Realising land’s potential
Waipuna Saddle (John Hunt)
End-users: MPI; SCION, AgResearch, MfE; regional councils; Maori; landfill operators; urban planners; primary industries and sector groups, notably the fertiliser and forestry industries.
| Key Achievements |
2014/15 (planned) |
2014/15 (actual) |
| Land and water management – Outcomes 1, 2 and 4 |
$0.38 |
$0.54 |
- Assisted iwi trusts to improve decision making over land use options using a cultural values framework.
- Assessed sampling strategies for a range of sampling devices to best monitor leaching under large field trial plots. This included installation of large area lysimeters.
- Developed new sensor technology for real time feedback to improve commercialisation of precision irrigation services for both domestic and international markets.
- As part of a national team, assessed approaches, tools, methodologies and knowledge to best protect and improve the health (ora) of New Zealand rivers as part of Te Awaroa project.
- Tested the suitability of unmanned aerial vehicles to determine riparian vegetation structure.
- Assessed international best practice in integrated whole systems research to improve regional council catchment management.
- Contributed to national soil guideline values and human health guidelines for a range of contaminants and industry groups.
- Assessed soil and water quality changes in a restored wetland.
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| Erosion process and hazards – Outcome 2 |
$0.08 |
$0.12 |
- Reviewed options for updating erosion information in the NZLRI to support implementation of a National Environmental Standard for plantation forestry.
- Assessed root development in space-planted high UMF factor manuka plantations.
- Developed rapid assessment of bank erosion using helicopter video capture to support SedNetNZ development.
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