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Kauri dieback and myrtle rust research funding boost – Expert Reaction

Kauri dieback and myrtle rust research funding boost – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 20 November 201811 February 2019

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

$85m awarded in Marsden Fund grants – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 08 November 201808 November 2018

A total of 136 research projects from around New Zealand, ranging from virtual pregnancy to studying volcanoes from a ‘waka-lab’, […]

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Seed banking and native trees – Expert Reaction

Seed banking and native trees – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 November 201811 February 2019

Traditional seed banking – storing seeds at low temperatures – will fail to save a third of the world’s tree species from extinction, according […]

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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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Kauri dieback in the Waitakere Ranges — Expert Reaction

Kauri dieback in the Waitakere Ranges — Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 August 201718 February 2019

Auckland Council yesterday released a report stating that infection rates of kauri with dieback disease in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park […]

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SMC BRIEFING: Kauri dieback – what happens now?

SMC BRIEFING: Kauri dieback – what happens now?

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 11 February 201505 July 2018

Kauri, one of New Zealand’s most iconic tree species, are dying. It is becoming apparent that Kauri Dieback disease is […]

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Kauri tree rings give new insight into El Nino/La Nina cycles

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 February 201220 February 2012

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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