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August 30, 2024
Our Land and Water has now ended.
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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Summary
Consumers want NZ farmers to comply with regulations – better monitoring and transparency would help to build trust
Assurance systems such as freshwater monitoring are a cornerstone of New Zealand’s agribusiness. But these systems face growing challenges. Urban communities demand higher transparency and…
Journal Article
The Influence of a flood event on the potential sediment control of baseflow phosphorus concentrations in an intensive agricultural catchment
We sampled sediments in an agricultural catchment in Reporoa, New Zealand, before and after a scouring flood event. The tributary was chosen for its low…
Faecal Source Tracking
Identifying the sources of faecal contamination in waterways, and identifying naturalised Escherichia coli to help establish water quality for swimming
Technical Report
Application of Eutrophication Potential Indicators in a Case Study Catchment in NZ
The objective of this work was to determine the effects and implications of Eutrophication Potential indicators in the lifecycle assessment of livestock farm systems using…
Presentation
Science to policy and back again: compliant land use practices still cause P leaching
NZ Freshwater Sciences Conference – December 2018
Technical Report
Te Tiriti-led and mission-oriented: Assessing Phase 2 of Our Land and Water Toitū te Whenua, Toiora te Wai
We provide evidence to support that deliberately embedding the Te Taiao model helped those involved in OLW, researchers and non-researchers, Māori and non-Māori, conceptualise, legitimise…
New Models of Collective Responsibility
Developing new ways to strengthen the connection between people, land and water
Technical Report
Indicators of Collective Responsibility by Catchment Groups
This report makes some general observations about the process of developing indicators and then offers some suggested indicators for catchment groups and for support organisations.…
Video
Can green crops capture enough nitrogen for vegetable growing?
Nitrogen fertiliser use is becoming increasingly restricted and expensive, so vegetable growers are looking for new methods to manage the high nitrogen demands of their…
Where are we conducting our research?
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