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2020 News

  1. How ancient DNA can help restore our biodiversity

    Like other remote archipelagos, New Zealand’s flora and fauna had many endemic species – found nowhere else – before human arrival.

  2. International recognition for New Zealand’s endangered fungi

    Established in 1964, the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species (www.iucnredlist.org) is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s biodiversity and the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungus a...

  3. Putting te reo into taxonomy

    Writing in a recent issue of the New Zealand Journal of Ecology, Manaaki Whenua researchers Thomas Buckley, Andrew Veale, Holden Hohaia, Kiri Reihana, and Katarina Tawiri, in collaboration with external researchers, review the use of te reo Māori and ta re Moriori (spoken by Moriori on Rekohu – Chat...

  4. New Zealand’s truffle-like fungi: Ghosts of mutualisms past

    New Zealand’s truffle-like fungi: Ghosts of mutualisms past

  5. Repo research gets the green light

    A new year-long research project focusing on repo (wetland) education, awareness and kaitiakitanga has been funded and is underway.

  6. Could these traditional fungi be a food of the future?

    Fungi have long been a popular and important food source across the globe – but could the fungal kingdom meet the ever-growing modern demand for non-animal-based proteins and foods?

  7. The Honey Landscape

    Scientists at Manaaki Whenua have teamed up with Māori agribusiness to learn more about mānuka DNA variation, beehive stocking rates and honeybee food resources in a 5-year project that sets out to best maximise the opportunity presented by high-value mānuka honey production.

  8. Restoration of cultural harvest at Te Waihora

    During the year researchers have worked collaboratively with Ngāi Tahu to investigate customary management reforms, with a focus on wetlands, but more specifically black swan (Kakīnui) populations across the South Island. Black swan eggs (Hua Kakīnui) were collected as part of an annual harvest at T...

  9. Survey of Rural Decision Makers 2019

    The results of the fourth biennial Survey of Rural Decision Makers, run by scientists at Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, have now been released.

  10. Improving water resource management in Colombia and Ecuador

    Among the postponements forced by COVID-19 was a visit by a study group from Colombia and Ecuador. The group was due in New Zealand to learn about NZ’s approaches to catchment management.