AGM: The 2022 AGM of the Manawatū Branch of the Royal Society Te Apārangi will be held on 15 November at 6.30 pm, in advance of the November lecture which will be given by Dr Trisia Farrelly on her work on plastics and waste minimisation. (Although we held the deferred 2021 AGM earlier in 2022, we still need to hold a 2022 AGM.)

Please do consider standing for the Branch Council, and for one of the elected roles of president, treasurer, or secretary. The roles of president and secretary are currently vacant, and for the health and continuity of the branch it is vital they are filled at this AGM.  If you wish to stand for one of these positions, or for the committee, please email Margaret Tennant: matennant@xtra.co.nz. You can also be nominated on the night.

Lecture: The Politics of Plastic Pollution Associate Prof Trisia Farrelly. Associate Professor Farrelly is an environmental anthropologist who researches plastic pollution and its relationships with climate change, human health and rights, and biodiversity loss. Her most recent work focusses on plastic pollution as waste colonialism, and includes Plastic Legacies: Pollution, Persistence and Politics (2021), to which she contributed as co-editor and author. Trisia will talk about her involvement in the United Nations Environment Assembly since 2017 and the resolution for a global plastics treaty. She will also discuss her role as technical advisor for Pacific Island countries and New Zealand’s potential role in negotiating a comprehensive and effective treaty.   

Big Cats and Other Beasts: the use of assisted reproductive technologies for the conservation of endangered carnivores

Dr Chris Andrews

Lecture 7.30 pm Palmerston North Central Library, George Street,

Chris is a Lecturer in Animal Genetics and Breeding in the Animal Science Group at Massey University. His expertise and research interests are in the fields of animal reproductive physiology, stress physiology and the effects of stress on the reproductive performance of animals, and the use assisted reproductive technologies in a conservation setting. Chris has a particular passion for enhancing the conservation value of captive carnivore populations through the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART). This presentation will discuss the value, current challenges, and future directions of ART for both the conservation of endangered carnivores. An emphasis will be placed on endangered felids (cat species), as this is where the majority of Chris’s research has focused to date. 

ADVANCE NOTICE: 2022 AGM

The 2022 AGM of the Manawatū Branch of the Royal Society Te Apārangi will be held on 15 November at 6.30 pm, in advance of the November lecture which will be given by Dr Trisia Farrelly on her work on plastics and waste minimisation. (Although we held the deferred 2021 AGM earlier in 2022, we still need to hold a 2022 AGM.)

Please do consider standing for the Branch Council, and for one of the elected roles of president, treasurer, or secretary. The roles of president and secretary are currently vacant, and for the health and continuity of the branch it is vital they are filled at this AGM.  If you wish to stand for one of these positions, or for the committee, please email Margaret Tennant: matennant@xtra.co.nz. You can also be nominated on the night.