North Island Management Plan Summary
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NORTH ISLAND MANAGEMENT PLAN SUMMARY 2018/2019 Page | 1 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 4 2 COMPANY PROFILE .................................................................................................... 4 3 MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES ..................................................................................... 5 4 FOREST RESOURCE ..................................................................................................... 5 5 SPECIES AND SILVICULTURE ..................................................................................... 7 6 HARVESTING ............................................................................................................... 7 7 WOODFLOW ................................................................................................................ 8 8 MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION ........................................................................... 8 9 FOREST GROWTH AND DYNAMICS .......................................................................... 9 10 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ......................................................................... 10 11 CARBON FORESTRY .................................................................................................. 11 12 INDIGENOUS FLORA AND FAUNA ........................................................................... 12 13 EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY ........................................................................................ 13 14 OTHER FOREST USES ............................................................................................... 13 15 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT .................................................................................. 13 16 GISBORNE FORESTS .................................................................................................. 15 17 TOKOMARU AND MATA FORESTS .......................................................................... 16 18 MANGATU AND WAIPAOA FORESTS ...................................................................... 17 20 TIMBERGROW NORTH ISLAND FORESTS (TOLAGA FORESTS) ........................... 20 22 RANGITIKEI SANDS FORESTS .................................................................................. 23 23 RANGITIKEI HILLS FORESTS ................................................................................... 24 24 TE NAMU FOREST .................................................................................................... 25 25 TITOKI FOREST ......................................................................................................... 26 26 KUMEROA FOREST .................................................................................................... 27 27 WHANGAPOUA FOREST ........................................................................................... 30 28 CONTACT DETAILS ................................................................................................... 31 29 KARIOI FOREST ......................................................................................................... 33 30 WAIMARINO FOREST ............................................................................................... 35 31 CONTACT DETAILS ................................................................................................... 37 FIGURES FIGURE 1: ERNSLAW ONE LTD. NORTH ISLAND FOREST LOCATION MAP ..................................................................................... 14 FIGURE 2: ERNSLAW ONE LTD. GISBORNE FOREST LOCATION MAP ............................................................................................. 19 FIGURE 3: TGL TOLAGA FORESTS LOCATION MAP ..................................................................................................................... 22 FIGURE 4: ERNSLAW ONE LTD. SOUTHERN NORTH ISLAND FOREST LOCATION MAP ................................................................... 29 FIGURE 5: ERNSLAW ONE LTD WHANGAPOUA FOREST LOCATION MAP ...................................................................................... 32 FIGURE 6: ERNSLAW ONE LIMITED SOUTHERN NORTH ISLAND FORESTS, RUAPEHU FORESTS ..................................................... 37 TABLES TABLE 1: NORTH ISLAND ESTATE AREA SUMMARY AS AT 30TH JUNE 2018 .................................................................................... 6 TABLE 2: STAFF AND CONTRACT CREWS EMPLOYED BY ERNSLAW AND TGL .............................................................................. 13 TABLE 3: GISBORNE FORESTS AREA SUMMARY AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2017 ............................................................................... 15 TABLE 4: GISBORNE FORESTS SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS 2018/19 ............................................................................................. 19 TABLE 5: TGL NORTH ISLAND FORESTS AREA SUMMARY AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2017 ............................................................... 20 TABLE 6: TGL FORESTS SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS 2018/19 ..................................................................................................... 21 TABLE 7: RANGITIKEI SANDS FORESTS AREA SUMMARY AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2017 ................................................................. 23 TABLE 8: RANGITIKEI SANDS FORESTS SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS 2018/19 ............................................................................... 24 Page | 2 TABLE 9: TITOKI FORESTS SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS 2018/19 .................................................................................................. 27 TABLE 10: WHANGAPOUA FOREST SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS 2018/19 ...................................................................................... 31 TABLE 11: KARIOI FOREST SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS 2018/19 ................................................................................................. 34 TABLE 12: WAIMARINO FOREST AREA BY LAND TENURE AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2017 ................................................................ 35 TABLE 13: WAIMARINO FOREST SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS 2018/19 ......................................................................................... 36 Page | 3 1 INTRODUCTION This document is a summary of the Ernslaw One Limited (Ernslaw) Management Plan for the North Island estate which is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). FSC certification is an internationally recognised standard that demonstrates how a company’s forests are managed in an environmentally sound, socially beneficial, and economically viable manner. Ernslaw certification was granted through measurement of its operations and practices against the principles and criteria developed by FSC which define well managed forests. Principle 7 of FSC requires Ernslaw to develop a management plan. Principle 10 of FSC requires Ernslaw to explicitly state in the management plan the management objectives of the plantation, including natural forest conservation and restoration objectives, which are clearly demonstrated in the implementation of the plan. The Principles state: Principle 7: Management Plan- A management plan- appropriate to the scale and intensity of operations-shall be written, implemented, and kept up to date. The long-term objectives of the management, and the means of achieving them, shall be clearly stated” Principle 10.1.1: Objectives of tree planting shall be explicit in the management plan, with clear statements regarding the relationship between tree planting and the silviculture, socioeconomic and environmental (i.e. forest conservation and restoration) realities in the region. Principle 10.1.2: Management objectives for conservation of natural forest and restoration shall be described in the management plan. Principle 10.1.5: Plantation management objectives, including explicit measures under Criteria 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.9, 6.10, 10.2 and 10.5 intended to maintain and retain indigenous biodiversity, are identified in the management plan and implemented in a timely manner. Principle 10.1.6: The management plan shall identify the boundaries of the area encompassed by the certificate, which includes the plantation forest plus any designated reserve areas. This document is in fulfilment of Principle 7 and the relevant criteria of Principle 10. The first part of this document describes the higher-level policies for the North Island estate. The second part details the management plan of each forest under the Ernslaw Certificate SGS-FM/COC- 000905. 2 COMPANY PROFILE Ernslaw is a private company, registered in New Zealand, with its owners based in Malaysia. The company was established in 1990 when it purchased several Crown Forestry Licences (CFL) of state forests from the government, as well as a sawmill. The company has since bought more forests and more land which has been converted to forestry. In 2011 a private company Timbergow Ltd (TGL) acquired forest estate in the North Island. Ernslaw entered into an agreement to manage this estate for TGL. These forests are referred to as the Tolaga Forests. In 2017 a private company, Forestland Investments Ltd (FIL) acquired forest land in the Gisborne district - this is managed by Ernslaw on behalf of the owners. Page | 4 Contacts for key offices are below: Head Office North Island and Gisborne Regional Office Private Bag 92826 PO Box 2042 Penrose Gisborne Auckland Ph:(06) 867 9179 Ph:(09) 622 2080 Fax:(06) 863 1011 Fax:(09) 622 2191 3 MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES Ernslaw is committed to creating sustainable