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• EDS attack on forestry ignores threat of climate change
  Friday, September 17, 2021
  The forest industry is calling a media statement from the Environmental Defence Society an ill-informed rant against forestry which ignores the threat of climate change. Forest Owners Association President, Phil…
• East Coast Councils’ anti-forestry drive environmentally and economically destructive
  Thursday, September 16, 2021
  Foresters are calling a proposed anti-forestry coalition of local bodies a prejudiced step backwards in time and destructive for their communities both environmentally and economically. The mayors of Tararua and…
• Recognition for Forestry's Highest Achievers in 2021.
  Monday, August 23, 2021
  The New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF) has announced the winners of its prestigious 2021 awards. In what has been an exceptionally volatile year for many, the forestry sector remains a significant…
• Forest Owners welcome Te Uru Rakau appointment
  Monday, August 09, 2021
  The Forest Owners Association says the appointment of Jason Wilson to head Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service, is absolutely appropriate for the huge challenges and opportunities facing…
• Foresters say afforestation report raises more questions than it answers
  Wednesday, August 04, 2021
  The Forest Owners Association says the Beef+Lamb commissioned survey on forest planting rates is nowhere near robust nor detailed enough to draw a conclusion that the government should impose controls…
• Pressure mounting across entire forestry supply chain as port build ups highlight issues
  Wednesday, July 28, 2021
  Forestry Industry Contractors Association (FICA) is calling for an all of forestry strategy to deal with the mounting pressure on the entire forestry supply chain, currently being highlighted by build-ups…
• Forest Owners sharing primary sector concerns
  Thursday, July 15, 2021
  The Forest Owners Association is sympathising with some farmer frustrations over the pace of regulations being imposed on the primary sector. Forest Owners Association President Phil Taylor says the time…
• Forest Owners say production trees are potentially farming’s biggest friend
  Tuesday, July 06, 2021
  The President of the Forest Owners Association has told delegates to the Primary Industries Summit in Christchurch that forestry offers many opportunities for farmers. He said trees versus food production…
• Commission’s ETS change risks forest planting targets
  Tuesday, June 08, 2021
  The forest industry says the Climate Change Commission is risking forest planting rates by stating that the current Emissions Trading Scheme ‘will incentivise more production forestry than needed.’ The final…
• Forest owners say forests are productive and vital in meeting climate change goals
  Monday, May 17, 2021
  The Forest Owners Association says the Federated Farmers’ call for the government to restrict forest planting ranks as an unnecessary intrusion on the right of farmers to plant trees on…
• Te Uru Rakau – NZ Forest Service explores biofuels as a major opportunity for New Zealand
  Monday, May 10, 2021
  Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service is laying the foundations for a new biofuels industry, to turn forestry waste into a potential billion-dollar industry, and working on a…
• KTM Supreme Winner at Forestry Awards
  Monday, May 10, 2021
  The best of best in the region’s forestry industry were toasted at a sell-out Southern North Island Wood Council Training Awards dinner last night. The supreme winner, found from the…
• Greater role for a public forestry service
  Thursday, April 29, 2021
  Media Statement from Hon Stuart Nash Minister of Forestry  A greater role for a public forestry service has been outlined by the Forestry Minister, to drive the focus on regional…
• Expansion of Forest Service role a vital move
  Thursday, April 29, 2021
  The Forest Owners Association says the just announced creation of Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service heralds the potential to fix vital bottlenecks in the initial stages of the forest industry…
• Plantation forestry ranks best for land use
  Thursday, April 15, 2021
  The just released Ministry for the Environment’s latest environmental report scores exotic forestry highly for its low impact on soils. The MfE report identified exotic forests as the land use by far…
• The NZIF Foundation Awards & Scholarship Applications Now Open
  Thursday, April 15, 2021
  The NZIF Foundation is offering the following awards in 2021: Future Forest Scholarship for post graduate research of up to $10,000  Up to two scholarships available Otago Southland Award One or…
• Foresters celebrate scooping primary industry awards
  Wednesday, April 14, 2021
  The Forest Owners Association says taking out three of the four category prizes in the Primary Industries’ Good Employer Awards this week is a sign the forest sector has come…
• Log supply not the cause of timber shortage
  Wednesday, March 31, 2021
  Forest organisations have joined to reject statements that the current shortage of framing timber is caused by foresters selling logs to China and not leaving enough timber to be processed…
• Farm Foresters fired up to play a role in land use issues.
  Monday, March 29, 2021
  Farm foresters are now excited and fully informed to play a role in helping role solve NZ land use issues says the incoming association president, Graham West. They have just…
• Wairoa foresters forced to subsidise local meatworks
  Thursday, February 18, 2021
  Foresters in the Wairoa District are appalled that a part of their recent rate increase will go to propping up the local meatworks. Wairoa District Council disclosed at a meeting…