Woodies want large-scale biofuel plant

14 Jun 13 - A massive wood-processing plant with a substantial biofuel plant add-on could be viable, the sector says.

Govt vow ‘huge news’ for foresters

24 May 13 - The Government says it is committed to the Permanent Forest Sinks Initiative.

Bring back natives, says tree scientist

24 May 13 - Plantation forests could prove a valuable site for native forest regeneration.

Co-operate or crash, warns forests expert

26 Apr 13 - A forestry expert is calling for co-operation between farmers, conservation interests, scientists and officials to avoid a “biodiversity train-wreck” in New Zealand.

IT’S OFFICIAL: Forests make way for dairying

19 Apr 13 - Government figures have confirmed what the carbon market has known for months – forests are being cleared and converted to dairy farms on the back of rock-bottom carbon prices.

Wood industry report shows the way

8 Mar 13 - The wood industry’s investigation of future economic opportunities – including biofuels and biochemicals – is finished.

Forests emissions returns due soon

22 Feb 13 - Emissions returned for 2012 have been filed for nearly a fifth of post 1989-forests registered under the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Wood-waste plant idea excites biofuel pioneer

8 Feb 13 - Ground-breaking biofuel company LanzaTech is interested in building a woody-waste gasification plant in New Zealand.

Forest grants could make return

1 Feb 13 - The Afforestation Grants Scheme might make a comeback.

Low prices way out for pre-90 foresters

25 Jan 13 - Record-low carbon prices could see hundreds of thousands of hectares of pre-1990 plantation forest cleared or converted to post-1989 forest.

Second tranche units make an appearance

25 Jan 13 - Units from the second tranche of the pre-1990 forests allocation are starting to trickle into the market.

Profit-rich foresters might quit ETS

18 Jan 13 - Forest owners who have made a tidy profit by selling carbon high and buying low are now looking to quit the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Forest returns dragging the chain

18 Jan 13 - The sluggishness of the carbon market appears to be reflected in this year’s post-1989 forest carbon returns.

Forest owners to vote on industry voice

18 Jan 13 - Forest owners will vote in March on a plan that aims to give all commercial forest and woodlot owners a say in the future of their industry.

Everyman's guide to Tiger Country

23 Nov 12 - Forest owners and farmers now have access to detailed information about carrying out earthworks on steep hills that are often prone to erosion - the "tiger country" where plantation forests are...

Govt eyes better planting policies

2 Nov 12 - The Government is looking for new policies to encourage afforestation.

Dunne seems deaf to foresters' pleas

26 Oct 12 - The forestry industry is focusing its lobbying attention on United Future’s Peter Dunne to try to stop changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme which they say will stop planting in its tracks.

Worried forest owners urge Key to act

28 Sep 12 - The heads of eight major forestry companies have asked the Prime Minister to intervene directly over the flow of cheap foreign carbon credits into New Zealand.

Government lying to us, says forester

28 Sep 12 - The Government is being accused of lying to New Zealanders over plans to encourage afforesation as a means of reducing greenhouse gas levels.

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