Ngāi Tahu Farming and Lincoln University have announced a partnership to support best practice farming on the iwi dairy farms being developed in Eyrewell, North Canterbury. On Friday 6 December, the Mana Whenua Working Party and other invited guests, including the Minister for the Environment, Hon Amy Adams, attended an on-farm launch and demonstration of the lysimeters that will play a lead role in monitoring nitrate leaching. Once all the lysimeters are in place, they will represent the most sophisticated, automatic monitoring facility that has been constructed on a commercial dairy farm in New Zealand. According to Clare Williams, chair of Ngāi Tūāhuriri, cultural and environmental aspirations have been top priorities for the Mana Whenua Working Party, which is made up of members of the Ngāi Tahu hapū that hold mana whenua (authority) over the Hurunui and Waimakariri River catchments associated with Ngāi Tahu Farming’s Eyrewell and Balmoral developments. Our … Continue reading Ngāi Tahu Farming and Lincoln University announce partnership