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Meet the fungi experts tracking down undiscovered species in Aotearoa

April 23, 2021

Most fungi species in New Zealand haven't even been discovered yet. (Source: Other)

In New Zealand there is a tiny but dedicated group of people determined to find our nation's “underdog organism” - fungi.

There are an estimated 26,000 species of fungi in the country, but only a third of them have been found.

For one week a year, mycologists with the Fungal Network of New Zealand meet to try and make heads of it all. This year, they met in the cold, dark forests of Stewart Island.

The lifeform gives us antibiotics, food and keeps the planet going.

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