1. Hurunui drylands
Background information for a discussion with Dale McEntee
Hurunui Biodiversity Co-ordinator
Grant Norbury and Susan Walker
Landcare Research, Dunedin and Alexandra
March 2010

2. Drylands of Canterbury Canterbury drylands
Northern and coastal environments
D. Coastal Marlborough and Kaikoura Coast
E: Marlborough and North Canterbury hillslopes
F: Canterbury Plains, Banks Peninsula and Otago inland basin alluvium and loess
Drylands of Canterbury
Canterbury drylands
SOUTH ISLAND ENVIRONMENT TYPES
Southern and inland environments
G: Inland southern South Island basins and valley floors
H: Mackenzie Basin and Central Otago hillslopes

3. Drylands of Canterbury Canterbury drylands
Northern and coastal environments
D. Coastal Marlborough and Kaikoura Coast
E: Marlborough and North Canterbury hillslopes
F: Canterbury Plains, Banks Peninsula and Otago inland basin alluvium and loess
Drylands of Canterbury
Canterbury drylands
SOUTH ISLAND ENVIRONMENT TYPES
Southern and inland environments
G: Inland southern South Island basins and valley floors
H: Mackenzie Basin and Central Otago hillslopes

4. Facts & figures for Canterbury Districts INDIGENOUS VEGETATION LOSS
TOTAL LAND AREA OF CANTERBURY
Facts & figures
for Canterbury Districts
INDIGENOUS VEGETATION LOSS
50.1%
DRYLAND
REMAINING PREDOMINANTLY
INDIGENOUS ECOSYSTEMS
23.3% cleared
84.2% cleared
REST OF CANTERBURY
CANTERBURY DRYLANDS

5. REST OF HURUNUI DISTRICT
TOTAL LAND AREA OF HURUNUI DISTRICT
Facts & figures
for Hurunui District
INDIGENOUS VEGETATION LOSS
54.3%
DRYLAND
REMAINING PREDOMINANTLY
INDIGENOUS ECOSYSTEMS
16.8% cleared
86.2% cleared
REST OF HURUNUI DISTRICT
HURUNUI DRYLANDS

6. Facts & figures for Canterbury Districts PROTECTION 37.9% protected
TOTAL LAND AREA OF CANTERBURY
Facts & figures
for Canterbury Districts
PROTECTION
50.1%
DRYLAND
PERCENT LAND AREA LEGALLY
PROTECTED (public + private)
37.9% protected
1.5% protected
REST OF CANTERBURY
CANTERBURY DRYLANDS

7. REST OF HURUNUI DISTRICT
TOTAL LAND AREA OF HURUNUI DISTRICT
Facts & figures
for Hurunui District
PROTECTION
54.3%
DRYLAND
PERCENT LAND AREA LEGALLY
PROTECTED (public + private)
37.0% protected
1.3% protected
REST OF HURUNUI DISTRICT
HURUNUI DRYLANDS

8. Threatened Environment Classification
For each LENZ Level IV environment,
the classification shows how much indigenous cover is left & how much is protected

9. What? Combination of 3 national datasets
Divides country into 6 threat categories
based mainly on:
past loss of indigenous vegetation (% indigenous cover left)
but also on:
current legal protection (% protected)

10. Threatened environments
Category
Category Criteria
Category Name 1
<10% indigenous cover left
Acutely Threatened 2
10–20% left
Chronically Threatened 3
20–30% left
At Risk 4
>30% left and <10% protected
Critically Underprotected 5
>30% left and 10–20% protected
Underprotected 6
>30% left and >20% protected
Less Reduced and Better Protected
No Data
based on indigenous cover left, no matter how much protected
based on indigenous cover left (>30%) left AND how much protected

11. Canterbury Region Threatened Environment Classification LENZ level 4
% Indigenous cover left
% Protected

12. Drylands All of NZ Acutely Threatened Chronically Threatened At Risk
Critically Underprotected
Underprotected
No threat category

13. Threatened Environment Classification
(Hurunui District)

14. Threatened Environment Classification
(Hurunui District
Drylands only)