Man-made pine forests are the main timber resources of New Zealand. At Kaingarva, the largest such forest in the world, the Dominion has sufficient supplies for the next few centuries. The film explains that the abundance of natural forests in early days provided a seemingly inexhaustible supply of timber, resulting in the deforestation of large areas. Today (1949), in spite of the development of new forests, timber resources are being used to the better advantage.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
309707
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Timber - New Zealand
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forests and forestry - New Zealand
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pine - Planting
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Timber - New Zealand
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)