https://wellington.gen.nz/nga-uruora-kapiti-project Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project newsitems https://kapitibush.org.nz/2021/08/31/lizard-fertility-and-reproduction/ By Paul Callister and Sahra Kress , August 2021 Newborn Wellington Green gecko at Ngā Manu, 2021. conservation kapiti places porirua wcnhosted Tue, 31 Aug 2021 11:15:11 GMT https://kapitibush.org.nz/2021/08/31/lizard-fertility-and-reproduction/ Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project 2021-08-31T11:15:11Z https://kapitibush.org.nz/2020/09/25/standing-on-the-shoulders-of-giants/ Paul Callister September 2020 We are proud of the work Ngā Uruora has carried out on the Paekākāriki-Pukerua Bay escarpment and surrounding areas. pukerua-bay places conservation kapiti porirua wcnhosted Fri, 25 Sep 2020 10:02:21 GMT https://kapitibush.org.nz/2020/09/25/standing-on-the-shoulders-of-giants/ Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project 2020-09-25T10:02:21Z -41.0362228 174.8888625 Pukerua Bay, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, New Zealand https://kapitibush.org.nz/2019/10/03/our-remote-sensing-trial/ By Paul CallisterOctober 2019 Our remote trap sensing project started with a typical New Zealand style chance meeting. art conservation kapiti places porirua wcnhosted Thu, 03 Oct 2019 11:05:18 GMT https://kapitibush.org.nz/2019/10/03/our-remote-sensing-trial/ Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project 2019-10-03T11:05:18Z https://kapitibush.org.nz/2018/11/21/geoff-park-tony-whitaker-and-fred-allen-a-personal-note/ Paul Callister, November 2018 If walking the Paekākāriki-Pukerua Bay escarpment track, when you stop and rest on the seat on the southern edge of the ‘Eco-site’ forest you will see a memorial plaque to the noted New Zealand ecologist Geoff Park (1946-2009). conservation kapiti places porirua wcnhosted Wed, 21 Nov 2018 04:20:07 GMT https://kapitibush.org.nz/2018/11/21/geoff-park-tony-whitaker-and-fred-allen-a-personal-note/ Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project 2018-11-21T04:20:07Z https://kapitibush.org.nz/2017/11/20/gene-editing-for-pest-control/ Some thoughts from Jean Fleming What is gene editing? Gene editing uses bacterial enzymes (the CRISPR-Cas9 system) that are used in nature to chop up the DNA of invading viruses and thus protect the bacterium from infection. conservation kapiti places porirua wcnhosted Mon, 20 Nov 2017 10:54:37 GMT https://kapitibush.org.nz/2017/11/20/gene-editing-for-pest-control/ Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project 2017-11-20T10:54:37Z https://kapitibush.org.nz/2017/08/22/increasing-biodiversity-on-the-escarpment/ By Paul Callister, August 2017 One of the aims of Ngā Uruora is to increase biodiversity on the escarpment. conservation kapiti places porirua wcnhosted Tue, 22 Aug 2017 10:02:46 GMT https://kapitibush.org.nz/2017/08/22/increasing-biodiversity-on-the-escarpment/ Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project 2017-08-22T10:02:46Z https://kapitibush.org.nz/2017/07/13/restoring-the-paekakariki-pukerua-bay-escarpment-quarry-site/ July 2017 By Paul Callister Introduction Around the world, there are many examples of quarry and mine restoration. conservation kapiti places porirua wcnhosted Thu, 13 Jul 2017 07:14:53 GMT https://kapitibush.org.nz/2017/07/13/restoring-the-paekakariki-pukerua-bay-escarpment-quarry-site/ Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project 2017-07-13T07:14:53Z https://kapitibush.org.nz/2017/05/15/lizards-on-the-escarpment-may-2017/ Lizards on the escarpment – May 2017 Written by Paul Callister ‘The more surveys I do, the more I realise we’re looking at the wreckage of populations’, Trent Bell, Ecogecko, 2017 Twenty years ago, when Ngā Uruora began, lizards were not high on our agenda. conservation kapiti places porirua wcnhosted Mon, 15 May 2017 10:28:02 GMT https://kapitibush.org.nz/2017/05/15/lizards-on-the-escarpment-may-2017/ Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project 2017-05-15T10:28:02Z https://kapitibush.org.nz/2016/07/09/biodiversity-kapiti-check-out-what-the-trapping-team-has-been-doing/ A critical part of the Ministry for the Environment funded biodiversity project is pest control on the coastal escarpment, Whareroa Farm and Queen Elizabeth Park.  To see what the results and the technology we are using check out the  report Nga Uruora Trappers newsletter kapiti art places conservation porirua wcnhosted Sat, 09 Jul 2016 06:07:06 GMT https://kapitibush.org.nz/2016/07/09/biodiversity-kapiti-check-out-what-the-trapping-team-has-been-doing/ Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project 2016-07-09T06:07:06Z https://kapitibush.org.nz/2016/03/06/biodiversity-project-needs-volunteers/ Volunteers needed for replanting rare dune plants and planting to provide shade for the streams When:  9.30 – 11.30am Tuesdays from 8 March Where:  Queen Elizabeth Park Nursery More info here  Volunteers for plant group conservation kapiti places porirua wcnhosted Sun, 06 Mar 2016 05:35:33 GMT https://kapitibush.org.nz/2016/03/06/biodiversity-project-needs-volunteers/ Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project 2016-03-06T05:35:33Z https://kapitibush.org.nz/2016/02/07/kapiti-biodiversity-project-newsletter/ Thanks to Glenda and the team the first newsletter is now available here and you can also read more about the project on the Naturespace page here kapiti places conservation porirua wcnhosted Sun, 07 Feb 2016 19:11:30 GMT https://kapitibush.org.nz/2016/02/07/kapiti-biodiversity-project-newsletter/ Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project 2016-02-07T19:11:30Z https://kapitibush.org.nz/2015/12/28/drones-on-the-escarpment/ Recently we had an experimental drone flyover of part of the escarpment. art conservation kapiti places porirua wcnhosted Mon, 28 Dec 2015 22:50:09 GMT https://kapitibush.org.nz/2015/12/28/drones-on-the-escarpment/ Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project 2015-12-28T22:50:09Z