Auckland wood availability forecasts for the period 2008–2040

To assist with regional planning, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has compiled wood availability forecasts for the Auckland region, covering the period 2008 to 2040. These forecasts have been made in association with the region’s major forest owners. The forecasts show the range of harvest volumes potentially available from the planted forest estate of both large and small-scale growers.

The forecasts indicate that the availability of radiata pine from the Auckland region forest estate is expected to decline over the next three years and then remain constant, around 800 000 cubic metres per annum, until 2019. After 2019 wood availability is expected to return to current levels of around 1 million cubic metres per annum from 2022.

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ISBN 978-0-478-33810-2 (Online)

© Crown copyright October 2008 – Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Printed copies of this report are not available. This report forms a section in the Auckland Forest Industry and Wood Availability Forecasts (to be published in the future).

Material contained in this report may be reproduced or published without further licence provided it does not claim to be published under government authority, it is not reproduced for profit and the source is acknowledged.

Acknowledgements

The wood availability forecasts in this report were produced by Dr Bruce Manley, School of Forestry, University of Canterbury. Project management, forestry data and peer review were provided by Mike Candy, Paul Lane, Doris Chan, Fiona Thomson and Julia Stanley. Dr Jaap Jasperse and Janine Pollock provided editorial and publishing services.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry thanks the forest owners, managers and consultants who provided the forest resource and harvesting intentions data that were essential for producing the wood availability forecasts, and for providing input at a workshop on an earlier version of the forecasts.

Disclaimer

Readers who plan to use these wood availability forecasts for planning or investment decisions are urged to thoroughly review the forecasts, or to engage the services of a professional forestry consultant who is able to interpret the forecasts in the context of specific planning or investment decisions.

While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this publication, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) accepts no liability for any errors or omissions. The information does not necessarily represent the views of individual members of the National Exotic Forest Description (NEFD) Steering Committee nor the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

Contact for Enquiries

Policy Adviser
Pastoral House
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PO Box 2526
Wellington 6140
NEW ZEALAND
Fax: +64 4 894 0741
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