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Riverhead Forest

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Riverhead Forest

Riverhead Forest is a former state-owned forest to the north-west of Auckland, New Zealand. Originally a kauri-dense native forest, the area was logged and the soil dug for kauri gum during the Colonial Era of New Zealand. In the 1920s, the area was designated as a state forest where Pinus radiata w

as grown. The forest is known for its recreational pursuits, including paintball, horse trekking and hunting. Most of the forest has now been returned to iwi ownership through the Treaty settlement process.

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