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A National Exotic Forest Description (2006)

9 Tabular Summaries and Graphs

Planting, ownership, number of forests and standing volume

Table 9.8: Area,¹ standing volume and area-weighted average age by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2006

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Territorial authority	Area (ha)	Standing volume (000 m3)	Area-weighted average age (years)
Northland wood supply region
Far North District	95 011	31 947	17.12
Whangarei District	35 245	11 809	15.73
Kaipara District	40 597	12 484	14.83
Rodney District	32 214	8 367	13.29
Region total	203 067	64 607	15.81
Auckland wood supply region
North Shore City	14	5	31.79
Waitakere City	9	2	18.89
Auckland City	0	0	0.00
Manukau City	3 986	1 054	16.62
Papakura District	101	44	22.02
Franklin District	6 631	1 431	15.92
Thames-Coromandel District	23 552	7 048	16.76
Hauraki District	3 471	521	12.57
Waikato District	14 859	2 123	11.45
Matamata-Piako District	3 385	1 011	16.98
Region total	56 008	13 240	15.01
Central North Island wood supply region
Hamilton City	1	0	24.00
Waipa District	2 717	537	11.54
Otorohanga District	5 110	985	11.43
South Waikato District	72 910	17 677	12.77
Waitomo District	25 039	6 390	14.05
Taupo District	184 870	52 720	15.45
Tauranga District	218	21	7.52
Ruapehu District	49 424	13 685	14.76
Western Bay of Plenty District	21 804	5 392	13.96
Rotorua District	57 195	13 397	13.31
Kawerau District	34	4	8.24
Whakatane District	112 629	29 361	14.43
Opotiki District	18 810	7 445	18.80
Region total	550 761	147 615	14.54
East Coast wood supply region
Gisborne District	157 009	37 489	14.01
Region total	157 009	37 489	14.01
Hawkes Bay wood supply region
Wairoa District	53 801	11 678	13.95
Hastings District	63 028	12 625	13.01
Napier City	145	36	16.31
Central Hawkes Bay District	14 794	2 749	12.34
Region total	131 768	27 088	13.32
Southern North Island wood supply region
New Plymouth District	4 111	833	12.64
Stratford District	6 440	1 628	15.30
South Taranaki District	9 294	1 853	12.25
Wanganui District	29 426	6 246	13.02
Rangitikei District	20 669	3 853	12.30
Manawatu District	7 142	1 807	14.24
Palmerston North City	2 385	1 184	20.91
Horowhenua District	7 031	1 755	14.75
Tararua District	13 812	2 541	12.28
Kapiti Coast District	3 817	1 085	14.90
Upper Hutt City	6 526	2 345	17.36
Porirua City	1 658	513	16.82
Wellington City	623	112	13.71
Lower Hutt City	423	213	22.52
Masterton District	33 194	8 617	15.07
Carterton District	12 852	3 045	13.65
South Wairarapa District	9 044	1 828	13.08
Region total	168 447	39 460	13.87
North Island total	1 267 060	329 498	14.48
Nelson and Marlborough wood supply region
Tasman District	88 894	18 129	15.14
Nelson City	9 162	2 207	16.24
Marlborough District	71 969	13 933	14.90
Kaikoura District	1 393	220	13.50
Region total	171 418	34 490	15.08
West Coast wood supply region
Buller District	5 361	1 041	18.19
Grey District	13 560	2 274	14.66
Westland District	13 088	1 233	12.42
Region total	32 009	4 549	14.34
Canterbury wood supply region
Hurunui District	39 947	6 208	14.04
Waimakariri District	14 186	2 187	13.61
Selwyn District	14 882	2 865	16.14
Christchurch City	2 647	540	17.27
Banks Peninsula District	7 541	709	13.22
Ashburton District	3 978	697	16.01
Mackenzie District	5 043	675	15.16
Timaru District	12 306	1 614	13.47
Waimate District	13 373	1 661	13.49
Region total	113 903	17 155	14.28
Otago and Southland wood supply region
Waitaki District	19 926	2 474	11.53
Queenstown-Lakes District	714	209	18.84
Central Otago District	8 107	1 130	15.12
Dunedin City	15 938	4 096	18.09
Clutha District	83 157	13 561	13.10
Southland District	82 741	10 347	11.58
Gore District	4 420	448	10.58
Invercargill City	659	195	18.36
Region total	215 662	32 460	12.80
South Island total	532 992	88 654	13.94
New Zealand total	1 800 052	418 152	14.32

Note

1. Net stocked planted production forest area.

Figure 9.8: Standing volume by wood supply region

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List of Tables

• Planting, ownership, number of forests and standing volume
  • 9.1: New land planted in production forest in New Zealand
  • 9.2: Expansion of planted production forest aArea in New Zealand
  • 9.3: Forest ownership, as at 1 April 2006
  • 9.4: Forest area by annual age class, as at 1 April 2006
  • 9.5: Number of forest owners by size class and region, as at 1 April 2006
  • 9.6: Forest area by forest owner size class and region, as at 1 April 2006
  • 9.7: Forest area collected by postal survey and adjustments for new planting, as at 1 April 2006
  • 9.8: Area, standing volume and area-weighted average age by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2006
  • 9.9: Forest area by age class and territorial authority, as at 1 April 2006
• Species
  • 9.10: Area planted in radiata pine by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2006
  • 9.11: Area planted in Douglas-fir by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2006
  • 9.12: Area planted in cypress species by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2006
  • 9.13: Area planted in other softwoods by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2006
  • 9.14: Area planted in eucalyptus species by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2006
  • 9.15: Area planted in other hardwoods by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2006
• Radiata pine tending regime
  • 9.16: Area of radiata pine pruned with production thinning by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2006
  • 9.17: Area of radiata pine pruned without production thinning by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2006
  • 9.18: Area of radiata pine unpruned with production thinning by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2006
  • 9.19: Area of radiata pine unpruned without production thinning by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2006

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