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Sawmill, Minginui

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Sawmill, Minginui

Native timber from Whirinaki Forest was processed at this sawmill. The practice became very controversial in the 1970s and milling ended in 1985.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Tourist and Publicity Department Collection

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Malcolm McKinnon, Bay of Plenty region – Ranges, rivers and forests, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/5541/sawmill-minginui (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2016.