Article databases
Discover
Searches many article databases simultaneously
Scopus
International, multidisciplinary, scholarly database. Excellent for planning topics.
Google Scholar
Multidisciplinary Google search engine for scholarly articles and books. Includes citation linking and full-text searching of many publications. Also good for New Zealand topics.
CAB Abstracts
Index New Zealand
Important because it covers some New Zealand planning titles not covered by any other databases.
Newztext Plus
Provides full text access to most New Zealand newspapers and several key New Zealand magazines.
New Zealand Index
Includes the NZ Science index which covers New Zealand environmental papers and reports not easily found elsewhere (you can untick all the other databases and only search NZ Science).
Business Source Complete
A very large database with a broad coverage of business and management topics that could be worth searching if your planning topics veer in this direction.
Newspapers
Access full text newspaper articles from a list of local, national, and international newspaper databases.
Terms and conditions for library online resources
Legal guidelines about how and by whom Library-subscribed article databases may be used.
New Zealand legal information
Books
Environmental and Resource Management Law
This print book is intended primarily for legal & other practitioners and students who work in the field of environmental and resource management law. It expresses the current state of the law by reference to legislation and the relevant key decisions.
Environmental and Resource Management Law Online
This is the online version of the book above. This version is updated regularly so is the most current.
Databases
Westlaw NZ
Westlaw NZ provides access to a suite of databases relating to resource management. These include the Resource Management Act, regulations, case law and policy statements. Note: Click on Sign in by IP Access from the Westlaw NZ homepage.
LexisNexis New Zealand Legal Databases
LexisNexis provides the regularly updated text Environmental & Resource Management Law which covers all aspects of resource and environmental management in New Zealand. LexisNexis also holds all of the New Zealand Law Reports and the encyclopaedic Laws of New Zealand.
Terms and conditions for library online resources
Legal guidelines about how and by whom Library-subscribed article databases may be used.
Other legal resources
LCANZ - Legal Citations of Aotearoa New Zealand
Provides guidance for abbreviations of all major New Zealand legal journals and law reporting series.
Ministry for the Environment: International action
Outlines the multilateral environmental agreements that New Zealand participates in.
New Zealand land and environment
Earth and environmental sciences
Environmental and geospatial information available in changeable complex layers with downloadable GIS data or topographic maps.
- Land Resource Information Systems Portal: LRIS
Access Landcare Research's geospatial data for topographic maps, analyses, models, New Zealand's environment and land resources. - Our Environment
Check landscape, vegetation and land suitability data for a particular geographic area. A fine level of detail is available.
Physical geography
Includes downloadable geospatial information (GIS) and topographic maps.
- LINZ Topographic Maps
Get land maps showing surface features like mountains and rivers, offshore islands, the Pacific region and the Antarctic Ross Sea region. - New Zealand Land Cover Database: LCDB
A digital map of the land surface of New Zealand. - DOCgis: Geospatial Information System
Online map service developed by the Department of Conservation.
Soil science
S-Map Online
This database has consistent and comprehensive national soil data layers to support applications at local & regional-national scales. There is access to soil type data along with maps and factsheets on soil type (drainage, soil moisture and depth to hard soil data). The mapping tool and factsheets require registration for first time users.
Fundamental Soil Layers (FSL)
This is a soil attributes dataset that predates S-map and covers regions that aren't yet covered by S-map. There is spatial information for the 16 key attributes of the soils of New Zealand. Use SoilsMapViewer to explore maps and soil information in more detail.
New Zealand Soils Portal
Directory for Manaaki Whenua's soil databases, related datasets and maps.
Books and ebooks
Search Discover
Search Google Books
Searches across the full-text content of a huge range of books. You can then check by searching Discover to see if the book is held by Massey University Library.
Find books, ebooks and textbooks
Find theses and research reports
How to locate Massey, New Zealand and international theses.
More information
Concepts and definitions
Background information
Sage Knowledge Reference Collection
Documentaries and television programmes
eTV
Recorded national and international TV programmes, live streams and on-demand videos.
Planning organisations and directories
Local Government Online
The New Zealand local government Internet portal.
The New Zealand Planning Institute
The professional body for planners, resource managers, urban designers and environmental practitioners in New Zealand.
Related subject guides
New Zealand Government
This guide provides access to New Zealand government, legislative and parliamentary resources.
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Learn where to start your research in earth and environmental sciences.
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