Two of the Trust's strategies to support our vision are; to increase the knowledge of pohutukawa to a world class level through research and through community and school education programmes; and to be the Metrosideros knowledge-bank.

Project Crimson has spent years researching pohutukawa and rata. Browse our research papers available.

Project Crimson has also created a variety of resources over the years which are available to download below; alternatively we are happy to forward hard copies to you.

Since the Trust was formed in 1990, a large volume of research surrounding Metrosideros has been carried out - a lot of which has been funded by Project Crimson, including a detailed bibliography of pohutukawa and rata.

Resources available from Project Crimson

This section contains resources which can be downloaded in PDF format from this page, or links to other sections on the Project Crimson website where you can download the resources.

If you wish to receive hard copies of any of the resources listed below please contact us.

Fact sheets about pohutukawa and rata

Project Crimson's Crimson Trails brochures

Fighting the threat of possums to pohutukawa and rata brochure

How to grow pohutukawa and rata

Better Red than Dead, a teacher's guide to pohutukawa and rata by Starters and Strategies

Video

Video1: Project Crimson Information
Hosted by Lance Dunn
Produced by Kelly Toynbee, student AUT
Recommended for children 5 - 12 years.

Video2: Project Crimson Fight Back
Hosted by Trustee Ruud Kleinpaste
made with the funding from the Lottery's Commission
Recommended 13 years to Adult.