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Guidance

Impacts of sediment on īnanga

This is one of a collection of 11 fact sheets bringing together existing scientific information on the impacts of sediment on freshwater and estuarine fish…
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Technical Report

Future-proofing implementation and engagement plan: Akapatiki A Block Incorporated

Across the whenua which makes up this primary farming operation, there are several areas associated with an archaeological alert area, as well as areas categorised…
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Journal Article

Identifying resilience dimensions and thresholds: evidence from four rural communities in NZ

Community resilience is a critical determinant of how a community can cope with stressors and disturbances, but has proved difficult to conceptualise and measure. This…
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Technical Report

Land Use Diversification Challenges and opportunities for three North Canterbury farmers

This project concentrated on the unique opportunity to assess three separate farm businesses and the proposed changes to their systems, illustrating the environmental impacts and…
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Presentation

Artificial proteins in Aotearoa New Zealand: Imagining futures for new technologies

The rapid growth of the cultivated meat industry; how cultivated meat protein is made, recent developments in the sector, and the view from Aotearoa New…
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Guidance

Monitoring nitrate in groundwater

Nitrate nitrogen is a stable form of nitrogen found in freshwater ecosystems; it is highly soluble and can be readily used by aquatic plants and…
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Technical Report

Quantifying catchment and community-based stream monitoring in Aotearoa New Zealand

This preliminary project to quantify freshwater community-based monitoring (CBM) efforts in Aotearoa New Zealand has identified that a wide range of monitoring is being carried…
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Technical Report

Bananas on Northland dairy farms: An option for forage supply and effluent cycling?

This project investigated if growing bananas on Northland dairy farms has potential to increase the economic and environmental sustainability of the dairy enterprise, by: •…
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Presentation

Land use pressure, soil quality and links with land value

Pressures associated with agricultural land intensification can be a precursor to changes in soil quality measurements. These pressures include more intensive land use, nutrient application,…
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