New Zealand Forest Managers

Tūrangi, New Zealand

New Zealand Forest Managers is a 100% Māori-owned professional forestry management company established in 1989. Based in Tūrangi and Taupō, New Zealand, the company offers forestry management services with a focus on sustainable practices and a deep connection to Māori values.

CCI Score

5.32

April 12

Latest Event

Resumption of Pine Log Exports to India

New Zealand Forest Managers (NZFM) resumes exports of New Zealand pine logs to India, marking a new phase in its trade diversification strategy and aligning with New Zealand’s government trade achievements. The move reflects sustainable business practices and an openness to embracing innovative technologies in the forestry sector.

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OBJECTOR

New Zealand Forest Managers is currently rated as an Objector.

0 to +9 CCI Score

These companies deliberately avoid direct involvement with authoritarian practices. While they do not actively challenge oppressive regimes, they maintain a neutral stance to ensure they are not complicit in supporting such systems.

Latest Events

MAR

23

2025

Resumption of Pine Log Exports to India
20.00

New Zealand Forest Managers (NZFM) resumes exports of New Zealand pine logs to India, marking a new phase in its trade diversification strategy and aligning with New Zealand’s government trade achievements. The move reflects sustainable business practices and an openness to embracing innovative technologies in the forestry sector.
JAN

01

2024

NZ Bio Forestry Climate Action and Indigenous Sustainability Case Study
60.82

A case study highlighting efforts in indigenous-led sustainable forestry practices, innovative biomaterial production, and community-based economic initiatives in New Zealand that counter exploitative models and promote ethical, environmentally responsible business.
+70

Public and Political Behavior

March 22

The case study underscores strong indigenous community engagement and collaboration with governmental bodies. This proactive and transparent public engagement represents a commitment to democratic and ethical political behavior, distancing the company from authoritarian influences.

NZ Bio Forestry: Maui.Tech case study
+80

Business Practices and Ethical Responsibility

March 22

The initiative demonstrates highly ethical business practices by integrating sustainability with a focus on indigenous values. The emphasis on local manufacturing, waste reduction, and community empowerment supports fair labor practices and ethical responsibility.

NZ Bio Forestry: Maui.Tech case study
+65

Technology and Services Impact

March 22

The focus on developing novel biomaterials, biofuels, and biochemicals from forest resources illustrates the company's positive impact on technology and sustainable innovation. While promising, further scale and investment in cutting-edge processes are areas for growth.

NZ Bio Forestry: Maui.Tech case study
+60

Economic and Structural Influence

March 22

The initiative's emphasis on local value retention, reducing dependence on raw exports, and fostering community-based economic gains reflects a positive economic and structural influence. However, challenges in global scaling and market integration suggest room for improvement.

NZ Bio Forestry: Maui.Tech case study
MAR

15

2023

Forestry companies falter in upholding human rights obligations
-64.86

An opinion piece criticizes forestry companies in New Zealand for placing profit and logging interests ahead of community welfare, human rights, and environmental sustainability. The article specifically challenges companies like New Zealand Forest Managers for failing to live up to their social licence and responsibility under the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
-80

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

March 22

The article harshly criticizes forestry companies for neglecting their human rights responsibilities, highlighting failures to protect local communities from environmental degradation and breaches of te Tiriti o Waitangi. By prioritizing logging over people’s rights and failing to adhere to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, New Zealand Forest Managers is implicated in practices that undermine worker and community safety, contributing to systemic inequities and environmental harm. Such neglect reflects deeply problematic labor relations and human rights practices.

Forestry companies must grasp their human rights responsibilities