Local councils will have more power to decide where new commercial forests - including carbon forests - are located, to reduce impacts on communities and the environment, Environment Minister David Parker said today. "New national standards give councils greater control over commercial forestry, including clear rules on harvesting practices and new requirements to remove slash from erosion-prone land" he said. "Under the changes, non-indigenous forests planted for carbon sequestration will now be managed in the same way as plantation forests." Forestry Minister Peeni Henare said slash provisions have been tightened to reduce the risks of damage to downstream communities as experienced in Tairwhiti and Wairoa during Cyclone Gabrielle. "Under the new regulations, slash longer than two metres, and with a large-end diameter of more than 10 cm, must be removed after harvesting from erosion-prone land unless it is unsafe to do so. This is a minimum standard across t
Press Release – Ministry For Primary Industries Te Uru Rkau New Zealand Forest Service has announced three new Ng Karahipi Uru Rkau Forestry Scholarships being offered through Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology in the Bay of Plenty starting 2022. The scholarships will encourage more …
Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service has announced three new
Ngā Karahipi Uru Rākau – Forestry Scholarships being
offered through Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology in the Bay of Plenty starting 2022.
The scholarships will encourage more women and Māori into a career in forestry and wood processing.
“Forestry and wood processing plays a key role in supporting New Zealand’s economic future and response to climate change,” says Debbie Ward, Director, Business and Spatial Intelligence, Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service.
Press Release – Ministry For Primary Industries Latest research by Te Uru Rkau – New Zealand Forest Service shows seedling sales hit almost 92 million seedlings in 2020, 3 million more than the year before, says Acting Deputy Director-General Henry Weston. The findings are an annual survey of …
Latest research by Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service shows seedling sales hit almost 92 million seedlings in 2020, 3 million more than the year before, says Acting Deputy Director-General Henry Weston.
The findings are an annual survey of tree stock sales from commercial forestry nurseries, called the Provisional Estimates of Tree Stock Sales and Forest Planting.
“The increase in seedling sales is positive, as it shows continued strong interest in tree planting.
Press Release – Ministry For Primary Industries The forestry sector continues to provide career opportunities for New Zealanders, with Te Uru Rkau delivering $1.5 million into training and employment projects to help the sector meet labour and skills gaps. Acting Deputy Director General Henry …
The forestry sector continues to provide career opportunities for New Zealanders, with Te Uru Rākau delivering $1.5 million into training and employment projects to help the sector meet labour and skills gaps.
Acting Deputy Director General Henry Weston says the Forestry and Wood Processing Workforce Action Plan, developed in partnership with the sector, identified up to 5000 more forestry and wood processing workers would be required by 2025.