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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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Infographic
Stressor-Response Framework
Illustrating the relationship between land use, stressor type, stressor level and impacts
Video
Te Miro Farm Community Project
This short video, shot at Te Miro Farm, shows researchers from the Faecal Source Tracking project joining hapū groups, dairy farmers and the local school…
Guidance
Where next for catchment groups? A summary
Lifting ambition and gearing up for the long game – a summary. This summary pulls out key recommendations from the report Where next for catchment…
Summary
Case Study: Establishment of Ground cover species in Apple Orchard
We wanted to better understand if low-growing, perennial plants can be established as a ground cover in pipfruit orchards, as an alternative to a traditional…
Journal Article
Quantifying contaminant losses to water from pastoral land uses in NZ II: The effects of some farm mitigation actions over the past two decades
In New Zealand the primary sector together with central and local government agencies have been promoting measures to mitigate the adverse effect of farming practices…
Summary
Extreme Weather a Critical Concern for Next Decade of Farming, Experts Say
One year after the widespread devastation caused by the catastrophic flooding of cyclone Gabrielle, a new report finds that primary sector experts are deeply concerned…
Journal Article
Transforming soil phosphorus fertility management strategies to support the delivery of multiple ecosystem services from agricultural systems
Despite greater emphasis on holistic phosphorus (P) management, current nutrient advice delivered at farm-scale still focuses almost exclusively on agricultural production. This limits our ability…
Method
Tool for relating land use/management to sediment rating curve for the Manawatu catchment
Visual clarity of water is the distance (in metres) through water that objects can be seen. It is variable over time because it depends on…
EU Green Deal: Impact on NZ Exports
The European Union’s Green Deal’s impact on primary production exports
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Where are we conducting our research?
This interactive map shows the location of all our research projects to help connect you with the research happening in your catchment.
Hover over regions and click to see key information about the projects.
Our Key Collaborators
