Message from Amanda Malu, Chief Executive

Tēnā tātou katoa,

We have been deeply saddened to hear of the tragic death of Kyle Whorrall, an international student from Waipapa Taumata Rau, the University of Auckland over this Easter weekend.

Kyle moved to New Zealand in 2021 from the United States as an international PhD student studying entomology in the university’s School of Biological Sciences.

He is fondly remembered by family, friends and colleagues as a gentle, kind soul and a dedicated entomologist who was a rising young scientist in his field.

Our thoughts and aroha remain with Kyle’s whānau and friends in the United States and New Zealand, and the wider community at the University of Auckland and Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research at this trying time.

Ngā mihi nui,

Amanda Malu

Chief Executive

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