Firewood for Heating
Hotmix $20
50% Hardwood / semi hardwood & 50% softwood. Typically, a mixture of Eucalyptus (Gum) and Pine. Our hot mix may include other species of guaranteed dry firewood.
Our Eucalyptus varies from Southern Mahogany to Blue Gum and Black-butt. Eucalyptus is highly regarded as firewood remaining dense and heavy when dry.
Auckland Firewood acquires Gum logs that are not suitable for milling, largely sourced from rural shelterbelts or woodlots.
Arborist-$26
The Arborist Mix is currently bagged on a base of She-oak (Casuarina) Occasionally other hardwoods and semi-hardwoods are added.
Ideally suited to open fires, this low/non-spit hardwood and semi-hardwood mix is an alternative to Ti-tree.
It is important to note that no single bag of firewood can be guaranteed not to contain a piece or pieces of firewood that spit.
Black Wattle VSOP $28.00
Black Wattle (Acacia mernsii )is an excellent Hardwood - very dense and slow burning.
These Acacia split logs are a premium option for heating and can also be used for cooking. Black Wattle self sows in areas of bush and farm land – the removal of these exotic trees is good conservation practice
Black Wattle burns very hot and is great Ti-tree alternative at a lesser price!
Boom-sticks $20.00
An easy-to-light mix of semi-hardwoods split down to a small, convenient size for quick ignition!
Sized in between kindling and split firewood logs, Boom-sticks are a popular option with customers who have some difficulty lighting their fire.
Super Light $20.00
The lightest firewood we stock, making it quick and easy to burn. Suitable for beginners that are not confident lighting a fire. Some modern log burners recommend not using hardwood.
Super light could compare to “Mac” Cupressus macrocarpa which is a popular soft wood around Auckland.
Kindling Bag $14.50
Dry straight grained Pine or Cypress kindling. Suitable for lighting any fire.
Sold in refundable tote bag which is similar size to a supermarket bag. We encourage returns and recycling and offer a .50c bag refund.
Kindling Box $14.00
Dry straight grained Pine or Cypress kindling. Suitable for lighting any fire.
Standard carboard box is 310 x 240 x 210mm, The carboard box can be recycled returned or used as tinder.
Ezilite Fire Starters $6
Non toxic, compressed wood product
Makes lighting any fire easy. 32 fire starters per pack.
Pinecones $20
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Firewood for Cooking
Ti tree 20kg* $32.00
Ti-tree or Tea-tree is the sentimental favourite and most trusted firewood among New Zealanders.
Ti-tree is either Manuka (Leptospermum scoparium) and Kanuka (Kunzea ericoides), and dried for a minimum period of two years!
Slow-growing Manuka and Kanuka burns extremely hot and is often used for cooking in pizza ovens, barbeques, braai, and hangi, or for smoking.
Fruit Wood 15kg* $32
Bags of either Pear, Apple or Plum, our fruitwood stocks will vary according to availability. Most fruitwoods are lighter woods and used for flavour, rather than for heat.
Renowned for their aromatic qualities, fruitwoods are suited to smoking most cuts of meat – particularly for long-smoking beef, pork, chicken or fish.
Pohutukawa 15kg* $32
Our bags of Pohutukawa are very popular with the firewood connoisseur, adding an authentic kiwi flavour to wood ovens, barbeques and smoking.
Our Pohutukawa has been sourced from consented tree removals and pruning work – and seasoned for over two years!
Puriri $32
Our densest and hottest-burning firewood, Puriri is most suited to the barbeque and braai.
We have a very limited stock of Puriri that is often only available in summer.
All our firewood is sold in 48cm x 78cm hessian sacks.
* This is an approximate weight, bags will vary plus or minus 1-2kg.