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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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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.…
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Technical Report

eDNA as a holistic measure of pastoral landscape effects on taonga species

Freshwater quality is measured with key indicators such as faecal indicator bacteria (E. coli), nitrates and phosphates. For communities, such indicators are vague and somewhat…
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Presentation

Road testing collective action design principles

Jim Sinner’s presentation at the IASC Conference, May 2021
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Journal Article

Temporal Changes in Cd Sorption and Plant Bioavailability in Compost-Amended Soils

The application of Cd-contaminated phosphate fertiliser has enriched concentrations of this non-essential element in many agricultural soils. Consequently, concentrations of the metal in some agricultural…
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Video

Our Land and Water Podcast Episode 8: How do we feed Kiwi families and communities?

We grow more food than we need in Aotearoa and yet many people are going hungry. So how do we connect production and distribution to…
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Journal Article

The effectiveness of streambank fencing to improve microbial water quality: a review

This literature review collates published data on the effectiveness of fencing stock out of waterways to reduce faecal indicator bacteria concentrations in streams. Eighteen suitable…
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Video

Our Land and Water Podcast Series

Our Land and Water introduces insights from eight years of science in this podcast series. In each episode you will hear from the scientists and…
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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.

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