Shaws Iron Test; All in the family
Today the Iron Test team is visiting the Stewart Logging Mosgiel site with AB Equipment’s Nicolas Ekron who is the Dunedin branch Service Manager. Nicolas can’t speak highly enough of the crew at Stewart Logging. “The owner is Grant Stewart of course and Matt is his son who is our go-to these days. Matt owns the Sumitomo 4040 we are testing today.
“Matt’s brother Dan is running that machine, and Grant’s daughter Alyse up until very recently ran their processor – a Tigercat 890 running a Woodsman Pro 850 – until she was eigh...
NZ Logger Feature Sections September 2025
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Forest Talk
All in the family
This month, our Iron Test team is visiting the Stewart Logging Mosgiel site with AB Equipment’s Nicolas Ekron, who is the Dunedin branch Service Manager. Ste...
A million more trees by 2030 with Trees for Survival
“This winter, students from Bucklands Beach Intermediate will join Rotary’s Trees for Survival programme founders to plant the first of a million native tree...
Conserving threatened native trees
Researchers have identified hotspots for the conservation of maire tawake or swamp maire in the Wellington region, hoping to save this threatened native tree...
Council emissions close to double after tree felling
The felling of the Valley Road pine forest earlier this year will result in Whakatāne District Council’s greenhouse gas emissions almost doubling in its audi...
Electric Multidirectional Counterbalance Forklift comes out tops
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Road freight workplace injuries in decline
A decline in road freight transport workplace injuries, shows industry commitment to health and safety improvements says Transporting New Zealand.Recent data...
Using drones to safeguard forests
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha|University of Canterbury (UC) researchers are using drones and satellite remote sensing to track the health of eucalyptus tr...
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