Young Achievers

I always loved being outdoors – riding dirt bikes and stuff like that – but as a kid, working in forestry wasn’t something I’d ever considered. Last year, though, I did the Rotomā No. 1 course, and through that, I got my first aid certificate, my forklift licence, my working at heights ticket, si...

Bushman, bodybuilder, axeman, runner… any one of these titles fits Matthew Grant Stewart (Matt) like a chainsaw mitt. His love for the bush gelled well with his passion for fitness, and combining the two to become a competitive axeman was a natural progression. It all began as a child, sitti...

The suite of New Zealand forestry qualifications spanning across forest harvesting and silviculture operations has been updated and was officially launched towards the end of 2021, says Competenz. This comes as part of the NZQA-mandated five-yearly qualification review. Coverage of some new opera...