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Early forestry

By Nigel Isaacs 1 August 2009, Build 113

At first a booming industry, native forestry was soon forced to take a back seat to faster-growing exotic species. Though initially thought to be useful only for firewood, Pinus radiata soon became the star of the show.

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Resourceful timber

By Nigel Isaacs 1 October 2012, Build 132

Prone to earthquakes and with abundant native timber, New Zealand was quick to adopt timber as a building cladding. It could even replicate stone with design elements such as quoins.

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