Welcome to the Waiariki School of Forestry, Wood Manufacturing and Biotechnology

The Waiariki School of Forestry is located in the beautiful city of Rotorua, New Zealand.
The School of Forestry is a department operating through the Waiariki Institute of Technology.
Through strong links with Rotorua's forest industry, the programmes reflect today's industry needs.

Waiariki's Forest Management, Forest Operations, Solid Wood Processing, Biotechnology and Sustainable Energy programmes prepare job-ready graduates.
Features of this industry training are Waiariki's high technology training sawmill and integrated wood processing facility.
The Waiariki School of Forestry is located on two sites with regional teaching also being available. The Diploma in Forestry, Sustainability and most short courses are taught primarily at the Mokoia Campus.
Timber Machining and other Wood Processing courses are taught on site at the Waipa Campus, as well as being available for on-site delivery.
The Forest Operations courses are taught across the Central North Island region - Rotorua, Tokoroa, Taupo, Eastern Bay of Plenty.
Waiariki School of Forestry has the equipment and capability to train industry ready people in a hands on environment.
Forestry has a wide range of career options and possibilities, and the School of Forestry is your best place to start. We offer training in a range of disciplines from Silviculture and Practical Logging through to timber remanufacturing including Saw Doctoring and Timber Machining. We also offer training for Forest Managers and Harvest Planners.
Through strong links with Rotorua’s forest industry, the programmes reflect today’s industry needs.
The Waiariki School of Forestry, Wood Processing and Biotechnology is the largest vocational forestry training institute in New Zealand, was established over 60 years ago by the New Zealand Government to train students in plantation forest management, sawmilling and wood manufacturing.
We are very proud of our School, and are keen to welcome all students to join our study programmes in Forest Management, Forest Operations, Wood Processing, Biotechnology and Sustainable energy.

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