Geology: Organisations & Data Sources

GIS data for New Zealand is a variety of formats; download maps and data sets direct to your computer.

Generate maps at different scales and layers.

Aims to define global units (systems, series, and stages) of the International Chronostratigraphic Chart.

From GNS Science. Regional maps showing the surface distribution of geological units, at various scales.

Maps and data from the Department of Geology at the University of Otago made available to the public.

New Zealand geology resources recommended by the Geology department at the University of Otago

Promotes the geophysical sciences through its members and national and international scientific organizations and publishes high-impact journals in the geosciences.

New Zealand's leading provider of Earth, geoscience and isotope research and consultancy services.

GeoNet provides comprehensive coverage of geological hazard events as they occur. From GNS Science.

Information on New Zealand's soils held by Landcare Research. Access data from the National Soils Database, Fundamental Soils Layers, Digital Soil Surveys and the new S-map database. Includes current and historical soil naming schemes used in New Zealand.

Scientific and professional network for the advancement of the geosciences in New Zealand; holds an annual conference featuring scientific symposia and field trips.

Research news from the seven Crown Research Institutes of New Zealand: AgResearch, Plant & Food Research, ESR, GNS Science, Landcare Research Manaaki Whenua, NIWA, Scion, and Science New Zealand Inc.