Latest Publications
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Leading Botanist opens Professorial Address series
Friends, colleagues and family gathered at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae on Thursday to attend Prof. Peter de Lange’s reflection on a distinguished 42-year career in botany, biosystematics, and conservation. Prof. de Lange’s Professorial Address was the first in a…
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Can dogs count?
Everyone knows that dogs are ‘man’s best friend’. Dogs are members of the family and guardians spend a lot of time, energy and money on attending to their dog’s needs. We also know that our dogs can sniff out…
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Rediscovery of Pyrenula moniliformis (C.Knight) Müll.Arg., Pyrenulaceae
Pyrenula moniliformis was originally described as a species Verrucaria (V. moniliformis Knight) by Charles Knight (c. 1808 – 3 September 1891) who was a Aotearoa | New Zealand based doctor, public servant and lichenologist. Knight was one of the…
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Puna Kōrero – Decolonial Design and Indigenous Placemaking in the Wairaka Precinct
The current and former campus areas of Unitec Institute of Technology are undergoing massive change because of the Carrington Residential Development, an urban intensification project that will eventually account for thousands of new residents and visitors here. Puna (pools,…
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Perspectives in Biodiversity, a new Unitec ePress journal to showcase Aotearoa New Zealand natural history
Guest post by Dr Peter de Lange For many decades, the main tertiary institutions of Aotearoa New Zealand published a range of peer-reviewed natural history journals administered by various schools and departments. For example, the University of Auckland had…