An understanding of the energy basis for human societies is incomplete if the current and recent energy flows in the global system are not recognised. These contributions include sunlight, wind, rain, ocean waves and ...

The objective of this paper is to investigate some factors influencing the level of sales from retail stores in New Zealand and to give some projections of possible future levels of sales in five years and ten years from ...

The aim of this report is to bring together all the information collected in the course of this research project and to present a synoptic view of fertiliser use in Southland as a guide to the future. The analysis is ...

This study is one of the a series being initiated at the present time. In this instance the aim is to provide basic information about the farm labour situation in one representative South Island County. Specifically, it ...

In this study the authors have investigated the economic implications for farmers in the area of changes in the availability of irrigation water from the Ashburton River. This report comprises part of a suite of reports ...

This paper begins by distinguishing between investment from the individual and national viewpoints; purchase of existing assets is investment only for the individual whilst the creation of new assets is investment for both ...

The AERU published its first report on smallholdings in Canterbury in 1993. The present report extends that research by using a random sample survey and thereby updates our understanding of this very important phenomenon. ...

In this qualitative study of smallholders around Christchurch a total of 58 people on 33 smallholdings were interviewed to learn about perceptions of the rural lifestyle. Intending smallholders, those who had just obtained ...

This survey is the third in a series of New Zealand Farmer Intentions and Opinions. All have been aimed at providing policy makers and those in the agri-business sector in New Zealand with data on which they can formulate ...

Agricultural policy in Japan has played an important role in limiting New Zealand's exports of agricultural products to that country. While there have been many specific changes in the policy over the last two decades, ...