by Nancy Swarbrick
Wood from native trees helped build New Zealand. The evidence is everywhere – from fence posts and railway sleepers to older houses and public buildings. These are relics of a time when people saw native forests as a limitless resource to be used. Today, many want to preserve them for their beauty and ecological importance.
Main image: Kauri felling, painted by John Philemon Backhouse, ca 1880
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