Otago-Southland
In the 2015/16 year, the Board of the NZIF Foundation agreed to establish the Otago Southland award of funds received in 2013/14 that arose from members of the NZIF Otago-Southland local section. Details are as follows:
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Availability in 2024: |
The Foundation is offering one Otago-Southland award in 2025 total of $2,000. |
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Purpose: |
To assist or enable a project of relevance to forestry in the Otago-Southland region. |
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Funding: |
Funds to finance the award arose from a donation arising from the NZIF Otago-Southland local section. The award will cease once funds are exhausted. |
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Size and term of Award: |
An annual award of $2,000.00 |
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Accounting: |
No separate fund has been created in the Foundation’s accounts. Rather a commitment to make awards so long as funds remain, has been included in the Foundation’s accounts. |
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Applications: Closes: |
Friday, 4th April 2025 at 5:00pm |
RECORD OF AWARDS
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Year |
Awardee |
Topic |
Amount |
| 2024 | Blake Singleton | Improving seedling detection in plantations using multimodal deep learning: Integration of high-resolution RGB and multispectral UAV imagery | $2,000 |
| 2019 - 2023 | No Awards Granted | ||
| 2018 | Rhys Black, B.For.Sc. Student at University of Canterbury | An analysis of New Zealand’s bulk vessel availability for log exports | $3,000 |
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2017 |
Luke Holmes, BE (Hons) in Forest Engineering student at University of Canterbury |
Productivity analysis of fully mechanised cable logging operations in NZ |
$1,500 |
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2016 |
No award |
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FUNDING
(This fund is a declining one – awards cease when balance is $0)
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Date |
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Additions |
Deductions |
Balance of Fund |
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Balance at 1/4/16 |
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$9,700.00 |
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September 2017 |
Luke Holmes |
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$1,500.00 |
$8,200.00 |
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July 2018 |
Rhys Black |
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$3,000.00 |
$5,200.00 |
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August 2019 |
No Award |
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$5,200.00 |
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June 2020 |
No Award |
$5,200.00 |
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August 2021 |
No Award |
$5,200.00 |
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September 2024 |
Blake Singleton |
$2,000.00 |
$3,200.00 |
