Forest Industry
The New Zealand forest industry is a $5 billion per year business. It is New Zealand's third largest export earner with export revenue of around $3 billion per year. Over 99% of the wood the industry produces (by value and by volume) comes from forests planted in exotic tree species, mainly radiata pine and some Douglas-fir.
To see a history of New Zealand foresty click the link below.
History of NZ forestry 182kB
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Forestry Statistics
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is the goverment's forest agency. One of its outputs is a comprehensive collection and compilation of statistics about New Zealand forestry. For up-to-date statistics click HERE