Kiwi cannot flourish in Aotearoa New Zealand unless pest threats are eliminated.
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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 […]
Third Flagship site for BioHeritage
We’ve joined an award-winning Port of Tauranga biosecurity partnership that is committed to biosecurity excellence.
BioHeritage workshop connects researchers
Fostering collaboration was a key aim of this workshop for BioHeritage early career researchers.
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.
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.
Protecting biodiversity earns award
BioHeritage’s James Russell has received a Society for Conservation Biology Oceania section distinguished service award.
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.
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.
Wasp research creating a buzz
The use of pheromones, gene silencing, population modelling and future gene drives are all showing promise when it comes to controlling wasps.
Reading the tea leaves for climate change
Reading the tea leaves has a taken a new twist, with tea bags being used to measure how vegetation affects the composition of soil.