9 March 2026
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23 February 2026
Bioprotection Aotearoa has appointed two new Deputy Directors to its senior leadership team, strengthening the depth of our transdisciplinary research and engagement across internal and external networks. These appointments support…
Biological incursions are the gift that keeps on giving. One of the latest gifts is the yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina), discovered in Auckland in late October. This hornet is like…
11 February 2026
In July 2025, we launched Rangahau Rising, a new monthly webinar series spotlighting emerging researchers who are asking bold questions and exploring new directions in bioprotection. After several years working…
Throughout my life, I have always been interested in history. In my previous work researching public services in Aotearoa, I focused on interrogating the processes and practices that occurred in…
9 February 2026
Wednesday 17 June, at 1:00 pm REGISTER HERE Plant diseases are an increasing threat to natural ecosystems worldwide, and Aotearoa New Zealand is no exception. Kauri dieback, caused by…
Plant disease outbreaks are occurring more frequently across the world. This is due to a combination of environmental change and people moving plants, pathogens, and their vectors beyond their natural…
Few sectors are more contentious than dairy, with debates tending to be polarised between optimising the current system and “abolitionist” narratives. The ongoing intensification of dairy farming globally and in…
Bacterial pathogens infecting humans or plants have major impacts on health and agriculture, especially as the efficacy of traditional control methods such as antibiotics and agrichemicals is increasingly undermined by…
29 January 2026
Ashleigh Mosen has a passion for the little things in life; whether they’re fungal pathogens, their effector proteins, or altering gene expression with RNAi gene silencing technology. Luckily for our apple industry, Ashleigh is now…
28 January 2026
The recent COP30 summit delivered a stark warning to Pacific Island nations: global climate diplomacy is failing them. With over 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists swarming the talks and outnumbering vulnerable…
22 January 2026
Four aspiring scientists, Toby De Silva, Mannat Kaur, Owen Hulme and Taisia Afanasyeva, graduated from Bioprotection Aotearoa’s Te Māhuri Scholarship programme for secondary students after eight days immersed in science…
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