Dr Kelly Hare (left) and Associate Professor Alison Cree conducting lizard research in the field at Macraes Flat, Otago. null
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Position: Scholarships Manager, University of Waikato. Previously a postdoctoral researcher, University of Otago. Field: Zoology. When we first met Dr Kelly Hare in 2010, she was...
Ko te mahi matua ina whakaorangia tētahi repo, ko te whakakore atu i ngā tipu me ngā taru ‘whakararuraru’ (ko te nuinga hoki o ēnei, he...
Tēnā toroa ngā rauemi e tohua ana i raro nei hei tūhura i tēnei kaupapa. Te Whiro – he hoa rānei, he hoariri rānei? Te repo...
Dr Robert Hoare reads a poem he wrote about the native moth (Houdinia flexilissima), whose larva is known as Fred the Thread. The poem is from...
Dr Robert Hoare from Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research explains why it’s challenging to identify moths. He also notes that observation leads to appreciation and, hopefully,...
Dr Robert Hoare, of Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, talks about why he loves moths – a fascinating story of how an entomologist grew to love...
Dr Robert Hoare, of Landcare Research NZ Ltd, introduces us to the world of moths. He describes their place in the ecosystem and how important they...
Dr Robert Hoare, of Landcare Research NZ Ltd, shows us the process he uses to rear moths in the laboratory, using basic equipment such as a...
Dr Robert Hoare, of Landcare Research NZ Ltd, talks about the process that the scientists went through to name the new species they had found when...
Dr Robert Hoare, of Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, tells the story of Fred the Thread, the world’s thinnest caterpillar. Join the detective hunt for this...
Dr Robert Hoare, of Landcare Research NZ Ltd, takes us on a moth-collecting expedition. Join Dr Hoare as he goes out at night to collect moths...
Dr Robert Hoare and students from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti check the contents of a Heath moth trap. Heath moth traps attract and trap...
Dr Kelly Hare, from the University of Otago, talks about her research into the captive management of lizards. Kelly’s aim is to find out which captive...
Dr Kelly Hare’s research involves investigating different basking regimes for the common skink. Her aim is to find out if basking time affects the health of...
Watch Dr Robert Hoare, of Landcare Research NZ Ltd, as he mounts a moth for display in the Landcare Research insect collection. This delicate process results...
Dr Peter Buchanan, Dr Robert Hoare and Rosa Henderson of Landcare Research NZ Ltd, describe the process of naming a new organism. They talk about when...
Dr Peter Buchanan and Dr Robert Hoare, scientists at Landcare Research NZ Ltd, talk about New Zealand’s unique ecosystem. They talk about why so many of...
Dr Peter Buchanan and Dr Robert Hoare, of Landcare Research NZ Ltd, introduce the classification system that scientists use to identify and name organisms. null
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research scientist Dr Robert Hoare works with students from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti to identify moths. Robert’s enthusiasm for moths...
If you enjoy Dr Seuss, you will enjoy Dr Hoare! Poetry with Fred the Thread – middle primary is a ready-to-use cross-curricular teaching resource. It uses...
In this activity, students watch a video of Dr Robert Hoare collecting moths in an Auckland park and then plan their own expedition. By the end...
In this activity, students use information from a video of Dr Robert Hoare rearing moths from eggs and caterpillars in the laboratory to write a ‘how...
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