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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Total soil cadmium concentrations in the Winchmore long-term phosphorus fertiliser trial are still increasing
Reliable data on the rate of cadmium (Cd) accumulation in soils that receive phosphorus (P) fertiliser is vital to help manage the impact of Cd…
Kōura at Taipōrutu, Te Māhia-Mai-Tawhiti
Kōura is an endangered freshwater species that is experiencing an increased national profile. Te Māhia Peninsula landholder Mere Whaanga, with the help of fellow resident…
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…
Awanui Huka Pak: Producing Kai in the Footprints of Our Forebears
Read about the largest Māori kiwifruit entity operating in Aotearoa, Awanui Huka Pak. Featuring the kōrero of Te Awanui Huka Pak chairperson, Ratahi Cross, we…
Consumer Insights and Willingness to Pay for Attributes: NZ Beef Products in California, USA
To achieve greater value in global markets, New Zealand can increase its understanding of our international customers' demands for products from New Zealand's land and…
Scale // The Value Chain Compass
In the research programme’s case studies of emerging value chains, scale was one of the key decisions that had to be made by the chain…
Enhancing mauri of land and water through land-use change
Located in the Waikato, Lake Waikare is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most polluted lakes. The Nikau Farm is a Maaori-owned farm at the southern…
When experts disagree: The need to rethink indicator selection for assessing sustainability of agriculture
Sustainability indicators are well recognized for their potential to assess and monitor sustainable development of agricultural systems. A large number of indicators are proposed in…
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