Forest growers give green light to levy renewal
12 December 2024
Forest owners have sent a clear message that the sector’s levy provides important support to forest growers by voting to renew it for a further six years.
Forest Growers Levy rate to increase for the first time in seven years
3 December 2020
Directors of the Forest Growers Levy Trust have raised the rate on Harvested Wood Materials, for the first time since the levy was introduced by a forest grower referendum in 2013.
The Chair of the Levy Trust, Geoff Thompson, says clear support for the value of the investment, led to the decision to raise the levy from 27 cents a tonne to 33 cents.
Forest Growers Levy Trust commits to support industry
29 April 2020
The New Zealand Forest Growers Levy Trust is anticipating borrowing and using reserves to maintain as much of its yearly work programme as possible.
Scope of work for forest owners grows
14 December 2015
Funds raised by forest growers for research and other industry activities are expected to total $7,620,000 in 2015, about $1 million more than budgeted. At the same time, administrative expenditure has been kept under tight control.
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