Predator Free Dunedin

Predator Free Dunedin

When Predator Free Dunedin launched four years ago, our goal seemed enormous. Fast forward to 2022 and the community is leading efforts to eradicate possums, rats, and stoats from Dunedin’s urban and rural landscapes. Thanks to support from Wenita Forest Products and...
Fire season warnings

Fire season warnings

Soil moisture levels are already below normal across parts of Canterbury, Otago, Southland and other parts of the South Island. From late spring into summer FENZ (Fire and Emergency New Zealand) expects: More easterly winds than normal, as La Niña strengthens which...
Awards summary now available

Awards summary now available

The 2022 Southern Wood Council Forestry Awards evening, held on August 26, at Forsyth Barr Stadium, was a great success and people can now view a four-page summary celebrating the success of the major  awards winners on the night, training certificate recipients and...
The winter planting season for 2022 is almost completed

The winter planting season for 2022 is almost completed

The winter planting season for 2022 is almost completed. There is about 93ha left to plant which will be completed in the next two weeks. This year there was a mix of planting in Wenita forests and in forests we manage for other forest owners. Planting conditions have...
Wood is Good

Wood is Good

Wood is Good is a forestry and log transport programme developed for primary schools in New Zealand and funded by forest sector groups and the Ministry for Primary Industries. Wood is Good is a tailored array of activities, videos, publications and demonstrations...
Using technology to capture historic remains in Wenita forests

Using technology to capture historic remains in Wenita forests

The Southern Pacific Archaeological Research (SPAR) team recently carried out photogrammetry of the remains of a sod house in Wenita’s Allanton Forest block. It is part of an ongoing investigation into ways to help mitigate damage to sod features within production...