News & events
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Dec 12
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The New Zealand Organisms Register (NZOR)
3 Dec 12 by Jerry Cooper
Read moreNZOR allows you to access several databases at once to find the most up to date information about organisms in New Zealand and their current names.
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Nov 12
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Read moreTo bring about the social and technological changes essential for a sustainable future, we need a richer understanding of how these changes occur.
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Nov 12
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Read moreThe Broom Gall Mite was released by our researchers just a few years ago as a biocontrol for the invasive plant, scotch broom. Here's an update on how it's doing at one site in North Canterbury.
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Nov 12
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New research assists predictions for ‘mast seeding’ and predator explosions
15 Nov 12 by Tom Fraser
Read moreNew research could help predict ‘mast seeding’ in some New Zealand plants and allow land managers to prepare for likely predator explosions that follow.
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Nov 12
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Opening of the Beever Plant Pathogen Containment Facility
8 Nov 12 by Adrienne Farr
Read moreLandcare Research staff and invited guests gather to celebrate the opening of the new plant pathogen containment facility.
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Nov 12
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Opening of new science facility boosts biosecurity and conservation
1 Nov 12 by Tom Fraser
Read moreA new state-of-the-art plant pathogen (disease) containment facility marks a significant step forward in New Zealand’s battle against invasive weeds as well as destructive plant pathogens attacking species as diverse as kauri and kiwifruit.
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Oct 12
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The search for biological control agents for Japanese honeysuckle
18 Oct 12 by Quentin Paynter & Hugh Gourlay
Read moreJapanese honeysuckle has become a huge problem in New Zealand. With nothing to keep it in check, it has become out of control.
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Oct 12
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Distinction for Landcare Research Chief Scientist
18 Oct 12 by Andrew Trevelyan
Read moreDr David Whitehead, Landcare Research’s Chief Scientist, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.
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Oct 12
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Fossil bird dung shows kakapo dined on parasitic plant
2 Oct 12 by Andrew Trevelyan
Read moreFossilised bird dung from a cave in the northwest corner of New Zealand's South Island has provided new insights into the lives of two of the country’s most threatened species.
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Oct 12
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Land resources training
1 Oct 12 by Emily Weeks
Read moreThe National Land Resources Centre is conducting a short survey of the types of training / professional development in the land resources field that you currently access, or which would be of value to you.