Table 14: Forest Area (hectares)

Net stocked planted production forest area by territorial authority as at 1 April 2004.

align="center"> 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 10 070 20 198 9 068 23 158 20 420 10 035 2 118 329 63 24 14 95 497
Whangarei District 3 450 8 601 4 047 10 326 4 704 1 081 389 7 25 11 5 32 646
Kaipara District 5 168 12 042 6 845 11 874 6 194 1 336 170 51 8 5 22 43 715
Rodney District 9 963 8 516 3 570 2 374 5 411 3 656 679 41 30 9 16 34 265
Total 28 651 49 357 23 530 47 732 36 729 16 108 3 356 428 126 49 57 206 123
>Auckland wood supply region                      
North Shore City 0 0 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 13
Waitakere City 0 4 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10
Auckland City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manukau City 188 1 817 1 240 431 585 136 397 10 0 0 0 4 804
Papakura District 0 30 15 5 10 39 0 0 0 1 0 100
Franklin District 368 1 991 1 679 1 739 905 297 35 23 15 48 49 7 149
Thames-Coromandel District 4 021 3 593 2 213 2 926 5 386 4 846 585 35 30 38 125 23 798
Hauraki District 422 1 348 989 463 53 72 13 6 0 0 6 3 372
Waikato District 4 663 4 800 2 780 918 809 1 053 2 13 4 0 63 15 105
Matamata-Piako District 157 228 278 131 235 212 5 0 0 0 3 1 249
Total 9 819 13 811 9 200 6 615 7 983 6 662 1 037 87 49 91 246 55 600
>Central North Island wood supply region                    
Hamilton City 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Waipa District 656 1 050 391 88 194 73 23 6 0 2 0 2 483
Otorohanga District 1 218 1 174 866 389 137 152 224 183 0 2 0 4 345
South Waikato District 20 194 16 470 16 749 8 589 7 345 5 252 1 039 854 204 93 33 76 822
Waitomo District 5 511 9 528 2 110 1 583 1 673 5 286 340 328 431 27 0 26 817
Taupo District 35 649 33 080 24 147 31 753 40 970 19 242 1 922 775 280 6 174 187 998
Tauranga District 18 84 1 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 125
Ruapehu District 4 401 22 272 5 121 7 554 8 278 1 787 44 35 36 41 554 50 123
Western Bay of Plenty District 5 336 5 459 5 189 5 029 3 407 550 33 19 67 55 49 25 193
Rotorua District 13 379 15 862 9 491 8 445 8 068 3 808 1 448 460 124 97 41 61 223
Kawerau District 18 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
Whakatane District 19 748 29 677 17 752 17 783 22 146 5 903 923 979 513 25 50 115 499
Opotiki District 1 545 1 064 1 006 8 619 5 511 452 13 0 0 0 0 18 210
Total 107 673 135 730 82 825 89 848 97 736 42 505 6 009 3 639 1 655 348 901 568 869
>East Coast wood supply region                      
Gisborne District 26 736 48 314 39 325 16 953 19 023 7 403 1 246 0 404 25 45 160 647
Total 26 736 48 314 39 325 16 953 19 023 7 403 1 246 1 173 404 25 45 160 647
>Hawkes Bay wood supply region                      
Wairoa District 7 310 19 302 5 358 5 316 9 565 4 228 134 169 169 23 22 51 596
Hastings District 13 387 18 168 10 397 5 548 7 876 4 928 1 182 115 131 61 14 61 807
Napier City 0 55 25 43 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 144
Central Hawkes Bay District 1 604 7 944 2 595 836 838 480 107 25 47 39 20 14 535
Total 22 301 45 469 18 375 11 743 18 295 9 641 1 423 309 347 123 56 128 082
>Southern North Island wood supply region                    
New Plymouth District 544 1 051 409 569 169 198 20 1 0 2 2 2 965
Stratford District 492 2 916 1 316 629 674 102 12 130 286 3 0 6 560
South Taranaki District 1 235 3 624 2 918 791 405 89 34 5 1 21 3 9 126
Wanganui District 4 237 11 175 4 712 3 946 2 596 649 273 244 1 0 1 27 834
Rangitikei District 3 769 9 884 2 811 1 413 897 1 014 338 89 123 13 11 20 362
Manawatu District 852 2 169 1 634 602 731 335 64 19 3 8 5 6 422
Palmerston North City 126 363 472 67 813 484 52 0 0 0 0 2 377
Horowhenua District 995 1 277 2 311 670 697 830 122 40 51 20 17 7 030
Tararua District 2 288 6 681 1 975 646 1 154 730 76 16 11 7 2 13 586
Kapiti Coast District 780 1 043 682 942 348 407 32 1 0 0 0 4 235
Upper Hutt City 1 394 1 541 750 1 106 1 524 794 80 104 63 30 0 7 386
Porirua City 55 161 795 562 79 121 36 0 0 0 0 1 809
Wellington City 8 318 178 79 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 635
Lower Hutt City 0 105 2 22 189 63 109 0 0 0 0 490
Masterton District 4 389 10 115 7 148 4 169 3 208 2 505 618 602 412 28 0 33 194
Carterton District 4 055 3 136 1 060 1 416 930 1 511 143 110 6 1 0 12 368
South Wairarapa District 1 244 2 227 2 081 788 295 299 243 104 21 0 1 7 303
Total 26 463 57 786 31 254 18 417 14 761 10 131 2 252 1 465 978 133 42 163 682
Nelson and Marlborough wood supply region
Tasman District 15 425 19 951 14 457 11 868 15 218 10 041 3 164 949 178 109 127 91 487
Nelson City 1 608 2 233 1 322 1 168 1 883 1 238 366 196 26 27 13 10 080
Marlborough District 8 688 23 415 10 235 12 825 8 693 6 631 1 241 84 46 10 9 71 877
Kaikoura District 161 700 111 85 59 90 26 26 14 0 0 1 272
Total 25 882 46 299 26 125 25 946 25 853 18 000 4 797 1 255 264 146 149 174 716
West Coast wood supply region
Buller District 416 1 290 417 1 063 1 933 537 30 12 16 22 7 5 743
Grey District 3 430 2 338 1 406 2 091 2 934 2 054 296 382 118 1 0 15 050
Westland District 2 508 5 020 1 126 1 730 1 280 1 255 146 54 11 0 192 13 322
Total 6 354 8 648 2 949 4 884 6 147 3 846 472 448 145 23 199 34 115
>Canterbury wood supply region                      
Hurunui District 8 158 11 350 4 390 5 518 5 136 2 732 455 375 127 69 397 38 707
Waimakariri District 2 805 3 858 3 914 2 119 1 374 1 007 99 54 88 0 5 15 323
Selwyn District 2 970 3 361 3 034 2 303 2 148 2 028 201 29 68 55 129 16 326
Christchurch City 390 680 396 186 380 418 103 18 7 11 34 2 623
Banks Peninsula District 665 4 028 1 966 733 218 62 17 15 2 24 42 7 772
Ashburton District 607 1 158 360 653 437 379 138 34 73 18 9 3 866
Mackenzie District 1 106 1 625 1 021 300 * * 194 * * 53 * 5 132
Timaru District 4 034 2 581 1 710 1 519 426 * 200 * * 13 29 11 822
Waimate District 1 199 6 470 950 1 765 * 315 40 40 56 1 * 12 736
Total 21 934 35 111 17 741 15 096 12 289 7 959 1 447 948 798 244 740 114 307
>Otago and Southland wood supply region
Waitaki District 3 784 9 211 1 928 2 148 1 147 518 49 117 103 30 0 19 035
Queenstown-Lakes District 79 176 106 224 62 106 1 7 20 8 3 792
Central Otago District 2 783 1 124 673 531 478 494 295 385 206 89 81 7 139
Dunedin City 1 212 3 430 3 369 4 512 4 211 1 150 317 39 36 23 21 18 320
Clutha District 21 756 22 827 10 654 8 893 9 991 7 723 501 478 538 96 174 83 631
Southland District 23 437 29 228 10 698 6 864 7 487 3 132 743 199 121 33 27 81 969
Gore District 1 578 1 703 780 36 189 21 42 4 13 0 0 4 366
Invercargill City 72 167 90 67 137 69 34 3 7 0 0 646
Total 54 701 67 866 28 298 23 275 23 702 13 213 1 982 1 232 1 044 279 306 215 898
South Island total 108 871 157 924 75 113 69 201 67 991 43 018 8 698 3 883 2 251 692 1 394 539 036
New Zealand total 330 514 508 391 279 622 260 509 262 518 135 468 24 021 10 984 5 810 1 461 2 741 1 822 039

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

Forest Area by Age Class and Wood Supply Region

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