Weeds
Philip Hulme: 'NZ is one of the weediest places on earth'
Introduced plant species are already taking over the New Zealand landscape, and ornamental garden plants could 'jump the fence' and get out of control too, says bioprotection specialist Philip Hulme.
…What's My Weed?
Weeds are clearly flourishing in New Zealand gardens judging by the interest on RNZ Nights.Colin Meurk is back by popular demand to identify your weeds and to talk about Nights' NatureWatchNZ project.
…Edible flower trade coming up roses
Tamsin Wilson's carefully picked flowers are airfreighted twice a week to Hong Kong, where chefs and home cooks are snapping them up. Audio, Gallery
Edible flower trade coming up roses
Tamsin Wilson's carefully picked flowers are airfreighted twice a week to Hong Kong, where chefs and home cooks are snapping them up.
AudioPest plants targeted in Abel Tasman
An $80,000 war against weeds is about to begin in Abel Tasman National Park.
Auckland the weediest city in the world
Auckland is now the weediest city in the world thanks to the number of introduced plants becoming invasive. Audio, Gallery
Making Motutapu a Legacy
Motutapu Island in the Hauraki Gulf is pest-free DOC-owned land and home to brown kiwi, saddlebacks and takahe – but the main activity comes from a commercial beef farm. Audio, Gallery
Making Motutapu a Legacy
Motutapu Island in the Hauraki Gulf is pest-free DOC-owned land and home to brown kiwi, saddlebacks and takahe – but the main activity comes from a commercial beef farm.
AudioTake that, Tutsan
Tutsan's days are numbered. Thanks to years of fundraising and work by a team of mainly volunteers, the invasive weed is now on the menu for a moth and a beetle that have been brought to New Zealand… Audio
Take that, Tutsan
Tutsan's days are numbered. Thanks to years of fundraising and work by a team of mainly volunteers, the invasive weed is now on the menu for a moth and a beetle that have been brought to New Zealand…
AudioTake that,Tutsan
Tutsan's days are numbered. Thanks to years of fund-raising and work by a team of mainly volunteers, the invasive weed is now on the menu for a moth and a beetle that have been brought to New Zealand… Audio
Biocontrol - fighting bad weeds
Seed-eating weevils are one of the latest biocontrol agents introduced into New Zealand to control the invasive weed, Darwin's barberry. Audio
Biocontrol - fighting bad weeds
Seed-eating weevils are one of the latest biocontrol agents introduced into New Zealand to control the invasive weed, Darwin's barberry.
AudioA Stream Runs Through it
The Canterbury Waterway Rehabilitation Experiment or CAREX is co-led by Professors Angus McIntosh and Jon Harding from the University of Canterbury's Freshwater Ecology Research Group. CAREX has… Audio, Gallery
A Stream Runs Through it
The Canterbury Waterway Rehabilitation Experiment or CAREX is co-led by Professors Angus McIntosh and Jon Harding from the University of Canterbury's Freshwater Ecology Research Group. CAREX has…
AudioDuane Peltzer: wilding pines
Toby Manhire interviews Duane Peltzer, senior researcher and plant ecologist at Landcare Research, Lincoln who investigates the effects of biological invasions in ecosystems, and is talking about… Audio
Nights Science - Botany
Auckland Botanical Gardens curator Bec Stanley on the chlorophyll-filled bio-mass that photosynthesises around us... jumping the garden fence - weeds Audio
Weed Wars - Lynley Hayes
Landcare Research's chief scientist Lynley Hayes has more stories from the front line of the 'War On Weeds'. Audio
War On Weeds - Lynley Hayes
Landcare research invasive weeds scientist Lynley Hayes explains biocontrol of pest weed species. Audio
Barberry Seed Weevil - Lynley Hayes
Lynley Hayes from Landcare Research is in the front line of the "War On Weeds". She is leading research into the biological control of barberry in Southland. Audio
