Displaying items by tag: FOREST OWNERS ASSOCIATION

Forest owners welcome the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s acknowledgement that the presence of wilding conifers across New Zealand is largely a legacy issue.

Federated Farmers forestry spokesperson Toby Williams says that changes to forestry rules announced yesterday will put power back into the hands of local communities.

The Forest Owners Association is decrying the latest Kiwis Backing Farmers campaign as "climate change responsibility denial".

A new recruitment campaign called ‘Find Your Fit in Forestry’ has been launched with the aim of drawing attention to the varied career opportunities available in the forestry industry.

The Forest Owners Association (FOA) says its members and the supply chain are gearing up to meet the challenge of getting back to work on Tuesday 28 April.

The Forest Owners Association (FOA) says it’s working closely with the Government on its $28m relief package for Gisborne forestry workers.

The forestry community doesn’t have an agenda to go out and shoot all livestock and replace them with pine trees, says David Rhodes, chief executive of the NZ Forest Owners’ Association.

Farmers or landowners will need to plant trees on their land if the Government is to reach its target of planting one billion trees in 10 years, says Forestry Owners Association president Peter Clark.

A disease which is devastating trees in the Western United States and Europe is a major threat to New Zealand plantations and ornamental trees, should it ever arrive here.

Reaction to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's report has been positive.