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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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Introducing The Value Chain Compass

New research has revealed how New Zealand producers are creating higher returns from sustainably produced primary products. In some cases that premium is perceived to…
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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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Novel financing solutions for land use change

New financing options may help support land-use and land management changes. Environmentally beneficial changes that are also financially beneficial will likely secure funding through traditional…
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Mosaics Vs Monoculture

Mosaic vs Monoculture Landscapes

Testing the land-use ‘mosaic’ hypothesis
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Measuring real-time nitrogen loss in cropping

Research showed it was possible to measure and reduce nitrogen (N) loss in real-time from a vegetable production paddock in the Hawke’s Bay. How effective…
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Introduction to the Find Data platform (MVP V1.2)

The Kuaha Matihiko: Digital Gateway project aimed to build a comprehensive online tool that provides access to New Zealand’s rich repository of land and water…
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Summary: Food Quality and Safety from Regenerative Farms

A 2-page visual summary on assessing how regen ag might impact on food quality and safety, and how to assess that.
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Soil erosion losses and contributions from underlying sources/causes

Regional maps of modelled soil loss from surface erosion across Aotearoa New Zealand are provided in .tif fomat for use in GIS. These large .zip files (use 7-zip or…
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The Sustainable Development Goals and Indigenous Peoples: Another Missed Opportunity?

Indicators have emerged as a powerful communication tool for complex phenomena in the shift towards quantitative measurement. Using a framework informed by the United Nations…
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