Kauri Ora

Research on the health of kauri trees and their forests.

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Oranga 2022

Oranga is a suite of kaupapa Māori projects that aim to restore the collective health of trees, forests and people. The team will do this…
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Positioning Research to Improve Tree-Biosecurity Relations

Management of biosecurity threats to forests and indigenous trees needs to address the legacy of colonising practices that have prohibited diverse knowledges from being included.…
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Healing Fragmentation of Forest Biosecurity Networks: A Conceptual and Reflexive Mapping Analysis of Postcolonial Relations that Matter in Aotearoa|New Zealand and Cymru|Wales

Scientific biosecurity has become an important approach for managing the threats to Kauri trees and plant management in Aotearoa|New Zealand and Cymru|Wales, more generally. However,…
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Harnessing CRISPR-Cas for oomycete genome editing

Oomycetes are a group of microorganisms that include pathogens responsible for devastating diseases in plants and animals worldwide. Despite their importance, the development of genome…
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An introduction to Integrated Surveillance – Waitangi Wood

Presented as part of the Kaurilands Summit 2023, hosted by Ngā Rākau Taketake.   To find out more about the Integrated Surveillance research theme please…
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Te Whakahononga – the video

Produced by Taimania Productions Ltd. for Te Whakahononga research programme. Launched at the Kaurilands Summit 2023, hosted by Ngā Rākau Taketake.   To find out…
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Māori Rights and Interests in the Conservation Space

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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Thesis: Exploring the impacts of Phytophthora agathidicida on soil bacterial communities associated with kauri (Agathis australis)

This study used 16S rRNA gene sequencing to examine the impact of P. agathidicida on the soil bacteria of ~700 kauri trees in the Waitākere…
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Mātauranga Māori framework for surveillance of plant pathogens

Faced with growing biosecurity risks and threats, countries worldwide seek to protect their biodiversity from ecosystem degradation and loss. Biosecurity surveillance of plant pathogens and…
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Tauranga Moana – Mauao

Ngā Pūrākau o Tauranga Moana: Pōhutukawa Moana An ArcGIS storymap created by the Tauranga Moana Biodiversity Management Area documenting the research mahi delivered through Te…
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Te Honongā Kawanatanga Māori – Kerikeri

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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Te Mana Motuhake o te kākano: what seed sovereignty means for us.

Melanie Mark-Shadbolt (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitane, Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa, Ngāti Raukawa, Tūwharetoa, Whakatohea, Te Ātiawa) an indigenous environmental advocate who is a co-founder and trustee…
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Oranga Programme – Project Reflections on Outcomes and Impacts

This report outlines the results of reflective conversations with each of the Oranga Programme mātauranga based Project team leads. Specifically, these Projects include: RA1 –…
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THESIS: He Kākano Ahau: Exploring Everyday Engagement with Rongoā Māori and Well-Being

Rongoā Māori is a holistic healing system based on traditional Māori beliefs and values. Although New Zealanders use rongoā to tend to health and well-being,…
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Maara Tautāne

Learn more out about the Māra Tautāne through this e-book that was created for the unveiling ceremony. Also see: https://www.mobilisingforaction.nz/research-ra1-2/#resources
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Living with Kauri Dieback – poster

As shared at the Kaurilands Summit, Whangārei, May 2023.   A poster (to accompany the booklet of the same name) which has been designed to…
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