Soils and land of our Tairawhiti region
Publications and Resources
Manuka and Kanuka planting, streamside planting, Longbush ecosanctuary, working with wetlands
Sustainable Hill Country Project
Programme to increase protection of highly erodible land.
Erosion management
Erosion control and restoring the Waiapu River catchment
Crop surveys
Crop survey reports for the Gisborne district.
Forestry - NES-PF
National environmental standards for plantation forestry
Soils of Poverty Bay flats
Online soil fact sheets of the Poverty Bay flats
Stormwater drainage
Land drainage for flood control, urban stormwater and rural and roadside drains
Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Sustainable land management
Conservation Quorum magazine
A quarterly publication for our district's rural sector
Longbush ecosanctuary report
Assessment of baseline flora and vegetation by landform
Biodiversity on private land
The importance of protecting and restoring our remaining biodiversity is increasingly recognised by local, regional and national government.