The project, funded through the National Science Challenges programme administered by MBIE, aimed to heal Kauri trees affected by the devastating disease. The Taxpayer’s Union revealed details of the ...

The health monitoring survey, the first for the Hūnua Ranges, was carried out between March and November 2023. It was designed to establish the health of kauri, including whether the pathogen might be ...

It was designed to establish the health of kauri, including whether the pathogen might be present in the ranges and collected comprehensive data on 561 kauri trees. The survey was a collaborative ...

“Building community helps young people to feel a sense of belonging. A belonging to the whenua, to their peers and wider whānau, and the wairua of place. A place they can stand strong, tall and grow ...

OPINION: Science funding for the bulwark of the nation, agriculture, is in a parlous state and less taxpayer money is shelled out for it every year.

Feb. 6, 2025 — There's a longstanding attitude in many farming communities that trees and agriculture don't mix. But agroforestry can provide a multitude of benefits to farmers and landscapes.

As part of this project, the highways department plans to remove 1,432 trees. To compensate for the trees axed, the department must plant ten saplings for one tree removed. Apart from the measures ...