More links and websites
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Estuaries
This information about estuaries is on the Northland Regional Council’s Environmental Education pages.
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Guardians of Pāuatahanui Inlet
The Guardians of Pāuatahanui Inlet (near Wellington) were established in 1991 to promote awareness of the inlet. Their site includes an education kit, photo gallery and press releases.
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Living Heritage – Mangroves
Students from Hauraki Primary School present an excellent project on the question of whether mangroves are an asset or a pest.
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Shorebird migration education kit
On the Department of Conservation site, this kit is based on the migration of shorebirds in New Zealand.
More suggestions and sources
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Crisp, Pam, Lindsay Daniel, and Philip Tortell. Mangroves in New Zealand: trees in the tide. Wellington: GP Books, 1990.
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Graeme, Ann. ‘March of the mangroves.’ Forest & Bird 305 (Aug 2002): 18–20.
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Morton, John, and Michael Miller. The New Zealand sea shore. 2nd ed. London: Collins, 1973.
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Owen, S.-J., ed. The estuary: where our rivers meet the sea. Christchurch: Christchurch City Council, 1992.
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Schwarz, Anne-Maree. ‘Spreading mangroves: a New Zealand phenomenon or a global trend?’ Water & Atmosphere 11, no. 1 (March 2003): 8–10.
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Walsby, John, and Darryl Torckler. ‘Forests in the sea.’ New Zealand Geographic 15 (July–September 1992): 40–64.