Kauri Ora

Research on the health of kauri trees and their forests.

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Mātauranga Māori Framework for Surveillance (MMFS) for Plant Pathogens | GRISS Nov 2022

In the past, there has been a disconnect and little collaboration between the people and organisations doing work on the plant pathogens that cause myrtle…
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Mobilising for Action 2022

The ‘Mobilising for Action’ team are researching the human dimensions of ngahere health in Aotearoa, and more specifically the people and communities affected by, or…
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Methodological sensitivities for co-producing knowledge through enduring trustful partnerships

Indigenous ways of caring for the environment have long been marginalised through research methodologies that are blind to a range of ways of knowing the…
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What We Do in Kauri Forests: Exploring the Affective Worlds of ‘High Risk’ Users of Vulnerable Forest Areas in Aotearoa | New Zealand

Public use and anthropogenic activity are recognised sources of damage and threat to vulnerable forest areas in New Zealand, but also globally, through the spread…
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Plant-pathogen management in a native forest ecosystem

Forest ecosystems all over the world are facing a growing threat from plant disease outbreaks. As pollution, climate change, and global pathogen movement intensify, so…
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Oranga and Te Mauri o te Kauri – Melanie Mark-Shadbolt and Valance Smith

Presented by Oranga co-leads and researchers Valance Smith and Melanie Mark-Shadbolt as part of the Kaurilands Summit 2023, hosted by Ngā Rākau Taketake.   Find…
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He Taonga Kē Ngā Kaumātua – Ariana Apiti

He Taonga Kē Ngā Kaumātua: Kaumātua perspectives of te taiao, ngahere and taonga species. Presented by Mobilising for Action researcher Ariana Apiti, as part of…
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Thesis: Detection and prevention: Improving techniques to manage Phytophthora agathidicida, the causal agent of kauri dieback

Real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) have been published as molecular detection techniques for P. agathidicida; however, they are not yet…
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Soil microbial functional gene dataset associated with Agathis australis

Agathis australis (kauri), is currently facing a threat from Phytophthora agathidicida, causing kauri dieback disease and reducing the kauri tree population. Only 1% of the…
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Ngati Huarere ki Whangapoua: He toro ki te Whangapoua BMA

An ArcGIS storymap created by the Whangapoua Biodiversity Management Area documenting the research mahi delivered through Te Whakahononga Pou and funded by Ngā Rākau Taketake.
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Te Honongā Kawanatanga Māori – Rotorua

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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Mātauranga Māori Framework for Surveillance – Issues Paper

Working with Tangata Kokiri and mana whenua, ‘an issues paper’, provides the foundation for potential impacts for mana whenua and their whanau/hapū, communities and other…
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Safeguarding Māori Cultural Rights and Stewardship: Te Tira Whakamātaki’s Position Paper on Seed Conservation

This document represents TTW’s expectations or principles when seed banking with Māori communities. We do not wish to speak on behalf of all iwi, hapū,…
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Kaurilands Summit 3 – 2023

A playlist of presentations given at the Kaurilands Summit 3 held by Ngā Rākau Taketake, 9 – 12 May 2023, at Semenoff Stadium, Whangārei.
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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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WEBPAGE: Being Manuhiri – Resources for environment and recreation organisations

Several favourite walking, tramping, cycling, kayaking, and boating spots in Aotearoa NZ are now co-managed by Māori organisations and government agencies. These co-governance and co-management…
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