One of New Zealand’s most endangered plants is looking like it might not be so rare after all thanks to the ongoing work by the Myosotis petiolata Recovery Group which includes Rayonier Matariki Forests, Department of Conservation (DOC), Plant Hawke’s Bay, Whirika consulting, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, Ngati Hineuru, Te Papa and a number of nursery growers around the country.

Two new carved creations have recently joined a host of others on the Forest Amble Walk in Hanmer Forest.

Rayonier Matariki Forests’ Otago Harvest Forester, Sarah de Gouw, has been awarded the inaugural FRESTRA Young Forester of the Year Award.

A “lifetime” partnership between iwi-led environmental restoration group Wairere Mahi and Rayonier Matariki Forests will deliver significant rewards to the sacred area surrounding Killarney Lakes in the Kaimai Mamaku.

One of New Zealand’s little known but critically endangered species living in The Bush Gully Wetland in Canterbury’s Coalgate Forest is getting a helping hand in survival thanks to Rayonier Matariki Forests.

Logging waste is helping fuel the glasshouses of one of the biggest plant producers in New Zealand.

A posse of horses and their riders headed up Mt Thomas during Kings Birthday weekend to raise funds for North Canterbury Rural Support Trust (NCRST), a charitable organisation which supports farmers and their families through tough times.

Organised by local dairy farm manager, Tessa Hazley, the group of over 30 riders raised $2000 and Rayonier Matariki Forests, who owns the 1400 hectare Mt Thomas forest, added another $1000 to the donation. 

Tools were downed and the boots left at the door as Rayonier Matariki Forests held its Health & Safety kickoff events for the New Year.

A generous neighbourly gesture has ensured that Dipton School will have a rainy day investment to help fund future improvements to the school.