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Envirolink Update 15 April 2013

Advice Grant Funding

Envirolink advice grant funding is currently completely allocated and a new round will start 1 July 2013.

Tool Round

Three tool proposals have recently been submitted to MBIE for evaluation. Funding is to begin 1 July 2013.

The three tools to be developed are:

  1. Regional flood estimation tool (NIWA)
  2. Interoperable S-map (Landcare Research)
  3. Review of the NZ instream plant and nutrient guidelines and development of an extended decision-making framework: Phase 3 (NIWA)

The next Tool funding round will close in October 2013.

Regional Council Revised RS&T Strategy (Sept 2011 version)

The revised Strategy has been launched with key Govt departments and CRIs. The revised version is on this website under "Research Strategy". There is also an accompanying document containing Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Research Priorites. Several SIGs are currently working on specific research strategies.