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Cyclone Gabrielle’s impacts on NZ’s ecosystems – Expert Reaction

Cyclone Gabrielle’s impacts on NZ’s ecosystems – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 November 2024

An upcoming symposium in Rotorua will bring together recent research on tropical cyclone ecology, with a special focus on the […]

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Melting glaciers could create new ecosystems – Expert Reaction

Melting glaciers could create new ecosystems – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 18 August 202321 August 2023

Climate change could halve the area covered by glaciers outside the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets by the end of […]

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A “pervasive and ongoing invasion” of radiata pine – Expert Reaction

A “pervasive and ongoing invasion” of radiata pine – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 August 202231 August 2022

New research says invasive radiata pine is spread more widely across NZ than was previously appreciated, with modelling showing that […]

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Tenure review to end – Expert Reaction

Tenure review to end – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 February 201914 February 2019

The Government has confirmed it will end tenure review in the South Island high country. Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage confirmed […]

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Lose kauri and we lose a piece of ourselves – Amanda Black and Monica Gerth

Lose kauri and we lose a piece of ourselves – Amanda Black and Monica Gerth

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 16 August 201811 February 2019

Despite years of research, we have few tools to combat kauri dieback. If we can’t defeat the disease we’ll lose more […]

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Kauri dieback and pine plantations – Expert Q&A

Kauri dieback and pine plantations – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A, Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 July 201818 February 2019

The Government has set a goal to plant one billion trees over 10 years, including radiata pine. But new research […]

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NZ’s ill-fated black swan — In The News

In the News  |  Published: 26 July 201703 August 2018

New Zealand’s own species of black swan — dubbed poūwa — was a different species to the Australian cousin which […]

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Getting the Port Hills regreening right – Nick Ledgard and Miles Giller

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 24 February 201703 August 2018

Following last week’s devastating Port Hills fire, scientists Nick Ledgard and Miles Giller call for a plan to make sure […]

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NZ island conservation success – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 23 March 2016

New research championing New Zealand’s conservation approach to creating predator free islands has received wide media coverage. The study, published […]

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Moa bones reveal munching habits – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 January 201613 January 2016

New Zealand’s nine extinct moa species were surprisingly diverse in their diets, reveals sophisticated 3D modelling research from New Zealand […]

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