Nga Aho Rangahau o Maniapoto: the Landcare Research contribution

E. Modelling (current)

• Current operation • Current

productivity • Water quality • Nutrient

management • Financials

Māori landowners

B. Base information

• Legal boundaries • Legal area • Owners

• Aerial

photographs • Topographic

maps • Infrastructure

A. Values and aspirations

• Historic context

• Guiding principles

• Vision • Governance • Education • Business

strategy

C. Resources • Water • Rock • Soil • Climate • Erosion risk • Vegetation

D. Opportunities and risks

• Land use by land type • Water for irrigation • Micro-climate • Water quality • Soil health • Limits to intensification • Environmental mitigation

F. Modelling (future)

• Feasibility studies • Economics • Environmental

impacts • Cultural values

Otewa Dairy Farm