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Preparing our trees’ defences against myrtle rust
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 10:01 am | Landcare Research
Myrtle rust is a disease caused by an invasive pathogen that infects iconic native New Zealand trees in the Myrtaceae family, such as pōhutukawa and manuka. The windborne fungus causes tree dieback and potentially tree death. More >>
Allan Herbarium now the world leader in subantarctic flora
Monday, 2 September 2019, 10:40 am | Landcare Research
A treasure trove containing thousands of subantarctic plant specimens dating back to the 1800s has arrived at Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, making it the world’s largest collection. More >>
Prune your lilly pilly hedges this month, to save NZ natives
Monday, 12 August 2019, 1:33 pm | Landcare Research
Scientists advise to prune your lilly pilly hedges this month, to save New Zealand’s native plants More >>
Scientists campaign to have NZ fungi on global red list
Friday, 19 July 2019, 9:04 am | Landcare Research
Scientists are campaigning to have endangered fungi from across Australasia included in the Global Red List of threatened species. More >>
New research confirms warming climate bad for forest birds
Monday, 15 July 2019, 9:03 am | Landcare Research
New Zealand will need to make major advances in large-scale predator management to stop and reverse forest bird declines. More >>
Citizen scientists needed for NZ Garden Bird Survey
Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 9:04 am | Landcare Research
One of New Zealand’s longest running citizen science projects, the New Zealand Garden Bird Survey, has taken off again this week. More >>
The State of NZ Garden Birds
Monday, 24 June 2019, 11:21 am | Landcare Research
The latest garden bird counts show three of our native species are thriving, while another’s decline is slowing. More >>
Very big books about very small plants
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 3:14 pm | Landcare Research
This week sees the publication by Missouri Botanical Garden Press of the second and third volumes of a landmark collection of books known as a flora, representing all we know about a small but very significant aspect of New Zealand’s plant biodiversity ... More >>
New research programme targets smarter erosion control
Tuesday, 14 May 2019, 10:28 am | Landcare Research
As severe storms and significant weather events continue to increase in New Zealand, so does the amount of erosion. According to the Ministry for the Environment’s Our land 2018 report, almost half (44 per cent) of this loss is from pastoral land. ... More >>
Drone incident with Police Eagle helicopter
Tuesday, 1 January 2019, 1:56 pm | Landcare Research
The Police Eagle helicopter operations were suspended in the early hours of this morning after a very near miss with drones. More >>
Fellowship for research into the impact of climate change
Thursday, 25 October 2018, 3:58 pm | Landcare Research
Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research scientist Dr Kendon Bell has been awarded a Rutherford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship to continue his research into measuring the impact of climate change on New Zealand land. More >>
MBIE funds further research into myrtle rust
Thursday, 13 September 2018, 3:54 pm | Landcare Research
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research has won three Endeavour bids, funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Endeavour, for research programmes focusing on bird restoration, ecosystem resilience, and erosion control. More >>
New Zealand’s first bilingual moth guides launched
Thursday, 26 July 2018, 2:21 pm | Landcare Research
Schools and public libraries across New Zealand have received the country’s first bilingual identification guides to native moths. Ngā Puka Whakamārama o te Pepe Nui Beginners’ Guides to Macro Moths are designed to engage New Zealanders ... More >>
2018 NZ Garden Bird Survey update
Friday, 6 July 2018, 2:42 pm | Landcare Research
The number of people participating in this year’s NZ Garden Bird Survey has sky rocketed, with researchers already receiving thousands of completed surveys. More >>
More than 8 million hectares of NZ soil now digitally mapped
Monday, 25 June 2018, 12:34 pm | Landcare Research
More than 8 million hectares of New Zealand soil now digitally mapped by soil scientists More >>
Garden birds are signalling changes in our environment
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 1:51 pm | Landcare Research
Birds are signaling major changes in our environment and a new report shows some of New Zealand’s birds are sounding the alarm. More >>
How species live together in climate change
Monday, 18 June 2018, 1:24 pm | Landcare Research
Understanding how species live together in changing ecosystems has been a difficult subject for scientists to attack. More >>
Landcare Research scientist wins Zonta Science Award
Thursday, 7 June 2018, 7:47 pm | Landcare Research
A love of the natural world has seen Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research scientist Dr Jessie Prebble named the 15th Biennial Zonta Science Award winner. The award was established in 1990 by the Zonta Club of Wellington to further the status of New ... More >>
Rabbit virus working as expected: Science behind RHDV1-K5
Friday, 1 June 2018, 12:08 pm | Landcare Research
It’s been several weeks since regional councils began the nationwide release of the RHDV1-K5 rabbit virus in New Zealand. More >>
Manaaki Whenua welcomes Our Land 2018
Thursday, 19 April 2018, 1:12 pm | Landcare Research
“It is an important synthesis of the state of, and pressures on, our land environments,” says Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research chief executive Richard Gordon. More >>
