New Zealand

Located at the top of the South Island in the beautiful Nelson Tasman and Marlborough regions, our New Zealand forests were first planted in 1927. We purchased the forests, along with the Kaituna Sawmill, in 2018. We also purchased the Manuka Island forest which has helped increase the available harvest from the estate. Since then our integrated New Zealand operations have gone from strength to strength. 

OneFortyOne’s New Zealand forests cover around 80,000 hectares and we harvest approximately one million cubic metres each year. The forests are in their fourth rotation and are managed sustainably and responsibly, with OneFortyOne New Zealand certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC-C074692) since 2010.

The land we manage is owned by local iwi Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Te Ātiawa o te Waka-a-Māui and Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu, and we also have freehold land.

The trees are harvested and are processed locally at several different facilities including our own Kaituna Sawmill. The Kaituna Sawmill supplies radiata pine products to Australia, Europe, Asia and the local New Zealand market; we sell over 55,000 cubic metres of timber each year.

Our operation in New Zealand provides more than 550 jobs direct to the local community through OneFortyOne and our contractors. Our highly motivated, passionate and skilled people are the key to our success. 

We have almost 11,000 hectares under ‘conservation area network‘. Endemic and endangered kea are inhabitants of our forests, and our workforce protects and monitors the health of these beautiful birds in conjunction with the Kea Conservation Trust. 

We provide and maintain 125km of public easement road through our Nelson forests, providing the local community with access for motorsport, walking, hunting, fishing, horse riding and mountain biking. A section of the Great Taste Trail runs through our forests; its construction was supported by funding from OneFortyOne.