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2020 Newsletters

  1. 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...

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

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

  3. 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.

  4. 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?

  5. 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.

  6. Role playing: Could this be the next way of thinking?

    Recently I led the development of a serious role-playing game called Catchment 2030, inspired by the complex erosion problems in the Waiapu catchment.

  7. Celebrating our achievements

    Peter Buchanan has received an award from the Governor General for his support of student science communication. The Paul Harris Fellow Award was presented at the annual Eureka Forum at Government House in Wellington in September 2019. The award is named after the founder of Rotary, and honours peop...

  8. Predator Free 2050

    A new research programme has recently got underway aimed at eliminating the last predator survivors in New Zealand to help achieve the goal of Predator Free 2050.

  9. Sharing our knowledge abroad

    Now online – the first Pacific Soils Portal

  10. Building whakawhanaungatanga in Waikato and the Bay of Plenty

    In Aotearoa, Māori have a deep relationship and spiritual connection with the natural world, including ngā koiora katoa – all livings things in it.