Download Management of Swamp Kauri

New Zealand’s long-held commitment to the sustainable management of our natural resources is central to the laws regarding the extraction, milling and export of swamp kauri. With strong regulatory oversight, swamp kauri and other New Zealand indigenous timbers are carefully managed under the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Forests Act 1949. Swamp kauri, which has been buried and preserved in what used to be swamps for anywhere between 800 and 60,000 years, is also known as ancient kauri. Responsibility for its extraction rests with councils, whilst the Ministry for Primary Industries enforces the Forests Act 1949 specifically in relation to its milling and export.