New Zealand

Table 98 - New Zealand - Forest Statistics (For 1995)

Total Land Area

27,053 400 ha

Natural Forest

24%

Planted Forest

5%

Pasture and Arable Land

52%

Other Land

19%

Forest Area Total

7,884,000 ha

Natural Forest Area

6,406,000 ha

State-protected forests

76.1%

State-production forests

2.6%

Private - potential production

2%

Private - protected

10.5%

Private - inaccessible

8.8%

Planted Forest Area

1,478,000 ha

Radiata Pine

90%

Douglas Fir

5%

All Exotic Hardwoods

2%

Other Exotic Softwoods

3%

Total Government Ownership

5,331,000 ha

Total Private Ownership

2,553,000 ha

Total Productive

1,744,000 ha

Total Unproductive

6,140,000 ha

Legally Protected (IUCN classes)

5,573,000 ha

Inaccessible

545,000 ha

Total Coniferous Planted Forests

1,437,000 ha

Radiata Pine Planted Forests

1,378,000 ha

Non-Coniferous Planted Forests

41,000 ha

Total Annual Deforestation

25,600 ha

Total Annual Reforestation

98,200 ha

Planted Forest Standing Volume (Average)

207 m3/ha

Planted Forest Standing Volume (Total)

306,000,000 m3

Planted Forest Current Annual Increment

16.4m3/ha

Average Rotation (Radiata Pine)

28 years

Average Age

13.3 years

Current Annual Harvest - Planted Forests

16,974,000 m3

Current Annual Harvest - Natural Forests

114,000 m3

Source: APFSOS/WP/05

Table 99 - New Zealand - Status of Planted Forest

Year

Total Planted Forest Area (ha)

Percentage Privately Owned

Total Cut (m³ × 1000)

Percentage Exported

1985

1,095,000

48

9,626

35

1987

1,154,000

48

9,613

30

1990

1,261,000

52

11,744

46

1993

1,328,000

80

14,937

59

1996

1,559,000

94

16,964

60

Source: APFSOS/WP/22

Table 100 - New Zealand Annual planting and roundwood removals.

Year

New Planting Actual 000ha

Annual Roundwood Removals 000 cum

Total Forests

Natural Forests

Planted Forests

1970

26

7820

1042

6778

1971

29

8205

1029

7176

1972

33

7972

958

7014

1973

44

8250

899

7351

1974

44

8585

925

7660

1975

45

8361

964

7397

1976

49

8272

928

7344

1977

39

9701

808

8893

1978

43

9243

669

8574

1979

44

8974

583

8391

1980

38

9911

539

9372

1981

45

10245

551

9694

1982

49

9753

514

9239

1983

51

9358

608

8750

1984

56

9266

599

8667

1985

48

9626

675

8951

1986

40

10195

643

9552

1987

30

9613

563

9050

1988

20

9688

570

9118

1989

21

10619

377

10242

1990

16

11744

357

11387

1991

15

13693

361

13332

1992

50

14136

205

13931

1993

62

14937

206

14731

1994

98

15131

201

14930

1995

71

16437

195

16242

Source: APFSOS/WP/05

Table 101 - New Zealand - Trend of Log Production, Export and Processing

Year

Total Harvest (m³ × 1,000)

Volume of logs exported (m³ × 1,000)

Percentage processed onshore

1980

9,911

1,247

87.4

1985

9,626

360

96.3

1990

11,744

2,170

81.5

1993

14,937

4,734

68.3

1996

16,964

5,640

66.7

Source: APFSOS/WP 22

Table 102 - New Zealand - Exports of Forestry Products by Main Countries of destination 1995

Country of Destination

Logs and Poles

Sawn Timber

Wood Pulp

Paper & paperboard

Panel Products

All other forestry products

All forestry products

Quantity
(m3)

Value
(NZ$000)

Quantity
(m3)

Value
(NZ$000)

Quantity
(tonnes)

Value
(NZ$000)

Quantity
(tonnes)

Value
(NZ$000)

Quantity
(m3)

Value
(NZ$000)

Value
(NZ$000)

Value
(NZ$000)

American Samoa

17

12

-

-

-

-

104

116

323

231

1,908

2,267

Australia

5,657

625

371,291

193,827

102,973

104,823

199,021

219,178

139,311

78,843

131,451

728,747

Belgium

-

-

-

-

2,558

1,886

-

-

-

-

47

1,933

Britain

-

-

659

473

51

38

-

-

17

23

3,855

4,389

Canada

-

-

243

324

-

-

-

-

-

-

542

866

Chile

-

813

1,192

-

-

-

-

-

-

688

1,880

China

116,426

13,277

2,603

763

11,509

9,397

200

249

1,762

838

1,160

25,684

Cook Islands

11

7

1,760

1,171

-

-

61

200

426

398

1,498

3,274

Fiji

-

-

-

-

39

67

9,929

12,807

2,668

1,343

1,857

16,074

French Polynesia

-

-

254

214

-

-

1,586

1,823

1,086

898

3,061

5,996

Hong Kong

-

-

16,794

6,414

327

415

53,646

51,741

31,348

15,619

2,986

77,175

India

13

1

-

-

2,955

2,875

2,354

2,868

19

12

231

5,987

Indonesia

367

94

1,218

798

77,577

81,175

803

1,094

7,130

3,102

8,674

94,937

Japan

1,854,485

241,590

303,791

99,713

260,628

126,906

924

1,741

325,473

230,162

78,142

778,254

Korea, Republic of

3,080,229

363,323

69,286

17,465

49,560

52,974

729

803

22,671

8,757

1,891

445,213

Malaysia

10,413

2,374

700

447

14,815

15,399

19,260

18,794

451

188

1,005

38,207

Netherlands

-

-

150

121

-

-

-

-

47

162

965

1,248

New Caledonia

226

101

16,600

7,346

-

-

1,748

2,114

987

763

2,827

13,151

Papua New Guinea

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,484

2,863

262

243

1,681

4,787

Philippines

61,987

10,623

9,362

2,963

11,721

12,319

6,278

6,445

5,037

2,522

1,618

36,490

Singapore

154

79

1,675

840

185

227

19,583

19,752

16,968

7,088

822

28,808

Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

75

220

231

190

393

803

Spain

-

-

-

-

517

579

-

-

-

-

137

716

Taiwan

65,422

8,760

79,873

23,956

64,874

65,882

143

131

67,939

31,998

458

131,185

Thailand

2,754

584

23,785

7,802

19,625

22,555

6,532

6,102

1,005

612

1,192

38,847

Tonga

103

54

2,163

1,290

-

-

161

379

376

317

900

2,940

USA

63,917

10,081

164,339

95,751

18,093

14,140

2,561

3,168

229

202

12,241

135,583

Western Samoa

-

-

1,167

683

-

-

164

421

900

739

3,170

5,013

Other Countries

109

32

4,041

1,984

2,804

2,521

2,589

6,386

1,788

1,056

6,106

18,085

Total

5,262,290

651,617

1,072,567

465,537

640,811

514,178

330,935

359,395

628,454

386,306

271,506

2,648,539

Source: APFSOS/WP/05

Total Land Area		27,053 400 ha
	Natural Forest	24%
	Planted Forest	5%
	Pasture and Arable Land	52%
	Other Land	19%
Forest Area Total		7,884,000 ha
Natural Forest Area		6,406,000 ha
	State-protected forests	76.1%
	State-production forests	2.6%
	Private - potential production	2%
	Private - protected	10.5%
	Private - inaccessible	8.8%
Planted Forest Area		1,478,000 ha
	Radiata Pine	90%
	Douglas Fir	5%
	All Exotic Hardwoods	2%
	Other Exotic Softwoods	3%
Total Government Ownership		5,331,000 ha
Total Private Ownership		2,553,000 ha
Total Productive		1,744,000 ha
Total Unproductive		6,140,000 ha
Legally Protected (IUCN classes)		5,573,000 ha
Inaccessible		545,000 ha
Total Coniferous Planted Forests		1,437,000 ha
Radiata Pine Planted Forests		1,378,000 ha
Non-Coniferous Planted Forests		41,000 ha
Total Annual Deforestation		25,600 ha
Total Annual Reforestation		98,200 ha
Planted Forest Standing Volume (Average)		207 m3/ha
Planted Forest Standing Volume (Total)		306,000,000 m3
Planted Forest Current Annual Increment		16.4m3/ha
Average Rotation (Radiata Pine)		28 years
Average Age		13.3 years
Current Annual Harvest - Planted Forests		16,974,000 m3
Current Annual Harvest - Natural Forests		114,000 m3

Year	Total Planted Forest Area (ha)	Percentage Privately Owned	Total Cut (m³ × 1000)	Percentage Exported
1985	1,095,000	48	9,626	35
1987	1,154,000	48	9,613	30
1990	1,261,000	52	11,744	46
1993	1,328,000	80	14,937	59
1996	1,559,000	94	16,964	60

Year	New Planting Actual 000ha	Annual Roundwood Removals 000 cum
Year	New Planting Actual 000ha	Total Forests	Natural Forests	Planted Forests
1970	26	7820	1042	6778
1971	29	8205	1029	7176
1972	33	7972	958	7014
1973	44	8250	899	7351
1974	44	8585	925	7660
1975	45	8361	964	7397
1976	49	8272	928	7344
1977	39	9701	808	8893
1978	43	9243	669	8574
1979	44	8974	583	8391
1980	38	9911	539	9372
1981	45	10245	551	9694
1982	49	9753	514	9239
1983	51	9358	608	8750
1984	56	9266	599	8667
1985	48	9626	675	8951
1986	40	10195	643	9552
1987	30	9613	563	9050
1988	20	9688	570	9118
1989	21	10619	377	10242
1990	16	11744	357	11387
1991	15	13693	361	13332
1992	50	14136	205	13931
1993	62	14937	206	14731
1994	98	15131	201	14930
1995	71	16437	195	16242

Year	Total Harvest (m³ × 1,000)	Volume of logs exported (m³ × 1,000)	Percentage processed onshore
1980	9,911	1,247	87.4
1985	9,626	360	96.3
1990	11,744	2,170	81.5
1993	14,937	4,734	68.3
1996	16,964	5,640	66.7

Country of Destination	Logs and Poles		Sawn Timber		Wood Pulp		Paper & paperboard		Panel Products		All other forestry products	All forestry products
Country of Destination	Quantity (m3)	Value (NZ$000)	Quantity (m3)	Value (NZ$000)	Quantity (tonnes)	Value (NZ$000)	Quantity (tonnes)	Value (NZ$000)	Quantity (m3)	Value (NZ$000)	Value (NZ$000)	Value (NZ$000)
American Samoa	17	12	-	-	-	-	104	116	323	231	1,908	2,267
Australia	5,657	625	371,291	193,827	102,973	104,823	199,021	219,178	139,311	78,843	131,451	728,747
Belgium	-	-	-	-	2,558	1,886	-	-	-	-	47	1,933
Britain	-	-	659	473	51	38	-	-	17	23	3,855	4,389
Canada	-	-	243	324	-	-	-	-	-	-	542	866
Chile		-	813	1,192	-	-	-	-	-	-	688	1,880
China	116,426	13,277	2,603	763	11,509	9,397	200	249	1,762	838	1,160	25,684
Cook Islands	11	7	1,760	1,171	-	-	61	200	426	398	1,498	3,274
Fiji	-	-	-	-	39	67	9,929	12,807	2,668	1,343	1,857	16,074
French Polynesia	-	-	254	214	-	-	1,586	1,823	1,086	898	3,061	5,996
Hong Kong	-	-	16,794	6,414	327	415	53,646	51,741	31,348	15,619	2,986	77,175
India	13	1	-	-	2,955	2,875	2,354	2,868	19	12	231	5,987
Indonesia	367	94	1,218	798	77,577	81,175	803	1,094	7,130	3,102	8,674	94,937
Japan	1,854,485	241,590	303,791	99,713	260,628	126,906	924	1,741	325,473	230,162	78,142	778,254
Korea, Republic of	3,080,229	363,323	69,286	17,465	49,560	52,974	729	803	22,671	8,757	1,891	445,213
Malaysia	10,413	2,374	700	447	14,815	15,399	19,260	18,794	451	188	1,005	38,207
Netherlands	-	-	150	121	-	-	-	-	47	162	965	1,248
New Caledonia	226	101	16,600	7,346	-	-	1,748	2,114	987	763	2,827	13,151
Papua New Guinea	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,484	2,863	262	243	1,681	4,787
Philippines	61,987	10,623	9,362	2,963	11,721	12,319	6,278	6,445	5,037	2,522	1,618	36,490
Singapore	154	79	1,675	840	185	227	19,583	19,752	16,968	7,088	822	28,808
Solomon Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-	75	220	231	190	393	803
Spain	-	-	-	-	517	579	-	-	-	-	137	716
Taiwan	65,422	8,760	79,873	23,956	64,874	65,882	143	131	67,939	31,998	458	131,185
Thailand	2,754	584	23,785	7,802	19,625	22,555	6,532	6,102	1,005	612	1,192	38,847
Tonga	103	54	2,163	1,290	-	-	161	379	376	317	900	2,940
USA	63,917	10,081	164,339	95,751	18,093	14,140	2,561	3,168	229	202	12,241	135,583
Western Samoa	-	-	1,167	683	-	-	164	421	900	739	3,170	5,013
Other Countries	109	32	4,041	1,984	2,804	2,521	2,589	6,386	1,788	1,056	6,106	18,085
Total	5,262,290	651,617	1,072,567	465,537	640,811	514,178	330,935	359,395	628,454	386,306	271,506	2,648,539