Steve Wyn Harris, Marlow Hill, Hawkes Bay branch July 2014
A 350-hectare drystock property with 34 hectares in forestry. Trees are mainly pine; also eucalypts, cypresses and a range of nut trees. Planting has been on steeper parts of farm…
McRae Trust, Wairoa, Hawkes Bay branch July 2014
This Trust-owned farm is set up to demonstrate best land use practices on east coast. hill land. Pine plantations are established on steeper, erodible land, plus there are widespread poplar…
Alec Olsen, Valhalla, Hawkes Bay branch July 2014
Trees play a big part on Alec's 300-hectare drystock rolling hill country property. Alec describes how his plantings bring multiple benefits including erosion control, shade, shelter, water quality, biodiversity, aesthetics…
Hawke’s Bay 2011 weather bomb
Marie Taylor, November 2012
Coastal Hawke’s Bay is still suffering the effects of last years April storms. More than 600 mm of rain in only 48 hours in late April 2011 caused massive damage…
Harvest time at Patangata in central Hawke’s Bay
Ian Cairns, February 2012
As a couple we had always enjoyed summer camping. We continued this tradition when our two girls were young. Wellington’s climate is not its strong point and we loved the…
Harvesting radiata pine at Tinui
Harriet Palmer, November 2011
In April 2011 we harvested a 1.5 hectare block of 1985 radiata pine. The block was planted by previous owners of the land under guidance of Wellington Regional Council, and…
Tinui Forest Park
John Purey-Cust, November 2011
The all-day visit to Tinui was one of the post-conference options offered at the end of the 2011 Masterton conference. I had only met its founder Allan Levett once, but…
Air New Zealand and the environment
Author not published, November 2011
Mangarara Station is a 610 hectare sheep and cattle farm in Elsthorpe, central Hawke’s Bay farmed by Greg and Rachel Hart. In 2008 they approached Air New Zealand about forming…
Logs a quarter of Napier exports
Jade Elstone, November 2011
The Port of Napier has been a part of the Hawke’s Bay landscape since 1875 when the Napier Harbour Board Act was passed. At that time the port was situated…
Pan Pac an important part of Hawke’s Bay economy
Jade Elstone, November 2011
Pan Pac Forest Products is an integrated forestry company based on the outskirts of Napier. Established in 1971, with operations starting in 1973, the company was originally a joint venture…
Conifer timber species choices
Kevin Thomsen, November 2011
Recent Hawke’s Bay farm forestry field days and articles have discussed the merits, or otherwise, of conifer species choices compared to macrocarpa. Firstly, let me be clear about macrocarpa. It…
Thriving forestry industry in Hawke’s Bay
Warwick Hesketh, November 2011
Hawke’s Bay is perhaps better known for its vineyards and orchards than it is for forestry. Framed by the Ruahine and Kaweka Ranges to the west and the Pacific Ocean…
Further tax changes possible Monday, January 17, 2022
Changes are possible to the ‘cost of standing timber’ provisions of the Income Tax Act. Farm Forestry members have been working to help willing owners aggregate their forests for economies…
Forest Owners say Fish and Game barking up the wrong tree Thursday, December 09, 2021
The Forest Owners Association says Fish and Game’s criticism of exotic plantation forests doesn’t accord with reality. “Fish and Game is, quite simply, barking up the wrong tree when it…
Forest Owners say ‘back the bat’ Tuesday, October 26, 2021
The Forest Owners Association is urging its members and the public to vote for the pekapeka – the Long-Tailed Bat - in the Forest and Bird sponsored Bird of the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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