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Te Kāhui Rau: Research Insights

Taranaki-based Te Kāhui Rau is a mana whenua-led initiative that places Te Tiriti o Waitangi at the core of their design process. Te Kāhui Rau…
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Journal Article

Integration of ANP and Fuzzy set techniques for land suitability assessment based on remote sensing and GIS irrigated maize cultivation.

Land suitability assessment can inform decisions on land uses suitable for maximizing crop yield while making best use, but not impairing the ability of natural…
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Technical Report

Retiring Farmland into Ngahere

The purpose of this report, fact sheet and information video is to introduce successful low-cost native planting methods which can be used as an educational…
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Summary

Te Mana o te Wai Factsheet 2: Māori Landowners

The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide an introduction to Te Mana o Te Wai, the opportunities it presents for Iwi and hapū,…
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Technical Report

Case Study: Nga Iwi o te Tauihu

This is one of four mana whenua case studies that provide insights about addressing barriers and challenges they have experienced in freshwater management that could…
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Journal Article

A new robust hybrid model based on support vector machine and firefly meta-heuristic algorithm to predict pistachio yields and select effective soil variables

Pistachio production is an economically important crop that grows in arid environments. To predict yield and sustainably manage the use of natural resources such as…
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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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Infographic

What is a value chain?

This infographic, produced by Our Land and Water for Angus magazine, shows information from producers moving along the value chain to consumers, and vice versa.
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Science for Policy – The Regulatory Process

This webinar describes the results of an in-depth study into the role that science played in the development of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater…
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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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