Story: Logging native forests
Page 8 – External links and sources
More links and websites
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The forest question in New Zealand
This 1879 paper by A. Lecoy from Transactions of the New Zealand Institute outlines how the indigenous forests of New Zealand could be used economically (PDF, 1.73 MB).
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MAF Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry manages government forestry interests. This section of its website contains information on indigenous forestry policies and projects.
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New Zealand Institute of Forestry
The institute provides a forum for New Zealanders involved in forest management, research and consulting.
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Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society
This site has information on the conservation of native plants and animals.
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Timberlands West Coast Ltd
Timberlands West Coast is a state-owned enterprise that manages government-owned exotic forests.
More suggestions and sources
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Halkett, John. The native forests of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Publications, 1991.
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Hayward, Bruce W. Kauaeranga kauri: a pictorial history of the kauri timber industry in the Kauaeranga Valley, Thames. Auckland: Lodestar, 1978.
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Orwin, Joanna. Kauri: witness to a nation’s history. Auckland: New Holland, 2004.
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Roche, Michael. History of New Zealand forestry. Wellington: New Zealand Forestry Corporation/GP Books, 1990.
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Simpson, Philip. Pōhutukawa and rātā: New Zealand’s iron-hearted trees. Wellington: Te Papa, 2005.
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Stott, Bob. Bush tram to the mill. Porirua: Southern Press, 1981.
