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August 30, 2024
Resources for
Regional Authorities
Paul Sutherland
People in local government can help farms operate in ways that ensure the health of our land and water. Our resources can help you increase your local community’s understanding of the drivers for regulation, undertake effective collaboration, and improve decision-making in catchments.
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Journal Article
Limiting grazing periods combined with proper housing can reduce nutrient losses from dairy systems
Pasture-based and grass-fed branding are often associated with consumer perceptions of improved human health, environmental performance and animal welfare. Here, to examine the impacts of…
Journal Article
Resilience is a meaningful, measurable trait of communities
Community resilience can be quantified using available data to inform policy decisions. Identifying vulnerable or deprived communities in New Zealand is straightforward because social, cultural…
Journal Article
Land-use suitability is not an intrinsic property of a land parcel
Land-use choices should not be determined by potential productivity alone but should also account for environmental constraints and for land use elsewhere in the landscape.…
Journal Article
Collective storytelling as a river restoration tool: The role of catchment communities in inspiring environmental change
In Aotearoa New Zealand, catchment communities have been actively working to restore the health of their rivers, in some cases for many decades. Their knowledge…
Summary
Future scenarios for arable agriculture
Food security, tackling climate change through emissions reduction, and developing alternative proteins in New Zealand are three threads that were explored by the Future Scenarios…
Journal Article
Drone Use in On-Farm Environmental Compliance: An Investigation of Regulators’ Perspectives
Freshwater resources around the world are under increasing pressure from agricultural activities. As a result, regulatory frameworks around on-farm environmental compliance have become more complex.…
Video
The Tīmata Method: A low-cost way to retire farmland into native forest
Restoring erodible land in New Zealand into native forests can be a challenging and costly process, limiting private landowners’ participation in large-scale projects. However, there…
Technical Report
Retiring Farmland into Ngahere
The purpose of this report, fact sheet and information video is to introduce successful low-cost native planting methods which can be used as an educational…
Journal Article
The longevity of cultivation in decreasing the potential for phosphorus loss in runoff
Phosphorus (P) loss from highly fertilised grazed pastures can impair surface water quality. High P concentrations in grazed pastures are maintained to boost legume production,…
Model
Future scenarios for arable agriculture – model
This model allows the exploration of scenarios related to the profitability, resilience, and sustainability of arable agriculture in New Zealand over the next 5–30 years.…
Guidance
Where next for catchment groups?
Lifting ambition and gearing up for the long game – a guidance report This report is aimed at individuals or groups seeking to establish, work…
Guidance
Where next for catchment groups? A summary
Lifting ambition and gearing up for the long game – a summary. This summary pulls out key recommendations from the report Where next for catchment…