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:

Availability in 2023 - Closed

The Foundation is offering one Otago-Southland award in 2023, total of $2,000.

Purpose:

To assist or enable a project of relevance to forestry in the Otago-Southland region.

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.

Size and term of Award

To be determined by the Foundation Board.  

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.

Applications Closed for 2023

Applications should be made on the NZIF Foundation 2023 Application form, see here.

RECORD OF AWARDS

Year

Awardee

Topic

Amount

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

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

2016

No award

 

 

FUNDING

(This fund is a declining one – awards cease when balance is $0)

Date

 

Additions

Deductions

Balance of Fund

Balance at 1/4/16

 

 

 

$9,700.00

September 2017

Award to Luke Holmes

 

$1,500.00

$8,200.00

July 2018

Award to Rhys Black

 

$3,000.00

    $5,200.00

August 2019

No Award

 

 

$5,200.00

June 2020

No Award

   

$5,200.00

August 2021

No Award

   

$5,200.00