The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) has a research programme underway called the Wood Fibre Futures project. The point of it is to identify more profitable and environmentally-useful ways for NZ to exploit its harvested timber than simply shipping out logs and minimally-milled timber. Personally, I would like to see NZ produce its own paper. […]
Category: Energy
With climate change, an agricultural sector strongly affected by energy-related costs, the prospect of oil & gas development, and major opportunities to utilise alternative energy sources, Hawke’s Bay is becoming more focused on its energy future.