"I think all New Zealanders pride ourselves on being clean and green, but we are increasingly asking what we need to do to protect that…"
When winning support from local authorities, these days it's the numbers that talk. And as a scientist with Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research based at Lincoln near Christchurch, Dr James Ataria has been using them eloquently for some time in collaborative research projects helping local communities protect culturally significant environments.