Giving back to the next generation
12 December 2023
David Day is the donor behind the David Day Award which supports postgraduate students in the Centre for Biodiversity and Restoration Ecology.
News and events
2023
Honouring a committed conservationist
07 December 2023
Tararua Tramping Club, established in 1919, is New Zealand’s longest established tramping club. They have created a scholarship in memory of Michael Taylor, a former president and life member of the club, who tragically fell to his death on Mt Twilight in Mt Aspiring National Park while on a summer trip.
e-DNA kit developer pays it forward
07 December 2023
Alumnus Dr Shaun Wilkinson is the founder and CEO of Wilderlab, Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading environmental DNA (eDNA) testing laboratory. The company has generously donated valuable water sampling kits and DNA sequencing analysis to a student researcher at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
Coral can’t escape climate change
22 March 2023
A new paper shows that despite coral’s natural adaptive capacity, even moderate global warming could see the destruction of our coral reefs.
Missing millions—talking biodiversity
7 March 2023
Aotearoa New Zealand is home to tens of thousands of unique animal and plant species, but their survival is threatened by climate change and rising sea temperatures, as well as introduced pests.
Death of Fiordland sponges
Ant raids decimating honeybee colonies
20 January 2023
Researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have demonstrated a link between invasive ant species and increased levels of diseases in bees.
Rare fish spotted in Wellington Harbour
