Police have confirmed the vehicles involved in the fatal crash on a private forestry road in Kaingaroa Forest today were a logging truck and a van.
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Funding boost to future proof Waiapu
The One Billion Trees Fund is allocating $5 million to address key environmental issues in the Waiapu Catchment, one of the East Cape's most rapidly eroding catchments.
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Tairāwhiti PGF announcement
Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones has announced that the Provincial Growth Fund is investing in projects to support Tairāwhiti medical research, wood processing and social enterprise to further enhance the region's economic potential.
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News"It hasn't quite bitten yet"- NZ forestry Industry braces for impact
A recent decrease in the international demand for raw timber is taking a toll on the NZ forestry industry, which may take up to six months to recover- resulting in a significant decrease in employment at the ground level.
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Guilty plea offers little respite for family still looking for answers
A logging company prosecuted under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 for the death of forestry worker Te Oho Mauri Piripi Bartlett, has pleaded guilty. Despite this, family members say they've been left in the dark and are unhappy with the process undertaken by WorkSafe New Zealand.
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Govt boost forestry to drive regional development
Regional development has received support through the funding of forestry and employment initiatives in Budget 2019, both areas of significance in the East Coast where Gisborne District Councillor Meng Foon welcomes the announcements.
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Tolaga Bay beach is back in business
The community of Tolaga Bay are ecstatic with the clean-up progress of slash on their beach. It's a promising sign for the coastal community as it gears up for its summer season.
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Uawa community moving forward
The community of Tolaga Bay on the East Coast are welcoming a decision by iwi, community groups and forestry groups to trial burning-off the forestry slash that remains at the beach and river mouth.
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Mangatū Forest lands hearing underway in Gisborne
The Waitangi Tribunal is under pressure from the Supreme Court of New Zealand to issue binding recommendations for the return of Mangatū Crown forest licensed lands to Māori in the region, as a remedy for historical claims.
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Wharekahika locals against new port development
Locals who petitioned against a port development in Hicks Bay have been reassured by Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou that they will get to decide what happens in their backyard.
