West Coast Forest Industry and Wood Availability Forecast – June 2008
Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Overview
- 3 The plantation forest industry
- 4 West Coast wood availability forecast
- 5 The indigenous forest industry
- 6 The wood processing industry
- 7 Infrastructure
- 8 Opportunities and Constraints
- 9 Websites
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Acknowledgements
The wood availability forecast in this report has been compiled with the assistance of Timberlands West Coast Ltd and South Pacific Forest Holdings Ltd, and with advice from consultants. The West Coast regional information was written by John Novis with input from the local forest industry. Forest resource and statistical data, and peer review of the report, were provided by Bridget Geard, Doris Chan, Judith Dennis, Ian Platt, Geoff Cameron, Mike Candy and Paul Lane. Mike Plivelich prepared the map of the West Coast forest industry. Dr Jaap Jasperse and Janine Pollock provided editorial and publishing services.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry thanks the forest owners, managers, consultants and wood processors who provided industry data and information for this report, and commented on an earlier draft.
Enquiries
Any enquiries regarding the content of this report should be directed to John Novis (tel: +64 3 943 1708 or email john.novis@maf.govt.nz).
Further copies
You can request printed copies from policy.publications@maf.govt.nz.
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Disclaimer
While very effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this publication, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) accepts no liability for any error or omissions. The information does not necessarily represent the views of individual members of the National Exotic Forest Description Steering Committee nor the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
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