Research in the form of reports and summaries, centring on land use and its environmental impacts in Otago

Otago Regional council research provides valuable insights into the environmental factors shaping Otago's landscapes and waterways. Covering topics like water quality, nutrient management, forestry practices, and their effects on ecosystems, these resources offer in-depth findings, mitigation strategies, and assessments.

General land use reports

Catlins LWRP Report Summary

PDF | 644 KB

Trace element waste acceptance criteria for cleanfill sites - Memorandum - Nov 2023

November 2023

PDF | 450 KB

Dunstan Rohe Science Summary

PDF | 935 KB

Environmental impacts of different land uses - A brief review of published literature

PDF | 1 MB

Farm typology approach - Memo

PDF | 521 KB

Science approach to development of GMP and GMP plus land use scenarios - updated

PDF | 657 KB

Memorandum Test of revised periphyton nutrient criteria for Otago and Southland Regions

November 2023

PDF | 406 KB

Guidance on time frames of water quality responses to the implementation of good management practice

PDF | 693 KB

Proposed nutrient load limits for Otago estuaries

August 2021

2021256CH

PDF | 4 MB

Assessment of Escherichia coli Load Reductions to Achieve Freshwater Objectives in the Rivers of Otago

October 2021

PDF | 2 MB

Memorandum: Achievement of NPS-FM 2020 suspended sediment attribute bands for the Otago stream network

August 2023

PDF | 3 MB

Assessment of Nutrient Load Reductions to Achieve Target Attribute States in the Rivers, Lakes and Estuaries of Otago

October 2023

PDF | 8 MB

Review - Mitigations for minimising nutrient loss from farming systems

November 2022

PDF | 366 KB

Summary outlining the current SoE trends and general environmental impacts in areas of vegetable growing

August 2023

PDF | 159 KB

Silage Impacts to the Environment Nov 2023

November 2023

PDF | 222 KB

Feedlot Standoff pads Science Memo Nov 2023

November 2023

PDF | 179 KB

Land and Water Regional Plan research reports

Memo Stocking Rate definitions and threshold values

November 2023

PDF | 248 KB

The regional council policy for the proposed Land and Water plan addresses two key questions: whether to adjust stocking rates based on different risks across FMUs rather than applying a uniform limit, and the preference between stock units and liveweight as measurement criteria, seeking specific recommendations on quantities.

Dunedin & Coast Science Summary 2022

October 2022

PDF | 550 KB

North Otago LWRP Report Summary

November 2023

PDF | 747 KB

Overview of Environmental Issues & Management of Forestry in Otago 2021

October 2021

ORC 179

PDF | 450 KB

Lower Clutha Science Summary

November 2022

PDF | 656 KB

Options for improving water quality within the Otago region: Development of GMP & GMP+ scenarios project report

November 2022

PDF | 2 MB

Great South Land use metadata - Mitigation Framework Model

PDF | 1 MB

Land Use and Digital Elevation Mapping

April 2022

PDF | 543 KB

ORC mitigation framework model

November 2021

PDF | 1 MB

Mitigation options to reduce nutrient loss in the Otago Region

January 2023

PFR SPTS No. 23350

PDF | 856 KB

Review Of Mitigation Modelling And Assumptions

January 2023

PDF | 212 KB

Roxburgh Rohe Science Summary

November 2022

PDF | 708 KB

Technical note: Implementing the Otago LWRP GMP+ scenario in SedNetNZ

August 2022

PDF | 3 MB

SedNetNZ modelling for freshwater planning in Otago

August 2022

PDF | 4 MB

Taieri LWRP Science Report Summary

October 2022

PDF | 985 KB

Upper Lakes Rohe science Summary

October 2022

PDF | 3 MB

Technical advice on circumstances in which stock grazing can be used to enhance wetland values

May 2024

PDF | 288 KB

Technical advice elucidating circumstances in which stock grazing can be allowed to manage natural wetland values, including whether this differs based on the type of wetland and/or the type of stock.- Implications of Porps Decisions Wetland Grazing

Memo Nitrogen limits and their impact within Otago region

November 2023

PDF | 482 KB

This memo addresses whether to retain a nitrogen limit for pastoral farming systems and the suitability of implementing such limits for vegetable growing and arable production.

Memo GMP and GMP+ reduction magnitude relative to network target attribute states for periphyton nutrient criteria 2024

February 2024

PDF | 3 MB

Memo - Aggregate Trends for Otago Region 2024

March 2024

PDF | 560 KB

Memo - Comparison of Threshold Values to Reference Condition Feb 2024

February 2024

PDF | 359 KB

Water Quality Baseline State Report 2024

February 2024

Jason Augspurger

PDF | 3 MB

Memo - TN, TP, E. Coli and Sediment FMU Overall Summary 2024

February 2024

PDF | 276 KB

Author: Jason Augspurger

Memo - LWRP Surface Water Quality Programme Regional Summary 2024

February 2024

PDF | 186 KB

Authors: Jason Augspurger and Tom Dyer

LWRP Nitrogen and Phosphorus Reduction Scenarios March 2024

March 2024

PDF | 14 MB

Many of New Zealand’s freshwater environments are under pressure from land use intensification resulting in deteriorating water quality and ecosystem health. As a result, limits must be set on resource use to achieve receiving environment water quality objectives such as the health of rivers, lakes, and estuaries. To aid communities in determination of desired level of ecosystem health, a model is needed which can fill the knowledge gap on required emission reductions to achieve target attribute states and whether different mitigation suites (GMP and GMP+) may achieve the desired reductions. Report writer: Jason Augspurger

Science memo - Sediment issues from forestry in Otago

February 2024

PDF | 249 KB

This memo presents known information about the sediment issues from plantation forestry in Otago.