Matt grew up on a farm in Southland where he would play in creeks and rivers. This was his first connection with fish. “Then, at boarding school, I used to breed tropical fish for fun,” says Matt. “I guess it was a natural progression for me to then go to the University of Otago and […]
Month: March 2024
Ngā Pī Ka Rere Spotlight: Matt Wylie cares about fish and about connecting with people
Q&A with Beccy Ganley
How long have you been involved with Ngā Rākau Taketake? From the beginning! I was brought into the scoping group specifically because of my knowledge on myrtle rust. I was then asked to lead the Host, Pathogen & Environment theme. Then, in July 2021, I took over from Maureen O’Callaghan as Science Leader for the […]
Crazy & Ambitious 4 – Te Papa – 3-4 April 2024
Ngā Pī Ka Rere Spotlight: Breigh Lawson-Stanley is enlivening Māoritanga in biosecurity frameworks
Breigh Lawson-Stanley (Ngāi Tahu and Rongowhakaata) took to country life from the get-go, her fondest childhood memories always involving “mucking around” on her family farm in Southland. “We grew up in a farming community, learning to engage with and to respect the environment,” says Breigh. “Those values have always stayed with me.” From childhood, Breigh […]
New kit on forest health for House of Science
Chris Duggan is a seasoned science teacher, with 15 years’ experience teaching high school science. Over the course of her career, she became concerned about the lack of science students had coming into high school. “In 2013, a report published by the Education Review Office said that only about 27% of our primary schools were […]