Kauri Ora

Research on the health of kauri trees and their forests.

Ngarara in the Ngahere – a Toi Taiao Whakatairanga project

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Soil

Two students giving us the scoop on kauri soil

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Community

Kauri Ora and Myrtle Ora community meetings – invaluable places to connect

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Mobilising for Action stars in a Knowledge Cultures takeover

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Report

Te Honongā Kawanatanga Māori – Hamilton | Kirikiriroa

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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Webinar

Decolonising Kew

A presentation given by Aroha Mead as part of the Kew Gardens Webinar Series.
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Video

Oranga Programme – Values Based Measurement (Kauri and Tohorā Metaphors)

The Oranga Theme is a multi-year research programme comprising of five projects with the primary purpose of promoting kauri and myrtle ora, while highlighting Māori-led…
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He taonga kē ngā kaumātua: Kaumātua perspectives of te taiao, ngahere and taonga species

Funded by the Mobilising for Action theme, and led by the Centre for Indigenous Psychologies , this storymap documents themes that emerged from wānanga (purposeful…
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Summary

BRIEF: Toi Taiao Whakatairanga

Toi Taiao Whakatairanga was a research project looking at how public arts practice can cultivate and grow public awareness of, and positive engagement with, kauri…
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Living with Kauri Dieback – booklet

A visual summary of findings from a qualitative research study with bush users in Titirangi, exploring culture, values, attitudes and behaviour, plus their experience of…
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Media

‘Instruction manual’ to kauri dieback pathogen uncovered

In a world first, researchers have decoded the genome of the pathogen that causes kauri dieback. RNZ spoke to Nari Williams (Plant & Food Research).
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Publication

He Taonga Kē Ngā Kaumātua: Kaumātua Perspectives of te Taiao, Ngahere and Taonga Species

Māori cultural beliefs, values and practices are intimately connected to te taiao, the natural environment. While te taiao is of unique cultural significance, contemporary Māori…
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Te ara o te moa: Patua te ngangara e kai ana i nga rakau taketake o Aotearoa

He taonga tūturu ngā rākau taketake o Aotearoa. Engari, ka matemate haere ētahi o ngā rākau taonga kei te ngahere, nā te ngāngara e kai…
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Toi Taiao Whakatairanga: Tukanga: Processes of Navigating the Interface between Art Curation/Research, Forest Ecologies and Māori Perspectives

What processes are involved in navigating the interface between mātauranga Māori/Māori knowledge frameworks, Western arts, and science perspectives when working to raise public awareness of…
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Park Rangers and Science-Public Expertise: Science as Care in Biosecurity for Kauri Trees in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Park rangers hold a unique set of knowledge—of science, of publics, of institutional structures, of place, and of self—that should be recognised as valuable. For…
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Ngā Rākau Taketake scoping panel report

This report was created by the Ngā Rākau Taketake scoping group and focuses on combatting the plant pathogens that cause kauri dieback and myrtle rust.…
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