Biodiversity & conservation
The Biodiversity and Conservation team works on a range of projects aimed at protecting terrestrial biodiversity in New Zealand, and mitigating the impacts of invasive species on the natural environment and productive sector.
Our core skills and capability fall into three key areas:
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Our team is responsible for managing the Miller Invertebrate Containment Facility at Lincoln, and the Pathogen Containment Facility currently being constructed at Tamaki. We also manage the Ecological Genetics Laboratory at Tamaki and Ecology Labs at Hamilton, Palmerston North and Dunedin.
Currently our team has 38 staff located at our Auckland, Hamilton, Lincoln, Palmerston North and Dunedin sites. We also have 9 Research Associates associated with our team, and a number of casual staff working with us at any one time.
Gretchen Brownstein
Senior Research Technician
Location: Dunedin
Tel: +64 3 470 7219
Nyssa Christey-Glare
Weed Biocontrol Technician
Location: Lincoln
Tel: +64 3 321 9624
Bev Clarkson
Plant Ecologist / Capability Leader
Location: Hamilton
Tel: +64 7 859 3730
Mob: 027 412 3111
Manpreet Dhami
Researcher / Capability Leader
Location: Lincoln
Tel: +64 3 321 9678
Hugh Gourlay
Research Technician
Location: Lincoln
Tel: +64 3 321 9683
Mob: +64 21 239 2243
Lynley Hayes
Science Team Leader
Location: Lincoln
Tel: +64 3 321 9694
Mob: 021 1700 134
Gary Houliston
Portfolio Leader
Location: Lincoln
Tel: +64 3 321 9667
Mob: 021 187 5260
Peter N Johnson
Research Associate - Emeritus
Location: Dunedin
Tel: +64 3 470 7256
Claudia Lange
Researcher / Capability Leader
Location: Lincoln
Tel: +64 3 321 9630
William Lee
Senior Researcher
Location: Dunedin
Tel: +64 3 470 7207
Mob: +64 21 50 9484
Zane McGrath
Junior Lab / Field Technician
Location: Auckland
Tel: +64 9 574 4128
Danielle Middleton
Molecular Ecologist
Location: Lincoln
Tel: +64 3 321 9758
Frank Molinia
Reproductive Physiologist/STM/Cl
Location: Auckland
Tel: +64 9 574 4225
Paul Peterson
Technician
Location: Palmerston North
Tel: +64 6 353 4871
Mob: 027 434 6335
Hester Roberts
Senior Molecular Technician
Location: Auckland
Tel: +64 9 574 4118
Susan Walker
Researcher
Location: Dunedin
Tel: +64 3 470 7211
Mob: 027 643 2959
Daniel White
Bioinformatician/Population Geneticist
Location: Auckland
Tel: +64 9 574 4161
Peter Williams
Research Associate - Emeritus
Location: Nelson
Tel: +64 3 545 7715
Deb Wilson
Ecologist/Capability Leader
Location: Dunedin
Tel: +64 3 470 7212
Mob: +64 21 065 7590
