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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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Technical Report
Pā to Plate: Indicators of Success
Pā to Plate (P2P) is an aspirational Māori socio-economic enterprise pilot that was established in 2016 in Tai Tokerau (Northland). Over the past five to…
Summary
Project Summary: Bananas on Northland Dairy Farms
This article summarises the results of a Rural Professionals Fund project that aimed to investigate whether growing bananas on Northland dairy farms has the potential…
Technical Report
Nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment and Escherichia coli in New Zealand’s aquatic receiving environments: Comparison of current state to national bottom lines
This report is the first assessment of where ‘bottom lines’ for contaminants are exceeded across Aotearoa. It reveals the size of job required to achieve…
Video
Learning from Farmers – Emission Reductions
There are already farms out there that are running successful, profitable and low-GHG emission systems. BakerAg conducted research to learn from these farmers to determine…
Journal Article
Reshaping a farming culture through participatory extension: An institutional logics perspective
Participatory extension programmes influenced practices, beliefs and values underlying the learning logic (changing from a ‘linear' to ‘multi-actor' logic) and thus can help facilitate more…
Technical Report
Evaluation of the physiographic method for the Tasman Region
The work undertaken in this project provides Tasman District Council with a foundation for which the physiographic approach can be applied within the region. The…
Technical Report
Kia Whakatōmuri te Haere Whakamua: Reimagining primary production based on traditional models of the past
This research paper identifies and discusses the key differences and commonalites of Pākehā and Māori societal structure, governance and cultural motivation, Western agricultural systems and…
Guidance
New Zealand’s farmers are trusted, but there’s still work to do
In 2022-2023, a series of research projects by the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge explored New Zealanders sense of connection and trust in…
Journal Article
Place-based diversification: Pathways to diversified shared landscapes in the Wairau Marlborough region of Aotearoa New Zealand
This study aims to explore the potential of place-based theory to contribute to land use diversification, particularly against the backdrop of prevailing climate change challenges.…
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