Over time we hope to add a number of useful resources to help people to identify useful plants – If you are able to fill in any blanks leave a comment on this page and we’ll add your contribution

Books
Simply Living – A Gatherers’ Guide to New Zealand’s Fields, Forests and Shores
Gwen Skinner
This book is now out of print and is a little dated these days as it was written nearly thirty years ago it however, a great resource with a massive listing of many useful both native and introduced edible plants, fungi, berries, nuts, etc. It also contains many recipes and tip on how to prepare and use your foraged goods. If you’re lucky your local library might have a copy or you might be able to track down a second hand copy. Google Books also has a copy online – although not complete.

Koro’s Medicine
Melanie Drewery, Sabrina Malcolm
This childrens book is a great introduction into Rongoa or traditional Maori medicine. Again Google Books as an incomplete copy online.

A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand
Andrew Crow
This book is well worth getting for any forager. I had an older edition and found it very useful.

Articles

Plants – Native, Edible from the 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand.

Websites,
http://www.bushmansfriend.co.nz A great resource for identifing native plants with images of trees, shrubs, flowers, berries, fruits, etc.