Thank you to all those CWCWC members and forestry supporters that made it along to our End of Year function at the Loggers Arms. It was a great opportunity for people across the industry to catch up.

We marked the occasion by acknowledging two local legends:
Mark Grover and Bill Studholme. They have both made a significant contribution to forestry over the years and now been added to the CWCWC Hall of Fame.

The Guest Speaker of the night was John Hawkins from Stoneyhurst Timbers Limited. John shared with us the history of their family sawmilling business and how it has grown over the generations.

We would like to give special thanks to Tony Brand, and family, for hosting us at the Loggers Arms. It is a special place that holds a lot of memories for people given that it dates back to the Forest Service days. 

Bill Studholme was the former president of the New Zealand Institute of Forestry Inc (NZIF). Bill received a New Zealand Order of Merit for services to forestry and community. In addition to this, Bill was on the executive team of the NZ Forest Owners Association for many years. He also served on advisory committees for the Forest Research Institute (now known as Scion) and the University of Canterbury's School of Forestry and he has been actively involved in the National Rural Fire Association and the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association.

Mark Grover recently retired as the General Manager of Operations for Rayonier Matariki Forests NZ. He spent most of his 48 years of his Forestry career in the Canterbury Region along with a recent 5 year stint in the Southland /Otago region. Over that time, Mark worked for the NZ Forest Service, The Forestry Corporation, Carter Holt Harvey Forests and for the past 18 years in management roles with Rayonier Matariki.

It’s time to put forestry back in the spotlight for the right reasons. 

We are an industry made up of passionate people that care about our environment and future.

• Forests provide us with valuable resources - timber, fuel and fibre.
• Forest exports are worth more than $6 billion per year to NZ’s economy.
• Forests have a high carbon sequestration capacity, meaning they absorb a significant amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This helps mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 
• Forests help improve water quality by minimising soil erosion and reducing sediment.
• The forestry industry creates thousands of jobs and career opportunities for New Zealanders.
• Forests helps improve biodiversity and provide us with wonderful recreational places to visit.
• By following sustainable management practices forests can provide New Zealander's with a better future.

What matters most to you? Why are you proud to be in the industry? Please email your Good New Stories to the Canterbury West Coast Wood Council:  [email protected]  

Wood Council’s in New Zealand are now collaborating under a New Zealand Regional Wood Council Group Accord.

Eight Wood Council's from the forest industry around New Zealand have signed an Accord to improve industry responsiveness and promote shared activity. The intent is to align and expand Wood Council projects and elevate industry performance and success, in identified areas of common interest in the regions. The Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) calls for improvements to industry function and to grasp the full and unique potential offered by forest products in the necessary shift to a bioeconomy.

Source: BANZ Bioflash

Friday 2 August 2024, 5pm - CWCWC Awards Night 

Term 4, 2024 - Wood is Good, Grow Me and Discover Forestry visits. For any members wanting to get involved in supporting these visits please contact [email protected]