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Page 9. External links and sources

More links and websites

  • Landcare
    Research

    Landcare Research conducts research into the
    sustainable management of land resources, including
    forestry.

  • MAF
    Biosecurity New Zealand

    MAF Biosecurity New Zealand is the division of
    the Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry that is
    responsible for excluding, removing or managing
    pests or diseases that can harm health, the
    environment or the economy.

  • Scion

    Scion is a Crown research institute. Its main
    areas of research are commercial forestry,
    biomaterials and sustainable consumer products.

More suggestions and sources

  • Kininmonth, John A. A history of forestry
    research in New Zealand: commemorating 50 years of
    research at the Forest Research Institute (FRI),
    1947–97
    . Rotorua: New Zealand Forest Research
    Institute, 1997.
  • Kirkland, Andrew, and Peter Berg. A century
    of state-honed enterprise: 100 years of state
    plantation forestry in New Zealand
    . Auckland:
    Profile, 1997.
  • Maclaren, J. Piers. Trees in the greenhouse:
    the role of forestry in mitigating the enhanced
    greenhouse effect
    . Rotorua: New Zealand Forest
    Research Institute, 2000.
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How to cite this page

Margaret Richardson, Forestry research, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/4846/sources (accessed 12 June 2026).

Story by Margaret Richardson, published 1 March 2009.