Crown-owned property can be part of a financial and commercial redress package, depending on the suitability of the property in the area relevant to the claimant group. But McEnteer said it became clear that wasn’t going to be a possibility for Pouarua, so the purchase price of the farm was deducted from the financial redress the five iwi were to receive. Effectively it meant the group used the settlement money to buy the same property taken from them 100 years ago. That was when the Crown used the Public Works Act and the Land Drainage Act to acquire the Hauraki land in the 1800s and early 1900s.
Dr Nick Cradock-Henry, Senior Scientist, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, comments:
“The prospect of higher-than-average temperatures and lower rainfall than normal, for parts of the South Island, highlight again, the climate-related challenges for primary industries and rural communities. For example, drought has been a recurring feature of farming in North Canterbury over the last decade, overlapping with both the Kaikoura-Marlborough-Hurunui earthquake (2016) and
Mycoplasma bovis (
M. bovis), a bacterial disease affecting dairy and beef cattle, which resulted in a major biosecurity hazard and response (2017).
“Farms are often set up to cope with one, or even two, ‘difficult years.’ Repeated, or prolonged dry conditions, however, exacerbate existing vulnerabilities, placing undue pressure on household finances, personal relationships, livestock, and other aspects of the production system.
Scientists estimate there could be up to 3.8 million different species of fungi.
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A new study carried out by scientists around the world found the current rules for naming fungi no longer worked so new ones needed to be set.
That was because - although there were 150,000 known types of fungi - scientists estimated there could be up to 3.8 million different species.
Landcare Research taxonomist Peter Johnson, who took part in the study, said being able to name and identify different species was crucial for biosecurity and agriculture management decisions.
Dr Johnson said it was difficult to identify each new type because of the sheer number and diversity of them - but it was vital they were all named so international biosecurity agencies could stay on the same page.
Press Release – Science Media Centre New Zealand may be heading into a dry winter following a month of near record-breaking dry patches across the country. So what are the flow-on effects if natures taps stay turned off over the cold season? The SMC asked experts to comment …
New Zealand may be heading into a dry winter following a month of near record-breaking dry patches across the country. So what are the flow-on effects if nature’s taps stay turned off over the cold season?
The SMC asked experts to comment on how the potential dry season may affect the following sectors in New Zealand:
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 12:14 pm
New Zealand may be heading into a dry
winter following a month of near record-breaking dry patches
across the country. So what are the flow-on effects if
nature’s taps stay turned off over the cold
season?
The SMC asked experts to comment on how the
potential dry season may affect the following sectors in New
Zealand:
1. Rural communities and agriculture
2.
Hydro energy production
Dr Nick
Cradock-Henry, Senior Scientist, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare
Research, comments:
“The prospect of
higher-than-average temperatures and lower rainfall than
normal, for parts of the South Island, highlight again, the
climate-related challenges for primary industries and rural