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# Soil Description Handbook - New Zealand {.unnumbered}

**v 2.0**

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Welcome!

This is the draft 2^nd^ edition of the New Zealand Soil Description Manual. 🚧 The draft is under review from 5th December 2024 to 30th April 2025 🚧.

Feedback can be provided via the [Github Repository](https://github.com/manaakiwhenua/NZ_soildesc_2024), or email at [SoilStandards\@landcareresearch.co.nz](mailto:SoilStandards@landcareresearch.co.nz). A Word version of the manual [is also available](https://manaakiwhenua.github.io/NZ_soildesc_2024/MWLR_2024_DRAFT_soil-description-handbook.docx).