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

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Optimising methods for screening the susceptibility of host species populations to myrtle rust

The highly invasive rust Austropuccinia psidii (myrtle rust) has an unusually large host range, with over 480 known hosts worldwide. The aim of this project…
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Te Whakahononga – Episode 2

Te Whakahononga provided an opportunity and recognition for kaumatua, puna matauranga and tohunga to engage with emerging Māori tauira (students), rangatahi (youth) and Western scientists.…
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Ngāti Mutanga Pōhutukawa

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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Te Honongā Kawanatanga Māori – Kerikeri

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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Te Mana Motuhake o te kākano: what seed sovereignty means for us.

Melanie Mark-Shadbolt (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitane, Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa, Ngāti Raukawa, Tūwharetoa, Whakatohea, Te Ātiawa) an indigenous environmental advocate who is a co-founder and trustee…
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Oranga Programme – Values Based Measurement (Kauri and Tohorā Metaphors)

The Oranga Theme is a multi-year research programme comprising of five projects with the primary purpose of promoting kauri and myrtle ora, while highlighting Māori-led…
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THESIS: He Kākano Ahau: Exploring Everyday Engagement with Rongoā Māori and Well-Being

Rongoā Māori is a holistic healing system based on traditional Māori beliefs and values. Although New Zealanders use rongoā to tend to health and well-being,…
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He taura here ki te taiao

A Māramatanga Indigenous Psychologies seminar presented by Neihana Matamua and Te Rā Moriarty titled: “He taura here ki te taiao – Exploring synchronistic meaning in…
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THESIS: Engagement Beyond Inclusion: Reframing Citizen Science in Aotearoa New Zealand

Citizen science challenges the conventional notion of research as an exclusive domain of professional scientists, by fostering collaboration to actively engage members of the public…
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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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