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Technical Report

Science for Policy: The role of science in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management

This report takes a rare ‘behind the scenes' look at how environmental policy is developed in Aotearoa New Zealand. The report includes comments from confidential…
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Journal Article

Physiographic Environment Classification: a Controlling Factor Classification of Landscape Susceptibility to Waterborne Contaminant Loss

Spatial variation in the landscape factors climate, geomorphology, and lithology cause significant differences in water quality issues even when land use pressures are similar. The…
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Beef in California, USA

Online tool to access and analyse results of a survey of beef consumers in California about their consumer behaviour, preferences, technology use, understanding of Māori…
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Next Generation Farming Systems -Transformation by Design

Poster presentation displayed at the Land Use and Water Quality Agriculture and the Environment, June 2019, Denmark
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Technical Report

Faecal source tracking to understand the role of introduced predators and avian species on water quality assessments in the Makiriri Reserve, Dannevirke

Escherichia coli are used as indicators of faecal contamination in water quality assessments, but ‘naturalised' non-faecal E. coli and non-pathogenic E. coli-like bacteria can confound…
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A regional council application of tools – taking the road less travelled

NZ Freshwater Sciences Conference, December 2018
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Drought: What Does the Future Look Like for Farmers and Growers?

This webinar covered recent drought projections for New Zealand to the end of this century, describing a wetter west and drier east (particularly in winter),…
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