Bay of Plenty Forestry

Bay of Plenty — A jump in demand for forestry workers able to safely operate mechanised harvesting equipment has led to the creation of New Zealand’s first entry-level New Zealand Certificate in Forest Harvesting (Basic Machine Operations) programme.

By Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
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Rotorua — A new fabric forest map called ‘The Manky,’ a combination of the words ‘map’ and ‘hanky’, has become a popular navigational tool for Whakarewarewa Forest and Redwoods enthusiasts.

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Rotorua — The top guns from New Zealand's forest and wood industry were announced [last night] at the National Training Awards run by FITEC (the forestry and wood industry organisation).

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Rotorua — Thirty one top performers are in line for the wood industry’s most sought after awards after being selected as finalists in the National Training Awards run by FITEC, the forest and wood industry training organisation.

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Rotorua — Severe tree damage during recent storms in Rotorua has resulted in parts of the Whakarewarewa Forest being closed to the public for a number of weeks while urgent harvesting is undertaken to make the area safe.

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Kawerau — SCA, globally recognised for its leadership in sustainable and ethical business practices, has announced the achievement of Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) Chain of Custody certification for its Tork® paper manufacturing site in Kawerau.

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Rotorua — New Zealand’s forestry and wood products sector is set to come to the fore during Rugby World Cup 2011, with a Forestry and Wood Industries Festival planned in to showcase the sector to Government officials, companies and visitors from around the world.

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Rotorua — A joint operation between Rotorua Police and forest security agencies has resulted in 736 people being trespassed from commercial forestry areas in the past nine months for not having permission, permits and/or firearms licences.

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Rotorua — Thirty-one individuals and companies are in line for prizes of up to $1000 having been named as finalists in the National Training Awards run by FITEC, the wood industry training organisation.

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Rotorua — Kaingaroa Timberlands plantations around Rotorua’s Blue Lake, Tikitapu, are dynamic and cannot remain as they are today.

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Rotorua — The Labour Government has been asleep at the wheel in regards to the logging of 90-year-old forests on Crown land surrounding the Blue Lake, Tikitapu, in Rotorua, says National's Environment & Conservation spokesman, Nick Smith.

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Rotorua — New wood availability forecasts for the East Coast compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will assist with future regional planning for the forest industry and provide infrastructure agencies with credible data for future planning, says John Vaney, Regional Team Leader with MAF Policy in Rotorua.

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Rotorua — It's good to be in front of an audience of people in the forestry industry.

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