Table 14: Forest Area (hectares)

Net stocked planted production forest area by territorial authority as at 1 April 2003.

Age class (years)
Territorial authority 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-50 51-60 61-80 Total
Northland wood supply region
Far North District 9 866 22 325 7 822 25 425 18 186 9 131 2 000 361 35 95 59 95 305
Whangarei District 4 027 7 675 3 756 10 324 3 680 1 491 283 24 30 16 8 31 314
Kaipara District 5 115 11 714 6 900 12 652 5 260 1 357 194 46 8 0 31 43 277
Rodney District 10 661 6 650 2 644 2 736 6 540 4 059 562 174 93 34 8 34 161
Total 29 669 48 364 21 122 51 137 33 666 16 038 3 039 605 166 145 106 204 057
Auckland wood supply region
North Shore City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waitakere City 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 22
Auckland City 0 50 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136
Manukau City 409 2 057 500 780 697 364 477 7 2 0 0 5 293
Papakura District 0 0 0 0 10 39 0 0 0 0 0 49
Franklin District 762 1 610 1 659 1 669 632 269 48 29 37 24 49 6 788
Thames-Coromandel District 3 910 3 610 1 975 4 145 5 602 4 396 746 18 92 103 132 24 729
Hauraki District 869 1 238 738 365 53 107 13 6 0 50 40 3 479
Waikato District 3 905 6 729 2 416 1 001 771 1 134 15 0 18 6 62 16 057
Matamata-Piako District 183 305 161 107 317 203 34 13 0 0 0 1 323
Total 10 038 15 602 7 544 8 067 8 082 6 512 1 333 73 149 193 283 57 876
Central North Island wood supply region
Hamilton City 0 18 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72
Waipa District 865 217 419 221 319 60 38 13 0 0 0 2 152
Otorohanga District 639 820 430 427 181 550 385 183 0 0 0 3 615
South Waikato District 19 796 15 045 16 195 8 666 8 263 7 714 2 093 895 30 106 27 78 830
Waitomo District 4 018 9 524 1 512 1 821 1 652 6 009 295 353 370 14 0 25 568
Taupo District 34 028 34 660 27 411 33 267 41 989 20 087 1 549 768 224 4 242 194 229
Tauranga District 19 54 48 26 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 186
Ruapehu District 10 123 14 188 4 956 8 069 7 010 1 522 189 52 35 41 587 46 772
Western Bay of Plenty District 5 933 6 609 5 984 4 268 4 085 913 44 29 64 82 41 28 052
Rotorua District 13 369 13 467 8 205 8 383 10 122 3 428 1 348 432 112 150 530 59 546
Kawerau District 18 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
Whakatane District 23 510 29 928 14 861 19 845 21 152 5 753 1 379 971 528 37 79 118 043
Opotiki District 1 965 1 803 1 848 10 333 4 186 388 4 0 0 0 0 20 527
Total 114 283 126 343 81 923 95 326 98 998 46 424 7 324 3 696 1 363 434 1 506 577 620
East Coast wood supply region
Gisborne District 30 432 55 055 25 756 20 891 15 678 6 680 1 211 1 088 246 20 47 157 104
Total 30 432 55 055 25 756 20 891 15 678 6 680 1 211 1 088 246 20 47 157 104
Hawkes Bay wood supply region
Wairoa District 7 084 23 289 2 556 7 241 9 284 3 407 265 192 157 23 22 53 520
Hastings District 12 014 21 924 7 689 6 995 7 364 6 032 1 191 415 141 47 15 63 827
Napier City 0 101 65 59 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 244
Central Hawkes Bay District 2 451 3 335 1 803 881 907 664 127 48 71 33 61 10 381
Total 21 549 48 649 12 113 15 176 17 566 10 111 1 583 655 369 103 98 127 972
Southern North Island wood supply region
New Plymouth District 468 1 301 879 791 280 225 65 0 0 2 0 4 011
Stratford District 427 2 749 730 848 527 119 68 119 261 27 0 5 875
South Taranaki District 1 653 2 135 2 627 1 158 259 27 45 2 2 24 6 7 938
Wanganui District 3 608 13 883 3 304 3 897 2 224 577 394 273 38 11 25 28 234
Rangitikei District 4 532 8 171 1 953 1 219 1 031 1 203 306 182 45 13 38 18 693
Manawatu District 542 1 606 1 197 683 851 419 44 1 1 1 0 5 345
Palmerston North City 0 139 248 38 988 308 19 0 0 0 0 1 740
Horowhenua District 903 1 814 1 663 539 701 932 110 40 49 16 15 6 782
Tararua District 2 742 5 908 1 643 799 1 036 654 343 43 49 133 0 13 350
Kapiti Coast District 520 778 469 855 246 374 49 1 0 0 0 3 292
Upper Hutt City 1 341 1 572 829 1 186 1 386 606 114 132 27 6 0 7 199
Porirua City 55 223 715 491 107 175 22 0 0 0 0 1 788
Wellington City 5 385 78 96 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 595
Lower Hutt City 21 0 0 35 187 34 94 0 0 0 0 371
Masterton District 3 537 15 882 4 401 4 473 3 353 2 042 465 554 298 27 0 35 032
Carterton District 5 340 2 163 994 1 157 873 1 246 84 97 4 1 0 11 959
South Wairarapa District 1 957 3 570 1 501 379 202 256 151 79 0 0 0 8 095
Total 27 651 62 279 23 231 18 644 14 282 9 197 2 373 1 523 774 261 84 160 299
North Island total 233 622 356 292 171 689 209 241 188 272 94 962 16 863 7 640 3 067 1 156 2 124 1 284 928
  
Nelson and Marlborough wood supply region
Tasman District 13 597 20 631 12 808 12 599 15 111 10 425 3 241 873 256 99 133 89 773
Nelson City 1 576 1 853 960 1 372 1 950 1 274 441 116 31 23 14 9 610
Marlborough District 10 829 25 948 8 023 11 798 8 523 7 016 1 126 40 34 6 10 73 353
Kaikoura District 54 690 125 118 65 88 24 24 12 5 5 1 210
Total 26 056 49 122 21 916 25 887 25 649 18 803 4 832 1 053 333 133 162 173 946
West Coast wood supply region
Buller District 342 1 270 268 1 358 1 486 303 31 19 17 25 8 5 127
Grey District 3 254 2 365 873 2 679 2 693 2 022 231 331 120 1 0 14 569
Westland District 2 784 4 798 943 1 910 1 361 957 116 51 11 0 198 13 129
Total 6 380 8 433 2 084 5 947 5 540 3 282 378 401 148 26 206 32 825
Canterbury wood supply region
Hurunui District 9 417 10 917 4 523 6 253 5 611 2 991 789 366 201 354 165 41 587
Waimakariri District 2 633 3 327 2 661 2 441 2 023 1 096 124 115 72 4 15 14 511
Selwyn District 3 178 1 986 3 270 1 845 2 543 2 308 515 182 98 157 286 16 368
Christchurch City 391 1 459 675 220 667 383 59 32 8 10 34 3 938
Banks Peninsula District 113 1 462 621 1 017 187 80 12 114 0 0 158 3 764
Ashburton District 1 283 1 875 915 1 060 685 327 139 42 121 112 52 6 611
Mackenzie District 501 3 019 954 195 586 326 228 242 198 60 211 6 520
Timaru District 2 897 4 202 1 773 1 341 718 790 329 285 300 17 100 12 752
Waimate District 2 904 7 869 879 2 150 2 014 605 92 53 60 0 96 16 722
Total 23 317 36 116 16 271 16 522 15 034 8 906 2 287 1 431 1 058 714 1 117 122 773
Otago and Southland wood supply region 
Waitaki District 9 358 5 283 1 407 2 041 1 003 628 296 243 197 41 20 20 517
Queenstown-Lakes District 0 107 115 147 114 165 0 0 20 0 0 668
Central Otago District 3 006 1 028 494 642 533 414 249 401 153 85 104 7 109
Dunedin City 1 263 4 425 2 853 4 911 3 197 1 137 254 29 47 46 21 18 183
Clutha District 23 355 18 849 7 540 9 375 10 716 8 238 585 508 612 234 212 80 224
Southland District 22 109 31 213 * * 6 669 4 157 708 190 141 50 75 81 970
Gore District 2 360 93 * * 251 95 61 0 0 0 0 3 371
Invercargill City 86 130 178 84 109 65 25 141 7 0 0 825
Total 61 537 61 128 21 996 24 960 22 592 14 899 2 178 1 512 1 177 456 432 212 867
South Island total 117 290 154 799 62 267 73 316 68 815 45 890 9 675 4 397 2 716 1 329 1 917 542 411
  
New Zealand total 350 912 511 091 233 956 282 557 257 087 140 852 26 538 12 037 5 783 2 485 4 041 1 827 339

Graph 14a: Forest Area by Age Class and Wood Supply Region

Graph of forest area by age class and wood supply region

 

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