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Tuesday, 13 July 2021, 11:23 am
The Hamilton Kirikiriroa Medal, one of the city’s
highest accolades, was awarded to University of Waikato
ecologist Professor
Bruce Clarkson yesterday at Claudelands Events
Centre.
Since 2016, Professor Clarkson has led a
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
funded research programme, People, Cities
and Nature, which focuses on restoring indigenous nature
in urban environments.
“Bruce is a huge treasure
to council - and a taonga for our city - because we can rely
on him for all the years of work he has done and the
expertise he has,” says Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate,
who presented the medal. ....

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