Seed Banking our Indigenous Species: What do we know?
A presentation given as part of the Te Mana Motuhake o te Kākano: Māori Seed Conservation Hui held online, 16 October 2023. In this presentation,…
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Addressing Epistemic Injustice: Engaging Children as Environmental Communicators to Support the Long-Term Sustainability of Forest Ecosystems
Closure of a forest for biosecurity purposes led to the marginalisation and disconnection of Year 6 children from a local forest of significance to them…
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Ngatirua – Huarahi Tika
An ArcGIS storymap created by the Ngatirua Biodiversity Management Area documenting the research mahi delivered through Te Whakahononga Pou and funded by Ngā Rākau Taketake.
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Matauranga-guided screening of New Zealand native plants reveals flavonoids from kanuka (Kunzea robusta) with anti-Phytophthora activity
Kauri is an ecologically important and culturally treasured tree species in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is under threat from the pathogenic oomycete Phytophthora agathidicida, which causes…
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Te Honongā Kawanatanga Māori – Final Report
This project has been designed to assist DOC to better understand their challenges and priorities when partnering with Māori, identifying material and resources likely to…
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CHAPTER: Indigenous biosecurity: past, present and future
Environmental management is culturally and economically significant to Indigenous communities, and these communities increasingly recognise biosecurity as vital to maintaining their traditional ecosystems and supporting…
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Protocols for the ethical safe storage of taonga seeds
At the highest level, the focus of seed banking should be on establishing a system which best benefits te taiao. To do this, Māori must…
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Mai i te pū ki te wānanga
Used as both a noun and a verb , the term wānanga can be applied across many contexts. As a noun, wānanga is used to…
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THESIS: Engagement Beyond Inclusion: Reframing Citizen Science in Aotearoa New Zealand
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…
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Kauri K9s
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…
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Kauri fightback: the scientists determined to control kauri dieback
Progress is being made in the fight against kauri dieback. Anthony Doesburg meets researchers at the University determined to help save the mighty native conifer.…
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Conservation & Restoration 2022
It’s a huge challenge to conserve and restore kauri and native plants vulnerable to myrtle rust for future generations. It requires Te Ao Māori world…
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Kauri Rescue Story Map
The Kauri Rescue Story Map is an interactive experience that tells the story of how scientists have worked with mana whenua and communities in Kauri…
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Te heahea me ngā toi, te hikohiko: Productive Idiocy, mātauranga Māori and Art-activism Strategies in Aotearoa/New Zealand
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…
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Mai i te Pū ki te Wānanga: Interpreting Synchronistic Meaning Through a Wānanga Methodology
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…
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Comparative genomic analysis of 31 Phytophthora genomes reveal genome plasticity and horizontal gene transfer
Phytophthora species are oomycete plant pathogens that cause great economic and ecological impacts. The Phytophthora genus includes over 180 known species, infecting a wide range…
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