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Faecal Source Tracking

Identifying the sources of faecal contamination in waterways, and identifying naturalised Escherichia coli to help establish water quality for swimming
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Summary: Understanding Biodiversity in the Context of Regenerative Agriculture

This infographic summary describes ways to configure landscapes for enhanced biodiversity, interpret data and assess biodiversity at scale. It highlights four knowledge gaps about the…
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Impact Feed Shortages

Impact of Imported Feed Shortages

Implications of global price and supply of supplementary feeds on the New Zealand agricultural sector
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Transport and potential attenuation of nitrogen in shallow groundwaters in the lower Rangitikei catchment

Intensive agricultural activities are generally associated with nitrogen leaching from agricultural soils with potential to contaminate groundwater and surface waters. We studied nitrogen losses and…
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The Duke of Edinburgh (third from left) observes border dyke irrigation at the Winchmore Research Station Irrigation Scheme. In a border dyke irrigation system, when water is diverted from the main water races into smaller ones, a temporary dam must be created at the outlet to each border, so the water spills through onto pasture. In this image the outlet behind the worker in the water has been closed with a board, the pasture on the right of it has been flattened by the previous flow of water. The worker is lifting a corner of the canvas dam to allow water to flow down to the next temporary dam.

Linking Legacies to Wai

Accounting for lag times and natural concentrations of contaminants in groundwater
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Framework assessment for water quality

Presentation to SWIM special interest group of policy planners and scientists from across 15 regional authorities.
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Kuaha Matihiko: Digital Gateway final report

The Kuaha Matihiko: Digital Gateway project identified the urgent need for an integrated and user-friendly centralised gateway that provides easy access to all the critical…
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Modelling impacts of agriculture on freshwater

In the last decade, the UNEP-SETAC working group (WULCA) established a framework to assess water consumption in life-cycle analysis, which was largely adopted by the…
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