FOREST

Awahōhonu Commercial Forest

​The forest is located approximately 70km from Napier on the State Highway 5. The first commercial forest was planted in 1970, and harvest on this rotation was completed between 1990 and 2015.

The second crop planted now comprises 5802 hectares of Radiata Pine trees of various age classes. Crop two is planned to begin harvest in 2025.

​The Trust owns 10,009 hectares of pristine native forest, situated at approximately 70km from Napier on State Highway 5.

​The Ahimanawa block is so named because of its proximity to the Ahimanawa range.

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The land is relatively in-accessible and the forest remains untouched in many areas as a result. The forest is predominantly beech but has pockets of other native species.