Skip to main content

Kōrero: Wairarapa region

Waingawa wood mill

Image
Waingawa wood mill

In 1992 Wairarapa received much-needed new investment when the Japanese company Juken Nissho opened a wood-processing mill at Waingawa, just south of Masterton. It makes panels, laminated veneer and other building materials, and employed about 300 workers in the early 2000s.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

by Ben Schrader

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Ben Schrader, Wairarapa region – Diversifying the economy, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/12098/waingawa-wood-mill (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ben Schrader, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.