Integrated Surveillance
A hapū-centric surveillance framework that focuses on the holistic health of the forest.
Host, Pathogen & Environment
Looking at the role environmental factors play on disease expression and severity, pathogen spread and establishment, as well as investigating plant pathogen genomes.
Oranga – Wellbeing
Te mauri o te rakau, te mauri o te ngahere, te mauri o te tangata: Mātauranga Māori based solutions for kauri dieback and myrtle rust.
Conservation & Restoration
Ensuring susceptible plant species survive myrtle rust and kauri dieback.
Whakawātea Riha Rāwaho
Māori solutions to biosecurity threats may be the key to combating the serious fungal disease myrtle rust.
Control, Protect, Cure
This theme will incorporate research from across Ngā Rākau Taketake, with an emphasis on novel tools and approaches.
Mobilising for Action
Focusing on the human dimensions of forest health management, specifically kauri dieback and myrtle rust.
Risk Assessment & Ecosystem Impacts
Developing standardised measures to quantify the impact both kauri dieback and myrtle rust are having on the wider ecosystem.
Combating Pathogen Risk Using Genomics
To protect our native and production ecosystems from the invasion of new pathogens, rapid assessments of the potential impact of identified and unidentified pathogens are…
Te Whakahononga
In an unprecedented effort to save some of the most immense lifeforms on the planet, the Te Whakahononga programme is fostering a multi-disciplinary collaboration which…
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