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Summary
Our Land and Water National Science Challenge Lifetime Narrative
The Our Land and Water (Toitū te Whenua, Toiora te Wai) National Science Challenge (OLW) has worked towards an agri-food and -fibre system that enhances…
Guidance
Data, Insights, and Tools Directory for Regional Councils
Quick reference guide to datasets, decision-making tools, and information from Our Land and Water, for planners, policy makers and land, water, and ecosystem managers in…
Journal Article
A risk index tool to minimize the risk of nitrogen loss from land to water
Simple models can help reduce nitrogen (N) loss from land and protect water quality. However, the complexity of primary production systems may impair the accuracy…
Journal Article
Pohewa Pae Tawhiti (Visualising Horizons): a Māori holistic approach to the co-design of land-use systems
Exploring alternative land-uses, particularly alternatives to traditional productivist systems, is a key part of the transition towards sustainable future agricultural systems. However, decision-making around agricultural…
Journal Article
Negotiating a place for Agricultural and Pastoral Shows in Canterbury, New Zealand
A&P Shows bring together farming and non-farming communities across the urban-rural continuum. Prior research demonstrates that visitors experience a range of activities that promote a…
Journal Article
Reducing Uncertainty of Groundwater Redox Condition Predictions at National Scale, for Decision Making and Policy
Understanding hydrogeochemical heterogeneity, associated with natural nitrate attenuation, is an integral part of implementing integrated land and water management on a regional or national scale.…
Journal Article
Let Nature be your teacher: Caring for agricultural landscapes through a sense of place
While the global agri-food system has fed a rapidly growing global population, industrialisation of agriculture is contributing to negative ecological and social outcomes. Strengthening humanity’s…
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,…
Interactive Tool
LAWA: Actions for Healthy Waterways
The ‘Actions for Healthy Waterways’ topic on the Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) website presents the land management actions that New Zealanders have taken throughout…