Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

How important is being a farmer/forester/grower who takes good care of the environment to who you are?

How important is being a farmer/forester/grower who takes good care of the environment to your sense of self-identity, i.e., your sense of who you are? On a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means “not at all important” and 10 means “extremely important”, how do you see yourself?

Note: 0 means “not at all important” and 10 means “extremely important”.

Data by primary land use

Primary land useNmeansdminmedianmax
sheep and/or beef6948.1511.8430810
dairy3278.0981.6290810
deer & other stock548.3151.6123810
hort & vit1678.0961.762810
arable477.9572.0430810
forestry1248.0162.2670810
dairy support708.3431.4734810
other818.0742.1781810
Total1,5648.1281.830810

Data by region

RegionNmeansdminmedianmax
Auckland488.4171.761810
Bay of Plenty847.9761.5444810
Canterbury2788.271.7830810
Gisborne388.5261.46648.510
Hawke's Bay1318.0991.8350810
Marlborough898.2471.7864910
Manuwatu-Whanganui1047.752.0280810
Northland838.0481.9990810
Otago2008.1151.6660810
Southland1348.1421.8520810
Tasman & Nelson1058.2482.0931910
Taranaki677.9551.7091810
Waikato1168.0341.8270810
Wellington568.1962.12708.510
West Coast317.8062.0560810
Total1,5648.1281.830810