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New investment in wood processing spotlights future log supply
Across the country new investment is either confirmed or signalled for upgrading processing mills and manufacturing plants. This is good news for the forest industry and essential to realising the New Zealand Wood Council’s (WoodCo) ‘$12 billion by 2022’ export goal.

Setting standards for a safer environment
Without standards our lives would be chaotic. Developing and revising standards is a continual process at Scion as new technologies and products become available, with many of our scientists actively engaged in national and international standards committees for such things as wood preservatives, biodegradability, packaging, freshwater and biosecurity measures.

City lights, bright nights
The world is more brightly lit now than ever before, spilling light pollution out into the night skies, with the glows on the horizon becoming progressively whiter and brighter.

New science leader fuels greener business opportunities
Investigating opportunities for the bioenergy sector in New Zealand is high on Dr Paul Bennett’s list of priorities once he has familiarised himself with his new role at Scion, that of Science Leader for Clean Technologies.

Marsden Fund boosts research into molecular motors
Scion’s Dr Katharine Challis has been awarded a Marsden Fast Start grant to explore how tiny molecular motors use energy (refer Scion Connections, Issue 10 December 2013)

Dr Roger Newman, excellence in science
In recognition of his lifetime dedication to science, particularly in the areas of nuclear magnetic radiation (NMR) and spectroscopy, Dr Roger Newman has been posthumously awarded Scion’s Science Excellence prize for 2014.

Contributions to science and communication recognised
Scion’s Red Needle Cast and Weed Management research teams were rewarded for their contributions to the forestry sector at the New Zealand Forest Owners Association Conference held in October. a

The field guide to controlling needle disease
Shelterbelts, woodlots and commercial plantations throughout the country often suffer from one or more of the foliage diseases dothistroma needle blight, cyclaneusma needle blight, physiological needle blight (PNB) or red needle cast (RNC). Seasonal development of these diseases differs between diseases, locations, seasons and years with many factors contributing to outbreaks.

Upcoming events
New Zealand Flax (Harakeke) Forum; 13th Annual FOA/MPI Forest Biosecurity Workshop; Christmas closing hours

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