Levy Perceptions Survey

The New Zealand Forest Owners Association (FOA), the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association (FFA), and the Forest Growers Levy Trust (FGLT) have commissioned research to help them understand the awareness and perceptions of a commodity levy, currently paid by commercial forest growers on plantation timber forests.

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NZIER Report on forestry - strong economic and environment contributions

Published Forestry Bulletin 31 March 2017

The NZIER Report into plantation forest statistics puts our forest sector ahead of beef or sheepmeat export values, but suggests the biggest value of our industry to New Zealand lies in its ecological benefits.

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Fighting fires with science?

Published Forestry Bulletin 31 March 2017

If we are to have more frequent and extreme rural fires, then Scion is meeting the challenge to provide the advanced science, technology and management to fight them.

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Forest safety Learning: away from the blame

Published Forestry Bulletin 31 March 2017

Industry’s aim to bring all the guys ‘n girls home safely is one step closer.

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Eucalypt beetles test GIA

Published Forestry Bulletin 20 October 2016 - Opinion - David Rhodes, Chief Executive, FOA

It's probably best to describe the first two forest industry experiences, of operating under the Government Industry Agreement GIA) on biosecurity, as a learning curve.

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Teleharvester on way to getting boots off the slope

Published Forestry Bulletin 20 October 2016

Progress was on display in Nelson recently for what may so far be the world's only true remote controlled tree feller buncher.

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Northland Forestry Awards 2016

7 August  2016

Letter of thanks

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Update by AProf Rien Visser and Prof Bruce Manley

27 June 2016

In 2014 the Forest Levy Trust allocated $100k per annum for an initial 5 years to support forest engineering at the School of Forestry (SOF), University of Canterbury.

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Safety - Opportunity Knocks

Published Forestry Bulletin –June 2016

The Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) came into force on 4 April, bringing a new regime - and opportunities - for forest owners.bout helping record the rich life of our forests as you work?

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Streamlining the Shop - Research

Published Forestry Bulletin – June 2016

The management of forest research will be streamlined by a proposal to move most projects under a single umbrella.

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Sharing the Love - NZ Wood

Published Forestry Bulletin – February 2016

December saw the start of the first phase of a campaign to engage the hearts and minds of New Zealanders about our forests.

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Bernie is at it again

Published Forestry Bulletin – February 2016

Bernie, the cartoon frontman for the New Zealand Rural Fire Authority's rural fire prevention campaign, has been out and about since mid-January reminding people to 'Check it's alright BEFORE you light'.

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Help identify our treasures

Published Forestry Bulletin – February 2016

Looking for a new project? How about helping record the rich life of our forests as you work?

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FOA aims for ‘option good’

Published Forestry Bulletin – 30 September 2015

The Forest Owners Association wants to see a new-look rural fire service that is co-ordinated nationally, but with local stakeholders involved in the governance of rural fire districts.

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Positive handover to FISC

Published Forestry Bulletin – 30 September 2015

Since the Forest Owners and Farm Forestry Associations took the forest safety bull by the horns back in 2013, a huge amount has been achieved.

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Early warning revamp

Published Forestry Bulletin – 5 May 2015

During 2015, forest growers will invest nearly $1 million in levy funds on what is commonly called Forest Health Surveillance(FHS).

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What is your levy being used for?

Published Forestry Bulletin – 5 May 2015

More than half the money collected from the forest levy in 2015 is being invested in research, science and technology.

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Regional Updates

Published Forestry Bulletin – 5 May 2015

Meetings have been held in Balclutha and Blenheim to update levy payers on the activities of the Forest Growers Levy Trust.

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Firing up Fitzroy

Published Forestry Bulletin – 8 December 2014

Forest owners can hold the power of NIWA's weather supercomputer 'Fitzroy' in thier hands in order to help prevent and contorl rural fires.

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Working to change red to green

Published Forestry Bulletin – 8 December 2014

Having identified the bug that causes red needle cast (RNC), Scion researchers are now hopeful they will one day be able to recommend control measures to forest growers.

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