2016 Seminars
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 18th Feb | Te Radar | Radar’s Antarcticology |
| 24th March | Andrew Glaser, DOC | Whio in Partnership |
| 21st April | Lorne Roberts, Unitec | Students in the Lost World of Borneo |
| 19th May | Luis Ortiz-Catedral, Massey University | Green bundles of magic: monitoring orange-fronted parakeets on NZ's islands |
| 16th June | Dan Godoy, Massey University | Dinosaurs on our doorstep: marine turtles in NZ |
| 21st July | Megan Friesen, University of Auckland | Seabird senses: the sensory perception and conservation of petrels |
| 18th Aug | Ian Fraser, Auckland Zoo | Beyond the zoo gates - the growth of field conservation at Auckland Zoo |
| 15th Sept | Vanessa Rowe, ZSA Grant recipient | Ensuring tigers stay wild in Sumatra |
| 20th Oct | Kevin & Gill Adshead | Our journey to releasing kiwi at Mataia |
| 17th Nov | Siouxsie Wiles, University of Auckland | Glowing grubs & superbugs:when science & nature collide |
2015 Seminars
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 16th July | Andrew Coers, Auckland Zoo | Something about elephants ... |
| 20th August | South Pacific Animal Welfare, ZSA Grant Recipients | Veterinary Care, Tongan Style... Take 2 |
| 15th October | Riley Eliot, University of Auckland | How including the public in current scientific research has helped the plight of sharks |
| 17th September | Emma Cronin, Glenfern Sanctuary, Great Barrier Island | Taiko Across the Pacific - a remarkable endemic NZ bird |
| 19th November | Joshua Guilbert (University of Auckland), Ben Paris (Auckland Council), Debra Searchfield (Auckland Zoo) | Special Triple Bill: Batty about bats: captive care, monitoring and translocation |
Click on topic title for information poster for each seminar.
Click here to download the 2015 seminar list.
2014 Seminars
Click on topic title for information poster for each seminar.
Click here to download 2014 seminar list.
2013 Seminars
2012 Seminars
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 16th February | Steve Hathaway and Dr Ingrid Visser Marine double bill | Who Eats Sharks for Breakfast? - note later start (7.00pm) and finish (approx. 8.30pm) |
| 21st March | Cath Nichols Zoo keeper, Hamilton Zoo and ZSA Grant recipient | Project Rambo - Sharing Knowledge and Experience in Malaysia |
| 26th April | Dr Robert Hoare Landcare Research | Butterflies and Moths Around Auckland |
| 23rd May | Susan Mills Zoo keeper, Auckland Zoo | Conservation in Sumatra |
| 14th June | Sarah Wells PhD student, Massey University | Tui population dynamics and Genetic Diversity |
| 25th July | Dr Bethany Jackson Resident veterinarian, New Zealand Centre for Conservation Medicine | Naked Kakariki! What is causing feather loss in these vulnerable New Zealand parakeets? |
| 16th August | Dr Karen Stockin Lecturer, Massey University | The New Zealand Common Dolphin Project |
| 5th September | Lauren Booth POSTPONED TO 2013 Zoo keeper, Auckland Zoo and ZSA Grant recipient | East meets West - Cultural exchange between Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park and Auckland Zoo |
| 27th September | Dr David Pattemore The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd | Bats and Rats: the importance of mammals as pollinators in New Zealand forests |
| 24th October | Dr Todd Dennis Lecturer, Auckland University | The spatialisation of animal behaviour: where are we now, and where are we going? |
Click here to download 2012 seminar list.
Seminars and Events in 2010
Seminars and Associated Field Trips
Two of our 2010 seminars had associated field trips:-
- The seminar planned for 18th June on "Animal Behaviour" will have an associated field trip on the Saturday or Sunday of the following weekend
- The seminar planned for 19 November on "Obesity and Marathons: The Annual Cycle of Bar-tailed Godwits" will have an associated visit to the Miranda Shorebird Centre to see the Godwits and other migratory waders on Saturday 21 November.
click on speakers' names for seminar details
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 18th November | Professor Russell Gray University of Auckland | Tool manufacture, culture & cognition: New Caledonian crows as a model system |
| 20th November | Field Trip | (to be confirmed) |
| 21st October | Professor Mike Walker University of Auckland | Animal magnetism: The magnetic sense and its use in long distance navigation by animals |
| 16th September | Maj de Poorta - Ark in the Park Hazel Speed - DoC | A Conservation Medley to celebrate Conservation Week Ark in the Park - Look Mum No Fence Kokako: Recovery in the Hunua Ranges |
| 19th August | Dr Maurice Curtis Senior Lecturer, Auckland University | New brain cells for old brains: what one species tells us about the next |
| 22nd July | Curator of Land Vertebrates Auckland Museum | The land vertebrates collection at Auckland museum – scope, importance and history |
| 17th June | Catherine Nichols Senior Primate Keeper, Hamilton Zoo | Chimp Rescue (working title) PLUS FIELD TRIP |
| 20th June | Catherine Nichols Senior Primate Keeper, Hamilton Zoo | FIELD TRIP: Hamilton Zoo visit - includes exclusive behind the scenes tour. Watch this space for further details. |
| 20th May | Associate Professor Dianne Brunton Massey University | The role of song in the life history strategies of the New Zealand Bellbird |
| 15th April | Steph Behrens Senior Species Manager, NZ Fauna, Zoo and Aquarium Association | Bryde’s Whale and Vessel Collisions in Northern New Zealand |
| 18th March | Dr John Perrott Senior Lecturer, Unitec New Zealand | The Enigma of Range Limitation in New Zealand Kookaburra |
| 18th February | Peter Fraser Conservation Officer Auckland Zoo | Conservation in Zoos -21st Century Style |
Seminars in 2009
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 19th November | Keith Woodley | Obesity and Marathons: The AnnualCycle of Bar-tailed Godwits |
| 15th October | Dr Helen Schofield | A Zoo's Journey - Franklin Zoo and Wildlife Sanctuary |
| 17th September | Jeremy Corfield | Kiwi brains |
| 20th August | Ben Barr & Dylan van Winkel | New Zealand Lizards |
| 16th July | Professor Richard Faull | The Marvels of the Human Brain |
| 18th June | Mark Farnworth | Animal Behaviour |
| 21th May | Dr Lorne Roberts | Enrichment in Zoological Parks |