http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.cniwc.co.nz en-us Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:14:33 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/post/157654/awards-e-book/ The Central North Island Forestry Awards on Friday, 31 October 2025, brought together the region’s forestry community for a night of celebration, connection, and pride. Seventeen winners were honoured across seventeen categories, showcasing the depth of skill, innovation, and dedication driving the industry forward.Our Awards E-Book is out now - click below to read. ... Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/#post157654 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/post/156245/central-north-island-forestry-awards-recognise-leaders-in-industry/ 17 winners were celebrated as the Central North Island Forestry industry came together for the Central North Island Forestry Awards on Friday 31 October 2025.Kaumātua Leo Rika (Ngāti Whakaue) opened the event with a karakia, creating a safe space for the event and welcoming the 360 guests in attendance.Keynote speaker Tania Tapsell, Mayor of Rotorua, congratulated the nominees and winners on their outstanding achievements, who represent the dedication, innovation, and leadership that help... Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/#post156245 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/post/141640/newsletter-archive/ The Central North Island Wood Council e-newsletter keeps you up to date with the latest news from the Wood Council and our wider forestry industry. Access the archive to read past issues. ... Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/#post141640 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/post/153292/forestry-simulator-programme/ The forestry simulators have proven to be a popular attraction at recent events, including the NZ Fieldays, the South Waikato Employment and Skills Expo and the Toi Ohomai Tech Step Expo. The simulators give students and job seekers a realistic, hands-on experience of operating machinery. This highlights a growing interest in forestry as a career and demonstrates how new technology is making training more accessible and engaging for the next generation. We want to acknowledge the support fr... Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/#post153292 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/post/153291/generation-programme-2025/ Here's an update on the delivery of the Generation Programme which has been proudly supported by Timberlands Ltd in partnership with Toi Ohomai Institute NZ.The redesigned curriculum delivers the NZ CErtificate in Harvesting Operations (Level 3) with a focus on Basic Machine Operations and Landing Operations and covers essential areas of forestry operations, including:Health & Safety in Forestry OperationsEssentials for Working in Forestry OperationsForest Industry Machine Repairs and Basic ... Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/#post153291 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/post/141417/christmas-greetings-from-cniwc/ Meri Kirihimete me te Hape Nū Ia from the Central North Island Wood Council!As we close out another successful year, we want to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to all our members for your continued support, dedication, and hard work. 2024 has been full of growth, collaboration, and exciting progress, and we couldn't have achieved it without you.We would like to recognize the upcoming retirement of Bryce Heard, CEO of the Rotorua Business Chamber. Bryce has made sig... Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/#post141417 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/post/141409/a-guide-to-harvesting-for-small-forest-owners/ Work done by Auckland Council with MPI funding in response to Auckland Council identifying small woodlots and winter ground base as their primary forestry related environmental risk.This guide will help exotic tree owners, who are not forestry experts, plan, prepare and ask the right questions of harvesting companies and contractors to ensure the selection of an appropriate contractor ahead of entering into a contract and ultimately harvesting their trees.... Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/#post141409 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/post/141422/october-2024--newsletter/ Welcome to our October edition, and welcome spring and daylight savings.  Nice to finally have some warm(ish) weather and with it a chance to commence summer earthworks and other operations in sensitive areas.   I have to admit I have struggled to write this report as am feeling uneasy with many in our processing industry struggling and forest owners also doing it tough.  So, it’s great to hear of the young people coming through the recent Tokoroa intake of the Generation P... Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/#post141422 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/post/141410/cni-forest-operations-health--safety-forum--meeting-summary/ Held 28 May 2024 at Toi Ohomai Institute NZ Waipa Campus with 17 in person and five by Zoom.Working Group Updates were received for the following: Yarder/Cable Guarding Technical Advisory Group – soon to publish after some edits. Lots of interest around this re excavators/guarding etc.ACOP Working Group. The WorkSafe Guidance Team has drafted a section on– health – which is a way for peer review – FISC has been allocated five high-risk operational sections which were put out to the ... Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/#post141410 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/post/141412/bop-regional-council--forestry-liaison-group--meeting-summary/ Held 28 February 2024 at the BOP Regional Council with 22 attendees.The meeting received presentations from:Rafael Moradei the Forestry Supply Manager for FORESTAUsing sustainable forestry resources including stumps, older unpruned lots, old man pines, shelterbelts, and commercial forests to manufacture torrefied pellets and wood-based chemicals as a direct replacement for coal and petrochemicals.For more information go to – www.foresta.nzDavid Herries the Chief Technology & Innovatio... Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.cniwc.co.nz/blog/#post141412