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Mobile Apps to Keep New Zealand Safe
Mobile technologies are being developed to help New Zealanders report suspected biosecurity threats, with the first step being a bilingual app that helps identify myrtle…
Taking the Sting out of the Common Wasp
Large-scale eradication may be in store for the humble wasp – a species responsible for one of the worst pest problems in Aotearoa. The inventory…
Whakawātea Riha Rāwaho
Māori solutions to biosecurity threats may be the key to combating the serious fungal disease myrtle rust. The inventory of research outputs and resources…
High-Tech Solutions To Invasive Mammal Pests
This research team is helping to develop targeted, next-generation, socially acceptable and cost-effective new technologies to achieve landscape-scale freedom from rats, stoats and possums. …
Biosecurity Network Interventions
The spread of pests, weeds and pathogens into Aotearoa is a major cause of the decline of its biological heritage. This includes profitability of agriculture,…
Public Perceptions of New Pest Control Methods
One of the nation’s largest surveys on public attitudes toward new pest control technologies has shown that most New Zealanders support the need for pest…
Tiaki mō Kauri: Citizens Combating Kauri Dieback
A community-led social science programme is bringing together researchers, communities and mana whenua to help save Aotearoa New Zealand’s iconic kauri tree.
The Groundwater Biodiversity Project
The unsung heroes of our groundwater system – bacteria that remove contaminants and tiny invertebrates that keep the bacteria in balance – are helping researchers…
Adaptive Evolution of Native Biota
Researchers are collecting DNA information from some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most threatened species in an effort to make them more resilient to future environmental…
eDNA For Environmental Monitoring
In a New Zealand first, researchers have developed a nationwide database to integrate and share eDNA data to allow biological diversity across our diverse landscapes…
Customary Approaches to Ecosystem Resilience
Researchers are investigating how the application of kaitiakitanga (Māori guardianship) approaches contribute to reversing the decline of New Zealand’s biodiversity, and support the relationship of…
Mātauranga Māori For Biological Heritage
Kaumātua- (elder)-led research that puts Māori methods and mātauranga (knowledge) first is a key part of restoring Aotearoa New Zealand’s land and freshwater ecosystems. The…
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SO6 scoping panel report
This report was put together by the Strategic Outcome 6 group, focused on quantifying social-ecological linkages. Scoping panel reports are documents that paint a picture…
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SO7 scoping panel report
This report was put together by the Strategic Outcome 7 group, focused on building biological heritage resilience with the right policy and governance instruments. Scoping…
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SO1 scoping panel report
This report was put together by the Strategic Outcome 1 group, focused on creating a biological heritage scorecard for Aotearoa. Scoping panel reports are documents…
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SO5 (post-border) scoping panel report
This report was put together by the Strategic Outcome 5B group, focused on novel biosecurity tools and strategies after the border. Scoping panel reports are…