• Forest Science Database
• Index New Zealand
• Factiva
• Science Direct

Jessen, M.R., Crippen, T.F., Page, M.J., Rijkse, W.C., Harmsworth, G.R., & McLeod, M. (1999) Land use capability classification of the Gisborne - East Coast region: a report to accompany the second-edition, New Zealand land resource inventory (Landcare Research science series 21). Wellington New Zealand: Manaaki Whenua Press.  Retrieved from: http://digitallibrary.landcareresearch.co.nz/cdm/ref/collection/p20022coll1/id/278

Here are some resources for soils

• Molloy, L. (1998). Soils in the New Zealand landscape: The living mantel. Wellington, New Zealand: Mallinson Rendel.
  Shelf Location: EPS Library High Demand S599.75 .A1 .M727
• Winterbourne, M. (2008). The natural history of Canterbury. Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury University Press.
  Shelf Location: EPS Library High Demand QH197.5 .C3 .N2852 2008
• McLaren, R. G., & Cameron, K. C. (1996). Soil Science: Sustainable and environment protection. Auckland, New Zealand: Oxford University Press. 
  Shelf Location: EPS Library High Demand S599.75 .A1 .M161
• Bardgett, R. D. (2005). The biology of soil: A community and ecosystem approach. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  Shelf Location: EPS Library High Demand QH84.8 .B245 2005

NOTE: course texts can be searched from the Library catalogue using a 'Course Code' search

Browsing the Library Catalogue:

Try a subject search: Soils--New Zealand or Soil Science--New Zealand

There are the government departments responsible for soils in NZ:

• Ministry of Primary Industry (MPI)
  Responsible issues affecting New Zealand's primary production sector - agriculture, horticulture and forestry - this includes issues affecting soils and nutrients. A range of publications are available on mangement of NZ soils. The 'Soils and Nutrients' section of the MPI website has information about NZ soils and their management.
• Department of Conservation (DOC) 
  Responsible for conservation of New Zealand's environment, including geological, landform, and soil features.
• Ministry for the Environment (MFE)
  Reports on the state of the New Zealand environment and the way that environmental laws and policies work in practice. 
• Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE)  
  The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) is an independent Officer of Parliament appointed for a five-year term under the Environment Act 1986. This site provides information and advice on environmental issues including the sustainability of farming practices in New Zealand.
• Local Government New Zealand (Regional Councils)
  Regional Councils are responsible for representing their areas to central government. Part of their responsibility is resource management and the quality of soils. A list of all New Zealand Regional Councils.

Eight Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) were formed in 1992, when the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) was disestablished. CRIs are Crown-ownded companies created to undertake scientific research and related activities, they operate as stand-alone companys. Many of the CRIs have interests in, and responsibilities for, NZ soils:

• AgResearch
  Established to assist the agricultural sector of New Zealand. Areas of scientific research include soil and land use.
• ESR 
  ESR provide scientific and research services to a range of groups including the environmental sector. They have a scientific programme looking at water management in New Zealand which has produced a number of publications.
• Landcare Research
  The purpose of Landcare Research is to protect and enhance the land environment. The 'New Zealand Soils Portal' includes information on soil analyses, descriptions, maps and the national soils database.
• NIWA
  The effect of such variables as climate, sedimination and irrigation on soils are research interests of NIWA.
• SCION
  SCION is the CRI responsible for research and development in the forestry, wood production sectors.

• Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Australia (AFFA)

• Soil Science Society of America International society to share knowledge and practices relating to global soils. Provides access to the Digital Library NOTE: subscription required

• New Zealand Society of Soil Science  (NZSSS)
  Professional Society to encourage the advancement of soil science. Publishers of Soil News and books on soil science.
• Sustainable Land Use Research Initiative (SLURI)
  A government-funded research programme to maintain and manage our soils. Collaborative research programme between Landcare Research, Plant and Food Research, and AgResearch. Lists of publications available

Dr Mark Bloomberg