| Key Achievements |
2014/15 (planned) |
2014/15 (actual) |
| Competitiveness and green growth – Outcomes 1 and 4 |
$0.03 |
$0.03 |
- Completed the second trial of modelling greenhouse gas reductions. Extracted heuristics that can be used to inform customers and potential customers of their likely progression in the carboNZero and CEMARS programmes. Completed modelling of combined greenhouse gas uncertainty for a representative sample of greenhouse gas-generating activities and emission factors, and demonstrated the soundness of the approach.
- Reviewed core elements of different environmental and sustainability schemes that could be applied as an updated version of Fern-Mark, NatureMark or similar new sustainability ranking scheme for New Zealand primary sector businesses.
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| Production pests and environmental compensation – Outcome 1 and 4 |
$0.06 |
$0.06 |
- Completed research on production pest control, including:
- host specificity testing of one biocontrol agent for the weed field horsetail;
- host testing of two insects, Lathronympha strigana and Chrysolina abchasica, imported from Europe in August 2014;
- identifying alternative live foods and artificial diets for rearing A. limonicus mites.
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| TB freedom – Outcome 4 |
$0.27 |
$0.27 |
- Used simulation modelling and data analysis to show how a new surveillance concept could be extended and adapted for new operational contexts. This has the potential to substantially reduce the time, effort, and cost required to be able to declare an area free of TB.
- Published nine reviews of TB in New Zealand wildlife and provided science support for the National Pest Management Plan review for TB.
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