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New Zealand's largest forest, the Kaingaroa Forest in the Central North Island, measures 2,900 km2. It is predominantly planted with Radiata Pine (Pinus radiata).
Kaingaroa, on the volcanic plateau of the central North Island, is New Zealand's largest plantation forest. It is the largest plantation forest in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the largest softwood forests in the world. It has an area of 2900km2. The majority of the trees are Pinus Radiata, with the remainder being Douglas Fir and other pine species.

The first plantings were done in the 1900s.

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