More links and websites
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Auckland Botanic Gardens
The website of the Auckland Botanic Gardens in Manurewa, South Auckland.
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Bason Botanic Gardens
The website of the Bason Botanic Gardens, near Whanganui.
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Christchurch Botanic Gardens
Information about the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.
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Dunedin Botanic Garden
The web pages of the Dunedin Botanic Garden.
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Hamilton Gardens – Paradise garden collection
This page on the Hamilton Gardens website features the six gardens representing significant historical garden traditions.
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Pukekura Park
This page on the New Plymouth District Council website provides information about the park.
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Queens Park
This page on the Invercargill City Council website outlines the attractions of the park.
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Rose trials
Information about the New Zealand Rose Society’s trial grounds in Palmerston North.
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Native forest remnants in the Wellington Botanic Garden.
A lively summary of the history of Wellington’s Botanic Garden and people’s attitudes towards its native forest remnants. (PDF, 856KB)
More suggestions and sources
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Bradbury, Matthew, ed. A history of the garden in New Zealand. Auckland: Viking Press, 1995.
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Dunlop, Eric. The story of the Dunedin Botanic Garden: New Zealand's first. Dunedin: Friends of the Dunedin Botanic Garden, 2003.
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Shepherd, Winsome. Wellington's heritage: plants, gardens and landscape. Wellington: Te Papa Press, 2000.
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Shepherd, Winsome, and Walter Cook. The botanic garden, Wellington: a New Zealand history 1840–1987. Wellington: Millwood Press, 1988.
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Strongman, Thelma. City beautiful: the first 100 years of the Christchurch Beautifying Association. Christchurch: Clerestory Press, 1999.
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Tritenbach, Paul. Botanic gardens and parks in New Zealand: an illustrated record. Auckland: Excellence Press, 1987.