Jd
Check and see if the bans cover wood or bark. When I was in Thailand last
year I was allowed to bring back wood without bark. Generally, if the wood
has been debarked the little critters are not going to come with it.

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God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS Canada
http://aroundthewoods.com
http://roundopinions.blogspot.com
"JD" wrote in message
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On Feb 10, 5:12 pm, wrote:
I will be visiting New Zealand (several cities) in March and would
appreciate hearing of any turning related event (club meetings, etc.),
tips on good galleries to visit, sources of local woods. Thanks in
advance!

Kip Powers
Rogers, AR
USA

Kip,

I will be visiting southern France and Germany in May. I would like to
bring back some native species, but I expect you will find that this
is not allowed. The concern is that you will bring foreign pests into
the country. When I hauled the RV to South Carolina this year, they
state park campgrounds prohibited individuals from bringing in wood
from out of state for the same fear.

Just my thoughts, others might have more knowledgeable input than I.
Actually, I hope they do. I'd love to bring some small pieces back,
although that might be difficult to convince the wife to abandon our
clothes so I would have space in the suitcases for my contraband.

JD