New Zealand - Timber Industry - A scene at Kotuku, a timber-milling centre 20 miles from Greymouth - Sturdy bushmen on the West Coast, South Island - 1/3/1928 - A. Bathgate Photographer - Originally published in "The Auckland Weekly News" #336109 - Forestry in New Zealand has a history starting with European settlement in the 19th century and is now an industry worth seven percent of annual revenue. - Much of the original native forest cover was burnt off and logged, however forests have been extensively planted, predominantly with fast-growing cultivars of the Monterey Pine. Wood chips, whole logs, lumber and paper products are exported from New Zealand.