Forestry and Wood Processing

into India, Asia, the US and the Gulf, selling engineered wood, mass timber and building products.

to get more value from every harvested tree.

through the Wood Processing Growth Fund, the Primary Sector Growth Fund, Invest New Zealand and faster consent pathways.

to provide certainty to forest owners, the thousands of farmers with woodlots, iwi, forest harvesting crews, wood processors and carbon foresters alike.

Double Trades Academy places to 20,000 by 2030 and expand Youth Guarantee places by 1,000 a year, and introduce an industry-led Food and Fibre Systems subject for Years 12 and 13 from 2029.

Ensure strong forestry industry representation on the newly established Industry Skills Boards (ISBs), so qualifications reflect industry standards and workforce needs.

Ensure that vital forestry and silviculture training such as work undertaken at Toi Ohomai’s Timber Industry Training Centre, can continue at tertiary providers at all levels, recognising its importance to regional economies and economic growth.

Continue the Future Leaders Scholarship, which gives emerging leaders in agriculture, horticulture and forestry $10,000 towards study, industry experience and governance skills, and keep Apprenticeship Boost targeted to areas including forestry.

with forest owners, farmers, Fire and Emergency New Zealand and councils, so firefighters can act fast with the right information on access tracks and water sources.

so timber or wood-based options are considered at the pre-design stage of new government-owned buildings, where practical and appropriate, before key design decisions are made.

by ring-fencing $15 million towards a $30 million capital raise, conditional on a further $15 million from private investors.