Information about UV radiation in New Zealand and its effects on the environment is available from papers presented at UV Workshops held in 1993, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014.
- "UV Radiation and its Effects", Christchurch, 20-21 May, 1993, RSNZ Miscellaneous Series 25, 28 pp.
- "UV Radiation and its Effects: an Update", Christchurch, 4-5 December, 1997, RSNZ Miscellaneous Series 49, 93 pp.
- "UV Radiation and its Effects: an update 2002", Christchurch, 26-28 March, 2002, RSNZ Miscellaneous Series 60, 124 pp.
- "UV Radiation and its Effects: an update 2006", Dunedin, 19-21 April, 2006, RSNZ Miscellaneous Series 68, 102 pp.
- "UV Radiation and its Effects: an update 2010", Queenstown, 7-9 April, 2010, NIWA Information Series, 77, 120 pp.
- "UV Radiation: Effects on Human Health and the Environment”, Auckland, 15-17 April, 2014, Proceedings published on web only (see below).
- "UV Radiation: Effects on Human Health and the Environment", Wellington, 4-6 April 2018
PDFs of papers from the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 Workshops are available below.
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