Gravel Bed Rivers (GBR) National Research Project Survey
You are invited to take part in a survey assessing the ecological benefits and economic costs associated with changes in braided river management in New Zealand including the Wairau River in Marlborough.
This research is being done by Lincoln University’s Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit to look at a range of different management options that could be introduced to help protect the health of braided rivers.
The survey looks at your preferences for river management outcomes. This will help the survey team gauge public opinion over how the limited resources for river management are used.
A better understanding of how braided rivers such as the Wairau interact with groundwater systems is the focus of the Gravel Bed Rivers (GBR) National Research Project, now in its fourth year.
The study, funded by the MBIE Endeavour Fund with contributions from Marlborough District Council, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and Environment Canterbury, is looking at three rivers - the Wairau, the Ngaruroro in Hawke’s Bay and the Selwyn/Waikirikiri in mid-Canterbury.
It would be appreciated if you could complete this voluntary questionnaire, which takes about 10-15mins, even if you don’t think you know much about braided rivers. Responses from all types of people are needed to ensure the survey represents the views of most New Zealanders.
Complete the survey before the end of January 2024.
The research has been reviewed and approved by the Lincoln University Human Ethics Committee. The results will be presented as part of the wrap-up of the Gravel Bed Rivers project in mid-2024 at a workshop in Blenheim including to Marlborough District Councillors.
Associate Professor in Environmental Economics Dr Peter Tait is available to answer any questions or concerns about the research. Please contact him on Ph. 03 423 0384 or peter.tait@lincoln.ac.nz
The questionnaire is anonymous, and you will not be identified as a respondent. You may withdraw from the survey at any time until you complete and submit the survey. If you choose not to complete and submit the survey, then no information you have provided will be stored. If you complete the questionnaire, however, it will be understood that you have consented to participate in the project and consent to publication of the results with the understanding your anonymity will be preserved.
