North Island rangatahi will test a new app that connects them with the environment by teaching them about plants and animals.
BioHeritage students’ talent recognised
BioHeritage researchers Anita Pearson and Rachel Nepia had big wins in August 2018 .
Helping Kiwi flourish
Kiwi cannot flourish in Aotearoa New Zealand unless pest threats are eliminated.
Environment Southland backs app to fight pests
Environment Southland is involved with developing a mobile app that will help New Zealanders protect the environment from pests.
Hands-on – and hands-in – science
Dissecting rats, extracting honey and mixing potions were some of the activities explored students thanks to a mobile science laboratory.
Shining a light on New Zealand’s moths
With the support of the BioHeritage Challenge, Ahi Pepe | MothNet has produced a suite of guides and classroom activities about New Zealand’s moths and distributed them to every school and public library in the country. The resources include eight regional guides in both te reo Māori and English, backed up with online resources. Project leader Dr Barbara […]
BioHeritage workshop connects researchers
Fostering collaboration was a key aim of this workshop for BioHeritage early career researchers.
Third Flagship site for BioHeritage
We’ve joined an award-winning Port of Tauranga biosecurity partnership that is committed to biosecurity excellence.
Conserving seeds to fight plant extinction
Collecting and storing seeds is a way of potentially saving native trees from extinction, and Whanganui iwi are now joining the charge.
Kauri rescue – citizens combating kauri dieback
More than 200 landowners have signed up to a community-led programme that’s aiming to save the iconic kauri.
Strengthening partnership with Māori
Glenice Paine’s appointment to our Governance Group strengthens our commitment to Te Ao Māori perspectives and values
Stirring waters to clean them up
Disrupting waterways may hold the key to long-term stream restoration.
Eight ways to improve native vegetation on private land
Eight recommendations on how we can help increase the benefits of large-scale native restorations on private land.
Protecting biodiversity earns award
BioHeritage’s James Russell has received a Society for Conservation Biology Oceania section distinguished service award.
DNA could help save threatened species
Researchers are collecting DNA information from one of our most threatened freshwater fish – the Canterbury mudfish (kōwaro) – in an effort to make it more resilient to future environmental change.
New Zealand Journal of Ecology Special Issue
We’re proudly supporting an upcoming special issue of the New Zealand Journal of Ecology – Mātauranga Māori and Shaping Ecological Futures.