New Zealand Forest Service
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The New Zealand Forest Service was originally established in 1919 as the State Forest Service. The State Forest Service changed its name to the New Zealand Forest Service in 1949 at about the same time that the Forests Act of 1949 passed through Parliament.
The New Zealand Forest Service was responsible for the management of New Zealand's state-owned forests, including forestry, conservation and recreational functions, and was abolished in 1987. Its environmental and conservation functions were taken over by the newly-established Department of Conservation
. The logging operation and associated land was passed into the New Zealand Forestry Corporation. The policy advice, biosecurity
functions and remaining Crown forests on leased Maori land passed to the Ministry of Forestry. The logging operations and some land was sold. Other blocks were leased to private logging companies. Responsibility for the Crown's production forests on the West Coast
operation passed onto Timberlands West Coast Limited
in 1990.
The New Zealand Forest Service was responsible for the management of New Zealand's state-owned forests, including forestry, conservation and recreational functions, and was abolished in 1987. Its environmental and conservation functions were taken over by the newly-established Department of Conservation
New Zealand Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation , commonly known by its acronym, "DOC", is the state sector organisation which deals with the conservation of New Zealand’s natural and historic heritage...
. The logging operation and associated land was passed into the New Zealand Forestry Corporation. The policy advice, biosecurity
Biosecurity
Biosecurity is a set of preventive measures designed to reduce the risk of transmission of infectious diseases, quarantined pests, invasive alien species, living modified organisms...
functions and remaining Crown forests on leased Maori land passed to the Ministry of Forestry. The logging operations and some land was sold. Other blocks were leased to private logging companies. Responsibility for the Crown's production forests on the West Coast
West Coast, New Zealand
The West Coast is one of the administrative regions of New Zealand, located on the west coast of the South Island, and is one of the more remote and most sparsely populated areas of the country. It is made up of three districts: Buller, Grey and Westland...
operation passed onto Timberlands West Coast Limited
Timberlands West Coast Limited
Timberlands West Coast Limited is a New Zealand state-owned enterprise based on the West Coast.It was formed to manage the native and exotic forests on the West Coast of the defunct New Zealand Forest Service....
in 1990.