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Hydrological aspects of brown trout management in the Selwyn River system, Canterbury, New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1980)
The study examines the implications of the hydrological characteristics of the Selwyn River system, Canterbury, New Zealand, on management of the brown trout (Salmo trutta) fishery.
The project has four main aims: to ...
The relationship between riverbed flooding and non-breeding Wrybills on northern feeding grounds in summer
(Ornithological Society of New Zealand, 1985-03)
I investigated the relationship between floods on the riverbed breeding grounds of Wrybills (Anarhynchus frontalis) and the number of Wrybills censused on northern harbours the following summer. For
the purposes of the ...
Perceptions of the state of the New Zealand environment - water
(New Zealand Environment., 2003)
The second biennial survey of people’s perceptions of the state of the New Zealand environment was undertaken in February 2002. The survey is based on the Pressure-State-Response model of state of the environment reporting. ...
What New Zealanders think about marine recreational fishing
(New Zealand Fishing News., 2004)
Opinions run hot on the future management of New Zealand’s marine recreational fisheries. There is much at stake. Recreational fishers spend about one billion dollars a year targeting the
five most commonly caught marine ...
New Zealand fresh water management and agricultural impacts
(Wiley, 2006-09)
In New Zealand it is increasingly recognised, including by government, that water resource
allocation and water quality are issues of national importance. Agriculture is frequently
portrayed by public media as a major ...
A decade of public perceptions of the New Zealand environment: a focus on water and its management
(New Zealand Association of Economists and Law and Economics Association of New Zealand, 2010-07)
Six biennial public perception surveys of the environment have been completed at Lincoln University. The survey
asks 2000 people their perceptions of the state of the New Zealand environment and its management. 2010 ...
Hydrological factors influencing the ecology of riverbed breeding birds on the plains' reaches of Canterbury's braided rivers : a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Canterbury
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1985)
The wide, unstable, braided riverbeds of the eastern South Island, New Zealand, have been inhabited by a diverse avifauna. Several species including the wrybill breed only on these rivers. Use is restricted mainly to the ...
The river values assessment system: volume 2: application to cultural, production and environmental values
(Lincoln University. LEaP, 2010-12)
Many attempts over several decades have been made to develop priority lists of important rivers for different values (e.g., angling, kayaking, irrigation, native birds) in New Zealand. Apart from one or two of these most ...
How getting the ‘demand side’ right, by empowering community led initiatives, is leading to sustainable management of freshwater in New Zealand
(Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)., 2011-12)
Freshwater resource management in New Zealand is governed by the Resource Management Act (1991). This empowering legislation established the framework for the National Policy Statement on Fresh Water Management (2011), ...
To keep it 'zip'ped or not? Challenges for a scientist working as a member of a Canterbury Water Zone committee
(Lincoln University, 2011-08)
Should scientists contribute their expertise to collaborative and ‘wicked’ environmental problem resolution processes when they will face major challenges –to their credibility, to their patience, and to the other work ...