Story: Evolution of plants and animals
Page 8. External links and sources
More links and websites
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The Allan Wilson Centre
This Massey University research centre investigates the molecular ecology and evolution of New Zealand species.
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Ghosts of Gondwana
A documentary about New Zealand's unusual plant and animal species, on the NZ On Screen website.
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New Zealand evolutionary evidence
These web pages from the University of Waikato have information on evolution and species radiation in New Zealand.
More suggestions and sources
- Dawson, John, and Rob Lucas. Nature guide to the New Zealand forest. Auckland: Godwit, 2000.
- Gibbs, George. Ghosts of Gondwana. Nelson: Craig Potton, 2006.
- McIntyre, Teresa, ed. Biology Aotearoa: unique flora, fauna and fungi. Auckland: Pearson Education New Zealand, 2006.
- Wardle, Peter. Vegetation of New Zealand. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
- Worthy, Trevor H., and Richard N. Holdaway. The lost world of the moa: prehistoric life in New Zealand. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 2002.
How to cite this page
Matt McGlone, Evolution of plants and animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/5432/sources (accessed 10 June 2026).
Story by Matt McGlone, published 1 March 2009.