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14 Dec Geospatial Research Seminar Series (GRISS) – 25 November 2022 – Recorded

Events, Geospatial Research Institute Seminar Series, News | Mary Botting

In the past, there has been a disconnect and little collaboration between the people and organizations doing work on the plant pathogens that cause myrtle rust and kauri dieback. This has stymied progress in the management of these plant pathogens and diseases, to the extent that it is still unclear where they occur and where they do not. In this presentation we will introduce the principles and methodologies of the Mātauranga Māori Framework for surveillance (MMFS) for plant pathogens.

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16 Sep Geospatial Research Seminar Series (GRISS) – 30 Sept 2022

Events, Geospatial Research Institute Seminar Series, News | Mary Botting

Te Kete Kōrero o Ōhinemutu is a Mātauranga Māori map-based tool co-created by the community of Ōhinemutu and the Geospatial Research Institute Toi Hangarau. Ōhinemutu is a village with deep connection to Ngāti Whakaue. Built on the shores of Lake Rotorua, it is famed for its geothermal features and Te Papa-i-Ouru marae. Te Kete Kōrero o Ōhinemutu has been built to hold and share historical narratives of Ōhinemutu as well as current community initiatives. The range of narratives includes traditional, historic, scientific and lived experiences.

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20 May New GRI PhD student – Olivia Willoughby

News | admin@gri 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... READ MORE