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Fight For Life – Canadian cedar industry on brink of collapse

The western red cedar business is in trouble – serious trouble. Supply from British Columbia’s biggest sawmills has been at a standstill since July when Canada’s beleaguered coastal lumber workers went on strike demanding better working conditions. ... Read

Kiwi Threat – FSC and foresters battle over 1080 ban

Has the FSC dealt a killer blow to New Zealand’s most famous icon, the kiwi, by rejecting the advice of its own expert panel on pesticides? Michael Dover reports on the organisation’s latest clash with the forest industry. ... Read

Another Crisis – Boom and bust cycles continue for NZ exporters

The vultures are again circling over the New Zealand log export trade as it battens down to weather yet another international crisis – partly the result of its own actions, or lack of them, as Tony Neilson writes. ... Read

Natural Selection – More upheaval among Aussie bodies

Earlier in the year we received a lot of mail (not all of it complimentary) when we reported on the need to rationalise the number of wood industry organizations in Australia. And, as Jim Bowden writes, it now looks like that will happen by natural attrition. ... Read

The Old Point Of Difference

A phenomenal resurgence in demand for old timber – recycled and rejuvenated – is occurring on both sides of the Tasman. But, as Penelope Lawry discovered, the two markets are very different. ... Read

More Attention Needed On The Bigger Picture

As carbon trading gets the New Zealand industry growing again, more attention is needed on the bigger, international picture. ... Read

Wake-Up For Regulators – Timber frames out-perform competition

Fresh evidence has emerged that wooden window frames, including those inside a thin skin of aluminium, are more energy-efficient than other options. ... Read

Charting New Course – FITEC strategy includes tackling apathy

The level of management apathy towards training has come as something of a surprise to Ian Boyd, the man who came out of semi-retirement to head up FITEC – New Zealand’s biggest industry training organisation. ... Read