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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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Technical Report
Native biodiversity and regenerative agriculture in New Zealand
Five farming practices are highly likely to increase native bird abundance and native vegetation in New Zealand, finds this report. The five key practices for…
Summary
Taieri Land Use Diversification Opportunities
This website shares a variety of resources produced by a project working with farmers in the Upper Taieri Wai catchment group (Ranfurly, Central Otago) to…
Summary
Regenerative Agriculture in Aotearoa NZ – Research Pathways to Build Science-Based Evidence and National Narratives
This white paper sets out 17 priority research topics and introduces 11 principles for regenerative farming in New Zealand. The white paper is the result…
Guidance
Ki uta ki tai: mātāpono me te pūtaiao, ngā korero whakamahuki ma te kaitiaki – From mountains to the sea: values and science for an informed kaitiaki / guardian
Estuaries, located between land and sea, are diverse and productive ecosystems that provide a wide range of highly valued goods and services. The health of…
Guidance
Six Criteria for Selecting Fit-for-Purpose Indicators
For OLW research, there are six criteria that are the most important for ensuring indicators are useful. Fit-for-purpose indicators are: accepted by stakeholders, valid, clearly…
Physiographic Environments of New Zealand
Integrating landscape process knowledge with water chemistry to understand how and why surface water quality varies across New Zealand
Summary
Research Findings Brief: Current state of water contaminants compared to bottom lines
This short, plain-language Research Findings Brief is for regional council planners and central government policy analysts. The briefing document summarises research that evaluated the current…
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Project Summary: Does Improved Water Quality Increase Milk Production?
This article summarises the results of a Rural Professionals Fund project that aimed to investigate if providing high-quality (town supply) water compared with unfiltered bore…
Guidance
Te Mana o te Wai Audit Tool
This audit tool has been developed to support councils and mana whenua to work together to assess how both sets of organisations are prepared for…
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