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Tere Porter-Rawiri recently completed her Masters with Bioprotection Aotearoa investigating fungal diversity and the relationships Māori have with fungi. Her research offers insight into restoration practices that better align with te ao Māori. Read her reflection on her Masters accomplishments.
Q&A with Tere Porter-Rawiri | Bioprotection Aotearoa
Three Bioprotection Aotearoa Masters students graduated recently and have joined the work force. Here’s what Tere Porter-Rawiri has to say about what she accomplished during her Masters and what she’s...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Tere Porter-Rawiri recently completed her Masters with Bioprotection Aotearoa investigating fungal diversity and the relationships Māori have with fungi. Her research offers insight into restoration practices that better align with te ao Māori. Read her reflection on her Masters accomplishments.
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I have argued from time to time that our country's understanding of biosecurity and ecological context shapes the way we can discuss issues as a country- what things make sense to talk about because there is a common understanding.
This was a fun chat with the Bioprotection Aotearoa team about everything weeds! What's the issue & what can we do about it? So many weeds & so little money! @bioprotection.bsky.social 🌏🧪🌐🌿#invasive #weeds
Under the Lens Ep05 | Weeds hidden in plain sight
YouTube video by Bioprotection Aotearoa
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December 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I have argued from time to time that our country's understanding of biosecurity and ecological context shapes the way we can discuss issues as a country- what things make sense to talk about because there is a common understanding.
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✨ Paper spotlight ✨
(🧵 1/6) When the novelty wears off: enemy escape does not explain invasion success
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
(🧵 1/6) When the novelty wears off: enemy escape does not explain invasion success
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
September 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
✨ Paper spotlight ✨
(🧵 1/6) When the novelty wears off: enemy escape does not explain invasion success
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
(🧵 1/6) When the novelty wears off: enemy escape does not explain invasion success
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Pearl Ruston recently completed her Masters with BA and has joined the Horizons Regional Council as a Wetland Ecologist. Pearl investigated nitrogen pools and fluxes in wetlands, research that will help in wetland restoration.
Read her reflection on her Masters: zurl.co/fpbm2
Read her reflection on her Masters: zurl.co/fpbm2
Q&A with Pearl Ruston | Bioprotection Aotearoa
Three Bioprotection Aotearoa Masters students graduated recently and have joined the work force. Here’s what Pearl Ruston has to say about what she accomplished during her Masters and what she’s...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Pearl Ruston recently completed her Masters with BA and has joined the Horizons Regional Council as a Wetland Ecologist. Pearl investigated nitrogen pools and fluxes in wetlands, research that will help in wetland restoration.
Read her reflection on her Masters: zurl.co/fpbm2
Read her reflection on her Masters: zurl.co/fpbm2
Soft launching our new podcast series - Under the Lens 🎙️
This is our pilot series… warming up the mics, dusting off the pipettes and pulling together the crew for something new.
Its part science, part 80’s nostalgia and all about what keeps our ecosystems thriving.
This is our pilot series… warming up the mics, dusting off the pipettes and pulling together the crew for something new.
Its part science, part 80’s nostalgia and all about what keeps our ecosystems thriving.
Under the Lens Podcast | Bioprotection Aotearoa
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December 8, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Soft launching our new podcast series - Under the Lens 🎙️
This is our pilot series… warming up the mics, dusting off the pipettes and pulling together the crew for something new.
Its part science, part 80’s nostalgia and all about what keeps our ecosystems thriving.
This is our pilot series… warming up the mics, dusting off the pipettes and pulling together the crew for something new.
Its part science, part 80’s nostalgia and all about what keeps our ecosystems thriving.
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Awesome weedy discussion with my phenomenal award winning hoamahi Margaret (with the fab Peter, Amanda and Nick) - our natives need more PR, and let's all be on the lookout for newbies!
This was a fun chat with the Bioprotection Aotearoa team about everything weeds! What's the issue & what can we do about it? So many weeds & so little money! @bioprotection.bsky.social 🌏🧪🌐🌿#invasive #weeds
Under the Lens Ep05 | Weeds hidden in plain sight
YouTube video by Bioprotection Aotearoa
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Awesome weedy discussion with my phenomenal award winning hoamahi Margaret (with the fab Peter, Amanda and Nick) - our natives need more PR, and let's all be on the lookout for newbies!
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This was a fun chat with the Bioprotection Aotearoa team about everything weeds! What's the issue & what can we do about it? So many weeds & so little money! @bioprotection.bsky.social 🌏🧪🌐🌿#invasive #weeds
Under the Lens Ep05 | Weeds hidden in plain sight
YouTube video by Bioprotection Aotearoa
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This was a fun chat with the Bioprotection Aotearoa team about everything weeds! What's the issue & what can we do about it? So many weeds & so little money! @bioprotection.bsky.social 🌏🧪🌐🌿#invasive #weeds
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We made a podcast for @bioprotection.bsky.social Have a look if you are interested in all things that start with b, Nick singing 80's songs or, perhaps more importantly, why and how to save the planet. bioprotection.org.nz/under-the-le...
Under the Lens Podcast | Bioprotection Aotearoa
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December 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We made a podcast for @bioprotection.bsky.social Have a look if you are interested in all things that start with b, Nick singing 80's songs or, perhaps more importantly, why and how to save the planet. bioprotection.org.nz/under-the-le...
🌱 What does SOCIAL SCIENCE in BIOPROTECTION look like in Aotearoa?
Our new research team is exploring the social-political dimensions of how we protect ecosystems, communities, and the futures we care about.
👥 Meet the team, discover our vision, and see where we’re headed next 👋🏽
Our new research team is exploring the social-political dimensions of how we protect ecosystems, communities, and the futures we care about.
👥 Meet the team, discover our vision, and see where we’re headed next 👋🏽
Bioprotection Futures Research Gets Underway | Bioprotection Aotearoa
Bioprotection Futures (Project 1 in Pou Titirangi) is focused on understanding the social-political dimensions of bioprotection in Aotearoa New Zealand. Co-led by Dr Sylvia Nissen and Dr Marc Tadaki, ...
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September 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
🌱 What does SOCIAL SCIENCE in BIOPROTECTION look like in Aotearoa?
Our new research team is exploring the social-political dimensions of how we protect ecosystems, communities, and the futures we care about.
👥 Meet the team, discover our vision, and see where we’re headed next 👋🏽
Our new research team is exploring the social-political dimensions of how we protect ecosystems, communities, and the futures we care about.
👥 Meet the team, discover our vision, and see where we’re headed next 👋🏽
Ned the snail got a dating campaign 🐌💔 … but he’s not even from Aotearoa.
Meanwhile our endangered taonga the Powelliphanta augusta snail are in containers fighting for survival.
From fridge to freedom — a story on how we value biodiversity, by @whenua.bsky.social + @peterkdearden.bsky.social
Meanwhile our endangered taonga the Powelliphanta augusta snail are in containers fighting for survival.
From fridge to freedom — a story on how we value biodiversity, by @whenua.bsky.social + @peterkdearden.bsky.social
Fridge to Freedom | Bioprotection Aotearoa
You may have recently read about the Department of Conservation spending around $100,000 per year for the past 4 years to house and manage snails. Now, these aren’t just any...
bioprotection.org.nz
August 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Ned the snail got a dating campaign 🐌💔 … but he’s not even from Aotearoa.
Meanwhile our endangered taonga the Powelliphanta augusta snail are in containers fighting for survival.
From fridge to freedom — a story on how we value biodiversity, by @whenua.bsky.social + @peterkdearden.bsky.social
Meanwhile our endangered taonga the Powelliphanta augusta snail are in containers fighting for survival.
From fridge to freedom — a story on how we value biodiversity, by @whenua.bsky.social + @peterkdearden.bsky.social
Her WEBINAR is TODAY! There is still time to register. @hanareiaehau.bsky.social shares her journey from urgent calls about dying trees to PROTECTING the resilience of MAIRE TAWAKE.
READ her story below - JOIN her live today - catch her ON DEMAND tomorrow.
bioprotection.org.nz/mad-for-micr...
READ her story below - JOIN her live today - catch her ON DEMAND tomorrow.
bioprotection.org.nz/mad-for-micr...
Mad for microbes, mātauranga and maire tawake | Bioprotection Aotearoa
Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu (Ngāti Uepōhatu, Ngāti Porou, Te Ātiawa, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāpuhi) has been with Bioprotection Aotearoa (BA) since before it was born. After initially completing her Master’s...
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August 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Her WEBINAR is TODAY! There is still time to register. @hanareiaehau.bsky.social shares her journey from urgent calls about dying trees to PROTECTING the resilience of MAIRE TAWAKE.
READ her story below - JOIN her live today - catch her ON DEMAND tomorrow.
bioprotection.org.nz/mad-for-micr...
READ her story below - JOIN her live today - catch her ON DEMAND tomorrow.
bioprotection.org.nz/mad-for-micr...
BRAIDED RIVERS are more than water. Between the braids are islands of BIODIVERSITY that need PROTECTION. Some of us take these spaces for granted. Others know what’s at stake.
PhD student Jazmynn Hodder-Swain shares her first BLOG POST — a reflection on responsibility and care.
PhD student Jazmynn Hodder-Swain shares her first BLOG POST — a reflection on responsibility and care.
Braided rivers need protection for their terrestrial biodiversity too | Bioprotection Aotearoa
We often think of braided rivers as physical matter and hydraulic force, with gravel-filled channels shifting their way downstream and across the braidplain, occasionally bursting their banks and wash...
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August 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
BRAIDED RIVERS are more than water. Between the braids are islands of BIODIVERSITY that need PROTECTION. Some of us take these spaces for granted. Others know what’s at stake.
PhD student Jazmynn Hodder-Swain shares her first BLOG POST — a reflection on responsibility and care.
PhD student Jazmynn Hodder-Swain shares her first BLOG POST — a reflection on responsibility and care.
Can leaf MICROBES help protect MAIRE TAWAKE from MYRTLE RUST? In our next Rangahau Rising kōrero @hanareiaehau.bsky.social shares research into the microbiome of this endangered tree and what it could mean for forest resilience in Aotearoa
Wed 20 Aug | 12–1 PM | Zoom
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/25x2jwae
Wed 20 Aug | 12–1 PM | Zoom
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/25x2jwae
August 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Can leaf MICROBES help protect MAIRE TAWAKE from MYRTLE RUST? In our next Rangahau Rising kōrero @hanareiaehau.bsky.social shares research into the microbiome of this endangered tree and what it could mean for forest resilience in Aotearoa
Wed 20 Aug | 12–1 PM | Zoom
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/25x2jwae
Wed 20 Aug | 12–1 PM | Zoom
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/25x2jwae
Professor Nick Roskruge: A lifetime of learning, growing, and giving back 🌱 and a researcher with BA.
Listen to Nick's kōrero with RNZ Country Life as he shares his journey promoting Māori horticultural knowledge and championing taiao-centred approaches to soil and food.
tinyurl.com/mv5cbytu
Listen to Nick's kōrero with RNZ Country Life as he shares his journey promoting Māori horticultural knowledge and championing taiao-centred approaches to soil and food.
tinyurl.com/mv5cbytu
Country Life: Nick Roskruge - promoting Māori horticultural knowledge
Nick Rahiri Roskruge's work in agriculture and soil science have taken him far afield, looking at crops sustaining indigenous communities.
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July 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Professor Nick Roskruge: A lifetime of learning, growing, and giving back 🌱 and a researcher with BA.
Listen to Nick's kōrero with RNZ Country Life as he shares his journey promoting Māori horticultural knowledge and championing taiao-centred approaches to soil and food.
tinyurl.com/mv5cbytu
Listen to Nick's kōrero with RNZ Country Life as he shares his journey promoting Māori horticultural knowledge and championing taiao-centred approaches to soil and food.
tinyurl.com/mv5cbytu
For these Pacific researchers, the ICJ’s climate ruling hits close to home. It’s about the coastlines they grew up on, the land their families still care for, and the futures they’re working to protect.
Read their response 🌺 zurl.co/vNKWq
Read their response 🌺 zurl.co/vNKWq
Rooted in the Pacific, Responding to the World | Bioprotection Aotearoa
Beneath the beauty lies urgency. Coastlines, villages, and treasured waters of the Pacific face rising risks. The ICJ’s climate ruling is a call for global accountability to protect places like...
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July 28, 2025 at 6:18 AM
For these Pacific researchers, the ICJ’s climate ruling hits close to home. It’s about the coastlines they grew up on, the land their families still care for, and the futures they’re working to protect.
Read their response 🌺 zurl.co/vNKWq
Read their response 🌺 zurl.co/vNKWq
Serious about science. Even better at backing each other.
Check out one of their #AppleScab projects currently underway 👇
bioprotection.org.nz/research/und...
Check out one of their #AppleScab projects currently underway 👇
bioprotection.org.nz/research/und...
July 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Serious about science. Even better at backing each other.
Check out one of their #AppleScab projects currently underway 👇
bioprotection.org.nz/research/und...
Check out one of their #AppleScab projects currently underway 👇
bioprotection.org.nz/research/und...
Recognised as a changemaker, our Director, Professor Amanda Black opens a brand-new series from the Nature podcast team — and how science, Indigenous knowledge, and leadership can shape the future of our ecosystems.
🎧 Listen now: zurl.co/aV3mu
🎧 Listen now: zurl.co/aV3mu
The Māori values that make good sense in science
The Indigenous beliefs underpinning soil chemist Amanda Black's approach could deliver a more inclusive research culture, she says. The Indigenous beliefs underpinning soil chemist Amanda Black's approach could deliver a more inclusive research culture, she says.
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July 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Recognised as a changemaker, our Director, Professor Amanda Black opens a brand-new series from the Nature podcast team — and how science, Indigenous knowledge, and leadership can shape the future of our ecosystems.
🎧 Listen now: zurl.co/aV3mu
🎧 Listen now: zurl.co/aV3mu
BIOPROTECTION. Sounds important — but what does it actually mean? 🤔 One of our interns grabbed a camera and started asking questions. The result?
🎥 Watch the reel. Timed nicely with #BiosecurityWeek — but entirely intern-driven curiosity.
zurl.co/acfQy
🎥 Watch the reel. Timed nicely with #BiosecurityWeek — but entirely intern-driven curiosity.
zurl.co/acfQy
Bioprotection Aotearoa on Instagram: "Bioprotection. Sounds important — but what does it actually mean?
One of our interns grabbed a camera and started asking questions. The result? Muddy boots, big ideas, and a fresh take on the science behind protecting Aotearoa’s ecosystems.
🎥 Watch the reel. Timed nicely with #BiosecurityWeek — but entirely intern-driven curiosity."
9 likes, 0 comments - bioprotection_nz on July 21, 2025: "Bioprotection. Sounds important — but what does it actually mean?
One of our interns grabbed a camera and started asking questions. The result? Muddy boots, big ideas, and a fresh take on the science behind protecting Aotearoa’s ecosystems.
🎥 Watch the reel. Timed nicely with #BiosecurityWeek — but entirely intern-driven curiosity.".
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July 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
BIOPROTECTION. Sounds important — but what does it actually mean? 🤔 One of our interns grabbed a camera and started asking questions. The result?
🎥 Watch the reel. Timed nicely with #BiosecurityWeek — but entirely intern-driven curiosity.
zurl.co/acfQy
🎥 Watch the reel. Timed nicely with #BiosecurityWeek — but entirely intern-driven curiosity.
zurl.co/acfQy
Our PhD student, Friederike Espinoza speaks to the Spinoff about her research with findings from her vegetation survey in the Port Hills, discussing how smaller kānuka plots are more vulnerable to weed invasions.
How reforesting the Port Hills could help prevent another devastating fire
How reforesting the Port Hills could help prevent another devastating fire
As the climate warms, restoring native bush to Christchurch's vulnerable Port Hills becomes ever more crucial....
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July 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Our PhD student, Friederike Espinoza speaks to the Spinoff about her research with findings from her vegetation survey in the Port Hills, discussing how smaller kānuka plots are more vulnerable to weed invasions.
They call him DR FRUIT FLY. From BBC to bumblebees to biocontrol, meet our PhD student Li Wang 👋 who is looking at the eco-evolutionary dynamics of exotic fruit flies and parasitoid wasps.
👉 zurl.co/pwQaF
👉 zurl.co/pwQaF
July 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
They call him DR FRUIT FLY. From BBC to bumblebees to biocontrol, meet our PhD student Li Wang 👋 who is looking at the eco-evolutionary dynamics of exotic fruit flies and parasitoid wasps.
👉 zurl.co/pwQaF
👉 zurl.co/pwQaF
You had us at wave 👋 Big mihi right back. We’re stoked to be paddling the Bluesky waka with you 💚
July 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
You had us at wave 👋 Big mihi right back. We’re stoked to be paddling the Bluesky waka with you 💚
TODAY at 1PM NZST, our first webinar series RANGAHAU RISING, hosted by Dr Nick Waipara. Dr Sarah Inwood is bravely leading the charge, sharing her research on parasitoid wasps, exploring how viruses and microbiomes might shape the future of pest control in Aotearoa.
Register now: zurl.co/EA6Wn
Register now: zurl.co/EA6Wn
July 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
TODAY at 1PM NZST, our first webinar series RANGAHAU RISING, hosted by Dr Nick Waipara. Dr Sarah Inwood is bravely leading the charge, sharing her research on parasitoid wasps, exploring how viruses and microbiomes might shape the future of pest control in Aotearoa.
Register now: zurl.co/EA6Wn
Register now: zurl.co/EA6Wn
The moa resurrected? We have written about this before - what ecosystems are we loosing now, and who decides what's worth saving?
bioprotection.org.nz/de-extinctio...
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July 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The moa resurrected? We have written about this before - what ecosystems are we loosing now, and who decides what's worth saving?
bioprotection.org.nz/de-extinctio...
bioprotection.org.nz/de-extinctio...
Introducing Rangahau Rising - a webinar series with our ECRs from Aotearoa and the Pacific. 🧬 What could viruses and microbes reveal about pest control? Hear how Dr Sarah Inwood is using genomics to dig deeper into the unseen world of biocontrol. 📅 Wednesday 16th July at 1.00pm 🎫 zurl.co/5v7gg
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: RETHINKING BIOCONTROL IN THE GENOMICS ERA. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
How much do microbes matter in pest control? Quite a bit, it turns out.
How might hidden microbes shape the success of pest control programmes?
In this debut kōrero, Dr Sarah Inwood (University of Otago) shares her research on a parasitoid wasp used in Aotearoa’s biocontrol efforts. Using genomic tools, she’s investigating how viruses and microbiomes interact with mass-rearing practices. This work could offer new insights into the future of pest management.
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July 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Introducing Rangahau Rising - a webinar series with our ECRs from Aotearoa and the Pacific. 🧬 What could viruses and microbes reveal about pest control? Hear how Dr Sarah Inwood is using genomics to dig deeper into the unseen world of biocontrol. 📅 Wednesday 16th July at 1.00pm 🎫 zurl.co/5v7gg
We’ve just dropped the next video in our Matariki series — this one’s about reconnection.
Amanda, Meikura, and Huata reflect on what it means to reconnect as researchers and as people.
🎥 Watch here: zurl.co/J0011
#Matariki #Reconnection #ManawatiaAMatariki #BioprotectionAotearoa
Amanda, Meikura, and Huata reflect on what it means to reconnect as researchers and as people.
🎥 Watch here: zurl.co/J0011
#Matariki #Reconnection #ManawatiaAMatariki #BioprotectionAotearoa
Matariki and reconnection
Matariki invites us to reconnect — with each other, with our purpose, and with the communities that sustain us.In this short kōrero, Amanda, Meikura, and Hua...
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July 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
We’ve just dropped the next video in our Matariki series — this one’s about reconnection.
Amanda, Meikura, and Huata reflect on what it means to reconnect as researchers and as people.
🎥 Watch here: zurl.co/J0011
#Matariki #Reconnection #ManawatiaAMatariki #BioprotectionAotearoa
Amanda, Meikura, and Huata reflect on what it means to reconnect as researchers and as people.
🎥 Watch here: zurl.co/J0011
#Matariki #Reconnection #ManawatiaAMatariki #BioprotectionAotearoa