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Story: Soil erosion and conservation

Effects of tree planting

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Effects of tree planting

Where the soil has been severely eroded or is very susceptible to erosion, planting with either native or exotic tree species is recommended. The contrast is clear in this example near Gisborne: an original eroded site (left), and 11 years later after planting in pines.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: AAQA 6395 M9600 (left); AAQA 6395 M11468 (right)

by John Johns

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Paul Gregg, Soil erosion and conservation – Legislation and subsidies: 1960s–1990s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19804/effects-of-tree-planting (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Paul Gregg, published 1 March 2009.