Cultural Journeys Part One: Whakapapa 101
This post is the first of a small series exploring the cultural terrains of Aotearoa both from a personal and academic perspective.
Category Archives: Indigenous culture(s)
Community-led conservation hubs: A review of the last 4 years (Part 1 of 3)
Our conservation landscape has undergone some radical changes and community-led conservation hubs are thriving. I first blogged about hubs in 2020, describing what they are, how they operate and what […]
Keynote: Exploring #CitSciNZ at #oecsk2019
This blog is an adaptation of a keynote delivered at Austrian Citizen Science Network Conference #oecsk2019. The aim of my talk was to create a context for citizen science initiatives […]
5th Austrian #CitizenScience Conference – #CitSciNZ, Biodiversity monitoring & Co-design
It’s not easy to categorise cit sci given the multi-disciplinary nature of many projects/programmes and the consequent diversity of outcomes sought. Out of sheer curiosity, however, I decided I would. […]
Synthesizing #ECSA2018 – Growing communities of #citizenscience practice, Geneva June 3-5
The 2nd European Citizen Science Assn conference again brought together an eclectic mix of around 350 researchers, project/programme coordinators (and wannabes) from across the continent and beyond (UK, USA, Sth […]
Mana Island, Wellington: #community #restoration and #partnerships
A few months ago, I took the opportunity while heading down to a conference in Wellington to squeeze in a field trip to the Mana Island Scientific Reserve. The weather […]
#CitSci2017 …rough notes and various reflections on #citizenscience
It’s always interesting attending large international events when you come from a small country that on Eurocentric maps, appears perilously close to the edge of the earth. With around 500 […]
Integrating #citizenscience with #marine and #freshwater #conservationaction and #education
Participating in the annual 3-day Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust wananga at Omaha Marae was pure joy. The location was perfect: Goat Island, New Zealand’s first and much-visited marine reserve […]
Great Mercury /Ahuahu: #pestfree island #sanctuary for flora, fauna & rockstars!
Making Great Mercury Island pest free began with a casual discussion between Pete Corson (DOC) and Michael Fay (Island co-owner), in the back of a ute in 2009. With […]
#SCANZ2016 Illustration/investigation: revealing the #art-sci nexus through line & light
For the recent Science Communicators Assn of NZ conference (Dunedin, Nov 14-16), I decided to challenge myself and present on art and science rather than my more accustomed themes of […]
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