Download Development of Maori owned indigenous forests

MAF's Land Cover Database has been used as the basis for this study to allow accurate definition of the area of New Zealand that actually supports high indigenous forest. Cadastral information has then been overlaid to define the areas of the natural forest estate that are in Maori ownership. Subsequent to this, forest class data has been used to define areas of indigenous forest that have current commercial timber potential in terms of the requirements of the Amended Forests Act.