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Worm your way through the studies and sites to further your understanding of Tī Kōuka and the leaves that accumulate in the local landfills and gardens. This page outlines the content that has contributed to the creation of this site.

Quick links:

• What is Material Culture? | Center for Material Culture Studies.
• Tī Kōuka Whenua.
• Maori Plaited Basketry and Plaitwork: I, Mats, Baskets, and Burden-Carriers.
• Dancing Leaves. The story of New Zealand’s cabbage tree, Tī Kōuka. Peter Simpson.
• E Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand;
  Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga.

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Chapter 2: Landfill Gas Basics.
• Your Trash Is Emitting Methane In The Landfill. Here’s Why It Matters For The Climate.
• Christchurch City Council. (n.d.). Bin item lookup. Christchurch City Council.
• Environmental and socio-economic impacts of landfills.
• Methane and climate change – Global Methane Tracker 2022
• Unreliability of Predicting Landfill Gas Production Rates and Duration for Closed Subtitle D MSW Landfills.
• Material Recycling and the Myth of Landfill Diversion.

• Thiele, L. P. (2016). Sustainability
• Della Porta, D., & Diani, M. (2006). Social Movements: An Introduction (Second Edition).
• Christen, M., & Schmidt, S. (2012). A Formal Framework for Conceptions of Sustainability – a Theoretical Contribution to the Discourse in Sustainable Development. Sustainable Development, 20(6)