Tall Timber

YOU ONLY GET ONE SHOT OUT IN the forest I reckon. I see it as the world’s most dangerous job. The number one thing is staying positive and coming to work fresh and clear-minded. You go to work safe; you work safe; you be safe and come home safe. That’s what I tell each and every person on a daily...

It’s 72 years since John Wardle began his career in forestry. And it would be fair to say he’s seen a lot of change over that time. Brought up in Hāwea Flat, Central Otago as part of an extended family of farmers, it made sense that he would look for an outdoor job. Finishing school at 18, J...

Jim Childerstone, long-time columnist for NZ Logger, passed away recently at the age of 90.Along with forestry and writing, he was a man of many talents – fencer, shearer, shepherd mountaineer, keen sportsman and tramper, environmentalist and ‘there wasn’t much he couldn’t shoot between the eyes ...