It started with a dissatisfied customer and has developed into an international training and education success story for the South African furniture industry, as John Mortimer reports.

Are some environmental groups more environmental scourge than saviour? And should New Zealand be forced into the multinational, McEnvironment straitjacket regardless of distinctive local features?

A wall of wood is on its way! No, not from New Zealand where the high kiwi dollar and other factors have meant a reprieve for a lot of immature radiata pine stands, but from British Columbia where Bill Dyck reports that the environment has won out over environmentalists.

With its new National Environmental Standards (NES) for Air Quality, the New Zealand Government has just dumped another obstacle in the path of prospective investors in wood processing, as Elizabeth Howarth reports.

The New Zealand Forest Industries Exhibition held in Rotorua every four years is established as the most exciting and informative business forum for the sector in the Southern Hemisphere.

Hear how the British Columbian industry turned its fortunes around, and learn how sporting success will work for your business! Get fresh ideas and valuable inspiration at the Global Vision 2006 international conference in Rotorua on 8 March.

For several months the word in the marketplace has been that the joint venture between Denmark’s Zenia House and New Zealand company Tenon to make and market high quality New Zealand pine furniture for the discerning European consumer was experiencing processing and performance difficulties.

The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) has decided to augment existing provisions to create a nominal 5-star energy performance level requirement for housing in the Building Code of Australia (BCA).