Pest problems: The view of the New Zealand Forest Owners' Association

Abstract Plantation forests are very important to the New Zealand economy. They cover 1.3 million hectares (5% of the total land area) of New Zealand; 72% of all planted production forests are in the North Island, 40% in the central North Island. The total log volume cut is 14.8 million m3/yr, and the foreign exchange earnings from plantation forestry is $1.9 billion.