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2025 News

  1. News in brief

    Holden Hohaia, Chief Advisor Te Tiriti Strategy, showcasing Manaaki Whenua's QGIS capabilities to whānau

    In November, kaimahi from our Manaaki Taiao team traveled to Kaikōura to attend Hui-ā-iwi, showcasing our research to 2,000 Ngāi Tahu whānau.

    The biannual event, this year hosted by by Te Rūnan...

  2. Celebrating our achievements

    Celebrating recent achievements of Manaaki Whenua staff

  3. Understanding the rongoā potential of your whenua

    “The first teacher of rongoā Māori is the ngahere, te Wao Nui a Tāne, the forest itself”

  4. Updates to the New Zealand Soil Classification and the New Zealand Soil Description Handbook

    We are excited to announce that draft updates to our two core field standards for soils work are now available for review.

  5. Changes to the New Zealand science sector

    On 23 January 2025 the Government announced plans for the future of the New Zealand science system, including the creation of new Public Research Organisations.

  6. Ancient poo proves moa were key dispersers of colourful truffle-like fungi in New Zealand beech forests

    In a curious case of finding something unexpected whilst looking for something else, scientists at Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research’s palaeoecology lab have discovered that ancient moa were fond of fungi, particularly colourful truffle-like species that mimic fruit. This discovery, in turn, has he...