Native birdlife in Gisborne District: Application of the river values assessment system (RiVAS and RiVAS+)

Abstract

This report presents an application of the River Values Assessment System (RiVAS) to native birdlife in the Gisborne District, undertaken over October-December 2011. An Expert Panel workshop was held in Gisborne on 4th October 2011. This Gisborne District bird report needs to be read in conjunction with the method and with other native bird application reports (see Hughey et al. 2010 and Gaze et al. 2010).