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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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Technical Report
Essential freshwater: Impact of existing periphyton and proposed dissolved inorganic nitrogen bottom lines
This report for the Ministry for the Environment applies methods developed in the LUS research programme to help resource management professionals understand the implications of…
Summary
Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Sustainability and Other Attributes
Evidence gathered by four separate Our Land and Water research programmes has found that food shoppers in New Zealand's key export markets do value attributes…
Summary
Te Ao Māori Approaches to Farming Enable Effective Local Solutions
The systems-thinking, holistic approaches to farming in te ao Māori have been demonstrated to enable effective local solutions, leading the way for others. This article…
Faecal Source Tracking
Identifying the sources of faecal contamination in waterways, and identifying naturalised Escherichia coli to help establish water quality for swimming
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Feeding Aotearoa
There’s arguably little else more important than ensuring an adequate and healthy food supply for our people, and in our changing world, food systems will need to adapt. This…
Technical Report
The Our Phosphorus Future Report
Unsustainable phosphorus use is at the heart of many societal challenges. Unsustainable phosphorus use affects food and water security, freshwater biodiversity and human health. Increasing…
Journal Article
Where to for collaboration in land and water policy development in Aotearoa NZ? Guidance for authorising agencies
For the past decade, collaboration has been the preferred method of devising land and water policy in Aotearoa NZ to achieve agreed outcomes. However, the…
Journal Article
Amending soils of different pH to decrease phosphorus losses
In most cases the application of Al, Fe and Ca amendments decreased WEP in proportion to the rates applied. However, poor performance was noted when…
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Information // The Value Chain Compass
A global value chain from New Zealand producers to overseas consumers can be lengthy, involving several links in the chain and diverse cultures. This means…
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