Melanie Mark-Shadbolt, Waitangi Wood & James AtariaMelanie Mark-Shadbolt, Waitangi Wood & James Ataria

Melanie Mark-Shadbolt and James Ataria are members of Te Tira Whakamātaki, the Māori Biosecurity Network – a network of Māori scientists (plant pathologists, soil chemists, biosecurity officers, indigenous sociologists), policy makers, politicians, kaitiaki, iwi leaders and whānau who are dedicated to ensuring Māori have a voice and are able to participate in New Zealand's biosecurity.

Why aren’t people listening? Māori scientists on why rāhui are important

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Why are people ignoring the rāhui on the Waitakere Ranges? Māori researchers Melanie Mark-Shadbolt and Dr James Ataria spoke to a number of kaumatua and kaitiaki around the North Island to discuss what can be done to protect our taonga. In a desperate effort to stop the spread of kauri dieback in their forests, local … Read more