Knights Forest - 2805 SH 30 Whakatane
This 71.84-hectare title (more or less) is located at Onepu within the Whakatane district. Location is 55 kms Rotorua, 82 kms Tauranga and 30 kms Whakatane. Kawerau is 12 kms by road from the property. The property borders directly onto State Highway. Approximately 67 hectares of the property is planted in Pinus Radiata having been established in 2006. Approximately 4-5 hectares of the property is made up of protected wetlands that are open to the public and accessed by walking/bike tracks and pedestrian bridges.
Originally planted at 833 stems/ha and thinned at year 8 to 500 stems/ha. All silviculture has been carried out in accordance with industry best practices. Ground contour of the property is flat to gently undulating. An independent Forest Evaluation Report (dated January 2021) will be available to prospective purchasers. The property is registered under the Emissions Trading Scheme.
The property is home to the Whakatane Mountain Bike Clubs - Onepu Bike Park and is a popular location for mountain bike riding and recreational walking in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. This site attracted in excess of 17,000 visitors from all over New Zealand during 2021. The property has potential to be further developed along the lines of the very popular Waipa Bike Park in Rotorua and vendors have expressed a desire to favor purchase options that maintain the current arrangement in this regard.
This is undoubtedly a very unique property that has a strategic location advantage from both a forestry and adventure tourism prospective.
The property is offered for sale via Public Tender. Tenders close 12.00pm Wednesday 13th April 2022 with all tenders to be submitted to the offices of Property Brokers Whakatane - 38 Landing Road Whakatane.
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