As a co-lead for the Ngā Rākau Taketake investment Mobilising for Action, Associate Professor Natasha Tassell-Matamua contributes a wealth of knowledge on the connection between te taiao and well-being.
Kauri Rescue Updates
After having their funding from Auckland Council suspended early last year due to Covid-19, things are beginning to look up for Kauri Rescue again after becoming an independent charitable trust. We had a chat with Dr Mels Barton to find out what they’ve been up to lately.
February Newsletter – National Science Challenge
Get to know our new co-director, read updates from SO1 and meet the new co-lead for SO7.
Get to know our new co-director: Daniel Patrick
In January this year we welcomed our new co-director Daniel Patrick to the team, with a pōwhiri at the Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, Tamaki site. Now that he’s had a month to settle into his new Tamaki based role, we sat down to learn more about him.
Introducing a new co-lead for SO7
We welcome Dr Carwyn Jones to the team as a co-lead for SO7: Adaptive Governance and Policy.
Better Border Biosecurity (B3) Updates
Appointment of a Māori Research Leader, the 2021 conference and B3’s strategic plan for 2020-2025 – read about them here.
Empowering Indigenous voices
A new paper has been published looking into how we can preserve local Māori terms for species which are in decline.
Developing a quality assurance framework for citizen science data
The challenge are excited to be contributing to developing a quality assurance framework for citizen science data. Read more here.
Updates from SO1: Eco-index
The team behind SO1 has been expanding, and they’re on the search for a Data Infrastructure Engineer.
January Newsletter – Ngā Rākau Taketake
Recent myrtle rust developments, updates from Integrated Surveillance and more…