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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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Infographic
Partnering for Change: A shared-responsibility approach to environmental change
This infographic outlines the key learning, recommendations and changes made as a result of the Urban-Rural Partnerships for Equal Change research project.
Technical Report
Bridging whenua enhancement plans with the next generation of Kaitiaki
In this research project funded by Our Land and Water, we worked with two case-study incorporations located in Otago, New Zealand to explore the barriers…
Mauri Whenua Ora
Unlocking the potential of Māori land by advancing new production systems and market opportunities, using a mātauranga-centred framework
Guidance
Communicating Effectively with Farmers (learning module)
This kōwae (learning module) will help you learn new approaches to communicating effectively with your clients and the rural community, using social science research from…
Guidance
New Zealand’s farmers are trusted, but there’s still work to do
In 2022-2023, a series of research projects by the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge explored New Zealanders sense of connection and trust in…
Appropriate Use of Taonga Species
Exploring cultural licence to use indigenous organisms in high-value product development, to support emerging land-use opportunities for collectively owned Māori land
Journal Article
Anthropogenic increases of catchment nitrogen and phosphorus loads in New Zealand
Spatial regression models were used to predict yields of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) discharged from catchments throughout New Zealand. The models were derived using…
Presentation
Integrated Landscape Mapping of Water Quality Controls for Farm Planning
Farm environmental planning – Science, policy and practice, February 2018
Journal Article
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…
Where are we conducting our research?
This interactive map shows the location of all our research projects to help connect you with the research happening in your catchment.
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