Jan 12, 2026 | News
Wenita has introduced a series of safety measures to improve driving conditions and reduce risks across our forest road network. These initiatives are designed to protect workers, contractors and visitors by creating a safer environment for all road users. Speed limit...
Dec 15, 2025 | News
We are proud to sponsor and support local community events, and it’s great seeing our employees, contractors and their families participate in events Wenita is involved in. Two events that are now regulars on Wenita’s calendar are the Orokonui Challenge and the Taieri...
Nov 30, 2025 | News
By Wenita Logging and Planning Manager Jarrod Ireland Following the October wind storm, Wenita suffered considerable windthrow damage across multiple forest areas. The storm also created unsafe working conditions and cut off access to operational areas. Multiple...
Oct 1, 2025 | News
Wenita is a long-term land manager and wants to protect the land and environments where our forests grow. In 2001, Wenita became one of the first New Zealand forestry companies to be certified under the international Forestry Stewardship Council® (FSC) certification...
Sep 1, 2025 | News
Forestry companies are sometimes criticised for poor or neglectful wild animal control on their properties. In reality, these animals damage young trees and fences, so we don’t want them in our forests any more than our farming neighbours do. At Wenita, wild animal...
Aug 26, 2025 | News
Wenita’s planting season began a little later than usual this year, starting in the last week of June. We delayed the start because seedlings planted early in previous years had not thrived as well as those planted later. Planting for the year is now almost finished,...
