"This data identified areas in the South Island that have been classified as being the most productive for growing food. It supports most crops across New Zealand. Expanding lifestyle blocks and urban areas reduce the availability of high-class land for commercial crop growing, and this land is unlikely to be returned to primary production. This affects...

"The pressure from animal and plant pests is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity in the land environment. Pest predators (such as stoats and possums) eat eggs, birds, lizards, insects, and snails. Other animal pests (such as deer and goats) damage and kill trees and other plants and can compete with indigenous animals for the plants’ fruit and...

"The pressure from animal and plant pests is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity in the land environment. Pest predators (such as stoats and possums) eat eggs, birds, lizards, insects, and snails. Other animal pests (such as deer and goats) damage and kill trees and other plants and can compete with indigenous animals for the plants’ fruit and...

"This data records estimated erosion risk for different areas in the North Island. New Zealand experiences high rates of soil erosion. In the North Island, this is mostly due to the historical clearance of forest for agriculture (see also Estimated long-term soil erosion). In contrast, erosion in the South Island is mostly due to natural processes,...

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Soil collection and analysis from post-89 planted forest network. The data are restricted access and not available for direct download. Data held includes: 2014 Soil collection and analysis from post-89 planted forest network (tab delimited, and xlsx format) 2014 Plot photos (jpg format) - site and soil photographs 2014 Plot sheets (pdf files of each plot...

Graphics of people developed for the NZ Garden Bird Survey by C. Mary Brake (Reflection Graphics) as part of the 'Building Trustworthy Biodiversity Indicators' project funded by the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment.

Music notes in different colours. Graphics were originally produced to convey the different dialects of bellbirds across New Zealand. Illustrations were produced by C. Mary Brake from Reflection Graphics as part of the 'Building Trustworthy Biodiversity Indicators' project funded by the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment.

Chocolate fish illustrations used to convey different bird sizes for the NZ Garden Bird Survey. Illustrations were produced by C. Mary Brake from Reflection Graphics as part of the 'Building Trustworthy Biodiversity Indicators' project funded by the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment.

Process used to select a logo for the NZ Garden Bird Survey. The NZGBS community was invited to vote and comment on eight candidate logo concepts. This work was undertaken as part of the 'Building Trustworthy Biodiversity Indicators' project funded by the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment.

Graphics for the NZ Garden Bird Survey instructions. Illustrations were produced by C. Mary Brake from Reflection Graphics as part of the 'Building Trustworthy Biodiversity Indicators' project funded by the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment.

Illustrations used to convey that birds feed in different vegetation layers in gardens, introducing the concept using a layered cake. Illustrations were produced by C. Mary Brake from Reflection Graphics as part of the 'Building Trustworthy Biodiversity Indicators' project funded by the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment.

Bird outlines for colouring - sixteen common NZ garden birds including a range of native and introduced species. Designed by Fabiola C. Rodríguez Estrada (http://wl-links.com.mx/) for the NZ Garden Bird Survey as part of the 'Building Trustworthy Biodiversity Indicators' project funded by the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment.

Sketched graphics depicting map outlines. Graphics produced by C. Mary Brake, Reflection Graphics for the NZ Garden Bird Survey as part of the 'Building Trustworthy Biodiversity Indicators' project funded by the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment.

Full colour bird masks for sixteen common NZ garden birds including a range of native and introduced species. Masks were designed by Fabiola C. Rodríguez Estrada (http://wl-links.com.mx/) for the NZ Garden Bird Survey as part of the 'Building Trustworthy Biodiversity Indicators' project funded by the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment.

Bird mask outlines for colouring - sixteen common NZ garden birds including a range of native and introduced species. Masks were designed by Fabiola C. Rodríguez Estrada (http://wl-links.com.mx/) for the NZ Garden Bird Survey as part of the 'Building Trustworthy Biodiversity Indicators' project funded by the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment.

Supporting graphics for the 'State of NZ Garden Birds 2016' report MacLeod CJ, Howard S, Green P, Gormley AM, Wehi P, Brandt AJ, Spurr EB. 2017. State of New Zealand Garden Birds 2016. Te āhua o ngā manu o te kāri i Aotearoa. Landcare Research, Lincoln. ISBN 978-0-947525-17-0.

Graphics for different types of gardens, vegetation and crops. Illustrations were produced by C. Mary Brake from Reflection Graphics as part of the 'Building Trustworthy Biodiversity Indicators' project funded by the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment.