Welcome to the
​Southern North Island Wood Council

​Providing a collective voice for the forestry sector in the Southern North Island.​
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Wood Council members in this region:

• Own or manage about 164,000 hectares of forest;​
• Are involved with 3 Regional Councils and 17 District or City Councils;
• Employ about 1050 people in a range of jobs;
• Produced about 1.7 million tonnes of logs in 2015;
  
• Generated about $187 million worth of log sales revenue;
  
• Underpin a further 2200 jobs in wood processing;
  
• Have over 5500 stakeholders.

​​What we do​:

1. Provide health & safety information to members & enable discussion on points of common interest;
   
2. Organise combined submissions to Regional Plans on behalf of the sector;
   
3. Provide centralised forest protection organisation, such as for Biosecurity incursions and fire;
   
4. ​Make submissions on transport and roading issues that affect the forestry sector in this region;
   
5. Provide up-to-date information about the forestry sector to the community when required;
   
6. ​Provide advice on forestry careers to school leavers or anyone else interested in working in this vital industry.​