Objectives

Our VISION

Northland Forestry will be a vibrant, sustainable, and respected industry in the region.

Our MISSION

The mission of the Northland Wood Council is to provide a forum for its members to promote, enhance and co-ordinate areas of strategic common interest in the Northland region.

Ruia taitea kia mahue ko taikaka anake
(Strip away the sapwood so only the heartwood remains)

Our KEY OBJECTIVES

Standards

Encourage and promote best practice in all aspects of operation within the sector.
Interact with local authorities in preparing and finalising regional and district plans.
Prepare resource information and assessments of the regional economic and environmental effects of forestry.
Support health and safety initiatives and measures.
Support and advice institutions which provide forestry skills and training.
Advocate for Best practice inHealth, Safety and Environmental Management.
Actively engage with Regional and District councils on environmental issues.
Promote and encourage forest Industry Training and forestry career opportunities.

Influence

Provide a forum for members to jointly develop strategies and action plans on matters of common interest.
Work to improve the community and political perception of forestry.
Facilitate the process of developing best practice guidelines and standards with local authorities and statutory regulators.
Liaise with other forest bodies, NZFOA, FISC, FICA, SCION, FFA.
Encourage political and community support for the wood industry in the Northland wood supply region.
Stay abreast of regulatory matters impacting the members.
Stay abreast of local Government strategies and policy impacting forestry.
Be the voice of the commercial plantation forestry industry in Northland.
Be the forum for consolidating the views of the members.
Encourage a positive image in the eyes of the community.

Promotion

Establish a collective voice for the wood industry to achieve the industry’s aims collectively rather than individually.
Enhance the business environment for commercial forestry in the Northland region by bringing participating persons and companies with a common interest in these forest enterprises.
Engender political and community support for the forestry industry in Northland.
Enhance the image of forestry in the Northland region and its many communities.

Future

Be involved with research, science and knowledge development on the Northland wood supply region.
Promote and encourage new technologies designed to take forestry forward.
Promote and encourage initiatives that will attract people to our industry.
Provide a forum for members to jointly develop strategies on matters of common interest.