MPI job cuts 'won't disrupt organisational structure'
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) director general Ray Smith says job cuts announced this morning will not impact the way the Ministry is organised or merge business units.
The forestry sector continues to attract young New Zealanders, claims New Zealand Forest Services as seven applicants join the Ngā Karahipi Uru Rākau – Forestry Scholarship programme.
Alex Wilson, director, forestry engagement and advice, New Zealand Forest Service, says the sector is one of New Zealand’s fastest growing industries and offers great careers for people of all ages and abilities.
"Forestry involves much more than growing and harvesting plantation forests. It also employs skilled professionals that care for the forest environment, plan and manage forests, manage people and resources, work with modern technology, and operate multi-million-dollar machines and equipment,” Wilson says.
She says the industry is ever evolving and for the industry to survive it needs to grow capability and diversity in its workforce.
"The scholarship programme, now heading into in its fifth year, provides another pathway into the industry and widens access to tertiary study for Kiwis interested in professional forestry degree programmes.”
To date, 30 students throughout New Zealand have received scholarships since 2018, with the first students expected to complete their qualifications at the end of this year.
"We are very excited to see our first cohort of students graduate this year and look forward to welcoming them to the workforce,” says Wilson.
"By taking up careers in forestry and wood-processing, these students will be an important part of a future forestry workforce that deliver for the climate, nature, people and economic outcomes."
The successful scholarship recipients for the 2023 academic year are:
They will study Forestry Science or Forest Engineering at the School of Forestry - Kura Ngahere, at the University of Canterbury.
South Waikato farm manager Ben Purua’s amazing transformation from gang life to milking cows was rewarded with the Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer award last night.
Bankers have been making record profits in the last few years, but those aren’t the only records they’ve been breaking, says Federated Farmers vice president Richard McIntyre.
The 2023-24 season has been a roller coaster ride for Waikato dairy farmers, according to Federated Farmers dairy section chair, Mathew Zonderop.
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) director general Ray Smith says job cuts announced this morning will not impact the way the Ministry is organised or merge business units.
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