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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
Agrivoltaics: Integrating Solar Energy Generation with Livestock Farming in the Canterbury Region of Aotearoa New Zealand (pre-print)
Agrivoltaics is the integration of agriculture and solar energy production and seeks to find synergies between the two to create a complementary system. With increased…
Model
Scenario design of New Zealand future agriculture
We have developed a simple decision-support tool that is the first to represent the whole agricultural system of New Zealand at the national scale. The…
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
Ki uta ki tai: mātāpono me te pūtaiao, ngā korero whakamahuki ma te kaitiaki – From mountains to the sea: values and science for an informed kaitiaki / guardian
Estuaries, located between land and sea, are diverse and productive ecosystems that provide a wide range of highly valued goods and services. The health of…
Video
Environmental Law and Agrivoltaics
Professor Catherine Iorns, of Victoria University of Wellington School of Law, discusses the RMA process for agrivoltaics, when the public get involved in the consenting…
Interactive Tool
Groundwater Detection Power Calculator
This GitHub package is designed to calculate the statistical power of detecting a change in groundwater/surface concentration depending on sampling duration, sampling frequency, ‘true’ receptor…
Technical Report
Strategies to improve the efficiency and decrease the negative environmental impacts from phosphorous fertiliser use
This report is part of an Our Land and Water National Science Challenge funded project identifying strategies to improve phosphorus (P) use efficiency, decrease the…
Summary
Alternative Feeds to Hit Emissions Targets
Agricultural emissions targets could be met by 2030 by increasing brassica and grains in cattle diets by 20–30%, with stocking rates reduced just 5%, finds…
Interactive Tool
Freshwater Improvement Scenario Builder
The Freshwater Improvement Scenario Builder is a tool for exploring the effect of mitigation strategies and land use change on water quality. It shows the…
Guidance
Forestry Catchment Planner: User Guide
The User Guide provides a comprehensive overview of the Forestry Catchment Planner app‘s interface and key features. It helps users understand how to effectively navigate…
Guidance
Monitoring water clarity and turbidity in rivers
Water clarity and turbidity are commonly used measures of optical water quality. Water clarity (also referred to as visual clarity) is the ability of light…
Guidance
Monitoring total phosphorus in lakes
Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for the growth and development of plants and animals. However, elevated phosphorus concentrations in a lake can lead to eutrophication,…