Shaws Wire ropes Iron Test - Back on track
Times have been tough for KFT Logging after crew boss, William ‘Hoot’ Knowles, died suddenly during a wood chopping tournament in Australia two years ago.
But they’re a resilient lot over in Gisborne. Instead of selling up, Hoot’s wife Sharon was determined to keep the crew going and, together with eldest son, Steven, and a core of loyal employees, they got things back on track.
It’s not been easy. Sharon had to sell some of their best gear, including a levelling harvester and key road building equipment, to keep the...
NZ Logger Feature Sections September 2021
Diesel & dust 50 YEARS OF FORESTRY ROADING
When the lease on their Upper Moutere hop farm came to an end, Marlene Taylor said, “Good, now we can buy a house”. Her husband Bob had other ideas: “No, we can buy a ...
Worker Wellness - Managing Hand = Arm Vibration Risk
Though there are plenty of obvious potential dangers working in forestry, there are also hidden threats. Vibration from tools and machines is one of them. If work...
Forest Talk
Boost for forestry harvesting consent handling
Gisborne District Council last month welcomed the Government’s funding announcement to provide additional capacity to progress forestry harvesting consents i...
Community efforts trashed as trees stolen
A large number of recently planted native trees have been stolen from Ohinetonga Scenic Reserve in Ōwhango, between Taumarunui and National Park.Planted by v...
Drone project to tackle wasps and hornet nests
Researchers are investigating how drones could take the sting out of removing invasive hornet and wasp nests from hazardous, hard-to-reach places.The Bioecon...
Exploring the electrification of forestry
Close to 200 Foresters gathered in Rotorua earlier this week for the HarvestTECH & Wood Transport Logistics 2026 organised by Innovatek.The first address was...
Innovations increase productivity, durability
The December Iron Test comes from the Douglas thinnings at Forest Creek Station on the Rangitata River in Canterbury. The Ponsse Buffalo King at King One Log...
Les Owens, a forestry stalwart
Les Owens is significant figure in New Zealand logging. He cut his teeth in the native logging of the Central North Island, helped in the salvage operation t...
New ACC safety videos for forestry workers
ACC and Safetree have collaborated to help keep forest workers out there doing what they love.The newly released Have a hmmm videos encourage forestry worker...
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