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
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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