News & events

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May 16
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Study finds seabird to have a distinct New Zealand whakapapa
11 May 16 by Jamie Wood
The grey-faced petrel will be well-known to many as the North Island muttonbird (or oi, kuia or tītī to North Island iwi).
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Apr 16
20
Link seminar series
20 Apr 16 by Christine Harper
February 2014. Linda Lilburne and Sam Carrick
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Apr 16
16
Wilding Pines - Duane Peltzer
16 Apr 16
Toby Manhire interviews Duane Peltzer, senior researcher and plant ecologist at Landcare Research, Lincoln who investigates the effects of biological invasions in ecosystems, and is talking about wilding pines.
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Mar 16
16
New virus to control rabbits
16 Mar 16 by Janine Duckworth
A new strain of virus could help New Zealand farmers slash rabbit numbers by up to 30 per cent.
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Mar 16
2
Tiny beetles to help restore floodplain
2 Mar 16 by Bev Clarkson
A trio of Brazilian beetles have been released in Northland to tackle a weed threatening a “biodiversity hotspot”.
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Feb 16
24
Every day, New Zealand rural land owners make critical decisions about land use and management practices based on their knowledge, networks, advice and values.
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Feb 16
18
Buzz over wasp excavation
18 Feb 16 by Bob Brown
Coming face-to-face with thousands of aggressive wasps is just a typical day at work for New Zealand researcher Dr Bob Brown.
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Feb 16
16
Wasp Biocontrol Update 5
16 Feb 16 by Ronny Groenteman
Wasp mite has been named – please meet Pneumolaelaps niutirani
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Feb 16
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War on weeds nets $44 million windfall
16 Feb 16 by Lynley Hayes
A tiny insect’s huge appetite is saving New Zealand dairy farmers $44 million a year.
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Feb 16
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Weed Wars - Lynley Hayes
16 Feb 16
Landcare Research scientist Lynley Hayes has more stories from the front line of the 'War On Weeds'.