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Kōrero: Soil erosion and conservation

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Soil features and impact of erosion

The good earth

Hill-country slip

Hill-country slip

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Natural and human causes of erosion

High alpine slip

High alpine slip

Burning the bush

Burning the bush

Creating pasture

Creating pasture

Sowing the seeds

Sowing the seeds

Rabbits

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Types of erosion

Rill erosion

Gully erosion

Streambank erosion

Streambank erosion

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Surveys and research

Scree

Aerial topdressing

Aerial topdressing

High-altitude erosion control

High-altitude erosion control

Vegetation cover surveys

Vegetation cover surveys

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Legislation and catchment boards: 1940s–1950s

Erosion control on hill country

Erosion control on hill country

South Canterbury Catchment Board

South Canterbury Catchment Board

Water run-off weirs

Water run-off weirs

Land capability survey

Land capability survey

Craigieburn Range

Craigieburn Range

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Legislation and subsidies: 1960s–1990s

Effects of tree planting

Effects of tree planting

Clean and dirty water

Clean and dirty water

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Biological control of erosion

Agroforestry

Pair planting of poplars

Pair planting of poplars

Shelter belts

Mai i te whārangi 8 - Mechanical control of erosion

Run-off flumes

Graded banks

Direct drilling

Direct drilling

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Paul Gregg, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/soil-erosion-and-conservation/media (accessed 9 June 2023)

He kōrero nā Paul Gregg, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008