National’s wood policy could unleash a green growth juggernaut – Marty Verry

Opinion byMarty VerryNZ Herald·5 Nov, 2026 02:00 AM4 mins to readMarty Verry is chief executive of the Red Stag group, which has investments in forestry and wood processing and operates New Zealand’s only cross-laminated timber factory.Government procurement could spur investment and jobs in domestic wood processing, writes Marty Verry. Marty Verry, whose Red Stag group operates a cross-laminated timber factory, argues that National’s proposed policy for government buildings could increase domestic wood processing and reduce the embodied emissions of suitable public projects.The National Party plans to “back wood in government buildings” with its new wood policy. This is