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Stunning imagery of kauri root zone
Waikato Regional Council has teamed up with Weta Workshop to create a striking illustration of how big the kauri root zone is.
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New paper: Effective strategies for maire tawake propagation
A paper published this year in the New Zealand Journal of Botany outlines effective strategies for sexual propagation (via seeds) and asexual propagation (via cuttings) of maire tawake/swamp maire (Syzygium maire).
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Partnering to bring nature back to our cities
Find out how urban environments hold a huge, untapped opportunity for restoring our native biodiversity.
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Host susceptibility trial
Researchers are investigating how well tests for myrtle rust susceptibility done under controlled conditions can predict the impacts of myrtle rust in the field.
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Teamwork makes the dream work – even in science
Researchers are teaming up to make the most of their funding and people-power.
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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.
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The New Zealand Merino Company signs on to partner with Eco-index
The New Zealand Merino Company (NZM) is teaming up with the Eco-index programme to develop remote-sensing technology for quantifying native biodiversity on sheep farms.
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Mature native trees now dying
The first known case of a mature tree dying due to myrtle rust has been observed on the East Cape.
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Preliminary results from priority myrtle rust monitoring
Over the 2019/2020 field season myrtle rust disease occurrence and severity was recorded fortnightly at two field sites in the Rotorua district. Here's what they found.
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Myrtle rust find reported from Christchurch
A find of myrtle rust on a hedge in residential Christchurch marks the first report of the deadly disease on a host that was not newly planted in the region.
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Taking a look at the sex life of myrtle rust
The invasive pathogen infects native New Zealand trees in the Myrtaceae family, such as pōhutukawa and mānuka, causing dieback and potentially death. It was first detected in New Zealand in…
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Student Profile: Hone Ropata
Master’s student Hone Ropata is researching how myrtle rust could impact aka (vine) species, while working as a part of the Plant & Food Research team. We had a chat to learn more about his mahi.
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One DNA extraction method to rule them all
Researchers have identified a single DNA extraction method that detects species in a wide range of environments.
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Resource Management Act Review Summary
The Adaptive Governance and Policy Group (S07) have produced a summary of the Resource Management Act Review.
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Nurseries no longer safe for kauri dieback
The pathogen that causes kauri dieback disease might be harboured and spread through plant nurseries, but a solution may have been found.
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The role of gene editing in pest control
The Challenge supported a panel discussion on the role of gene editing for pest control in Aotearoa New Zealand, as a part of the New Zealand International Science Festival, in Ōtepoti Dunedin.