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August 30, 2024
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Our mission was to preserve the most fundamental treasures of Aotearoa – its land and water – while producing value from those same treasures.
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Journal Article
Sediment and water-column phosphorus chemistry in streams at baseflow across varying catchment geologies
Streams can attenuate inputs of phosphorus (P) and therefore dampen the likelihood of ecosystem eutrophication. This P attenuation derives from many processes and remains poorly…
Journal Article
Co-production of insights for place-based approaches to revitalise te taiao in Aotearoa New Zealand
Communities across Aotearoa New Zealand are collaborating to reverse ecological decline, but little attention has been given to understanding the deeper relationship required with our…
Indicators Working Group
Investigating the use of indicators to help the primary and public sector meet local, national and international reporting requirements
Summary
Pointing the way: Indicators for a better Aotearoa New Zealand
This report summarises the programme of work undertaken by the Indicators Working Group and offers a few high-level lessons. The key recommendation is that a…
Presentation
A Source-to-sink Contaminant Risk Framework To Support Water Quality Policy Across Scales
In the wrong place, or at excessive concentrations, nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) and sediment become contaminants. Along with pathogens, they require reduction to improve water…
Video
Our Land and Water Podcast Episode 3: What else can we grow here – and where?
Researchers in Our Land and Water have catalogued a wide range of land-use opportunities for Aotearoa that expand the possibilities you might have previously considered…
Journal Article
Quantifying contaminant losses to water from pastoral land uses in NZ I: Development of a spatial framework for assessing losses at a farm scale
Assessing the effectiveness of mitigation measures for reducing contaminant losses to water from pastoral farming systems is a challenging task. Two important factors that contribute…
Rural Professionals Fund 2023–24
There were 10 successful projects in the fourth and final funding round for the Our Land and Water Rural Professionals Fund.
Infographic
Sustainability through farmer-citizen connection
Urban visitors and host farmers share a similar vision of sustainable farming, and urban visitors see direct-from-farmer food purchasing as their most impactful sustainable action.…
Where are we conducting our research?
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