Terms, Licensing, and Rights

Licencing

The New Zealand Land Use Management (NZLUM) classification system, including its documentation, structure, definitions, and supporting materials, is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Under this licence, you are free to:

• Share - copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
• Adapt - remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial use

You must:

• Provide appropriate attribution.
• Include a link to the licence.
• Indicate if changes were made. (You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in a way that suggests that the BSI endorses you or your use.)

Rights and Attribution

The NZLUM classification system is:

• Funded by: Ministry for the Environment (MfE) and the Bioeconomy Science Institute (BSI).
• Developed and led by: Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research (MWLR), a group of the BSI.

When reusing or referencing the NZLUM classification system, please acknowledge both MfE and the BSI. A recommended citation is:

New Zealand Land Use Management (NZLUM) Classification System.
Ministry for the Environment & Bioeconomy Science Institute. Version 0.3, 2025. Available at https://nzlum.landcareresearch.co.nz.

Contributors, advisors, and governance group members are acknowledged on the NZLUM Governance page.

Data Usage and Liability

The NZLUM classification system is provided as-is and is intended for public-good use, including:

• scientific research
• policy development and assessment
• environmental reporting
• planning and land management
• education and capability building

Restrictions

There are no restrictions on commercial use beyond the requirements of the CC BY 4.0 licence.

Versioning

NZLUM follows semantic versioning, with update notes and documentation published alongside each release. Prior versions remain valid for use. Backwards incompatiblities should only be made between major versions.