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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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Technical Report

Applying the concept of resilience to an integrated research programme

The aim of this report was to provide transparency for improved strategy, co-ordination and integration of the Collaborative Capacity (now called Pathways to Transition) theme…
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Register Of Land Management

Register of Land Management Actions

What's been done? A national record of land management actions to improve water quality and restore catchments
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Enhancing mauri of land and water through land-use change

Located in the Waikato, Lake Waikare is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most polluted lakes. The Nikau Farm is a Maaori-owned farm at the southern…
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Presentation

Drivers for and Barriers to Land Use Change: Land Use Practice Change and Adoption

NZARES and Australasian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society Workshop, August 2018, Wellington
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Summary

Integrating solar electricity generation with livestock farming in Canterbury

Aotearoa New Zealand has committed to actions to mitigate climate change. By 2050 the intention is to be transitioned to a net zero carbon economy.…
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Journal Article

Development of a national-scale framework to characterise transfers of N, P and Escherichia coli from land to water

A hydrological framework encompassing nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and microbial (E. coli) transfer from land to water was developed to provide a consistent and rapid…
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Method

Forestry Catchment Planner documentation website

The documentation site for the Forestry Catchment Planner app is designed to provide users with clear, accessible information on the project's methodology and data analysis.…
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Protein Future Scenarios

Protein Future Scenarios

Future scenarios for land use in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Climate change impacts on land use suitability

This report aims to assist land managers and natural resource planners to assess the resilience of agricultural land uses across New Zealand and to inform…
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