Forestry studies, Mātai ahurākau

Agriculture is the study of how to grow, maintain and harvest crops and pastures that are not intensively managed, and graze and manage animals. It gives you an understanding of farming theory and practice, animal genetics and reproductive techniques, and how to produce and market plant and animal products using agricultural technology and methods.

Horticulture and viticulture is the study of how to cultivate, propagate and produce crops that are intensively managed like fruit, vegetables, flowers, foliage, nursery crops, trees, shrubs, plants and sports greens and turf. It gives you an understanding of plant physiology and growth, propagation, diseases, pests and weed control, and horticultural and viticultural technology and methods.

Fisheries is the study of how to breed, rear, harvest and handle fish and other edible aquatic resources. It gives you an understanding of how to manage fisheries, commercial fisheries methods and technology, fish growth and ecology of populations, and how legislation affects commercial and recreational fisheries.

Environmental studies is the study of the relationship between living organisms and the environment. It gives you an understanding of environmental science and regulations, how physical, economic, social and technological factors affect the environment, and how to find ways to make society environmentally sustainable.