List of BioBlitzes in New Zealand


This is a list of BioBlitzes that have been held in New Zealand. The date is the first day of the BioBlitz if held over several days. This list only includes those that were major public events. BioBlitz was established in New Zealand by Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research initially based on seed funding from The Royal Society of NZ's "Science & Technology Promotion Fund 2003/2004". BioBlitz events have always been a collaborative activity of professional and amateur taxonomic experts from multiple organisations and the public. Auckland BioBlitz events were coordinated by Manaaki Whenua, later from 2015 moving to events coordinated by Auckland Museum. The first events were 24 hours continuously, e.g. from 3 pm Friday overnight to 3 pm Saturday. Subsequently, this changed to 24 hours spread across mostly daylight hours over 2 consecutive days. For a series of downloadable posters for BioBlitz see: . See also: .
DateLocationSpecies RecordedEcosystemReference
30 Apr 2004Auckland, Dingle Dell and Meadowbank School, St Heliers 1556Urban Park and Primary School
12 Mar 2005Auckland, Auckland Domain1779Urban Park
8 Apr 2005Christchurch, Christchurch Botanic Gardens and Hagley Park1197Urban Park
24 Mar 2006Auckland, Opanuku Stream, Henderson 1262Urban Park
4 Apr 2008Auckland, Smith's Bush, Northcote946Urban Park
17 Apr 2010Auckland, Auckland Domain1775Urban Park,
2 Mar 2012Westland, Denniston Plateau, vic WestportConservation Reserve; ;
30 Mar 2012Auckland, Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens and Totara ParkUrban Park
28 Feb 2013Auckland, MirandaCoastal
6 Mar 2015Bay of Plenty, Uretara Catchment, KatikatiCatchment
27 Mar 2015Auckland, Pourewa Reserve / Kepa Bush1003Urban Park
29 Jul 2015Auckland, Kurt Brehmer Walkway, Te Whau RiverUrban Park;
24 Mar 2017Auckland, Opunaku Stream, HendersonUrban Park;
7 Apr 2017Canterbury, Lincoln, Liffey StreamUrban Park;
27 Oct 2017Auckland, WhatipuCoastal;
16 Feb 2018Waikato, Lake Rotopiko, vic. Te Awamutu, WaikatoWetland;
25 Mar 2018Northland, KapowairuaCoastal;