Case studies and resources

Are nutrient filters a practical solution for farmers to reduce their impact on water quality?

Partnering with the University of Canterbury on transforming agricultural drains into healthy waterways.

Determining whether detention bunds can effectively manage peak run off and reduce sediment in Northland.

Living Water has partnered with landowners, community and iwi to carry out lake restoration activities

Taking a new approach to strategic planning.

Digitised up-to-date environmental action plans for farmers. 

Can we control an invasive weed with Brazilian beetles?

Engaging farmers with biodiversity on their farms.

Can nitrogen fertiliser use be reduced without compromising pasture growth?

Can we control an invasive weed with Brazilian beetles?

Helping landowners to better understand where to put contaminant management interventions to improve water quality leaving farms.

Using simple structures to manage peak flows

Collaborative project incorporating sustainable land management practices and the principles of mātauranga Māori to reduce sediment into the Wairoa River. 

Sediment traps are simple, low-cost excavations in a watercourse or near a waterbody that capture and reduce the downstream movement of gravel, sand, and silt. 

Trialling growing aquatic plants growing on a buoyant mat to capture incoming contaminants

A multi-phase restoration, wetland reconnection and water management project

Trialling planting hydro-seeding native sedge seeds in riparian zones to determine success and cost vs conventional planting.

Determining whether detention bunds can effectively manage peak run off and reduce sediment in Northland.

Co-designing freshwater improvement projects with farmers, mana whenua and scientists in a sub-catchment of the Wairua River.

Wetlands can improve water quality, create habitat for wildlife as well as enhance the attractiveness and value of rural properties and can be easy to construct.

How we're working with mana whenua

Whakamana Te Waituna is a five-year, multi-partner project aimed at improving the health of Waituna Lagoon in Southland.

A multi-phase restoration, wetland reconnection and water management project

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