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Land-Use Change
Land use in Aotearoa will change as new opportunities and challenges emerge under a changing climate. Water quality expectations will also drive change in some catchments, where investing in mitigations could be less pragmatic than some change in land use.
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Presentation
Reducing the reliance of New Zealand livestock systems on internationally produced feed
Presentation to NIPIM and farmers that gives an overview of: global grain production and New Zealand grain and feed production; imports of grain and feed…
Summary
Research Paper Summary: Shared Vision for Land Use in Wairau Marlborough
This research project aimed to explore the potential for the development of diverse agricultural systems and places to achieve greater social licence among the communities…
Summary
Transition of Pine Forests to Natives: Summary for Farmers
This handout provides a high-level outline of the management plan and economics to use pines as a nurse crop to establish natives. An indicative comparison…
Journal Article
Survey of New Zealand consumer attitudes to consumption of meat and meat alternatives
This study examined consumers’ consumption, motivations, and concerns regarding meat and meat alternatives by means of an online survey of 1061 New Zealand consumers and…
Guidance
Guidelines for the use of Pohewa Pae Tawhiti to support decisions around changes in land use
Pohewa Pae Tawhiti (PPT) (Visualising Horizons) combines whakaarotau and pohewa (priorities and visions) with biophysical data (current and modelled future) to enable potential options for…
Video
Agrivoltaics webinar: Effectively integrating livestock and solar energy production
A webinar addressing the legal and consenting considerations associated with agrivoltaics in Aotearoa New Zealand. The webinar brought together a panel of industry experts including…
Summary
Biodiversity Credits to Fund Land-Use Change on the Table
There is no universal solution to financing land-use change in Aotearoa, according to new research, but new devices like biodiversity credits show promise, as do…
Summary
Beyond Sauv Blanc: How Does Marlborough Imagine Its Future Land Use?
Marlborough communities share a strong desire to increase native and agricultural diversity, and restore and conserve the landscape for future generations, but research in the…
Journal Article
Meeting the Growing Need for Land-Water System Modelling to Assess Land Management Actions
Elevated contaminant levels and hydrological alterations resulting from land use are degrading aquatic ecosystems on a global scale. A range of land management actions may…
Video
Futureproofing Māori Land Trusts (video series)
Succession planning is challenging for many farms, but multi-enerational dynamics, geographically dispersed whanau, and complex governance structures add extra challenges for Māori
Technical Report
Enhancing mauri of land and water through land-use change
Located in the Waikato, Lake Waikare is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most polluted lakes. The Nikau Farm is a Maaori-owned farm at the southern…
Technical Report
Te Rito Hāpori: Integrating Medicinal Cannabis Outdoor Cropping Within Established Farming Operations in Southland
As an emerging option for farmers, commercial outdoor growing of medicinal cannabis remains a relatively new and somewhat untested endeavour, particularly in the Otago-Southland region.…