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Building Kaitiaki Intelligence Platforms: Positioning iwi as the national first-movers in precision, high-resolution environmental monitoring

Kā Waimaero | Ngāi Tahu Centre seminar presented on 16 August 2022 by Dr John Reid at University of Canterbury. Over the last few years…
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Peri Urban Potential

Peri-Urban Potential

How can landscapes for both people and production prosper within peri-urban Aotearoa through innovative spatial design, reconnecting New Zealanders with whenua and food?
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Evaluation of geospatial datasets and recognition of landscape gradients specific to water quality

This study evaluates the landscape relationships and suitability of existing geospatial datasets for the purposes of mapping physiographic water quality units for the Northland region.…
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Application of remote sensing in spatial irrigation scheduling

While the science of calculating crop coefficients using remote sensing has been around since the 1970’s, a robust commercial product is not yet available. This…
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Growing More Grain: Impacts & Opportunities for Dairy Farmers

New Zealand’s livestock sectors are reliant on imported grain and PKE. Recently completed research asks whether growing more grain in New Zealand is a viable…
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Transition of Pine Forests to Natives: Summary for Farmers

This handout provides a high-level outline of the management plan and economics to use pines as a nurse crop to establish natives. An indicative comparison…
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Murray Hemi describes Te Tiriti model, Taiao Manawa Ora: Purpose-led Change

This short interview with Murray Hemi is to support understanding and use of the Taiao Manawa Ora: Purpose-led Change model. This model was developed to…
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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…
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Ecosystem-based solutions for climate change adaptation in rural landscapes of NZ

This report describes ways that nature can support farm systems to adapt to a future under climate change. Pastures that are more diverse, for example,…
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