Affiliations

There are a number of agencies with which the School of Environment has professional linkages. These relationships are built upon collaborative research projects and a flow of personnel and expertise. In addition to those listed below, a large number of research projects at any given time will also involve associations with a variety of external organisations.

The Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) which is chaired by Professor Mick Clout is based in the School at the Tāmaki Campus. The ISSG, which is part of The World Conservation Union (IUCN) aims to reduce threats to natural ecosystems and the native species they contain by increasing awareness of invasions and ways to prevent, control or eradicate them.

The group has six fulltime and one part time staff.

For further information please contact:

Carola Warner
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 85210
Email: issg@auckland.ac.nz

The New Zealand Geographical Society (NZGS) is the professional society concerned with promoting Geography in New Zealand. It publishes two journals, the New Zealand Geographer and the New Zealand Journal of Geography together with occasional and special publications. The NZGS also maintains an active Geography Resource Centre preparing material for schools.

In September 2003, Professor Richard le Heron from the School was made an honorary life member of the NZGS for his continued service to The Society and to New Zealand’s wider geography community.

NZGS organises a biennial geography conference, the proceedings of which are also published. In July 2003, The School hosted the NZGS conference, ‘Windows on a Changing World’.

The NZGS Auckland Branch also runs a series of seminars in the School of Environment usually on Thursday evenings, and hosts an annual lecture. Watch out for the popular careers workshop for Geography students in Semester Two.

For further information and membership details please contact:

Auckland Branch Secretary
Jay Gao
Room 681
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 85184
Email: jg.gao@auckland.ac.nz

This organisation promotes links between the New Zealand Geographical Society and Geography departments in universities and schools. The School of Environment has a staff member who sits on the AGTA Board.

The Geological Society of New Zealand Incorporated is the national professional body of geologists, which mainly includes practicing professionals, recent graduates and postgraduate students.

The national organisation has a local Auckland branch, the contact details for this branch are listed below.

Jan Lindsay
Email: j.lindsay@auckland.ac.nz

Dan Hikuroa
Email: d.hikuroa@auckland.ac.nz

The society produces three newsletters per year and runs an annual scientific conference, rotating to different locations around New Zealand. In addition, the Auckland branch puts out three local newsletters per year and advises members of lectures by email. Membership is NZ$30 per year for students and NZ$70 per year for ordinary members (payment to be made before 31st July).

For more information please visit the Geological Society of New Zealand website.

The New Zealand Geotechnical Society is a technical group of the Institution of Professional Engineers, it holds meetings at frequent intervals in the evenings, in the School of Engineering. These are of interest to a wide audience including engineers, geologists, environmental scientists, planners, contractors and more. Geology graduates are most welcome, and several have joined the society in recent years. See Warwick Prebble for further information.

For the websites of our other affiliations, see below.

• Centre for Invasive Species Research
• Landcare Research – Manaaki Whenua
• Land Information New Zealand (LINZ)
• National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
• Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy