Graham Nugent

Ngāti Tūwharetoa

1953 -

1953. Graham Nugent was born in Wairoa, Hawkes Bay and was educated at Opoutama Primary and Gisborne Boys’ High School. He continued his studies at the University of Canterbury and graduated with a B.Sc in Zoology and Chemistry in 1975 and an M.Sc in Zoology from the University of Auckland in 1981. From 1974 to 1979, he worked as a shepherd and sole-charge farm manager on several sheep and cattle hill country farms on the East Coast of New Zealand. He also worked for the New Zealand Forest Service in pest destruction and was a self-employed commercial deer hunter. From 1981-1992, he was an ecological researcher in the Forest Animal Ecology section of the Forest Research Institute; during that time he completed a comprehensive seven-year investigation of the recreational hunting of fallow deer and their impact in the Blue Mountains of Otago. Nugent has published nine papers from this research. Nugent also completed the only national survey of hunting in New Zealand; his research revealed the role of recreational hunters in regulating deer numbers. He conducted a series of major reviews for the Department of Conservation including an examination of management options concerning white-tailed deer on Stewart Island. From 1992 to the present, Nugent has worked for Landcare Research as a Research Team Leader for the Ecological Impacts Team and Weeds and Pests Group (1992-1996). From 1996-1998 he worked as Research Team and Programme Leader for the Pest Impacts and Management Team, Weeds and Pest Group. In 1991 Nugent was Treasurer of the New Zealand Ecological Society, and was council member of the Australasian Wildlife Management Society from He has memberships on the New Zealand Deerstalkers’ Association, Royal Forest and Bird Society, and of the DOC working party for the development of a national deer plan. Nugent writes scientific papers and management reports. His focus is primarily on the ecology, management and harvesting of introduced mammals such as deer and opossums.

Biographical sources

  • Correspondence and phone conversation with Graham Nugent, 26 May 1993, and 9 Sept. 1998.

    Non-fiction

  • "Possums Vs Deer: Which Is Worse At Waihaha?" He Kōrero Paihama: Possum Research News 4 (1966): 5-6.
  • Co-authored with K. W. Fraser and P. Sweetapple.
  • The 1983 Blue Mountains Animal Survey. Forest Research Institute Progress Report. File 20/7/2. 1982.
  • Blue Mountains Deer Research. Preliminary Results 1982-85. Forest Research Institute Progress Report. File 20/7/2. 1985.
  • The Impact Of Three Hunting Regimes In Eastern Fiordland. Forest Research Institute Project. Record File 20/1/2, 1987.
  • Co-authored with R. Sweetapple.
  • Monitoring the Blue Mountains Recreational Hunting Area. Progress Report. 1987/88. Forest Research Institute Contract Report, 1988.
  • Range Use Patterns Of Fallow Deer In The Blue Mountains. Progress Report 1987/88. Forest Research Institute Contract Report, 1988.
  • Monitoring The Hunting System For Red Deer In The Oxford Recreational Hunting Area. Progress Report 1987/88. Forest Research Institute Contract Report, 1988.
  • Co-authored with R. J. Henderson.
  • "Update Of Surveys Of Tb In Pigs And Deer In Pureora Forest Park." Department of Conservation, Maniapoto District Hunters Newsletter 3 (1994): 2-5. Abr. vers. rpt. in New Zealand Hunting and Wildlife 14.108 ([199?]): 29.
  • Effectiveness Of Foliage Bait Poisoning For Controlling Low-Density Deer Populations. Interim Report. Landcare Research Report, 1995.
  • Co-authored with P. Sweetapple.
  • "Deer and Possum Diets In The Waihaha Catchment, Pureora Conservation Park." Maniapoto District Hunters Newsletter 7 (Oct. 1995-Jan. 1996).
  • Co-authored with P. Sweetapple and K. W. Fraser.
  • Editorial. He Kōrero Paihama. Possum Research News 5 (1997): 3.
  • "Forest Recovery Following Possum Control At Waihaha." Editorial. He Kōrero Paihama. Possum Research News 5 (1997): 8-9.
  • Co-authored with P. Sweetapple, W. Fraser, and C. Pekelharing.
  • "The Effect Of Possum Control On Tb Prevalence In Wild Deer. G. Nugent. Target Taupo 26 (1997): 11-14.

  • Other

  • Deer Management In The Blue Mountains Recreational Hunting Area. Forest Research Institute What’s New In Forest Research. N.p.: New Zealand Forest Service, 1987. Rpt. in New Zealand Wildlife 11 (Autumn [198?]): 15-17.
  • The Effectiveness Of Official And Commercial Deer Hunting In Fiordland. Forest Research Institute Contract Report, 1988.
  • Co-authored with P. Sweetapple.
  • Monitoring The Hunting System For Red Deer In The Oxford Recreational Hunting Area. Forest Research Institute Contract Report, 1989.
  • Co-authored with R. Henderson.
  • Range-Use Patterns Of Fallow Deer In The Blue Mountains Recreational Hunting Area. 1989.
  • Hunting in New Zealand in 1988: Survey Results. Forest Research Institute Contract Report, 1989.
  • An Assessment Of Wild Big-Game Harvests And Their Commercial Utilisation. Forest Research Institute Contract Report, 1989.
  • Licenced And Unlicenced Game-Bird Hunting In 1988. Forest Research Institute Contract Report, 1989.
  • A White-Tailed Deer Poisoning Trial On Stewart Island. Forest Research Institute Contract Report FWE 90/4, 1990.
  • A Review Of Options To Manage White-Tailed Deer Odocoileus Virginianus On Stewart Island. Forest Research Institute Contract Report FWE90/20, 1990.
  • Monitoring the Blue Mountains Recreational Hunting Area. Forest Research Institute Contract Report FWE 90/24, 1990.
  • Monitoring introduced big game on New Zealand’s conservation estate. Forest Research Institute Contract Report FWE 90/58, 1990.
  • Deer Hunting V Conservation: Reaching A Compromise. Forest Research Institute What’s New In Forest Research. N.p.: Ministry of Forestry, 1991.
  • Summary Of 1990 Hunting Returns For The Blue Mountains Recreational Hunting Area. Forest Research Institute Contract Report FWE 91/26, 1991.
  • What Do Rusa Deer Eat? Forest Research Institute Contract Report 92/9. 1992.
  • The conservation role of commercial deer hunting. G. Nugent. Forest Research Institute Contract Report 92/3, 1992. 49p.
  • Recalibration Of The Regression Model Used To Predict Deer Densities In The Blue Mountains Recreational Hunting Area. Conservation Advisory Science Notes No. 35. 1993.
  • Deer Movement Patterns In New Zealand And Their Implications For The Spread Of Bovine Tuberculosis. Landcare Research Contract Report LC9293/119. 1993.
  • Management Issues For The Blue Mountains Recreational Hunting Area. Landcare Research Contract Report, LC9394/30, 1993.
  • Surveys Of Tb Prevalence In Wild Deer And Possums On Timahanga Station, Rangitikai. Landcare Research Contract Report LC9394/58, 1993.
  • Co-authored with G. Mackereth.
  • Bovine Tuberculosis (Tb) Infection In Wild Deer And Pigs In The Kaimanawa and Kaweka Ranges. Landcare Research Contract Report LC9495/32, 1994.
  • Co-authored with F. Proffitt.
  • Ungulate Control In Hawai’i: Research Recommendations. Centre for Wildlife Law, University of New Mexico Contract Report, 1994.
  • Co-authored with P. T. Jenkins and L. Maguire.
  • Managing Commercial Wild Animal Recovery To Maximise Conservation Benefits. Landcare Research Contract Report LC9495/90, 1995.
  • Co-authored with J. P. Parkes.
  • Hunting Administration And Protection Of Conservation Values In The Wapita Area. Landcare Research Contract Report LC9495/92, 1995.
  • Co-authored with J. P. Parkes.
  • Integrating Control Of Mammalian Pests To Protect Conservation Values In New Zealand. Landcare Research Contract Report LC94945/104, 1995.
  • Co-authored with J. P. Parkes.
  • Comparison Of Red Deer And Possum Diets And Impacts In Podocarp-Hardwood Forest, Waihaha Catchment, Pureora Conservation Park. Landcare Research Contract Report LC9495/94, 1995.
  • Co-authored with K. W. Fraser and P. J. Sweetapple.
  • Optimal Buffer Widths For Control Of Possums In The Hauhungaroa Range: 1994 - Initial Population Reductions And Tb Prevalence In Possums, Deer, And Pigs. Landcare Research Contract Report LC9495/119, 1995.
  • Co-authored with K. Fraser and J. D. Coleman.
  • The National Deer Control Plan; Discussion Paper 1. Administration Of Helicopter-Based Commercial Deer Hunting. Landcare Research Contract Report LC9596/62, 1995.
  • Co-authored with J. P. Parkes.
  • Feral Pigs In New Zealand As Conservation Pests And Potential Hosts Of Bovine Tuberculosis. Landcare Research Contract Report LC9596/54. 1996.
  • Co-authored with J. P. Parkes. N. Dawson and P. Caley.
  • Optimal Buffer Widths For Control Of Possums In The Hauhungaroa Range: 1995 - Population Recovery And Tb Prevalence In Possums, Deer, and Pigs. Landcare Research Contract Report LC9596/125, 1996.
  • Co-authored with J. D. Coleman, and K. W. Fraser.
  • Effect Of Possum Control On Tb Prevalence In Wild Deer In The Umukarikari Range, Turangi. Landcare Research Contract Report LC9697/123, 1997.
  • Co-authored with J. D. Coleman.
  • Optimal Buffer Widths For Control Of Possums In The Hauhungaroa Range: 1996 - Population Recovery And Tb Prevalence In Possums, Deer, And Pigs Two Years After Control. Landcare Research Contract Report LC9697/124, 1997.
  • Co-authored with .J. Coleman, and K. W. Fraser.
  • Assessment Of Possum Impacts And Possum Kill In The Matemateaonga Range In 1997. Landcare Research Contract Report LC9798/063, 1997.
  • Co-authored with P. Knightbridge.
  • Prevalence Of Tb In Wild Deer: Summary Of 1995/96 Operational Surveys. Landcare Research Contract Report LC9798/73, 1998.

  • Scientific

  • "Sexing Black-Backed Gulls From External Measurements." Notornis 29 (1982): 37-40.
  • "Deer Diet Estimation By Rumen Or Faecal Analysis: An Evaluation Of Available Techniques." New Zealand Forest Service FRI Bulletin 24 (1983). No further details.
  • "Recreational Hunters’ Views On Fallow Deer Management In The Blue Mountains, Otago." New Zealand Journal of Forestry 32.1 (1987): 32-35.
  • Co-authored with K. Mawhinney.
  • "Changes In The Density And Distribution Of Red Deer And Wapiti In Northern Fiordland." New Zealand Journal of Ecology 10 (1987): 11-21.
  • Co-authored with J. Parkes and K. G. Tustin.
  • "Diet And Food Preferences Of White-Tailed Deer In Northeastern Stewart Island." New Zealand Journal of Ecology 11 (1988): 61-71.
  • Co-authored with C. N. Challies.
  • "Successful Control Of Fallow Deer By Recreational Hunters In The Blue Mountains, Otago." New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 18 (1988): 239-252.
  • "A Future for Recreational Hunting Areas." The Future of New Zealand’s Wild Animals. Ed. A. E. Newton. Seminar 2000 Proceedings. Christchurch, N.Z.: New Zealand Deerstalkers Association, 1989.
  • "Identifying The Sex Of Fallow Deer From Jawbone Measurements." Australian Wildlife Research 16 (1989): 441-447.
  • "The Impact Of Three Deer Hunting Regimes In Northeastern Fiordland." New Zealand Journal of Ecology 12 (1989): 33-46.
  • Co-authored with P. Sweetapple.
  • "Forage Availability And The Diet Of Fallow Deer (Dama Dama) And Forage Availability In The Blue Mountains, Otago." New Zealand Journal of Ecology 13 (1990): 83-95.
  • "Fallow Deer." Handbook of New Zealand Mammals. Ed. C. M .King. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1990. 490-506.
  • Co-authored with M. M. Davidson.
  • "Putting A Value On Hunting In The Oxford RHA." New Zealand Wildlife 12 (Summer 1990): 39-40.
  • Co-authored with R. Henderson.
  • "A Survey: Hunting Firearms In New Zealand." New Zealand Rod and Rifle 12.6 (1991): 25-27.
  • "Age And Sex-Independent Comparisons Of Morphological Measurements." Growth, Development, & Aging (1992): 45-52.
  • Co-authored with C. M. Frampton.
  • "Big-Game, Small-Game And Gamebird Hunting In New Zealand: Hunting Effort, Harvest, And Expenditure In 1988." New Zealand Journal of Zoology 19 (1992): 1-16.
  • "What Do Rusa Deer Eat?" New Zealand Hunting and Wildlife 14 (1993): 11-13.
  • "Pest Or Valued Resource: Conflicts In Game Management." New Zealand Journal of Zoology 20 (1993): 361-366.
  • Co-authored with K. W. Fraser.
  • "Microgeographic And Temporal Variation In Mandible Size Within A New Zealand Fallow Deer (Dama Dama) Population." Journal of Applied Ecology 31 (1994): 253-262.
  • "Home Range Size And Its Development For Fallow Deer In The Blue Mountains, New Zealand." Acta Thierologica 39: (1994)
  • "Effects Of Possums On The Native Flora." Proceedings Of A Workshop On Possums As Conservation Pests. Possum And Bovine Tb NSS Committee, 29-30 November 1994, Christchurch, N.Z. Comp. F. J. O’Donnell. Wellington, N.Z.: Dept. of Conservation, 199). 5-10.
  • "Customary Harvest Of Indigenous Species: A Māori Perspective." New Zealand Journal of Ecology 19 (1995): 83-86.
  • Co-authored with S. D. Wright and H. Parata.
  • "Integration of National Species Control Strategies." Proceedings of the 10th Vertebrate Pest Conference. Hobart, Tasmania. 1995: 14-17. No further details.
  • Co-authored with J. Parkes.
  • "Prevalence Of Bovine Tuberculosis In Wild Deer In The Hauhungaroa Range, North Island, New Zealand." Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Mycobacterium Bovis 1995: 273-275. No further details.
  • Co-authored with I. W. Lugton.
  • "Harvesting Of New Zealand Native Birds By Māori." R. Kirikiri, G. Nugent. Conservation through sustainable use of wildlife. Ed. G. C. Grigg, P. T. Hale and D. Lunney. Brisbane, Austral.: Centre for Conservation Biology, U of Queensland, 1995: 54-59.
  • "Wildlife Use By Indigenous People." Conservation through sustainable use of wildlife. Ed. G. C. Grigg, P. T. Hale and D. Lunney. Brisbane, Austral.: Centre for Conservation Biology, U of Queensland.1995): 344-345.
  • Co-authored with R. Turner.
  • "Deer Research In Fiordland." Proceedings of the Fiordland Wapiti Forum Safari Club International New Zealand Chapter, Christchurch, N.Z. (1995): 8-12. No further details.
  • "Tuberculosis Prevalence In Wild Deer And Possums On Timahanga Station, Rangitikei." Surveillance 23 (1996): 22-24.
  • Co-authored with G. Mackereth.
  • "Commercial Exploitation As A Pest Control Tool For Introduced Mammals In New Zealand." Wildlife Biology 2 (1996): 135-141.
  • Co-authored with J. P. Parkes and B. Warburton.
  • "Comparison Of Red Deer And Possum Diets And Impacts In Podocarp-Hardwood Forest, Waihaha Catchment, Pureora Conservation Park." Science for Conservation 50 (1997): 1-61.
  • Co-authored with K. W. Fraser and P. J. Sweetapple.
  • "The Epidemiology Of Tuberculosis In Wild Red Deer In New Zealand." New Zealand Veterinary Association Deer Branch Conference Proceedings (1997): 93-109.
  • Co-authored with I. W. Lugton, P. R. Wilson and R. S. Morris.
  • "Research As A Route To Consensus? Feral ungulate control in Hawaii." North American Wildlife Conference, 1997. No further details.
  • Co-authored with L. A. Maguire, and P. Jenkins.
  • "Kaitiakitanga O Te Kakupa (Guardianship Of The Native Pigeon)." Proceedings of the ARAZPA/ASZK Conference, 17-29 March 1997, Auckland, N.Z., New Zealand. Achieving Conservation: The Dynamics Of Working Together. 122-129. No further details.
  • Co-authored with K. Prime and J. Innes.
  • "Optimal Buffer Widths for Control of Possums and Tb in wild animals and cattle in the Hauhungaroa Range. Seminar Proceedings On Possum And Mustlelid Control Research. Wellington, N.Z.: National Possum Control Agencies, 1997. 123-125.
  • "Optimal Buffer Widths For The Control Of Brushtail Possums: Rates And Patterns Of Population Recovery." Proceedings of 11th Australian Vertebrate Pest Conference, Bunbury, West Australia, 1998. 401-406. No further details.
  • Co-authored with K. W. Fraser, P. I. Knightbridge, H. Fitzgerald, and J. D. Coleman.
  • "Optimal Buffer Widths For The Control Of Bovine Tb In Possum, Deer And Cattle On Forest/Pasture Margins: Trends In Tb Prevalences Following Control." Proceedings of 11th Australian Vertebrate Pest Conference, Bunbury, West Australia, 1998. 407-411.
  • Co-authored with J. D. Coleman and K. W. Fraser.
  • "Effect Of Possum (Trichosurus Vulpecula) Control On The Prevalence Of Bovine Tuberculosos In Wild Deer." Proceedings of the ARC-Onderstepoort OIE International Conference with WHO-Cosponsorship on Anthrax, Brucellosis, CBPP, Clostridial and Mycobeacterial diseases. Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa, 1998. No details.
  • Co-authored with J. Whitford, J. D. Coleman, and K. W. Fraser.

    • Theses

  • "Chromosomal Sexing And Sexual Dimorphism In A Monogamous Bird." MSc thesis. U. of Auckland, 1981.