22 June 2023 | Farm foresters are asking the government how it plans to get enough exotic trees planted to store sufficient atmospheric carbon for New Zealand to achieve its greenhouse gas targets.
20 June 2023 | The Forest Owners Association (FOA) says the just announced reform options for revising the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will cause a shortfall of plantation forests for sequestering carbon in New Zealand and make meeting our 2050 emissions target impossible.
29 May 2023 | It has been a difficult couple of years with weather events becoming more frequent and severe…
12 May 2023 | Aratu Forests, one of the largest forestry companies in Tairāwhiti, has today welcomed the release of the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use report…
12 May 2023 | The Eastland Wood Council – Te Kaunihera Pororākau o Te Tairāwhiti (EWC) has today welcomed the release of the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use report…
2 May 2023 | EWC is closely monitoring the weather, with rain forecast for north of Tokomaru Bay…
26 April 2023 | The Eastland Wood Council– Te Kaunihera Pororākau o Te Tairāwhiti (EWC) has today provided an update to the community on the clean-up of Tolaga Bay beach…
12 Apr 2023 | The Forest Owners Association has told the Ministerial Inquiry into land use in Tairāwhiti, that the region’s future has to include more trees for land stability…
11 April 2023 | The Eastland Wood Council (EWC) – Te Kaunihera Pororākau o Te Tairāwhiti representing around 80% of plantation forestry in the region has today released its submission to the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use…
16 March 2023 | Eastland Wood Council (EWC) is today providing an update on sector engagement with the panel charged with reviewing land-use practises…