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Predator-Free Taranaki
22 Feb 19
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How do invasive mustelids move around the landscape? Scientists from Manaaki Whenua's Wildlife Ecology and Management Team are investigating.
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Embedding mātauraunga Māori into the deep south – a new Māori whakairo to be carved in Antarctica
20 Feb 19
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Antarctica will shortly receive one of the first traditional Māori carvings to have been carved and completed on the ice. A pair of Māori carvers headed south to Antarctica on Waitangi Day to spend two weeks completing and installing the two whakawae (door frames) and a pare (lintel) they are carving for Scott Base.
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Scientists and Māori agribusiness team up to learn about mānuka DNA variation, beehive stocking rates, and honey bee food resources.
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We are delighted to announce that Graham Sevicke-Jones will be joining the Senior Leadership Team at Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research in the role of General Manager Science & Knowledge Translation.
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Winning against Wildings: Update
13 Nov 18
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Results from a new survey have revealed landowners and farmers in New Zealand are more aware of the ‘serious threat’ posed by wilding pines than ever before.
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One of New Zealand’s most successful conservation programmes is in full flight. Deep in the ancient Pureora rainforest, a small group of North Island kōkako catchers wait in the dark, eager to coerce a pair of the wild forest-dwelling birds into their net.
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The race against myrtle rust
19 Sep 18
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Pōhutukawa, mānuka, kānuka, and other NZ seeds are being collected, grown, and tested for resilience to this burgeoning disease.
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Combining mathematics, school students, and scientific predator tracking techniques doesn’t usually add up, but researchers are trialling a new project combining the three in a bid to teach students how to track and analyse animal movements.
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Wilding conifers are a huge threat to New Zealand. The large trees, also known as wilding pines, now invade more than 1.8 million hectares of land.
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Ahi Pepe Light weaves together te reo, science, art, nature, and Te Ao Māori to create a bilingual set of guides and activities around Ngā Puka Whakamārama o Te Pepe Nui – The Beginners’ Guide to Macro Moths.