Ep 8 - How do we feed Kiwi families and communities

We grow more food than we need in Aotearoa and yet many people are going hungry. So how do we connect production and distribution to make sure we look after all our people? In this episode we hear about projects that looked at reconnecting people with the source of their food, through initiatives …

Ep 7 - How Māori agribusiness approaches could lead the way

Māori ways of thinking about land and water offer insights into ways of growing food that are more resilient, healthy and prosperous.  In this episode we’ll hear about some ways the systems-thinking, holistic approaches to farming in te ao Māori have been demonstrated to enable effective local sol…

Ep 6 - We can make progress but we need to work together

Local community involvement is one of the keys to the long-term health of our rivers and lakes, and communities like catchment groups can play a major role in land-use transitions. Over eight years of research, we’ve learned about the support catchment groups need to meet both their own goals and t…

EP 5 - How do we pay for the change

We’ve heard in previous episodes that in parts of New Zealand we’ll need some land-use change to reach the water quality we want for our rivers and lakes, but paying for this change is a huge challenge. The scale of change is large, and many farms don’t have the funds – so if our society wants this…

Ep 4 - How do we add diversity onfarm

One of the main findings from Our Land and Water is that we now know where mitigation strategies won’t be enough, and land use needs to change to meet New Zealanders’ expectations for water quality.  This episode focuses on how we can add more diversity on individual farms – not just what else we …

Ep 3 - What else can we grow here – and where

Researchers in Our Land and Water have catalogued a wide range of land-use opportunities for Aotearoa that expand the possibilities you might have previously considered for the future of your land. They’ve gathered all the robust information that was available about those land use options, and made…

Ep 2 - What is driving the pace of change

We hear a lot about national regulations that are driving change on farms to improve water quality and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But the drivers for change are also coming from much further away.  In this episode, we hear about the influence of international trade deals and expectations …

Ep 1 - How bad is our water quality, really?

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 wh…