Our rivers and lakes are under pressure – and pressure is also mounting on land managers to meet new regulations and customer expectations for increasingly sustainable food production. The good…
Page Heading The Way Forward | Te Arā Whakamua 4-5 April 2018 University of Otago Conference Centre, Wellington This event provided an opportunity for us all to discuss the key…
Our Land and Water is proud to be backing Open Farms – a movement to reconnect urban and rural Kiwis through a nationwide open farm day on Sunday 1st March…
Rural New Zealanders are first to experience the most challenging effects of climate change. Farmers and growers are already under extreme pressure from flashpoint climatic conditions in 2020, with drought…
The following article summarises the third of three webinars on drought and the changing climate, part of the Growing Kai Under Increasing Dry rolling Symposium held in May 2021, a…
Page Heading We are growing understanding of what it takes to transition to resilient, healthy and prosperous futures, and are developing tools to help Science Theme Leader Helen Percy –…
Dr Gwen Grelet and Sam Lang co-lead the new Our Land and Water regenerative agriculture project, which will analyse what's needed to build a New Zealand scientific evidence base for…
The Kuaha Matihiko Digital Gateway project is progressing along its journey to build a comprehensive online platform that provides access to a wide range of land and water datasets. The…
Food, Farming & Freshwater Rural Professional Roadshow: Local scenarios with practical applications. The team from Our Land and Water National Science Challenge in conjunction with NZ Landcare Trust are on…
Regional authorities are regularly questioned by community members and industry representatives about E. coli as an indicator of faecal contamination, where the E. coli is considered ‘naturalised’ in the aquatic…
What is regenerative agriculture? How do we find out if it works? Increasing numbers of farmers are transitioning to regenerative agriculture in New Zealand, and multinational food companies are promoting…