Myrtle Ora

Research on the health of our Myrtaceae plants and their forests.

Myrtle rust found on Aotea

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Graeme Atkins

Mate Tipu, Mate Rākau

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Stepping up: Mark Harvey joins co-leadership of Mobilising for Action

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New gall midge eats the fungus that causes myrtle rust

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New paper: Effective strategies for maire tawake propagation

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Kaurilands Summit 2023: “The hui that finally happened”

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Impressions of Ihirangaranga / Resonances of the Forest 

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Summary

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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Media

Myrtle rust found in Christchurch, more expected in region

Myrtle rust has been found on a hedge in Ōtautahi-Christchurch, the furthest south an established infection of the plant disease has been seen. RNZ spoke…
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Video

Myrtle Rust monitoring in Rotorua

We’re in the field with Roanne Sutherland from Scion, talking about monitoring myrtle rust. This plant pathogen arrived in Aotearoa in 2017 and has been…
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Myrtle Rust Science Stocktake

A list of past and current research focussed on biology, impacts and management of myrtle rust is now available. This updated stocktake builds on work…
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Publication

Mobilising for Action: Introduction to the Special Issue

Mobilising for Action (MFA) is a transdisciplinary project consisting of social researchers and community knowledge holders and practitioners, largely situated in Aotearoa|New Zealand, but also…
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Publication

Sexual and asexual propagation of Syzygium maire, a critically endangered Myrtaceae species of New Zealand

Syzygium maire (swamp maire) is an endemic New Zealand Myrtaceae tree species. Current threats to this species include habitat destruction, myrtle rust, declining remnant populations…
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Report

Oranga Programme – Critical Friend Measurement Framework 2022

The purpose of this framework is to help us measure progress at the Oranga Program level. This means that the contents of this report, although…
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Report

Vulnerability of New Zealand Myrtaceae species to natural infection by Austropuccinia psidii (myrtle rust)

Current knowledge about the vulnerability of New Zealand’s native myrtle species to Austropuccinia psidii comes from resistance screening of young seedlings performed with artificial inoculation…
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Webinar

What does myrtle rust resilience look like for Māori?

The fungus that causes myrtle rust, Austropuccinia psidii, arrived in New Zealand in 2017. To date, it has been recorded infecting many ecologically, culturally, and…
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