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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 >>
Goudie fire comments timely
Friday, 13 July 2007, 12:36 am | NZ Forest Owners Association
Forest owners are concerned about a proposed radical change in the structure of fire services, which could see hillsides left to burn until it is clear who owns the land in question. More >>
Carbon blow-out ‘tragic’
Friday, 20 April 2007, 9:10 am | NZ Forest Owners Association
The Forest Owners Association says the carbon blow-out calculated by former climate change official Murray Ward and released by National Party environment spokesperson Nick Smith reflects a tragic failure of public policy. More >>
UF climate policy needs more work
Thursday, 19 April 2007, 9:46 am | NZ Forest Owners Association
The Forest Owners Association is heartened by some elements in the United Future’s climate change policies and plans to have further discussions with the party. More >>
OECD shows the way with carbon credits
Tuesday, 10 April 2007, 2:39 pm | NZ Forest Owners Association
The OECD's report on the country's environmental performance has echoed the forest industry's stance that carbon credits and liabilities should be owned by forest owners, not the government. More >>
Foresters thrilled with Maori Party; support claim
Friday, 23 March 2007, 9:38 am | NZ Forest Owners Association
Forest owners are thrilled to have full Maori Party support for their six-point Kyoto plan, which would see forest owners being paid for the carbon their growing trees remove from the atmosphere. More >>
Carbon neutral no pie-in-the-sky
Friday, 3 November 2006, 12:25 am | NZ Forest Owners Association
The government’s goal of achieving a carbon-neutral economy by 2050 is no pie-in-the-sky, according to the NZ Forest Owners Association. “New Zealand could meet its Kyoto commitments by 2017 and be carbon neutral by 2050, simply by putting sufficient value ... More >>
Nats' forest carbon initiative welcomed
Saturday, 7 October 2006, 2:16 pm | NZ Forest Owners Association
Nats' forest carbon initiative welcomed The Forest Owners Association has welcomed the forestry and climate change policies advanced by the National Party in its Bluegreen Vision for New Zealand. "National has now developed some well-reasoned and imaginative ... More >>
