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November 02, 2023
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E.coli
Charles Farmer, PIXNIO
Summer swims in a lake or river are an important part of Kiwi culture – but to be safe, the presence of E.coli (Escherichia coli) bacteria has to be minimised. These resources aim to reduce farm sources of E.coli and improve its detection.
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…
Presentation
Framework assessment for water quality
Presentation to SWIM special interest group of policy planners and scientists from across 15 regional authorities.
Presentation
The next steps for sites with elevated E. coli concentrations above water quality guidelines
Presentation to SWIM special interest group of policy planners and scientists from across 15 regional authorities.
Presentation
A Source-to-sink Contaminant Risk Framework To Support Water Quality Policy Across Scales
In the wrong place, or at excessive concentrations, nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) and sediment become contaminants. Along with pathogens, they require reduction to improve water…
Presentation
Mitigation action prioritisation & resource tool for freshwater farm plans
Freshwater farm plans will soon be compulsory for all pastoral farms larger than 20 hectares as part of the Government’s Action for Healthy Waterways reforms.…
Journal Article
Whole-Genome Sequencing and Virulome Analysis of Escherichia coli Isolated from New Zealand Environments of Contrasting Observed Land Use
This study takes a systematic sampling approach to assess the public health risk of Escherichia coli recovered from freshwater sites within forest and farmland. The…
Journal Article
The longevity of fencing out livestock as a method of decreasing contaminant concentrations in a headwater stream
Water quality can be improved by fencing off streams from livestock. However, the remedial effect of fencing can fail as livestock trample near stream areas.…
Interactive Tool
LandscapeDNA
The LandscapeDNA information hub gives you access to the Physiographic Environment Classification developed with funding from Our Land and Water. Interactive maps allow you to…
Interactive Tool
Actions to Include in a Farm Environment Plan
This interactive infographic is a compilation of actions to decrease the loss of contaminants from agricultural land. Mitigation actions can be filtered by any of…
Interactive Tool
Data Supermarket
The Data Supermarket is a repository of data about the ingredients, food and fibre we can grow in New Zealand, now and in the future.…
Journal Article
Linking the uptake of best management practices on dairy farms to catchment water quality improvement over a 20-year period
Intensive land use, such as dairying, can impair water quality. Although many guidelines exist on how to mitigate the loss of dairy-associated contaminants from land…
Technical Report
eDNA as a holistic measure of pastoral landscape effects on taonga species
Freshwater quality is measured with key indicators such as faecal indicator bacteria (E. coli), nitrates and phosphates. For communities, such indicators are vague and somewhat…