Native species such as rimu and kahikatea were far better able to withstand the storm stresses. |
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Some species which are particularly important to birds, such as kahikatea and rata, are excluded from harvesting. |
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By 1907 the mill was a sizable operation employing 11 men and turning out 350,000 super feet of sawn rimu and kahikatea a year. |
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The lush branches of the totara, matai and kahikatea trees blocked out all remaining light and I was left alone in a dark, unfamiliar forest. |
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That was the first she had heard of her dad's plan to mill kahikatea, which would later be made into boxes for butter and cheese. |
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