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Myrtaceae Seed Bank Coordinator:
The NZ Indigenous Flora Seed Bank has secured funding for an 18 week Myrtle Rust seed bank coordinator position, starting with immediate effect (within +/- 2… Read more
Posted: 22/05/2017
Trials and tribulations of preserving Olearia adenocarpa
Debra Wotton along with staff at Otari-Wiltons Bush and Canterbury University work to save a critically endangered Canterbury endemic… Read more
Posted: 17/05/2017
Myrtle rust now detected on mainland New Zealand
MPI has moved quickly and initiated a Restricted Place notice to restrict the movement of any plants and people at the site in Kerikeri where myrtle rust was… Read more
Posted: 04/05/2017
The April issue of Trilepidea is now available
Read about myrtle rust on Raoul Is; botanical news from Wairarapa and much more… Read more
Posted: 26/04/2017
Myrtle rust has been found on Kermadec pohutukawa trees on Raoul Island
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and DOC are working together to address a confirmed find of the fungal plant disease (Puccinia psidii)… Read more
Posted: 15/04/2017