Story: Forestry research
Page 9. External links and sources
More links and websites
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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
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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.
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.