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Corey Ruha: The power of storytelling in data communication
“There’s a whole storytelling element to data interpretation, and Māori are storytellers – it’s part of our DNA,” says Corey Ruha (Te Arawa). “I think if we learn to handle…
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Partnership with Māori
Tangata Māori (Māori people) have strong connections to Aotearoa New Zealand’s environment, valuable inter-generational views, belief systems and traditional knowledge that can underpin decision-making, governance and stewardship. We have embraced…
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Protecting our bioheritage together: How to talk about co-governance
‘How to talk about co-governance of our bioheritage’ is a short guide for communicators and advocates of environmental management and policy.
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BioHeritage Bites Webinars
Hōhonu – Deepening Te Ao Māori within Aotearoa New Zealand’s environmental restoration work June 2024 Pathways to Ecosystem Regeneration I hangaia a Hōhonu hei tautoko i te hunga tiaki taiao.…
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Evaluating the efficacy of regionalisation in limiting high-risk livestock trade movements
Preventive Veterinary Medicine 133: 31 – 41. DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.09.015
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How to: form a national biodiversity vision
Iwi, conservation groups, farmers, industry, businesses, government and individuals... everyone has options they can take to help reverse the decline of native biodiversity in Aotearoa New Zealand. But which options are best?
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Two students giving us the scoop on kauri soil
Two Auckland University of Technology students have teamed up to give a comprehensive picture of the biotic and abiotic components of kauri soil.
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Did someone say research briefs?
The Challenge’s research is structured into three impact areas. Whakamana – Empower seeks to help New Zealanders protect our precious environment; Tiaki – Protect contributes to a world-class biosecurity system;…
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Ngā Pī Ka Rere Spotlight: Lisa Lu applied computer science toward biosecurity objectives
Lisa is a computer scientist originally from Shanghai, China. “Computer science gives me a sense of achievement,” says Lisa. “Even though it can be quite challenging and I may spend…
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Crazy & Ambitious 4 – The Finale, but not the end
Crazy & Ambitious 4, our final conference, began with what felt like a collective sigh of relief. After much preparation and anticipation, here we were, ready to share, learn, and…
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Alby Marsh – bringing people together to fight myrtle rust
Alby Marsh is working with researchers and communities to build relationships and solutions that will help in the fight against myrtle rust.
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Future focus for Science Communication
Several presenters at the annual conference were associated with BioHeritage. Marie McEntee from the University of Auckland, co-lead of NRT’s Mobilising for Action and BioHeritage’s National Conversations project in the…
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Joy and synchrony: the making of Kauri K9s
At the end of June, Wen Qing Ng submitted her thesis for her Masters of Science Communication. The creative component of this involved producing a short film, introducing us to Mawhai and Pip and their role in reducing the spread of Phytophthora agathidicida and kauri dieback.
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Ngā Rākau Taketake teams showcase their results
Conference season has returned at last! Despite the added facial attire, our plant pathogen teams made the most of being able to connect kanohi ki te kanohi at the recent New Zealand Plant Protection Society conference.