Did you know?

After the central North Island, the southern region (Southland and Otago) has the second highest number of sawmills in the country.

New Zealand’s native forests are highly valued and strictly protected.

The town of Tapanui in west Otago was a big sawmilling area in the late 1800s, turning logs from the nearby native forests into timber for housing and farm buildings

Amy Robinson worked with Matariki Forests for 11 years and says that no two days were the same.

Wood is replacing coal as the fuel of choice for big energy users all over New Zealand, with Southland leading the way on wood energy conversions

Kōura are thriving in Ernslaw One’s plantation forests in Otago and Southland