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June 26, 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
Monitoring to detect changes in water quality to meet policy objectives
Detecting change in water quality is key to providing evidence of progress towards meeting water quality objectives. A key measure for detecting change is statistical…
Summary
Negotiating social licence to farm at Canterbury agricultural and pastoral shows
Agricultural and pastoral (A&P) shows are often depicted as a meeting point for town and country. The largest of these is the New Zealand Agricultural…
Summary
Has the social license negotiated within peri-urban environments been impacted following Cyclone Gabrielle?
Has the social licence negotiated within peri-urban environments been impacted following Cyclone Gabrielle? This report examines a case study of disaster response in Te Awa,…
Summary
Slash and Social Licence: An examination of the role of institutional assemblages in (re)negotiating social licence to forest in NZ
This report examines the role of ‘institutional planning assemblages’ in ((re)negotiating a social licence to forest in Aotearoa New Zealand. The case study chosen was…
Summary
How farmers’ social licence to operate is being negotiated in statutory planning processes in the Waikato Region
This case study looks at Waikato dairy farmers’ compliance with dairy effluent discharge consents. While other factors like methane emissions may also affect dairy farming’s…
Video
Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) Framework Webinar
The Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) Framework shows the impact of land use changes on economic, social, cultural and environmental indicators, allowing exploration of scenarios where…
Video
Introduction to the Find Data platform (MVP V1.2)
The Kuaha Matihiko: Digital Gateway project aimed to build a comprehensive online tool that provides access to New Zealand’s rich repository of land and water…
Interactive Tool
Find Data platform
Find Data provides fast and efficient access to vital information on land and water data, tailored to serve the diverse needs of its users. Currently…
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
Farmer preferences and drivers of decision-making related to water quality actions and land use change in Tukituki
Farmer interviews and survey results indicate that farmers and growers in the Tukituki have demonstrated considerable commitment to enhancing water quality, with significant endeavours in…
Technical Report
Social licence: final report on the nexus between producers and the public
The criteria used by the public and producers to assess ‘good’ farming are constantly changing. At present, they are reasonably well aligned. Social licence is…
Technical Report
The Power of the Current Monitoring Network to Detect Nitrate Reductions in the Selwyn-Waihora Zone
Plan Change 1 (PC1) of the Canterbury Land andWater Regional Plan included requirements for farmers in the Selwyn-Waihora catchment to reduce nitrate discharges to groundwater…