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  • Two iconic New Zeland apple varieties mark 40 years

    19 November 2025
    This spring marks 40 years since the beginning of two of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most successful apples – JAZZ™ and ENVY™ .
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    Two iconic New Zealand apple varieties mark 40 years
  • Connect newsletter - Nov 25

    November Connect out now

    18 November 2025
    The November issue of Connect is out now, featuring the Bioeconomy Science Institute's latest forestry news.
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    November Connect out now
  • Braided river

    New Zealand sites chosen for global forest research

    17 November 2025
    New Zealand sites will be used as part of an upcoming European Space Agency (ESA) mission to better understand the role forests play in the carbon and water cycle.
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    New Zealand sites chosen for global forest research
  • Wildfire on NZ hills

    Planning for wildfire risk at rural-urban interface

    13 November 2025
    Two of New Zealand's new public research organisations have collaborated on a recent article aimed at better understanding climate change and wildfire risk.
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    Planning for wildfire risk at rural-urban interface
  • Rosie Sargent

    Scientist profile: Rosie Sargent

    12 November 2025
    Rosie Sargent loves wood. It’s an incredible complex material, she says, that performs well and shouldn’t be underestimated.
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    Scientist profile: Rosie Sargent
  • Ka mua, ka muri: reverse engineering the tikanga, mātauranga, and historical context of Māori rock art

    10 November 2025
    We are proud to announce that a major interdisciplinary project has won a Marsden Fund Council Award.
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    Ka mua, ka muri: reverse engineering the tikanga, mātauranga, and historical context of Māori rock art
  • Breeding next-generation peas

    7 November 2025
    Building on nearly a century of pea breeding expertise, the Bioeconomy Science Institute is developing the next generation of pea cultivars to support the future of one of NZ’s most valuable vegetable export industries.
    • Innovation story
    Breeding next-generation peas
  • New funding to support healthy bioeconomy

    5 November 2025
    The Bioeconomy Science Institute is excited to receive more than $6 million of funding to start five new research projects.
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    New funding to support healthy bioeconomy

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Upcoming events

  • Conference: Synthetic Biology Australasia

    Synthetic Biology Australasia

    19-21 November 2025
    Stay on top of the ever-changing research landscape of synthetic biology in and around Australasia
    • Conference
    Synthetic Biology Australasia
  • Ngā Kōrero Rangatira 2025 - National Māori Forestry Summit

    Ngā Kōrero Rangatira 2025/National Māori Forestry Summit

    20-21 November 2025
    Features a celebration of the launch of He Rautaki Ngahere Māori 2040 (the National Māori Forestry Strategy).
    • Summit
    Ngā Kōrero Rangatira 2025/National Māori Forestry Summit
  • XVII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds

    XVII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds

    18-24 March 2026
    Bringing together weed biocontrol scientists from across the world to exchange ideas, innovations, and developments.
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    XVII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds
  • Environmental forestry

    Environmental Forestry 2026

    23-24 March 2026
    Bringing together environmental, operations, technical and management representatives from the forest industry, and local and central government to both ensure compliance and create policy.
    • Conference
    Environmental Forestry 2026

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