Our management agreement with New Forests for its Kakapo Estate started in April 2021 and was followed by the smaller Southland Estate in July. About the estates Southland The two managed estates consist of 16 blocks scattered widely across Southland and up into...
The Scion Rural Fire Research Team and inFact Ltd have developed a slash-pile temperature monitoring system that can send real-time temperatures to the internet via a satellite – allowing slash-pile temperatures to be monitored from a phone. In logging operations, the...
The Wenita 2021/2022 Fire Plan has been reviewed and copies are in the process of being sent out to all contractors and key personnel. The fire season started on October 1 and runs until March 31. We ask everyone working in our forests to ensure all fire extinguishers...
Griffin Logging has added a new felling machine to its operations. Wenita had been keen on adding a fixed head into the mix for some time, and Griffin Logging’s Shane Griffin took this on board and purchased a fixed felling head on a John Deere 959. Operator Marty...
From Wednesday, September 8, Wenita’s forest access permit system will reopen. Please follow the usual procedure here from Wednesday: https://access.wenita.co.nz/bookings/general-access/create. Information on forest access, including our Forest Access Guide, is here:...
