Tag: Past Event

After two years of lockdowns and the threat of being washed away, Ngā Rākau Taketake (NRT) was finally able to host a Kaurilands Summit kanohi ki te kanohi this year. As event MC Stacey Morrison put it, Kaurilands Summit was “the hui that finally happened.”

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.

In September 2020, leaders of different investments came together for a cross-challenge wānanga.

Mātauranga Māori received long-overdue time in the spotlight in early December, at the launch of a special edition of the New Zealand Journal of Ecology (NZJE).

Matua Tahae (Jim) Doherty received a fond farewell from working life and his role as Chair of the Tūhoe Tuawhenua Trust in late October.

An International Indigenous Biosecurity Network will be established thanks to a hui taumata (conference) bringing together experts from around the globe.

Kauri Rescue project lead Dr Ian Horner (Plant & Food Research) says fifteen years ago this would never have been possible. “No one would have dreamt of holding a Phytophthora symposium as no one would have shown up!” New Zealand is now home to a number of Phytophthora experts, trained or brought in to respond to […]

However, moving any new control measures from the lab to the landscape is as much a social challenge as it is a biological challenge. Researchers need to find ways to include the public early and often in discussing predator control plans, and allow people to have a say in which methods are deployed. In response […]

Almost 300 people attended Crazy & Ambitious 2 in May 2019, enjoying a dynamic mix of discussions.

The synergy of mātauranga Māori, Western science and storytelling through art was front and centre at a this wānanga in Northland.

Fostering collaboration was a key aim of this workshop for BioHeritage early career researchers.