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Historical newspaper articles unfold the story of the near-extinction of kākāpō
17 May 2023
Kākāpō, the world’s only flightless parrot, once ranged throughout the forests of Aotearoa New Zealand. However, early European observers noted the bird population declining rapidly within their own lifetimes and speculated this was due to packs of feral European dogs and other mammal predators.
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Restoring biodiversity, beating invasive species
Core blimey: how an old Hoover revealed the secrets of a wetland
17 May 2023
East Coast farmer Tim Brownlie and QEII National Trust regional representative for Gisborne Malcolm Rutherford have become fascinated by the world of palaeoecology.
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Pūtaiao
Restoring biodiversity, beating invasive species
Rats and flax: traps reveal surprising facts
17 May 2023
A study into birds as pollinators of plants in Aotearoa New Zealand has led to interesting questions – are rats eating precious nectar and what impact does this have on our birds?
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Restoring biodiversity, beating invasive species
Weed busting and capacity building across the Pacific
17 May 2023
“We succeed only by working together in sustainable partnership” is the philosophy that underpins Manaaki Whenua’s approach to long-term solutions to issues faced by our Pacific neighbours, such as climate change, biosecurity threats, food and nutrition security, and biodiversity loss.
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Restoring biodiversity, beating invasive species
Weed biocontrol
Using artificial intelligence to monitor wildlife
17 May 2023
Camera traps are used for monitoring a range of wildlife species in Aotearoa New Zealand, including native and invasive animals. These cameras provide essential information on animal abundance, distribution, and behaviour, but they have one major drawback: they can produce thousands of images, many ...
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Restoring biodiversity, beating invasive species
Survey of Rural Decision Makers No. 6
17 May 2023
The Survey of Rural Decision Makers (SRDM) is the leading source of information about Aotearoa New Zealand’s primary sector. Conducted by Manaaki Whenua every 2 years, thousands of farmers, foresters, growers, and lifestyle block owners from Cape Reinga / Te Rereanga Wairua to Halfmoon Bay complete ...
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People and environment
Celebrating our achievements
17 May 2023
Maksym Polyakov
A recent paper co-authored by Dr Maksym Polyakov and colleagues from the University of Western Australia, ‘Do protected areas increase household income? Evidence from a meta-analysis’, won that university’s Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics People’s Choice Award for B...
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Celebrating our achievements
Māori frameworks needed to recloak the whenua
17 May 2023
Noho tahanga a Papatūānuku kia whakakororwai i ai ia
Papatūānuku [The earth mother] lays bare; we must recloak her
– Keita Ngata (Ngāti Porou)
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Can mosaics of trees help to reach Aotearoa’s carbon targets?
20 February 2023
Increasing carbon stocks in woody vegetation will be a major contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand reaching its zero-carbon emissions target by 2050. Plantation forestry has previously been promoted as the best way to achieve large-scale carbon sequestration, but a new MBIE Endeavour research program...
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Action on climate change
Interactive urban tree mapping in Wellington
20 February 2023
“Bridging the gap between remote sensing and tree modelling with data science" – an exciting collaboration between New Zealand and Singapore – has achieved an important milestone with the launch of an interactive urban tree map of New Zealand’s capital city.
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