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Farm Advisors
Paul Sutherland
As a rural professional, you can help farmers and growers understand the drivers for regulation and get ahead of the game. Be confident in trying new approaches, with case studies and evidence-based resources to inform on-farm decision making and reduce risk.
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Our Land and Water Podcast Episode 3: What else can we grow here – and where?
Researchers in Our Land and Water have catalogued a wide range of land-use opportunities for Aotearoa that expand the possibilities you might have previously considered…
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Our Land and Water Podcast Episode 6: We can make progress – but we need to work together
Local community involvement is one of the keys to the long-term health of our rivers and lakes, and communities like catchment groups can play a…
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Our Land and Water Podcast Episode 7: How Māori agribusiness appoaches could lead the way
Māori ways of thinking about land and water offer insights into ways of growing food that are more resilient, healthy and prosperous. In this episode…
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Our Land and Water Podcast Episode 8: How do we feed Kiwi families and communities?
We grow more food than we need in Aotearoa and yet many people are going hungry. So how do we connect production and distribution to…
Guidance
Why Pines? A context for recent research results which appear to support land conversion into pine forestry
Four research programmes funded by the Our Land and Water (Toitū te Whenua, Toiora te Wai) National Science Challenge (OLW) and completed in autumn 2024…
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Online Tools Show Where Land-Use Change Needs to be Considered
We now know where land use needs to change, to meet New Zealand policy expectations for water quality. This article was prepared as an impact…
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Research Spurs New Silvopasture Business
The company Verdantia Research was founded in 2023, commercialising research that was tested in a project funded by Our Land and Water. This article was…
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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…
Interactive Tool
Matarau
Decisions about the future use of whenua are complex and there are a lot of factors to consider. This tool brings together data and information…
Journal Article
Modelling to identify direct risks for New Zealand agriculture due to climate change
Climate change will affect New Zealand’s diverse range of climatic systems in different ways. The impacts on agriculture are expected to vary with geographical location…