There are also lots of great resources available online. Many of these provide detailed guidance on planning, preparing your site, selection of species, planting methods, and what you need to do to look after your plants.

Tane's Tree Trust

Landcare Research

Weedbusters 'Plant Me Instead' Booklets

We have collated local information sources with links to regional guides, local case studies, or contacts of local groups involved in planting and managing natives for every region in New Zealand. These can be really helpful as what tree you would plant in Auckland, for instance, might be really different to species that would be best in Invercargill.

Northland Regional Guide – Trees That Count

A Planter’s Handbook for Northland Natives – Northland Regional Council

Managing Riparian Plantings – Northland Regional Council

Wetlands – Northland Regional Council

Getting Riparian Planting Right in Northland – Dairy NZ

Native Forest Restoration Guide – Auckland Council

Streamside (Riparian) Planting Guide – Auckland Council

Coastal Planting Guide – Auckland Council

A Guide for Planting and Restoring Waitakere City – Whau River

Getting Riparian Planting Right in Auckland – Dairy NZ

Ecological Restoration in the Waikato – Department of Conservation

What to Plant in the Coromandel Ecological Region – Waikato Regional Council

What to Plant in the Maungatautari Ecological Region – Waikato Regional Council

What to Plant in the Central Volcanic Plateau Ecological Region – Waikato Regional Council Planting Natives in the Waikato Region – Waikato Regional Council

Getting Riparian Planting Right in Waikato – Dairy NZ

Bay of Plenty Regional Guide – Trees That Count

Getting Riparian Planting Right in the Bay of Plenty – Dairy NZ

Taranaki Regional Guide – Trees That Count

Riparian Planting in Taranaki – Taranaki Regional Council

Getting Riparian Planting Right in Taranaki – Dairy NZ

Guides on Restoration planting in Taranaki – Wild for Taranaki

Gisborne/East Coast Regional Guide – Trees That Count

Hawke’s Bay Regional Guide – Trees That Count

A Guide to Planting Natives in Hawke’s Bay – Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

Streamside Planting Guide for Gisborne District’s urban area

Manawatū/Whanganui Regional Guide – Trees That Count

Getting Riparian Planting Right in the Horizons Region – Dairy NZ

Wellington Regional Native Plant Guide – Greater Wellington Regional Council

Native Planting for Streamsides in Wellington – Department of Conservation

Planting Natives in Wellington – Wellington City Council

A Guide to Planning Restoration Planting Projects – Greater Wellington Regional Council Getting Riparian Planting Right in the Wellington Region – Dairy NZ

Ecological Restoration in Nelson/Marlborough

Getting Riparian Planting Right in the Top of the South – Dairy NZ

West Coast Regional Guide – Trees That Count

Getting Riparian Planting Right on the West Coast – Dairy NZ

Canterbury Regional Guide – Trees That Count

Streamside Planting Guide – Christchurch City Council

Canterbury Native Plants by Area – Department of Conservation

Using Native Plants in Canterbury – ECAN

Getting Riparian Planting Right in Canterbury – Dairy NZ

Otago-Southland Regional Guide – Trees That Count

Getting Riparian Planting Right in Otago

A Guide to Managing Waterways in Otago – Otago Regional Council

Otago-Southland Regional Guide – Trees That Count

Restoring Your Patch, Forest Planting List – Southland Community Nursery

Restoring Your Patch, Shrublands Planting List – Southland Community Nursery