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  1. Research questions the New Zealand Garden Bird Survey could answer

    The New Zealand Garden Bird Survey | Te Tatauranga o ngā Manu Māra o Aotearoa has been running since 2007, engaging tens of thousands of New Zealanders, who have submitted over 70,000 surveys from across Aotearoa New Zealand. There is huge potential for this dataset to help answer important research...

  2. Lizards prosper as predators excluded

    In a study conducted in Central Otago, Manaaki Whenua researchers Sam Turner and Dr Grant Norbury looked at the impact of removing mammalian predators on local lizard populations in a predator-free sanctuary. They specifically monitored three lizard species over a period of six years. Inside the san...

  3. Natural solutions to weed control across the Pacific

    Manaaki Whenua’s Natural Enemies– Natural Solutions weed biocontrol team had a busy start to 2024. The team has visited Niue and Tuvalu and has been involved in a Kiwi-Australian collaboration in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

  4. Supporting Māori engagement in tech talks

    Stakeholder engagement is fundamental to a project’s success. Increasingly it is also a regulatory requirement. This is especially the case in weed biocontrol, where the Environmental Protection Authority requires full consultation with mana whenua groups when a proposal is lodged to bring a new bio...

  5. Celebrating our achievements

    Rachelle Binny, Senior Researcher

    Mathematics Research award for senior researcher Dr Rachelle Binny
    Rachelle was awarded the 2023 NZ Mathematical Society Early Career Award for Mathematical Research. The NZMS Early Career Research Award was set up in 2006 to foster mathematical research in New Ze...

  6. Understanding your garden birds: who is ahead of the trend this year?

    There’s good news for South Islanders who feel they have been missing out on seeing the boisterous, honey-eating tūī in their gardens. Results from the 2023 State of NZ Garden Birds | Te Āhua o ngā Manu o te Kāri Aotearoa have just been released and the regional long-term trend shows a rapid increas...

  7. First natural enemy for an invasive weed to be released in Tuvalu

    Tuvalu has welcomed its first ever natural enemy to control the invasive weed tamalini or leucaena (Leucaena leucocephela).

  8. ANZAC gall fly release promises natural solution to weed threat

    A Kiwi-Australian collaboration with a difference is underway this ANZAC Day week on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

  9. More results from the sixth Survey of Rural Decision Makers

    What is the perceived relevance and trustworthiness of potential sources of advice?

  10. Bee informed: all the results from the 2023 Colony Loss Survey

    Run each year since 2015, the New Zealand Colony Loss Survey asks beekeepers across the country about how their hives have fared over the previous winter.