NEWS

Here you’ll find the Wenita news, updated each month.

Off-road driving training

Off-road driving training

Some Wenita staff undertook Light Utility Vehicle training in March to give them the knowledge and practical skills to operate these vehicles safely. This training has come in useful during the planting session and traversing recently established farm blocks. 4x4...

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Halo Project sees significant success

Halo Project sees significant success

Predator Free Dunedin’s Halo Project traps in Mt Allan were serviced in March and revealed impressive predator-control results. Over the course of a week, the team put in 175 hours of work to service the traps, removing a total of 2776 predators from the area. This...

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Forest access reminder

Forest access reminder

Our forests are fantastic locations for recreational pursuits, and we are happy to share them with our community. To enter our forests, you need to obtain a permit via our online Forest Access System or, for some uses, by contacting us directly. Please look at the...

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Protection, restoration and enhancement

Protection, restoration and enhancement

Wenita is applying to Environment Southland for funding from its Environmental Enhancement Fund to protect, restore and enhance some of the unplanted areas within several of the Southland forests we manage for Kakapo Estate. The Kakapo Estate contains around 2500...

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CFO elected to NZFOA Council

CFO elected to NZFOA Council

Wenita’s Chief Financial Officer, Kate Rankin. was elected to the New Zealand Forest Owners Association Executive Council at its AGM in March. Kate is looking forward to working with the other members of the executive council during her three-year term. We are sure...

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New temporary crossings

New temporary crossings

We have constructed and tested the first of two transportable, temporary crossing structures planned for use in our ground-based logging operations. The aim of these crossings is to minimise stream bed disturbance when extracting stems across waterways. Traditionally,...

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