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Kinleith pulp and paper mill

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By 1954 the Kinleith pulp and paper mill was in operation. Here the papermaking process is shown, beginning with the processing of wood pulp. Once the paper has been made, it is rolled and cut to size.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: No random harvest. National Film Unit, 1954

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Michael Roche, Exotic forestry – Harvesting the forests, 1950s–1980s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/16539/kinleith-pulp-and-paper-mill (accessed 14 June 2026).

Story by Michael Roche, published 1 March 2009.