Need-to-know wood news for the New Zealand wood industry. We track all the major forestry, research, architecture, construction, and regional organisations within New Zealand and provide a single source for all of their latest news
A new forestry study has highlighted the importance of New Zealand’s plantation forests for recreational purposes.
Day by day, week by week, thousands of mountain bikers and walkers already make the most of the country’s forests for outdoor adventure. But [ More ]
Cantabrians are being urged to consider the benefits of timber for the rebuild of Christchurch.
NZ Wood – the promotional arm of the Wood Council of New Zealand – is launching a campaign to encourage the use of structural timber [ More ]
The showcase Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Arts & Media building scooped two major awards in the NZ Wood Timber Design Awards announced on Tuesday – commercial engineering and commercial architectural excellence.
The three-storey, seismically-protected timber structure was entirely built from [ More ]
New Zealand’s Forest and Wood sector is a major player in terms of its contribution to New Zealands economic performance. The findings are contained in a report by NZIER that was commissioned by NZ Wood for the Wood Council of [ More ]
Key Themes – September 2011
The domestic economic recovery now slowly getting underway is starting to benefit the building sector. Residential building has been the worst affected part of the industry, with the number of new dwelling consents lodged in the [ More ]
