Kauri Ora

Research on the health of kauri trees and their forests.

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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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THESIS: Kauri Dieback Prevention: Relational Values of Knowledge Producers

Researchers and knowledge producers play a key role in kauri dieback knowledge production. Whilst their scientific discoveries are well documented in literature, their personal experiences…
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Kauri: The fightback against dieback

The threat to kauri from dieback hasn’t gone away but the disease isn’t spreading as fast as feared. New management techniques and research into the…
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Indigenous Knowledge Revitalisation: Indigenous Māori Gardening and its Wider Implications for the People of Tūhoe

The revitalisation of Indigenous knowledges is vital to the emancipation of Indigenous peoples worldwide, as well as an increasingly essential component of environmental sustainability. The…
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Mobilising for Action: Introduction to the Special Issue

Mobilising for Action (MFA) is a transdisciplinary project consisting of social researchers and community knowledge holders and practitioners, largely situated in Aotearoa|New Zealand, but also…
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Interweaving Multiple Knowledges to Support Children’s Participation and Engagement in Biosecurity and Forest Health: Toitū te Ngahere

The arts, mātauranga Māori, and the environmental and social sciences might seem like unusual bedfellows for engaging children in biosecurity. But this article proposes that…
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Is provenance or phylogeny a better predictor of growth and survival of a soil pathogen in leaf litter?

Exotic plants have the potential to increase pathogen inoculum that can affect native plants. New Zealand’s iconic kauri tree (Agathis australis) is threatened by disease…
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Ecosystem impacts of tree pathogens – Marijke Struijk

Presented as part of the Kaurilands Summit 2023, hosted by Ngā Rākau Taketake.   To find out more about the Risk Assessment & Ecosystem Impacts…
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Indigenous Māori of Aotearoa (New Zealand): Environmental Identity, Rather Than Māori Identity Per Se, Has Greatest Influence on Environmental Distress

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…
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Can seed banking assist in conserving the highly endemic New Zealand indigenous flora?

Globally, plant species are facing numerous threats; an issue particularly acute for island floras, which often exhibit high levels of endemism. Ex situ conservation in…
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The threat of a major tree pathogen to forest soil mesofauna food webs and ecosystem functioning

This research focuses on the impact of Phytophthora agathidicida on the soil mesofauna community structure, functional feeding groups and energy fluxes in kauri forests, for kauri…
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A cloud-based solution for trustless indigenous data sovereignty: Protecting Māori biodiversity management data in Aotearoa New Zealand

Indigenous peoples should be able to govern data about themselves, their territories, resources, and ways of life, collected by themselves or others. However, the progressive…
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Te Whakahononga – Episode 2

Te Whakahononga provided an opportunity and recognition for kaumatua, puna matauranga and tohunga to engage with emerging Māori tauira (students), rangatahi (youth) and Western scientists.…
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Phytophthora agathidicida: research progress, cultural perspectives and knowledge gaps in the control and management of kauri dieback in New Zealand

Kauri (Agathis australis), which is one of the world’s largest and longest-living conifer species, is under threat from a root and collar dieback disease caused…
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Report

Te Honongā Kawanatanga Māori – Palmerston North

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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WEBPAGE: Whare Taonga | Seed Banking

A Te Tira Whakamataki webpage providing information and resources on seed banking: What is Seed Banking (video) The Hub and Spoke Model – Te Tira…
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