29 June 2025
Pan Pac is pleased to release our 2025 Sustainability Report. In addition to highlighting the progress we have made towards the goals established in 2022, the report covers the impact of 2023 Cyclone Gabrielle on our operations and how we have recovered.
Cyclone Gabrielle caused massive devastation to the East Coast of the North Island. Some of our forest estate and our industrial site at Whirinaki were severely impacted by flooding. Our Sawmill, Chipmill and Pulpmill were completely out of operation for more than 12 months, after being inundated with 2 metres of silt and water. Our workers spent months clearing the site, recovering machinery and salvaging product.
The cyclone demonstrated the importance of sustainability and the need for greater resilience for our site and nearby neighbours.
This report includes our forests, and the ways in which we are building resilience for climate change events, increasing environmental protection, supporting biodiversity and contributing to our community.
Click here to read the report.
Source & image credit: Pan Pac
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