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Māori Values Motivate Entrepreneurship

The approaches and values of Māori agribusinesses have been proven to grow export value and benefit our people and environment. This article was prepared as…
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Journal Article

Microbiome innovations for a sustainable future

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are being integrated into bioeconomy strategies around the world, including the European Green Deal. We highlight how microbiome-based…
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Evidence for the leaching of dissolved organic phosphorus to depth

Phosphorus (P) can leach from topsoil in inorganic and organic forms. While some evidence has shown inorganic P (orthophosphate) can leach to depth in some…
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Physiographic Environments Of Nz 2

Physiographic Environments of New Zealand

Integrating landscape process knowledge with water chemistry to understand how and why surface water quality varies across New Zealand
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Mapping Freshwater Contaminants

Mapping Freshwater Contaminants

A set of research projects collectively mapping freshwater contaminant transport from source to sink
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Technical Report

Community Perceptions of Collaborative Freshwater Planning: A survey in three NZ regions

Regional councils are trialling collaborative planning as a means of addressing New Zealand's complex challenges in freshwater management. Collaborative freshwater planning processes are now underway…
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Attribution of River Water-Quality Trends to Agricultural Land Use and Climate Variability in New Zealand

Trends at 1051 river monitoring sites across New Zealand incrementing annually for time windows of 10 and 20 years over the 28-year period ending 2017…
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A survey comparing regeneratively and conventionally managed pastures and farm management policies

A pasture and farm management survey was conducted on thirteen geographically paired regenerative and conventional beef and sheep farms in the upper North Island to…
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