Rennie, HamishMcWilliam, WendyJayathunga, S2021-07-052021-07-05https://hdl.handle.net/10182/13977New Zealand’s neoliberal tradition of landscape governance and its alternatives are critically reviewed for their ability to positively stimulate and contribute to the transition of conventional high country monocultural farm-based communities with low resiliency to those more biodiverse with higher levels of resiliency. An argument is made for the addition of a coarser scaled community level of governance, in the form of Agro-ecological parks or complexes, as a promising way of encouraging the implementation of novel innovative farm systems in support of multiple ecosystem services and improved resiliency for both farmers and their communities. An example of how a conventional high country farming landscape in New Zealand could be transitioned to one more biodiverse and resilient through such a governance approach is provided. A number of research issues and directions are identified.enhigh countryplansResource Management ActConference Contribution - unpublished