AVA Timber is the leading export company of New Zealand Forest products. We specialise in export sales and marketing, port logistics and export documentation and trade services. AVA Timber is a global company, committed to creating value around the world.
To support AVA Timber in being a world leading company we work with; C3, ISO, ISL and SSA New Zealand. The port service providers we work with operate in various ports throughout New Zealand, delivering AVA Timber to the world.
AVA Timber ships over 5 million cubic tonnes of logs globally. Our timber is harvested from New Zealand, Australia and the USA and is exported to China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, India and South East Asia.
With over 35 years’ experience of managing natural capital, Manulife Investment Management Timberland and Agriculture (MIMTA) is the world’s largest timberland investment manager1 and is committed to sustainable practices in the forestry industry.
Manulife Investment Management Forest Management New Zealand manages over 210,00 hectares (519,000 acres) of plantation forests across the Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Manawatu-Wanganui, and Hawke’s Bay regions, providing sustainable plantation management services since 2004.2
They insist on a safe workplace for all employees as the benchmark for supporting opportunities to maximize performance.
Matariki Forests owns and manages some of New Zealand’s most iconic and sustainably managed plantation forests. As the country’s third-largest forestry company, it manages approximately 116,000 hectares across five key forestry regions.
Its roots in New Zealand date back to 1988, when Rayonier Inc entered the market following the Government’s privatisation of the Forest Service. Initially focused on log exports, the company purchased its first forest in 1991, laying the foundation for long-term investment in New Zealand’s forestry sector.
Matariki Forests was established in 2005 through a joint venture that combined Rayonier’s forestry assets with forests acquired from Carter Holt Harvey. In 2025, Rayonier sold its stake in Matariki Forests to The Rohatyn Group, a global investment firm specialising in emerging markets and real assets, with a longstanding presence in New Zealand forestry.
At AVA Timber, our joint venture partners Manulife and Matariki Forests are some of New Zealand’s largest forest owners. We form and maintain strong and enduring relationships with our global clients, maintaining a high degree of oversight, ethics and integrity.
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