Table 11: Forest Area (hectares) by Forest Owner Size Class as at 1 April 2004

  Size class (ha)  
Wood supply region <40 40-99 100-499 500-999 1000+ Total
Northland  28 248  9 681  15 728  6 075  146 391  206 123
Auckland  9 925  2 814  5 916  2 820  34 125  55 600
Central North Island  44 139  5 969  11 117  5 319  502 325  568 869
East Coast  19 834  3 338  13 719  6 803  116 953  160 647
Hawkes Bay  19 531  4 524  11 156  4 477  88 394  128 082
Southern North Island  41 161  15 568  32 773  8 642  65 538  163 682
Nelson & Marlborough  23 531  11 894  21 470  10 633  107 188  174 716
West Coast  2 678   544   917   0  29 976  34 115
Canterbury  32 283  6 295  12 838  3 627  59 264  114 307
Otago & Southland  41 248  9 668  19 296  5 654  140 032  215 898
New Zealand total  262 578  70 295  144 930  54 050 1 290 186 1 822 039

Graph 11a: Expansion of Planted Production Forest Area in New Zealand

Expansion of Planted Production Forest Area in New Zealand

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