Did you know?

Timber products made there are used for construction, landscaping, furniture and packaging and are sold in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands.

Kaituna Sawmill, near Blenheim, processes 130,000 cubic metres of logs each year.

Today, the forest is owned by Kaingaroa Timberlands which produces approximately 4 million cubic metres of logs each year.

The region could be called the birthplace of plantation forestry in New Zealand.

Every September for nearly 70 years school children have been coming out to Coronation Forest at Golden Downs near Nelson to plant seedlings that they have been growing.

One of the largest forestry companies in the Nelson Marlborough region is OneFortyOne, which owns a total of 80,000 hectares of forests across the top of the South Island.

The Northland region has the highest remaining population of North Island Brown Kiwi, which make their homes in both native reserves and plantation forests.

With a vision for a vibrant, sustainable and respected forestry industry, the Northland Wood Council represents plantation forest owners and managers and leads best practice and innovation.

Plantation forestry started during the Great Depression of the 1930s as the country sought a replacement for kauri and other native trees for building and paper.

In Matakohe, Northland, The Kauri Museum tells the story of the kauri forests of the north as well as the people who have made the area their home.

Before European settlement, much of Northland was covered in vast kauri forests.

Waipoua Forest on Northland’s western “Kauri Coast” is home to Tāne Mahuta (the Lord of the Forest).