Seeing the Wood for the Trees:

Forestry’s Past, Present and Future

The Adam Art Gallery is holding a one-day symposium on issues relating to forestry. This symposium will bring together foresters, scientists, environmentalists, historians and filmmakers to review the history of forestry in New Zealand and to discuss a range of issues that face the industry at this historical juncture.

Speakers will include notable historian of the exotic timber industry, Michael Roche; expert on silviculture and ‘forestry visionary’ Wink Sutton; George Asher, Chief Executive of Ngati Tuwharetoa forests at Taupo and Rotoaira; environmentalist Kevin Hackwell; landscape architect and forestry analyst Clive Anstey; filmmaker Rod Prosser, and artist Natalie Robertson. There will be an opening address by Jane Kelsey, one of New Zealand’s foremost authorities on the implications of global free trade policies, and closing remarks by Hamish Levack, forestry consultant and director of Levack Forestry, who has spent many years in forestry management, forest planning and forest policy roles.

Hunter Lecture Theatre HU 323
Saturday 25 August 2007
9am – 5pm
Registration: $10, $5 students and unwaged

Some happy snaps of the show

Jim Allen
New Zealand Environment No5 1969

Maddie Leach
One Shining Gum (Savia Brillante) 2006-07

















Para Matchitt
Te Wepu 1986

Primary Products is open.

This exhibition will run from 11th of August to the 7th of October, showing works by John Johns, Jim Allen, Para Matchitt, Maddie Leach and Fiona Amundesn. This Exhibition focuses on the impact of exotic timber on the New Zealand ladscape and economy through the 20th and 21st Centuries.