Wood Supply Regions & Territorial Authorities
There are currently 73 district and city councils in New Zealand. These are grouped to form 10 wood supply regions of broadly similar growth patterns for radiata pine, representing wood supply and processing catchments. These wood supply regions are: Northland; Auckland; Central North Island; East Coast; Hawkes Bay; Southern North Island; Nelson and Marlborough; Canterbury; West Coast; and Otago and Southland.
Table 6: Wood Supply Regions and Constituent Territorial Authorities
| Wood supply region | Territorial authorities | Wood supply region | Territorial authorities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Island | ||||
| Northland1 | Far North District | Southern North | Manawatu District | |
| Whangarei District | Island (cont.) | Palmerston North City | ||
| Kaipara District | Tararua District | |||
| Rodney District | Masterton District | |||
| Horowhenua District | ||||
| Auckland | North Shore City | Carterton District | ||
| Auckland City | South Wairarapa District | |||
| Waitakere City | Kapiti Coast District | |||
| Manukau City | Upper Hutt City | |||
| Papakura District | Porirua City | |||
| Thames-Coromandel District | Wellington City | |||
| Hauraki District | Lower Hutt City | |||
| Franklin District | ||||
| Waikato District | ||||
| Matamata-Piako District | South Island | |||
| Nelson & Marlborough | Nelson City | |||
| Central North Island | Hamilton City | Tasman District | ||
| Waipa District | Marlborough District | |||
| Otorohanga District | Kaikoura District | |||
| Waitomo District | ||||
| Ruapehu District | West Coast | Buller District | ||
| South Waikato District | Grey District | |||
| Taupo District | Westland District | |||
| Tauranga District | ||||
| Western Bay of Plenty District | Canterbury | Hurunui District | ||
| Rotorua District | Waimakariri District | |||
| Kawerau District | Christchurch City | |||
| Whakatane District | Banks Peninsula District | |||
| Opotiki District | Selwyn District | |||
| Ashburton District | ||||
| East Coast | Gisborne District | Timaru District | ||
| Mackenzie District | ||||
| Hawkes Bay | Wairoa District | Waimate District | ||
| Hastings District | ||||
| Napier City | Otago & Southland | Waitaki District | ||
| Central Hawkes Bay District | Dunedin City | |||
| Queenstown-Lakes District | ||||
| Southern North Island | New Plymouth District | Central Otago District | ||
| Stratford District | Clutha District | |||
| South Taranaki District | Gore District | |||
| Wanganui District | Southland District | |||
| Rangitikei District | Invercargill City | |||
| Note: 1. Since the 1996 NEFD wood supply forecasts, Rodney district has been removed from the Auckland wood supply region and is now included in the Northland wood supply region. |
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