Melanie Mark-Shadbolt and Marcus Rongowhitiao-Shadbolt speak at  SERA 2021 Conference – Darwin, Australia (May 2021) In May, TTW was invited to present at this year’s SERA (Society of Ecological Restoration Australasia) conference in Darwin Australia. This conference is one of the first in-person conferences to take place in Australia after COVID, and our first opportunity to…

Bioheritage Adaptive Governance and Policy Biosecurity Instruments Launch On March 31, 2021, TTW CEO Melanie Mark Shadbolt, who is also the Kaihautū Ngātahi for the Bioheritage National Science Challenge, presented at the Wellington launch of Biodiversity Instruments Report.  The Bioheritage National Science Challenge and the Adaptive Governance & Policy Team (S07) commissioned Climate Innovation Lab…

UPCOMING TTW EVENT: JOIN THE KŌRERO ‘THE FUTURE OF SEEDS’ In December 2017, 23 kaitiaki were trained in seed conservation techniques by the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership, Kew UK, the Australian Seed Bank Partnership, and Te Tira Whakamātaki (TTW).  From 2017-2019 TTW purchased and distributed nine seed drum kits valued at around $5,000 each. These, and…

SEED-BANKING DRUM KIT DELIVERED On 5 February 2021, Te Tira Whakamātaki delivered a seed-banking drum kit to Ngā Tirairaka o Ngāti Hine Trust. A seed-banking drum kit is a special and valuable kit that enables whānau to collect, dry and store seeds from local taonga plants using the latest science equipment. The kits are easy to…

Empowering Indigenous Voices: A publication by Marcus-Rongowhitiao Shadbolt (TTW Research Assistant) in partnership with our Kāhui member James (Tahae) Doherty TTW’s newest Research Assistant, Marcus-Rongowhitiao Shadbolt co-authored his second published paper recently entitled ‘Empowering the Indigenous voice in a graphical representation of Aotearoa’s bio-cultural heritage (flora and fauna)‘.  Co-authors included many of the TTW team…

Māori urged to lead on restoration of indigenous scientific names – RNZ article For the full article click here / Main photo: CC 00 Kieran Somerville Support for the restoration of indigenous names to native plants and animals – which were given Latin names by settler European scientists – has been gaining traction, but Māori…