Our Land and Water

Toitū te Whenua, Toiora te Wai

Explore our tools, information and resources

Quick links to information that is relevant to you:

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.

Resource Finder

Use one, some or all the filters below to explore our resources, tools & research.

Know what you are looking for? Type below

Search

Or, use our filtered search by selecting as little or as much as you like.

Topic
Audiences
Information Type
Showing 1 - 9 of 994 results
Sort Results
Technical Report

Measuring real time nitrate leaching from a tile drained Hawkes Bay onion field: Final report

The data showed a strong linear relationship between the N concentration measured by the sensor and in the grab sample (sensor N concentration = 1.09…
View Technical Report
Video

Digital Toolshed: LandscapeDNA (5 July 2023)

The LandscapeDNA information hub gives you access to interactive maps that allow you to explore land right down to property scale, and understand which contaminants…
View Video
Video

History and impacts of Wai 262 – webinar

We all need to understand the origins, history and impacts of the Wai 262 Waitangi Tribunal claim on individuals and whanau, so that we can…
View Video
Journal Article

Silvopastoral agroforestry systems for dryland corners in Canterbury farms

Potential future water constraints on dry areas of Canterbury farms, combined with existing animal welfare requirements, have spurred interest in practices such as agroforestry that…
View Journal Article
Summary

Shelter from the storm

Composting shelters offer shade from the summer sun, and keep cows and staff warm and dry in winter while reducing pasture damage and nitrate leaching.…
View Summary
Journal Article

The error in stream sediment phosphorus fractionation and sorption properties effected by drying pretreatments

We found that drying sediment significantly influenced EPC0 and P fractions (especially the NH4Cl-P fraction). Air-drying was particularly error-prone and should be avoided. The use…
View Journal Article
Journal Article

Phosphorus and iron-oxide transport from a hydrologically isolated grassland hillslope

Losses of N, P and Fe in drainage responded differently to waterlogging. Moderate nitrate concentration prevented Fe–P dissolution and loss in drainage. Low nitrate concentrations…
View Journal Article
Guidance

Data, Insights, and Tools Directory for Regional Councils

Quick reference guide to datasets, decision-making tools, and information from Our Land and Water, for planners, policy makers and land, water, and ecosystem managers in…
View Guidance
Video

Connecting communities for effective farm plans – webinar

Land use intensification and the degradation of water quality was enabled by a system that considered all farms separately, despite their cumulative effects on water…
View Video

Join our Newsletter

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.

Hover over regions and click to see key information about the projects.

Scroll to Top