16 | ‘We want to recruit the kids’ T from page 14 About 300,000 tonnes of JNL’s total harvest goes to its mills with the remaining 300,000 supplying other local mills, or going to export. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Wairarapa: Juken NZ Ltd - Masterton Karl’s involvement on the organisation was born from JNL’s involvement with Youth 2 Work, which works collaboratively with the region’s young people, employers and educators to ensure all young people aged 16-24 years in the Wairarapa have the opportunity to have successful pathways into education, training or employment. “Nicola Belsham the GM for Business Wairarapa came to see me and we were having a discussion about what Business Wairarapa does. I indicated that I was interested in joining the board because I wanted to get more involved in the community and felt JNL could assist Business Wairarapa with the resources we offer because of our size and scale.” Karl sees an opportunity for businesses throughout the Wairarapa to work together to identify and nurture the region’s growth, promoting Wairarapa as a great place to live and work for young people coming through or returning to the region. “That’s key to our growth. There are new businesses coming to the region and that growth provides employment. Part of the regional discussion for getting visitors here is the social, cultural, environmental and economic well-being that’s embedded in the wider community. “That all filters down from the business community to tourism and local councils as part of their general strategy. I think that’s creating quite an environment for businesses to understand that Wairarapa is a good place to operate and be successful. Wairarapa is a great place to live and work and a great place to raise a family. But we need to do more work to encourage those kids to stay, work, live and love in the Wairarapa.” Karl says getting involved in Business Wairarapa has opened up other pathways for discussions with organisations about the region. “There’s the Mayoral Taskforce Trust which is also doing a great job with kids, and there’s a Skills Board, as well. “There all these really good business people who are involved in the same strategies trying to keep these kids here and make Wairarapa a great place to stay in, as well as be in. We want to recruit the kids into Wairarapa, then retain them. Businesses can come here and grow. We have the ability to supply and support everything in the region, which is also a key factor.” Established in 1990 as a subsidiary to Japan-based WoodOne Corporation, Juken New Zealand has forests in Wairarapa and Gisborne, with a total volume of 30,000 hectares, and a combined annual harvest of 600,000 tonnes. Forestry operations are complemented with timber mills in the Wairarapa and Gisborne, with two in Kaitaia. While the forestry and milling divisions operates independently from each other logs from Wairarapa and Gisborne forests supply JNL’s mills in those regions. Of JNL’s total harvest, about 300,000 tonnes goes to the mills, with the remaining 300,000 supplying other local mills, or going to export. “The main markets for our processed products are Japan, Philippines and New Zealand,” says Karl. “Japan and the Philippines take high grade/ high valued furniture making products, and flooring products. A lot of pruned material “Wairarapa is a great place to live and work and a great place to raise a family. But we need to do more work to encourage those kids to stay, work, live and love in the Wairarapa.” Your global supply chain partner. Mainfreight Masterton are proud to support Juken NZ 06 377 4310 www.mainfreight.co.nz masterton.pickups@mainfreight.co.nz
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