Story: Wētā
Page 4. External links and sources
More links and websites
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Distribution and conservation status of ground weta, Hemiandrus species (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae)
A Department of Conservation publication about ground wētā written by P. M. Johns in 2001. (PDF, 380 KB)
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WetaGeta
A well-illustrated site maintained by Massey University scientists Steve Trewick and Mary Morgan-Richards, with information on the various types of wētā.
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Weta
This Department of Conservation web page provides basic information about wētā and outlines their efforts to protect some threatened wētā species.
More suggestions and sources
- Gibbs, George. New Zealand weta. Auckland: Reed, 1998.
- Gibbs, George. The weta. Auckland: Reed, 2003.
How to cite this page
George Gibbs, Wētā, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/7830/sources (accessed 5 June 2026).
Story by George Gibbs, published 1 March 2009.