Tackling the tough stuff
“You watch,” says Iron Tester Shaun Field. “Gareth will probably come around the corner in a big black Dodge Ram.”
The RT crackles as we sit and wait as instructed on the side of Parapara road in central Kaingaroa Forest and then, sure enough, a huge black Ram appears.
We follow Gareth, owner of G. White Logging, further up the road and turn off into the standing trees. It seems like quite flat ground here. Not really hauler country. Typical deceptive Kaingaroa ground, as we are only about 3...
NZ Logger Feature Sections November 22
Back to the future of thinning
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Hybrid harvesting Highlights
The paintwork on New Zealand’s first diesel-electric harvester is still shiny after nearly a year of hard work from this machine that’s been in the country since Decem...
Forest Talk
Community spirit and a Christmas tree to the rescue
Local businesses came together in Timaru to ‘save Christmas’, with the wider community helping too.A community-led proposal was instituted to install a felle...
Horse logging in New Zealand plantation forestry
Memories of the early days in New Zealand’s logging of exotic plantations came easily to Jim Spiers when he was interviewed by Alison Brown back in 2012.&nbs...
How container size affects native tree growth
A New Zealand-first native tree study has shown the importance of aligning the choice of container grade size to the needs of individual species and planting...
Merger to create forestry giant
Leading forestry businesses, PF Olsen and Forest360, are merging to create the largest independent forest management company in Australasia. As part of the t...
‘Most Valuable Coach’ winners highlight importance of mentoring
With more than 220 entries from trades workplaces nationwide, industry training organisation Competenz has named Palmerston North’s Sean Martin as its first-...
New Forests completes Australia & New Zealand Forestry Fund sale
New Forests recently announced its A$700 million Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 2 (ANZFF2) has signed agreements for the final asset dispositions with the...
New Zealand-India free trade agreement brings new opportunities
The announcement of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and India, which eliminates tariffs on over 95% of forestry and wood exports to over 1.4...
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