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Research on the health of kauri trees and their forests.

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Risk-based surveillance to demonstrate absence of Phytophthora agathidicida – Cecilia Arienti-Latham

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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Whare Taonga: Seed Solutions in a Changing World

A presentation from Marcus Rongowhitiao  Shadbolt that sets the scene for why seed conservation is vital in this changing world. Given as part of the…
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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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Video

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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Tohora rāo ko Kauri

Tohora rāo ko Kauri – he pukapuka tēnei e kōrero ana mō te hononga i waenga i te tohorā me te kauri. Anei ngā kōrero…
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Summary

BRIEF: Integrated Surveillance

Te Tiriti-based surveillance for Forest Pathogens This research aimed to elevate mana whenua into the biosecurity and biodiversity management system, lifting mātauranga Māori (indigenous science)…
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Report

Affirming Connections and Growing Kaitiakitanga for Healthy Ngahere

This report documents the visit and collaboration that occurred in March 2024 between Rongomaiwahine and Ngāti Hine, which supported the cultural systems and people that…
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Crazy & Ambitious 3 – 2022

A playlist of presentations given at New Zealand’s Biological Heritage Science Challenge online conference, Crazy & Ambitious 3. 24 – 27 May 2022. This event…
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Te Māra Tautāne

Te Māra Tautāne is a collaborative research project between hapū members of Te Māhurehure in the Rūātoki Valley, and researchers at the Centre for Indigenous…
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WEBSITE: Toi Taiao Whakatairanga

Toi Taiao Whakatairanga (TTW) is a cross-disciplinary research project, bringing together arts, science and te āo Māori to raise awareness of threats to the health…
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E Oho! Awakening Aotearoa and Mobilising Change: Noho Marae Wānanga at Ohaki Pā.

This video is part of the project Māori Resistance and Resilience Through Aotearoa-Based Planning and Resource Management, led by Kairangahau Māori Lara Taylor (Ngāti Tahu,…
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High-throughput chemical screening identifies compounds that inhibit different stages of the Phytophthora agathidicida and Phytophthora cinnamomi life cycles

Here, we have screened over 100 compounds for their anti-oomycete activity, as a potential first step toward identifying new control strategies. Our screening identified eight…
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Host, Pathogen & Environment 2022

The ‘Host, Pathogen and Environment’ team is focusing on the ‘disease triangle’: host susceptibility, the pathogen and the right environment for disease expression. They are…
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Tool or Model

Kauri Dieback Science Stocktake

A list of past and current research focused on biology, impacts and management of kauri dieback is now available. This updated stocktake builds on work…
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Public Rāhui and Road Blocks in Aotearoa: Navigating Iwi/Hapū Perspectives and Mana Motuhake

During the COVID-19 pandemic there have been wide-spread public debates over public access for walkers, cyclists and vehicles in relation to the land rights and…
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Developing methods of knowledge co-production across varying contexts to shape Sustainability Science theory and practice

Knowledge co-production has become a central feature of many sustainability efforts, with global environmental governance networks and scientific research forums calling for representative and context-specific…
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