Some wine producers are questioning the wisdom of continuing to use CCA-treated posts, causing the steel boys, amongst others, to slaver at the prospect of getting a foothold in this massive market. But are there really any cost-effective, fit-for-purpose alternatives to CCA? By Elizabeth Howarth.

After a period as unstable as some of its dramatic landscape, there is fresh hope in the wood processing air on the beautiful East Coast of New Zealand’s North Island.