Forestry

The Group currently owns in excess of 6,300 hectares of forestry land, the majority of which is leased to forestry companies who own the trees.  

However, Ngā Wairiki – Ngāti Apa Developments Limited now owns and manages the trees on the Paewhare (formerly Cvitanovich) block near Kauangaroa, as well as taking back compartments as they are harvested in the Santoft Forest on the coast.  Therefore, of the total hectares of forestry, we now own and manage 580 hectares of pine trees.  This number is set to increase every year as the Santoft compartments are returned.

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Forestry operations are therefore a growing part of the Group as we gradually increase our ownership and management of trees on our whenua.  The planting programme commenced in 2019, so the Iwi can look forward to the commencement of a harvest and replanting programme in 2047.  This really is an intergenerational investment and asset.  The young Iwi members we are bringing into the Group now to establish and look after our forests may very well be the managers of harvest and replanting operations in the future.