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Taieri Land Use Diversification Opportunities

This website shares a variety of resources produced by a project working with farmers in the Upper Taieri Wai catchment group (Ranfurly, Central Otago) to…
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Technical Report

Advice for application of the physiographic method to the West Coast Region

Land and Water Science Ltd. was contracted to provide services to West Coast Regional Council through an Envirolink Small Advice Grant. The aim of the…
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Technical Report

The Kaitiaki Intelligence Platform: An automated sensor network design for meeting the environmental intelligence needs of Māori Agribusiness Collectives and iwi

This main report details the process involved in creating the Kaitiaki Intelligence Platform, its overarching design, and cost to build. Based on a detailed review…
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Video

Introduction to the Find Data platform (MVP V1.2)

The Kuaha Matihiko: Digital Gateway project aimed to build a comprehensive online tool that provides access to New Zealand’s rich repository of land and water…
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Guidance

Monitoring deposited fine sediment in rivers

Deposited fine sediment is the fine sand, silt or clay (less than 2mm wide) that settles on the bed of a river. It occurs naturally…
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Visualisation Of Forestry Harvesting Cycles: Wairoa Catchment Case Study

The case study illustrates how the Forestry Catchment Planner app could assist various stakeholders in the forestry sector by offering detailed insights into land vulnerability…
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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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Technical Report

Revitalising Te Taiao: How to co-design a place-based approach to support purposeful change and resilience

Aotearoa-New Zealand and international examples were reviewed by the project team with a range of criteria detailed to allow for an analysis of what were…
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Presentation

Science to policy and back again: compliant land use practices still cause P leaching

NZ Freshwater Sciences Conference – December 2018
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