Myrtle Ora

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

Microscopic epiphytes may help in the war against myrtle rust

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Media Release: Myrtle Rust can infect mānuka fruit and seeds

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Honeybees observed harvesting myrtle rust

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Are our indigenous myrtles susceptible to other myrtle rust strains?

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Myrtle rust

NZPPI’s Climate Model: The latest tool in the battle against myrtle rust

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Maire tawake seeds

New paper outlines the challenges of preserving maire tawake seeds

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Ngāti Kuri’s conservation vision in the Far North boosted by involvement in Ngā Rākau Taketake

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Publication

Austropuccinia psidii, causing myrtle rust, has a gigabase-sized genome shaped by transposable elements

Austropuccinia psidii has a broad host range with more than 480 myrtaceous species. Since first detected in Australia in 2010, the pathogen has caused the near…
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Video

Control, Protect, Cure 2022

The ‘Control, Protect, Cure’ team have been using an extensive outreach process to develop and socialise new technologies, assess important values and concerns, and ensure…
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Video

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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Publication

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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Publication

Interweaving Multiple Knowledges to Support Children’s Participation and Engagement in Biosecurity and Forest Health: Toitū te Ngahere

The arts, mātauranga Māori, and the environmental and social sciences might seem like unusual bedfellows for engaging children in biosecurity. But this article proposes that…
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Report

Weather associated with myrtle rust on the North Island east coast

The aim of this study was to use a modelling approach to examine winter temperatures in New Zealand, particularly on the east coast of the…
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Presentation

Understanding the distribution of genetic variation in ramarama – Amy MacDonald

Understanding the distribution of genetic variation in ramarama and its potential implications for conservation. Presented as part of the Kaurilands Summit 2023, hosted by Ngā…
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Publication

MapSafe: A complete tool for achieving geospatial data sovereignty

Sensitive geographic data are invaluable assets for the people to whom they belong and their disclosure should be decided by the sovereign data owner (SDO).…
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Webinar

Māori Rights and Interests in the Conservation Space

A presentation given as part of the Te Mana Motuhake o te Kākano: Māori Seed Conservation Hui held online, 16 October 2023. In this presentation,…
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