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2018 News

  1. New methods help in kauri dieback management

    Kauri dieback disease has spread quickly over the past decade, killing thousands of kauri. The [Phytophthora agathidicida] pathogen was first identified on Great Barrier Island Aotea in 1972, with Manaaki Whenua’s Dr Bevan Weir leading the description of the ‘kauri-killer’.

  2. Research critical to virus release

    The work of Manaaki Whenua scientist Janine Duckworth has helped support this year’s release of the RHDV1-K5 rabbit calicivirus in New Zealand.

  3. Science key to the national myrtle rust incursion response

    Myrtle rust is a plant pathogen that can devastate pōhutukawa, rātā, mānuka, kānuka and other native trees. New Zealand is particularly at risk from this disease, as trees in the myrtle family are highly represented in our forests. Not only can the disease affect the environmental values of our fore...