We’re delighted to introduce you to Nicole! She recently joined our team as our new pXRF technician. She is also doing a PhD in Environmental Science looking at tara iti, Aotearoa’s most endangered bird species. She’s an outdoorsy sort, and is particularly...
In 2024 we’ve been working up a new project based on a pilot we ran in 2022 – this year we introduced the fully-fledged Harvestsafe Aotearoa! This 1-year project has been working alongside 50 māra kai and community gardens in Aotearoa to get a sense of...
Been wondering what belongs in your compost and what doesn’t? Nargiss and colleagues tested typical ‘disposable’ items that you might have questions about – from pizza boxes to compostable cups to fibre trays. Read more in the link below and...
A very warm welcome to our two new Soilsafers here in the School of Environment! Debbie is our new website guru, keeping it (and you!) up to date on our community science and soil research and engagement. Nargiss starts with us this month on our participant...
A hearty CONGRATULATIONS to Teo Eugenio who, this month, handed in his Masters thesis in Environmental Management that evaluated Soilsafe Aotearoa’s community science impact! You might have taken part in Teo’s online survey that asked about how you found...
This week we bid a fond farewell to Simon, who has been the ‘voice’ behind the Soilsafe emails you receive when you take part in our soil metal screening programme. Simon has been working with Soilsafe since 2022, through some tumultuous COVID times, and...
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