News & events
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Feb 16
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Weed Wars - Lynley Hayes
16 Feb 16
ListenLandcare Research scientist Lynley Hayes has more stories from the front line of the 'War On Weeds'.
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Feb 16
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Moths: are there fewer about?
13 Feb 16
ListenListener Jo thinks she's seeing fewer moths around. So is New Zealand's moth population falling? With moth specialist Robert Hoare of Landcare Research.
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Feb 16
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War On Weeds - Lynley Hayes
9 Feb 16
ListenLandcare research invasive weeds scientist Lynley Hayes explains biocontrol of pest weed species.
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Feb 16
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Rigorous tests for potential wasp biocontrol
1 Feb 16 by Bob Brown
Read moreTests will soon begin to ensure a mite, that looks a promising biocontrol agent against wasps, isn’t a threat to bees.
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Jan 16
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Barberry Seed Weevil - Lynley Hayes
29 Jan 16
ListenLynley Hayes from Landcare Research is in the front line of the "War On Weeds". She is leading research into the biological control of barberry in Southland.
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Jan 16
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Weevils to wage war on weed
26 Jan 16 by Hugh Gourlay
Read moreHundreds of Chilean weevils will be released over the coming weeks to control the widespread weed Darwin’s barberry.
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Jan 16
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NatureHack
21 Jan 16 by Ngaire Raikabula
Read moreA weekend hackathon for creatives, designers and coders, ready to take on the challenge of building and launching new web services and apps.
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Jan 16
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Researcher in NZ first
20 Jan 16 by Zhi-Qiang Zhang
Read moreLandcare Research researcher Zhi-Qiang Zhang has been appointed to the post of Secretary-General of the prestigious International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.
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Jan 16
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Citizen Science - Spotlight on moths
19 Jan 16
ListenMoths tend to fly under the radar when it comes to scientific research despite the fact they're important pollinators for plants and food source for native birds. But a new Citizen Science project in Otago is literally putting the spotlight on them. Dr Barbara Anderson is overseeing the project Shedding Light on the Night with the help of several Otago schools, University of Otago, the Orokonui Ecosanctuary north of Dunedin and some of her colleagues at Landcare Research.
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Jan 16
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Gardening: birds and worms
16 Jan 16
ListenDr Colin Meurk of Landcare Research talks about enticing birds into home gardens, and Ben Alms, aka Dr Compost, shares the ins and outs of building a worm farm.