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FICA Logger Mag - May 2026

Want to listen to our FICA Logger Mag updates instead of reading them? Here's how:

1. Update your settings (phones / tablets) or install this free audio reader extension (desktop / laptop):

a. iPhone: To use the built-in text-to-speech feature on your iPhone, go to:

Settings > Accessibility > Spoken Content and enable "Speak Selection" or "Speak Screen" to have the iPhone read selected text or the entire screen aloud, respectively.

b. Samsung: To activate and customize the text-to-speech "Read Aloud" feature on your Samsung Galaxy phone or tablet, navigate to Settings > Accessibility > Text-to-speech output, where you can choose your preferred engine, language, speech rate, and pitch.

c. Computer: Install Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader. Then the orange megaphone icon should appear in the top right of your web browser - you can use the controls to play / stop / skip as needed. 

2. If on your iPhone, select / highlight the text below and click 'speak' to listen. If you're on your  computer, press the orange megaphone icon (normally in the top right of your web browser). 


A day in the field with Nathan Taylor

New Agreement Secures Training Pathway While Upholding FSC Living Wage Standards

A new agreement between FICA and First Union will ensure forestry contractors can continue to bring new workers into the sector while fully meeting Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) wage requirements across New Zealand’s FSC‑certified forests.