Skip to content

News

  1. Celebrating our achievements

    Nathan Odgers has been appointed to the Executive Committee of the Citizen Science Association of Aotearoa New Zealand. The Association is a recent initiative (~12 months old) so is currently in a formative and developmental stage. The Association aims to encourage the development and practice of ci...

  2. New wetland educational resources released to schools across Aotearoa

    A new series of repo (wetland) educational resources focusing on education, awareness, and kaitiakitanga (guardianship) is being launched on World Wetlands Day (February 2) to schools throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.  

  3. Microbes in our wetlands – a new use for eDNA

    A new study has shown that eDNA may prove a valuable tool for monitoring biological change in wetlands.

  4. Nationally threatened bat species discovered in Morrinsville

    The long-tailed bat (pekapeka whiore roa) has made a surprise appearance in Morrinsville in the Waikato.

  5. Pacific Soils Portal officially launched this week

    For decades, soil scientists from Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research have been visiting Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) to collect soil samples and map soil patterns. The work is vital to help decision-makers improve their soils knowledge and land-management practices. Now, soil map...

  6. Myrtle rust update: Mature native trees now dying

    The first known case of mature tree death due to myrtle rust infection has been observed in the East Cape of Aotearoa New Zealand, suggesting localised extinction for some native myrtles could become a reality.

  7. Expanding our S-map soil mapping capability

    Govt. makes $6.25m investment in mapping NZ’s most valuable soils, saying they are vital to our economic, environmental and social wellbeing.

  8. Science NZ Awards 2020

    The annual Science New Zealand awards recognise achievements in three categories: Early Career Researcher, Team, and Lifetime or Individual Achievement.

  9. Machine recognition helping to catch trap-shy predators

    MW scientists have been contributing to a national “Products to Projects” initiative, coordinated by Predator Free 2050 Limited, to help achieve the goal of eliminating rats, stoats and possums from New Zealand.

  10. Backpacking kākā in the Waikato

    The kākā is a large, noisy, olive-brown parrot, endemic to New Zealand and usually found in native forest. Under threat particularly from predatory stoats and possums, and from habitat loss, kākā are classified nationally as “At Risk”.