By Paul Callister and Sahra Kress , August 2021 Over recent years Ngā Uruora has been trying to support lizard … Continue reading Lizard fertility and reproduction

Paul Callister September 2020 We are proud of the work Ngā Uruora has carried out on the Paekākāriki-Pukerua Bay escarpment … Continue reading Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

By Paul Callister October 2019 Our remote trap sensing project started with a typical New Zealand style chance meeting. My … Continue reading Our Remote Sensing Trial

Paul Callister, November 2018 If walking the Paekākāriki-Pukerua Bay escarpment track, when you stop and rest on the seat on … Continue reading Geoff Park, Tony Whitaker and Fred Allen: A personal note

Some thoughts from Jean Fleming What is gene editing? Gene editing uses bacterial enzymes (the CRISPR-Cas9 system) that are used … Continue reading Gene editing for pest control

By Paul Callister, August 2017 One of the aims of Ngā Uruora is to increase biodiversity on the escarpment. Usually … Continue reading Increasing biodiversity on the escarpment

July 2017 By Paul Callister Introduction Around the world, there are many examples of quarry and mine restoration. Open cast … Continue reading Restoring the Paekākāriki-Pukerua Bay escarpment quarry site

Lizards on the escarpment – May 2017 Written by Paul Callister ‘The more surveys I do, the more I realise … Continue reading Lizards on the escarpment – May 2017