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Ahi Pepe and tikanga

Ahi Pepe MothNet is a citizen science project that explores New Zealand’s native moths, their distributions and whether vegetation restoration impacts moth diversity. One aspect of the project is ...

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Can customary harvesting of our native species be ...

An overhaul of the conservation laws of Aotearoa could allow Māori to resume traditional harvesting practices of some native species. This article was originally titled Can customary harvesting ...

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Māori concepts for animal ethics – introduction

In the Māori world, animals are related to humans through whakapapa. Animals as well as humans are descendants of ngā atua and as such are considered to have their own mana and tapu. This article ...

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Feral cats and conservation – role-play

Aotearoa New Zealand has one of the highest cat ownership rates in the world. Nearly 40% of households have at least one cat – for the most part, we’re fond of our cats. Unfortunately, domestic ...

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Should cats be allowed to roam freely?

Aotearoa New Zealand has a lot of cats! Forest & Bird reports we have: 1,134,000 companion cats 196,000 stray cats millions of feral cats – there’s no data on feral cat abundance but this is ...

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Roaming cats – draw the line

Should cats be allowed to roam freely? It’s an emotive question with lots of underlying factors. For example, are we talking about cherished cats or feral cats – pets or pests? Does this matter ...

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Māori concepts for animal ethics

In this recorded professional learning session Professor Georgina Tuari Stewart, a pūtaiao education expert from the Auckland University of Technology shares classroom resources exploring how ...

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Butterflies (upper primary) – unit plan

This unit plan is designed for students in years 6–8. When someone mentions the word ‘butterfly’, what image pops into your head? Chances are it’s the monarch or the white butterfly, as these are ...

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Gaming for learning

Games have long been used for developing both skills and knowledge in the education sector. As digital technologies continue to develop, the range of digital learning games also continues to ...

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Why euthanise some moths?

Moths are euthanised in order to create reference collections. Dr Barbara Anderson from Ahi Pepe MothNet, and Dr Robert Hoare from Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research explain the value of ...

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Bringing together mātauranga Māori and science

Victoria Campbell and Tiahuia Kawe-Small from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti attribute the success of the Ahi Pepe MothNet project to collaboration and the blending of mātauranga Māori and ...

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Kā Whakanui i te Kaitiakitaka

Ka whakamārama a Tiahuia Kawe-Small i kā tikaka o te Kura e pā ana ki te whakamateka o kā pepe tuna i roto i te mahi pūtaiao. English translation Tiahuia Kawe-Small, Principal of Te Kura Kaupapa ...

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Māori concepts for animal ethics

This interactive provides an introduction to te ao Māori concepts within the context of animal ethics. Click on the labels for information about the concepts. Select here to view the full ...

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Should cats be allowed to roam freely? – graphic ...

Use this interactive graphic organiser to explore your personal views about cats being allowed to roam wherever they wish. Place each statement card where you feel it belongs. There are no right ...

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Making a transgenic cow

This interactive shows the techniques used to make transgenic animals at AgResearch in New Zealand. Molecular biology techniques such as restriction enzyme digests, ligation, tissue culture and ...

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