The Pukaki biochar workshop was reported in the June ABE newsletter. The organisers are still hopeful that large scale followup trials will be supported going forward. Fire restrictions and weather windows will be factors for timing and an associated funding proposal has yet to be submitted.

Phil Stevens has generated some content from the workshop:

Case study – Wilding pine residue management

Pukaki workshop presentation video

BNNZ also had some presence at the 2023 Wilding Pines Conference in Queenstown. A report was provided by Andrew Finlayson in the November ABE newsletter.