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Kōrero: Forestry research

Forest fire prevention poster

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Forest fire prevention poster

Fire is a major threat to plantation forests. Fire behaviour is the subject of scientific research, but greater public awareness is also important. The message of this Forest Service poster is that forest fires can destroy jobs as well as trees.

Image courtesy of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-C-FOREST SERVICE-1969-01

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Margaret Richardson, Forestry research – Combating threats to forests, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/17063/forest-fire-prevention-poster (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Margaret Richardson, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.