Myrtle Ora

Publication

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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Development and deployment of an Austropuccinia psidii biotype differential diagnostic test.

Five Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) assays, designed by USA-based colleagues to specifically diagnose four of the genetic clusters (clades) of Austropuccinia psidii (Pandemic (two assays), Eucalyptus,…

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Te Kapua O Waitaha: Otawa upoko ki te Rangi

An ArcGIS storymap created by the Waitaka Biodiversity Management Area documenting the research mahi delivered through Te Whakahononga Pou and funded by Ngā Rākau Taketake.

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THESIS: Exploring the Role of Drama in Environmental Education: A Case Study on Child Agency and Participation on Aotea Great Barrier Island

Environmental education is increasingly important worldwide as complex environmental challenges continue to emerge. Aotearoa-New Zealand is not exempt from this, with extreme weather events, ecosystem…

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Te Honongā Kawanatanga Māori – Palmerston North

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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Media

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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Summary

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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Tool or Model

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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Scientists choose cryopreservation to store plant material for decades

Some of New Zealand’s native plants are undergoing cryopreservation freezing as scientists explore conservation techniques that could protect at-risk species for future generations. RNZ spoke…

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Walking, Sensing, Knowing: An Ethnography on Foot Around Forest Biosecurity Interventions in Te-Ika-ā-Māui

Walking has gained prominence in social sciences as a source of inspiration for scholarly narratives and methodological experimentation with embodied ways of knowing. Walking across…

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Neoliberal Knowledge Production in Aotearoa New Zealand: Confronting Kauri Dieback and Myrtle Rust

The detection of kauri dieback and myrtle rust pathogens in Aotearoa|New Zealand prompted the government to fund research and engagement into what has been constructed…

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Developing methods of knowledge co-production across varying contexts to shape Sustainability Science theory and practice

Knowledge co-production has become a central feature of many sustainability efforts, with global environmental governance networks and scientific research forums calling for representative and context-specific…

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Impacts of Rapid Desiccation on Oxidative Status, Ultrastructure and Physiological Functions of Syzygium maire (Myrtaceae) Zygotic Embryos in Preparation for Cryopreservation

Syzygium maire is a highly threatened Myrtaceae tree species endemic to New Zealand. Due to its recalcitrant seed storage behaviour, cryopreservation is the only viable…

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Presentation

Conservation genetics of maire tawake – Colan Balkwill

Restoration genetics of maire tawake – a nationally critically threatened tree species. Presented as part of the Kaurilands Summit 2023, hosted by Ngā Rākau Taketake.…

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Can seed banking assist in conserving the highly endemic New Zealand indigenous flora?

Development and deployment of an Austropuccinia psidii biotype differential diagnostic test.

Te Kapua O Waitaha: Otawa upoko ki te Rangi

THESIS: Exploring the Role of Drama in Environmental Education: A Case Study on Child Agency and Participation on Aotea Great Barrier Island

Te Honongā Kawanatanga Māori – Palmerston North

WEBPAGE: Whare Taonga | Seed Banking

Protocols for the ethical safe storage of taonga seeds

Ko au te ngahere: Rongoā Practitioners and Kaitiaki perspectives on the value and meaning of the forest

Maara Tautāne

WEBPAGE: Being Manuhiri – Resources for environment and recreation organisations

Scientists choose cryopreservation to store plant material for decades

Walking, Sensing, Knowing: An Ethnography on Foot Around Forest Biosecurity Interventions in Te-Ika-ā-Māui

Neoliberal Knowledge Production in Aotearoa New Zealand: Confronting Kauri Dieback and Myrtle Rust

Developing methods of knowledge co-production across varying contexts to shape Sustainability Science theory and practice

Impacts of Rapid Desiccation on Oxidative Status, Ultrastructure and Physiological Functions of Syzygium maire (Myrtaceae) Zygotic Embryos in Preparation for Cryopreservation

Conservation genetics of maire tawake – Colan Balkwill

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