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  • Forest Growers Levy rate to increase for the first time in seven years December 2020
    Directors of the Forest Growers Levy Trust have raised the rate on Harvested Wood Materials, for the first time since the levy was introduced by a forest grower referendum in…
  • Forest Growers Levy Board increases Levy to 33 cents per tonne November 2020
    The Board of the Forest Growers Levy Trust has increased the Levy rate to 33 cents per tonne of harvested wood materials, the first increase in the Levy rate since…
  • Forest Growers Levy Trust commits to support industry April 2020
    The New Zealand Forest Growers Levy Trust is anticipating borrowing and using reserves to maintain as much of its yearly work programme as possible. The Trust has decided today (29…
  • Harvesting Innovation Workshops yield useful results for small growers January 2020
    Six Forest Growers Levy funded workshops have been held throughout New Zealand, focussing on harvesting innovations taking place in small-scale forests. This has resulted in useful insights into recent developments that could be…
  • Steve Wilton re-elected to Forest Levy board October 2015
    Steve Wilton has been re-elected to the Forest Growers Levy Trust board as a representative of growers of small plantation forests. He was challenged by Guy Farman who, like Mr…
  • Forest grower poll open October 2015
    Voting is now open for the person who will represent owners of smaller forests on the Forest Growers Levy Trust board. Voting is now open for the person who will…
  • Forest Growers Levy Trust 2015 Board Election September 2015
    Voting for board vacancy 5 – 16 October 2015: Notice to representatives of owners of less than 1000 ha of forest. For voting and entitlement information plus the voting form…
  • Notice to Forest Growers Levy Payers August 2015
    Nominations to fill board vacancies open 1 - 18 September 2015 For more information visit http://forestvoice.org.nz
  • FOREST GROWER LEVY TRUST BOARD ELECTION RESULT 2013 November 2013
    Audited voting results: Successful candidates Greater than 1,000 ha net stocked area category – weighted forest production votes Philip Taylor Paul Nicholls Bill McCallum David James Balfour Under 1,000 ha…
  • NZFFA member nominations to Levy Board standing for less than 1000 ha category November 2013
      Choose a candidate to view their profile and ask them questions: IAN JACKSON DEAN SATCHELL DOUGAL McINTOSH ROBERT H.M JOHNSTON JOHN H SIMMONS MICHAEL CAMBRIDGE STEVE WILTON
  • Forest growers to elect first board October 2013
    The Forest Growers Levy Trust, the new organisation representing the interests of all plantation forest owners, large and small, is calling for nominations for its first elected board.  Chair Geoff…
  • 86% VOTE SUPPORTS FOREST LEVY April 2013
    A referendum of forest growers has shown strong support for a levy on harvested forest products. "We have been given the thumbs-up to introduce a funding system that will provide…
  • VOTING OPENS IN FOREST REFERENDUM February 2013
    Polls in the Forest Voice referendum will be open from 1-29 March, a week longer than originally intended. The organisers, the Forest Growers Levy Trust, say this will make voting…
  • Forest growers plan industry vote October 2012
    Forest growers will decide the future direction and funding of their industry in a referendum being held in March next year. “Forestry has a huge untapped potential. To achieve that…

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