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Story: Exotic forestry

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Forestry in the 1800s

  3. The first planting boom, 1925–1935

  4. Research and education – to the 1940s

  5. Harvesting the forests, 1950s–1980s

  6. Government restructuring

  7. Ownership changes in the 2000s

  8. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Forestry in the 1800s

Felling a kauri

Felling a kauri

Ponderosa pine

Ponderosa pine (1st of 3)

Douglas fir

Douglas fir (2nd of 3)

Larch

Larch (3rd of 3)

State Forest Service staff

State Forest Service staff

From page 2 - The first planting boom, 1925–1935

Putaruru Forests Ltd advertisement

Putaruru Forests Ltd advertisement

Kāingaroa plains, 1890

Kāingaroa plains, 1890

Kāingaroa State Forest

Kāingaroa State Forest

Relief workers’ camp, Kāingaroa

Relief workers’ camp, Kāingaroa

1932 Forest Service report

1932 Forest Service report

From page 3 - Research and education – to the 1940s

Nursery experiments

Nursery experiments (1st of 2)

Planting seedlings

Planting seedlings (2nd of 2)

Canterbury School of Forestry class

Canterbury School of Forestry class

Forest Research Institute scientists

Forest Research Institute scientists

From page 4 - Harvesting the forests, 1950s–1980s

Logging

Logging

Kinleith pulp and paper mill

Kinleith pulp and paper mill

Pine man, Tokoroa

Pine man, Tokoroa

Kāingaroa State Forest, 1960

Kāingaroa State Forest, 1960

New Zealand Forest Products

New Zealand Forest Products

From page 5 - Government restructuring

New Zealand Forest Service protest

New Zealand Forest Service protest

Sale of Crown forests

Sale of Crown forests

Forest ownership, 1990

Forest ownership, 1990

From page 6 - Ownership changes in the 2000s

Forest ownership, 2005

Forest ownership, 2005

Scion biomaterials research

Scion biomaterials research

A modern wood processing mill

A modern wood processing mill

Cleared forestry land

Cleared forestry land

How to cite this page:

Michael Roche, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/exotic-forestry/media (accessed 3 February 2023)

Story by Michael Roche, published 24 Nov 2008

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