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Dec 17
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Wasp biocontrol update 12
15 Dec 17 by Bob Brown
Read moreAfter racing badgers to wasp nests last year, and losing half the time, I decided to schedule this year’s collecting trip a few weeks earlier in the year, starting in late northern hemisphere summer. I started the trip in Leuven, Belgium, where I teamed up with colleagues at KU Leuven who specialise in the evolution of sociality in bees, wasps and ants.
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Nov 17
24
Enhancing global geospatial data standards
24 Nov 17 by Christine Harper
Read moreInternational meetings on a subject that enables much of the technology that enhances our lives will be held in New Zealand next month.
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Nov 17
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How is science shaping my world?
7 Nov 17
Read moreWe're celebrating 25 years of science for New Zealand with Science NZ and our partner Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) with a fascinating array of public talks and interactive exhibitions in Te Papa's Oceania Room. Scientists will be on hand to answer your questions, and as well as displays profiling our work on weeds, pest control, the environment, citizen science, and our unique biodiversity, we have activities for young and aspiring scientists.
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Nov 17
10
Science for New Zealand Exhibition
10th Nov 2017 - 11th Nov 2017
Event Name Science for New Zealand Exhibition Start Date 10 Nov 2017 10:00… Read more Aug 17
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Wasp biocontrol update 11
12 Aug 17 by Ronny Groenteman
Read moreWhen Sphecophaga larvae pupate, they can go on to become one of three types of cocoons: i) those which will turn into brachypterous, or short-winged, adults (aka fast-generation pupae); ii) those which will turn into fully-winged adults; and iii) those which will turn into fully winged overwintering adults. The overwintering cocoons have thick walls built to withstand up to 3-4 years in the soil.
Dec 17
4
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Technical Committee Meeting
4th Dec 2017 - 8th Dec 2017
Event Name Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Technical Committee Meeting Start Date 4 Dec… Read more Jun 17
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Read moreLandcare Research announced today that some species counted in the annual New Zealand Garden Bird Survey have declined over the last 10 years. The most spectacular decline has been for the silvereye, the most common native bird in our gardens, which has declined by 44% nationally.
May 17
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Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Technical & Planning Committee Meeting - December 2017
26 May 17 by David Medyckyj-Scott
Read moreThe Open Geospatial Consortium Technical and Planning Committee Meeting will take place in Palmerston North in December 2017.
May 17
22
Read moreDavid Whitehead is famously unflappable, but the senior Landcare Research scientist was barely able to contain his excitement for most of early May.
Apr 17
24
Testing predicted responses of Antarctic plants and microbes to environmental change 4
24 Apr 17 by Phil Novis
Read moreUpdate 4: Environmental data. We are conducting a project to investigate relationships between Antarctic terrestrial species and their environment, and our ability to estimate these.
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