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# New Zealand Soil Classification {.unnumbered}

**v 4.0 \[DRAFT\]**

Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd

Landcare Research Science Series No. 1

*First published as DSIR Land Resources Scientific Report No.19*

*Reprinted with corrections as Landcare Research Science Series No. 1, 1998.*

*Reprinted with updates and corrections as Landcare Research Science Series No. 1, 2010.*

*© Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd 2024*

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Welcome!

This is the draft 4th edition of the New Zealand Soil Classification (NZSC). 🚧 The draft is under review from 5^th^ December 2024 to 30^th^ April 2025 🚧. Feedback can be provided via the [Github Repository](https://github.com/manaakiwhenua/nzsc_v4), or email at [SoilStandards\@landcareresearch.co.nz](mailto:SoilStandards@landcareresearch.co.nz). A Word-format version of the draft is also [available here](https://soils.landcareresearch.co.nz/assets/Soil-classification/NZSC-4th-edition-MASTER_web.docx) (DOCX, 1.6 MB), for those more comfortable reviewing in that environment.

Introductory information about the NZSC is available at [The New Zealand Soils Portal](https://soils.landcareresearch.co.nz/topics/soil-classification/nzsc/).

The third edition of the NZSC [@hewitt2010] should be treated as current until this review is finalised, and can be downloaded from the [Manaaki Whenua Digital Library](http://doi.org/10.7931/DL1-LRSS-1-2010).

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