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WE GO TO PRINT IN A SOMBRE MOOD THIS MONTH AFTER THE DEATH OF AN icon, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Appropriate then that the New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF) conference followed shortly after, with King Charles and the Duchy of Cornwell always being strong supporters of the NZIF, even proposing the Prince of Wales Sustainability Cup which is awarded annually to a young forester.

However, it wasn’t only the Awards that drew attention at this year’s conference, held in Auckland. The Minister of Forestry Update presented by Minister Stuart Nash covered some interesting ground.

He began by taking a step back on his rejection of exotics in the Permanent Forest category of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), moved on to his vision for the Forest Service and the importance of the Industry Transformation Plan for collaboration, touched on Forestry Advisers legislation and the need to register with the NZIF, and ended on the role of Government Wood Procurement.

Delegates were quick to read between the lines, asking:

What will happen to Government’s plans for forestry if New Zealand’s Labour Party falls out of favour?

“We’ll brief the Nats for a consistent policy,” came the response.

Where are the native forestation incentives?

“The market is incentive enough. Labour and access to tree stock are the barriers.”

Why should forest owners have to be saved from themselves with the Forestry Advisers legislation and needing permits to own forests?

“This is about saying we need a higher duty of care in this industry and raised perception to do the industry good. I make no apology for professionalising the industry. We are keeping up with what the global market is demanding of us in terms of integrity and professionalism.”

Whether you take the Minister at face value or not, there is certainly already strong professionalism in this industry that deserves recognising, impressively illustrated by our NZ Timber feature this month. Five generations of hard work and passion have made Sutherland Timber what it is today, with no sign of stopping in the future.

Also, this month, we take a look at a humble hero. “I was up early and off to work again the next morning,” says log truck driver Neville Green, after making a world of difference to one person’s life when he came across a harrowing traffic accident on State Highway 35. He didn’t hesitate to draw on his first aid training and come to the rescue – selfless actions fit for a Queen.

Until next time, stay safe.