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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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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…
Journal Article
Predicting improved optical water quality in rivers resulting from soil conservation actions on land
Soil conservation not only conserves soil but it improves the water clarity of water in rivers. This improvement may be estimated by the methods shown…
Mapping Freshwater Contaminants
A set of research projects collectively mapping freshwater contaminant transport from source to sink
Technical Report
Evolving Public Perceptions of Freshwater Management in Three New Zealand Regions
This study assesses public opinion of regional councils' freshwater management in areas with and without collaborative planning processes. This study also assesses change in the…
Guidance
Using farm dairy effluent on free-draining soils
Additional measures, on top of regulations and industry good practice and guidelines, may be needed to minimise P losses from FDE applied to free-draining soils.…
Presentation
Variability of E. coli in rivers during base-flow conditions
Water Microbiology Conference, May 2018 | NZ Freshwater Sciences Society Annual Conference, December 2018
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…
Journal Article
Optimising sampling frequency for change detection of variables in lake monitoring programs
Optimized sampling regime can match restoration timeline with improvements in water quality. Duration and frequency of the optimized sampling regime affect operational monitoring costs. Detecting…
Video
Can Kānuka Increase Pasture Production in New Zealand Hill Country? Research Video
In this research video, we explore the results of Tom Mackay-Smith's PhD at Massey University, measuring the impact of spaced kānuka trees on pasture production,…
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