Publications and links
- Pestfact factsheets
- General planting factsheets
- Coastal planting factsheets
- Wetlands factsheets
- Native Forest and Scrublands factsheets
- Possum control factsheets
- Useful links
Pestfact factsheets
ARC factsheets explain in more detail the plant and animal pests that threaten our native environment. To view all the pestfact sheets, take this link to the main ARC publications database.
General planting factsheets
The Good Start Planting Guide (176.3 KB PDF)
Coastal planting factsheets
Coastal Planting 1 - General (451.0 KB PDF)
Coastal Planting 2 - Dunes (365.7 KB PDF)
Coastal Planting 3 - Forest (170.1 KB PDF)
Coastal Planting 4 - Cliffs (514.7 KB PDF)
Coastal Planting 6 - Clay Banks (404.0 KB PDF)
Riparian facts - Streamside Planting Guide (806.1 KB PDF)
Wetlands factsheets
Wonderful Wetlands (276.4 KB PDF)
Native Forest and Scrublands factsheets
Native Forest Restoration - Planting (737.1 KB PDF)
Forest Fragments - Caring for Forest Fragments (2.5 MB PDF)
Possum control factsheets
Pest Facts 101 Possums (149.9 KB PDF)
Pest Facts 115 Campaign Possum Bait (247.5 KB PDF)
Pest Facts 116 Talon and Pest Off Possum Baits (238.1 KB PDF)
Pest Facts 117 Feratox Bait for Possum Control (250.6 KB PDF)
Pest Facts 118 Cyanide Paste (303.9 KB PDF)
Pest Facts 119 Leg Hold Traps (315.0 KB PDF)
Pest Facts 120 TimmsTraps (230.4 KB PDF)
Useful links
- Biosecurity New Zealand
- Department of Conservation
- Ducks Unlimited
- Environment Waikato
- Fish and Game
- National Wetland Trust
- NZ Freshwater Fish Society
- Landcare Research
- Bestgardening.com
- Biodiversity Information Online
- Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand
- New Zealand Gardens Online (native plants pages)
- Nursery World (NZ plant nurseries gateway)
- PlanterGuide
- Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture
- Weedbusters
- Weed Index (excellent online guide to weeds and how to control them, from Environment Bay of Plenty)
- Ecoevents
- NZ Ecological Restoration Network
- NZ Native Forests Restoration Trust
- Society for Ecological Restoration International
- Trees for Survival





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