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Scientists Name Five New Species Of Kowhai
Wednesday, 16 May 2001, 11:47 am | Landcare Research
It has mellow, yellow flowers which attract bevies of birds and insects, and most people know it simply as kowhai. But in a groundbreaking study, scientists from Landcare Research and the Department of Conservation have named five new species of the iconic ... More >>
Native Plants Have Moa Defences - Scientists
Wednesday, 9 May 2001, 3:35 pm | Landcare Research
A Landcare Research ecologist and a South African botany professor have used emus and ostriches to show that New Zealand native plants have adapted to protect themselves from the ravages of hungry moa. Their findings could have significant conservation ... More >>
Further tests on possum contraceptive bait
Monday, 9 April 2001, 5:52 pm | Landcare Research
Photo: New Zealand has about 70 million hungry possums and their impact on our native flora and fauna can be devastating. Landcare Research has been given the go-ahead to progress with an important new method to reduce possum numbers. More >>
Prestigious Award For Landcare Research Scientist
Thursday, 5 April 2001, 3:41 pm | Landcare Research
Dr Charles Eason has this morning received a New Zealand Science and Technology Silver Medal, awarded by the Royal Society of New Zealand to recognise outstanding scientific or technological research that has made a significant contribution to New Zealand ... More >>
Farmers and scientists ask for help to banish pest
Thursday, 22 March 2001, 5:50 pm | Landcare Research
West Coasters are being asked to band together to help battle the noxious weed ragwort, which thrives in dairying pastures from Westport to Haast. More >>
Scientists Phone For Help In Possum Control
Thursday, 8 March 2001, 4:37 pm | Landcare Research
Landcare Research scientists are going to the public for guidance on the paths they should take in developing ways to control the fertility of one of New Zealand's worst pests - the possum. More >>
Breakthrough in cabbage tree mystery
Monday, 5 March 2001, 2:04 pm | Landcare Research
Landcare Research has made some major advancements in understanding the sudden decline disease of our iconic native cabbage tree (Cordyline australis), also known as ti kouka. Cabbage trees have succumbed in large numbers to the disease, which causes ... More >>
Help At Hand For Starving Monarchs
Thursday, 15 February 2001, 4:47 pm | Landcare Research
Landcare Research has helpful advice for monarch butterfly enthusiasts, who are concerned that their ravenous caterpillars have stripped swan plants, and may not survive to chrysalis stage. More >>
Wasp season expected to have little sting
Thursday, 18 January 2001, 11:24 am | Landcare Research
Landcare Research predicts that wasp numbers will be low at the peak of the wasp season, in February and March. More >>
We're Dreaming Of A RED Christmas.....
Tuesday, 19 December 2000, 4:45 pm | Landcare Research
Landcare Research scientists say special care must be taken to halt the decline of our native Christmas trees and plants, and that the Christmas favourite, holly , is becoming a weed. More >>
Pigs Point To Presence Of Tb Possums
Thursday, 7 December 2000, 10:22 am | Landcare Research
Landcare Research has just completed an Animal Health Board funded pilot trial which shows that deliberately released pigs can be used to detect bovine Tb in possums, and are likely to be effective indicators of the presence and persistence of the ... More >>
Landcare Research a world leader in sustainability
Thursday, 30 November 2000, 5:33 pm | Landcare Research
Landcare Research is ranked among world leaders in an important international benchmarking survey of best practise in corporate triple bottom line (sustainability) reporting. More >>
Search For Fairest Ways To Manage Resources
Thursday, 21 September 2000, 2:43 pm | Landcare Research
Landcare Research has joined forces with the Tasman District Council and the Cawthron Institute, in a government-funded research project that aims to resolve complex water management problems in an area of national economic importance - the Motueka River ... More >>
