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These beautiful flowers have become very destructive ecological invaders

Invasive ice plants are shifting their flowering schedules, helping them outcompete native species and reshape fragile ...

Forest & Bird Celebrates Dr Kelvin Lloyd And His Outstanding Contribution To Flora Conservation

Forest & Bird is proud to announce that Dr Kelvin Lloyd has been awarded the prestigious Loder Cup, one of Aotearoa New ...

Our Changing World: Restoring native plants in our lakes and rivers

But what about those that are out of sight and out of mind - on the bottom of our lakes and slow-moving rivers? There are more than 75 species of native freshwater plants in Aotearoa, but they are ...
JSTOR Daily

Low Richness of Invasive Non-Native Plants in New Zealand Indigenous Forests May Not Reflect Low Impact

Aim: Identifying habitats vulnerable to plant invasions is essential for developing efficient management programmes. We assessed trends in richness and cover of non-native plants in indigenous ...
New Scientist

Exceptionally rare pink grasshopper spotted in New Zealand

The robust grasshopper (Sigaus robustus), native to New Zealand's Mackenzie basin, is usually grey or brown in colour, but a ...

The extraordinary life of botanical artist Fanny Osborne.

Writer and curator Kate Waterhouse has spent the past several years looking into the life of Aotea Great Barrier botanical artist Fanny Osborne. Kate says Fanny is one of New Zealand's forgotten ...