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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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Guidance

Impacts of sediment on banded kōkopu

This is one of a collection of 11 fact sheets bringing together existing scientific information on the impacts of sediment on freshwater and estuarine fish…
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Technical Report

Canterbury Farmers’ and Rural Professionals’ Perception of Drone Use in Environmental Management

The purpose of this research project is to identify barriers to, and incentives to overcome the challenges of, integrating drone use to achieve better environmental…
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Interactive Tool

Find Data platform

Find Data provides fast and efficient access to vital information on land and water data, tailored to serve the diverse needs of its users. Currently…
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Revitalise Te Taiao

Place-based research to develop evidence-based examples of how agribusinesses and communities can make enduring changes in land use, management, value chains, and market focus to…
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Technical Report

Future-proofing implementation and engagement plan: Purakaunui Block Incorporated

Pūrākaunui Block Incorporated oversees the management of a block of Māori freehold land at Pūrākaunui near Ōtepoti/Dunedin. The committee of Pūrākaunui Inc were looking to…
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Presentation

Mitigating the impacts of dairy farming on water quality – what have we achieved?

NZ Society of Soil Science, December 2018
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Summary

Beyond Sauv Blanc: How Does Marlborough Imagine Its Future Land Use?

Marlborough communities share a strong desire to increase native and agricultural diversity, and restore and conserve the landscape for future generations, but research in the…
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Technical Report

Measuring the benefits of management actions: Mitigation effectiveness monitoring design (proof of concept phase)

A five-step process was developed to answer the key question asked of Working Group 1:’Have the mitigation actions resulted in improved freshwater outcomes?’. To assist…
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Journal Article

Does the source of drinking water (bore vs town supply) influence water intake, milk production and cow drinking preferences?

Cows are sensitive to drinking water quality, however, little is known about the perception of bore water that sometimes contain high concentrations of natural contaminants,…
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