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New myrtle rust education app empowers rangatahi to embrace science
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Scion has launched a new interactive learning app designed to empower rangatahi (young people) and communities with knowledge about myrtle rust.
Community partnership inspiring a new green generation
Monday, July 1, 2024
Every Thursday, the classrooms at Kaharoa School are empty as pupils dive hands-first into a different kind of lesson – one that's rooted in the earth itself.
Facial eczema research and economic modelling holds promise for New Zealand’s agriculture sector
Monday, June 10, 2024
Scion is contributing its expertise in economic modelling to an ambitious and collaborative programme led by Beef + Lamb New Zealand aimed at eliminating the impact of facial eczema on New Zealand’s pastoral sector.
Seed saving gardener helping locals reclaim food security
Monday, June 3, 2024
The Eastern Field is on a mission to promote and support food security and seed sovereignty.
Work to protect New Zealand’s forests recognised
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Spanning four decades and featuring domestic and internationally significant work, Dr Brian Richardson’s career was acknowledged at the NZ Biosecurity Awards in April when he was presented with the Minister’s Biosecurity Award.
'Practical and pragmatic': Doug Gaunt retires after 29-year stint at Scion
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Doug Gaunt’s impact is seen on everything from building systems to wood grading and Scion’s own Te Whare Nui o Tuteata building.
Whakarewarewa: The Living Māori Village
Monday, April 29, 2024
Whakarewarewa is the legacy and home of the Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao people, who have been sharing their unique way of life with visitors from all around the world for over two hundred years.