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Kōrero: Bay of Plenty region

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.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Tourist and Publicity Department Collection

Reference: 1/2-034286; F

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

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

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2016.