Forestry
Log transport business saved by creditors
Overwhelming support for a financially troubled Nelson and Marlborough log transport business saved it from going under, its administrator says.
Union succeeds in prosecution over forestry death
The Council of Trade Unions has succesfully prosecuted a forestry compnay over a worker's death on the job. The workplace safety regulator, WorkSafe declined to persue any legal action - why? Helen… Audio
Widow on private prosecution of forestry worker's death
A forestry company has pleaded guilty over the death of a worker but not as a result of an official prosecution - but a private one. Audio
Seabed habitat in the Marlborough Sounds is rapidly degrading
A newly released report has found 13 hundred hectares of important marine habitat was destroyed in just four years between 2011 and 2015, more than 71 percent of the area originally surveyed. The… Audio
Calls for the government to take forestry seriously
Is the government taking the forestry industry seriously enough? The Forestry Institute says keeping agriculture out of the Emissions Trading Scheme has resulted in unintended subsidies to farming -… Audio
Are flood prevention measures in Manawatu/Wanganui enough?
Grant Cooper, Horizons Regional Council land manager, Murray Guy Horizons Regional Councillor and farmer affected by 2004 floods. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 21 April 2015
The Fonterra milk co-operative model that's created billions of dollars for farmers is being proposed for Maori-owned forestry. Audio
Playing Favorites with Mel Parsons
Singer and songwriter recently returned from tours of Canada and Australia, and embarking on a nationwide 22-date tour in support of her third album, Drylands. Audio
Drones could increase our rural economic productivity
The Government is considering relaxing the rules on the use of drones, which a report says could result in a multi-million dollar boost to the farming, forestry and energy sectors. The Callaghan… Audio
Mother says Worksafe must do better for grieving families
The family of a young forestry worker who was crushed by a tree have told a Coroner they found out about his death from a text message. Audio
Forestry worker who killed colleague speaks out
A forestry foreman who felled a tree which killed a 23-year-old worker says he wishes he could wind back the clock and change what happened. Audio
World Soil Day - New Zealand's Volcanic Soils
To mark World Soil Day, soil scientists head on a fieldtrip to explore New Zealand's volcanic soils. Audio
Forestry owners, contractors waiting to commit to new safety
Forestry owners and contractors will not yet commit to introducing every recommendation an expert panel has suggested to stop people dying and being hurt in the industry. Audio
The forestry safety changes being sought
Loggers are harvesting more wood than ever before, but doing long hours with few breaks amid slack safety attitudes resulting in a thousand serious injuries and thirty-two deaths in six years. Audio
'Watershed' for New Zealand's most dangerous industry
A forestry contractor who almost died cutting corners to try to make money says today is a huge turning point for New Zealand's most dangerous industry. Audio
Forestry industry health and safety
This morning a crisis meeting was held in Tokoroa initiated by the country's largest forestry manager, Hancock Forestry Management, following the deaths of two forestry workers in recent weeks… Audio
Tokoroa Forestry meeting discusses industry safety
The country's largest forestry manager has completed an urgent meeting in Tokoroa, sparked by an ongoing series of deaths in the industry. Radio NZ's Andrew McRae reports from outside the meeting. Audio
Forestry meeting called after industry deaths
An urgent meeting is underway in the forestry town of Tokoroa following the recent deaths of two forestry industry workers. Audio
Bio-based Timber Preservatives
Scion has been looking for environmentally-friendly bio-based timber treatments against fungi and insect attacks Audio
Insight 2 November - Forestry
Insight looks at whether carbon markets can power forestry out of its decline. Audio