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2024 Newsletters

  1. Kingdom of rust

    The Environmental Protection Authority approved the release of the rust fungus Uromyces pencanus as a biological control agent for the weed Chilean needle grass in July 2024.

  2. Life’s a beech

    Analysis of preserved kakapo coprolites has expanded the potential sites for future kakapo population recovery.

  3. Is it really here?

    In a recent presentation at the 2024 Fungi Colloquium, Manaaki Whenua’s Biota of NZ information system was described as the most powerful resource for fungi of its kind in the world.

  4. Geoprivacy for indigenous biodiversity management data

    Manaaki Whenua ecologists Cecilia Arienti and Dr Dean Anderson were recent co-authors, with researchers from the University of Auckland, Simon Fraser University in British Colombia, Canada, and communications consultant Waitangi Wood, on an important research paper that proposes a mechanism for scie...

  5. Nga Hekaheka o Aotearoa – Fungi of New Zealand

    The great forests of Tane Mahuta hold a treasure trove of fungi, many only found in Aotearoa New Zealand. Certain kinds of fungi were traditionally valued by Māori, like awheto (vegetable caterpillar) which was burned and used to make ink for ta moko (tattooing).

  6. Wetland delineation tool launched

    New revised method to map the pre-human wetland in Aotearoa New Zealand launched

  7. Celebrating our achievements

    Celebrating recent achievements of Manaaki Whenua staff

  8. Tracking the most mobile species for better conservation outcomes

    Whether the stunning migrations of shorebirds returning from coastal wintering haunts to inland river beds, flocks of feeding kereru gorging on heavily fruiting trees, or bitterns wandering unseen, many of Aotearoa New Zealand (AoNZ)’s most imperilled species move great distances throughout the year...

  9. Root and branch: the importance of Aotearoa’s mangroves

    Mangrove forests conjure images of lush, hot tropical swamps rich with life: wading birds such as herons or spoonbills, crabs skittering across the mud, lizards and snakes, and somewhere perhaps the flick of a crocodile’s tail as it launches into the water. Although we don’t have the snakes or the c...

  10. Helping Māori to make informed decisions about their whenua

    There is a Tiriti obligation on the part of agencies and institutions, local government and central government to include mana whenua as part of any climate change adaptation approach, plan or policy.