Case Studies

Finding effective ways to work with communities and stakeholders

Finding an effective way to work with communities and stakeholders A collaborative approach to integrated catchment management Ahikā was asked to provide a recommended framework

Green infrastructure for community and climate resilience in lowland Hawke’s Bay

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council uses green infrastructure to build climate resilience Ahikā is helping Hawke’s Bay Regional Council use climate resilience infrastructure funding to meet

Dunedin City Recycling Hubs

Recycling hubs for inner-city living Combining history, art, and function to reduce waste to landfill. We collaborated with ZealSteel to create innovative new recycling hubs

Can Southland fuel its own transition away from coal?

Can Southland fuel its own transition away from coal to bioenergy? What is the potential for using wood biomass energy from local forestry to fuel

Drone-dispersed seed pods Technological innovations for landscape-scale revegetation Envico Technologies are determined to use drone technology as a cost-effective way to carry out native reforestation.

Maori agribusiness opportunities

Māori agribusiness opportunities Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Māori Agribusiness Extension Fund Ahikā has been working with more than twenty Māori landholder groups across Te

Predator free planning for Onetahua Farewell Spit

Predator free planning for Onetahua Farewell Spit Pathway to protecting an iconic and internationally significant site on a flyway. We worked with Tasman Environmental Trust

Our Food Network

Our Food Network Creating food-engaged communities for resilience Our Food Network aims to stimulate the production, consumption, and distribution of local food in Ōtepoti Dunedin.

Rising fuel price triggers investigation into efficiencies and alternatives

Rising fuel price triggers investigation into efficiencies and alternatives Helping a high energy consumption business reduce its costs and emissions It takes a lot of

Sustainable landuse – Future-proofing for Maori land trusts

Sustainable landuse – Future-proofing for Māori land trusts Succession planning is challenging for many farms, but multi-generational dynamics, geographically dispersed whanau, and complex governance structures

Raising the bar for waste auditing

Raising the bar for solid waste auditing The process of sampling a city’s waste is not only dirty work, it requires careful planning and attention

Activating a vision for forest restoration in Wanaka

Activating a vision for forest restoration in Wānaka Navigating carbon sequestration and ETS opportunities in an Outstanding Natural Landscape Rocky Hill, near Wānaka, is a

Predator Free Dunedin

Leadership, innovation and engagement for a shared vision Predator Free Dunedin – A community collaboration Over just a few years, the idea to coordinate predator

Integrated catchment management planning…

Integrated catchment management planning … to achieve community goals. In Te Hakapupu catchment, East Otago, historic farming practices and more recent forestry operations in the

Turning the idea of zero carbon into a reality

Turning the idea of zero carbon into a reality Prime Range Meats processing plant Ahikā helps small and large businesses understand their energy use and

Otago Food Economy

Otago Food Economy Ahikā proudly completed this project in 2016. We explored local food economies in Otago, working with Otago Polytechnic, and created a toolkit for

Native Plant Nurseries for Murihiku Papatipu Rūnanga

Native Plant Nurseries for Murihiku Papatipu Rūnanga Building whānui connections for resilience Ahikā provided facilitation and technical advice to representatives of four Murihiku papatipu rūnanga

Managing a pest with a long history of bouncing back

Managing a pest with a long history of bouncing back Design and implementation of a community-led rabbit management strategy The dry climate and open country

Hunua Forest: Landscape-scale restoration

Hūnua Forest: Landscape-scale restoration Native forest for water quality and security Watercare purchased Hūnua Forest to protect Auckland’s water supply. Since 2018, Ahikā has supported

Biodiversity Offsetting for OceanaGold

Biodiversity Offsetting in a Dry Climate Long-term planning for biodiversity gains Our work with OceanaGold is helping to set benchmarks in environmental management through biodiversity