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• About the New Zealand Geographic Board
  About the process of accepting or rejecting geographical names within New Zealand which is the responsibility of the NZGB, Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa. Also access to maps and publications.
  
  
• Ant distribution data
  Searchable tool that contains distribution and collection records for all ant species in New Zealand (native and exotic), as well as global distribution for invasive ant species.
  
  
• Earth sea & sky
  Part of Te Ara online encyclopedia of New Zealand, covering natural environment topics.
  
  
• Geodetic system
  Land Information New Zealand site. Information about geodetic marks, PositioNZ network, geodetic datums, coordinate conversion, standards, notices and publications and downloadable geodetic software.
  
  
• Geographx
  About the digital mapping company. Site includes some free downloads of New Zealand maps and map data.
  
  
• Geography
  Geography at Massey University is concerned with the study of the surface of the earth as people's home. Has an outline of courses of study, history of the programme, graduate profiles, and the newsletter, Compass points.
  
  
• Land Information New Zealand = Toitū te whenua
  LINZ is a New Zealand government department responsible for land titles, geodetic and cadastral survey systems, topographic information, hydrographic information, managing Crown property and a variety of other functions. Site includes information and resources related to charts and hydrographic services, geodetic system, New Zealand geographic place names, surveying and land titles, Crown property, valuation, and maps and topographic services.
  
  
• LINZ topographical maps
  Here you can check the map grid areas of the national map series available for purchase through retailers. Also digital copies of maps are available for download, including the Topo50 and Topo250 series, plus her small scale maps covering New Zealand and its offshore islands, some Pacific islands and Antarctica's Ross Sea region.
  
  
• Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
  A crown research institute that focuses on management of land resources for conservation and for primary production. Includes access to databases about animals, fungi, plants and soils and the land; educational resources; publications and information on the main areas of current research.
  
  
• New Zealand Cartographic Society
  Information about NZCS activities, national cartographic conferences, publications, and the International Cartographic Association.
  
  
• New Zealand ESRI users group
  Provides information for users of geographic information sytems. Covers world news of geographic events; conferences, education programs, with access to newsletter and map database.
  
  
• New Zealand geographer
  New Zealand Geographer is a journal of the New Zealand Geographical Society. Contents pages are available for all issues, with abstracts also available for some issues. Each issue is available in full-text to Society members and subscribers.
  
  
• New Zealand geographic placenames database (archived)
  Searchable database contains place names that appear on Land Information New Zealand's Topographic NZMS260 map series. Previously known as the New Zealand geographic place names database, maintenance of database ended on 31 October 2008.
  
  
• New Zealand geographic
  Covers all aspects of New Zealand history and geography including its wildlife, natural heritage, people, science and culture. Also examines subjects relating to the islands of the South Pacific and Antarctica. Site features the covers of all issues from 58 and abridged versions of selected articles.
  
  
• New Zealand Geographical Society website
  Society devoted to the growth of scientific and educational understanding of geography. The site includes the annual report and rules of the Society; an index of members; information about, and some contents pages of the New Zealand Geographer and the New Zealand Journal of Geography; a list of theses in geography; and links to university geography departments and other sites, including the Geography Resource Centre.
  
  
• New Zealand Recreational GPS Society
  About NZ Recreational GPS Users Society. Information on activities that suit the use of global positioning system equipment, including geocaching and mapping. Online forum.
  
  
• Spatial Information Research Centre
  SIRC is a multidisciplinary research centre attached to the Department of Information Science at the University of Otago. It undertakes multidisciplinary research into aspects of spatial data acquisistion, storage, manipulation, visualisation and analysis. Details of current research projects and researchers. Conference information and programmes.