The New Zealand forestry industry has started the New Year with a bit more optimism than it finished 2021, thanks to a small lift in log prices. In November last year the industry was said to be in “crisis” mode due to the decline in the value of export logs, particularly to China. Global prices had plummeted and it was reported that forestry crews in this region faced a “lean” Christmas and early New Year until prices picked up. New Zealand's Eastland Wood Council board member and the manager of Ngāti Porou Forests ...