Managing waterways on farms:
A guide to sustainable water and riparian management in rural New Zealand

July 2001, Ref. ME385

This publication provides background information about the sources, causes and processes involved with the deterioration of streams in farmed catchments and the consequences of that deterioration. It is aimed at those who provide advice to farmers about how they manage their land, and to those farmers who wish to enhance their properties and reduce the impacts of their farming operations.

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  • Chapter 1: Introduction (395 KB)
  • Chapter 2: Māori Perspective (116 KB)
  • Chapter 3: Understanding the Issue (403 KB)
  • Chapter 4: Management (2.07 MB)
  • Chapter 5: Restoring Vegetation (2.3 MB)
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  • Executive Summary (136 KB)
  • Case Studies 1-2 (958 KB)
    Managing erosion and drought: drystock farming on the Huatokitoki Stream, Hawke's Bay
  • Case Study 3 (961 KB)
    Waipunahau (Lake Horowhenua): restoring the mauri
  • Case Study 4 (888 KB)
    Whangamata Stream: riparian, stream and water quality changes over 24 years of retirement
  • Case Study 5 (931 KB)
    Peat farming in the Waikato: striking a balance between production and the environment
  • Case Study 6 (1.25 MB)
    Deer farming and riparian management in Southland
  • Case Study 7 (1.11 MB)
    Whaingaroa Harbour Care: community initiative to restore a harbour and a fishery
  • Case Study 8 (1.27 MB)
    Dairying on pumice: controlling erosion, willows and poplars
  • Case study 9 (425 KB)
    Orcharding and sustainable land and water management in Eves Valley, Nelson
  • Case Study 10 (1.46 MB)
    Riparian habitat restoration on the Mangahanene
  • Case Study 11 (775 KB)
    Commercial forestry and riparian management: environmental management by self-regulation
  • Case Study 12 (1.15 KB)
    Riparian management in peri-urban Auckland: lifestyle blocks and landcare initiatives
  • Case Study 13 (1.39 MB)
    Commercial vegetable growing in the Franklin District: the search for sustainability
  • Case Study 14 (675 KB)
    Sustainable land and water management in the Waitomo Valley: reducing erosion to save a cave
  • Case Study 15 (1.08 MB)
    Mangakahia River Valley Landcare: managing water and weeds in Northland
  • Case Study 16 (929 KB)
    The Upper Kaituna Catchment Control Scheme: has riparian retirement been successful?
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