Our People

University of Waikato; Programme Research Leader

Manaaki Whenua; Matauranga Programme Lead; Whanake rākau, whakatipu mātauranga, poipoia te tangata

University of Otago; Research Lead: Residential Design for Biodiversity

Victoria University of Wellington; Research Lead: Retain and Restore Urban Wildlife

Flinders University; Research Lead: Restoring Health Promoting Soil Biodiversity

University of Waikato; Programme Manager

Zealandia, Residential Design for Biodiversity

Victoria University of Wellington; Residential Design for Biodiversity

Auckland University of Technology; Residential Design for Biodiversity

Victoria University of Wellington; Retain & Restore Urban Wildlife

Zealandia Ecosanctuary; Retain and Restore Urban Wildlife

Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research; Retain & Restore Urban Wildlife

Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research; Retain & Restore Urban Wildlife

Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research; Retain & Restore Urban Wildlife

Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research; Retain and Restore Urban Wildlife

Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research; Retain and Restore Urban Wildlife

University of Waikato; Restoring Health-Promoting Soil Biodiversity

University of Waikato; Restoring Health-Promoting Soil Biodiversity

University of Waikato; Restoring Health-Promoting Soil Biodiversity

Flinders University; Restoring Health-Promoting Soil Biodiversity

University of Waikato; Health-Promoting Soil Biodiversity

WTG Consulting; Whanake rākau, whakatipu mātauranga, poipoia te tangata

University of Waikato; Whanake rākau, whakatipu mātauranga, poipoia te tangata

Taranaki Mounga; Whanake rākau, whakatipu mātauranga, poipoia te tangata

Manaaki Whenua; Whanake rākau, whakatipu mātauranga, poipoia te tangata

PhD, Science, University of Waikato

Soil microbial community assembly in urban restored forests

PhD, Science, Victoria University of Wellington

Mice and cats responses to urban predator control strategies in Wellington

PhD, Science, Flinders

Soil microbiomes and ecosystem integrity in fragmented habitats

PhD, Science, Victoria University of Wellington

Are mitigation translocations achieving positive outcomes?

PhD, Science, University of Waikato

Tree ferns in urban ecosystems

PhD, Science, Otago

Biodiverse residential spaces in a densifying city

Masters, Science, University of Otago

Impact of selected predato control on invasive mammalian predators in an urban environment

Masters, Science, Victoria University of Wellington

Impact of Predator Free Wellington on tree wētā (Hemideina crassidens).

Masters, Science, Victoria University of Wellington

The urban ecology of hedgehogs.

Masters, Science, University of Waikato (2024)

How energetic constraints shape plant and soil invertebrate communities

Masters, Science, Vicotria University of Wellington (2024)

Detection techniques and habitat suitability for New Zealand lizards during urban development.

Masters, Science, Victoria University of Wellington (2024)

Assessing the combined effects of predator control and habitat enhancement on endemic lizard persistence in a New Zealand urban landscape.

Masters, Planning, University of Otago (2024)

Socio-Ecological ‘in-between’ spaces in medium density residential developments in Aotearoa.

Masters, Planning, University of Otago (2024)

Ecological connectivity in the densifying city - Strategies for enhancement

Masters, Architecture, AUT (2024)

The Reconnected: Medium-density housing designed to conserve and regenerate native biodiversity in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.

Masters, Architecture, VIctoria University of Wellington (2024)

BiodiverCity: the integration of biodiversity with medium-density housing.

Masters, Science, Victoria University of Wellington (2024)

An integrated analysis of the utility of Citizen Science for understanding trends in species distribution and abundance: The Great Kererū Count as a case study.

Masters, Science, Victoria University of Wellington (2024)

Observation of fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa) nesting success in response to Predator Free Wellington.

Masters, Planning, University of Otago (2023)

Planning for a Biophilic City: The Case of the Wellington Region.

Masters, Planning, University of Otago (2023)

Biodiversity in suburbia: exploring strategies for retrofitting biodiversity in residential space across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Masters, Planning, University of Otago (2023)

Housing vs Biodiversity: Can medium density housing help enhance Aotearoa New Zealand’s urban biodiversity

Masters, Science, UOW (2022)

Prioritising ecological restoration sites and strategies in Hamilton City, New Zealand.

Masters, Science, Victoria University of Wellington (2021)

Evaluating mitigation translocations for better biodiversity outcomes.