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Our 'Soil Horizons' newsletter communicates our work in soil-related research to stakeholders, customers and colleagues.

A major update to S-map Online has been released on 29 August 2024. S-map Online is now at 41.2% of NZ covered and 11M ha in total.

Dr Philip John Tonkin has been compiling a comprehensive history of NZ soil survey.

Notification of a significant nationwide S-map update on 23rd April 2024.

On 10 April 2024, MfE and Stats NZ released the 2024 edition of the 'Our land' report on the state of land and soil in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Pūtaiao (‘science’ in te reo Māori) is MWLR's quarterly publication showcasing our work.

The December 2023 update of S-map Online provides 538,000 ha approx. of new mapping across 7 regions.

A new website to support practitioners in the Land Use Capability (LUC) space.

The Antarctic Soils Explorer, a new platform on Antarctic soils, has been launched.

Our 'Soil Horizons' newsletter communicates our work in soil-related research to stakeholders, customers and colleagues.

MWLR's science is underpinning the National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land (NPS HPL)

The August 2022 update of S-map Online provides increased coverage, with 51% of the farmable land area of Aotearoa New Zealand now being covered.