15 September 2021
Where I’m from Of Ngāti Porou descent, I grew up in the Bay of Plenty, spending most of my childhood in Tauranga and Whakatane. I love the beautiful beaches, the…
Where I’m from I’m from near Hannover in Germany – a region urban enough that Otago induced a bit of a culture shock when I first arrived here. How I…
Where I’m from I grew up on the West Coast, but came to Christchurch during my high school years. How I became part of Bioprotection Aotearoa It’s a long complex…
Where I’m from I was born in Bristol, England but emigrated with my family to New Zealand at the age of 12, settling in the Motueka Valley. I’ve since called…
Tēnā koutou, Welcome to the first internal newsletter of Bioprotection Aotearoa, our new Centre of Research Excellence. It is an exciting time, albeit now overshadowed by a resurgence in COVID….
14 July 2021
How have land-use changes affected the growth and survival of Phytophthora agathidicida, the invasive oomycete that causes kauri dieback? Kauri (Agathis australis), one of New Zealand’s most iconic native trees,…
What role, if any, do the interactions between species play in determining the success of invasive exotic plants on New Zealand ecosystems? Using a combination of field observations, field-based experiments,…
Plant pathogens pose an ongoing risk to agriculture and the conservation estate in New Zealand. In the past decade the country has experienced devastating epidemics caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv….
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