Biosecurity - Control 14 - Biological Heritage NZ

Publication

Conserving New Zealand’s native fauna: a review of tools being developed for the Predator Free 2050 programme

The endemic fauna of New Zealand evolved in the absence of mammalian predators and the introduction of the latter has been devastating. There have been…

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Video

RNAi technology in Aotearoa New Zealand

RNAi technology could help us the Varroa mite and myrtle rust – but what would that involve? This animation was developed as part of our…

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How an Indigenous community responded to the incursion and spread of myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) that threatens culturally significant plant species – a case study from New Zealand

The incursion of the myrtle rust disease (Austropuccinia psidii) was officially confirmed on 3 May 2017 at a plant nursery located in Kerikeri, North Island,…

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Indigenous peoples’ attitudes and social acceptability of invasive species control in New Zealand

Context In Aotearoa New Zealand, a significant threat to biodiversity, conservation efforts and Indigenous cultural identity is the unwanted introduction of invasive pests, plants and…

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The tails of two invasive species: genetic responses to acute and chronic bottlenecks

Genetic diversity can affect population viability and can be reduced by both acute and chronic mechanisms. Using the history of the establishment and management of…

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Improving wasp control by identifying likely causes of eradication failure

Studying the efficacy of control methods is paramount to successful management of invasive pests and understanding why some colonies survive is important to improve management…

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Policy Briefing

BRIEF: Unlocking collective wisdom

Shared learning with Te Taiao Collectives Network Across Aotearoa New Zealand, collectives of community groups, iwi, hapū, councils, and others are joining forces to protect…

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Report

Literature review of risk assessment and decision making frameworks

The research programme “He Tangata, He Taiao, He Ōhanga (Strategic Outcome 3, New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge) aims to incorporate information from a…

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Summary

BRIEF: TrapSim Plus

Supporting informed decision-making in community predator control planning Predator control groups face the challenge of having to choose which control methods and efforts to use,…

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Webinar

Database architecture, process, and pathways

Wananga 3: Database architecture, process, and pathways Te Tiriti-guided national DNA reference library wānanga series Facilitators: Dr David Medyckyj-Scott (Manaaki Whenua) & Nick Spencer…

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THESIS: Novel biotechnological controls for social wasp eradication: Exploring religious and spiritual Māori perceptions using a Q-Method and kaupapa Māori methodology

This thesis explores the perceptions religious and/or spiritual Māori have about five biotechnological controls proposed for the eradication of the Vespula germanica (German) and Vespula vulgaris (common) wasp-species in…

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Tohora rāo ko Kauri

Tohora rāo ko Kauri – he pukapuka tēnei e kōrero ana mō te hononga i waenga i te tohorā me te kauri. Anei ngā kōrero…

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Webinar

Crazy & Ambitious 4 – 2024

A playlist of presentations given at New Zealand’s Biological Heritage Science Challenge conference, Crazy & Ambitious 3. 24 – 27 May 2022, at Te Papa,…

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Media

PhD students for University of Otago Josh Gilligan and Gemma McLaughlin talk about their fight against one of New Zealand’s smallest pests.

Sting-riddled students are removing wasp nests in Dunedin for free to further their research to stop the invasive pests costing the economy more than $130million…

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Biotechnologies in pest wasp control: taking the sting out of pest management for Māori businesses?

In Aotearoa New Zealand, the government’s ambitious target of becoming “predator-free” by 2050 has reignited public discussion on biotechnologies. The disproportionate abundance of German and…

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The long-term population dynamics of common wasps in their native and invaded range

We examined the long-term population dynamics of the invasive common wasp, Vespula vulgaris, in its native range in England and its invaded range in New Zealand.…

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Biosecurity - Control

Conserving New Zealand’s native fauna: a review of tools being developed for the Predator Free 2050 programme

RNAi technology in Aotearoa New Zealand

How an Indigenous community responded to the incursion and spread of myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) that threatens culturally significant plant species – a case study from New Zealand

Indigenous peoples’ attitudes and social acceptability of invasive species control in New Zealand

The tails of two invasive species: genetic responses to acute and chronic bottlenecks

Improving wasp control by identifying likely causes of eradication failure

BRIEF: Unlocking collective wisdom

Literature review of risk assessment and decision making frameworks

BRIEF: TrapSim Plus

Database architecture, process, and pathways

THESIS: Novel biotechnological controls for social wasp eradication: Exploring religious and spiritual Māori perceptions using a Q-Method and kaupapa Māori methodology

Tohora rāo ko Kauri

Crazy & Ambitious 4 – 2024

PhD students for University of Otago Josh Gilligan and Gemma McLaughlin talk about their fight against one of New Zealand’s smallest pests.

Biotechnologies in pest wasp control: taking the sting out of pest management for Māori businesses?

The long-term population dynamics of common wasps in their native and invaded range

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