ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Funds for this research were provided by the New Zealand Foundation
for Research Science and Technology under contract CO9306, the Ministry of Agriculture and
Fisheries, the Ministry of Forestry and the Wairoa District Council.
Key contributions were made by the businesses and farmers of Wairoa
District who responded to mail questionnaires, and by Carter Holt Harvey Forests Ltd,
Juken Nissho Ltd, Roger Dickie, Geoff Reddington, Tasman Forestry Ltd, Ministry of
Forestry, Valuation New Zealand and the Hawke's Bay Regional Council who provided data
used in the study. Their assistance is gratefully acknowledged.
Geoff Butcher of Butcher Associates prepared the input/output model of
Wairoa District on which the forecasts of household incomes and indirect employment are
based.
Garth Eyles, Mike Page, Phil Journeaux, Peter Gorman, Barry Keating, Ted
Clissold, Roger Wilkinson, Ann Pomeroy, Kevin Atkins, Chris Phillips and Piers Maclaren
provided valuable comments on drafts of this report. Any remaining errors are the
responsibility of the authors.
While we have made every effort to ensure that the data and analysis in
this document is accurate, neither the authors, Ministry of Agricuture nor Landcare
Research accept any responsibility or liability for error of fact, omission,
interpretation or opinion which may be present, nor for the consequences of any decision
taken on the basis of material contained herein.
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