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MitAgator

Built on a detailed farm map, MitAgator's software gives a spatial view of where contaminant losses are occurring and identifies critical source areas (CSAs). Targeting…
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Excluding stock from smaller streams

This factsheet is for farmers, industry bodies and regional authorities developing regional freshwater policy. Most of the contaminant load in waterways across New Zealand originates…
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Determining environmental intelligence needs of Māori Agribusiness Collectives (MACs) and iwi to inform the design of a Kaitiaki Intelligence Platform

Drawing on case studies and literature this report details the types of environmental data sought by Māori Agribusiness Collectives and iwi and the ways in…
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Perception of Drone Use in Environmental Management

Can drones be used to efficiently demonstrate environmental compliance and thus ecological sustainability? This short video describes research that investigated the perceptions of farmers and…
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Matarau: Empowering Māori Landowners in Land Use Decisions

Providing accessible and useful data to support Māori landowners to prioritise land-use options. For full information see the programme website
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Reinterpreting the value chain in an indigenous community enterprise context

The purpose of this paper is to interpret values that may inform a new approach to considering value chains from New Zealand Māori kin community…
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Why are median phosphorus concentrations improving in New Zealand streams and rivers?

Between 2004 and 2013 phosphorus concentrations decreased at 65% of the 304 sites monitored. Our research found the most probable causes of improvement were that…
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Adapting land for a climate-changed future

Farmers are keen to understand the changing climate at a granular, local level and initiated this project looking at adaptation in mid-Canterbury. Farmers said it…
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Comparison of four learning-based methods for predicting groundwater redox status

Knowing the location where groundwater denitrification occurs, or by proxy the groundwater redox status (oxic, mixed, and anoxic), is valuable information for assessing and managing…
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