Wakamarina Forest – Established, Diversified Forestry Asset

Wakamarina Forest is a pre-1990, second-rotation exotic plantation forest in the highly regarded Wakamarina Valley, Marlborough — a region recognised for producing high quality, high-volume tree crops for both domestic and export markets. The offering comprises one main forestry title (Lot 1, approx. 269.41 ha) together with two adjoining 1 ha lifestyle sections (Lots 2 and 3), located approximately 1.7 km up Wakamarina Road, itself around 12 km south-west of Havelock. The property has been under professional forest management throughout, with a full forestry inventory completed as recently as August 2024.

The forest itself is well established: 165.7 ha of net stocked exotic plantation, dominated by Radiata Pine (119.9 ha) and Douglas Fir (32.5 ha), with the balance in a genuinely diversified mix of Cupressus lusitanica, Cupressus ovensii, redwood, poplar and larch — a point of difference from the largely single-species listings typical of the region. This sits alongside 114 ha of native bush and non-productive land, and a comprehensive internal roading and skid-site network.

Location is a genuine strength of this asset. Wakamarina sits within efficient reach of the South Island’s key processing and export infrastructure — Nelson and Picton’s deep-water export ports, and regional sawmilling and panel-processing capacity at Kaituna, Nelson Pine, CHH Wood Products, Prowood, Southpine, Goldpine and XLAM — giving the crop a genuinely diversified set of local and international outlets at harvest. The valley’s climate further supports strong growth rates.

Key Features:

• 271.41 hectares of freehold land
• 165.7 hectares of net stocked area
• Established forest roads & skid sites
• Second-rotation, pre-1990 forest
• Genuinely diversified mix of quality production trees
• Convenient access to regional processors and the export ports of Nelson and Picton