Biological Heritage

More knowledge is urgently needed to underpin future approaches and tools to fight these plant diseases.

We’re striving to deliver a breakthrough solution that will control or eradicate at least one pest from mainland Aotearoa.

Our approach blends Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) with modern research methods.

We’re working to remove or mitigate known priority threats, and improve the prediction of threats emerging globally.

April newsletter

A warm welcome, exciting news and interesting stories.

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Ngā Pī Ka Rere spotlight: Alan King-Hunt works with a wide net and an open mind

Meet Alan King-Hunt (Ngāti Hauā), an early career researcher at Te Kawa a Māui – School of Māori Studies at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington. He is currently working on two projects, one with BioHeritage and one with Predator Free 2050.

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Publishing news: Lessons learned from complicated seeds

A recent paper published in Plants outlines the seed storage physiology of Lophomyrtus and Neomyrtus, two threatened Myrtaceae genera endemic to New Zealand. Spoiler alert: rōhutu (Lophomyrtus obcordata) is less sensitive to storage methods than ramarama (Lophomyrtus bullata) and Neomyrtus pedunculata remains a mystery.

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