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August 30, 2024
Our Land and Water has now ended.
Our mission was to preserve the most fundamental treasures of Aotearoa – its land and water – while producing value from those same treasures.
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Journal Article
Determining the likelihood and cost of detecting reductions of nitrate‑nitrogen concentrations in groundwater across New Zealand
Nitrate‑nitrogen (NO3-N) is a contaminant of concern in groundwater worldwide. Stakeholders need information on the ability to detect changes in NO3-N concentrations to prove that land management…
Guidance
Designing Freshwater Monitoring Programmes to Detect Early Improvement
This short guidance document is to support the design of freshwater monitoring programmes to detect early improvement and is for regional councils, government, and multi-agency…
Journal Article
An event-based model of soil erosion and sediment transport at the catchment scale
Soil conservation over large areas is expensive and needs to be targeted to obtain maximum benefit for the least cost. In this paper, an event-based…
Presentation
Quantifying Actual Denitrification in Groundwater Systems – poster
This poster provides a one-page summary of research to quantify actual denitrification in groundwater systems. Measurement of neon, argon and N2(g) identifies: 1. Excess N2(g)…
Journal Article
CLUES model calibration and its implications for estimating contaminant attenuation
Catchment water quality models are essential for freshwater management; however, their value is dependent on their performance and level of uncertainty. Here we present the…
Summary
Future scenarios for arable agriculture
Food security, tackling climate change through emissions reduction, and developing alternative proteins in New Zealand are three threads that were explored by the Future Scenarios…
Journal Article
Towards baseflow index characterisation at national scale in New Zealand
BaseFlow Index (BFI) was determined for all river reaches in New Zealand. A recursive digital filtering technique was applied to 482 gauged sites across New…
Technical Report
Six ‘Star’ Grain and Legume Crops for NZ Farmers: Specialty Grains and Pulses Report
The Specialty Grains & Pulses Report identifies opportunities to expand the grain and pulse crops grown in New Zealand. The research team identified six crops…
Journal Article
Rewarding Responsible Innovation when Consumers are Distant from Producers: Evidence from NZ
This paper examined the question of whether local producers can be rewarded for responsible innovation (for example, to improve sustainability of production) when the bulk…
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