Attachment 4 – Meetings with Forestry Industry
Request:
Meetings With Forestry Sector Representatives A list of al meetings held since 1 January 2021 between
your agency and:
•
forestry industry representatives
•
forestry lobby groups
•
PR or communications firms acting for forestry interests the Forest Owners Association Te Uru
Rākau / NZ Forest Service For each meeting, please provide:
date attendees subject or purpose of the meeting
(I am not requesting minutes or detailed notes — only the meeting list.)
Section
Date
Attendees
Purpose/subject of meeting
between 1 Jan
2021 – 22 Feb
2026
Warkworth to
14 August 2024
Matariki Forest representatives Matariki Forest - Land acquisition
Te Hana
4 October 2024
24 February 2025
8 April 2025
14 May 2025
3 June 2025
9 July 2025
Te Hana to Port 29 January 2026
Zentral representatives
Zentral – route protection landowner
Marsden
engagement, licence to occupy (LTO)
Highway
discussions.
Te Hana to Port 30 January 2026
Manu Life/A.H.I. Group
A.H.I. Group – route protection
Marsden
representatives
landowner engagement
27 October 2021
P F Olsen representatives
NZTA property portfolio management
2 May 2022
20 June 2023
under the Official Information Act 1982
5 August 2024
13 September
2024
10 February 2022 P F Olsen representatives
Emissions Trading Scheme compliance
14 February 2022
30 March 2022
21 May 2024
20 September
Released
2024
5 February 2026
10 February 2022 P F Olsen and Woodbank
Emissions Trading Scheme compliance
forestry representatives
State Highway 10 January 2024
Manu Life
SH35 Motu River Trees
35 (SH35) East
Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Coast (Bay of
Plenty)
15 April 2024
PF Olsen representatives
Procurement and performance
30 July 2024
evaluation
16 December
PF Olsen representatives
Cost information on establishing carbon
2025
forestry
Temporary
13 June 2025
PanPac, Harvest Logistics,
Early engagement with local forestry
bridge on State
Forestry Management NZ; and operators to give heads up about the
Highway 2
NZTA Journey Manager
bridge upgrade.
Waikare Gorge,
northern
Hawke’s Bay
Temporary
18 August 2025
PanPac, Forestry
Provide further details and answer
bridge on State
Management NZ, Rayonier,
questions about the Waikare Acrow
Highway 2
NZTA Journey Manager,
bridge capacity and dimensions, and
Waikare Gorge,
NZTA Project Manager, NZTA access during construction.
1982
northern
Senior Communications
Hawke’s Bay
Advisor and WSP Project
Act
Manager
Hawke’s Bay
6 May 2025
NZTA met with an industry group to
Expressway
update on project progress on the
Hawke’s Bay Expressway
Al of Central
15 Dec 2022
NZTA Project Sponsor, NZTA
Initial meeting for the Strategic Case to
North Island
Transport Planner, NZ Forest
gather contacts for engagement on the
(CNI) (for CNI
Owners Association, PanPac
project and resources. They provided
Logging
us numerous contacts at the Wood
Information
Strategic Case)
Council from around the country,
information on their Log Transport Route
Calculator and key documents including
The NZ Environmental Code of Practice
for Plantation Forestry (E-CoP), Forest
Practice Guides, NZ Forest Road
Official Engineering Manual and Operators
Guide. We also discussed the impact of
the
slash on roading.
Taihape-Napier 25 November
NZTA, Lead System Planner
Meeting to Discuss the deteriorating
Road (Gentle
2024
(OBO DRR)
state of the Taihape-Napier Road (not
Annie)
Rangitikei District Council
SH). Logistically for Ernslaw the best
Mayor
place to take the logs for export is to
under Rangitikei District Council Napier, as they have their own ships
Asset Manager
that pick-up logs in Gisborne, come
Rangitikei District Council
down the coast and pick up more from
Chief Exec
Napier Port before exporting to China.
KiwiRail Exec GM Sales &
McCarthy raised safety concerns related
Commercial
the condition & Alignment of the road.
Napier Port, CEO
Kiwirail & Ernslaw were going to
Released
Napier Port, Business
negotiate a temporary competitive (with
Development Manager
trucking) commercial rate to encourage
Napier Port, GM Commercial
the use of rail to transport logs rather
Hastings District Council,
than on road.
Deputy Mayor
Hasting District Council, Asset
Manager
Ernslaw, CEO
Ernslaw, Regional Manager
SNI
McCarthy Transport, Director
State Highway 10 meetings
NZTA
The purpose was to provide access to
6 (SH6)
between
Fulton Hogan
residents utilising forestry roads whilst
Whangamoa
September and
One Forty One (forestry
SH6 Whangamoa was closed for 7
October 2022 –
operator)
weeks to repair damage caused by a
and numerous
Koata Ltd (Land Owner)
severe weather event in August 2022.
phone calls
State Highway 2 x meetings and NZTA
SH6 Closure to remove windfall trees.
6 (SH6)
several phone
One Forty One
Closure
calls over the
period 22/09/2025
1982
to 8/12/2025
Act
State Highway May 2025 –
NZTA
Purpose was to thank One Forty One for
6 (SH6)
phone call
One Forty One
assisting with removal of material and
Whangamoa
support for emergency works
State Highway Regular basis
NZTA Journey Managers
Journey Managers have regular
Network
meetings
Forestry representatives
meetings in relation to planning our
maintenance programmes, road
closures etc.
Information
Official
the
under
Released
