There are also lots of great resources available online providing region specific advice. 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.

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

Plant for your local ecosystem – Auckland Council

Streamside (Riparian) Planting Guide – Auckland Council

Coastal Planting Guide – Auckland Council

Getting Riparian Planting Right in Auckland – Dairy NZ

Planting Natives in the Waikato Region – Waikato Regional Council

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

Getting Riparian Planting Right in Waikato – Dairy NZ

Bay of Plenty Regional Guide – Trees That Count

Bay of Plenty Guide to Planting - Bay of Plenty Regional Council

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

Tairāwhiti 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

Riverbank Planting Guide for Gisborne District - Gisborne District Council

Manawatū/Whanganui Regional Guide – Trees That Count

Managing Freshwater - Horizons Regional Council

Getting Riparian Planting Right in the Horizons Region – Dairy NZ

Restoration Planting Guides – Wellington City Council

Native planting for streamsides in Wellington - Department of Conservation

Restoration Planting Guide – Greater Wellington Regional Council

Getting Riparian Planting Right in the Wellington Region – Dairy NZ

Ecological Restoration in Nelson/Marlborough - Department of Conservation

Native Plant Restoration Lists - Tasman District Council

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

Planting trees and shrubs guide - Trees for Canterbury

Canterbury Native Plants by Area – Department of Conservation

Getting Riparian Planting Right in Canterbury – Dairy NZ

Otago-Southland Regional Guide – Trees That Count

Getting Riparian Planting Right in Otago - Dairy NZ

Otago-Southland Regional Guide – Trees That Count

Getting Riparian Planting Right in Southland - Dairy NZ

Restoring Your Patch, Forest Planting List – Southland Community Nursery

Restoring Your Patch, Shrublands Planting List – Southland Community Nursery