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Story: Kauri forest

Bullock team

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Bullock team

Bullock teams were often needed to haul huge kauri logs out of the bush to the nearest river or harbour. They were used from the 1820s until the 1940s, when they were replaced by tractor haulers.

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Joanna Orwin, Kauri forest – Using kauri, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10037/bullock-team (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Joanna Orwin, published 1 March 2009.