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New Zealand Journal of Forestry (2014) 59(2): 9–13
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Feature article
History of forest health research in New Zealand

Lindsay Bulman 1 and Peter Gadgil 2

1 Science leader, Forest Protection Group, Scion
2 Former research field leader, Forest Health

Introduction Exotic forest trees have been planted in New Zealand since the mid-1880s, initially as shelterbelt trees in treeless areas such as Canterbury and later on a wider scale with the establishment of Whakarewarewa State Forest in the 1900s and Kaingaroa State Forest in the 1920s. As the plantation area grew, so did the awareness of the risks posed by pests and diseases to the forest estate. The purpose of this paper is to outline the long history of forest health research in New Zealand, which began over 100 years ago, and of the significant events that have shaped the course of the research.
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