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  1. SedNetNZ supports land and water planning

    Researchers from Manaaki Whenua have been working closely with regional councils in AoNZ to apply the SedNetNZ model to support land and water planning.

  2. Linking soil quality indicators to land use pressure and water quality

    For the first time in AoNZ researchers have been able to link soil and water quality to land-use pressures by including the use of land valuation data.

  3. Antarctic soils in from the cold

    Manaaki Whenua researchers have made a significant contribution to future research on the properties of Antarctic soils.

  4. Connecting data back to tangata whenua

    Connecting data back to the whenua is at the heart of a new Manaaki Whenua project. Across our collections, Manaaki Whenua holds and cares for a rich array of more than 820,000 specimen samples from invertebrates, to fungi, to flora and fauna and taonga plant species.

  5. Celebrating our achievements

    Anne Sutherland, James Shepherd, David Pairman (LUM team); Dan Richards (Early Career Researcher), Stella Belliss (LUM team), Chris Phillips (Individual/Lifetime Achievement)
    Missing: Laise Harris, Graeme Curwen, James Ardo, Anne Sutherland, Brent Martin, Christine Martelletti. (LUM team)

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  6. Farming the ‘F1’ way

    Helping farmers optimise technology in the farm management cycle to be their most productive.

  7. Impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle on ecosanctuaries

    Cyclone Gabrielle struck the upper North Island in February 2023 with devastating consequences for the environment. As well as impacting ecosystems and species directly, the cyclone also affected conservation infrastructure and activities.