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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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…
The Matrix of Drivers: 2023 Update
This report provides an overview of international and domestic issues that are of particular relevance to the New Zealand primary sector and may drive change…
Measuring actual denitrification to understand nitrogen loads through aquifers
Ne is an inert, soluble, gas which is present in air and has been used in international studies to understand recharge conditions. The aim of…
The Influence of a flood event on the potential sediment control of baseflow phosphorus concentrations in an intensive agricultural catchment
We sampled sediments in an agricultural catchment in Reporoa, New Zealand, before and after a scouring flood event. The tributary was chosen for its low…
Sensors increase understanding and interest
Real-time nitrate sensors increased farmer understanding of contaminant pathways through their farm and the impact of rainfall events, and grew community interest in water quality…
Knowledge, mātauranga and science: reflective learning from the interface
This essay offers reflective learning on how researchers in the Western science tradition connect to bodies of knowledge created and held outside that tradition. It…
Powhiri as a tool for Collaboration
Insight into how all New Zealanders can use the elements of Powhiri as a guide for collaborations, creatively told through film.
New test for biological soil health
A quick way to assess the biological health of soil has been developed using molecular techniques to measure earthworm activity, but this needs more work…
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