Since 1982, New Zealand's herbarium curators have met on an annual basis to report on activities, discuss herbarium practice and matters of mutual concern, formulate national policies, and to foster cooperation and training opportunities. The meetings were formalized in 1989 with the creation of the New Zealand National Herbarium Network (NZNHN). There are currently 15 Network members, 13 of which are registered in Index Herbariorum . The NZNHN promotes the definition of the "National Herbarium" of New Zeal
Collaboration
The NZNHN contributes to the Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH) which is an online resource that provides dynamic access to the wealth of plant specimen data held by New Zealand and Australian herbaria. The AVH is a dynamic resource—new specimen records are added as herbaria continue to database their ever-growing collections, and existing records are updated to reflect name changes and data validation work.