The Government has today announced a funding increase of $13.75 million over three years for research to combat the spread of kauri […]
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$85m awarded in Marsden Fund grants – In the News
A total of 136 research projects from around New Zealand, ranging from virtual pregnancy to studying volcanoes from a ‘waka-lab’, […]
Continue readingSeed banking and native trees – Expert Reaction
Traditional seed banking – storing seeds at low temperatures – will fail to save a third of the world’s tree species from extinction, according […]
Continue readingLose kauri and we lose a piece of ourselves – Amanda Black and Monica Gerth
Despite years of research, we have few tools to combat kauri dieback. If we can’t defeat the disease we’ll lose more […]
Continue readingKauri dieback and pine plantations – Expert Q&A
The Government has set a goal to plant one billion trees over 10 years, including radiata pine. But new research […]
Continue readingKauri dieback in the Waitakere Ranges — Expert Reaction
Auckland Council yesterday released a report stating that infection rates of kauri with dieback disease in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park […]
Continue readingSMC BRIEFING: Kauri dieback – what happens now?
Kauri, one of New Zealand’s most iconic tree species, are dying. It is becoming apparent that Kauri Dieback disease is […]
Continue readingKauri tree rings give new insight into El Nino/La Nina cycles
Climate scientists interested in how El Nino/La Nina weather patterns may interact with future global warming are expected to take […]
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