June 2017 Newsletter
Greetings from the wintery south, I apologise for the long gap between “monthly” newsletters. I will try to ensure that it does not happen again. The first item for the newsletter is a sombre one. Those of you who attended HVTT14 in Rotorua last November will remember Martin Hyde who organised the technical tour on the last day of the symposium. Sadly, Martin died suddenly three weeks ago. Martin was a vociferous advocate for improving safety in the log transport industry and was actively involved in many of the initiatives undertaken by the industry over the last 20 years. He will be missed. We are now one month into winter in New Zealand. In Auckland, the overnight temperatures are regularly getting down to single digits with the daytime highs around 15° C. Many of the deciduous trees which originate from Northern Europe and North America are now in autumn colours... Read More