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River Bank Erosion
Erosion generates sediment which affects water quality and leads to sediment deposits in New Zealand river catchments. Many North Island streams and riverbeds in particular have increasing sediment Continue Reading...
Otago Skink Protection
The large, iconic Otago skink – a species classified as critically endangered – is being protected at the Mokomoko Dryland Sanctuary in Central Otago. The 0.3 ha. pest-proof fenced sanctuary is Continue Reading...
Lake Waikaremoana Kiwi
The Lake Waikaremoana Hapu Restoration Trust manages the local kiwi conservation work at Lake Waikaremoana in Hawkes Bay. The project is headed by Dr John McLennan, a leading kiwi expert who has be Continue Reading...
Innovative new approach to monitoring weta
A novel new monitoring technique has helped illustrate how quickly weta populations respond to mammal eradication. For the first time footprint tracking tunnels have been used to monitor weta as pa Continue Reading...
Restoring tūī and bellbird populations
Tūī numbers in Waikato are bouncing back following extensive research, pest control and habitat enhancement. Landcare Research has been studying the movement, diet and nesting success of the distin Continue Reading...
Possums in dryland ecosystems
Al Glen summarises some interesting aspects of possum research on Molesworth Station The introduced brushtail possum is a major environmental and agricultural pest in New Zealand. Little informat Continue Reading...
Creating Sustainable Homes
Learning to turn a cold old house into a sustainable healthy home. We wanted to retrofit a 1950s state house to improve the lives of the family who lived there and to significantly impr Continue Reading...
New Invertebrate Containment Facility boosts biocontrol
Lynley Hayes of Landcare Research says “Weed biocontrol in New Zealand relies on importing potential agents from overseas via a secure containment facility in which to safely confirm the identific Continue Reading...
A million recruits could help the army
In 2009, Simon Fowler and Paul Peterson reported buckets of biocontrol beetles attacking heather, an invasive weed on the Central Plateau of the North Island. Heather might be nice in th Continue Reading...
Shingle beaches
These sea-washed, river-washed stony sweeps are another of New Zealand’s naturally rare ecosystems. Shingle beaches may be familiar to many of us picnicking and fishing at the coast. But ... Continue Reading...