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January 2024 Newsletter

Newsletter titled 'People Cities Nature' dated April 2025, featuring a headshot of Professor Bruce Clarkson, Programme Leader, a background image of people walking in a green urban park, and a section titled 'Research Lead Message' with text about research progress, publications, and urban biodiversity.

April 2025 Newsletter

Newsletter on people, cities, and nature with images of a speaker at a conference and a group of people on stage, highlighting research on ecological restoration and urban ecology.

SER2023 Special Conference Issue

January 2025 newsletter titled 'People Cities Nature' with research highlights on soil biodiversity, urban restoration, and microbial communities, featuring a photo of Dr. Martin Breed, a man with brown hair, beard, and white shirt.

January 2025 Newsletter

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Newsletter titled 'People Cities Nature' from September 2022 featuring research lead Professor Bruce Clarkson, a photo of a man with glasses wearing a black jacket, and a lush green forest pathway with a wooden footbridge.
A newsletter titled 'People Cities Nature' from December 2022, featuring a green theme with icons of a fingerprint, city skyline, and spiral. It includes a message from Dr. Rachel Nepia, a photo of her smiling in front of a natural setting, and a section with highlights about local environmental events and initiatives. The background shows a park scene with people walking and trees.
Newsletter cover titled "People Cities Nature" with March 2023 date, featuring a research lead message from Professor Yolanda van Heezik. Includes a headshot of the professor, a section about biodiversity, and a photo of a garden backyard with a caption about Natalie Kusab's award-winning backyard. The newsletter highlights local environmental topics and upcoming ecological symposiums.
Newsletter titled "People Cities Nature" for January 2024, featuring a photo of Dr. Rachel Nepia, Research Programme Manager, and two smaller images of community events and a speaker.
Newsletter titled 'People Cities Nature' for June 2023, featuring a research lead message from Professor Stephen Hartley on urban wildlife and predator control, with a photo of him, and a section highlighting biodiversity tools and competitions. The background contains outdoor images of people in a green urban park setting, along with a small inset showing a diagram of a biodiversity design project.
Newsletter cover titled "People Cities Nature" for April 2024. Includes a photo of Dr. Shaun Awatere with a green background, icons representing heritage, city, and nature. Text highlights the research leadership message and discusses Māori environmental knowledge and urban natural resources.

April 2024 Newsletter

Newsletter titled 'People Cities Nature' from July 2025 featuring a green-themed design, a photograph of Dr. Shaun Awatere, and text discussing indigenous urban restoration research, values-based approaches, and community engagement. The top section has icons of a fingerprint, city skyline, and spiral. The bottom section lists research highlights.

July 2025 Newsletter

July 2024 newsletter titled 'People Cities Nature' featuring a research lead message from Professor Yolanda van Heezik, with a photo of her, discussing the NZ Biodiversity Factor Residential tool for assessing biodiversity in urban development, and highlights about a design tool and a poster from the UFRO World Congress.

July 2024 Newsletter

A newsletter titled "People Cities Nature" for September 2023, featuring a research lead message from Dr. Martin Breed about soil biodiversity, alongside a photo of Dr. Breed and a small image of soil and worms.
Newsletter titled 'People Cities Nature', October 2024, featuring a green and white design, a photograph of Professor Stephen Hartley, and a background image of people walking through a city park with greenery.

October 2024 Newsletter

Videos

Rourou is a short film created by Rachel Nepia for the Society for Ecological Restoration 2023 Film Festival in Darwin, Australia. The film was awarded an honourable mention at the festival. Rourou is a film about bringing together tradditional knowledge and western science for restoration outcomes beyond the ecological. It features interviews from members of the People, Cities & Nature team as well as other individuals in the matauranga-led restoration space.

This video captures highlights from a wānanga held in Kirikiriroa Hamilton in September 2022, designed to help people reconnect with both nature and culture. Participants explored local maramataka (seasonal calendars), taonga, and traditional practices unique to Ngāti Wairere and the rohe. The wānanga empowered rangatahi to embrace mātauranga Māori, strengthening their confidence to carry ancestral knowledge forward. Through stories, carving, gully restoration, and shared experiences with kaumātua, kuia, and passionate teachers, the event fostered deeper connections between people, place, and whakapapa. Attendees reflected on what it means to be kaitiaki of te taiao today and how indigenous knowledge can guide better decisions for the future of Kirikiriroa. Join us in this journey of rediscovery—he taonga tuku iho, knowledge to guide us forward.

Check out videos of past workshops and symposia on our Youtube Channel

In the media

1000minds (2022) Ecologists create new tool for scoring biodiversity of private gardens. Published online May 2022. https://www.1000minds.com/about/news/garden-biodiversity

Breed M.  (2022) The Wilderness Myth. ABC Radio Big Ideas: Soil, 14 Apr 2022. https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/the-wilderness-myth/13837440

Breed M. (2022) Drones and DNA tracking: how these high-tech tools are helping nature heal. The Conversation, 28 June 2022. https://theconversation.com/drones-and-dna-tracking-we-show-how-these-high-tech-tools-are-helping-nature-heal-185140