AVA Timber is a world leader in log export operations, working with our joint venture partners, Matariki Forests and Manulife Investment Management Timberland and Agriculture (MIMTA) through their New Zealand timberland division, Manulife Investment Management Forest Management New Zealand (MFM NZ), ensure the supply of premium-grade New Zealand logs. The experienced sales and marketing function at AVA Timber then delivers logs to international markets to fulfil the needs of our customers. These partnerships demonstrate our shared commitment to the effective stewardship of our land on behalf of clients, employees, and the environment.
Manulife Investment Management is the brand for the global wealth and asset management segment of Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC). Our mission is to make decisions easier and lives better by empowering investors for a better tomorrow.
Serving more than 17 million individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members, we believe our global reach, complementary businesses, and the strength of our parent company position us to help investors capitalize on today’s emerging global trends.
Manulife Investment Management Timberland and Agriculture is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of MFC.
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.
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.
Matariki Forests are committed to investing in people, technology and processes. This ensures employees and business partners alike benefit and enjoy working in a company that has a positive impact on our environment, economy and industry.
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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