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June 26, 2024
Resources for
Catchment Groups
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Catchment groups can create thriving rural communities, safe havens for native fish and birds, and cleaner water for the next generation. These practical tools and resources can help your group work together to add diversity and tackle environmental challenges for your catchment and community.
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Technical Report
Integration of agroforestry systems within irrigated dairy farms in Waimakariri, Canterbury
This Project explores environmental and economic benefits that agroforestry systems can provide to the dryland corners of irrigated Canterbury dairy farms. Dryland corners of farms…
Journal Article
Trusted storytellers as freshwater restoration knowledge brokers: individual and collective voices can both be effective
Aotearoa New Zealand’s aquatic ecosystems are declining despite widespread awareness of mitigation needs. This study employs storytelling to address this issue, testing the role of…
Technical Report
Land Use Diversification Challenges and opportunities for three North Canterbury farmers
This project concentrated on the unique opportunity to assess three separate farm businesses and the proposed changes to their systems, illustrating the environmental impacts and…
Interactive Tool
SWIFT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Impact and Feasibility Tool
SWIFT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Impact and Feasibility Tool) is designed to support discussions that enable collective action groups (CAGs) to tackle complex environmental challenges. SWIFT can…
Technical Report
Partnering for Change: Pilot and replicable model
This project provides evidence that physically connecting urban consumers with farmers and growers can positively influence beliefs and attitudes of all involved parties and as a…
Infographic
Partnering for Change: A shared-responsibility approach to environmental change
This infographic outlines the key learning, recommendations and changes made as a result of the Urban-Rural Partnerships for Equal Change research project.
Guidance
Partnering for Change work group process guide
This guide details how to start a Partnering for Change work group in your region. It details: Key steps to starting, maintaining and replicating a…
Guidance
New Zealand’s farmers are trusted, but there’s still work to do
In 2022-2023, a series of research projects by the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge explored New Zealanders sense of connection and trust in…
Technical Report
Kuaha Matihiko: Digital Gateway final report
The Kuaha Matihiko: Digital Gateway project identified the urgent need for an integrated and user-friendly centralised gateway that provides easy access to all the critical…
Guidance
Land Use Options in Waimakariri
The Whitiwhiti Ora: Land Use Opportunities case study in Waimakariri brought farmers and researchers together to co-design an approach to assessing diverse opportunities when considering…
Summary
The role of information in land-use decision making: the perspective of farmers in New Zealand
Information is important to support effective strategic land-use decision-making, particularly in response to changing markets, policy and climate. This research plays a part in understanding…
Interactive Tool
Our Environment: Crop Suitability
Our Environment is a web-based tool that makes environmental information available to users. It has a simplified GIS interface to allow users to spatially explore…