Read everything about our 2024 Wāhine in Forestry conference!
Wāhine Scholarships available!
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The Wahine in Forestry Scholarship is a one-off $5000 grant awarded to support a female student enrolling in full time study at the University of Canterbury’s School of Forestry in 2026. This scholarship aims to grow the representation, visibility, and impact of wahine in the forestry industry.
Who are Wāhine in Forestry?
Wahine in Forestry is a professional development group that combines women enrolled in the New Zealand School of Forestry and working in the forest sector of New Zealand to further connections, mentoring and skills for women entering the forestry workforce and within their careers.
When using the term ‘women’ in relation to this group, the term includes all those who identify as a women.
Conference 2026
The 2026 Wāhine in Forestry Conference will take place on 8–10 March 2026 in Christchurch. Put in your diary now!
We’re seeking sponsors for the Conference. It is New Zealand’s national event dedicated to women in forestry!
Sponsorship offers strong company/organisation visibility across all conference communications and on-line, while investing in leadership, networking, and mentoring that grow the sector’s future workforce.
Contact Erica Kinder at discover@discoverforestry.co.nz
or call 027 329 0498
Feedback on 2023 Conference
What an amazing opportunity for the students and all of us there. It really does give me solid hope that the world is a changing place and the importance of my own leadership from whatever position I am in relating to that.
Thanks for the inspiration for the young and all the generations represented there!
Being new to Forestry, though having 20 years in Fishing – It’s probably one of the most useful conferences I’ve ever been to in my professional life.
