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An International Indigenous Biosecurity Network will be established thanks to a hui taumata (conference) bringing together experts from around the globe.

There’s still plenty of local community interest about the research and management of myrtle rust.

Four new projects are underway within Ngā Rākau Taketake that address key science priorites identified in the kauri dieback and myrtle rust strategic science plans.

The Ngā Rākau Taketake (NRT) scoping group pitched their Investment Prospectus to a ‘dragons den’ earlier in the month, receiving lots of positive and constructive feedback.

We still have a lot to learn about the fundamental ecology of some pest species that aren’t included in the “Predator Free 2050” efforts, says a Manaaki Whenua researcher.

Early career researchers are normally associated with uncertainty: short-term contracts, a need for experience, but few opportunities to get any.

Many of New Zealand’s groundwater species are “short-range endemics” – being unique species restricted to areas as small as a single catchment.

We’ve almost completed the second round of scoping meetings, read on for more detail . . .

Kauri Rescue project lead Dr Ian Horner (Plant & Food Research) says fifteen years ago this would never have been possible. “No one would have dreamt of holding a Phytophthora symposium as no one would have shown up!” New Zealand is now home to a number of Phytophthora experts, trained or brought in to respond to […]

Social-ecological systems are a crucial element in the long-term preservation of our taonga species and ecosystems, so our aim is to build on existing relationships and research to develop expertise in this space. This priority investment will look at how we can incorporate mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) into the protection of both kauri and Myrtaceae […]

We need to empower communities to map and monitor these foreign pathogens and their impacts, using an overarching surveillance framework. New Zealand already has one of the best surveillance frameworks used to manage a disease of national importance: the ‘proof of freedom’ framework for bovine tuberculosis (Tb). This framework is regarded as one of the […]