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New Zealand: Forestry

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David Rhodes ... new picture emerging.

CANCUN: We're getting somewhere, say foresters

10 Dec 2010

The New Zealand forestry industry expects to have made some progress in sorting out the rules around carbon storage by the time climate change negotiations in Mexico end tomorrow.

Taine Randell ... Maori asset-rich, cash-poor.

Why carbon can mean money for Maori

3 Dec 2010

The Emissions Trading Scheme will deliver more money to Maori than the entire Treaty of Waitangi envelope, says a former All Black captain.

David Rhodes ... media snow-job.

NZ at heart of Cancun row over tree carbon

3 Dec 2010

New Zealand is at the centre of a row at the Cancun climate change talks over proposals to adjust the way in which carbon is accounted for in trees.

Cancun will learn why Kiwi way is the best

3 Dec 2010

New Zealand’s home-grown method of accounting for the carbon in forests is to be held up at the Cancun climate change talks as a model to other countries – especially those in the developing world.

Brazil forests ... useful partner for NZ.

NZ teams with Australia and Brazil for Cancun

5 Nov 2010

The forestry industries of New Zealand, Brazil and Australia will join forces at the Cancun international climate change negotiations next month to push the climate change-beating potential of plantation forestry.

Manuka gets more muscle as a carbon crop

22 Oct 2010

Manuka has just become twice as attractive as a carbon crop.

Climate Change Issues Minister Nick Smith - most explicit in his reassurances.

Forest owners get positive ETS message from Government

19 Oct 2010

Land owners planting carbon forests say they have been assured that the Emissions Trading Scheme will survive when the Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012.

First pre-1990 forest credits due ... millions to follow

15 Oct 2010

The first of millions of free carbon credits being given to the owners of pre-1990 forests have been allocated and will be issued any day.

Forest owners might get a carbon bonus

15 Oct 2010

Forest owners could be entitled to more carbon credits than they get now if the Government adopts a new system of working out carbon sequestration levels.

New planting rules could cost forest owners

8 Oct 2010

New environmental rules for commercial forests could leave owners with a carbon liability.

Canada's $1b bonus sparks NZ forest interest

8 Oct 2010

The Canadian Government is putting up to $1 billion into forestry and bioenergy – and New Zealand forest owners want to know why.

Wonder of wood ... nine-storey coss-laminated building in London.

NZ wood eyes future in Europe's buildings

17 Sep 2010

The New Zealand wood industry has a new market – environmentally concerned Europeans.

Foresters check trees for quake damage

10 Sep 2010

Foresters are heading out today to start counting the carbon cost of the Canterbury earthquakes.

Owners await NZU allocations

10 Sep 2010

Owners of pre-1990 forests have applied for NZUs, but so far none have reached the market.

Forest owners call for roadshow encore

10 Sep 2010

Government officials are considering taking their Emissions Trading Scheme roadshow on the road again – this time for the owners of post-1989 forests.

Lake Taupo ... new company eyes Central North Island.

Iwi join Aussies in carbon forestry venture

27 Aug 2010

Six iwi have joined forces with an Australia carbon forestry farmer and are looking to mop up land in the Central North Island.

Govt might have to boost new plantings

20 Aug 2010

The Government should underwrite the growing of millions of forestry seedlings if it wants to meet its climate change planting goal.

Phil Taylor ... long association with NZ.

Farm leader angers 'foreign-owned' foresters

30 Jul 2010

Federated Farmers have drawn the ire of foresters with a claim that “foreign-owned” forestry companies could destroy New Zealand’s rural economy by turning farmland into carbon forests.

Credits due for pre-1990 forests

30 Jul 2010

Owners of pre-1990 forests can start applying for carbon credits from Sunday.

Foresters: Farmers can't see wood for the trees

16 Jul 2010

The Emissions Trading Scheme makes farm forestry even more viable – but many farmers just don’t get it yet, says the Farm Forestry Association.

Roger Dickie ... signs are good.

Credits market growing, says carbon pioneer

9 Jul 2010

The man who was largely responsible for owners of post-1989 forests getting ownership of their Kyoto carbon credits says the market is building.

Foresters seek timber imports safeguard

2 Jul 2010

Forest owners want New Zealand to follow the lead of the United States and require government confirmation that imported timber has been legally logged.

NZ forest credits sell to Danish Government

18 Jun 2010

The sale of a bundle of New Zealand forestry credits to the Danish Government proves there is a premium market for PFSI credits, says the man who brokered the deal.

Carbon forestry can work, say tree growers

11 Jun 2010

Carbon forestry is a viable option for land owners looking to offset farm emissions and for new income streams, say forest owners.

Bryan Smith ... Pacific rim power.

US climate bill key to Pacific carbon market

4 Jun 2010

A former New Zealand Government official who chaired some of the meetings at the Copenhagen climate change talks says that a move by the United States into a cap-and-trade scheme could lead to a Pacific-wide carbon market.

Clued-up investors move on forestry blocks

4 Jun 2010

Investors are moving to buy forestry blocks as interest in farming carbon grows.

NZ owners sitting pretty, says forest chief

4 Jun 2010

A “perfect storm” may be brewing for the forest sector, says Forest Owners' chief executive David Rhodes.

Ministry clears up status of carbon brokers

14 May 2010

It’s a case of buyer – or, in this case, seller – beware.

Forest owner pockets second round of millions

7 May 2010

A New Zealand forest owner has once again netted itself millions of dollars from the sale of New Zealand forestry Kyoto credits.

We'd sue Government, say forest owners

30 Apr 2010

The Government would face big compensation claims from forest owners if it scrapped or delayed the emissions trading scheme.

Land use information goes online

23 Apr 2010

The latest land use data is now online.

Don Nicolson ... no plans to cash in.

Why farming chief is turning his back on $30,000

16 Apr 2010

Federated Farmers boss Don Nicolson says he’s not interested in claiming carbon credits for his forest.

David Rhodes .. political will remains.

ETS delay comes at a cost, warn foresters

9 Apr 2010

Delaying the emissions trading scheme would cost the country more in the long run, say forest owners.

Forest owners flood ministry with returns

9 Apr 2010

The number of forest owners filing carbon emissions returns is up ten-fold on last year.

Land lies idle as foresters fear conversion

26 Mar 2010

Thousands of hectares of recently deforested land is lying fallow because under the emissions trading scheme owners can’t afford to convert it to other uses.

Insurer backs off forest-damage protection

19 Mar 2010

Insurer NZI has put on hold plans to offer forest owners protection against accidental carbon loss while it waits for the carbon market to bed in.

EXCLUSIVE: Why it's not worth planting trees

12 Mar 2010

A consultant is calling on the Government to underwrite the risk of accidental harvest of trees and to guarantee forest owners a minimum price for carbon under the emissions trading scheme.

David Rhodes ... into the end game.

Foresters begin to see wood for the trees

5 Mar 2010

Forest owners hope that they will soon have clarity around the way in which carbon credits will be allocated for pre-1990 forests.

Burning southern forest shows up carbon risk

26 Feb 2010

A forest fire burning near Dunedin is highlighting the risk of natural disasters to carbon.

Have your say on forest credits allocations

26 Feb 2010

Submissions open today on the way in which carbon credits will be allocated for pre-1990 forests.

Piers Maclaren ... care needed with carbon.

Carbon changes face of forest economics, says scientist

12 Feb 2010

Factoring carbon into forest finances dramatically alters economic viability, according to research by one of the founders of the emissions trading scheme.

City forester trebles profits with sale of credits

5 Feb 2010

A forestry company has sold Kyoto carbon credits for three times the amount of its 2009 profit.

Lake Taupo deal could be worth a million a year.

Mighty River wants more after Maori carbon deal

5 Feb 2010

Mighty River Power is looking for carbon deals with more land owners after signing an historic agreement with a Maori incorporation.

David Rhodes ... key objectives for New Zealand.

Copenhagen time running out, says forester

11 Dec 2009

The Copenhagen climate change conference must make progress on land use and land change issues by this weekend, says the chief executive of the New Zealand Forest Owners' Association.

Forest owners gear up to sell Kyoto credits

11 Dec 2009

Forest owners are making moves to start selling this year’s Kyoto credits as market interest picks up.

Forester: Our credits attracting world interest

4 Dec 2009

A company which has already sold millions of dollars of worth of New Zealand forestry credits says there is strong international interest in the units.

At last, the forestry show can hit the road

4 Dec 2009

A Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry road show to explain to the emissions trading scheme to forest owners is about to hit the road – a year later than planned.

Greens see jobs aplenty in carbon storage bonanza

4 Dec 2009

New Zealand can create thousands of jobs and store millions of tonnes of carbon, according to new research from the Green Party.

Treasury says it hasn't got Kyoto accounts wrong

13 Nov 2009

Treasury is disputing a claim that it has failed to include liabilities for future forestry harvesting in New Zealand’s Kyoto accounts.

Japan casts keen eye on NZ forest credits

23 Oct 2009

Interest in New Zealand’s forestry credits is growing in Japan, says the company involved in the first international sale of the units.

Politics
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Megan Woods

Climate backtracking could impact trade relationships: Labour

Wed 9 Jul 2025

By Liz Kivi | Labour Party Energy spokesperson Megan Woods says the government needs to be upfront about how its energy policies will impact trade relationships, following revelations New Zealand was warned by other governments that backtracking on climate policies jeopardised its membership of an international alliance.

Energy
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Basis co-founders Danny Purcell and Julyan Collett

Kiwi ‘smart panel’ startup aiming to reduce energy bills and emissions

Fri 4 Jul 2025

NZ start-up Basis this week launched an ‘intelligent’ panel to replace traditional electrical switchboards in homes, which it says can save the average home $1,200 NZD annually on bills and lead to lower emissions.

Agriculture
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Clear-sighted view to trade-offs crucial to reimagining our relationship with the land

Mon 7 Jul 2025

By Nick Swallow | COMMENT: New Zealand could see a 70% drop in the value of dairy land if we pursue our emissions targets for agriculture, according to a new report.

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Mangroves' overlooked climate role

30 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand’s mangrove forests are pulling tens of thousands of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere each year, yet their climate benefits remain unrecognised in national emissions reporting.

Transport
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How flying can be a climate solution

16 Jun 2025

By Paul Callister and Robert McLachlan - Planetary Ecology | How can aviation contribute to tackling climate change when no practicable technology-based solutions are on the horizon?

Business
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NZ Post drops science-based climate target

Tue 8 Jul 2025

By Liz Kivi | NZ Post has dropped its science-based emissions reduction target of 42% by 2030 with no plans to replace it.

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