Forestry

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Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service supports the growth and development of forestry and wood processing in New Zealand. We do this by working with tangata whenua, landowners, and the forestry and wood processing sector.

In this section

I tēnei wāhanga

Getting started in forestry

Benefits of planting trees, funding options, rules and regulations, advice

New Zealand's forests

About NZ's forests and how to protect them

National Environmental Standards for Commercial Forestry

Providing nationally consistent regulations to manage the environmental effects of forestry

Funding for tree planting and research

Funding for community planting, erosion control, forestry research. Plus One Billion Trees programme information

Native (indigenous) forests

Sustainable management, The Forests Act, harvesting and exporting native timber, swamp kauri

Forest industry and workforce

Information and resources for people working in the forestry and wood processing industry

Forestry in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)

If you own or have rights to forest land, you may be able to earn carbon credits through the ETS

Protecting forests from summer wildfires

What you can do to be prepared and protect your forest

Forest science

Find out about what we research and why, and view our most recent reports

Crown Forestry

Crown Forestry manages a portfolio of the Crown’s commercial forestry assets

About Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service

Find out what we're working towards and what we do

Kauri dieback

Find out about kauri dieback and how you can help stop it spreading.

Get advice on planting trees

It’s a good idea to talk to experts before you start planning or planting your forest.

Canopy website

On Canopy, discover the benefits of trees and get advice on forest planning.