An interactive map published today allows New Zealanders to see which rivers, lakes and estuaries are under the most pressure from agriculture, and whether all farmers adopting all on-farm mitigation…
Farmers have been taking action to improve water quality for years. Despite much hard work and investment, some New Zealand rivers still aren’t meeting community expectations for purity, swimmability and…
Marae communities from coast to coast in the Bay of Islands through to the Hokianga are transforming their lands into market gardens, some for the first time in decades, due…
Farmers, growers and all those who care for our land want to help build a resilient, healthy and thriving agri-food and fibre system. Our Land and Water’s vision is a…
All New Zealanders want a healthy environment, for the wellbeing of our children and future generations. An environment that is cared for, cares for us. Despite the efforts of individual…
Our vision is for healthy, resilient land and water: an environment that will take care of us far into the future. To move towards this future, we need to work…
Our vision is for a healthy, resilient land and water: an environment that will take care of us far into the future. To move towards this future, we need to…
Open Farms is back! Our Land and Water is proud to support our nationwide Open Farms day on Sunday 21 March 2021. Like Open Farms, we believe that reconnecting urban…
Kia hiwa rā! We are providing a one-off opportunity for a student to join our exciting team to undertake a doctoral research programme with us. Funding covers three years at…
The government’s new freshwater policies are another step toward cleaning up our rivers, lakes and aquifers, yet it remains unclear how healthier waterways will actually be achieved. A key mechanism…
Dr Gwen Grelet and Sam Lang co-lead the new Our Land and Water regenerative agriculture project, which will analyse what's needed to build a New Zealand scientific evidence base for…
Our Land and Water has developed a new ‘mental model' of Aotearoa's agri-food and fibre system to guide our research design, showing the connections between key stakeholders, land stewards and…