Story: Ecoregions All images & media From page 1 – Nine ecoregions Ecoregions The Southern Alps From page 2 – The northerly islands The northern islands Norfolk Island pines Kermadec pōhutukawa (1st of 2) Poor Knights lily (2nd of 2) Pennantia species From page 3 – Northern North Island The northern ecoregion Papakauri soil Kauri forest Puka From page 4 – Central volcanic plateau Central Volcanic Plateau Lahar path Ash fall layers Iced leaves (1st of 3) Bamboo rush (2nd of 3) Forest remnants (3rd of 3) From page 5 – The Southern Alps and other axial ranges Mountain ecoregion Red beech forest Alpine plants Alpine grasshopper Scree slope From page 6 – Windward districts: to the west Windward districts The nor’wester Kahikatea Paterson Inlet, Stewart island Waituna wetlands From page 7 – Leeward districts: to the east Leeward ecoregion Rakaia River Wind-blown dust Beech forest From page 8 – Central Otago Central Otago (1st of 3) Drought, Central Otago (2nd of 3) Hoar frost (3rd of 3) Saltpan plants Otago skink Tors From page 9 – The Chatham Islands Map of the Chatham Islands Chatham Islands forest Chatham Island mudfish (1st of 3) Chatham Island black robin (2nd of 3) Chatham Island pipit (3rd of 3) From page 10 – The southern islands The subantarctic islands Royal penguin Rātā Sea lion and megaherbs Antipodes Island parakeets
