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Noun
timberlands- Plural of timberland
Extensive Definition
It was formed to manage the native and exotic
forests on the West Coast of the defunct
New Zealand Forest Service.
A large quantity of internal documents relating
to the operation of its secret Public Relations campaign to support
its logging operations in the 1990s against environmental groups
was published in the book Secrets
and Lies (Hager) in 1999.
In February 2008 Trevor
Mallard the State owned Enterprises Minister, announced that
the assets of Timberlands will transfer to Crown Forestry since the
company has had poor financial results. Once the transfer of
forests is completed the company will be wound up.