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20 September 2022

How does the microbiome mediate insect biocontrol?

Dr. Sarah Inwood, is a postdoctoral researcher at Bioprotection Aotearoa based at the University of Otago.  She has always been interested in applied research that would improve outcomes for Aotearoa…

News

20 September 2022

How can wetlands be more resilient to global change?

Wetlands are critical ecosystems, providing rich biodiversity, water purification, carbon sequestration, flood abatement, mahinga kai and whatu, and recreation and wellbeing. Aotearoa New Zealand has lost over 90% of its…

News

19 September 2022

Research uncovers what helps weeds invade mānuka and kānuka shrublands

Mānuka and kānuka shrublands are spread across Aotearoa New Zealand and provide important economic, environmental, and cultural benefits. They are a source of high-value honey and traditional medicines, and they…

News

16 August 2022

The value of industry-based conferences and symposiums for our early career researchers

Bioprotection Aotearoa would like to congratulate New Zealand Plant Protection Society which reached a significant milestone by celebrating its 75th annual conference.  This was preceded by a one-day symposium, on…

News

4 August 2022

National adaptation plan lacks clarity on what adaptation should look like for our natural environment

Bioprotection Aotearoa welcomes the release of the national adaptation plan but believes it falls short of providing clarity and understanding of what adaptation means concerning climate change, particularly for our…

Research Publications

25 July 2022

Is provenance or phylogeny a better predictor of growth and survival of a soil pathogen in leaf litter?

Exotic plants have the potential to increase pathogen inoculum that can affect native plants. New Zealand’s iconic kauri tree (Agathis australis) is threatened by disease caused by Phytophthora agathidicida, which is…

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30 June 2022

National Adaptation Plan (NAP): Submission for consultation

The Ministry for the Environment consulted on a draft national plan to help Aotearoa New Zealand adapt to and minimise the harmful impacts of climate change. Professor Anita Wreford prepared…

Annual Reports

13 June 2022

Annual Report 2021

Download now > This Annual Report for 2021, is the first chapter of our story which conveys our purpose and direction.  Bioprotection Aotearoa is a National Centre of Research Excellence…

Research Publications

27 May 2022

Effector loss drives adaptation of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae biovar 3 to Actinidia arguta

Clonally propagated monoculture crop plants facilitate the emergence and spread of new diseases. Plant pathogens cause disease by the secretion of effectors that function by repressing the host defense response….

In the Media

18 May 2022

Bringing the tūī back to town – how native birds are returning to NZ’s restored urban forests

Postdoctoral Fellow Elizabeth Elliot Noe has always followed The Conversation.  Feeling brave, Elizabeth decided to pitch a story idea to them.  She submitted a 900-word article about planting more native…

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11 May 2022

Conservation genomics in practice

Director for Bioprotection Aotearoa, Professor Amanda Black was interviewed recently by Nature.  Amanda discusses how Māori deeply care for the environment and biodiversity of Aotearoa New Zealand, as this is…

In the Media

11 May 2022

How Māori stepped in to save a towering tree crucial to their identity.

The New York Times talks to our very own Dr. Nick Waipara and other Māori researchers about Māori led interventions to save kauri from kauri dieback.  Nick discusses the competitive…

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