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FOREST TALK Removing exotics is not the solution; Questions raised; Countering the illegal timber trade; Rates increase targets forestry; Hi-tech approach to silviculture; Commercial forestry buys into Western Southland; Fuel pressure building; Taking control; Less energy, more timber; New name, same values.

SHAW’S WIRE ROPES IRON TEST Lloyd Logging was among the first to take delivery of a new generation 40-series Sumitomo model in New Zealand. Weighing in at 37 tonnes, one of its stand-out features is fuel economy, as it appears to

30 burn considerably less diesel than similar loaders. It was a real treat for operator, Buster to finally step into his first brand new machine and he thinks it’s the best machine he’s ever operated.

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YOUNG ACHIEVERS Bushman, bodybuilder, axeman… any one of these titles fits Matt Stewart like a chainsaw mitt. His love for the bush gelled well with his passion for fitness, and combining the two to become a competitive axeman was a natural progression.

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WORKER WELLNESS The Blokes Book launched by Hawke’s Bay charitable Trust, DADS HQ is proving popular among logging companies. It provides a wealth of information on self-care, from leisure and recreation to physical and mental health, habits, addiction, men’s groups, parenting and growing older.

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Small steps, big rewards WHILE WE ARE ENCOURAGING WOMEN INTO THE INDUSTRY, THE MAJORITY of forestry workers are still men. For one week in June each year, Men’s Health Week reminds men that they should be taking care of themselves.

Putting aside that forestry is notorious for being one of the most dangerous sectors to work in, according to statistics, a boy born today will die four years before his female counterparts. He is more likely to die of a heart attack and more likely to get diabetes – both preventable illnesses. Suicide and car crashes come in three times higher for men than women.

Added to this, with the pressures of COVID and resulting worker shortages, there is a bigger load and more stress on men who get up every morning to make their way to the ngahere. While mechanisation has undeniable safety benefits in the bush, sitting in a machine all day can take a toll on one’s health too. No surprise then that two of our features this month give a nod to Men’s Health Week which runs from 13-19 June.

Our Young Achievers feature gives us all something to aspire to. While not everyone has the capacity for professional bodybuilding or competition wood chopping, as Matt Stewart points out, a simple bike ride, walk or game of squash can make all the difference.

Also on the subject of Worker Wellness we take a look at The Blokes Book, an initiative supplying information and resources for men to take control of their physical and mental health. Manager, Shayne Jeffares, says men can struggle to find time to stop and think through situations or reach out for help as a result of work commitments or just not wanting to “face the fear”. This little book has a wealth of information to help men reach for support and take those first steps back to good health.

So, while the statistics around men’s health may be grim, it just takes a little work and some small steps to turn your health in the right direction for yourself and your whãnau.

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Removing exotics is not the solution “IT IS SCARCELY BELIEVABLE THAT THE Government’s long heralded emissions plan will be undermined by a single policy designed to appeal to the anti-forest lobby,” says Climate Forestry Association spokesperson Dr Sean Weaver.

He says the plan, announced last month, has highlighted “the extraordinary impact” of its proposal to remove exotic trees from the permanent category of the ETS, increasing the country’s emissions by 45 million tonnes – the equivalent of more than two years of road transport emissions – by 2035.

The first of three emissions plans, released by Climate Change Minister James Shaw, reinforced that “forestry has a critical, ongoing role in reaching the net-zero component of Aotearoa New Zealand’s 2050 target”. However, the Government’s proposal to restrict exotic trees from the permanent category of the ETS – its first action under the plan’s Forestry section – will ensure that target can’t be met, says Dr Weaver.

“The Government is putting New Zealand’s whole climate change strategy on the line for a misguided policy that will affect less than 3% of Aotearoa’s most marginal, rugged and hard to reach land.

“The emissions reduction plan figures show that removing exotics from the permanent category would increase emissions by millions of tonnes. And worse, this is likely to be a significant underestimate – already the uncertainty created by the consultation has put a large amount of planting on hold.

“Even the first Budget period 2021-2025 is likely to blow out if exotics are taken out of the permanent category of the ETS, given how hard it is to make native planting commercially viable and the impact the consultation on removing exotics has already had on planting rates.

“The Government’s new plan acknowledges that regenerative forestry can improve carbon removal and storage, and protect carbon stocks in the long-term – New Zealand simply cannot afford to reject this vital tool for decreasing our carbon footprint.”

Dr Weaver says although the Climate Forestry Association supports native afforestation, and members have significant native reforestation projects, the slow growth rates of native trees alone will mean their impact on the country’s new carbon budgets will be minor and late.

“While investing in understanding the carbon yield of native trees and finding ways to reduce the cost of native afforestation is a laudable aim, the strategy – as yet undefined by the Government – will do little to meet our immediate needs to address the climate emergency,” says Dr Weaver.

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sequester much more carbon over the short term. Native trees, which grow far more slowly, are our long-distance runners, sequestering carbon over the long term. The point is, we need both, for immediate carbon reductions now and long-term sequestration.

“As the Government’s initial plan highlighted, without the right policy settings that recognise the role of exotic trees in our climate strategy, we will fail to meet our emissions targets. That will cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars as we are forced to subsidise indigenous reforestation, and buy expensive and uncertain credits offshore to offset what will now be a shortfall of nearly 150Mt. “The Government’s plan has put a great deal of focus on providing incentives to reduce transport emissions. We applaud this because it is long overdue. But there is little point in doing that if at the same time we are getting rid of the exotic reforestation tool that will capture more than two years’ worth of the country’s entire road transport system. The gains we make in transportation reductions will be cancelled out by the losses in the forest sector.

“It’s time this Government took climate change as seriously as it says it does and put every resource we have available here in Aotearoa to work on reducing emissions.” NZL

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Questions raised WHILE THE BIOENERGY SECTOR HAS WELCOMED THE Government’s Emissions Reduction Plan announced last month, National Road Carriers wants more detail on the intention to cut freight emissions by 35% by 2035 by using low emissions trucks to transport food and other products.

National Road Carriers Chief Operating Officer, James Smith, says the plan for transport focusses almost entirely on personal transport, with “just one bullet point” committing $20 million to accelerate the decarbonisation of freight transport.

“The freight transport sector needs the Government to commit to lowcarbon infrastructure and provide incentives to road-freight companies to change their truck fleets,” he says.

“There are plenty of things the Government can do to encourage emissions reduction in road transport. For example, they could follow Australia’s lead by applying different depreciation rates to lower-emitting trucks.

“We also need clearer guidance regarding biofuels. And we need more investment in the infrastructure required to support alternative fuel trucks such as increasing the capacity of the electricity grid and a fast charger network capable of charging trucks. We could be doing more to encourage Euro 6 standard vehicles while we wait for these alternatives to become available in this country.

“The road transport industry is fully engaged in reducing emissions. The challenge is that the technology is not commercially available yet. Trucks are big ticket items with a long life. They can be on the road for 30 years – five years for front-line duties before dropping down to other tasks. What is the Government doing to enable a change in this technology?”

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Meanwhile, Brian Cox, Executive Officer of the Bioenergy Association says the bioenergy sector has been developing the foundations for the use of biomass residues and recycling of organic waste, on which many of the policies and programmes announced can be built, and the sector is ready to expand.

“The supply of biomass residues from the forestry and wood processing sectors are critical to being able to replace fossil fuels. Recent work has shown that there is adequate biomass available from forestry and agriculture but we need to improve market information from buyers and sellers of biomass, so that we have the right quantities of biofuel, of the right type, available in the right place, at the right price,” he says.

“It is encouraging that the Government has approached emission reductions with a cross sector approach. It is also encouraging that the bioenergy emission reduction solutions have been coupled with the transition to a circular bioeconomy which will provide financial incentives for industry to be able to reduce costs, develop new income streams, and reduce emissions. New Zealand has been slow to adopt circular economy principles where food wastes are recycled to make other products rather than discharge to landfill. There is no reason why all communities across New Zealand could not have zero organic waste going to landfill, and additional value is derived from greater domestic processing of our forestry.

“If we focus on the domestic emissions reduction policies and programmes as set out in the ERP we should be able to avoid having to purchase international carbon credits which ensures that the investment required benefits New Zealand Inc and not some other country. It is a pity that this is not a primary focus of the Plan.” NZL

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Countering the illegal timber trade THE ILLEGAL HARVESTING OF WOOD IS A significant problem globally, contributing to deforestation, degradation of ecosystems and damaging economic and social impacts.

Voluntary measures have been in place for around 20 years but protections are incomplete. Now New Zealand is committing to trade only in legally harvested timber with the Forests (Legal Harvest Assurance) Amendment Bill introduced to Parliament last month.

Under the Bill, timber harvested in New Zealand and overseas, and used in products made here or imported, will have to be verified as being legally harvested.

“The new system will strengthen the reputation of our forestry and wood processing exports, safeguard our market access, and reduce the risk that we import illegallyharvested timber,” says Forestry Minister Stuart Nash.

Global consumers want assurances about high-quality primary products. Under the new legislation, log traders, primary processors, exporters, and importers will apply to MPI to be registered in the legal harvest system.

“The system establishes regulations and requirements to confirm timber sourced here and overseas is harvested in compliance with the relevant laws. Anyone purchasing timber and timber products must produce information showing this is the case,” says Mr Nash.

“All registered parties will need to put in place a due diligence system, which MPI will provide guidance on, and which will be regularly assessed. Their names will appear on an online public register administered

by MPI. They can also apply for an Exporter Statement which they can use for overseas

market access purposes.

“This information provides evidence of harvest legality when sending product overseas and to their customers. Around a third of our timber or timber product exports go to markets with wood legality assurance requirements.

“Under the Bill, trees or timber products are deemed legal if they are harvested by a person who has a legal right to harvest the trees or plants for use or sale, and the person complies with laws in the place where the harvest occurs.

“This is verified through a declaration the logs are being legally harvested and through due diligence systems. If the harvest occurs in another country or jurisdiction, relevant laws or rules in that location would be applied to specified products imported here.

“The regulatory system contributes to New Zealand and international initiatives to counter trade in illegally harvested timber.

“The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) currently uses interim arrangements with several key trading partners to provide assurance. The bill provides a long-term solution to meet the requirements of trading partners for a robust legal harvest system, and to give confidence and certainty for the forestry and wood-processing sector “With increasing international efforts to ensure that traded timber products are from legally harvested timber, we need a robust legislative framework that supports continued market access for our exporters while also preventing the import into New Zealand of illegally harvested timber products,” says Mr Nash. NZL

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Rates increase targets forestry THE FOREST OWNERS ASSOCIATION (FOA) HAS BEEN unsuccessful in its application for a High Court judicial review of Wairoa District Council’s decision to increase rates on forestry land. This comes after a judge agreed a council had the right to increase rates on forestry land due to “negative community wellbeing”.

The council, which has a small rating base of about 8300, overhauled its system to make rates more affordable for residents and small commercial properties while increasing rates for high value properties.

The FOA represented seven substantial forestry companies that had about 52,000 hectares in the district.

The impact on forestry saw 115 ratepayers in the forestry sector paying NZ$334,000 more based on additional costs for roading

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maintenance and an “increase to reflect the negative community wellbeing impacts of the industry on the district”.

The review was heard by Justice Christine Grice in the High Court at Gisborne in February. The FOA argued the rating decision was “unfair and unreasonable and in particular improperly targeted forestry because they were wealthy”. It said the council failed to take into account environmental wellbeing and climate change, and wrongly assumed that forestry was the cause of negative wellbeing.

It also said the Council was using the Rating Act as a means of discouraging the conversion of productive land to forestry “because it had no powers to regulate against conversion of farmland for forestry use”. NZL

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Hi-tech approach to silviculture THE GOVERNMENT IS BACKING PRECISION Silviculture, a $25.5 million, seven-year programme led by Forest Growers Research (FGR) which will focus on developing mechanisation, automation, digital technology and robotics in the silviculture value chain.

“This hi-tech approach to forestry management will have a major impact on the key silvicultural areas of planting, pruning and thinning, as well as in-nursery activities,” says Forestry Minister, Stuart Nash.

“Silviculture is about controlling the composition, structure, growth and quality of a forest. It is essential to manage and create value from our plantation forests, however it has remained a highly manual and labourintensive work practice.

“We’re investing $10.2 million from the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund (SFF Futures) to enable the forestry industry to switch to the latest silviculture technology.”

Mr Nash says the innovative use of technology offers multiple benefits for the forestry sector. “It will make silviculture work safer, more productive and more attractive to workers. The programme includes re-training workers to match the transition into high-tech jobs. It will also enable the forestry workforce to create higher-value products more efficiently.”

A ‘smart spade’ which identifies exactly where to plant a tree seedling is just one of the new technologies in the Precision Silviculture development project. It combines a planter with a sensor, linked to electronic mapping.

The map sends a beep signal to the planter to go a couple of metres up or along the slope to put the seedling in. The end result is a much more optimally spaced plantation forest which makes for better growth and easier and safer harvesting.

FGR National Research Manager, Paul Adams says, “The development of mechanised thinning and pruning will not only make silviculture operations safer, more efficient and more precise, but also enable them to integrate into mechanical extraction of now increasingly valuable forest biomass,” Paul Adams says.

“Using machinery and remote sensing through our silviculture operations lets us keep very accurate records of how well the trees in the forests are doing. At the moment the usual way of assessing the growth and quality of a forest is through someone going in and measuring a few samples. Using technology to measure the development of each and every tree and batch of seedlings would be a quantum leap in management and ultimately much more precise breeding selection as well.”

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The Smart Spade. enable the already small volume of herbicide use in forest nurseries to be reduced: “And we are looking at using water retaining gels for the seedling roots, which is not practical at present.

“That could extend the planting season from four to six months and into drier areas and periods, which will occur in most regions with climate change.”

Mr Nash adds that the investment is part of the Government’s wider plan to provide economic security to workers and businesses, with higher skilled and high-wage jobs that support a low-emissions economy.

“Advancements in mechanisation and precision automation will make the recovery of forest waste more financially viable. This will unlock potential to use biomass waste in new manufacturing chains. This could include biofuels and biodegradable alternatives to plastic products, such as disposable cups and packaging.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says that the timing is right for this programme with a large number of forests planted in the 1990s due for harvesting in the mid-2020s.

“Other benefits will be an improved pruned log supply for domestic wood processors, and use of the technology in indigenous forest establishment,” he says.

Four workstreams The Precision Silviculture Involves four workstreams:

Workstream two Planting — creating value by mechanisation: focused on reducing the cost of planting by moving from manual planting to multiple mechanical planting and preparation operations. This work will create novel prototype solutions for the delivery of additives that increase plant survival and extend the annual planting season.

Workstream three Pruning — creating value by mechanisation: focused on creating value by reducing the costs of pruning by moving from manual pruning to mechanical pruning equipment. It will deliver prototype mechanical pruning systems that improve the safety and productivity of pruning operations.

Workstream four Thinning – will reduce reliance on manual labour for forest operations and create a safer work environment. It will develop equipment and techniques that will enable forest owners and contractors to undertake costeffective mechanised thinning and extraction operations. NZL

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Workstream one Nursery — creating value by improving efficiency: focused on reducing seedling costs to the forest owner. Prototype automation systems focusing on the key bottlenecks in the tree nursery production system will be delivered. The prototype development will span production activities in both containerised and non-containerised nurseries, from seed sowing through to deployment of seedlings in the forest.

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Commercial forestry buys into Western Southland WESTERN SOUTHLAND HAS BEEN LONG settled but has never been regarded as a prime region for pastoral farming. A Malaysian company has identified the local farmland in the district around Tuatapere as ideal for commercial forestry.

Pine Plantations Private has bought two blocks of farmland in the Tuatapere District in the last 12 months for the purposes of commercial forestry.

In 2021, the company paid Boundary Creek $NZ 4 million for 457 hectares of farmland.

This year the company purchased 264 hectares of land at number 563 Happy Valley Road Tuatapere, adjoining its 2021 investment. The purchase price was $NZ 2 million and the land was bought from the same vendor, Boundary Creek.

Both purchases required the statutory approval of the Overseas Investment Office.

In both cases Pine Plantations Private was granted its request to acquire the land it sought to purchase.

In its decision, the Overseas Investment Office noted that the applicant company “is an experienced forestry investor in

New Zealand and the Land (264ha.) adjoins other forestry land owned by the Applicant.”

The office’s decision also notes relating to the second block that, “The Land is currently mostly farm land (approximately 160ha.) with the remainder being mostly pockets of native bush. There are no dwellings on the Land.”

The decision of the Overseas Investment Office states as well, that “By way of background, the Land that is the subject of this application is Land Use Capability (LUC) classifications; LUC4 (2ha.) and LUC 6 (262 (ha.)”

In a prepared statement Pine Plantations Private Limited’s Independent Director, Peter Keach, says foreign investment is essential to meet the Government’s planting targets. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) announced earlier this year that it has calculated that carbon emissions need to peak by 2025 at the latest to give the planet a 50:50 chance of keeping heating inside 1.5*C While there is widespread scepticism at this calculation, the 1.5C goal was adopted

by signatories to the Paris Agreement. In announcing this, IPCC said if this goal is attained it would reduce problems from floods, fires, droughts, pollution, heat waves, disease and plant and animal extinctions compared with heating of 2*C or 3*C (the path of current world policies).

However, Mr Keach says the Malaysian investment at Happy Valley Road was for commercial forestry, not carbon sequestration. He admits that the company would sell any carbon it accumulated. The conversion of the property to commercial forestry will be undertaken by PF Olsen of which Mr Keach is a shareholder and former Chief Operations Manager.

Pine Plantations Private will convert about 160ha of the Happy Valley Road land into commercial Pinus radiata forestry with the new forest to be planted by the end of 2024. Harvesting of the new forest is due to commence in 2048, and replanting of a second rotation will commence once the first rotation of trees is harvested. The first half of the adjoining land was planted last winter, and the second half will be planted this winter, Mr Keach says. NZL

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Fuel pressure building TRUCK OPERATORS ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE rising cost of fuel and other operating costs, poor roading and driver shortages according to a recent National Road Carriers (NRC) survey.

Respondents ranged from individual owner-drivers through to large trucking companies with more than 100 drivers and support staff. All industry work types were represented among the more than 160 respondents, which were spread across both North and South Island businesses and included a few overseas-owned companies operating in New Zealand.

Across the membership there was shared concern around some common business critical issues, with the top four being: • Nearly 80% of members are extremely concerned about rising costs and inflation around fuel.

• 65% of members are extremely concerned about rising costs of other inputs such as fuel additives, tyres and insurance.

• 58% of members are extremely concerned about poor roading – which causes increased running and maintenance costs and accidents.

• 48% of members are extremely concerned about driver shortages and retention.

NRC Chief Operating Officer, James Smith, says there were no surprises in the findings especially as fuel prices in March 2022 were nearly 60% higher than in the same month last year, and poor road conditions and driver shortages are both longstanding issues – with the driver issue being seriously exacerbated by the COVID pandemic.

Z Energy’s Nicola Law recently gave some context for high fuel prices to FICA members. Over recent weeks we have seen significant movements in the global price of refined fuels driven by international events such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with these

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global price movements flowing through to New Zealand, impacting on increases at the pump, she says.

Global oil markets continue to experience volatility seen following Russian military action in Ukraine at the end of February, coupled with the impacts of embargoes on Russian supplies and associated sanctions on Russian flagged vessels which has put further pressure on the global supply chain.

“Z Energy has, and continues to see, increased price volatility across all grades and shipping as a result of this international event.

Russia is the world’s second largest oil exporter, and its oil is of a grade that allows for very efficient refining of mid-distillate fuels such as diesel and aviation gas, which in turn has caused a spike in the costs to these grades,” says Ms Law. While the barrel costs are in flux and a useful measure in part, it does not tell the entire story, given New Zealand purchases are based on the cost of Gasoil 10ppm (diesel) as opposed to simply the barrel price. We will continue to see volatility in the price of Gasoil for the short to medium term, she explains.

In terms of security of supply, she says diesel, and overall fuel stocks are strong, and supply interruptions are not anticipated regardless of the global situation.

“The closure of the Marsden Point refinery and New Zealand moving to an Import Terminal System on April 1st has long been planned for, and scheduled deliveries are already on the water in line with our refined product needs. We are ever conscious of the role our products play on New Zealand businesses and their ability to keep us moving,” she says.

“We trust that the current events driving uncertainty will settle down sooner rather than later so we can all get back to some degree of normality.” NZL

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The McDougall Logging crew at work.

Taking control THE NEW ZEALAND FORESTRY INDUSTRY BLEEDS AN EXCESS of $130 million annually in lost productivity. This equates to 800+ forestry crews losing 10 to 15 hours per month at an average cost of $1200 per hour. Unplanned hose failure plays a large part in this lost productivity. As forestry contractors are mostly paid by the amount of wood they can move, it’s crucial to keep machines working.

For the last seven years BOA Hydraulics has been enabling change to the hydraulic hose industry, helping customers to understand the true cost of their burst hydraulic hose and machine downtime and giving them the ability to undertake their own repair and maintenance work, using their own tools and inventory.

McDougall Logging was an early adopter of BOA’s World Fastest Hydraulic Hose Repair Solution, having the hose repair trailer onsite for over three years now.

“The main reason we went to the onsite BOApod trailer is that it’s on the job, onsite. You blow a hose that you don’t have a spare for and you’re up and running in 15 minutes. It certainly has been well worth its weight in gold,” says Raymond McDougall, owner of McDougall Logging.

“We could be waiting anywhere from an hour to an hour-and-a-half for a hose doctor to get out to site. So straightaway there is an hourand-a-half that you are waiting to be up and running again. Where with this BOApod onsite, we are up and running in 15 to 30 minutes max. If you weigh that up out of a week, you have saved maybe twoand-a-half hours in a week, which is definitely a savings!”

It’s common sense that keeping on top of machines with preventive measures is the best approach to avoid larger issues later. With the BOApod, McDougall Logging has the control to perform hydraulic hose maintenance, changing hoses before they blow.

“The money that you save in downtime, and pouring oil on the ground, outweighs the cost of the trailer,” Mr McDougall says. “Plus you’re not holding the crew or a truck up because you can get it sorted before it blows to pieces. If you look at it overall, changing our operating model to use preventative maintenance with the BOA solution is certainly beneficial for what we are doing out here. If you are remote, I can’t see why you don’t have one. I would recommend the BOApod to anyone that is 30-40 minutes out of town – you will save money.” NZL

Less energy, more timber ONEFORTYONE JUBILEE SAWMILL’S second Continuous Drying Kiln (CDK) is now online, completing a $16 million capital investment project at the site in Mount Gambier.

Jubilee Sawmill General Manager, Paul Hartung, says the kilns are working well and have increased site capacity while improving the quality of the timber dried.

“The CDK’s are powered by our own sawdust and wood waste offcuts, and their efficient design is using less energy to process more timber compared to our old batch kilns,” he says.

“With the old batch kiln we put 150m3 of timber in at a time, drying it at up to 160 degrees to achieve a moisture level down to 12%. These high temperatures can stress the timber.

“With the CDK, we load the timber to move through the drying process. With the efficiencies of shared energy and temperature control, the new kilns have a maximum temperature of 130 degrees which is a lot less aggressive on the timber as it dries.”

Two of four older batch kilns will be reconditioned and remain on site to provide

added flexibility and backup for when the CDK’s are offline for maintenance.

The upgrade project is part of a greater Jubilee-wide modernisation program, which has included sawing equipment upgrades and the addition of robotic pack wrap and strapping machines.

“The upgrades and new equipment on site are creating better and safer working environments for everyone,” says Mr Hartung. “The team is also getting the opportunity to gain new skills, work with the latest technology, and enjoy a safer and more modern workplace.” NZL

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TRANSDIESEL, A LEADING SUPPLIER OF CONSTRUCTION equipment, diesel engines and transmissions, as well as consumable and lubricant products to the heavy-machinery industry, has undergone a facelift with a name change to TDX. “Our continued goal of delivering exceptional customer experiences as well as a focus on technology, innovation and sustainability are key drivers for this update to TDX,” says CEO Colm Hamrogue.

“It marks an exciting opportunity to develop the business and prepare the brand for opportunities over the coming decades.”

TDX employs almost 300 people across a nationwide network of 18 branches and has grown from small beginnings in the early 1980’s to an annual turnover of over $200M. “The evolution to TDX reflects our maturing as a company, one which had an initial focus on diesel engines and transmissions, to one which now partners with some of the world’s biggest and most recognisable names, including Volvo and Yanmar construction equipment, Shell lubricants as well as Perkins, Sennebogen, Kohler and Allison Transmissions,” says Mr Hamrogue.

One consideration which remains very much front of mind for the TDX team is an overwhelming desire to retain a Kiwi-centric focus, he adds.

“We recognise and respect 40 years of heritage and are enthusiastic to build on this legacy for the next 40. Above all else, we want to reinforce that TDX is local.

“We’re locally owned, assist locals and want locals to succeed.

Our customers know and trust us, that’s something that is never going to change.”

As part of the commitment to bringing the brand alive locally, TDX is launching an initiative to support local customers and their communities.

Each branch will have funding to support local causes, charities or events, specifically those with a strong environmental and/or social element, that enable people and communities to come together and thrive.

As part of launch celebrations and to get ‘supporting local’ underway, TDX is thanking all of its people with a Prezzy Card and the instruction of ‘do what you want with it, but make sure you spend it with a local business or charity’.

“It’s a small but significant statement about helping others and keeping things local, an example of how our people can make a difference to the communities they belong to,” he adds.

The rebrand to TDX as well as fresh identity was spearheaded from within the company and involved consultation across a variety of key stakeholders including staff, customers and suppliers.

“The new name and logo is a nod to the foundations of our brand, a promise to customers and commitment to add value to our partners,” says Marc Warr, Marketing Manager.

“We’re confident that we are remaining true to our heritage, at the same time making a positive and future-focused statement that will stand us in good stead for decades to come.”

The design of the new logo also holds particular significance.

“The arrow illustrates moving forward together with our customers and the hexagon demonstrates the importance of partnership between our people, customers and suppliers,” he explains.

“As for the ‘X’, it represents the customer-focused difference we’re renowned for, a world-class service experience we’ve made our own and will continue to deliver into the future.

“It’s an exhilarating time to be a part of the TDX team and the new developments are symbolic of a dynamic future for the brand.”

The new website is live and the roll out of new branding will be introduced on all sites over coming months, including uniforms, building signage and customer-facing interaction opportunities. NZL

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With improvements to fine control, the 3740TLW operator’s day just gets easier.

OR BUSTER PIETA, THE SUMITOMO 3740TLW IS A real grin machine. He can’t stop grinning when he’s operating it. And he’s definitely not the only one at Lloyd Logging who is deeply impressed by it… and impressed on a scale rarely seen in this industry.

Lloyd Logging was among the first to take delivery of a new generation 40-series Sumitomo model in New Zealand. Weighing in at 37 tonnes, the 3740 loader is a 250-sized machine with a 300 base and an 11.68 metre reach. One of its stand-out features is fuel economy, as it appears to burn considerably less diesel than similar loaders.

It was a real treat for operator, Buster to finally step into his first brand new machine and he thinks it’s the best machine he’s ever operated.

“I reckon this machine is a good 40% up in production on the previous machine, and there wasn’t anything really wrong with the last one, I just turned around one day and here is this shiny new machine and a key handed to me,” he says.

For Lloyd Logging owner, Isaac Lloyd, a happy operator is a productive operator, but there is a raft of reasons why both Isaac and Buster are grinning. Not least of which is the fuel efficiency.

“Our first Sumi when we got it three years ago, it was just what it could do, the power, the smoothness, it was just amazing,” says Isaac.

“And the biggest thing for me was they just burn very little diesel. The amount of diesel it burns is just crazy and that was back then you know, they were already onto something as far as fuel efficiency goes.

“Then we got another Sumi, that was a 370 running our processor and the diesel use on that one was amazing too. And being a bigger machine, you would think it would be quite slow, but it was still quick and nimble. So now we have five Sumitomo’s; two loaders and three processors running Woodsman 850’s, which are well matched to the Sumi 370 and 350’s.

“So, the newest Sumi we have is running Ad Blue (necessary for a Tier 4 engine), which is a bit of a bummer but one thing we find very efficient is the 820-litre fuel tank. The Toll fuel tanker just fills it up once a week and that lasts him the whole week easy. Being such a large tank, we

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do have to drain the water trap quite often because it creates a lot of condensation when fuel gets lower.”

Looking good The machine is mostly used for fleeting and loading, but Buster does a little bit of shovelling in the cut-over when he gets the chance.

Isaac adds: “He loves getting to go shovelling, finds it very well balanced, it’s not tippy or anything but we sort of want it to just stay on the skid. He’s got a few scratches on it already and I am quite fussy about that with the machines.”

That’s one of the reasons why Isaac made the decision to have a unique character air-brushed onto the rear of each of his machines using a local Northland artist, Brad Walters. For Buster’s machine it’s guitar legend, Jimi Hendrix. The aim is to encourage operators to take ownership of their machine and be even more careful with the equipment they operate. And apart from those minor scratches from shovelling, this 3740 looks remarkably good after more than six months on the job.

Meanwhile, Isaac still can’t get over the economy of the 3740, adding: “It is a little tank of a machine, it’s quite unreal actually. On a big week he’ll burn 600 litres of diesel, it’s usually between 500-and-600, which is amazing. One of our foremen has just bought his own brand-new machine, not a Sumi, and is running it in our business and he’s finding it burns just over 900 litres a week, which is substantially more than what the Sumi burns.

“Just burning 11 or 12 litres an hour, it is just about nothing, and that fuel efficiency is actually a really big thing these days with how fuel prices are going.

“Another thing I like about these Sumi’s is how they have done the cooling - they haven’t stacked all the radiators and coolers together as one, they are offset. It makes a lot more sense than stacking them one behind the other as one mass. When my mechanic does the 250-hour SERIOUS POWER FORfins BIG TIME LOGGERS servicing he always blows out those anyway.

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Above left: Buster spreads sawdust and bark on the skid to keep mud and dust to a minimum.

Above right: Buster Pieta puts the Sumitomo 3740TLW to work loading a truck for export.

Bottom: The Sumitomo 3740TLW can load a whole truck from one spot and the stability and smoothness ensures there is zero operator fatigue at day’s end. prolong the life of that machine to say 20,000 hours or more. If you keep that hydraulic oil cool, all the time, you’re winning. Once it gets hot it just hardens everything up, all the seals and O rings and then you have a leaky old b*tch for the next 5,000 hours. They’re awesome the Sumi’s, I rate them pretty highly.”

And he couldn’t think of a better person to put into the cab of this new series machine than Buster, who has been in the bush for 30 years.

“This Sumi is the first time he has ever been given a new machine to operate,” says Isaac. “I didn’t tell him. I just threw him the keys and said here you go. He was freaked out. He was over the moon and really chuffed. He didn’t want to go home. Wanted to come to work early. Reckons the lights are like Christmas and everything is nice and clean and tidy.

“He’s an awesome, smooth operator.”

Big wood In recent years, Lloyd Logging has grown to have 24 employees working across four crews and they are quite lucky up here to have ongoing sustainable work when some others have been forced to move away from Northland to allow the big corporate-owned forests to reach harvesting age again.

The manual breaker-out pole team the NZ Logger team visits is in a Fortuna-owned forest west of Kaitaia and has a target of seven loads a day.

Lloyd Logging has been in this block harvesting since the start of 2021 and will probably be finished near the end of this year.

As we approach the skid site, Isaac points out the huge 34-year-old stems felled near the road and says: “This older wood is really high quality and dense. It’s a bit of a shame it’s heading to China and not going to local mills.

“This block has three different spacings for final stocking, so some settings are perfect cannons and some are quite ugly. The logs are all big and they are heavy.

“They do anything from seven-to-ten loads a day in here. If their target is seven then there is no pressure to go balls out just to get their tonnage. When we first came in and started road lining, we had to park our processor up for two months, the wood was just too big. It was just huge. We were producing ten loads a day manual cutting. It was just crazy.

It was actually too big.

“It got to a point where we had to cut the logs in half after the fallers just to move them. Just as well we still have quite a few experienced guys who had done manual processing before. The fallers were only getting 10-to-12 trees down per tank. You don’t realise how big it is until it lands on the skid.

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“The pain in the arse for this whole block has been powerlines right through the middle. We have also had a bit of wind damage, so that now needs a felling machine brought in. It’s just too dangerous for our fallers.

“We have had some gnarly settings in here. The boys have done well though. There’s a lot of broken ground and clay - the worst soil for logging in New Zealand. If you’re logging up here in winter you are on a hauler, or a 6-wheeler but even then, you can be making too much mess. Lots of real deep ugly guts.

Lots to impress The setting we arrive at was only established the day before. While this part of the block could have been ground-based, there’s much less ground disturbance with the pole hauler.

This crew also employs manual breaker-outs, rather than grappling the wood from the cut-over.

“Breaking out is a good gateway for young guys to get into logging,” Isaac says. “Our other hauler has a grapple on it and that is quite boring now.

“We think we will hold onto manual falling and manual breaking out for a while yet because the forest companies are happy with what we do. All our fallers and breaker-outs are Safetree certified.

Compliance now is just so expensive, but it is just what you have to do to stay in the game with the big corporates.”

Our attention returns to the Sumi we’ve come to test. First impression is that she has a big counterweight on her, emphasised by the graphic of Jimi Hendrix ripping on his guitar.

After just 10 minutes in the Sumi, Isaac says he loves it: “Everyone who runs it rates it highly. The reach on it is amazing.”

Originally, he wanted a high cab, but that would have meant a three-month wait and this machine was sitting in the AB Equipment yard and ready to go.

The other thing he would change is to put a bigger grapple on the end of the stick, adding: “I didn’t think it would handle it only being a 250-size machine, but they spec’d it up so much that it’s just got power to burn.”

The improved bonnet is very solid, reached by a handy set of steps alongside the boom and you don’t have to risk putting your back out to get it open or closed. Plenty of space for mechanics to work around and good access from the ground for filters and other checks.

Fuel economy has improved 14% compared to the previous Sumitomo model. That big 820L fuel tank is a 50% expansion and among the biggest you’ll find on a loader of this size. The 36% faster boom-down/arm-in also stands out and ties in with Buster’s assessment that it is about 40% better than his previous machine overall, then add in the cumulative effects of a 9% faster boom up/ swing and 11% swing torque increase along with up to 5% bonus lifting capacity due to wider lifting area and you can see there has been a serious effort to improve the hydraulic performance.

Sumitomo has improved manoeuvrability and fine control in the hydraulics too, with a dedicated control valve for application and forestry-exclusive circuit for arm-in-arm regeneration and arm-2 spool.

The new models Isuzu AQ-4HK1X engine has the same specs as the previous model at 5.2L, 177HP/ 132KW but the DPF has been replaced by a DEF tank in the upgrade to Tier 4 specifications.

The DEF, or Diesel Exhaust Fluid tank (AdBlue), required for this new Tier 4 engine is just another tank to fill and get used to, but the machine warns you in plenty of time with an on-screen notification when a top-up is required. Ignoring the warnings results in a major go slow, (around 90% reduction) so having spare product on hand or

ordering at the first warning is advisable.

Isaac and Buster both like the turbo timer.

“All machines should have a turbo timer,” Isaac says. “If you get young fellas anxious at the end of the day when the ride out is waiting, they might be tempted to count down 1,2,3,4 and turn it off.

At least with the turbo timer you know the turbo has been cooled down properly.”

Buster started off in roading before switching to the forest and says: “This new Sumi is the best machine I have ever been in for all my life in logging. I don’t want to get out of it.

“I like the wide platforms. Really safe. You can get your whole boot on it. It’s easy to get in and out of with my new titanium knee.

The tinted windows are really good. Factory aircon is just awesome.

And the reach is good too. You can just park in one spot and load the whole truck. The Duxson grapple is good and strong, compared to the previous grapples I’ve experienced, this one seems a little bit tougher.

“This machine makes my life easy. I do way more than I normally would do. Sometimes I see the boys in a rough spot breaking out where the wood is too crossed up, so I like to get out there and shovel it clear for them. Isaac doesn’t really like it though.

“Sometimes I help with getting the ropes out too, if it’s a gnarly spot, just to help the breaker-outs get it done. On a recent rope shift it was quite steep and I was thinking man when are you going to start to tip over? But nothing. So stable.

“I don’t think the fuel tank level affects the stability. I have never had an issue with stability when the tank was low. It is economical, too. Shows you how much fuel you have used since you started. The lighting package is beautiful too.”

Like all modern forestry machines, the controls can all be changed via the computer to suit the operator, but Buster hasn’t needed to make any adjustments.

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Above : The 3740TLW has power to burn as it picks up a huge 34-year-old 5-metre log with ease and just doesn’t tip or lurch at all.

Bottom left: The increased visibility from the new PFS cab helps eliminate operator fatigue.

Bottom right: The Duxson grapple could have been a bit bigger in hindsight, but operator, Buster Pieta, is impressed with how tough it is.

“I haven’t changed anything on the screen as far as set-up goes, it’s just right how they sent it out,” he says. “Koro (Isaac Lloyd) didn’t believe me that it was so good so he asked me if he could have a go.

I says, ‘you own it man, take it down the hill, take it wherever you want!’ So he had a go, and he says, ‘far out, no wonder you like it’.”

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2. The offset coolers, huge air vents in the door and the reversing fan mean this machine runs cool right through summer.

3. Regular operator, Buster Pieta, likes the extra storage and the wide catwalks.

4. The improved bonnet is much easier to open and shut and is built tough. The Isuzu 4 cylinder 5.2 litre turbo engine has power to burn without scorching your wallet.

5. The steps up to the engine bay and grease nipples are a good safety improvement, as noted by regular operator Buster Pieta (left) with Iron tester, Tim Benseman.

6. Buster Pieta chose Jimi Hendrix as one of his musical heroes for the counterweight graphic.

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INTO THE DEEP END ALL THIS PRAISE FOR THE NEW 3740 HAS WHETTED MY APPETITE to get behind the controls. As this is my first Iron Test, I was expecting an easy intro, some fleeting and maybe some shovelling to ease into it and get to know the machine but no, truck three of eight arrived and after two minutes of instruction from Buster I was thrown in the deep end.

After sorting cameras out, the turbo timer - a nice feature, shut everything down and I somehow forgot to flick the switch for one of the throttle modes, so I unloaded the trailer and hooked it to the truck at idle, which worked out to be the perfect speed for somebody who has mostly been processing firewood on my aging Cat 320A for the last five months.

To give a bit of background, I started getting thrown in the deep end running excavators when I was about 20. Back then I met a transporter driver in the Raukumara Ranges who had just unloaded a high hours Hitachi UHO 6 tonner. How do you drive these things? I asked. Oh, just get in and start playing, you’ll figure it out.

From then on, I have been on old Hitachi EX 200’s with up to 26,000 hours on the clock, brand new Komatsu and Hyundai 20 tonners on pumice for around 10,000 hours and then stepping straight into a oneyear-old 40-tonne Kobelco shovelling on a swamp where corduroy was mandatory and sometimes had to be several layers deep unless it was A40 plus size. So yeah, deep ends seem to be a bit of a habit but that’s how we learn, right?

I was conscious of the log truck driver’s long haul ahead to Whangarei so got busy loading as fast as I could.

First log I was thinking, ah heck, I am not quite positioned close enough but then stretched the stick out and raised my eyebrows at just how far out there it went. Just far enough. Being a big 34-year-old 5-metre butt log, I braced for the machine to be jolted or lurch as I lifted, but nothing happened, just picked it up easily like it was nothing. Almost like somebody had welded the tracks to the ground. Or like I imagine a remote operating unit would feel. On the one hand kind of disconcerting at first, but on the other, that lack of feedback is why Buster says there is no operator fatigue at day’s end with the Sumitomo. The big logs filled the bolsters pretty quick and smooth, and it was nice not to have my usual log truck driver giving me chapter and verse about upsetting his Weetbix

munching with my bolster thumping. If this beast of a machine is the future, I want more of it.

The responsiveness to the controls is uncanny.

This machine is smoothly responding to your operative Iron Tester, Tim Benseman. actions every split second, pouring power on when you are lifting and dialling it back when you are doing lower power tasks, and the machine’s response is instant and well regulated.

It walks nicely, swings and lifts very smoothly and the Duxson grapple answers the controls immediately. Very impressive.

Although the 3740 arrives from Sumitomo with a factory-built high and wide undercarriage, the forestry cab is a local design and build from PFS of Hamilton. It’s very operator-friendly, with excellent vision all-round and minimal use of bars, thanks to Marguard screens. A great A/C system and

Above: Iron Tester, Tim Benseman, loads 34-yearold logs with the new Sumitomo 3740 at Lloyd Logging and enjoys the 11.68-metre reach.

Below: Iron Tester, Tim Benseman, lifts the trailer off at idle and is impressed by the new Sumitomo’s stability and responsiveness.

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With the extra reach, power and stability I can see why Buster didn’t want to go home. This is a machine that you could probably break records

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Overall impression of this Sumitomo is that of a well laid out machine with operator health & safety in mind.

As a simple loader, the new Sumitomo 3740TLW is highly capable. It will be interesting to see how this capability extends to the rest of the 40-series range that is now starting to go to work in forests around New Zealand. NZL

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USHMAN, BODYBUILDER, AXEMAN, RUNNER… ANY ONE OF these titles fits Matthew Grant Stewart (Matt) like a chainsaw mitt. His love for the bush gelled well with his passion for fitness, and combining the two to become a competitive axeman was a natural progression.

It all began as a child, sitting on his dad’s knee in any number of skidders, diggers, haulers or loaders.

“Dad (Grant Stewart) is a bushman and I would go to work with him at a young age. I put my first back-cut in a tree with Dad’s assistance at age three or four. I also used to jump in the bulldozer that put the skids in with forestry legend Gordy Adams down in Dunedin,” says Matt.

After leaving school at 15, Matt (now 30) went to work with his father at Stewart Logging in Gisborne. “Over the space of about three months Dad and I both knew it wasn’t going to work out at that time,” he says, “so I did a general engineering apprenticeship.

After three years I had finished my time and Dad needed a breaker out, so off to the bush I went, this time determined to make it work, because once you have sap in your veins it’s hard to turn your back on the bush.”

All in the family, along with five other crew members, the Stewart Logging crew consists of Grant, Matt’s Mum Loryn, his brother Dan, sister Alyse, brother in-law Denis and his wife Anita who is learning IT from Loryn when the kids are both at Kindy.

“I’m the foreman and currently driving our big tower Thunderbird TY90 hauler. I also look after all the Health & Safety and help out with planning. I’ve been in forestry for 12 years now so can also do all other job roles. What I enjoy most is our team. All our guys make it a fun place to work but still put in the hard yards and get the job done," says Matt.

The gym lifestyle Matt is no stranger to hard work. He got into “hitting the gym” when he was in high school: “I did powerlifting for a year or so but went back to various other sports including rugby, boxing and MMA as I liked the fitness side of things at that stage. Once we moved to Gisborne, a couple of people I met asked me to hit the gym with them which was about 10 years ago now. As time went on I got deeper and deeper into the gym lifestyle. I lived and breathed it for seven years.”

What he loved about the gym was its impact on his mental health – walking through those gym doors “provided an escape from all the crap most people go through”. It was challenging too and Matt says near the end of his bodybuilding career he struggled with the dieting.

“Cutting down to 4% body fat really takes its toll on you and tests your mental strength in a big way. In saying that, I am still happy I gave it a go and put 100% of my time and effort into it, with a very supportive girlfriend (soon to be wife back then).

“One of my greatest challenges with bodybuilding was when I was six weeks out from a competition, also tree falling at the time.

I would be at the gym at 2.30 am getting my cardio done so I could do my strength training in the afternoon after work. Now that I look back at it, I was a mad man but all the hard work paid off when I won

Top: Matt with his Dad, Grant Stewart (left), planning for the day with the Thunderbird TY90 hauler in background.

Middle: Matt (centre) in his bodybuilding days, taking top honours at the Manawatu/Wanganui/Taranaki area physique open event.

Bottom: Matt with his three-year-old son, Max, in training with Dad’s axe.

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Onto the axe Intrigued by competition wood chopping since he was “a young fella” and his parents took him to the A&P shows in Mosgiel as a nine-year-old, Matt says he had “no idea” how to get into the sport.

“I kept asking around until about a year ago when I met Laurie Honey at Patchells in Rotorua who is right into chopping in a big way. I asked to see some videos and then the big question came next, ‘How do I get into it?’

“Laurie said I lived in the best place, as an axeman legend lives in Gisborne – Terry Wilkins. I have stuck by Terry’s side since the day I met him and he has stuck by mine. He’s the reason that I am where I am today with my chopping adventure and we are both really good mates now, along with Laurie too.”

Matt’s hard work paid off, taking two firsts and two seconds

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at the January 2022 Rotorua chopping meeting, scoring at other meetings too. More recently at the Putaruru/Tokoroa Axeman's Club competition, he took third in standing chop 250mm, third in underhand chop 275mm, second in underhand chop 250mm, first in standing chop championship 250mm and second in the underhand chop championship 275mm.

Other than the obvious hard work involved, Matt says he thinks all axemen would appreciate that getting the blocks for shows or for training “isn’t the most fun thing to do”.

“It’s bit of a challenge but if you have no blocks you can’t train or get any better at competition chopping. Working in the bush helps with chopping as I get training blocks out of the billet wood, thanks to Aratu Forests. If I couldn’t get those blocks it would make it very hard to train.”

Matt and Terry train most days. He says training with Terry is “one of the highlights of chopping” as Terry is an ex bushman. “We tell the odd bushman’s story from time to time which always ends up with us both having a good laugh,” says Matt. Another thing he really likes about competition axe chopping is that at the shows

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3 “everyone there is like a big family, always keen to help, which reminds me of the bush”.

There are usually chopping meetings (competitions) on most weekends throughout the country but COVID has ruined that this season, says Matt, adding that hopefully next season will be better.

Bush basics Matt says wood chopping training has changed his mindset. As a 117kg, 171cm tall hauler operator he says he was “slowly getting larger in the wrong areas, as most machine operators do”.

“But now I’ve dropped a bunch of weight playing squash and going for 5km runs, bike rides and walks with my wife and children.

I now have a lot more energy which definitely helps at work and I hope I can inspire other machine operators to get active even if it’s just for short walks – it all helps.”

He sees himself working in the bush until he retires “unless something drastic happens”. “The bush is part of who I am and I love it out there.”

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1. Matt takinig First at the recent Putaruru/Tokoroa Axeman’s Club competition.

2. Matt showing off his awards.

3. Matt walking away after winning the underhand chop at the January 2022 Rotorua chopping meeting.

4. Matt operating the TY90 hauler.

5. Enjoying a day’s work in the bush.

6. Matt standing proud at the January 2022 Rotorua chopping meeting where he took two Firsts and two Seconds.

7. Matt in training.

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Young Achievers

Matt says he does struggle with the uncertainty of where forestry is going in the future. “I know forestry has been unpredictable for years but it’s different now with COVID and all the new Health & Safety stuff that keeps popping up.

“I think that most of the attention is on guarding machines up when the attention should be on the men on the ground, so having more trainers available for tree fallers and breaker outs would be good. Another thing is that there should be the same requirements throughout the whole of New Zealand in forestry.”

His advice to those new to the industry? “If you are looking at getting into the bush I’d have to say have a go at it and give it your best – always think what could happen between A and B destinations and stick close by someone who is safe. If you feel unsafe don’t do it… ask for help.”

on comp days; also Shaw’s Wire Ropes for the axes, handles and support, cheers Matty and Jonny I couldn’t do it without yas! It makes it all worth it when you have a good team behind you.”

Then there’s a big shout out to his wife, Anita, and their boys Maximus and Maverick for coming to the shows. “Nothing is better than hearing your wife cheer you on and your boys yelling ‘Go dad, Go!!’ ”. NZL

Future forward As for the body building, Matt gave that up not long after the competition he won. “My wife and I had our firstborn and I wanted to help as much as I could,” he says. “I also stopped it because of how hard it is on the body getting competition-ready. I’d like to think maybe one day I will pump some tin again but at this stage I feel like I thrashed it too hard.”

And the wood chopping? “I would like to do that until I physically can’t anymore. It’s a great sport, especially when the family gets involved… my three-year-old, Max, trains with me at home sometimes with an axe that I made out of plywood and he also has a little hytest tomahawk that I let him use on special occasions.”

His wife, Anita, is also training and has been in a competition for Jack & Jill sawing which Matt says is a two-man handsaw “similar to what they used in the 1800’s to fell trees alongside axes which is a part of why I love chopping, as it’s all history to forestry”.

Anita has also started training on the underhand chop, the horizontal log that you stand on and have to chop through, he says. “That’s what it’s all about,” says Matt, “getting the family involved in an awesome sport with a lot of history behind it.”

He couldn’t have done any of it alone and is quick to thank his ‘team’: “Laurie Honey for getting me into chopping; a big thanks to Terry Wilkins for the training, friendship and getting my axes competitionready; to Stewart Logging for helping me out with axes and handles and gear that I need to chop, the support behind the scenes and the support

Top: Terry Wilkins with Matt after finishing an 18-inch underhand butchers block at the Putaruru/Tokoroa Axeman’s Club competition.

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Worker Wellness

One for the B run, just in time for Men’s health week which runs from 13-19 June, Pan Pac again requested copies and also circulated them to some of their contractors, with interest now coming from other regions around the country and interest in creating a Gisborne edition, with a focus on forestry.

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UST KNOWING WHERE TO GO IN TOUGH times can be a great first step to changing a life. Our guys and girls working in the forestry industry are pretty capable, hardy and resilient types. They have to get up in the dark and do a day’s mahi on the hill in all weather,” says Tina Drummond, Health & Safety Manager at log transport company, Pacific Haulage (PHL).

“The rewards are all around, but no one has been able to escape the recent pressures of uncertainty and lockdowns,” she adds. “The impact on workplaces, and the resultant effect of a tightening economy, mean now, more than ever, we need to support our people.”

And that support has come in the form of an updated version of The Hawke’s Bay Blokes Book, a free resource focussing on wellbeing for local men and their families.

Hawke’s Bay charitable Trust, DADS HQ, first launched the book in 2019.

It provides a wealth of information on self-care, from leisure and recreation to volunteering, physical and mental health, habits, addiction, men’s groups, parenting and separated dads and growing older.

The booklet aims to make it quick and easy to find relevant information and contacts for health and social services, local community organisations and leisure activities.

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“With no specific ‘hub’ for men’s wellbeing in Hawke’s Bay, this resource fills a gap with the information it provides, both in print and online via the DadsHQ website. We know our community is under huge stress and we are focussed on getting copies into businesses and workplaces to reach as many men as we can,” says Dads HQ manager, Shayne Jeffares.

He says of specific mention is the interest in the Blokes Book within the forestry and transport industries. The first Blokes Book was picked up by Pan Pac and a special print run created for their own use with their branding. With the latest print

Shayne started Dads HQ in Hawke's Bay after seeing a need to support local Dads more informally, “away from the more formal organisation-type service”.

“Our role is to help Dads to navigate the support they may be seeking in their local community around relationships, communication with their partner and family, parenting or even the need to relocate to the region or seek a referral for support,” says Shayne.

“We noticed little information available that was relatable directly around Men's Wellness. Unlike other cities, we lacked a Men’s Hub, and many services available were for crisis support.

“We know men can struggle to find time to stop and think through situations or to reach out for help, sometimes due to work commitments or just not wanting to face the fear. This can put pressure on their own wellbeing and those around them, their workmates and family close to them.”

So, The Hawke's Bay Blokes Book was created to provide a directory of local support. Some 20 businesses came on board to help with costs and see it circulate

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BLOKES into the community, from clubs and cafes to workplaces, as well as those employing men like forestry, trucking firms, and the local Fire Brigade. This year’s run saw 7000 copies printed.

Shayne mentions his own knowledge of the forestry industry and gives credit to those organisations ensuring the wellbeing of their employees: “Coming from a lineage of forest workers, three generations back in my own family, I am really pleased to be working within the industry to provide our resource to men working in forestry.

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“Oftentimes isolated working conditions don’t allow for access to support and help while at work. This resource provides a navigation of local support services, emails and websites, with people ready to support those looking for help. “ Addressing mental health Aratu Forests CEO, Neil Woods, couldn’t agree more: “Suicide rates are surprisingly high and rural New Zealand guys are a tough bunch. I think there is a need for that support to help break down some of those barriers.

“The Blokes Book has lots of really good material. When I first came across it, I bought 100 copies, gave them to my staff and to our logging and roading contractors. We left them in their containers in case someone wanted to pick it up quietly and browse during a work break, rather than making a big deal of it.”

Aratu Forests is now looking to work with Dad’s HQ to produce a local book focusing on help on the Gisborne East Coast region, he says. “We’ve got quite a focus on mental health this year as a business for our contractors, so it continued the momentum. The book is small and easily accessible”.

Tina adds: “The

Blokes Book will be a strong addition to our current Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering. It is filled with truck loads of practical and useful information from head to heart to mental health and so much more. I’m excited to see it come to Tairawhiti soon.

“PHL has been a family-owned business most of its life and we try to maintain that ethic now that we are corporate. Looking after our team is critical - without them there would be no company. We need our drivers to turn up every day and move

wood, without that the business would not thrive. So, like our business, we need our team to thrive. That’s why we are so interested in The Blokes Book (I’m sure the female drivers in our team will enjoy it too).

She says just recently she asked their drivers to share what they loved most about their job. This is what they said: • The scenery and the challenge of weather season and terrain.

• For me it is the magnificent views and the wildlife I see out the window of my ‘office’.

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What that banter doesn’t always include is a focus on mental health. PHL Operations Manager, Mitchell James,

says the Blokes Book should help in that regard: “I would imagine there are plenty of guys out there who probably don’t realise they may have some issues that need addressing, but after reading this book with its variety of content, it may

trigger them to acknowledge and act on an aspect of their lives that could do with some improvement.

“We all know that blokes typically ignore mental health concerns but having a read of this book during rest breaks or other

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downtime during their workdays could really help a lot of men out there. It would be great to see copies of it in the hands of blokes all throughout the forestry industry, where long work hours and family life add stresses to an otherwise enjoyable lifestyle.”

PHL General Manager, Campbell Gilmour, agrees: ‘The Blokes Book helps make it easier to ask ourselves and others the hard questions… as well as enabling an individual to stop and reflect on what matters to them and helping them understand what could possibly be influencing their life.

“I think we all agree the world is changing at a great pace and our everyday lives are a lot different now than say a couple of years ago. I’m sure it will be different again in a couple of years’ time. This fast-changing pace puts added pressure on everyone.

The Blokes Book helps us all to better understand what is happening in our lives and to understand what could be affecting others around us. We are always looking out for the wellbeing of our families and workmates, and this is another tool to help everyone with this task. PHL is also keen to support this initiative in Tairawhiti.”

Shayne has the last word. ‘By publishing this free resource and getting it into the community, our aim is to see men becoming proactive in their wellbeing and by doing so becoming better men, partners, and Dads."

To find out more visit: https://www. dadshq.co.nz/blokes-book/ NZL

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Hayden Mullins (left) giving one of The Blokes Books to Matthew Dolan out at ATS Logging’s Crew 30.

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Trial of new mentoring programme for silviculture workers proves successful Prue Younger, CEO Message Ten silviculture crews around the country have completed “He works in a great team environa trial of a new mentoring programme developed by the ment and is outdoors all day.”

Forest and Wood Processing Workforce Council, with Troy has worked in the industry for funding from the Forest Growers Levy Trust and support 30 years. His company employs 18 from MPI. staff.

Mentoring Programme Manager, Greg Steele, says the His company does all aspects of Council is looking to improve the status and mana of the silviculture and over the years he silviculture sector. has employed many young people.

A message from Prue Younger, CEO, FICA “We want to formalise mentoring in the forestry training “Many are referred to us by the infrastructure, especially as some good crews already do police to give them a go and try to take on this role. turn their life around. Some are at-risk or troubled youths.

“Using the process, we aim to get new people more skilled Some are too far gone to turn around. in softhas andnot practical We selected who out“Athe Access to workersearlier by unions alwaysskills. generated the crewsCheck privacy principles and lot Information of them don’t have a good work ethic.

They don’t werebetween interestedemployers and had a new to put through.” have a lot of confidence – we try to build that. best of relationships andentrant the agency. codes of practice on https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/ Currently new entrants are encouraged their “That’s why there are accidents in forestry – they have There have been underlying perceptions that by lettingearly the on inpublic/2020/0031/latest/LMS23342.html work to achieve unit standards to meet compliance standards. issues, they have financial burdens at home. union come into their business premises the priority of the “We thought if we identified other key interpersonal, “It’s being able to read them, take five minutes, being able visit is to recruit new members. There is truth to this and The tothem access the communications and induction skills and packaged them on right to talk to – whether it’sworkplace me or a crew member – and nevertheless, union representatives the within right to a time-serve basis, forhave example theaccess first month, that build a whanau-way around them; getting to know one Then let’s get the access to the workplace the employer’s workplace so Along as certain conditions are could work. person following the full programme will another and if they are mentally okay. clear for our contractors, forest principals and the unions. achieve seven to eight full introductory unit standards as met.

“As a company, we try to take the financial burden off our well as achieving time-served milestones. They will be employees. We pay our cutters and production leads more According to the right to access the workplace under recognised at each milestone, beginning with a one-month than others pay them and because of what we do for them, 20 of the Employment Relations Act 2000, union Consideration of rights certificate. Some of the guys have nothing in the pastsection from their output is higher. As a result we deliver very good representatives have a right to access workplaces to: school.” quality work to customers, which I can then reward in turn.”

In our industry we need to consider the contractor’s rights As well as the presentation of a certificate in front of their Ben White, Director of Ace of Spades Contracting based in and obligations, the forest owner’s obligations and the peers, their elements achieved are downloaded via App the Bay of Plenty, is also a supporter of the mentoring union’s rights here, as well as the privacy of disclosing onto a smart-card which shows these credentials as a part• of Discuss union business with members; programme.

His company hasits two staff going through it. employer’s detailstheir without seeking permission. record of learning.

A QR code allows scanning and “It’s a better way of learning, especially if you have immediate access to credentials held.

• Recruit new union members; experienced mentors in the crew. Our workers don’t like to With the international certification system FSC and our own The mentoring programme is designed as a package that be cooped up in a classroom where things go over their • Provide information to any employee on the Safetree Certification, an integral part of our industry, there can run up to 36 months. The first three months have been headsunion premises;but out here in the forest, they can relate to it. It has been discussion raised around access theresults employees trialled by the 10 crews.

Theto trial were assessed in provides a point of difference.” late December and a report prepared for the Taskforce by unions.

He with says their mentees are to the information • Bargain the employer forreceptive a collective agreement; Council. which includes safety and a knowledge of the bush.

Greg says he is happy with the trial outcomes. “The intent • Deal His with healthemploys and safety issues fora variety its members; company 16 people to do of silviculture Employer clarification is now to ramp the programme up, engage more crews in work and was set up two years ago by five directors who are Check that the employer is complying with the collective 2022, also and establish thea training withworking funding from •the Importantly FICA must clarify that contractor good mates. “The company evolved from that friendship,” education sector. agreement; for a forest principal is an employer in their own right as says Ben. “Mentoring depends on someone being prepared to love my being outside seeing thewith sunrise and sunset. they are most generally on contractor agreements, so • aCheck“I that thejob; employer is complying employment address it and become a role model, rather than leaving It’s the crew you’re with that makes it; the culture is so great, reference to ‘employer’ in this article pertains to the ‘Forestry law; new entrant to their own devices. In many cases, they turn and our people have bought into it.

Contractor”. people around and provide a real service to the crew and the • Help an employee withgoing the to terms of their individual “Silviculture is never wind up.

Trees will always need community.” to be planted and they will need to behas cutasked down.” employment agreement, if always the employee Troy Mason, Managing Director of KTM Silviculture based Relevant legislation and guidelines Recently I have joined the Council and with knowledge of the them to; and in the Wairarapa, says the mentoring programme allowed Review of Vocational Education progressing through to 2023, their mentee to complete and pass three assessments in a There are three very important guidelines we can reference • Askthis theproject employer to is comply any relevant and pilot going towith provide some valuable feedback day onthat the job – in arise: communications, health and safety, and to clarify any situation might into the Training Strategy for the Forestry Industry.

Thus, we are requirements if non-compliance has been detected. nutrition. keen to keep you all informed across it as it has some alignment “He is well on his way to getting his national certificate; that will be a huge reward for us. He is probably one of the with the harvesting sector as well which will be complimentary 1. Privacy Act 2020 strongest young fellows I’ve ever seen – a qualified builder and to this specific silviculture mentor pilot.

Right or Wrong – That is the Question?

a shearer. He has a good work ethic and is willing to learn.

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2. Employment Relations Act 2000

3. Employee right of choice to join the Union To cover off the privacy duty of care let’s start by quoting the Privacy Act 2020 and Part 3 – Information privacy principles and codes of practice. There are thirteen principles but the first two give us enough information to state that no one can pass on personal information to any third party without seeking the consent of that person or entity. It’s simple, the forestry corporate or management company cannot pass on the employer’s name without the contractor’s consent, so must seek the contractor’s permission for any request of information about the employer whether it be from the union or other third party.

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of access

In order to be entitled to access a workplace, the union representative must: • Have a reasonable belief that either a member of the union works there, or that someone in the workplace carries out the type of work that is covered by the union.

• Gain the employer’s consent, or implied consent (see below).

• Request access at a reasonable time of day.

• Access the workplace in a reasonable manner, considering normal business operations; • and comply with health, safety and security procedures.

Employer consent However, the union representatives must get the employer’s consent before entering a workplace. This is subject to the fact that employers cannot unreasonably deny them access.

If a union representative requests access to the workplace, the employer must communicate their decision as soon as reasonably practicable, and at least by the next working day.

If the employer does not respond to the request within two working days, consent is deemed to be given.

Unreasonable withholding of consent Employers must not unreasonably withhold consent to access a workplace. If they do withhold consent, then they must give the reason for doing so to the union representative, in writing, as soon as is reasonably practicable, and at least by the next working day after the decision was made. A penalty may be imposed on an employer for unreasonably withholding consent or failing to give reasons in writing for withholding consent.

Exemption certificates

The object is to allow access to the Union to the contractor and his employees from a practicable sense and there is no advantage in having them on site. Union people would have at best limited knowledge of the day-to-day workings on a forestry site so there is little value for anyone to be in that situation.

Employers can provide reasons to deny access if they have an exemption certificate stating:

Employee choice

• It might prejudice national security or defence.

• It might prejudice the investigation or detection of offences; or • Their religious beliefs effectively preclude membership of any organisation such as a union.

For the religious beliefs exemption to be valid, there must be no union members on site, and less than 20 employees.

If an employer, without lawful excuse, refuses to allow a union representative to enter a workplace, or obstructs a union representative in entering a workplace, they may be liable to a penalty (imposed by the Employment Relations Authority).

Maintaining integrity around Health & Safety It is important for all parties, and especially the union, to realise that taking one or more employees off their tasks could compromise the safety of the crew that is left to run the job – so with this in mind the contractor has to have some control on when and how this happens. It must be clear that the visit does not interfere with safe production or needing to either stop the whole crew or rotate people in and out of skill tasks.

There must be acknowledgement of the need to maintain integrity around Health & Safety on site and escorting the visitors and it is important to note that the Registered office or workshop of the contractor is deemed as the worksite for Union visits, not the forest site.

Then, the final part of this discussion is that as an employee, they have the right to choose whether or not to become a union member. No-one (employers, managers, colleagues, union members or union officials) can threaten, or put (directly or indirectly) undue pressure on you: • to be or not to be a union member, or • to not act on behalf of other employees, or • to leave your job because you are or aren’t a union member.

Know your rights There’s a lesson to be taken on by all parties here but the key to this article is that there is a right and a wrong way. It’s pretty clear when you read through the legal jargon of the regulatory acts and it comes down to knowing your rights and having access to the right information. Keep this stored away - you may need to reiterate your rights or provide others with the correct information, so everyone gets the same message, from the same sources and entities don’t take on another interpretation that can be seen to be biased.

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Period 1, 2022 Results Safety/performance/quality

DESPITE COVID’S BEST ATTEMPTS AT disruption, crews have continued to participate in, and achieve some top results in Period 1 2022.

Observing the way crews go about their work and adapt to the conditions presented, is simply a clear reminder of the professionalism these folk show in ensuring they continue to maintain their standards and provide a high level of service to those who engage them.

Reflecting this, we bring you the results for top performances for Period 1 2022.

An area that continues to require attention is the knowledge and application of safe head positions when undertaking maintenance on mechanised heads. We have included a couple of photos to illustrate some potential safe positions that can be used but will continue to work with operators to improve understanding and application of these.

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So, a big ongoing thank you to our Strategic Partners – STIHL and NZ Logger and sponsor SWAZI. The best way to keep our industry working is to get out and support those businesses that support New Zealand.

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We understand the commitment it takes from them to be part of Top Spot and value their ongoing support and feedback.

Our ongoing thanks to: Rayonier/ Matariki Forests, Wenita Forest Products, Ernslaw One, OneFortyOne New Zealand,

General layout of Onward Logging site at Tokomaru Bay north of Gisborne on the not so sunny East Coast.

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Crown Forestry, Forest View Contracting, Makerikeri Silviculture (2020), Mitchell Silviculture, Puklowski Silviculture, Gutsell Forestry Services, Johnson Forestry Services, McHoull Contracting, Wayne Cumming Contracting, Howard Forestry Services, Inta-Wood Forestry, Heslip Forest Contracting, Otautau Contractors, X Men Forestry, Proforest Services, FM Silviculture, Tane Mahuta, Waikato Forestry Services, Rai Valley Silviculture, Thomassen Logging, Forest View Logging, Griffin Logging, Penetito Forestry, Pride Forestry, Mangoihe Logging, CMH Contracting, Kaha Logging, Roxburgh Contracting, Te Waa Logging, Mike Hurring Logging, Bluewood Logging, Storm Logging, Onward Logging, Down and Out Logging, Forest Pro Logging, Eastside Logging, Lahar Logging, Moutere Logging, JD Harvesting, Whisker Logging, Kimberly Logging, Dewes Contractors, Dempsey Logging.

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Damaged forest – one of the many risks faced by our industry impacting the decision whether logging is feasible and/ or safe.

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Top performances for Period 1, 2022 CREW

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Tahi Hiroki

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Dewes Log 3

Dan Cobden

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Nelson Moran

Breaking Out Cable

JDH Log 16

Chris Steele

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RnR Log 81

Sonia Jurisich

Ground Base Extraction

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Hamish Pilcher

Ground Base Extraction

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Lukas Krkavec

Ground Base Extraction

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Rob Hawker

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Terry Robin

Mechanised Felling and Processing

Felling

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Moutere Log 14

Dean Blacklaws

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JDH Log 16

Kane Carter

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Jamie Mitchell

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Processing

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Onwards Log 12

Brad Cann

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Freedom Stevens

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Dewes Log 3

William Saddlier

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JOHN DEERE FOR CAMPBELL CONTRACTING

CAT 330GC FOR MCCORMICK LOGGING

Craig and Jeff of Campbell Contracting in Canterbury have taken delivery of a new John Deere 948L-II skidder courtesy of the team at Drummond & Etheridge.

McCormick Logging has taken delivery of a second new Next Generation Cat 330GC excavator into its Timberlands operation.

The unit was guarded by PFS and has an Ensign 1730 grapple attached. The crew is impressed with the performance of the new Next Gen platform and says the fuel saving is noticeable. Sold by Mark Costello from Terra Cat.

DOOSAN FOR NAB CONTRACTING NAB Contracting’s Nick has added a Doosan DX140 to his fleet to assist with pretty much everything on site. Bush guarded and compliant and fitted with Doherty tilt bucket, thumb and ripper and Ensign 1100 grapple, he says the extra weight has been no issue for performance. Nick says he was impressed and surprised with the performance and lift. Even with being a smaller machine it has the capability of lifting 5 axle trailers off, he says. It will be mainly performing maintenance tasks around the skid and roading sites.

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TeWaa Logging has taken delivery of a new 3L2T to replace an existing harvester. The new SATCO harvester has the SATCO Logmaker control system. The 3L2T will be cutting stems to length on the landing.

Clint and Kath of Bluewood Logging in Tapanui have taken delivery of a new John Deere 768L-II 6-wheel drive skidder. Supplied by Drummond & Etheridge.

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NEW MACHINERY FOR HAUTAPU LOGGINGG Hautapu Logging has taken delivery of a new Falcon Winch Assist on a Cat 330 GC base machine which was commissioned near Whanganui. This is Terra CAT’s first Falcon Winch Assist machine, and the sale was made by Steve McDougall of Terra CAT. Pictured from left: Barry McIntosh (DC Equipment), Henry (Hautapu Logging), Steve McDougall (Terra CAT), Kyle PakiPaki (DC Equipment) and Jason Moore (DC Equipment).

CAT 336 FOR H&R HARVESTING H&R Harvesting has put its new Cat 336 excavator to work in Wainui.

The machine has been guarded by PFS and has a Woodsman 750 harvester attached. This is an ideal combination to be a productive performer in the forest, say owners, Rodney and Ngahuia Hubbard.

Sold by Territory Account Manager, Mark Costello.

NEW CAT FOR RAZORS EDGE CONTRACTING This Next Generation Cat 538LL forest machine is a new arrival for Razors Edge Contracting. Deanna and Guy Hogan secured the unit to perform fleeting and loading duties for their swing yarder operation in the Mohaka Forests. Guy Hogan is pictured on delivery day. He says he is really impressed with the overall performance of his Next Gen 538 as well as the great visibility from the cab. Sold by Territory Account Manager Forestry, Heath Stewart.

QUADCO UPGRADE FOR LEALAND LOGGING

MADILL ON THE MOVE!

Mark Lealand has recently upgraded his older KF800 to a new Quadco QB4400. Sold by Southstar Equipment NZ.

Porter Haulage snapped on the road by photographer Jordan Cleaver, delivering a Madill 172B tower yarder fitted with additional LeBus lagging to Black Contracting in Dunedin. Machine sold and delivered by Porter Equipment Territory Manager for Otago Southland, Ross Moody.

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KOMATSU PC 300LC-8 FOR BAY FOREST HARVESTING

JOHN DEERE FOR HAVARD & BARNES

Dan Mouat and the team at Napier-based Bay Forest Harvesting have recently taken delivery of a new Komatsu PC 300L-8. The PC 300LC - 8 has been set up as a Tractionline by Chris, Brad, Rodney, Jono and the team at EMS Pictured from left: Dan Mouat and John Kosar (Komatsu Forest NZ).

Photographer: Adam Mcnamara.

The team at Havard & Barnes has taken delivery of a new John Deere 959MH tracked levelling harvester and Waratah FL100 felling head combo. Working hard in the Wairarapa, Geoff Barnes says he is enjoying the new-to-the-market combo. Sold and supported by the Lower North Island AGrowQuip team.

CAT 538LL FM FOR SHANE GRIFFIN LOGGING Milton-based Shane Griffin Logging has scored its first purposebuilt Next Gen 538 Forest Machine which has been put into its South Otago harvesting operation. It joins a Cat fleet including two earlier generation 538 forest machine units. The crew is enjoying the more spacious cab design, better visibility, and more swing torque for increased power and performance.

Owner Shane Griffin is pictured (centre), with Jackson Veitch, and Terra Cat Territory Account Manager, John Mathias (left) who sold the machine.

FALCON WINCH ASSIST FOR FOREST VIEW LOGGINGS

NEW MACHINERY FOR TARGET INFRASTRUCTURE

The Forest View Logging team with their new Falcon Winch Assist in the Coromandel on commissioning day.

From left: Kyle (DC Equipment), Ian (Forest View Logging), Jonny (Shaw’s), Ben (Shaws) and Jason (DC Equipment).

Target Infrastructure has replaced its SH300TLFS-5 with the new 4040 in its operation on the East Coast – swinging a Duxson grapple off a factory Sumitomo heal. Operator, Roger is stoked with the speed and how responsive the new model is.

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JOHN DEERE/SATCO COMBO FOR FPNZ Tania Brown and Ian Harvey, owners of FPNZ based in Rotorua, have added another John Deere Leveller to their fleet. Aaron Finnegan is the operator in charge of the new JD 959MH coupled with a SATCO 3L2 head. Aaron says he is very happy with the improved performance of the new 959MH and SATCO head – “a very good match”. Sold and serviced by Agrowquip, Rotorua.

TIGERCAT FOR H&J FORESTRY Sam has added this Tigercat LS855E fitted with a Tigercat 5195 falling head to his operation at H&J Forestry. He says he is enjoying the speed and nimbleness of this machine across the hill and through the cutover. This will be hooked to a tether and fall and bunch for his harvestline, removing the requirement of manual falling and improving the safety on site of his team

CAT/ENSIGN COMBO FOR KAYLEX Kaylex has taken delivery of its first new machine, a Cat 538 forest machine complete with an Ensign 1530 grapple. Hayden Craig is operating the machine to start with, doing woodlot harvesting around the Taranaki region. He says he is already impressed with how quick the 538 is with its responsive controls and the power in the track motors. Hayden does steep terrain shovel logging with plenty of machine assist felling trees. The extra reach makes a big difference with this task, with the machine being suitably nimble for this type of work, he says. Pictured are Hayden, Shannon, and their children Casey and Lexi. Sold by Terra Cat Territory Account Manager, Steve McDougall.

SUMITOMO/DUXSON COMBO FOR GILLION LOGGING Gillion Logging has taken delivery of a new Sumitomo SH250-6LF fitted with a Duxson GX171 grapple. Matt and the crew say they are more than happy with the capabilities of the new machine and the grapple performance.

NEW MACHINERY FOR LOG WORKS Log Works’ Davy Garland has recently taken delivery of a new Quadco QB4400 working in his firewood operation in the Wairarapa, which can easily swap out to a grapple if needed. Sold

by Southstar Equipment NZ.

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2011 2011 2011 Sumitomo Sumitomo Sumitomo SH330-5 SH330-5 SH330-5 Processor Processor Processor 2011 Sumitomo SH330-5 Processor 2011 2011 2011 Sumitomo Sumitomo Sumitomo SH330-5 SH330-5 SH330-5 Processor Processor Processor XXX XXX XX 12,000 12,000 12,000 hrs, hrs, Satco hrs, Satco Satco 323T 323T 323T processing processing processing head head head XX XXX XXX XX 12,000 hrs, Satco 323T processing head XXX XXX XXX 12,000 12,000 12,000 hrs, hrs, Satco hrs, Satco Satco 323T 323T 323T processing processing processing head head head 7,000 7,000 7,000 hrshrs Ex hrs Ex Taupo Ex Taupo Taupo – D008083 – D008083 – D008083 7,000 hrs ExEx Taupo 7,000 7,000 7,000 hrshrs Ex hrs Ex Taupo Taupo Taupo – D008083 – –D008083 –D008083 D008083

$590,000.00 $590,000.00 $590,000.00 ++ GST GST + GST $590,000.00 GST $590,000.00 $590,000.00 $590,000.00 +++ GST + GST GST

$210,000.00 $210,000.00 $210,000.00 ++ GST GST + GST $210,000.00 ++ GST $210,000.00 $210,000.00 $210,000.00 ++ GST GST GST

2012 2012 2012 CAT CAT CAT 336DL 336DL 336DL Processor Processor Processor

2015 2015 2015 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat 875 875 875 Processor Processor Processor 2015 2015 2015 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat 875 875 875 Processor Processor Processor 2015 Tigercat 875 Processor 8,297 8,297 8,297 hrs, hrs, near hrs, near near new new new 624C 624C 624C Waratah Waratah Waratah

2012 2012 2012 CAT CAT CAT 336DL 336DL 336DL Processor Processor Processor 2012 CAT 336DL Processor 14,850 14,850 14,850 hrs, hrs, 2014 hrs, 2014 2014 Satco Satco Satco 325 325 & 325 & guarding guarding & guarding 14,850 14,850 14,850 hrs, hrs, 2014 hrs, 2014 2014 Satco Satco Satco 325 325 & 325 & guarding guarding & guarding 14,850 hrs, Satco 325 & guarding – D121633 –2014 D121633 – D121633 Ex Ex Taupo Ex Taupo Taupo ––D121633 –D121633 D121633 – D121633 Ex Taupo Ex Taupo Taupo ExEx Taupo

8,297 8,297 8,297 hrs, hrs, near hrs, near near new new new 624C 624C 624C Waratah Waratah Waratah 8,297 hrs, near new 624C Processor Processor Processor fitted fitted fitted Ex Ex Taupo Ex Taupo Taupo - D120305 - Waratah D120305 - D120305 Processor Processor Processor fitted fitted fitted Ex Ex Taupo Ex Taupo Taupo D120305 D120305 D120305 Processor fitted Ex Taupo --D120305

$160,000.00 $160,000.00 $160,000.00 ++ GST GST + GST $160,000.00 $160,000.00 $160,000.00 + + GST + GST GST $160,000.00 + GST

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2018 2018 2018 Doosan Doosan Doosan DX380LL DX380LL DX380LL Processor Processor Processor 4,652 4,652 4,652 Hrs, Hrs, South Hrs, South South Star Star Star 630 630 Processing 630 Processing Processing 2018 Doosan DX380LL Processor 4,652 4,652 4,652 Hrs, Hrs, South Hrs, South South Star Star Star 630 630 Processing 630 Processing Processing Head Head Head ExEx Taupo Ex Taupo Taupo - Star D124615 - D124615 - D124615 4,652 Hrs, South Processing Head Head Head ExEx Taupo Ex Taupo Taupo - D124615 - D124615 - 630 D124615

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2018 2018 2018 Doosan Doosan Doosan DX380LL DX380LL DX380LL Processor Processor Processor Head Ex Taupo D124615 $420,000.00 $420,000.00 $420,000.00 + -+ GST GST + GST $420,000.00 $420,000.00 $420,000.00 ++ GST + GST GST

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2012 2012 2012 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat 635D 635D 635D Skidder Skidder Skidder 2012 2012 2012 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat 635D 635D 635D Skidder Skidder Skidder 15,000 15,000 15,000 hrs, hrs, large hrs, large large fuel fuel tank, fuel tank, tank, 30.5 30.5 30.5 rear rear rear tyres tyres tyres

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John John John Deere Deere Deere 748H 748H 748H Log Log Log Skidder Skidder Skidder John John John Deere Deere Deere 748H 748H 748H Log Log Log Skidder Skidder Skidder with with with 30.5 30.5 30.5 Tyres, Tyres, Tyres, winch, winch, winch, duel duel duel arch arch arch && grapple grapple & grapple

2013 2013 2013 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat 880 880 880 Processor Processor Processor 2013 2013 2013 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat 880 880 880 Processor Processor Processor 16,500 16,500 16,500 hrs, hrs, Woodsman hrs, Woodsman Woodsman Pro Pro processing Pro processing processing

$195,000.00 $195,000.00 $195,000.00 ++ GST GST + GST (excludes Band tracks pictured) Ex Taupo $195,000.00 $195,000.00 $195,000.00 ++ GST + GST GST

$280,000.00 $280,000.00 $280,000.00 ++ GST GST + GST head Ex Dunedin – D124394 $280,000.00 $280,000.00 $280,000.00 ++ GST + GST GST

with with with 30.5 30.5 30.5 Tyres, Tyres, Tyres, winch, winch, winch, duel duel duel arch arch arch & Ex & grapple grapple & grapple John Deere 748H Log Skidder (excludes (excludes (excludes Band Band Band tracks tracks tracks pictured) pictured) pictured) Ex Taupo Ex Taupo Taupo (excludes (excludes (excludes Band Band Band tracks tracks tracks pictured) pictured) pictured) Ex Ex Taupo Ex Taupo Taupo with 30.5 Tyres, winch, duel arch & grapple

$195,000.00 +610E GST 2016 2016 2016 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat 610E 610E Log Log Log Skidder Skidder Skidder 2016 2016 2016 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat 610E 610E 610E Log Log Skidder Skidder Skidder 7,556 7,556 7,556 hrs, hrs, with hrs, with with 1515 ft 15 grapple, ft grapple, ft Log grapple, large large large fuel fuel fuel

7,556 7,556 7,556 hrs, with hrs, with with 15 15 ft15 grapple, ft package grapple, ftpackage grapple, large large fuel fuel fuel tank tank tank &hrs, & extra extra & extra lighting lighting lighting package Exlarge Ex Taupo Ex Taupo Taupo 2016 Tigercat 610E Log Skidder tank tank tank && extra extra & extra lighting lighting lighting package package package ExEx Taupo Ex Taupo Taupo

16,500 16,500 16,500 hrs, hrs, Woodsman hrs, Woodsman Woodsman Pro processing Pro processing processing 2013 Tigercat 880 Processor head head head Ex Ex Dunedin Ex Dunedin Dunedin – D124394 – D124394 –Pro D124394 head head head Ex Ex Dunedin Ex Dunedin Dunedin – D124394 – D124394 – D124394 16,500 hrs, Woodsman Pro processing

$280,000.00 +630D GST 2013 2013 2013 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat 630D 630D Log Log Log Skidder Skidder Skidder 2013 2013 2013 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat 630D 630D 630D Log Log Log Skidder Skidder Skidder 12,852 12,852 12,852 hrs, hrs, 19ft hrs, 19ft grapple, 19ft grapple, grapple, gd gd rear gd rear rear tyres, tyres, tyres,

12,852 12,852 12,852 hrs, hrs, 19ft hrs, 19ft 19ft grapple, grapple, grapple, gd gd rear gd rear rear tyres, tyres, tyres, near near near new new new band band band tracks tracks tracks on on front on front front Ex Ex Taupo Ex Taupo Taupo 2013 Tigercat 630D Log Skidder near near near new new new band band band tracks tracks tracks onon front on front front ExEx Taupo Ex Taupo Taupo

7,556 hrs, with+15+ ftGST large fuel $200,000.00 $200,000.00 $200,000.00 GST +grapple, GST $200,000.00 $200,000.00 $200,000.00 + + GST + GST GST tank & extra lighting package Ex Taupo

12,852 hrs, 19ft grapple, $160,000.00 $160,000.00 $160,000.00 ++ GST GST + GST gd rear tyres, $160,000.00 $160,000.00 $160,000.00 + + GST + GST GST on front Ex Taupo near new band tracks

2008 2008 2008 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat 635G 635G Log Log Log Skidder Skidder Skidder $200,000.00 +635G GST

2014 2014 2014 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat 635D 635D Log Log Log Skidder Skidder Skidder $160,000.00 +635D GST 2014 2014 2014 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat 635D 635D 635D Log Log Log Skidder Skidder Skidder 8,400 8,400 8,400 hrs, hrs, 25 hrs, 25 ft 25 Grapple, ft Grapple, ft Grapple, Large Large Large fuel fuel Tank, fuel Tank, Tank,

2008 2008 2008 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat 635G 635G 635G Log Log Log Skidder Skidder Skidder 5,800 5,800 5,800 Hours, Hours, Hours, 30.5 30.5 30.5 Rear Rear Rear Tyres, Tyres, Tyres, Front Front Front Band Band Band 5,800 5,800 5,800 Hours, Hours, Hours, 30.5 30.5 30.5 Rear Rear Rear Tyres, Tyres, Tyres, Front Front Front Band Band Band Tracks Tracks Tracks && Large Large & Large fuel fuel Tank fuel Tank Tank exex Invercargill ex Invercargill Invercargill 2008 635G Log Skidder Tracks Tracks Tracks &Tigercat & Large Large & Large fuel fuel fuel Tank Tank Tank ex ex Invercargill ex Invercargill Invercargill

8,400 8,400 8,400 hrs, hrs, 25 hrs, 25 ft25 Grapple, ftEx Grapple, ftEx Grapple, Large Large Large fuel fuel fuel Tank, Tank, Tank, 30.5 30.5 30.5 Rear Rear Rear Tyres, Tyres, Tyres, Whangarei Ex Whangarei Whangarei 2014 Tigercat 635D Log Skidder 30.5 30.5 30.5 Rear Rear Rear Tyres, Tyres, Tyres, ExEx Whangarei Ex Whangarei Whangarei

$415,000.00 $415,000.00 $415,000.00 ++ GST GST + GST 5,800 Hours, 30.5 Rear Tyres, Front Band $415,000.00 $415,000.00 $415,000.00 ++ GST + GST GST

$335,000.00 $335,000.00 $335,000.00 ++ GST GST + GST 8,400 hrs, 25+ft+ Grapple, $335,000.00 $335,000.00 $335,000.00 GST + GST GST Large fuel Tank,

2018 2018 2018 Sumitomo Sumitomo Sumitomo SH300 SH300 SH300 TLFS TLFS TLFS $415,000.00 + GST

$335,000.00 +LS855C GST 2015 2015 2015 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat LS855C LS855C Feller Feller Feller 2015 2015 2015 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat LS855C LS855C LS855C Feller Feller Feller Buncher Buncher Buncher Buncher Buncher Buncher 8,800 8,800 8,800 hrs, hrs, Tigercat hrs, Tigercat Tigercat 5195 5195 5195 Felling Felling Felling Head Head Head && &

Tracks & Large fuel Tank ex Invercargill

2018 2018 2018 Sumitomo Sumitomo Sumitomo SH300 SH300 SH300 TLFS TLFS 8,565 8,565 8,565 Hours, Hours, Hours, Grapple Grapple Grapple && heal heal & TLFS heal ex ex Gisborne ex Gisborne Gisborne 8,565 8,565 8,565 Hours, Hours, Hours, Grapple Grapple Grapple && heal heal & heal exex Gisborne ex Gisborne Gisborne $260,000.00 $260,000.00 $260,000.00 ++ GST GST + GST $260,000.00 $260,000.00 $260,000.00 ++ GST + GST GST TLFS 2018 Sumitomo SH300

8,565 Hours, Grapple & heal ex Gisborne

$260,000.00 + GST

2016 2016 2016 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat 635E 635E 635E Log Log Log Skidder Skidder Skidder 2016 2016 2016 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat 635E 635E 635E Log Log Log Skidder Skidder Skidder 5774 5774 5774 hrs hrs New hrs New New Tyres Tyres Tyres allall round all round round with with with 780mm 780mm 780mm

5774 5774 5774 hrs hrs New hrs New New Tyres Tyres Tyres all all round all round round with with with 780mm 780mm 780mm Rear Rear Rear Tyres, Tyres, Tyres, Large Large Large Fuel Fuel Fuel Tank, Tank, Tank, Near Near Near New New New Rear Rear Rear Rear Rear Rear Tyres, Tyres, Tyres, Large Large Large Fuel Fuel Fuel Tank, Tank, Tank, Near Near Near New New New Rear Rear Rear Bands Bands Bands && a 25ft a & 25ft a Grapple 25ft Grapple Grapple ExEx Whangarei Ex Whangarei Whangarei 2016 635E Log Skidder Bands Bands Bands &Tigercat & aa 25ft & 25ft a 25ft Grapple Grapple Grapple Ex Ex Whangarei Ex Whangarei Whangarei

$475,000.00 $475,000.00 $475,000.00 ++ GST GST + GST 5774 hrs New Tyres all round with 780mm $475,000.00 $475,000.00 $475,000.00 ++ GST + GST GST

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8,800 8,800 8,800 hrs, hrs, Tigercat hrs, Tigercat Tigercat 5195 5195 5195 Felling Felling Felling Head Head Head && & new new new undercarriage undercarriage undercarriage Ex Ex Christchurch Ex Christchurch Christchurch 2015 Tigercat LS855C Feller new new new undercarriage undercarriage undercarriage ExEx Christchurch Ex Christchurch Christchurch

$450,000.00 $450,000.00 $450,000.00 ++ GST GST + GST Buncher $450,000.00 $450,000.00 $450,000.00 ++ GST + GST GST 8,800 hrs, Tigercat 5195 Felling Head &

2017 2017 2017 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat LH855D LH855D LH855D Harvester Harvester Harvester new undercarriage Ex Christchurch 2017 2017 2017 Tigercat Tigercat Tigercat LH855D LH855D LH855D Harvester Harvester Harvester 8,385 8,385 8,385 hrs, hrs, Woodsman hrs, Woodsman Woodsman Pro Pro 750 Pro 750 Processing 750 Processing Processing

$450,000.00 + GST 8,385 8,385 8,385 hrs, hrs, Woodsman hrs, Woodsman Woodsman Pro Pro 750 Pro 750 Processing 750 Processing Processing Head, Head, Head, Ex Ex Taupo Ex Taupo Taupo Head, Head, Head, ExEx Taupo Ex Taupo Taupo

$550,000.00 $550,000.00 $550,000.00 ++ GST GST +LH855D GST 2017 Tigercat Harvester $550,000.00 $550,000.00 $550,000.00 ++ GST + GST GST

8,385 hrs, Woodsman Pro 750 Processing Rear Tyres, Large Fuel Tank, Near New Rear Head, Ex Taupo Lending Lending Lending is is subject subject is subject to to Speirs to Speirs Speirs Finance Finance Finance Group Group Group lending lending lending criteria, criteria, criteria, terms, terms, terms, and and and conditions. conditions. conditions.

Bands & a 25ft Grapple Ex Whangarei $550,000.00 + GST Lending Lending Lending is is subject is subject subject toto Speirs to Speirs Speirs Finance Finance Finance Group Group Group lending lending lending criteria, criteria, criteria, terms, terms, terms, and and and conditions. conditions. conditions.

$475,000.00 + GST

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