News & events
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May 12
28
The "Top 10" new species of 2011
28 May 12
Read moreLandcare Research scientist Dr Zhi-Qiang Zhang was a member of the international panel who selected the Top 10 new species of 2011. Here he talks about the list and its relevance to colleague Dr Peter Buchanan.
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May 12
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Read moreICMP is a major international collection of plant bacteria, and a repository for micro-organisms of plant and animal origin of the New Zealand Reference Culture Collection.
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May 12
8
Read moreFreshwater invertebrates (insects, crustaceans, snails, worms etc) are a useful measure of the state of our streams – but the identification and interpretation of the range of invertebrates found in any stream can be tricky.
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May 12
3
Read moreInformation about an often misunderstood and overlooked creature has undergone a monumental 21st century upgrade, in a move aimed at improving public knowledge and care.
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Apr 12
24
Read moreLandcare Research’s role as a leader in developing technologies for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions is reflected in its state–of–the–art new Greenhouse Gas Research Facility at Lincoln.
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Mar 12
28
BioBlitz - finding nature in the city
28 Mar 12 by Judy Grindell
Read moreNew Zealand’s leading biennial 24-hour ‘environmental race against time’ is just a few days away, and Aucklanders are being urged to get involved.
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Mar 12
25
Read moreA long–awaited project that aims to control one of New Zealand’s most widespread and problematic weeds, tradescantia (Tradescantia fluminensis also known as wandering willie), has come to fruition.
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Mar 12
7
Gold for going green
7 Mar 12
Read moreLandcare Research´s stunning exhibition at the 2012 Ellerslie International Flower Show that highlights ´green´ elements in the rebuild of earthquake damaged Christchurch has caught the attention of international judges.
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Jan 12
16
Seeking public help to find paper wasps
16 Jan 12 by Darren Ward
Read moreScientists are seeking public help to learn more about the spread of an unwanted pest.
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Dec 11
20
Read moreNew research shows the huge increase in ´lifestyle blocks´ across New Zealand and raises wider questions over our attitude to the slow but ongoing loss of valuable, high quality and productive land.