Land criteria for Crown Forestry rental or lease
- Ideally 200 or more plantable hectares that has not been plantation forest before.
- It does not require conversion of native forest or regenerating native forest.
- It has reasonable fertility.
- It has good access within the land block and to district roads and state highways.
- It has terrain suitable for current forest harvesting systems.
- Weeds can be controlled by aerial spraying.
- It has been identified as suitable for production forestry in the relevant district council and regional council plans.
- It is not already registered in the Emissions Trading Scheme.
If you’re interested in a forestry rights agreement
Choosing to rent or lease your land to Crown Forestry will depend on your circumstances and preference, and we’ll be happy to talk through both options with you.
If you’re interested, get in touch by emailing crown.forestry@mpi.govt.nz
After we get your email
We’ll work with you to assess the suitability of your land. If it all checks out, and you’re interested in progressing, we’ll then:
- undertake a forestry evaluation that’ll include a full financial report
- talk through the feasibility study and financial report with you, agree the rental or lease conditions with you and enter into a formal agreement. Proposals will be tailored to reflect local issues
- engage a management contractor to plan and oversee establishment of the forest.
Rental will reflect local conditions and the need for a commercial return, so the quality of the land and the proximity to ports or processing plants will be important.
