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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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Presentation
A regional council application of tools – taking the road less travelled
NZ Freshwater Sciences Conference, December 2018
Assessing Contaminants with Stream Order
Determining whether excluding livestock from large streams in flat catchments would substantially decrease the contaminant load
Video
Can Kānuka Increase Pasture Production in New Zealand Hill Country? Research Video
In this research video, we explore the results of Tom Mackay-Smith’s PhD at Massey University, measuring the impact of spaced kānuka trees on pasture production,…
Guidance
Monitoring nitrogen in rivers
Nitrogen in water is an essential nutrient for the growth of plants and algae. Whilst nitrogen is naturally present at low levels in rivers, excessive…
Interactive Tool
International Consumer Preferences: Evidence Finder
This interactive table provides evidence for the range of premiums that New Zealand export customers are willing to pay for attributes such as organic certification.…
Retiring Farmland into Ngahere
Restoring Aotearoa together: Triple the area, at one-third the cost
This project has produced
Video
Local food systems: Marty Skurr of Minchins Milling in North Canterbury, NZ
Meet NZ food systems innovator, grain farmer Marty Skurr of Minchins Milling based in North Canterbury, New Zealand. He runs a regional on-farm mill as…
Journal Article
Forging future organizational leaders for sustainability science
Our Land and Water director Ken Taylor contributed to this paper in Nature Sustainability, with thinking influenced by the work of the Collaboration Lab. Leaders…
Summary
Te Mana o te Wai: Case Study Overview
This summary provides an overview of the experiences of the four mana whenua case studies involved in implementing Te Mana o Te Wai. The case…
Where are we conducting our research?
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