The dielectric properties (< 1 MHz) of radiata pine were studied as a function of moisture content to determine if any potential existed for moisture measurement above the fibre saturation point (approximately 35 % moisture). An edge capacitance correction and a method of estimating the conductivity contribution to the dielectric loss were employed. Perspex was used to assess the edge capacitance correction. The implementation of the correction brought the experimental values closer to those seen in the literature, however there still was a degree of disagreement indicating that the correction was not perfect. The method used to estimate the conductivity contribution to the dielectric loss was valid at high moisture contents. As the moisture content decreased, the frequency at which the conductivity component of the dielectric loss became dominant also decreased. Once the moisture content had decreased sufficiently, the conductivity component of the dielectric loss was no longer dominant at any of the test frequencies. At this point the conductivity correction was no longer valid. However, by this stage the effect of subtracting the estimate of the conductivity contribution away from the measured dielectric loss was minimal. A novel cell was designed and built that employed mesh rather than solid plates so that moisture was able to diffuse out of the wood. An automated system comprising the cell, a resistance and capacitance meter (100 Hz- 1MHz), a balance, two thermometers and a PC was set up to allow the continuous and automatic determination of dielectric properties over a range of frequencies while the wood was drying. Dielectric properties were measured for samples of wood equilibrated to different moisture contents and also for wood during drying from approximately 201 to 10 % dry basis. Graphs were obtained of dielectric constant, dielectric loss and other derived quantities as functions of moisture content and frequency. The resolution of the data and the results obtained using the cell with mesh plates were good and the cell was well suited to the application. However the reproducibility from one sample to another was poor and consistency could not be obtained. From the results obtained, it was concluded that it is very unlikely that any potential exists for any dielectric properties to be employed to determine the moisture content in radiata pine above fibre saturation point for frequencies smaller than 1 MHz.