Did you know?

Westco Lumber at Ruataupu is a sawmill that turns pruned radiata pine logs into appearance grade timber – high quality, clear wood that is free from knots.

International Panel and Lumber has been making plywood on the West Coast for over 50 years.

Plantation forests were established on the West Coast from the 1970s, and today Ngai Tahu Forestry is the largest forest owner in the region.

What if we could use the parts of our plantation forests that might otherwise go to waste and turn them into useful products such as plastics?

Transport emissions make up more than 20% of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions.

After the central North Island, the southern region (Southland and Otago) has the second highest number of sawmills in the country.

New Zealand’s native forests are highly valued and strictly protected.

Amy Robinson worked with Matariki Forests for 11 years and says that no two days were the same.

The town of Tapanui in west Otago was a big sawmilling area in the late 1800s, turning logs from the nearby native forests into timber for housing and farm buildings

The Generation Programme offers a head start, with a “real-world” learning experience.

Wood is replacing coal as the fuel of choice for big energy users all over New Zealand, with Southland leading the way on wood energy conversions

Eastland Port in Gisborne is New Zealand’s second largest exporter of logs