A Māramatanga Indigenous Psychologies seminar presented by Neihana Matamua and Te Rā Moriarty titled: “He taura here ki te taiao – Exploring synchronistic meaning in…
Citizen science challenges the conventional notion of research as an exclusive domain of professional scientists, by fostering collaboration to actively engage members of the public…
Included in Auckland Council’s defences against kauri dieback are trained sniffer dogs. These dogs can accurately detect the microscopic pathogen (phytophthora agathidicida) that causes kauri…
As the fight against kauri dieback continues, a traditional Maori healer is using indigenous medicine to help save the ancient trees. Tohe Ashby belongs to…
There is a classic problem in ethics of reconciling the moral standing of collectives (e.g. populations, species and ecosystems) with the moral standing of individuals. We…
We used a deterministic age-structured model of a population of grey-faced petrels (Pterodroma gouldi). By harvesting pre-fledging chicks, rather than adult birds, Māori harvesters had…
The ‘Mobilising for Action’ team are researching the human dimensions of ngahere health in Aotearoa, and more specifically the people and communities affected by, or…
We have expertise in Aotearoa New Zealand ecology, sustainability, economics, social science, communication, database infrastructure, artificial intelligence, statistical modelling and strategy. Our 2020-2024 programme is…
Unwillingness of certain individuals to accept the reality of anthropogenic climate change threatens mitigation and adaptation efforts. Gender (being male), political conservatism and system-justifying ideologies…
This article explores what it can mean to navigate notions of productive idiocy with aspects of mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge), through some recent art-as-activism practices…
Making sense of synchronistic meaning between seemingly unrelated events is normalised within a Māori cultural context. However, westernised methodological approaches to exploring such phenomena are…
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…
For the Indigenous Māori of Aotearoa New Zealand, the natural environment has traditionally been an essential source of sustenance, well-being, and identity. Contemporary Māori are…
We sought to test whether stream bacterial communities conform to Rapoport’s Rule, a pattern commonly observed for plants and animals whereby taxa exhibit decreased latitudinal…
Soil bacterial community structure has traditionally been measured using phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) profiling. However, with the development of high-throughput sequencing technologies and metabarcoding techniques,…
We build a rationale for a nuanced approach to raising public awareness of ecological threats through interweaving art, science, and Mātauranga Māori (Indigenous Māori knowledge).…