This video tells the story of how New Zealand Forest Managers(NZFM) in Turangi dealt with a 3.4M+ ton wind blow event in the central north island.
In the video I try to cover everything from before the cyclone in Feb 2023, to the night of and right up to December 2023. WIth interviews detailing how NZFM handled the extra crews, marketing the wood, how crews logged the wood, the struggles logging the wood and more.
I approached NZFM to make this video to remember what they did for years to come. In this region most of us hear stories of cyclone Bola from guys that worked through it but not many would have seen any footage of the devastation. I wanted to make sure we could look back and show future generations how it was done as best I could. This is the first video of this size and detail I have put together so I hope everyone enjoys what I was able to put together.
Thank you to NZFM and everyone who helped with footage, interviews and information.
I was especially happy to have Binky Ellis, Les Owens and Dave Flight join me all together for an interview. I was saddened to hear of Daves passing just weeks ago and wish he got to see it for himself. RIP Dave Thanks for coming in and being a part of this.