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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Protocols for the ethical safe storage of taonga seeds
At the highest level, the focus of seed banking should be on establishing a system which best benefits te taiao. To do this, Māori must…
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Ko au te ngahere: Rongoā Practitioners and Kaitiaki perspectives on the value and meaning of the forest
He Taonga Kē Te Ngahere is about better understanding the meaning and value Māori give to te taiao (the natural environment), ngahere (forest) and taonga…
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Maara Tautāne
Learn more out about the Māra Tautāne through this e-book that was created for the unveiling ceremony. Also see: https://www.mobilisingforaction.nz/research-ra1-2/#resources
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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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Myrtle rust found on mānuka seeds
Researchers have found the plant disease myrtle rust on mānuka seeds. RNZ spoke to Robert Beresford (Plant & Food Research).
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Conservation & Restoration 2022
It’s a huge challenge to conserve and restore kauri and native plants vulnerable to myrtle rust for future generations. It requires Te Ao Māori world…
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Seed Storage Physiology of Lophomyrtus and Neomyrtus, Two Threatened Myrtaceae Genera Endemic to New Zealand
There is no published information on the seed germination or seed storage physiology of Lophomyrtus bullata, Lophomyrtus obcordata, and Neomyrtus pedunculata. This lack of information is hampering conservation efforts…
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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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Genotypic variation, phylogeography, unified species concept, and the ‘grey zone’ of taxonomic uncertainty in kānuka: recognition of Kunzea ericoides (A.Rich.) Joy Thomps. sens. lat. (Myrtaceae)
In vascular plant systematics there are sometimes conflicts between phenotypic and ecotypic variation and genetic differentiation that challenge species concepts, introduce taxonomic confusion, and create…
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An introduction to Integrated Surveillance – Waitangi Wood
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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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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A round table exploration of Indigenous rights and participation in plant pathology
Marsh A, Parata H, Ashby T. 2023. A round table exploration of Indigenous rights and participation in plant pathology. International Congress of Plant Pathology. 21/08/2023…
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Te Kōhanga Āhuru
An ArcGIS storymap created by the Ngāti Mutanga Biodiversity Management Area documenting the research mahi delivered through Te Whakahononga Pou and funded by Ngā Rākau…
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Probabilistic economic analysis of a weather-based adaptive disease management strategy-the case of myrtle rust in New Zealand nurseries
In agricultural systems, responsive management can mitigate the effects of risk and uncertainty by facilitating adaptation to changing conditions. A tool for evaluating management systems…
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