Position: Professor in Ethnobotany, Massey University. Field: Agronomist working on crop production systems and improving yield quality – primarily with traditional foods such as taewa (Māori ...
Dr Leilani Walker has research interests in animal behaviour and the relationships of New Zealanders with native flora and fauna. This scientist profile is one of six featured in this group of ...
Kimiora Hēnare (Ngāti Hauā, Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa) is a cancer researcher who studies the complex biology of tumours in efforts to harness the immune system to fight cancer. This scientist ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Earthworms are useful indicators of soil health. This project aims to capture information on earthworm abundance and species distribution throughout New Zealand. Information provided will be used ...
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 ...
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 ...
Farming is a way of life in New Zealand. Farms cover about half of the country’s land and are important to our economy. Agriculture has shaped who we are as a nation, but it has also had a big ...
Most terrestrial invertebrates are not covered by animal ethics regulations. Dr Leilani Walker (Te Whakatōhea, Thai), a behavioural ecologist, shares her views about working with invertebrate ...
Dr Kimiora Hēnare (Ngāti Hauā, Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa) is a Research Fellow at Waipapa Taumata Rau – University of Auckland. Kimiora explains why animal models such as mice are an important part ...
Professor Eloise Jillings (Ngāti Maru Hauraki) is a veterinarian and educator at Massey University’s Tāwharau Ora – School of Veterinary Science. Her work with VetMAP (Veterinary Māori and ...
This interactive introduces and houses resources developed by Magma Drillers Save Planet Earth – a University of Canterbury project funded by Curious Minds. Select here to view the full ...
This interactive diagram provides a selection of pathways that allow for different approaches and starting points using resources about dairy farming and climate change in New Zealand. Select a ...
This is the slideshow from the webinar, An introduction to Aqua Republica – a serious game, it provides additional support for the video tutorial.
