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November 02, 2023
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.
Video
Drought: What to Grow and Where?
This webinar discussed the on-farm effects of projected changes in climate, such as a shift in pasture growth season, land use opportunities that might arise,…
Guidance
How to Talk About the Future of Farming in Aotearoa New Zealand
This guide is to help people talk effectively about the future of farming, and land-use change in particular, to the general public and farming communities…
Method
Refinement of the Framework for Assessment of Recreational Water Quality
Regional and city council staff now have a documented process to follow when faecal contamination is identified in freshwater, created by ESR researchers involved in…
Technical Report
Faecal source tracking and the identification of naturalised Escherichia coli to assist with establishing water quality and faecal contamination levels
E. coli are routinely measured as faecal indicator bacteria (FIB) to provide indications of microbial water quality in parallel with other physico-chemical parameters. Recent evidence…
Technical Report
Faecal source tracking to understand the role of introduced predators and avian species on water quality assessments in the Makiriri Reserve, Dannevirke
Escherichia coli are used as indicators of faecal contamination in water quality assessments, but ‘naturalised’ non-faecal E. coli and non-pathogenic E. coli-like bacteria can confound…
Guidance
Mai te Rangi ki te Whenua, Mai te Whenua ki te Rangi
This literature review identifies 5 actions that support the wellbeing of land, water, and indigenous people from a uniquely Māori perspective. The actions are aimed…
Technical Report
Case Study: Nga Iwi o te Tauihu
This is one of four mana whenua case studies that provide insights about addressing barriers and challenges they have experienced in freshwater management that could…
Technical Report
Case Study: Ngāti Rangiwewehi
This is one of four mana whenua case studies that provide insights about addressing barriers and challenges they have experienced in freshwater management that could…
Technical Report
Case Study: Ngāti Raukawa
This is one of four mana whenua case studies that provide insights about addressing barriers and challenges they have experienced in freshwater management that could…
Technical Report
Case Study: Waiapu Kokahuhua
This is one of four mana whenua case studies that provide insights about addressing barriers and challenges they have experienced in freshwater management that could…
Technical Report
Nguturoa catchment ‘Seeing Understanding Believing’ project
The project focussed on building capability and capacity for change in the farming sector, to assist in creating new pathways towards future landscapes, by identifying…
Technical Report
Barriers to diversification
This report covers a project funded by Our Land and Water, to investigate the challenges faced by landowners when they seek to diversify via land…