Links

There are so many places to find information these days, to make this links page more useful we’ve selected a range of sites that our members use often. The links are grouped into subject types and listed in the order of the topics that our members have told us they spend the most of their time on. Let us know if you find really useful sites and we’ll add them in.

Articles

• Foreshore Management in Local Government magazine: https://issuu.com/contrafed/docs/lg_dec_1612_issuu/30

Coastal hazards and climate change

• Coastal hazards and climate change: Guidance for local government. Dec 2017

Estuaries:

• http://www.doc.govt.nz/estuaries - explore, monitor and restore

Funding for projects (also try your local Council)

• http://generosity.org.nz/
• http://wwf.org.nz/what_we_do/community_funding/habitat_protection_fund/
• http://www.doc.govt.nz/doc-community-fund

Historically rare ecosystems (coastal) and significant dune systems

• http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/science/portfolios?RareEcosys_CatID=1
• http://dunes.otago.ac.nz/dunes_of_national_significance

Monitoring

• http://formak.co.nz  to help with inventarisation and monitoring of species
• http://naturewatch.org.nz/-recording species observations
• http://ebird.org/content/newzealand - birds
• http://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/coastal/ water quality at beaches

Native plant identification and use

• http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/default.asp
• http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/Search.aspx
• http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/publications/newsletters/soil/issue-23/nature-services
• http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/science/plants-animals-fungi/plants/ethnobotany/weaving-plants

Native fauna

• Lizard identification: http://nzlizards.landcareresearch.co.nz/Default.aspx
• Lizard conservation toolkit: http://ecogecko.co.nz/toolkit.php

NZ coastal policy statement 2010, guidance and review

• http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-us/science-publications/conservation-publications/marine-and-coastal/new-zealand-coastal-policy-statement/policy-statement-and-guidance/

• Report on the effectiveness of the NZ Coastal Policy Statement - Part 1

• Report on the effectiveness of the NZ Coastal Policy Statement - Part 2

Pest animal best practice control and monitoring

• http://www.npca.org.nz/index.php/a-series-best-practice.html - National Pest Control Agencies publications about pest animal control and monitoring methods.
• http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/threats-and-impacts/animal-pests/methods-of-control/ - Department of Conservation pest animal control information
• Funding for pest control: https://predatorfreenz.org/kiwibank-communities/apply-for-funding/

Restoration

• http://www.southlandcommunitynursery.org.nz/restoring-your-patch/know-your-patch/coasts/
• Record trees planted: http://www.treesthatcount.co.nz/
• List your group and record your activities in numbers: http://www.naturespace.org.nz/

Submissions

• The newly updated (2018) Environment Guide contains practical information to assist individuals, community groups and businesses to more effectively participate in environmental management processes. http://www.environmentguide.org.nz/issues/coastal

Weather and Tsunami information

• http://www.metservice.com/national/index
• http://www.swellmap.co.nz/ 
• http://www.geonet.org.nz/tsunami

Weed identification and control

• http://www.weedbusters.co.nz
• http://www.lgnz.co.nz/nzs-local-government/new-zealands-councils/ - Find your local regional council and find out about biosecurity in your area