Media
2007 Media Releases and Statements
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9 November 2007
Wood Processors Association Chief Executive Peter Bodeker has supported the call for an enquiry into timber treatments. Responding to the call from National MP Bob Clarkson for a review of timber treatment, Bodeker stated the industry has already made a request to the Department of Building and Housing to undertake a review of a number of aspects of timber treatment.
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16 August 2007
Forestry Minister Jim Anderton has congratulated the Forest Owners Association on a new Environmental Code of Practice. "I'm proud to be here for the launch of this Code, and its contribution to ensuring our forestry takes its place among our primary industries as the leader in environmental practice."
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6 August 2007
The Wood Processors Association strongly supports the prospective inclusion of embedded energy use in the building code, as announced today by the Government.
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26 July 2007
In light of a further increase in the OCR announced today, wood processors are calling for a major review of monetary policy.
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3 July 2007
Forestry Minister Jim Anderton today announced a new programme that will help put New Zealand at the forefront of building truly sustainable buildings.
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10 May 2007
News that the Fletcher Building MDF plant in Taupo will not be rebuilt, resulting in the loss of over 70 staff, comes as no surprise to the wood processing industry.
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27 April 2007
The Wood Processors Association supports calls for changes to fiscal policy being proposed by various political and export-based commentators and seeks the introduction of additional fiscal measures to manage the economy and, in particular, to dampen the excessively high exchange rate.
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2 April 2007
The Wood Processors Association is staggered by the Government’s decision to hike road user charges (RUC) by a further 11% (effective as of April 1), which will add further costs to an industry already struggling to sustain any level of profitability.
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29 March 2007
The New Zealand forestry industry is actively working on technical solutions to reduce the amount of methyl bromide released during fumigation at Port Nelson says Peter Bodeker, CEO of the Wood Processors Association of New Zealand.
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19 February 2007
Exporters need to keep highlighting the negative impact an overvalued exchange rate is having on their businesses says Wood Processors Association Chair David Anderson.
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30 January 2007
The Government's ability to meet its climate change obligations are being threatened by a looming meltdown in New Zealand's sawmilling and wood processing industry says Wood Processors Association Chairman Dave Anderson.
