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Landcare Warehouse’s Support for Enviro-Mark
Friday, 1 November 2002, 5:22 pm | Landcare Research
Crown Research Institute Landcare Research says it made the first approach to The Warehouse Ltd to support its Enviro-Mark NZ™ eco-efficiency and environmental management programme in a bid to gain greater support and buy-in from businesses. More >>
NZ Research Wins Major International Awards
Friday, 2 August 2002, 10:50 am | Landcare Research
Landcare Research and the Ministry for the Environment have won two major international awards for a radically different classification of New Zealand's land environments. The New Zealand entry was selected over more than 1,000 others as winner of the Best ... More >>
Kiwi Project Comes Of Age
Wednesday, 26 June 2002, 11:28 am | Landcare Research
Landcare Research has just completed a 10-year study that has uncovered the main threat to our national bird, the kiwi, and revealed how best to save it. This Thursday at Tuai on the eastern edge of Te Urewera National Park, Landcare Research will officially ... More >>
Media Release - Landcare Research - Wasps
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 4:59 pm | Landcare Research
Rain puts dampener on wasp season The wasp season is now coming to an end, and scientists say unusually heavy spring rain has averted what could have been a plague year. More >>
Paper Wasp Found At Picton's Waikawa Bay
Thursday, 18 April 2002, 1:40 pm | Landcare Research
A yellow oriental paper wasp has been found, caught and killed at Waikawa Bay near Picton. More >>
New Weapon In War Against Noxious Weed
Monday, 15 April 2002, 4:42 pm | Landcare Research
One of New Zealand's worst weeds, old man's beard, may be in for a shave, with the release of a hungry insect that attacks it. More >>
'Natural Born Killers' Bred In NZ For First Time
Friday, 14 December 2001, 9:49 am | Landcare Research
New Zealand's most ferocious predators, the stoat, has been bred in captivity for the first time in the Southern Hemisphere. Scientists say this will help them find ways to stop stoats breeding as prolifically in the wild. More >>
Botany Pioneer Honoured
Wednesday, 28 November 2001, 9:50 am | Landcare Research
The country's largest plant collection is being given a new name, to acknowledge the contribution of a shy but outstanding contributor to botany in New Zealand. More >>
Enviro-Mark hits the mark with first certificate
Friday, 16 November 2001, 1:40 pm | Landcare Research
A programme that helps businesses meet environmental standards and save money in the process has reached a milestone today, with a Wellington local authority becoming the first organisation in this country to achieve certification through the scheme. More >>
National Fungi Database Debuts In Cyberspace
Wednesday, 14 November 2001, 11:49 am | Landcare Research
New Zealand has a very high number of native fungi species - and a new website launched this week will attempt to collate them all. More >>
Outstanding year with string of firsts 4 Landcare
Friday, 12 October 2001, 9:44 am | Landcare Research
Landcare Research has had an excellent year, charting its best ever financial performance, and setting a string of scientific, environmental and social precedents. It is also challenging other Crown Research Institutes and businesses in general to follow its ... More >>
Famous Tree Sparks Debate On Discovery Of NZ
Friday, 21 September 2001, 4:24 pm | Landcare Research
A pohutukawa tree at 'the end of the world' has stirred up debate on whether the Spanish were the first Europeans to reach New Zealand, ahead of the Dutch and the British. More >>
Image: Giant Spanish Pohutukawa Sparks Debate
Friday, 21 September 2001, 11:50 am | Landcare Research
A pohutukawa tree at 'the end of the world' has stirred up debate on whether the Spanish were the first Europeans to reach New Zealand, ahead of the Dutch and the British. More >>
Fewer Magpies May Mean More Native Birds
Thursday, 6 September 2001, 11:57 am | Landcare Research
Preliminary results from a major trial show that controlling magpie numbers may help build up numbers of native birds, particularly tui and kereru. More >>
Doctor Global Licenses Software To Major US Co.
Monday, 27 August 2001, 2:16 pm | Landcare Research
Auckland, 27 August 2001 - Doctor Global today announced that it had licensed its personal health record software to Innerlink Inc, a United States (U.S.) educational technology company based in Pennsylvania. More >>
Environmental Project A Breath Of Fresh Air
Monday, 27 August 2001, 2:14 pm | Landcare Research
There is top-level backing for an innovative project being launched this week, which brings businesses and landowners together to combat greenhouse gases and green up marginal land. More >>
US & NZ Share Knowledge On Detecting Contaminants
Tuesday, 17 July 2001, 2:20 pm | Landcare Research
A US scientist who battles contamination in his homeland is coming to New Zealand to help our scientists, industries and politicians to protect this country from pollution. More >>
Eroding Uncertainty In Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Thursday, 5 July 2001, 11:23 am | Landcare Research
Few suspect that our national carbon stocks and net greenhouse gas emissions may also be significantly affected by soil or the loss of it through erosion. More >>
Thumbs up for possum fertility control
Tuesday, 12 June 2001, 8:50 am | Landcare Research
A nationwide survey by Landcare Research has shown that overall, the public approves of the development of a fertility control for one of New Zealand's worst pests - the possum. The survey also shows that men are more enthusiastic about possum control ... More >>
Snappy New Possum Trap Effective And Humane
Monday, 11 June 2001, 11:22 am | Landcare Research
A scientist and two engineers have joined forces to invent a unique, highly effective possum kill trap, the "Bulldog"!. It is compact, lightweight, robust and suitable for commercial operations. It is very humane, which helps possum trappers ... More >>
