The Science of Slash
Forestry, a significant New Zealand land-based industry, has become a media whipping boy in recent times.Headlines scream: “Pastoral land covered in exotic pine ...
Looking Back: Log shoot of note at Kakahi
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica} Photographic examples of genuine log shoots in New Zealand are difficult to locate but historian Ron C...
Forest Talk
3D maps a game-changer for land management
“New Zealand’s landscape is constantly evolving, and it’s crucial that we understand how,” says Land Information Minister, Chris Penk.With this in mind, most...
Effective harvester head chainsaw lubrication
A new optional accessory for Ponsse harvester heads ensures effective chainsaw lubrication. The Ponsse Greasing System feeds grease to the chainsaw from scre...
More health and safety inspectors and better clarity a positive step
WorkSafe New Zealand's initiative to recruit up to 60 new health and safety inspectors in 2025 is a positive step towards addressing our alarming rates of wo...
Poor risk management results in contractor’s death
Under its new strategy, WorkSafe is turning some 15% of its targeted frontline activity to the forestry sector because of the high rate of harm, particularly...
Progress on rural road repair programme
Since Government cyclone recovery funding was approved in October last year, Gisborne District Council has repaired 60 slips and dropouts on rural roads and ...
Self-loading logging trailer: Safe-T first
Logging truck and trailer combos are a common sight in many parts of the country. So are empty logging trucks on their way back to the forest, this time with...
Smooth operating
It’s amazing the people you meet in this job, says Iron Test writer, Tim Benseman. Arriving too early at the log port operation in Picton, he goes to the tou...
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