Story: Limestone country
Page 6 – External links and sources
More links and websites
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Castles of the underworld
An award-winning film about New Zealand's dramatic limestone landscapes, from the NZ On Screen website.
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Land use in karst terrain
This Department of Conservation document reviews land use in karst landscapes, and its impact on karst ecosystems (PDF, 608 KB).
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New Zealand Speleological Society
The national caving society, formed in 1949, has a current membership of around 300.
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Waitomo Caves Information Centre
This site has information about New Zealand’s most accessible caves at Waitomo in the King Country.
More suggestions and sources
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Lipyeat, Moira, and Les Wright. Delving deeper: half a century of cave discovery in New Zealand. Waitomo: New Zealand Speleological Society; Christchurch: Hazard, 2003.
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Potton, Craig, and Andy Dennis. Images from a limestone landscape: a journey into Punakaiki–Paparoa region. Nelson: Craig Potton, 1987.
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The New Zealand cave atlas: North Island. Waitomo: New Zealand Speleological Society, 1988.
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The New Zealand cave atlas, volume 2: South Island. Waitomo: New Zealand Speleological Society, 2004.
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Williams, P. W. ‘Karst hydrology.’ In Waters of New Zealand, edited by M. Paul Mosley, 187–206. Wellington: New Zealand Hydrological Society, 1992.
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Williams, P. W. ‘Karst in New Zealand.’ In Landforms of New Zealand, edited by J. M. Soons and M. J. Selby, 186–209. Auckland: Longman Paul, 1992.
