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We welcome feedback and contributions to improve both the [guidelines]({{ site.baseurl }}/guidelines/index.html) and the [data catalogues]({{ site.baseurl }}/data_catalogues/index.html). If you're a data custodian or anyone with relevant insights, there are several ways to contribute.
If you've identified an error, have a suggestion, or wish to discuss an improvement, please follow the below steps:
- Create a GitHub account if you do not already have one
- Visit our GitHub repository: manaakiwhenua/PAN-NZ-data-catalogue-and-guidelines
- Open a new Issue
- You will be prompted to select an "issue template" - Please select either the Guidelines or Dataset template
- provide your feedback.
- We will respond and track the discussion via the issue
If you are familiar with GitHub, please feel free to suggest changes directly to the catalogue data (e.g., /_data/regional_protected_areas.csv) or guidelines via pull request.
This can be done by:
- Clone the repository
- Edit the relevant CSV file in
_data/(These csv files are served to the data catalogues and thus all edits should be made here - Submit a Pull Request with a summary of your changes
We'll review and follow up with any clarifications before merging.
If you prefer, you can email:
Please include a clear reference to the guideline section or dataset record you are commenting on.
Thank you for helping improve the Protected Areas Network of New Zealand.