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Five forestry companies were convicted for discharges after storms in the Gisborne district. The courts' decisions clearly explain why the sediment and slash discharges happened, and what can be done to prevent these discharges in future on erosion-prone land.
By Mark Bloomberg and Steve Urlich
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With a shuddering jolt, a 30-year-old radiata pine bites the dust in Kinleith Forest, part of New Zealand’s largest plantation forest region-the vast volcanic plateau between Rotorua and Taupo. Pinus radiata, once an obscure botanical oddity clinging to existence on the California coast, has become New Zealand’s great timber tree, covering 1.3 million hectares of land and forming the basis of a billion-dollar-a-year export industry.
By Chris Hegan
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Review of 4 biomass boiler projects at Fonterra, Golden Bay Cement, McCain and JS Ewers. Despite challenges, projects improved boiler efficiency, lowered carbon and maintenance costs, and strengthened energy resilience. Together, they show that biomass can successfully replace coal across varied industrial settings.
By Aurecon
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