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• Newcombe EM, Morrisey DJ and Newton MJ 2016. Advice for the NCC Whakamahere Whakatu Nelson Plan: water quality. Prepared for Nelson City Council. 33 pages plus appendices.
• Sinner J, Newton MJ and Brown P 2016. Community perceptions of collaborative freshwater planning in three New Zealand regions. Funded by Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment’s Science and Innovation Group. 33 pages plus appendix.
• Sinner J, Newton MJ and Duncan R 2015. Representation and legitimacy in collaborative freshwater planning: Stakeholder perspectives on a Canterbury Zone Committee. Cawthron Report 2787. Prepared for Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
• Berkett N and Newton MJ 2015. Criteria for choosing collaboration. Prepared for the Ministry for the Environment. 17 pages plus appendix.
• Berkett N, Wade O, Cornelisen CD, Newton MJ and Bell K 2015. Guiding Coastal and Marine Resource Management. Prepared for Coastal and Special Interest Group (C-SIG) on behalf of regional councils and unitary authorities of New Zealand.
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Newton MJ, Kelly D and Jary M 2015. Ecological effects of land-based aquaculture in New Zealand: key challenges and knowledge gaps. Prepared for Ministry for Primary Industries. 57 pages plus appendices.
Sinner J, Samarasinge O and Newton MJ 2014. Tools for working with freshwater values. Prepared for the Ministry for the Environment. 79 pages.
O'Brien M and Newton MJ 2014. Smart and connected communities — the role of collaboration. Cawthron Report 2436. Prepared for Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. 45 pages plus appendices. Part of the Soft-Urban Infrastructure for Sustainable Settlements (SUISS) project.
Sinner J, Forrest BM, Newton MJ, Hopkins GA, Inglis G, Woods C and Morrisey D 2013. Managing the domestic spread of harmful marine organisms. Part B: Statutory framework and analysis of options. Cawthron Report 2442. Prepared for Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Preparedness and Partnerships Directorate. 72 pages plus appendix.
Newton MJ and O'Brien M 2013. Social networks for sustainable settlements - a case study. Cawthron Report 2360. Prepared for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. 41 pages plus appendices. Part of the Soft-Urban Infrastructure for Sustainable Settlements (SUISS) project.
Newton MJ 2012. Energy security for the Top-of-the-South Part 2: Discussions of risks to businesses. Cawthron Report 2194. Prepared for Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. 25 pages plus appendices. Part of the Soft-Urban Infrastructure for Sustainable Settlements (SUISS) project.
Newton MJ and O'Brien M 2012. Social networks for sustainable settlements: A conceptual overview. Cawthron Report 2226. Prepared for Ministry of Science and Innovation. 49 pages. Part of the Soft-Urban Infrastructure for Sustainable Settlements (SUISS) project.
Newton MJ 2012. Energy security for the Top-of-the-South: Part 1 scoping the risks: A 2012 viewpoint. Cawthron Report 2204. Prepared for Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Science and Innovation Group. Part of the Soft-Urban Infrastructure for Sustainable Settlements (SUISS) project.
Challenger I and Newton MJ 2011. Sustainability stocktake of Nelson City . Cawthron Report 1897. Prepared for Nelson City Council. 50 pages plus appendices. Part of the Soft-Urban Infrastructure for Sustainable Settlements (SUISS) project.
McGuiness W, McCarter J, Newton MJ and Aitkinson C 2010. A history of government-funded science from 1865-2009. Wellington: Sustainable future. Available from www.sustainablefutureinfo.org.
Newton MJ 2009. Values, attitudes and beliefs of New Zealand dairy farmers towards climate change and greenhouse gas abatement. Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington.