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Aug 2, 202211 min read

Indigenous nuclear waste management

Nuclear Semiotics [dɪˈsɪdjʊəs] ADJECTIVE Nuclear semiotics refers to the study of how to warn people atleast 10,000+ years from now about...

Jul 31, 20222 min read

celebrating world ranger day & earth defenders

More than 200 land and environmental activists are murdered every year. My first experience working with a community whose leader had...

Jul 31, 20221 min read

turutu - the native blueberry

Turutu is also known as New Zealand blueberry, however it is not so palatable as the Turtle Island blueberry! It is a very attractive...

Jul 31, 20222 min read

puarangi - the native hibiscus

Hibiscus diversifolius, the native (swamp or prickly) hibiscus, Puarangi, our native hibiscus is a part of the mallow family. It is...

Jul 28, 20222 min read

karo -the mosquito repellant

Karo is an evergreen shrub growing to 5m by 3m (16ft by 9ft). Like pōhutukawa, a fellow coastal tree of the north, Karo has leathery...

Jul 28, 20221 min read

ti kouka - THE CABBAGE TREE

On our papakainga, whānau are allocated an area where they would be able to harvest the resources available from the lakes, rivers,...

Jul 28, 20221 min read

biocultural indicator monitoring

The concept of utilizing environmental indicators to assess environmental health has been around since the early 1990s, and the use of...

Jul 28, 20221 min read

whiro - the new moon of hereturikoka

Today's new moon is a great time for reviewing our dreaming for the new year ahead. Winter has been cold and wet but the days are...

Jul 27, 20221 min read

karamu - the first planted by tane

Coprosma robusta, commonly known as Karamu, is a small tree or large shrub species in the Rubiaceae family. Here are just some of its...