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Benefits of genetically modified pine

Friday, 8 October 2010, 10:02 am | NZ Forest Owners Association

Scion Senior Scientist and Leader of its Future Forests team, Christian Walter, will speak about the Crown Research Institute’s trials with genetically modified (GM) Pinus Radiata at a major forestry industry gathering in Wellington next week. The ... More >>

Time To Shut The Door On Illegal Wood Imports

Tuesday, 10 August 2010, 4:27 pm | NZ Forest Owners Association

The government needs to urgently adopt measures to prevent products from illegally logged forests being sold in New Zealand, says the Forest Owners Association. More >>

Govt commended for ETS stand

Wednesday, 28 April 2010, 5:30 pm | NZ Forest Owners Association

For more than two years forest owners have been bound by the emission trading scheme. Although this has caused difficulties for many of them, they say unwinding the scheme now would be hugely complex and costly. It would also undoubtedly reduce interest ... More >>

Dope-Seed Importers Should Be Potted

Monday, 19 April 2010, 3:20 pm | NZ Forest Owners Association

Forest owners are deeply concerned to hear that Customs doesn’t bother to prosecute many people who illegally import cannabis seeds. “Former forestry minister Jim Anderton is right on the button. There should be a nil tolerance for cannabis importers." More >>

Bio-fuel levy the "last straw" for forest owners

Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 5:12 pm | NZ Forest Owners Association

A government decision to make big companies pay for some of their greenhouse gas emissions when using wood pellets and other biofuels is seen as the last straw by many in the forest industry. “The rest of the developed world is desperately trying ... More >>

Forestry leader wins international award

Thursday, 15 October 2009, 10:53 am | NZ Forest Owners Association

Forest Owners Association president Peter Berg has been honoured by the Commonwealth Forestry Association. Mr Berg was presented with the association’s 2009 South East Asia and Pacific Regional Award of Excellence by Minister of Forests David Carter ... More >>

Beefed-up border biosecurity welcomed

Thursday, 20 August 2009, 5:28 pm | NZ Forest Owners Association

The government decision to profile international visitors so that biosecurity measures are targeted at those who pose the greatest threat has been welcomed by the Forest Owners Association. “The resources available for border protection are finite, ... More >>

Forest owners concerned at high interest rates

Thursday, 11 June 2009, 5:33 pm | NZ Forest Owners Association

Unacceptably high bank interest rates are putting the owners of small to medium-sized forests under increasing financial pressure. “It is a disappointing that the Reserve Bank has chosen not to cut the official cash rate (OCR) today. A reduction would ... More >>

Forest Industry Seeks Urgent Talks On ETS

Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 8:50 am | NZ Forest Owners Association

Forest owners are seeking an urgent meeting with government ministers to discuss the impact of the freezing of the emission trading scheme (ETS). More >>

Forest owners seek international help to fix Kyoto

Thursday, 6 November 2008, 11:39 am | NZ Forest Owners Association

New Zealand plantation forest owners are working closely with their overseas counterparts to make carbon forestry a more practical proposition. More >>

Fewer trees unless govt changes policies

Thursday, 12 June 2008, 10:52 am | NZ Forest Owners Association

Major flaws in New Zealand’s land-use policies will become more obvious as the world food crisis grows, says the NZ Forest Owners Association. More >>

Key needs to come clean on trees

Monday, 19 May 2008, 11:58 am | NZ Forest Owners Association

Forest owners say National Party leader John Key needs to clarify what will happen to forestry if the legislation on a proposed emission trading scheme gets delayed until 2009. More >>

Positive not punitive approach needed on planting

Thursday, 31 January 2008, 1:35 pm | NZ Forest Owners Association

If New Zealand wants more forests to be planted, it must allow those who plant trees to benefit from the environmental services they provide to society. More >>

Forest owners identify big transport savings

Friday, 25 January 2008, 10:58 am | NZ Forest Owners Association

There is a big potential to improve the efficiency and productivity of public highways says NZFOA chief executive David Rhodes. He was commenting on the recent release of a report that identifies the significant advantages enjoyed by the Australian ... More >>

Bigger Trucks Offer Big Benefits

Thursday, 6 December 2007, 10:23 am | NZ Forest Owners Association

Bigger Trucks Offer Big Benefits Forest owners have welcomed the Cabinet decision to investigate whether heavier vehicles should be allowed to use selected roads and highways. More >>

Greek fire tragedy could be repeated here

Tuesday, 4 September 2007, 10:33 am | NZ Forest Owners Association

Fire tragedies, such as those in Greece and four years ago in Canberra, have been blamed on the failings of city-based central fire services. Rural fire experts say a similar tragedy could occur in New Zealand if internal affairs minister Rick Barker ... More >>

Only legal wood should be sold here

Thursday, 30 August 2007, 12:03 am | NZ Forest Owners Association

Forest owners are encouraging New Zealanders to support a government proposal to clamp down on the sale of wood products from illegally harvested forests. “Illegal harvesting of indigenous forests, especially in the tropics and northern Asia, has ... More >>

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