Story: Volcanic Plateau region

Waipa mill

Waipa mill

The government-owned Waipa mill opened in 1939 to process timber from Whakarewarewa Forest. This mill worker is operating a mechanical saw in the early 1940s.

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Malcolm McKinnon, 'Volcanic Plateau region - From rimu and tōtara to pinus radiata', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/15173/waipa-mill (accessed 19 April 2024)

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, updated 1 May 2015