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Where to for collaboration in land and water policy development in Aotearoa NZ? Guidance for authorising agencies

For the past decade, collaboration has been the preferred method of devising land and water policy in Aotearoa NZ to achieve agreed outcomes. However, the…
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Guidance

Impacts of sediment on kahawai

This is one of a collection of 11 fact sheets bringing together existing scientific information on the impacts of sediment on freshwater and estuarine fish…
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Phosphorus Best Practice

Investigating whether current fertiliser and effluent guidelines and policy are strong enough to prevent phosphorus loss
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Predicting impacts of agricultural land use on stream and river biota: method review, evaluation and guidance

Predicting land use and land management effects on stream and river biota is an important aspect of land-water management, yet there are no collations of…
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High-resolution genomic analysis to investigate the impact of the invasive brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) and other wildlife on microbial water quality assessments

Escherichia coli are routine indicators of fecal contamination in water quality assessments. Contrary to livestock and human activities, brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula), common invasive marsupials in…
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Te Ao Māori Approaches to Farming Enable Effective Local Solutions

The systems-thinking, holistic approaches to farming in te ao Māori have been demonstrated to enable effective local solutions, leading the way for others. This article…
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Potential Groundwater Recharge Zones in New Zealand – GIS raster zip file

Map of the potential groundwater recharge zones across New Zealand (500m x 500m resolution), which can be used to identify areas of high nutrient leaching…
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Technical Report

Evaluation of Cow Collar Technology

Cow collars, including ear tags and boluses and tags with similar functions, are recent technologies which provide cow health and reproductive monitoring to improve livestock…
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