With catchment groups forming across Aotearoa New Zealand to tackle land and water management issues, many people want to know: can these groups benefit from experience in other countries? As…
The Environmental Defence Society recently released the results of an in-depth study into the role that science played in the development of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS-FM)…
The following article summarises the second of three webinars on drought and the changing climate, part of the Growing Kai Under Increasing Dry rolling Symposium held in May 2021, a…
Our Land and Water joined E Tipu: Boma NZ Agri Summit as a channel partner. The two-day event aimed to contribute to meaningful sector change by connecting growers, innovators, youth, changemakers, technologists,…
Our Land and Water joined E Tipu: Boma NZ Agri Summit as a channel partner. The two-day event aimed to contribute to meaningful sector change by connecting growers, innovators, youth, changemakers, technologists,…
The following article summarises the first of three webinars on drought and the changing climate, part of the Growing Kai Under Increasing Dry rolling Symposium held in May 2021, a…
A rolling symposium on drought, climate change and primary sector resilience. What is a rolling symposium? Three short background webinars, bringing you the latest in climate projections, drought resilience research and…
New rules will require every farm in Aotearoa New Zealand to have a Farm Environment Plan (FEP) for freshwater quality improvement, to be certified and regularly audited. This world-first approach…
By collaborating with the sheep and beef industry, Our Land and Water (OLW) generated evidence supporting investment in a country-of-origin brand that reached at least 640 million people in the…
Regenerative agriculture has been proposed as a solution for some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most acute challenges. Advocates suggest it can improve the health of our waterways, reduce topsoil loss,…
Over the past several years, I’ve had a growing sense that our policy approaches for improving freshwater health are not working and not going to work. We have cajoled, shamed,…
Trials of three novel crop types identified as having high potential by Our Land and Water research were undertaken in Canterbury this year. Four on-farm buckwheat trials, supported by Carrfields Ltd, were initiated for…