LibGuides: Zoology: New Zealand Resources

Featured New Zealand resource

A special Mātauranga Māori issue of the New Zealand Journal of Ecology.

If online access is unavailable, the library may have print copies. Search Library Search|Ketu to find out what we have.

New Zealand Science by via New Zealand Index on The Knowledge Basket
An index to New Zealand scientific research publications. Particularly good for research done at DSIR and Crown Research Institutes up to 1998 and beyond.
Department of Conservation Publications by Department of Conservation
Search DOC publications including Science & Technical and Conservation Reports
Landcare Research (Manaaki Whenua) Tools, Resources and Databases
Important databases relating to New Zealand biology and ecology, includes NZFUNGI, Tussock Grassland Moths, Ants and Lizards.
Fauna of New Zealand |Ko te Aitanga Pepeke o Aotearoa by Landcare Research
THe FoNZ series examines New Zealand's unique terrestrial invertebrate fauna. Published since 1982, each issue contains a checklist of the taxa, an introduction to the group, descriptions of the taxa, and illustrations.
NIWA Atlas of New Zealand Freshwater Fishes
Useful overview of the freshwater fish found in New Zealand, fact sheets for each individual species and links to other resources.

New Zealand Index This link opens in a new window
An index of key New Zealand databases including: Index Auckland, New Zealand Card Index, Bibliography of Published NZ Family Histories, NZ Herald Classified Personals, Index New Zealand, INZART Index, Manukau's Journey, Newzindex, Newspaper Index, NZ Science, and NZ Woman's Weekly Index.
Te Puna Search: New Zealand National Union Catalogue This link opens in a new window
Search the National Union Catalogue for items held in libraries throughout New Zealand.
findNZarticles This link opens in a new window
Provides access to New Zealand content, including material by or about New Zealanders, from a range of New Zealand newspapers and journals.
New Zealand Science (via New Zealand Index) This link opens in a new window
The "New Zealand Science" database was created by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), which became the Crown Research Institutes (CRIs). It contains reasonably comprehensive indexed records of their scientists' publications (international as well as local), some as far back as 1848. It is useful for locating unpublished papers and conference material.