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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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Science in Freshwater Policy Development
A case study of the role science played in the development of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
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Technical Report
Challenges and Opportunities for New Zealand Agriculture under Climate Change (2022 update)
Future climate is likely to have a major impact on the primary sector, and has the potential to drive major shifts in land use as…
Technical Report
Efficacy of subsurface denitrification to attenuate nitrate in shallow groundwaters
Our preliminary results indicate occurrence of complete ‘benign’ denitrification in the reducing shallow groundwater sites with lower dissolved oxygen (DO) contents (DO < 1mg L-1),…
Summary
Quantifying Excess Nitrogen Loads in Fresh Water
At least 43% of New Zealand’s agricultural land (31% of New Zealand’s total land area) is in catchments that are under pressure (‘pressure’ meaning the…
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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…
Journal Article
The Influence of a flood event on the potential sediment control of baseflow phosphorus concentrations in an intensive agricultural catchment
We sampled sediments in an agricultural catchment in Reporoa, New Zealand, before and after a scouring flood event. The tributary was chosen for its low…
Journal Article
Contrasting subsurface denitrification characteristics under temperate pasture lands and its implications for nutrient management in agricultural catchments
Subsurface denitrification plays a key role in the reduction or ‘attenuation’ of nitrate contamination of groundwater and surface waters. We investigated subsurface denitrification characteristics at…
Journal Article
Negotiating social licence to farm at agricultural and pastoral shows in Canterbury, New Zealand
Agricultural and pastoral (A&P) shows have a long history in New Zealand, dating back to the early settler-colonial period. We approach A&P shows as places…
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