Young Achievers

Million-dollar machines were halted at a forestry skid site in December so Year 10 Campion College students could see what happens during a harvest.It’s the first time Gisborne students have been taken inside a commercial forest in many years.   Hosting the field trips was Erica Kinder, from...

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...