New Zealand links

GSNZ Branch pages
Auckland GSNZ Geoclub

Societies, Associations, Journals
Royal Society, NZJGG, Geophysical Soc, Geotechnical Soc, Geographical Soc, Geochemical Group, Minerals Industry Assn, Earthquake Engineering, Petroleum Exploration & Production Assoc, NZ Skeptics, NZ Association of Scientists, NZ Association for Women in the Sciences; List of Rock and Mineral Clubs, Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand

University Earth Science Depts & Groups
Auckland, Waikato, Massey, Victoria, Canterbury Geol Sci, Canterbury Gateway Antarctica, Lincoln, Otago U Waikato Evolution for Teaching site

Government Institutes, Depts & Agencies
GNS Science, Geonet, NIWA, Landcare Research, Antarctica NZ, MoRST, FRST, MED Crown Minerals, DOC, LINZ, EQC, NZ Government Central site (links to individual departments)

Independent Research, Consultancy & Services
GEOTOURS (geological tours & services), Geomarine Research (foraminifera, geopreservation), Geosphere (hydrocarbon exploration & consulting), Kenex (spatial information, mineral exploration),

Museums
Te Papa, Auckland, Canterbury, Otago, Southland. Comprehensive list of all NZ museums

Online Databases & Webmaps
List of/info about/links to Nationally Significant Databases and Collections
GNS: PETLAB (rock & geoanalytical), FRED (fossils), BIB (geobibliography), STRATLEX (stratigraphic lexicon & timescale), Photo Library (browse & buy obliques), AIRPHOTO holdings, GEOATLAS (1:1M geol map NZ), PDQMAP (petroleum data query: oil wells, seismic lines etc), PAPERDATA (data repository for reports & papers), CSIGG map (Central SI Glacial Geomorphology), Citymap Manukau (local geology, hazards), ACTIVE FAULTS. Page with links to all GNS webmaps
LINZ: online topo maps, place name search, tide tables
AA: NZ street name & accommodation search
Kenex: web maps page (NZ mineral, coal, mining, petroleum permist/licences; mineral & coal drillhole locations, Mesothermal Gold & Epithermal Gold Prospectivity)
U Waikato: radiocarbon database for archeological sites
Antarctic related: Bibliographic database of science, arts, government (Antarctica NZ), Antarctic GIS webmap (Gateway Antarctica), Ross Sea Info
The rest: Te Ara-Encyclopedia of New Zealand, Geokem (Geochemistry of Igneous Rocks), Union List of unpublished NZ Geological Maps (GSNZ Misc Pub 93)

Other
ESRI Users' Group (GIS), Colab (RSNZ international collaboration); Fusion (RSNZ science & business placements); NZ Mountain Guide Association; NZ Paleoclimate Research Group; NZ Climate Science Coalition

Furthermore
South Pacific Institute of Nolledge (turning brilliant ideas into monthly reports)

Overseas links

Societies, Surveys
Earth Science Socs of the World, Geol Soc Australia, Geol Association Canada, Geol Soc America, AGU, Geol Soc (London), International Center for Scientific Research portal, Geol Surveys of the World, Geoscience Australia, Natural Resources Canada, USGS, British Geol Survey

Databases, webmaps, other
NGDC-NOAA Global Marine Geology & Geophysics data, Earthchem consortium (links to GEOROC, PETDB and NAVDAT igneous geochemical databases and other initiatives) System for Earth Sample Registration, Yahoo geo index, Geologylink, USGS Antarctic Resources, What is a Geologist?, EarthTrek.

To suggest or amend a link for this page email Hugh: h.grenfell_at_geomarine.org.nz