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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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Interactive Tool
Map of Total Nitrogen Excess and Reduction Potential
An interactive map shows the total nitrogen (TN) in excess of current national rules and the potential for mitigation strategies to reduce TN losses from…
Video
More diverse, resilient, healthy landscapes by 2030 – webinar
Farmers, growers and all those who care for our land want to help build a resilient, healthy and thriving agri-food and fibre system. The role…
Summary
Quantifying Excess Nitrogen Loads in Fresh Water
At least 43% of New Zealand’s agricultural land (31% of New Zealand’s total land area) is in catchments that are under pressure (‘pressure’ meaning the…
Video
What the data tells us about our water
By bringing together multiple data sources, we can now see which catchments are under the most pressure, and whether applying all known and emerging on-farm…
Video
What Do Rural Communities Have On Their Minds When Discussing Land Management Actions That Help Improve Water Quality?
This presentation was winner of the People’s Choice Award at the New Zealand Hydrological Society Conference 2020. I am a freshwater ecologist and science communicator…
Video
Connecting communities for effective farm plans – webinar
Land use intensification and the degradation of water quality was enabled by a system that considered all farms separately, despite their cumulative effects on water…
Video
Bringing people together for diverse land use – webinar
In some catchments, diversification to mixed land uses will be a more pragmatic solution than applying all mitigations on all farms – especially where a…
Journal Article
Quantifying contaminant losses to water from pastoral land uses in NZ II: The effects of some farm mitigation actions over the past two decades
In New Zealand the primary sector together with central and local government agencies have been promoting measures to mitigate the adverse effect of farming practices…
Journal Article
Quantifying contaminant losses to water from pastoral land uses in NZ III: What could be achieved by 2035?
To meet the water quality outcomes sought by catchment communities and regulators, the losses of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and sediment from dairy and sheep/beef…
Journal Article
Quantifying contaminant losses to water from pastoral landuses in New Zealand II. The effects of some farm mitigation actions over the past two decades
In New Zealand the primary sector together with central and local government agencies have been promoting measures to mitigate the adverse effect of farming practices…
Summary
Using Cause and Effect Relationships to Enhance Freshwater Management
We’ve summarised research on how Aotearoa’s fresh water responds to stressors into a short Research Findings Brief. Using Lake Hayes near Queenstown as a scenario…
Infographic
Summary: Soil Health in the Context of Regenerative Agriculture
There are studies or reviews of the impact of individual practices that are used in regenerative agriculture, but few studies on the impact of implementation…