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Project Mātauranga: Bringing the kiwi back
Kiwi – Aotearoa New Zealand’s national icon – are under threat from introduced pests. In this episode of Project Mātauranga, Dr John McLennan and members of...
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Pattern seeking
Select This method involves observing and recording natural events or carrying out experiments where the variables can’t easily be controlled. In pattern seeking, it is still...
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Kauri Dieback: Death in the Ngahere
This episode of Project Mātauranga looks at the steps being taken to address the spread of kauri dieback disease. Kauri dieback disease could decimate the iconic...
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Sea sponge: a cancer treatment from Tangaroa
This episode of Project Mātauranga profiles Hemi Cumming and his colleagues from Victoria University. They want to synthesise pateamine – a natural compound found in sea...
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Rotorua geothermal field: protecting a taonga
Rotorua is world famous for its geothermal features. For generations, local Māori used the hot pools with little impact on the natural system. As Rotorua’s population...
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Bringing together mātauranga Māori and science
Victoria Campbell and Tiahuia Kawe-Small from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti attribute the success of the Ahi Pepe MothNet project to collaboration and the blending...
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Mussel ropes
Awhi mai awhi atu means embrace here and embrace there, reflecting how mātauranga Māori and science work together to solve environmental issues. Lead researcher for the...
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The importance of science for tamariki
Parents at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti discuss the value the Ahi Pepe MothNet project has added to students’ learning. Of particular value is the...
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Mātauranga Māori – that which is passed down
Reverend Haki Wirihana gives us a glimpse into his upbringing and how knowledge handed down from his whānau taught him ways to protect water quality and...