New Zealand (English Version)
Welcome to the Digital Excursion: Flora of New Zealand's North Island
New Zealand's North Island is home to a unique plant world, unmatched anywhere in the world for its diversity, originality and beauty. With this digital excursion, we invite you to take a virtual tour, allowing you to explore New Zealand's fascinating flora—without a long trip, right from the comfort of your home.
How your excursion works
Our digital excursion currently consists of five chapters, which you can work through at your own pace. Each chapter takes you to a specific region and gives you an insight into the diversity and special aspects of the local flora, as well as its ecological context:
- The chapters build on each other chronologically, so we recommend starting with Chapter 1 and following the suggested route.
- At the end of each chapter, there are questions to test and strengthen your knowledge.
- However, you can also jump between chapters as you wish, depending on what interests you most.
What you can expect
- Botanical knowledge explained clearly and comprehensively
- Images taken directly from New Zealand's natural environment
- Information on endemic, endangered and unusual plant species
- Fascinating insights into the ecological relationships and special features of New Zealand's flora
The journey continues...
This excursion is a growing project. Further chapters on the North Island will be published in the coming months. We are also currently working on integrating images from the South Island to provide an even more complete insight into New Zealand's flora.
Your feedback is important to us!
We would like to develop this project further together with you. Do you have any comments, questions or suggestions for improvement? Feel free to use the feedback section or discuss with other interested parties in the forum. Be active – help us make the excursion even more exciting!
Get started now
Are you ready for your journey through the plant world of the North Island? Then start now with Chapter 1 and dive into a green world full of surprises!
Volcanic Heritage
*coming soon*
High Above
*coming soon*
Among Sulfur Clouds and Giants
*coming soon*
(Bonus Chapter) Plant ID Made Simple
*coming soon*
Forum
Letzter Beitrag: Ihr könnt uns unter diesem Beitrag ge... von Paul Leonhard Sattlegger (8Q6-482), 9. August 2025, 00:51
Images, contributors & sources
The photos from this excursion were taken during a private stay in January and July 2024 and were personally captured with a camera.
- photographic documentation: Pascal Mende and Paul Sattlegger
- text and content: Pascal Mende
- technical implementation on the ILIAS platform: : Lara Hosbach and Paul Sattlegger
The project was carried out at the Institute of Botany, Department of Sulphur Metabolism and Abiotic Stress in Plants on behalf of Prof. Dr. Jutta Papenbrock.
Other images, materials or sources used are indicated directly on the relevant page.
The English version was translated using DeepL.
License & Attribution
This excursion by the AG Papenbrock (Institute of Botany) is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. You may freely use, share and adapt the materials, provided that you credit us as the source and link back to this page. If you adapt the material and share it, your version must be released under the same license. Commercial use without prior arrangement is not permitted – for this, please contact us directly at jutta.papenbrock@botanik.uni-hannover.de.
Example attribution:
„New Zealand (English Version)“, AG Papenbrock (Institute of Botany), Jutta Papenbrock and Pascal Mende, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 – https://ilias.uni-hannover.de/ilias.php?baseClass=ilrepositorygui&ref_id=217038
License link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.de