BNZ Kauri Forest

One kauri bond issue equals 100 trees.

In June 2008 we launched the BNZ Kauri Forest, in conjunction with the Kauri 2000 Trust. We have promised to plant 100 kauri seedlings for every Kauri bond issue we arrange. Located on the Coromandel Peninsula, our forest is expected to grow at a rate of 1000 new trees every year.

Growing a natural asset for New Zealand

One thousand years ago New Zealand had more than a million hectares of kauri forest. Today we have about 7,500 hectares. Kauri trees are important to us as a symbol of strength, just as they’re important to the biodiversity of our northern rainforests. With our Kauri Bond investment, we’re ensuring that the financial world is doing more to support the natural environment. 

Facts about the BNZ Kauri Forest:

  • The BNZ Kauri Forest is located at the west end of Kuaotunu, which is near Matarangi on the Coromandel Peninsula
  • The project is in association with the Kauri 2000 Trust (www.kauri2000.co.nz), a non-profit charitable organisation that aims to create significant stands of kauri trees on the Coromandel Peninsula
  • We will plant 100 kauri seedlings for every Kauri Bond issue we arrange
  • We expect to plant at least 1000 seedlings every year
  • International Kauri Bond holders can view the forest in real time through websites such as Google Earth; GPS coordinates are 36° 43’S, 175° 44’E

Did you know?

Kauri are among the world's mightiest trees, sometimes growing to more than 50 metres tall and with trunk diameters of up to seven metres. New Zealand’s oldest kauri tree was a seedling 2000 years ago.