This is a timeline of environmental history of New Zealand. These events relate to the natural environment of New Zealand as a result of human activity. This article is about the natural environment. ... This article is about modern humans. ...

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Pre 1800s

• 1300s- — Arrival of Māori who brought the with them the kiore rat.
• 1500s — Final extinction of all eleven species of Moa.
• 1642 — Tasman is first European to reach New Zealand.
• 1769 — New Zealand mapped by James Cook, and the Norway rat believed to have arrived in New Zealand aboard his ship, the Endeavour ^[1]
• 1790s — Sealers and whalers arrive.

This article is about the Māori people of New Zealand. ... Binomial name Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848) The Polynesian Rat or Pacific Rat (Rattus exulans), known to the Maori as Kiore, is the third most widespread species of rat in the world behind the Brown Rat and Black Rat. ... Genera Anomalopteryx (bush moa) Euryapteryx Megalapteryx (upland moa) Dinornis (giant moa) Emeus Pachyornis Moa were giant flightless birds native to New Zealand. ... Portrait of Tasman Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - October 10, 1659), was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant. ... This article is about the British explorer. ... Binomial name (Berkenhout, 1769) Brown Rat range The brown rat, common rat, Norway rat, Norwegian rat or wharf rat (Rattus norvegicus) is one of the best-known and common rats, and also one of the largest. ... HMB Endeavour was a small 18th century British sailing ship, famous for being the vessel commanded by Lt. ...

1800s

• Gorse introduced as hedging plant.
• Rabbits introduced ^[2]
• Sheep and cattle introduced.

Species Ulex argenteus Ulex boivinii Ulex borgiae Ulex cantabricus Ulex densus Ulex europaeus - Common Gorse Ulex gallii - Dwarf Furze or Furse Ulex genistoides Ulex micranthus Ulex minor - Dwarf Gorse Ulex parviflorus Ref: ILDIS Version 6. ... Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae, found in many parts of the world. ... Species See text. ... For general information about the genus, including other species of cattle, see Bos. ...

1830s

• 1837 Australian brush-tailed possum introduced.

For other uses, see Possum (disambiguation). ...

1840s

• 1840 Treaty of Waitangi

One of the few extant copies of the Treaty of Waitangi The Treaty of Waitangi (Māori: Tiriti o Waitangi) is a treaty signed on February 6, 1840 by representatives of the British Crown, and Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand. ...

1860s

• Ship rat spreads throughout North Island.
• 1860
  • Australian Magpie introduced.
• 1861
  • The Protection of Certain Animals Act passed - legislated that: "No Deer of any kind, Hare, Swan, Partridge, English Plover, Rook, Starling, Thrush or Blackbird" could be shot for the rest of the decade.^[3]
• 1864
  • Wild Birds Protection Act - legislated that: "No Wild Duck, Paradise Duck, or Pigeon indigenous in the colony shall be hunted, taken, or killed except during the months of April, May, June, and July in any year".^[3]
• 1867
  • Trout and Salmon Protection Act passed - made provision for "the preservation and propagation of Salmon and Trout in this Colony".^[3]

For other uses of the word magpie, see Magpie (disambiguation). ...

1870s

• Ship rat spreads throughout the South Island.
• Rook introduced from Europe
• 1870
  • Hedgehogs, which devour large quantities of insects, are introduced.
• 1875
  • Seal hunting restricted to a short annual season.^[3]
• 1876
  • Rabbit Nuisance Act passed.^[3]
• 1879
  • Ferrets introduced to control rabbits even after warnings were made of their effects on bird life.

The South Island The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. ... For other uses, see Rook. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Genera Atelerix Erinaceus Hemiechinus Mesechinus Paraechinus A hedgehog is any of the small spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha. ... Orders Subclass Apterygota Archaeognatha (bristletails) Thysanura (silverfish) Subclass Pterygota Infraclass Paleoptera (Probably paraphyletic) Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Superorder Exopterygota Grylloblattodea (ice-crawlers) Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Embioptera (webspinners) Zoraptera (angel insects) Dermaptera (earwigs) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, etc) Phasmatodea (stick insects) Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Psocoptera... This article is about the mammal. ... For other uses, see Rabbit (disambiguation). ...

1880s

• 1882
  • Small Birds Nuisance Act passed. ^[3]
• 1885
  • Stoats and weasels are liberated as a misguided attempt to control rabbits.
• 1887
  • 23 September—Te Heuheu gifts Ruapehu, Tongariro and Ngauruhoe to people of New Zealand.

Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 Range map The stoat (Mustela erminea) is a small mammal of the family Mustelidae. ... For other uses, see Weasel (disambiguation). ... is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Composite satellite image of Ruapehu Mount Ruapehu, or just Ruapehu, is an active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand. ... kMount Tongariro is a volcanic mountain complex in the North Island of New Zealand. ... Mount Ngauruhoe is an active stratovolcano in New Zealand. ...

1890s

• 1890
  • An area of land, that will become the Trounson Kauri Park, is set aside by the Government. [2]
• 1893
  • Rainbow trout successfully introduced by the Auckland Acclimatisation Society.
• 1894
  • Protection of fur seal population due to declining numbers.
  • The Stephens Island Wren is made extinct by the lighthouse keeper's cat.
  • Tongariro National Park Act passed.
• 1897
  • Kapiti Island is designated as an island reserve.

Genera Callorhinus Arctocephalus Fur seals, or Arctocephalinae make up one of the two distinct groups of marine mammals called seals. Fur seals are usually smaller than sea lions and have a coat of dense fur intermixed with guard hairs. ... Binomial name Xenicus lyalli (Rothschild, 1894) The Stephens Island Wren (Xenicus lyalli) is famous for being (erroneously) considered the only known species to be entirely wiped out by a single living being. ... Eddystone Lighthouse, one of the first wavewashed lighthouses For other uses, see Lighthouse (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Felis lybica invalid junior synonym The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) is a small carnivorous mammal. ... Tongariro National Park is the oldest national park in New Zealand, located in the central North Island. ... Kapiti Island seen from Waikanae Beach, Kapiti Coast. ...

1900s

• 1900
  • Egmont National Park established
• 1901
  • Noxious Weeds Act passed
• 1903
  • Scenery Preservation Act passed.
• 1904
  • Scenery Preservation Commission appointed.
• 1907
  • Tongariro National Park is formally gazetted.
  • Last known huia sighted and then shot.

Categories: New Zealand geography stubs | National parks of New Zealand | Taranaki ... Tongariro National Park is the oldest national park in New Zealand, located in the central North Island. ... // Binomial name Heteralocha acutirostris (Gould, 1837) Synonyms Neomorpha acutirostris Neomorpha crassirostris (male) Heteralocha gouldi The Huia (Heteralocha acutirostris) was a bird endemic to New Zealand. ...

1920s

• 1921
  • Herbert Guthrie-Smiths Tutira: The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Station is published.
  • Animals Protection and Game Act 1921-22
• 1923
  • The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand is formed.
• 1929
  • Attempt made to protect bush in an area near what will be the Abel Tasman National Park.

Herbert Guthrie-Smith (1862-1940) was a New Zealand farmer and conservationist. ... The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand is an environmental organization specialising in conservation in New Zealand. ... The Australian bush The bush is a term used for rural, undeveloped land or country areas in many places, such as Australia, New Zealand, Sub-Saharan Africa, Canada, and Alaska. ... Categories: New Zealand geography stubs | National parks of New Zealand | Nelson, New Zealand ...

1930s

• 1936
  • Protection removed from mustelids.

Subfamilies Lutrinae Melinae Mellivorinae Taxidiinae Mustelinae Mustelidae is a family of carnivorous mammals. ...

1940s

• 1942
  • Abel Tasman National Park established.
• 1946
  • Possums no longer protected.
• 1948
  • Takahe rediscovered in the Murchison Mountains in Fiordland.
• 1949
  • Forest Act 1949 is passed.

Categories: New Zealand geography stubs | National parks of New Zealand | Nelson, New Zealand ... For other uses, see Possum (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Porphyrio mantelli Owen, 1848 The Takahē, Porphyrio mantelli is a flightless bird native to New Zealand which belongs to the rail family. ... Fiordland is a region of New Zealand that is situated on the south-western corner of the South Island. ...

1950s

• 1952
  • Waipoua Forest Sanctuary formed.
  • Fiordland National Park established.
• 1953
  • Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park established.
  • Wildlife Act 1953 is passed.
• 1954
  • 28 July—Te Urewera National Park gazetted. Additions made later.^[4]

Location of Waipoua Forest Waipoua Forest preserves some of the best examples of kauri forest remaining in New Zealand. ... Milford Sound: Mitre Peak, the mountain at left, rises 1692 meters above the Sound. ... Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park is situated in the South Island of New Zealand near the town of Twizel. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Te Urewera National Park consists of a total land area of 2,127 km² and is situated in the East Coast region of the North Island of New Zealand. ...

1960s

• 1964
  • Mount Aspiring National Park established.
• 1965
  • Hydro dam proposed at Tuapeka River mouth is opposed by local residents.
• 1967
  • Rudd is illegally introduced into New Zealand.^[5]
• 1969
  • Save Manapouri Campaign gains nationwide headlines.

Mount Aspiring National Park is located in the South Island of New Zealand. ... The Tuapeka River is located in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. ... Binomial name (Linneaus, 1758) The Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) is a small fish, a widespread member of the family Cyprinidae. ... The Save Manapouri Campaign is an environmental campaign to save Lake Manapouri from flooding due to the construction of a hydroelectric dam. ...

1970s

• 1970
  • 264,907 New Zealanders, almost 10 percent of the population, sign the Save Manapouri petition
  • Environmental Defence Society is formed. ^[6]
• 1971
  • CoEnCo formed ^[7]
• 1972
  • Values Party formed at Victoria University of Wellington
• 1973
  • Government decides to put South Island beech forests up for tender for chipping.
• 1974
  • Greenpeace New Zealand formed. ^[8]
• 1976
  • CoEnCo renamed as ECO ^[9]
• 1977
  • The "Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone Act" is passed. ^[10]
  • Queen Elizabeth II National Trust Act set up to encourage the protection of private land from development.
  • Native Forest Action Council presents 341,159 signature petition to Government for forest protection.
  • 23 December—Reserves Act passed (includes provision for Wilderness Areas) ^[11]
  • 23 December—Wild Animal Control Act passed ^[12]]
• 1978
  • 1 April—Reserves Act comes into force
  • Tree top protest in Pureora Forest.
• 1979
  • Five black robins left but saved from extinction by Don Merton and team.
  • 1 January—Marine Mammals Protection Act came into force.

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1980s

• 1980
  • Protests over a proposed aluminium smelter at Aramoana. See also: Independent State of Aramoana.
  • Clyde Dam protests.
  • Native Forest Restoration Trust established to purchase and protect native forests. ^[13]
• 1982
• The approval of the water rights necessary for the high Clyde Dam is overturned on appeal in Gilmore v. National Water and Soil Conservation Authority (1982)^[14]
• The National Government enacts the Clutha Development (Clyde Dam Empowering) Act 1982 to overturn the High Court case refusing water rights.^[15]
• 1983
  • 1 October — Fisheries Act comes into force (establishes a fishing quota system).
• 1984
  • New Zealand declared nuclear free by Labour Government.
• 1985
  • 10 July — Bombing of Rainbow Warrior by French secret agents.
• 1986
  • Environment Act passed (establishes Ministry for the Environment (MfE) and Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE)) ^[16]]
  • Quota Management System (QMS) introduced to conserve fish stocks within the Exclusive Economic Zone.
  • Kea given full protection.
  • West Coast Accord signed for the protection of portions of native forest from logging.
• 1987
  • Paparoa National Park established.
  • 1 January — Environment Act comes into force ^[17]
  • 1 April — Conservation Act comes into force (establishes DoC, Fish and Game)
• 1989
  • 1 June — Trade in Endangered Species Act comes into force (CITES)

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1990s

• 1990
  • Banning of wood chip exports.
  • Creation of Tongariro National Park World Heritage site. ^[18]
  • Creation of Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site. ^[19]]
  • Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is formed. ^[20]
  • Establishment of the Forest Heritage Fund (later renamed "Nature Heritage Fund").
  • Ministry for the Environment Green Ribbon Award established ^[21]
• 1991
  • Protests over the mining of ilmenite on the West Coast.
  • Resource Management Act 1991 passed into law.
  • Crown Minerals Act 1991 is passed.
• 1993
  • Biosecurity Act 1993 is passed.
  • Forests Act 1949 is amended.
  • Forest and Bird develop the Forest Friendly Awards to classify invasive garden plants.
  • 9 June - New Zealand Post issues a set of stamps on conservation.
  • 15 November - A West Coast environmentalist claims his house was the target of arson due to his anti-mining stance. ^[22]
• 1994
  • Rats eradicated from Kapiti Island.
  • Resource consent given to mine sand in Mangawhai Harbour.
  • Basel Convention comes into force in New Zealand.
• 1996
  • Environment Court, formerly called the Planning Tribunal, is constituted by the RM Amendment Act 1996 with upgraded powers ^[23]
  • Kahurangi National Park gazetted.
  • Fisheries Act 1996 is passed (though parts of it come into force only spasmodically over the next few years).
  • Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 is passed.
  • Ozone Protection Layer Act 1996 is passed.
• 1997
  • Native Forest Action commences lobbying to save West Coast forests. ^[24]
  • Wild Greens group formed. ^[25]
  • Zerowaste Trust established. ^[26]
• 1998
  • Creation of New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands World Heritage site.^[27]
• 1999
  • Labour/Alliance coalition Government gains power paving the way for protection of West Coast native forests.
  • New Zealand Department of Conservation publishes "Karst Management Guidelines" to assist with cave and karst protection. ^[28]
  • Karori Wildlife Sanctuary construction completed, limited public access available.
  • Proposed West Coast ilmenite mine project is abandoned. (The Press - 6 February 1999)

Tongariro National Park is the oldest national park in New Zealand, located in the central North Island. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... Known to Māori as Te Wāhipounamu (the place of greenstone), the South West New Zealand World Heritage site incorporates: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park Westland National Park Fiordland National Park Mount Aspiring National Park The total area covers 26,000 km2. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... Wikinews has related news: Greens Party refines Buy Kiwi Made scheme The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is a political party in the New Zealand parliament. ... The Nature Heritage Fund is a New Zealand Government funding body set up in 1990 for the purchase of land which has significant ecological or landscape features. ... Ilmenite is a weakly magnetic iron-black or steel-gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks. ... The West Coast is one of the administrative regions of New Zealand, located on the west coast of the South Island, and is one of the more remote and most sparsely populated areas of the country. ... The Resource Management Act (RMA) is a significant and controversial Act of Parliament passed in 1991 in New Zealand. ... The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand is an environmental organization specialising in conservation in New Zealand. ... New Zealands short human history has resulted in a number of serious plant and animal pests. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... New Zealand Post Limited is the dominant postal operator in New Zealand. ... The conservation ethic is an ethic of resource use, allocation, exploitation, and protection. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The West Coast is one of the administrative regions of New Zealand, located on the west coast of the South Island, and is one of the more remote and most sparsely populated areas of the country. ... Kapiti Island seen from Waikanae Beach, Kapiti Coast. ... The Basel Convention (verbose: Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal) is an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to prevent dumping of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries (LDCs). ... Kahurangi National Park is a National Park in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. ... The Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act (HSNO) was an Act of Parliament passed in New Zealand in 1996. ... -1... The West Coast is one of the administrative regions of New Zealand, located on the west coast of the South Island, and is one of the more remote and most sparsely populated areas of the country. ... The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. ... Current Alliance logo The Alliance, when referring to New Zealand politics, refers to a left-wing political party. ... The 1999 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 46th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The West Coast is one of the administrative regions of New Zealand, located on the west coast of the South Island, and is one of the more remote and most sparsely populated areas of the country. ... The Department of Conservation (In Māori, Te Papa Atawhai), commonly known by its acronym, DOC, is the state sector organisation of New Zealand which deals with the conservation of New Zealand’s natural and historic heritage. ... For other uses, see Cave (disambiguation). ... Karst topography is a three-dimensional landscape shaped by the dissolution of a soluble layer or layers of bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone or dolomite. ... Lower Karori Reservoir looking North-East Karori Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected natural area in Wellington, New Zealand, where the bio-diversity of 252 ha (just under a square mile) of forest is being restored. ... Ilmenite is a weakly magnetic iron-black or steel-gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks. ... The Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand. ... is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

2000s

• 2000
  • A gondola is proposed from Lake Wakatipu area to the Milford Sound road.
  • Varroa bee mite discovered in New Zealand. ^[29]
  • West Coast loop road through conservation land is promoted by group of South Island mayors.
  • 15 June Biotech lobby group Life Sciences Network web site goes live. [3]
• 2001
  • Moratorium on new marine farming applications, initially for two years.
  • Forest restoration on the Kapiti Coast. [4]
  • National Plant Pest Accord is developed to prevent the spread of invasive plants.
  • German tourist fined for smuggling a gecko.
  • 30 May — Government announces transfer of all Timberlands managed forests to DoC.
  • 18 August — Macraes mine extension turned down by Sandra Lee-Vercoe, the Minister of Conservation.
• 2002
  • Rakiura National Park established.
  • New Zealand ratifies the Kyoto Protocol.
  • New Zealand Waste Strategy released by the Ministry for the Environment. ^[30]
  • Ferrets no longer able to be legally bred, sold or distributed.
  • 25 January — New Zealand Environment magazine launched.
• 2003
  • YHA started a Young Environmentalist programme.
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry for the Environment, and Fonterra sign the Clean Streams Accord.^[31]
  • The WWF Living Planet report ranks New Zealand fourteenth largest per capita ecological footprint. ^[32]
  • 24 April—New Zealand population tops 4,000,000.
  • 26 May—Campbell Island declared rat free. ^[33]
  • 5 September New Zealand Environment magazine discontinued.
  • 11 September - Environment Minister addresses pollution in the Rotorua lakes. ^[34]
  • 31 October — Businessman jailed for clearing native bush (this has set a precedent) ^[35]
• 2004
  • Rock snot, (Didymosphenia geminata), an invasive freshwater weed is found in some New Zealand rivers. ^[36]
  • Group to proceed with the Milford Gondola.
  • Nitrates an increasing problem in Canterbury's groundwater. ^[37], ^[38], ^[39]
  • Monorail proposed to shorten tourist trip between Queenstown and Milford Sound.
  • Pike River mine given go-ahead despite protests by environmental groups.
  • Kaikoura Green Globe Conference declaration.
  • Rats successfully eradicated from Raoul Island. ^[40]
  • 20 January—Two Czech visitors fined for plant smuggling.^[41]
  • 8 February - 13,000 litre diesel spill in Milford Sound.
  • 12 March—Mount Burnett mining road application turned down. ^[42]
  • 25 March—Open cast mine proposed at Happy Valley (Cypress Mine). ^[43]
  • 29 March — Meridian Energy Limited proposed Project Aqua is cancelled. ^[44]
  • 10 May — Kaikoura Island protected. [5]
  • 17 May—Montréal Protocol comes into force. [6]
  • 11 October—Banded fairy prion returns to Mana Island for nesting, the first successful transfer to another location. (Hundreds of chicks have been moved there from Stephens Island since 2001.) (Porirua City News, 17 November, page 16)
  • 18 October—More invasive plants discovered in Auckland [7]
  • 3 November—PCE releases report on the environmental effects of farming. [8]
  • 31 December—Moratorium on marine farms lifted after the passing of the Aquaculture Reform Bill. [9]
• 2005
  • Non-toxic shot only is to be used for hunting from the 2005 season onwards. [10]
  • 14 March—Application lodged for mining black sands off the west coast of the North Island. [11] [12] [13]
  • 1 April - The Income Tax Act 2004, which makes it easier to claim environmental expenditure, comes into force. [14] [15] [16]
  • 22 April—Landsborough Station purchased. [17]
  • 1 May—Pesticides blamed for killing native frogs.
  • 26 May—Environment Court rules in favour of Solid Energy for the Cypress coal mine. [18] [19] [20]
  • 1 July—Molesworth Station transferred from LINZ to DoC. [21]
  • 28 July— First criminal conviction for killing a fur seal handed down.
  • September - Rock snot found in the Buller River. [22]
  • November - Last remaining use of reusable glass milk bottles will end.
  • 18 November - Cavers protest about potential damage to Te Tahi Cave when used for adventure racing.
  • 20 December - A tunnel is proposed to link Queenstown and the Milford Sound road. [23]
• 2006
  • 26 January - New Zealand is rated top in the Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index. [24]
  • February - The New Zealand fishing industry proposes limits on bottom trawling.
  • 17 March - Proposal to build a gondola between Queenstown and the Milford Sound road is postponed.
  • 8 April - A pipe bomb is used to blow up a conservationists letterbox. [25]
  • 9 April - 12 April - Geckos are stolen from a Christchurch zoo but later recovered.
  • 12 May - An application for proposed aerial walkway in the Hokitika Scenic Reserve is rejected by Department of Conservation.
  • 24 October - The WWF Living Planet report ranks New Zealand with the ninth largest per catita ecological footprint. [26] [27]
  • 30 November - Great white sharks will be protected within New Zealands EEZ from April 2007. [28]

• 2007
  • January - DoC considers that almost half of the native plants and animals are threatened. [29]
  • 23 March - Prime Minister Helen Clark puts forward aspirations for New Zealand to be the first sustainable country. [30]
  • 4 April - OECD releases a report on the performance of the New Zealand Government. [31]
  • 4 April - Bottom trawling prohibited in selected areas. [32]

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See also

• Timeline of environmental events
• Timeline of New Zealand history

The timeline of environmental events is a historical account of events that have shaped humanitys perspective on the environment. ... This is a timeline of the History of New Zealand. ...

References

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Bibliography

• King, Carolyn; (1984) Immigrant Killers. Auckland: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558121-0
• Young, David; (2004) Our Islands, Our Selves. Dunedin: University of Otago Press. ISBN 1-877276-94-4
• Galbreath, Ross; (1993) Working for Wildlife: A History of the New Zealand Wildlife Service. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books Limited. ISBN 0-908912-43-9

Further reading

• King, Carolyn; (1984) Immigrant Killers. Auckland: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558121-0
• Young, David; (2004) Our Islands, Our Selves. Dunedin: University of Otago Press. ISBN 1-877276-94-4
• Galbreath, Ross; (1993) Working for Wildlife: A History of the New Zealand Wildlife Service. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books Limited. ISBN 0-908912-43-9
• Bührs, T. and Bartlett, R.V.; (1993) Environmental policy in New Zealand: The politics of clean & green?. Auckland: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558284-5
• Cant, Garth and Kirkpatrick, Russell (eds.); (2001) Rural Canterbury: Celebrating its History. Wellington: Daphne Brasell Assosciates Ltd. ISBN 0-909049-34-3
• Pawson, Eric and Booking, Tom (eds.); (2002) Environmental Histories of New Zealand. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558421-X
• Roche, Michael; (1990) History of New Zealand Forestry. Wellington: GP Print Ltd. ISBN 0-477-00004-5
• Boon, Kevin; (2005) The Forests: Developments in New Zealand History. Waiatarua Publishing. ISBN 1-86963-201-X