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Challenges ahead for Shane Jones
Tuesday, 19 February 2019, 9:12 am | ForestX
Right from the start Shane Jones said he would have preferred the fisheries portfolio to the forestry portfolio. He has said that he took forestry at the request of his leader. After just over a year in the job the Minister has received widespread praise ... More >>
Opportunity for new bio-plastics industry
Friday, 21 December 2018, 9:16 am | ForestX
Many can serve as drop-in replacements for the fossil-fuel based plastics that most of us are familiar with, such as polystyrene and polyethylene. More >>
Lost opportunity
Wednesday, 21 November 2018, 12:39 pm | ForestX
ForestX consultant Graham West says “The recent indication that the future of the One Billion Tree fund will be two thirds orientated toward planting native species indicates that the Government has capitulated to anti-commercial forestry sentiment”. More >>
Lets be more selective about foreign investment forestry
Monday, 17 September 2018, 9:08 am | ForestX
As the Government considers various foreign investor applications in the forest and wood processing sectors what should it be looking for? More than anything it should be looking for the opportunity to bring improved management into the industry and ... More >>
Radiata, right tree, at this time
Friday, 20 July 2018, 11:15 am | ForestX
Radiata Pine will grow at about five times faster than native species. It grows almost anywhere, it’s easy to establish and manage and the underpinning science has a 70-year record. It is now about 95% of the commercial plantation estate that returns ... More >>
Lack of decision support tools in forestry
Monday, 18 June 2018, 10:56 am | ForestX
Recent comments by officials and “experts” on planting one billion trees, the plight of hill country forestry and woody debris flows, have not touched on the total lack of decision support tools so that farmers and other local forest investors can ... More >>
Time to get real about forestry
Thursday, 15 February 2018, 2:23 pm | ForestX
Last year I commented on the high returns from current harvesting, however I don’t believe this is being translated into significant interest in new planting, certainly not at the rate of the governments aspirational target of 50,000ha per year. The ... More >>
New Government Forestry Agenda
Tuesday, 14 November 2017, 6:33 pm | ForestX
PRESS RELEASE The recent announcements on afforestation by the new government are welcomed. The traditional forest industry of international corporates and farm foresters have already planted their land. It is more likely young farmers and Iwi will have ... More >>
