He Mātai i te Taiao
The perpetual examination of the environment
Empower
Whakamana
Helping New Zealanders protect our precious environment.
Ki te whakamana tātau o Aotearoa whānui, ki te manaaki tō tātau taiao.
Te Whakahononga
In an unprecedented effort to save some of the most immense lifeforms on the planet, the Te Whakahononga programme is fostering a multi-disciplinary collaboration which…
Mobilising for Action
Focusing on the human dimensions of forest health management, specifically kauri dieback and myrtle rust.
Shining a Light on New Zealand’s Moths
New Zealand has almost 2,000 moth species and students now have the resources to find out a whole lot more about them.
The Groundwater Biodiversity Project
The unsung heroes of our groundwater system – bacteria that remove contaminants and tiny invertebrates that keep the bacteria in balance – are helping researchers…
Empowering Kaitiakitanga & Environmental Stewardship
We're striving to empower New Zealanders to demand and enact environmental stewardship and kaitiakitanga (guardianship).
eDNA For Environmental Monitoring
In a New Zealand first, researchers have developed a nationwide database to integrate and share eDNA data to allow biological diversity across our diverse landscapes…
Mātauranga Māori For Biological Heritage
Kaumātua- (elder) led research that puts Māori methods and mātauranga (knowledge) first is a key part of restoring Aotearoa New Zealand’s land and freshwater ecosystems.
Adaptive Evolution of Native Biota
Researchers are collecting DNA information from some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most threatened species in an effort to make them more resilient to future environmental…
Eco-index
People in Aotearoa New Zealand value their unique natural environments, but national and regional reporting shows that our ecosystems and native biodiversity are degraded and…