NZIF Media Releases, Submissions & Events

Media Releases

Released	Posted	Title
20/11/2008	28/11/2008	Forests are good – More forests are better (NZIF Briefing to New Government)
8/10/2008	8/10/2008	NZIF Media release - Stop blaming cobalt deficiency
28/2/2007	3/3/2007	Government recognition of forest benefits welcomed – action wanted
20/12/2006	3/3/2007	Welcome recognition for forest benefits
9/2005	9/2005	NZIF member named Fulbright Senior Scholar
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Submissions

Released	Posted	Title
20/11/2008	28/11/2008	NZIF Briefing to New Government, November 2008
29/8/2008	4/9/2008	Submission to the Ministry for the Environment on the Proposed National Environmental Standard on Ecological Flows and Water Levels.
24/8/2008	4/9/2008	Letter to Green party on Emissions Trading Legislation.
15/8/2008	4/9/2008	Submission to the Environmental Risk Management Authority on the proposed regulations for the management of conditionally released genetically modified organisms, particularly crops
29/2/2008	13/3/2008	NZIF submission to the Finance and Expenditure Committee on the Climate Change (Emissions Trading and Renewable Preferences) Bill
31/10/2007	12/11/2007	Submission to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on Indigenous forests in the Emissions Trading Scheme and on the Afforestation Grants Scheme
29/10/2007	12/11/2007	Submission to IRD on Emissions Trading Scheme Tax Issues – Forestry
28/9/2007	6/10/2007	NZIF submission on Horizons Regional Council One Plan
30/6/2007	4/7/2007	NZIF submission on implementation of FSC Criterion 1.6
30/6/2007	4/7/2007	Submission to the Department of Internal Affairs on the New Fire Legislation – A framework for NZ’s Fire and Rescue Services and their funding
24/5/2007	27/5/2007	NZIF Supplementary (Correction) Submission to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on The Permanent Forest Sink Initiative - A Consultation Document on the Proposed Regulations, Cost Recovery Methods and Forest Sink Covenant
14/05/2007	16/05/2007	NZIF Submission to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on The Permanent Forest Sink Initiative - A Consultation Document on the Proposed Regulations, Cost Recovery Methods and Forest Sink Covenant [Please note that a supplementary (correction) submission dated 24 May 2007, also on this web page, corrects the data in Appendix I to this submission and the two submissions should be read in conjunction with each other.]
30/3/2007	30/3/2007	NZIF submission on policy options for climate change
25/2/2006	3/3/2007	Climate Change Policy Review (letter to Minister of Climate Change)
19/12/2005	3/3/2007	Further Submissions to Environment Waikato on Proposed Variation No 5 (Lake Taupo Catchment)
2/11/2005	4/7/2007	NZIF submission on the FSC Plantation Review
2/9/2005	3/3/2007	Submission On Proposed Waikato Regional Plan: Proposed Variation No 5 (Lake Taupo Catchment)
13/6/2005	3/3/2007	Submission To Parliament’s Commerce Committee on the Climate Change Response Amendment Bill
31/3/2005	3/3/2007	Submission on the Department of Internal Affairs on the New Fire Legislation – The functions and structure of New Zealand’s Fire and Rescue Services
	3/3/2007	75th Anniversary of NZIF celebrated by a tree planting ceremony at Otari-Wilton Bush
18/3/2005	3/3/2005	Submission to Ministry for the Environment on Freshwater for a Sustainable Future.
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Events

Released	Posted	Title
	1/12/2008	Election 2008 Details
	1/12/2008	Conference 2008 Details
	7/10/2008	Questions for the political parties 2008
	1/10/2008	Pre-election Meeting Notice 6 Oct 08
	25/2/2008	Guy Watt’s Presentation on UK forestry to SNI, Rotorua and Auckland Section Members, February 2008
	3/3/2007	2007 ANZIF Conference - Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia. June 3 - June 7 2007.  Contact Hugh Bigsby
	3/3/2007	Forest politics - A summary of the Wellington NZIF meeting on forestry policies of aspiring governments.
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Other

Released	Posted	Title
30/11/2007	14/12/2007	NZIF Review Team Report - Proposed NZIF Membership Structure.  Comments please to John Schrider convenor of the Review Group, by 29th February 2008
7/6/2007	13/6/2007	Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation on the NZIF Review to NZIF members at the ANZIF Conference, Coffs Harbour on 7 June 2007
05/2007	12/5/2007	Presentations and reports from the local section meetings held in April /May 2007 to discuss progress with the review of NZIF
11/2006	3/3/2007	A survey of members is underway to determine what NZIF should look like in 10-20 years time.  Members are asked to return questionnaires by 30 November 2006
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