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Presentation
From Value-Added to Values-Added: Storying Kaupapa Māori Land & Water Food Relations
This presentation gives an overview of the Storying Kaitiaktanga project and presents preliminary findings and quotes from participants.
Guidance
New Zealand’s farmers are trusted, but there’s still work to do
In 2022-2023, a series of research projects by the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge explored New Zealanders sense of connection and trust in…
Summary
Sensors increase understanding and interest
Real-time nitrate sensors increased farmer understanding of contaminant pathways through their farm and the impact of rainfall events, and grew community interest in water quality…
Journal Article
Meteorological drought in Northland, NZ: A regional and local analysis using copulas
Meteorological drought is a significant and recurring hazard in Northland, where eight droughts have been recorded since 1900. An analysis characterised by severity, duration, and…
Summary
Whenua Honey: Ensuring Equity and Transparency in an East Cape Mānuka Honey Business
Learn how an enterprising whānau are contributing to the honey industry through whanaungatanga values. Laney and Eugene Hunia involve their children in all aspects of…
Journal Article
An Analysis of Agricultural Systems Modelling Approaches and Examples to Support Future Policy Development under Disruptive Changes in New Zealand
Agricultural systems have entered a period of significant disruption due to impacts from change drivers, increasingly stringent environmental regulations and the need to reduce unwanted…
Journal Article
Soil hydraulic modelling outcomes with four parameterization methods: Comparing soil description and data inversion approaches
Different methods for parameterizing soil hydraulic models can lead to substantially varied predictions of soil–plant–atmosphere water fluxes. This study investigated, for a heterogeneous stony soil,…
Guidance
Guidance for Catchment Groups to Develop Farm Plans
Printable 4-step plan for catchment groups to develop effective farm plans (PDF, 1 page). To make farm plans an effective tool for improving waterways, we…
Journal Article
Does variable rate irrigation decrease nutrient leaching losses from grazed dairy farming?
A six-year study was conducted to determine whether the use of variable rate irrigation (VRI), compared to uniform rate irrigation (URI), could decrease N and…
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