Leveraging the outcomes of the National Māori Forestry Strategy consultation document Ngā Pou a Tāne is lead sponsor for a forestry and wood processing industry skills accreditation entity by 2026 - to bring Māori skills and knowledge of the whenua into the foreground of the New Zealand FWP industry.

Eco-sourcing or Assisted Migration? What are Māori aspirations for native afforestation? How do we protect mana tuku iho rights and interests in taonga species? These are some of the questions that were asked at the Native Afforestation workshop in Rotorua and why Ngā Pou a Tāne advocates for Māori leadership in the national Native Afforestation programme.

Being held next week - register to attend Māori Forestry Association Levy Working Group Information Webinars on the Harvested Wood Materials Levy Referendum 2024.

The Levy is set to increase from 33 cents to 50-70 cents per tonne. Forest growers, trusts with cutting rights, will be invited by the Forest Grower’s Levy Trust, to vote in a Harvestable Wood Materials Levy referendum this year.

The feedback shows great support for uniting to realise the rights, interests, and responsibilities of Māori in forests - with a few cautions.

Here’s a tool to help discuss the Māori Forestry Paradigm with others.

Forging a relationship with Menominee Nation a Native American community with forestry at its heart.

Abby Waru-Atkinson (DIACK Contracting) and Tene Hicks (Rā Whakapono Logging) co-chairs are leading a highly motivated kaimahi collective through a new safety initiative to make a difference for their community in Te Tairawhiti.

Watch this video to learn about the National Environmental Standards - Commercial Forestry changes which apply from 3 Nov 2023.

Building on the global lineage of continuous cover and ecosystem-centric forestry practices, we seek to bring together diverse knowledge holders to reimagine the potential of forestry in Aotearoa.

Ngā Pou a Tāne was recently invited to become an industry member of Phytos, and appointed Robert Henare (Ngāti Hine) to be our Ngā Pou a Tāne representative to represent the rights and interests of Māori landowners on the Board of Phytos.

In May 2023, Māori leaders in forestry (Ngā Kōrero Rangatira mō Ngā Hua Ngahere 2023) told us the time had arrived for a high-powered Māori model of forests and forestry - we must work together at a national level, and shift into a higher gear.