Complete a Safety Induction

Our goal is to ensure that everyone who enters our forests gets home safely to their whānau.

Our forests are production forests where commercial forestry operations are being carried out. The risks and hazards associated with commercial forestry operations can include but are not limited to oversized vehicles, large plant and machinery moving around on our forest roads, and forestry workers and crews undertaking various operations throughout the forests. 

To ensure everyone’s safety, we carefully manage access, which means everyone accessing our forests will need to complete either a Business or Recreational Forest Access Health & Safety Induction before applying for an access permit. This will ensure all forest users are aware of the rules and expectations, possible hazards, and safe driving practices.

The forest may be closed, or access may be restricted in certain areas at short notice. When this occurs, an alert will be posted on our Access our Forests page.