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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How much nitrogen does asparagus need?
A project to develop a best practice guide for the use of nitrogen in asparagus crops in New Zealand was hampered by one of the…
Healthy Waterways Register
Healthy Waterways is New Zealand’s national database for recording and reporting the work being done for our waterways. Despite all the great work New Zealanders…
The changing role of science and scientists in supporting community-centered land and water policy processes in Canterbury
In this case study, we examine the role of science and scientists in community-led collaborative policy processes. We outline the shift from science-led linear policy…
Potential groundwater recharge zones across New Zealand
Knowledge of groundwater recharge potential is required for sustainable groundwater management, including the assessment of vulnerability to contamination. This study maps (at 500m x 500m…
Helping Māori Businesses Move Up the Value Chain: Richard Jones and Poutama Trust
Read about the role of a Māori business development service provider and how Māori values such as manaakitanga and kaitiakitanga have a role to play…
Pasture For Humans
Protein harvesting from pasture has the potential to provide Aotearoa farmers with alternate land-use choice. For the farmer, the inclusion of protein harvesting has the…
Building Kaitiaki Intelligence Platforms: Positioning iwi as the national first-movers in precision, high-resolution environmental monitoring
Kā Waimaero | Ngāi Tahu Centre seminar presented on 16 August 2022 by Dr John Reid at University of Canterbury. Over the last few years…
Safeguarding Indigenous biocultural resources in a global context: a case study of taramea
Indigenous people are considering how to safeguard their natural resources, culture and knowledge against illegal, inappropriate or unauthorised use. Such protection is needed to maintain…
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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