News & events
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Apr 20
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Read moreAlthough New Zealand’s still in COVID-19 lockdown, it hasn’t stopped scientists at Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research from devising some ingenious home-based workarounds, to make sure that their research can keep going even if they aren’t allowed to go into the field to do their fieldwork.
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Apr 20
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Read moreA vital source of information for the New Zealand beekeeping industry
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Mar 20
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Sir Rob Fenwick's enduring legacy
12 Mar 20 by Richard Gordon
Read moreWe are greatly saddened to learn of the death of Sir Rob Fenwick, a long-time collaborator, colleague and friend to us all at Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research.
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Feb 20
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Read moreNew Zealand’s land cover is constantly changing. This week sees the release of version 5 of New Zealand’s Land Cover Database (LCDB), which details these changes, helping us to understand how the way we are using our land is changing.
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Jan 20
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Read moreStaff have been working behind the scenes to assess fungi for inclusion in the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species. The Red List is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s biodiversity.
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Dec 19
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Read moreAll throughout Aotearoa, offices are closing and people are winding down for the summer. For those of us staying home or visiting baches this season, a popular summertime activity is gardening. However, there is a threat to New Zealand’s native plants that may be lurking in your own garden – myrtle rust.
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Dec 19
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How many moa?
18 Dec 19
Read moreFlightless birds were once the largest and heaviest terrestrial fauna on many archipelagos around the world – including the nine species of moa in New Zealand. Dave Latham and colleagues used population data from living species of flightless birds to estimate how many moa these islands might have once supported.
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Nov 19
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Read moreWe are proud to announce the contribution of our researchers to a special Mātauranga Māori issue of the New Zealand Journal of Ecology.
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Sep 19
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Read moreMyrtle rust is a disease caused by an invasive pathogen that infects iconic native New Zealand trees in the Myrtaceae family, such as pōhutukawa and manuka. The windborne fungus causes tree dieback and potentially tree death.
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Sep 19
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Read moreA treasure-trove containing thousands of subantarctic specimens that date back to the 1800s is arriving at Manaaki Whenua this month, making the subantarctic collection housed in the Allan Herbarium the world’s largest.