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Regional Data - Dairying and Clean Streams Accord: Snapshot of Progress

This information provides a breakdown by region of the first progress update on the Dairying and Clean Streams Accord.

Specific Regional Findings

Northland

  National average Northland
% farms with Accord type waterways 71% 61%
Estimated average length of waterways on farm 1.7km 1.5km
% Waterways with stock access. 38% 38%
Nutrient budget used in farm fertiliser programme 17% 8%
Riparian planting 27% 31%
  • Second to lowest percentage of farms using nutrient budgeting as part of the farm fertiliser programme (after Marlborough).
  • 1/3rd of Northland farms do not have Accord type water ways
  • Regional Action Plan in place.

Auckland

  National average Auckland
% farms with Accord type waterways 71% 61%
Estimated average length of waterways on farm 1.7km 1.1km
% Waterways with stock access. 38% 51%
Nutrient budget used in farm fertiliser programme 17% 19%
Riparian planting 27% 30%
  • Lowest average length of waterways on farms (along with Manawatu/Wanganui).
  • Regional Action Plan in place.

Waikato

  National average Waikato
% farms with Accord type waterways 71% 75%
Estimated average length of waterways on farm 1.7km 1.5km
% Waterways with stock access. 38% 36%
Nutrient budget used in farm fertiliser programme 17% 18%
Riparian planting 27% 21%
  • Regional Action Plan in place.

Bay of Plenty

  National average Bay of Plenty
% farms with Accord type waterways 71% 67%
Estimated average length of waterways on farm 1.7km 1.7km
% Waterways with stock access. 38% 40%
Nutrient budget used in farm fertiliser programme 17% 16%
Riparian planting 27% 18%
  • Second lowest percentage of riparian planting (1% higher than Canterbury).

Taranaki

  National average Taranaki
% farms with Accord type waterways 71% 83%
Estimated average length of waterways on farm 1.7km 1.9km
% Waterways with stock access. 38% 40%
Nutrient budget used in farm fertiliser programme 17% 18%
Riparian planting 27% 37%

Hawkes Bay

  National average Hawkes Bay
% farms with Accord type waterways 71% 56%
Estimated average length of waterways on farm 1.7km 1.5km
% Waterways with stock access. 38% 50%
Nutrient budget used in farm fertiliser programme 17% 32%
Riparian planting 27% 29%
  • Least number of dairy farms (63 farms, mostly near the main ranges)
  • Second highest percentage of farms using nutrient budgetting as part of the farm fertiliser programme (after Southland).
  • Second lowest percentage of farms with Accord type waterways (after Canterbury).
  • Regional Action Plan in place.

Manawatu/Wanganui

  National average Manawatu/ Wanganui
% farms with Accord type waterways 71% 56%
Estimated average length of waterways on farm 1.7km 1.1km
% Waterways with stock access. 38% 56%
Nutrient budget used in farm fertiliser programme 17% 15%
Riparian planting 27% 27%
  • Second highest percentage of farms with stock access to waterways (After Wellington).
  • Lowest average length of waterways on farms (along with Auckland).
  • Regional Action Plan in place.

Wellington

  National average Wellington
% farms with Accord type waterways 71% 73%
Estimated average length of waterways on farm 1.7km 1.7km
% Waterways with stock access. 38% 82%
Nutrient budget used in farm fertiliser programme 17% 14%
Riparian planting 27% 31%
  • Highest percentage of stock access to waterways.
  • Regional Action Plan in place.

Tasman

  National average Tasman
% farms with Accord type waterways 71% 73%
Estimated average length of waterways on farm 1.7km 2.1km
% Waterways with stock access. 38% 34%
Nutrient budget used in farm fertiliser programme 17% 9%
Riparian planting 27% 47%
  • Second highest percentage of riparian plantings (1% less than Marlborough)
  • Second highest average waterways length on farms (along with Otago and Marlborough).

Marlborough

  National average Marlborough
% farms with Accord type waterways 71% 84%
Estimated average length of waterways on farm 1.7km 2.1km
% Waterways with stock access. 38% 20%
Nutrient budget used in farm fertiliser programme 17% 7%
Riparian planting 27% 48%
  • Lowest percentage of waterways on dairy farms with stock access.
  • Highest percentage of riparian plantings.
  • Second highest average waterways length on farms (along with Tasman and Otago).
  • Lowest percentage of farms using nutrient budgetting as part of the farm fertiliser programme.
  • Highest percentage of farms with waterways as defined under the Accord.
  • Regional Action Plan in place.

Canterbury

  National average Canterbury
% farms with Accord type waterways 71% 55%
Estimated average length of waterways on farm 1.7km 1.4km
% Waterways with stock access. 38% 27%
Nutrient budget used in farm fertiliser programme 17% 27%
Riparian planting 27% 17%
  • Region with the least percentage of farms with Accord type waterways.
  • Lowest percentage of riparian planting.
  • Second lowest average length of waterways on farms (after Auckland and Manawatu/Wanganui).
  • Regional Action Plan in place.

Otago

  National average Otago
% farms with Accord type waterways 71% 63%
Estimated average length of waterways on farm 1.7km 2.1km
% Waterways with stock access. 38% 30%
Nutrient budget used in farm fertiliser programme 17% 23%
Riparian planting 27% 30%
  • Second highest average waterways length on farms (along with Tasman and Marlborough).

Southland

  National average Southland
% farms with Accord type waterways 71% 83%
Estimated average length of waterways on farm 1.7km 2.7km
% Waterways with stock access. 38% 22%
Nutrient budget used in farm fertiliser programme 17% 34%
Riparian planting 27% 39%
  • Highest percentage of farms using nutrient budgeting as part of the farm fertiliser programme.
  • Second lowest percentage of farms with stock access to waterways (after Marlborough).
  • Highest average length of waterways on farms.
  • Regional Action Plan in place.

Notes:

  • The Accord definition of a waterway is "deeper than a Redband" (ankle depth) and "wider than a stride", and permanently flowing.
  • All percentage figures are rounded to the nearest whole number.

See The Dairying and Clean Streams Accord: Snapshot of Progress - 2003/2004 for further infomation.

Last updated: 17 September 2008