Recent Posts

• Forestry is no threat to farming Posted last week
  There's some agitation out there at the moment about farming being under threat from forestry. In my opinion, much of what's circulating is based on misinformation so it's time to lay out the facts.
• Could wooden buildings be a solution to climate change? Posted 4 months ago
  Timber structures would allow us to draw carbon from the air and store it in our homes and offices – leading some to believe that wooden buildings are the future of architecture.
• World-first robotic logging truck scalers Posted 6 months ago
  The world's first two automated logging truck scalers, commissioned by Mount Maunganui-based ISO Limited, are now scanning logs at Port of Tauranga, New Zealand.
• Opportunities for mid-rise timber Posted 9 months ago
  Changes to the 2019 National Construction Code increase the range of buildings up to an effective height of 25 m in which fire-protected timber construction systems can be used. The new classes add schools, retail premises, hospitals and aged care facilities to the previously approved multi-residential, hospitality accommodation and office buildings.
• Log exports contrast other commodity pricing in December Posted 11 months ago
  New Zealand commodity prices fell for a seventh straight month in December, with gains in log, beef and lamb prices not enough to offset weaker dairy returns, ANZ Bank’s monthly commodity price index shows.