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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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Adapting land for a climate-changed future
Farmers are keen to understand the changing climate at a granular, local level and initiated this project looking at adaptation in mid-Canterbury. Farmers said it…
Technical Report
The Matrix of Drivers: 2018 Update
The Matrix of Drivers draws upon 650 unique sources of information (494 international and 156 domestic) of academic, industry, regulatory and legislative origin. This 2019…
Infographic
Diverse Experiences of Farming – infographic
Diverse Experiences of Farming surveyed and interviewed over 1,300 New Zealanders, and asked them – urban and rural – what they really think about farming.…
Summary
Orbiting kiwifruit water meters
Satellites passing overhead could assess water in kiwifruit canopy leaves and help identify when irrigation is needed. As councils tighten up on water allocations, keeping…
Presentation
Adaptation of water eutrophication indicators for EU environmental footprinting of NZ products
To address impacts on freshwater eutrophication, it is paramount that both N and P are accounted for. The current recommendation from the EC for Product…
Summary
Alternative Feeds to Hit Emissions Targets
Agricultural emissions targets could be met by 2030 by increasing brassica and grains in cattle diets by 20–30%, with stocking rates reduced just 5%, finds…
Technical Report
Technologies and Audit Systems for Authenticating Food Trust
Collaborative value chains that effectively communicate credence attributes will help enhance New Zealand's global reputation for sustainable and high quality primary products. This report describes…
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…
Guidance
Te Mahi Oneone Hua Parakore: A Māori Soil Sovereignty and Wellbeing Handbook
In te ao Māori, soil is taonga. It is also whanaunga – it holds ancestral connections and is the root of tūrangawaewae and whakapapa. It…
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