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  1. Hoverflies take on wasps in battle for Top of the South

    A batch of hoverflies have our pesky invasive wasps in their sights. The release of 20 European Volucella inanis hoverflies at two sites in Marlborough and Tasman in May marked the end of a long journey in the search for a natural enemy to the common and German wasps in Te Tau Ihu/Top of the South I...

  2. Changing our SOCs – a progress report

    Soil organic carbon is critical to soil health. It’s the basis of the soil food web and it plays an important role in maintaining soil structure, retaining water and nutrient cycling. Soils are also large reservoirs of carbon, and globally contain more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combi...

  3. Data supermarket on land use open for hungry minds

    An online data ‘supermarket’ is open to anyone hungry for information about the food and fibre we can grow in Aotearoa New Zealand – now and in the future.

  4. Manaaki Whenua supports climate commission workshops for Māori experts

    Manaaki Whenua Kaihautū Māori Research Impact Leader Dr Shaun Awatere (Ngāti Porou) has recently participated in workshops with other Māori advising the Climate Change Commission to develop Pae Tāwhiti Pae Tata, the te ao Māori-specific chapter for the Commission’s first national adaptation plan mon...

  5. Growing awareness of a mouldy problem

    Aucklanders were able to see the growth of mould in real time thanks to an innovative advertising campaign made possible by Manaaki Whenua researchers.

  6. Regenerative dairy farm project mooving along

    The tools are in the ground and data collection is in motion at Aotearoa New Zealand’s second-largest regenerative farming research project.

  7. Celebrating our achievements

    Robyn Simcock

    Dr Robyn Simcock was part of the winning project team for the NZ Institute of Landscape Architects ‘He Iti Pounamu’ category (small ideas with significant outcomes) for an innovation in creating root zones for native forest regeneration at the O Mahurangi Penlink highway, Auckland. Ro...

  8. Gender and “man-made” disasters: the role of women in recovery

    As natural disasters become more frequent, the role of women in recovery needs to be recognised and adequately supported, a senior environmental social scientist says.

  9. Fortune favours the timid: how better understanding of stoat behaviour will help predator control in Aotearoa

    It’s well-known that Aotearoa New Zealand’s native ecosystems are under threat from introduced pest predators such as rats, cats, possums and stoats.

  10. Lace bug release in Vanuatu to combat the invasive hibiscus bur

    Researchers from Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research are undertaking the first global release of a lace bug species in Vanuatu at the end of July to combat the invasive hibiscus bur shrub.