Forestry

A Waikato Regional Council sustainability expert, and agricultural economist explain the three greenhouse gases caused by farming in clear, straightforward ways. Can farmers alter their farming… Audio

Sixteen months out from a deadline to effectively ban the use of methyl bromide as a fumigant in the export log industry, the Environmental Protection Agency or EPA is to undertake a reassessment of… Audio

Warnings a modern day gold rush is underway as productive farm land is sold to make room for lucrative forestry. Farmers and community leaders in Wairoa have become the latest group to raise concerns… Audio

A year on from a $5.8 million investment in forestry, the Bay of Plenty village of Minginui is showing seeds of promise, but the 90 jobs initially promised is now being described as 'aspirational'… Video, Audio

Insight - With $3bn heading to 6 regions under the Provincial Growth Fund, questions have been asked about how it's being spent and by whom? Lois Williams asks those getting funding to plant trees or… Audio

Rare native New Zealand falcons are thriving in some unexpected places, including recently logged pine forests. Audio

Peter Bielski of Nelson says if export logs were squared up, the bark would be removed and become a resource for us to exploit. Audio

Graeme Clare oversees a bark beetle breeding programme that is crucial to protecting the NZ forestry sector. His team supplies thousands of beetles and eggs for fumigation trials - which aim to reduce… Audio

It's business with Rod Oram, with the vote from Orion Health shareholders to sell off most of the company, Tatua turns in an excellent result and Shane Jones talks tough on log exports. Audio

Head of MPI's forestry service Te Uru Rākau Julie Collins talks through the details of planting a billion trees with Kathryn Ryan. The government's ten year planting programme has raised questions… Audio

Forest Owners Association President Peter Weir says landowners are worried that any decision not to replant trees in dangerous terrain will see them penalised for not meeting environmental… Audio

Researchers say that liquid fuels made from sawdust from specially planted plantation trees could be a winner in New Zealand. Audio