Staff Awards 2007-2008

Manaaki Whenua staff contributing professional expertise to other science-focussed organisations

Prestigious awards

COLLINS, Alison NZ Institute of Management/EAGLE TECHNOLOGY Southern Region 2007 Young Executive of the Year Award
JOHNSON, Peter (Research Associate, Dunedin) This year´s recipient of International Association of Wetland Scientists / International Fellow Award.
KELLIHER, Frank Professor, Lincoln University
KIRSCHBAUM, Miko Nobel Peace Prize (as contributor to the work of the Intergovernmental on Climate Change), 10 Dec 2007
WHITEHEAD, David Nobel Peace Prize (as contributor to the work of the Intergovernmental on Climate Change), 10 Dec 2007
YEATES, Gregor Fellow of the Society of Nematologists 'for outstanding contributions to nematology?

Formal advisory position

ALLEN, Rob Advisory Board Member, Australian Research Council funded network on Vegetation Function
ALLEN, Rob Panel Member, Ecology, Evolution, and Behaviour Panel, Marsden Fund
ALLEN, Rob Research subgroup of the standing committee on forestry, Australia - New Zealand Ministerial Council on Forestry, Fishing and Agriculture
ALLEN, Will Steering Committee member: IUCN Theme on Governance, Equity, and Rights (TGER) Working Group
ALLEN, Will Member of Advisory Panel on Gender, Institutions and Participation for CGIAR Challenge Program global research portfolio on Water, Food and Environment
ATARIA, James Research Advisory Panel for Nga Pae o Te Maramatanga
ATARIA, James Nga Kaihautu Tikanga Taiao Maori Advisory Group - ERMA
BARKER, Gary Mollusc Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission
BARRINGER, James Government LiDAR (GLiDAR) leadership group
BUCHANAN, Peter Forest Health Research Collaborative Management Committee
BUCHANAN, Peter IUCN species survival commission ?fungi species specialist group
BUCHANAN, Peter MAF Forest Biosecurity Consultative Committee
BURNS, B. Served on a NZQA approval and accreditation panel to assess a new Bachelor or Applied Science degree course at Unitec
BURNS, B. Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust?/ Science & Research Committee Member
CARSWELL, Fiona MAF PFSI Technical Advisory group
CAVANAGH, Jo Toxicological advisory group for a national methodology for deriving and applying New Zealand soil contaminant values to protect human health
CAVANAGH, Jo Steering group for the development of a Resource Recovery Park Guide project managed by Wasteminz organisation
CHOQUENOT, David Member of the Science Advisory Committee for Western Shield, a project implementing broadscale predator control across the Jarrah forests of southwest Western Australia (2006-)
CHOQUENOT, David Member of the Science Advisory Committee of the Earthwatch Institute (Australasia) (2004-)
COOPER, Jerry Executive Management group for the Defining New Zealand Land Biota OBI
COOPER, Jerry Global Biodiversity Information Facility Science Committee on the Electronic Catalogue of Names
COOPER, Jerry Member IUCN Special Interest Subgroup on Invasive Alien Species
COOPER, Jerry Advisory Board, Pacific Biodiversity Information Forum
COOPER, Jerry Member of?the Sp2000 Catalogue of Life (COL) Global Committee and its IT Steering group
COWAN, Phil National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee
COWAN, Phil NAWAC Poultry Research Advisory Group
COWAN, Phil Expert, IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist group
COWAN, Phil Member, executive organizing committee for the international Conference on Invasive Species, Okinawa, Japan, October 2008
COWAN, Phil Member of the Animal Behaviour and Welfare Consultative Committee
DALY, Brian Science Advisory Committee for UCOL
DAVIE, Tim RSNZ Reference group for Environmental Monitoring and Action
DAVIE, Tim Advisory Committee for Integrated Water Resource Management in the Pacific (GBIF)
DRESSER, Marc Environment Waikato: Dairy liaison group, 7 May 2008
FENEMOR, Andrew Hearing commissioner for Central Plains Water Trust Irrigation Scheme. Hearing beginning in Christchurch 25 Feb
FENEMOR, Andrew South African "HELP SOUTHERN SYMPOSIUM 2007?Implementation Committee.
FENEMOR, Andrew Review Panel Member, CRC Irrigation Futures Review
FENEMOR, Andrew Natural Resources Engineering Advisory Board, University of Canterbury
FENEMOR, Andrew Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) Environmental Science advisory panel
FENEMOR, Andrew Project advisor for Tasman District Council, Mapua FCC contaminated site remediation project
FENEMOR, Andrew UNESCO HELP Group
FENEMOR, Andrew Member, Wai-iti Water Augmentation Committee, Tasman District
FORDYCE, Alison Massey University Genetic Technology Committee
FOWLER, Simon IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group
FUKAMI, Tadashi (Research Associate) US National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Programme
GALLOWAY, David Fellowship Selection Panel (Plant Sciences), Royal Society of New Zealand
GIBB, Robert Geospatial Advisory Committee ?CRI representative
GIBB, Robert Committee member, Bestgrid Steering committee
GIBB, Robert Interim Member of Government Geospatial Office executives group (GEG), made up of senior representatives of key public agencies. Responsible for implementing the strategy and overseeing the work of the Geospatial Office.
GIBB, Robert CRI representative on MoRST's Identity & Access Management Action Group for Education & Research (IMAGER)
GIBB, Robert Chairperson of GIS Antarctic Special Interest Group of the Officials Committee of Geospatial Information (OCGI - a LINZ standing committee)
GILTRAP, Donna NERI Steering Committee
GORDON, Richard MAF Research, Innovation and Technology Transfer Working Group (RITTW)
GORDON, Richard Global Reporting Initiative, indicator development group
GROENTEMAN, Ronny Member of the organising committee, New Zealand Entomological Society Annual Conference
HARMSWORTH, Garth Royal Society Committee on the International Geosphere-Biosphere programme
HARMSWORTH, Garth Maori advisory committee for Statistics New Zealand.
HARMSWORTH, Garth Science Faculty Committee Te Whare Wananga O Awanuiarangi
HARMSWORTH, Garth Contracted social expert for biosecurity workshop
HEDLEY, Carolyn Nominated, by Newell Kitchen (USDA), as member of Awards Committee for International Precision Agriculture Conference, July 2008. Denver, USA.
HEENAN, Peter New Zealand Threatened Plant Panel, NZ Plant Conservation Network
HEENAN, Peter Technical Advisory Group for National Pest Plant Accord (Biosecurity NZ)
HOARE, Robert Fauna of  NZ Series: Invertebrate Systematics Advisor
INNES, J. Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust?/ Pest Eradication Sub-committee member (Science and Research)
INNES, John Department of Conservation North Island kokako and black stilt Recovery Groups
INNES, John Department of Conservation emergency response group for rodent arrival on an island
INNES, John DOC Waikato Management Strategy
KELLIHER, Frank Advisory Group member LEARN (Livestock Emissions and Abatement Research Network)
KELLIHER, Frank Chair of the policy analyst/researcher/stakeholder nitrous oxide network NzOnet
KILVINGTON, Margaret Member Oxygen Group (MoRST emergent science leadership group);
KILVINGTON, Margaret Facilitator He Waka Tagnata: (MoRST leadership group in the social sciences);
KILVINGTON, Margaret Steering committee for Running Hot science in New Zealand conference.
KING, Johnathon AF Working Group on GHG Footprinting
KING, Johnathon co-convenor of the NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) Sustainability Working Group.
KIRSCHBAUM, Miko Invited member for a USA Department of Energy sponsored review of the science needs for the next generation of climate change and elevated CO2 experiments.
LEE, Bill Miss E.L.Hellaby Indigenous Grasslands Research Trusts AGM, 28th March, 2008 for allocation of Fellowships and research grants
LEE, Bill Governmental panel on Deer, Chamois, Tahr and pig s, Lincoln University 13th February 2008 to discuss conservation impacts of feral mammalian herbivores
LEE, Bill Takahe Recovery Group Committee , Landcare Research, Dunedin.
LEE, Bill In response to a request from Biosecurity NZ in September, Bill Lee?accepted a position on the National Interests Pest Programme - Technical advisory group for terrestrial weeds.
MCGLONE, Matt Royal Society Consultative Group on the future of the Royal Society of New Zealand journals.
MCLEOD, Malcolm Technical advisor in  review of attenuation research within the Pastoral Research Programme within Objective 4 of Pastoral21
MEURK, Colin Advisory Committee, Quail Island Restoration Trust
MEURK, Colin Advisory Scientist, NZ Ecological Restoration Network
MEURK, Colin Advisory botanist, Trees for Canterbury
MEURK, Colin Ecological advisor to Christchurch City Council
MOORE, Stephen Royal Society of NZ Waterways
MORGAN, David Member, National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee
MORGAN, David Organising Committee for the Vector Control Contractor Association (PestNet NZ) Annual Conference August 2007 and 2008 conferences
MORGAN, David Accredited Reviewer (Code of Ethical Conduct) ?reappointment by the Director of Animal Welfare, Biosecurity New Zealand 17 September 2007
NORBURY, Grant Department of Conservation Grand and Otago Skink Recovery Group
NUGENT, Graham On Panel to consider legal status of big game species (for Minister of Conservation)
NUGENT, Graham Advisor on Ngai Tahu kaupapa kereru project
PAIRMAN, David IVCNZ'08 organising committee.
PARKER, Warren Member Research Advisory Committee, Australian Farm Institute, Sydney
PARKER, Warren Member Research Advisory Committee, Queensland Facility for Advanced Bioinformatics (QFAB), University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland
PAYTON, Ian Member MAF Technical Advisory Group on Carbon Measurement for the NZ ETS
PECH, Roger Member of Steering Committee, Murray Cod Modelling, Murray-Darling Basin Commission, Australia
PENNYCOOK, Shaun Nomenclature Committee for fungi, International Association of Plant Taxonomy
PHILLIPS, Chris Environment Waikato's ICM Technical Advisory panel. First meeting 4 March.
SAGGAR Surinder Member, NZ Government trade delegation to India, January 2007
SAGGAR, Surinder Board of Advisors of AIESEC New Zealand Extension. AIESEC is an international platform for young people to discover and develop their potential to positive impact in Society.
SAGGAR, Surinder Member of?an India/New Zealand Joint Study Group negotiating Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and New Zealand
SMITH, Ann Chair of Eco-standards Committee, Standards NZ
SMITH, Ann Member of JAS-ANZ GHG Consultative Committee
SPURR, Eric Technical Advisory Group, Department of Conservation, Rotoiti Nature Recovery Programme
TATE, Kevin Res. Assoc. Advisor on climate change to national environmental group of the Presbyterian Church
THENG, Benny Res. Assoc. International Scientific Committee ISMOM2008 (Fifth International Symposium on Interactions of Soil Minerals with Organic Components and Microorganisms in Pucón, Chile )
TREMBLAY, Louis Nominated as a member of the International Scientific Committee for the 7th International Conference on Fate and Effects of Pulp Mill Effluents. Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, June 14-17, 2009
TROTTER, Craig Co-chair, Carbonet, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
TROTTER, Craig Australian Research Council, Expert Assessor of International Standing
TROTTER, Craig United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Member of the Afforestation/Reforestation Working Group
TROTTER, Craig Expert Reviewer, Voluntary Carbon Standard, VCS Association, Switzerland
TROWSDALE, Sam NZ WERF Modelling group
WILLIAMS, Peter Technical Advisory Group for National Pest Plant Accord (Biosecurity NZ)
WARBURTON, Bruce  External Associate of the Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre, Massey University
WARBURTON, Bruce Technical Advisory Group for the National Possum Control Agencies
WARBURTON, Bruce International panel of experts on humane slaughter, animal welfare and marine mammals.?
WARBURTON, Bruce NPCA possum monitoring review committee
WARD, Darren IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group
WHITEHEAD, David Member of Review panel, Co-operative Research Centre for Forestry (Australia)
WHITEHEAD, David Invited by the Australian Farm Institute to be a Technical Advisor to the research programme on greenhouse gas accounting tools for Australian Farm enterprises.
WILMSHURST, Janet Member, The North Canterbury Quaternary Sites Advisory Committee
YEATES, Gregor Nematology consultant to the centre for Advance Planr Biosecurity Studies, Massey University
YOCKNEY, Ivor Technical Advisory Group, Animal Health Board
YOUNG, John Member, Judicial Commission International Committee of the Systematics of Prokaryotes
YOUNG, John Chair, Committee on Taxonomy of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, International Society of Plant Pathology

Editorial positions

ALLEN, Will Editorial member of Kotuitui (NZ Journal of Social Sciences Online).
rsnz.org/publish/kotuitui/
AUSTIN, Anne technical editor of the NZ Journal of Ecology
BARBOUR, Margaret Editorial Board, Plant, Cell and Environment
BARBOUR, Margaret Editorial Advisory?Board Global Change Biology
BARBOUR, Margaret Editorial Advisory Board Tree Physiology
BARKER, Gary Associate Editor, Molluscan Research
BEEVER, Ross Senior editor, Australasian Plant Pathology
BELLGARD, Stanley specialist editor for the journal: "Australasian Plant Pathology
BELLINGHAM, Peter Associate Editor, Journal of Ecology (UK)
BELLINGHAM, Peter Scientific Editor, NZ Journal of Ecology
BREITWIESER, Ilse Editorial Advisory Board of the NZ Journal of Botany
BUCHANAN, Peter Editorial Board Fungal Science
CARSWELL, Fiona Editorial Review Board of Tree Physiology
CARSWELL, Fiona Editorial Board Biogeosciences
CROSBY, Trevor Series editor, since 1999, Fauna of NZ
CUI, Xianlan Member, Editorial Board, "The Open Vaccine Journal?
CUI, Xianlan Editorial Board, Chinese Journal of Preventative Veterinary Medicine
DAWSON, Murray Principal editor of New Zealand Garden Journal Vol. 10, No. 2 December 2007
FORGIE, Shaun Referee, New Zealand Plant Protection Society Conf. Proceeding
FORGIE, Shaun Referee, Zoological Studies, Taiwan
FORGIE, Shaun Reviewer, National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa
FORGIE, Shaun Managing/Production editor,New Zealand Entomologist
FUKAMI, Tad (Research Associate) Subject editor, Oikos
GALLOWAY, David Editorial Board Nordic Journal of Botany
KELLIHER, Frank Editorial Board Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
KIRSCHBAUM, Miko Editorial Advisory?Board Global Change Biology
KIRSCHBAUM, Miko Editorial Board of The Open Forest Science Journal
LARIVIERE, Marie-Claude Editorial Board (Editor), Fauna of New Zealand
LAUBACH, Johannes Editorial Board, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
LESCHEN, Richard 2005 - present Editorial Board,?European Journal of Entomology
LESCHEN, Richard Editorial Board - New Zealand Entomologist
LESCHEN, Richard Associate Editor, Dugesiana.
LESCHEN, Richard Co-editor, Handbook of Zoology, Coleoptera.
MASON, Norman Member of editorial board of the Journal of Vegetation Science.
McGLONE, Matt Associate Editor, Global Ecology and Biogeography
McGLONE, Matt Editorial Board The Holocene
McKENZIE, Eric Associate Editor, Mycoscience
McKENZIE, Eric Editor, Agricultural Technology
McKENZIE, Eric Associate Editor, Fungal Diversity
McLAREN, Sarah Associate Subject Editor, International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
PARFITT, Roger Editorial Board Geoderma
PELTZER, Duane Interim Scientific Editor, NZ Journal of Ecology
PELTZER, Duane Editor, Plant Ecology
PENNYCOOK, Shaun Editorial Advisory Board, NZ Journal of Botany
PENNYCOOK, Shaun Editorial Advisory Board and Nomenclature Editor, Mycotaxon
PENNYCOOK, Shaun Associate Editor, Fungal Diversity
RUSCOE, Wendy Editorial Advisory Board Wildlife Research.?CSIRO Publishing, Australia
SAGGAR, Surinder Section Editor, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
SAGGAR, Surinder Editorial Board, The Open Agriculture Journal
SAGGAR, Surinder Editorial Advisory Board Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment
THENG, Benny Res. Assoc. Editorial Board Applied Clay Science
TREMBLAY, Louis Editorial Board, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
TREMBLAY, Louis Editorial Board, Biomarkers
TREMBLAY, Louis Editorial Board Australasian Journal of Ecotoxicology
WALCROFT, Adrian Editorial Review Board of Tree Physiology Journal
WALKER, Susan Editorial Board, Applied Vegetation Science
WARDLE, David Research Associate Receiving editor, Ecology Letters
WARDLE, David Research Associate Editorial Board (Chief Editor until December 2003) NZ Journal of Ecology
WARDLE, David Research Associate Editorial Board of Pedobiologia
WARDLE, David Research Associate Reviewer for >60 journals including Science and Nature
WARDLE, David Research Associate Member of expert international advisory panel of BioMedNet, a web-based service run by Elsevier to provide commentaries on recently published hot papers in the general area of biology.
WATSON, Alex Sub-editor for World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWC)
WHITEHEAD, David Associate Editor, NZ Journal of Forestry Science
WHITEHEAD, David Associate Editor, Functional Ecology
WHITEHEAD, David Editorial Board Tree Physiology
WISER, Susan Associate Editor for Journal of Vegetation Science
YEATES, Gregor Editorial Board of NZ Journal of Zoology
YEATES, Gregor Editorial Board Nematology
YEATES, Gregor Editorial Board Pedobiologia
YEATES, Gregor Editorial Board Journal of Applied Soil Ecology
YEATES, Gregor Editorial Board Russian Journal of Nematology
YEATES, Gregor Editorial Board Biology & Fertility of Soils
YEATES, Gregor Editorial Board USA Journal of Nematology
YOUNG, John Chief Editor of Bradbury's Guide to Plant Pathogenic Bacteria
YUAN, Guodong Editorial Board, Journal of Environmental Science and Health (Part A) - Toxic/hazardous substances and environmental engineering
YUAN, Guodong Editorial Board, Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
YUAN, Guodong Editorial Board, International Journal of Green Energy
ZHANG, Zhi-Qiang Editorial Board Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica
ZHANG, Zhi-Qiang Editorial Advisory Board, Zoological Research
ZHANG, Zhi-Qiang Editor, Zootaxa
ZHANG, Zhi-Qiang Editorial Board Member, Experimental & Applied Acarology
ZHANG, Zhi-Qiang Assistant Editor, Acarology Bulletin
ZHANG, Zhi-Qiang Systematic & Applied Acarology:  Editor-in-Chief and Editor, special publications
ZHANG, Zhi-Qiang Editorial Board Member, Oriental Insects

Directorships & Board Memberships

ALLEN, Will Board member: Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association (anzea)
BREITWIESER, Ilse Trustee of the Koiata Botanical Trust
BURNS, Bruce Tane Tree Trust
BURNS, Bruce Trustee for WWF New Zealand and on the Organising Committee for Intecol 10.
CHOQUENOT, David Chair of Board of Management, Centre for Biodiversity and Biosecurity, a joint research centre of Landcare Research and the University of Auckland (2005-)
CHOQUENOT, David Member of the Science Advisory Board of Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand (2003-)
CLARKSON, Bev Member of Waikato Conservation Board
CLARKSON, Bev Trustee, National Wetlands Trust
COWAN, Phil Director, Sirtrack Ltd
COWAN, Phil Board Member, Ecosystem Resilience OBI
COWAN, Phil Board Member, Sustaining and Restoring Biodiversity OBI
COWAN, Phil Board Member, National Research Centre for Possum Biocontrol
COWAN, Phil Board Member, Centre for Biodiversity and Biosecurity
GORDON, Richard Board of the Society for Ecological Restoration, USA
HART, Phil SLURI  (Sustainable Land Use Research Initiative) Governance  Council
JOHNSON, Peter Chairman of Chatham Islands Conservation Board
MEURK, Colin Quail Island Trust
MEURK, Colin President, Travis Wetland Trust
PARKER, Warren Director Science New Zealand, Wellington
PARKER, Warren Director Griffith Enterprises, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland
PHILLIPS, Chris Board of Management of Styx Living Laboratory, Christchurch

Positions in professional societies

ALLEN, Will Chair: Christchurch Chapter; Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association (anzea)
ALLEN, Will E-mail list moderator: New Zealand Action Research Network (NZARN)
ALLEN, Will Convenor: IntSci (Integrated Science for Sustainability) Internet discussion group?
ARNOLD, Greg Treasurer, Royal Society of New Zealand (Manawatu Branch)
BARBOUR, Margaret Council member, NZ Society of Plant Physiologists
BEEVER, Ross Vice-President, Auckland Botanical Society
BUCHANAN, Peter Vice President, Fungal Network of New Zealand
BUCHANAN, Peter Honorary Life membership of the Fungal Network of New Zealand (FUNNZ)
BUCHANAN, Peter Election to Council of NZ Association of Scientists (Feb. 2008)
BUCKLEY, Thomas Interim President of the Systematics Association of New Zealand
BURNS, Bruce Vice President, New Zealand Ecological Society
BYROM, Andrea President, Australasian Wildlife Management Society
CHOQUENOT, David Member of the Biodiversity Committee of the Royal Society of New Zealand (2003-)
COOPER, Jerry Member Informatics Advisory Group of the Encyclopedia of Life
COOPER, Jerry  Manager of the New Zealand Node of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility?
COOPER, Jerry Council member, Fungal Network of New Zealand
DALY, Brian Secretary and member of Laboratory Proficiency Sub-committee, of Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council (ASPAC).
DALY, Brian Secretary Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council (ASPAC)
DAVIE, Tim President, NZ Hydrological Society
DAWSON, Murray National Executive and Webmaster, Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture (RNZIH)
DAWSON, Murray Webmaster, NZ Gardens Trust
DAWSON, Murray Webmaster, NZ Notable Trees Trust
FENEMOR, Andrew Member of Royal Society's EMAP (Environmental Monitoring and Action) Group.
GALLOWAY, David Honorary Life President, International Association for Lichenology
GIANOTTI, Alison National Secretary of the New Zealand Biosecurity Institute
GLEESON, Dianne Treasurer, Systematics Association of New Zealand
GOBULESKI, Nancy Secretary, Ecological Society America Ecology Section
GOURLAY, Hugh Chairperson of the Canterbury Branch of the Biosecurity Institute.
GREENHALGH, Suzie Member of plenary carbon panel at the Institute of Finance Professionals NZ meetings
HEWITT, Allan Council of the Soil Science Society of New Zealand
HOARE, Robert President, Entomological Society of New Zealand (Auckland Branch)
JOHNSTON, Peter Executive Committee Member, International Mycological Association
LESCHEN, Richard Past president and Newsletter Editor of the Zealand Entomological Society
MCDOWALL, Chris Secretary, New Zealand Cartographic Society
McKENZIE, Eric Vice President, International Mycological Association
MEURK, Colin Honorary Botanist, Canterbury Horticultural Society
PAULUS, Barbara Executive Committee, International Mycological Association
PHILLIPS, Chris Immediate Past President of the New Zealand Association of Resource Management
PYE, Pam Library Committee, Canterbury District Law Society
PYE, Pam Member of Corporate Lawyers Association National Committee
ROSS, Craig Companion of the Royal Society of NZ
SPURR, Eric NZ Co-ordinator, NZ-Hawaii Conservation Exchange
TOMPKINS, Dan Royal Society of NZ Marsden Fund Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour Advisory Panel
TOMPKINS, Dan Possum Biocontrol science management group
WILLIAMS, Peter Honorary Life membership of the New Zealand Ecological Society
WARD, Darren Treasurer, Entomological Society of NZ
YEATES, Gregor Honorary Member, Royal Society of New Zealand (Manawatu Branch);  Secretary from Nov 01.
ZHANG, Zhi-Qiang Commissioner, International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
ZHANG, Zhi-Qiang Executive Member, International Congress of Acarology
ZHANG, Zhi-Qiang President, Systematic and Applied Acarology Society, UK.
BEEVER, Ross Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand
BEEVER, Ross Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Agriculutral and Horticultural Science
JOHNSON, Peter (Res Assoc.) Fellow of the International Association of Wetland Scientists
PARFITT, Roger Fellow of the New Zealand Soil Science Society
SAGGAR, Surinder Fellow of the New Zealand Soil Science Society
TATE, Kevin Res. Assoc. Fellow of the New Zealand Soil Science Society
TATE, Kevin Res. Assoc. Fellow of the NZ Institute of Chemistry
TATE, Kevin Res. Assoc. Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand
THENG, Benny Res. Assoc. Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand
WARDLE, David Research Associate Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand
YEATES, Gregor Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand
YEATES, Gregor Fellow of the New Zealand Soil Science Society
YEATES, Gregor Fellow of the Society of Nematologists
ZHANG, Zhi-Qiang Honorary Research Fellow, Natural History Museum, London FRSNZ

Other grants and prizes

COWAN, Phil Short-term fellowship Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
SCHEELE, Sue  Award of $6,500 from NZ History Research Trust Fund, towards writing of book on harakeke
EASDALE, Tomas A chapter from Tomas Easdale's thesis that was published by the Journal of Vegetation Science received the Editors' Award for 2007. The award was published in: Wilson JB, Chiarucci A, Di­az S & White PS 2008 Functional characters, texture and stress. Journal of Vegetation Science 19: 1?
TREMBLAY, Louis Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) fellowship
WAGSTAFF, Steve Visiting Fellow, Japan Society for Promotion of Science
WATTS, Corinne Awarded Charles Fleming Travel Award from the Royal Society of New Zealand to attend the International Congress of Entomology, Durban, South Africa, 6?1 July, and 4-day visit to St Lucia World Heritage wetlands area
CROSBY, Trevor International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) Technical Expert in the field of biological testing
DALY, Brian International Accreditation NZ (IANZ) technical expert in chemical testing
McKENZIE, Eric International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) technical expert in the field of biological testing
SAGGAR, Surinder IANZ technical expert to assess soil and plant testing services
GROENTEMAN, Ronny Bruce Given Award for best student oral presentation, New Zealand Entomological Society Annual Conference (16 Apr 2008)
MOFFATT, Ryan Best poster prize at the Australian and New Zealand Lab Animals Association annual conference
TROWSDALE, S., GABE, J. and VALE, R. Conference paper submitted for SB07 has been selected as one of the two runners up and there is a NZ$500 grant available to assist one of the authors to attend SB08
ATARIA, James Nga Pae o Te Maramatanga travel grant to attend the Canadian Aboriginal Science and Technology Society Conference, Calgary, Canada
BUCKLEY, Thomas Ernst Mayr Travel Grant in Animal Systematics
GABE, Jeremy MFAT grant ($6,350) for travel to the UK to build on collaborative research begun during the INYS exchange in March. This involves presenting a seminar at the NZ High Commission in London on 4 June, 2008. Jeremy was in the UK for the first two weeks of June, being hosted by the University of Exeter and the University of Sheffield
TREMBLAY, Louis Awarded $3,000 from ISAT to the project: 'Development of methods to characterise risks of nanomaterials using molecular techniques in zebrafish (Danio rerio)? December visit to Dr Thierry Burgeot at the French Institute of Marine Research (Ifremer, Nantes, France)
TURNER, Julie Travel scholarship to support trip to Adelaide to attend and present at the 2007 ANZLAA Conference (sponsored by RE Walters and Specialty Feeds A$1,000).
YEATES, Gregor ISAT award to bring European colleague to New Zealand
SIMCOCK, Robyn Part of the team that won a Gold Award at the Ellerslie International Flower Show for 'The Rain Garden? and assisted with technical handout
SIMCOCK, Robyn TOFT, Richard TROWSDALE, Sam Contributed to the Waitakere City Council's green roof that won an Award of Excellence for Sustainability from the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects. The award went to Renee Davies of Waitakere City Council in Partnership with Landcare Research and Architectus and Athfield Architects
LYNN Ian Part of the Team from Lucas Associates that won a 2008 New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects, Landscape Planning and Environmental Design, Gold Award for Te Waka Wind Farm Evidence
NEWSOME, Peter Part of the BECA-led team working on the Samoa Coastal Infrastructure Management Plan project that has just won the Nancy Northcroft Award from the New Zealand Planning Institute. The prestigious award went to the project team jointly with the Samoan Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment


Staff awards

2007 - 2008 2006 - 2007 2005 - 2006 2004 - 2005 2003 - 2004 2002 - 2003 2001 - 2002 2000 - 2001 1999 - 2000