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  • Fossil plains of North Otago

    Charles Cotton was one of the first scientists to study the development of landscapes – a discipline now called geomorphology. In this paper, published in the Transactions of the New Zealand Institute in 1917, he discusses the development of the widespread peneplain in central Otago. (PDF, 793 KB)

  • The New Zealand landscape in our hymns

    This web page from the Dunedin Methodist Parish site explores the place of the landscape in hymns.

  • The state of our land

    This chapter from the Ministry for the Environment's 1997 publication The state of New Zealand's environment explores the state of the country's land and vegetation. (PDF, 698 KB)

More suggestions and sources

    • Coates, Glen. The rise and fall of the Southern Alps. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 2002.

    • Enting, Brian. The ancient islands: New Zealand’s natural environments. Wellington: Port Nicholson, 1982.

    • Molloy, Les, and Roger Smith. Landforms: the shaping of New Zealand. Nelson: Craig Potton, 2002.

    • Soons, J. M., and M. J. Selby, eds. Landforms of New Zealand. Auckland: Longman Paul, 1992.

    • Wild New Zealand. Sydney: Reader’s Digest, 1981.



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