News & events
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Dec 13
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Fun new ‘App’ to bring pest control into the electronic world
20 Dec 13 by Pen Holland
Read moreA just-released downloadable smartphone ‘App’ will provide enjoyment this summer and alert the user to the plight of New Zealand’s native birds. It is also set to be a precursor of new tools to challenge how New Zealanders think about pest control.
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Dec 13
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‘The Hobbit’ inspires scientists
11 Dec 13
Read moreCharacters in Tolkien’s book ‘Lord of the Rings’ have influenced the names of newly discovered species of wasps that are small, short and stout – just like Hobbits.
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Nov 13
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Read moreJanet Wilmshurst is this year’s recipient of the prestigious 2013 Te Tohu Taiao Award from the NZ Ecological Society.
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Nov 13
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Read moreHere's brief overview of Hinewai Reserve on Banks' Peninsula and the role it is playing in native forest regeneration and the creation of carbon credits for the carboNZero programme.
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Nov 13
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Taking the sting out of wasps
7 Nov 13 by Darren Ward
Read moreControl measures and more funding are needed to stop the havoc being wreaked on New Zealand’s native forests by wasps, say scientists who hosted a workshop held recently at Victoria University.
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Oct 13
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Can native trees grow through scotch broom in dry environments?
10 Oct 13 by Larry Burrows
Read moreNitrogen-fixing plants such as gorse (Ulex europeaus) have been advocated as ‘nurse-crops’ to aid indigenous vegetation restoration, especially in moist environments.
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Oct 13
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Pest Surveillance and Detection Research workshop
9 Oct 13 by Andrea Byrom
Read moreRecently Landcare Research and Lincoln University hosted a pest surveillance and detection research workshop. It proved a highly popular event, with more than 80 participants from more than 20 organisations.
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Oct 13
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Read morePest Surveillance and Detection Workshop 2013
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Oct 13
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First releases of dung beetles
8 Oct 13 by Shaun Forgie
Read moreDung beetles have been released on New Zealand farms following an exhaustive research and consultation process
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Sep 13
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Vegetation history of Tawhiti Rahi helps to inform management of degraded offshore islands
25 Sep 13 by Janet Wilmshurst
Read moreConservation palaeoecology is increasingly being recognised as a tool that can help to inform both restoration and conservation of island reserves by providing prehuman vegetation baselines.