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Waipa mill

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Waipa mill

The government-owned Waipa mill opened in 1939 to process timber from Whakarewarewa Forest. This mill worker is operating a mechanical saw in the early 1940s.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Volcanic Plateau region – From rimu and tōtara to pinus radiata, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/15173/waipa-mill (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.