The 15th Sanctuaries of NZ (SONZ) community of practice was the largest gathering yet! The aim of bringing together community trusts, land/wildlife managers, iwi and scientists was to provide insights […]
On July 17, an informal meeting was set up in the nation’s capital, Wellington, to progress citizen science in New Zealand. The starting point was a series of recommendations brought […]
April was a very busy month for citizen science in New Zealand. The #CitSciNZ2018 Symposium and Workshops took place in and around the capital city providing a wide range of […]
With the Citizen Science Symposium at Te Papa only 2 (short) weeks away, now is a good time to profile the presenters. The line-up is diverse – from volunteers to […]
For the final Auckland working group meeting, my NZ Landcare Trust colleague (Alastair Cole) and I teamed up with Auckland Council (AC) to trial a draft version of the Biodiversity […]
Being a predator-free neighbourhood ambassador wasn’t something Kelvin Hastie set out to be. It’s just that he had the vision to rid his neighbourhood of pests after seeing a weasel […]
Another year wraps around at Rotopiko (Lake Serpentine), an iconic peat lake complex set in farmland between Hamilton and Te Awamutu. The site is earmarked for a National Wetland Centre, […]
Last October, my NZ Landcare Trust colleagues (Alastair Cole and Craig Simpson) and I set up a meeting in Dunedin to bring together people interested in citizen science and those […]
No matter that we live in an era where there are more ways to communicate than ever before, nothing beats getting diverse folk in the same room to share knowledge […]
