Story: Economy and the environment

Trees and conservation, 1951

Watch footage explaining the soil conservation role that native forest plays on mountainous terrain – in this case Mt Taranaki (Mt Egmont).

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Reference: Trees and conservation. National Film Unit, 1951.

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Eric Pawson, Economy and the environment – Erosion, power generation and mining, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/21653/trees-and-conservation-1951 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Eric Pawson, published 26 February 2010.