Below are excepts from a Media Release by THE TREE COUNCIL and NEW ZEALAND ARBORICULTURAL ASSOCIATION dated 20 August.
"The Tree Council and the New Zealand Arboricultural Association (NZAA) are appalled that Clause 52, banning general tree protection rules in urban environments, is still proposed to remain in the Resource Management ..
Those clever guys at Treemagineers were the first to think of this idea - use a pair of castrating pliers to limit the size of your spliced eye! Well, there is a bit more to it than that - the objective was to keep the Ultra Os in a central ..
Work is almost complete on the DB Tree Rope Saver - the first product in the DB Tree range. The development team had one hurdle left - how to spread the load across the shoulders of the ART Cocoon pulley.
Without a 'spreader' the shoulders can snag in a tight ..
Work is underway stocking up with interesting gear for the Treetools Demo Day in Hamilton on September 19. New in this week is the DMM Yates TriLock tactical carabiner.
Made by DMM in Wales it looks very similar to other DMM carabiners: the I-beam forging in particular. According to Hamish ..
We have had a number of requests from customers to supply tree 'related' books. Recently landed are two books written by Jeff Jepson and illustrated by Bryan Kotwica. Both Jeff and Bryan are from the industry so they know what they are talking about (and drawing).
The Tree Climbers Companion ..
The 'turning force' experienced with traditional strap-on climbing spurs has been a concern for many years. Climbers have complained about the hard time they have keeping the spurs straight on the leg. This is largely due to the fact the steel strap is only down one side and once pressure ..
Planning is now well underway for the Treetools Demo Day scheduled alongside the Waikato/BoP Regional Tree Climbing Competitions to be held at Ferry Bank Park, off Grantham Street in Hamilton on September 19, 2009 starting 8:00 am. All the climbing products currently available from Treetools will be on display.
Climbers ..
Drew Bristow is a great advocate for the Treemagineers Hitch Climber System. So much so, he suggested Treetools add Tachyon to the tree climbing stock list, back in July, to complement the Hitch Climber and Ultra Os we already sold. At the time it appeared to us that New Zealand ..
Chris Cowell from Treemagineers dropped Treetools a note this morning to say a new edition of the Hitch Climbers' Guide to the Canopy was available for download. We have revised the DMM Hitch Climber page to make things easier - it is now linked direct to the Treemagineers website so ..
Update on the search for New Zealand's tallest trees: Peter Wayman from Palmers Tauranga reckons New Zealand's tallest Macrocarpa (Cupressus macrocarpa) is growing on a property called 'Bernadene' located ..
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