For the past eight years, Our Land and Water has funded research with the goal of improving the health of our rivers and lakes here in Aotearoa. To do that, we needed more information about the state of our waterways. We determined which of our catchments are most vulnerable to contamination and why, what their pressures are, and where pressure can be removed through better farm management.

The challenge to improve our freshwater is bigger and more complicated than we thought in 2016. We know a lot more about how bad things, are and will get under climate change. In this episode, we’ll hear about the size of the gap between the current state of our freshwater and our expectations. 

More information:
Research Findings Brief: Current state of water contaminants compared to bottom lines https://doi.org/10.57935/AGR.26002357.v1
How Far Have We Come? https://vimeo.com/showcase/11211827/video/952156163
What Has Worked and What needs to Change? https://vimeo.com/showcase/11211827/video/952173332
Where Land-Use Change is Needed – A Deeper Dive https://vimeo.com/showcase/11211827/video/952173888
Practical Tools and Approaches to Begin Navigating Land-Use Change https://vimeo.com/showcase/11211827/video/952174883

Speakers: Rich McDowell (AgResearch/Lincoln University), Ton Sneldar (LWS)

For the past eight years, Our Land and Water has funded research with the goal of improving the health of our rivers and lakes here in Aotearoa. To do that, we needed more information about the state of our waterways. We determined which of our catchments are most vulnerable to contamination and why, what their pressures are, and where pressure can be removed through better farm management.
The challenge to improve our freshwater is bigger and more complicated than we thought in 2016. We know a lot more about how bad things, are and will get under climate change. In this episode, we’ll hear about the size of the gap between the current state of our freshwater and our expectations. 
More information:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Research Findings Brief: Current state of water contaminants compared to bottom lines <a href="https://doi.org/10.57935/AGR.26002357.v1">https://doi.org/10.57935/AGR.26002357.v1</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">How Far Have We Come? <a href="https://vimeo.com/showcase/11211827/video/952156163">https://vimeo.com/showcase/11211827/video/952156163</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">What Has Worked and What needs to Change? <a href="https://vimeo.com/showcase/11211827/video/952173332">https://vimeo.com/showcase/11211827/video/952173332</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Where Land-Use Change is Needed – A Deeper Dive <a href="https://vimeo.com/showcase/11211827/video/952173888">https://vimeo.com/showcase/11211827/video/952173888</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Practical Tools and Approaches to Begin Navigating Land-Use Change <a href="https://vimeo.com/showcase/11211827/video/952174883">https://vimeo.com/showcase/11211827/video/952174883</a></li>
</ul>
Speakers: Rich McDowell (AgResearch/Lincoln University), Ton Sneldar (LWS)

Our Land and Water introduces insights from eight years of science in this podcast series. In each episode you will hear from the scientists and researchers who were tasked with developing practical tools and resources to help Kiwi farmers decide how to add diversity, increase resilience and tackle environmental challenges for their farms, catchments and communities.

The audio comes from a symposium held over two days in May 2024, and guiding you through the episodes are your hosts Dr Jenny Webster-Brown, director, and Annabel McAleer, communications manager of the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge. In the show notes for each episode, you’ll find links to videos, interactive tools and easy-to-read summaries so you can take a deeper dive into the solutions that will help us navigate new pathways for the future of farming. 

Visit https://ourlandandwater.nz/

Our Land and Water introduces insights from eight years of science in this podcast series. In each episode you will hear from the scientists and researchers who were tasked with developing practical tools and resources to help Kiwi farmers decide how to add diversity, increase resilience and tackle environmental challenges for their farms, catchments and communities.
The audio comes from a symposium held over two days in May 2024, and guiding you through the episodes are your hosts Dr Jenny Webster-Brown, director, and Annabel McAleer, communications manager of the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge. In the show notes for each episode, you’ll find links to videos, interactive tools and easy-to-read summaries so you can take a deeper dive into the solutions that will help us navigate new pathways for the future of farming. 
Visit <a href="https://ourlandandwater.nz/">https://ourlandandwater.nz/</a>

Our Land and Water - Toitū te Whenua, Toiora te Wai

Our Land and Water introduces insights from eight years of science in this podcast series. In each episode you will hear from the scientists and researchers who were tasked with developing practical tools and resources to help Kiwi farmers decide how to add diversity, increase resilience and tackle environmental challenges for their farms, catchments and communities.

The audio comes from a symposium held over two days in May 2024, and guiding you through the episodes are your hosts Dr Jenny Webster-Brown, director, and Annabel McAleer, communications manager of the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge.

In the show notes for each episode, you’ll find links to videos, interactive tools and easy-to-read summaries so you can take a deeper dive into the solutions that will help us navigate new pathways for the future of farming. 

Visit https://ourlandandwater.nz/

Our Land and Water introduces insights from eight years of science in this podcast series. In each episode you will hear from the scientists and researchers who were tasked with developing practical tools and resources to help Kiwi farmers decide how to add diversity, increase resilience and tackle environmental challenges for their farms, catchments and communities.
The audio comes from a symposium held over two days in May 2024, and guiding you through the episodes are your hosts Dr Jenny Webster-Brown, director, and Annabel McAleer, communications manager of the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge.
In the show notes for each episode, you’ll find links to videos, interactive tools and easy-to-read summaries so you can take a deeper dive into the solutions that will help us navigate new pathways for the future of farming. 
Visit <a href="https://ourlandandwater.nz/">https://ourlandandwater.nz/</a>

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