NEWS

New GRI PhD student – Olivia Willoughby

GRI welcomes a new PhD student, Olivia Willoughby Olivia will be working on the topic of Spatial variations in Māori health outcomes, supervised by Prof. Simon Kingham and Dr. Malcolm Campbell and funded by a GeoHealth scholarship from the Ministry of Health, New Zealand.   Olivia...

GEOSPATIAL RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES (GRISS) – 3 May 2019

The collection and analysis of environmental data are critical to us understanding the New Zealand environment of the past, today and to anticipate the future.  Conclusions drawn from environmental observations, analysis and models guide decisions and actions by governments, businesses and individuals. The complexity of the issues we need to understand require the ability to easily discover, access and use environmental data across a broad range of domains. The reality is that although environmental data is abundant, potential users are hampered by an inability to discover, access, and use the information.

GEOSPATIAL RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES (GRISS) – 22 February 2019

In today’s modern society, Ngāi Tahu is adopting geospatial technology as a tool to assist with the protection of Ngāi Tahu history for future generations. Led by the iwi driven Kā Huru Manu (Ngāi Tahu Cultural Mapping Project), Ngāi Tahu Papatipu Rūnanga are using geospatial technology to research and present evidence seeking protection of Ngāi Tahu cultural values through central and local government statutory planning processes, resource consent applications and restoring traditional Māori place names through the New Zealand Geographic Board process.

BES 2018

GRI researcher presents at the 2018 meeting of the British Ecological Society Dr. Audrey Lustig, a postdoctoral researcher in the GRI Toi Hangarau working on spatial modelling of species distribution, presented her paper on regional pest management to the British Ecological Society meeting, held in...

UN-WGIC 2018

The United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress has wrapped up in in Deqing, Zheijang Province, China The GRI Toi Hangarau was represented at the UN-WGIC (19-21 November 2018) by its Director, Prof. Matthew Wilson, who said:   "I feel honoured to have attended the UN-WGIC, along...