Welcome to the Lake Taupō Forest Trust website

Our site is for owners and beneficiaries in Lake Taupō Forest Trust and all those who are interested in the future of the Trust.

Lake Taupō Forest Trust owns or administers around 32,000 hectares of land on the eastern shores of Lake Taupō for the benefit of owners, of which around 23,000 hectares are plantation forest.

There’s also information about our land, the forests, our history and news of activities in the forest and in our community.

Owners can find information about dividends and grants, firewood, forest access, educational and work opportunities.

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WHAKATAUKĪ

Whāia te iti kahurangi ki tōna tauranga, kia pupū ake ai ko ngā painga katoa, ki a rātou e whaipainga ana ki tēnei ngahere.

Pursue the items of value to their destination,
so that benefits arise, for the beneficiaries of this forest.

Te Reo Kākāriki Pipiri – June 2024

Ko Te Reo Kākāriki tēnei e mihi ana ki a koutou e noho whānui ana ki te ao. Tēnei te tuku pānui atu kia mōhio koutou mō ngā mahi e kawea nei ki muri, ki mua rānei mō te tupu rākau ki runga i o tātou whenua. Nō reira ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa.

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Owner Access Pānui

We are pleased to have reopened sections of forest to hunting and recreation. Owner access was severely disrupted by Cyclone Gabrielle and....

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