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2022 News

  1. Poipoia Kia Rere interns take flight

    This summer we have eight Poipoia Kia Rere interns being supported by Manaaki Whenua supervisors across the motu, working in a range of disciplines with a Kaupapa Māori and Mātauranga Māori approach.

  2. Cultural exchange to Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation

    Despite the distances separating Aotearoa New Zealand and Canada, a team of Māori researchers, teachers, kaitiaki and rangatahi found more similarities than differences in a two-week cultural exchange to a remote indigenous community in Canada.

  3. Building biosecurity capability in the Pacific

    Over the past year, and despite ongoing Covid-19 travel restrictions, researchers in Manaaki Whenua’s Weed Biocontrol group have been able to extend their expertise overseas, working with teams in eight Pacific nations as part of the collaborative Managing Invasive Species for Climate Change Adaptat...

  4. A world-first predator eradication project begins on Rakiura/Stewart Island

    On 5 July 2022, Manaaki Whenua and Te Puka Rakiura Trust signed a significant research partnership agreement worth a joint $2.8 million over 4 years to work together towards ridding Rakiura/Stewart Island of all major predators - possums, rats, feral cats and hedgehogs.

  5. An update on our myrtle rust research

    Three years into the Beyond Myrtle Rust research programme, Manaaki Whenua researchers are moving into a key phase. Studies to understand the ecosystem impact of the disease have produced a substantial body of data, and researchers are now heading to the genetic laboratory, and to analysis and repor...

  6. The right tree in the right place? A major economic tree species poses major ecological threats

    Radiata pine is native to North America, where it is narrowly distributed along the Californian coast, but is one of the most widely planted tree species in the southern hemisphere. It had naturalised in New Zealand by 1904.

  7. Controlling wilding conifers: are people willing to pay?

    Wilding conifers currently affect around 7% of New Zealand land and, despite ongoing management efforts, this area has been expanding over several decades. Without management change, wilding conifers could invade around 20% of the country within 20 years.

  8. Successful āwheto research spurs further collaboration projects with Māori

    The successful conclusion of an ecological analysis of āwheto in a native forest (ngāhere) block belonging to the Te Awahohonu Forest Trust (TAFT) in the Hawke’s Bay has opened the door for other similar initiatives with Māori landowners.

  9. Bee realistic: the latest Colony Loss Survey results

    New Zealand beekeepers are among the world’s most engaged when it comes to surveying the state of their hives.

  10. Advocating for a Tiriti-based dual governance and management system for Waimāori (fresh water)

    It’s time to stop tinkering around the edges of water use policy and legislation and address the fundamental issues, says Kairangahau Māori Lara Taylor (Ngāti Tahu Ngāti Whaoa, Te Arawa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tahu) from Manaaki Whenua’s Landscape Policy and Governance team.