Story: Beachcombing
Page 5. External links and sources
More links and websites
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Accumulation and distribution of virgin plastic granules on New Zealand beaches
A link to a 1978 paper describing the growing problem of plastic granules in the sea and on beaches.
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Nature Watch NZ
This website publishes reports of sightings of marine species and other beach finds around New Zealand.
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The hazards of persistent marine pollution: drift plastics and conservation islands
This paper by Murray Gregory, published in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand (1991) is a survey of plastic litter and debris on New Zealand beaches.
More suggestions and sources
- Crowe, Andrew. The life-size guide to the New Zealand beach: featuring the odd things that we get washed up on the sand. Auckland: Penguin, 2004.
- Evans, Alice. Mount Camel calling Auckland: Hodder and Stoughton, 1981.
- Hall-Jones, John. Stewart Island explored. Invercargill: Craig Printing Company, 1994.
- Hayward, Bruce W. ‘A load of old rubbish: Kawerua beach litter surveys, 1974–1997’ Tane 37 (1999): 15–26.
- Walrond, Carl. ‘Beachcombers and castaways.’ New Zealand Geographic 56 (March–April 2002): 102–109.
How to cite this page
Carl Walrond, Beachcombing, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/12965/sources (accessed 10 June 2026).
Story by Carl Walrond, published 2 March 2009.