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Issue 42 June 2016
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT Welcome to the June edition of Wired.
FCANZ would like to acknowledge the significant financial contribution that WIREMARK makes towards meeting the costs associated with the publication and distribution of WIRED.
It was sad to hear the loss of one of our members and a business partner of Pauls. Ken Cobblestone passed away suddenly last month. Our condolences go to Jill and her family. Ken had a long history with the industrial side of the fencing industry. Where has the year gone? This is a common comment from a lot of people, yes we are nearly half way through and winter has hit well and truely. A lot seems to be happening around the country and with FCANZ it’s no different. Where do I start! There is the usual 2 monthly physical meeting and a phone conference call in the month in between so that all board members keep abreast of what is happening and needs to happen. Also we had a meeting with the Primary ito to keep the ball rolling with regards to training, this is a slow process to get this back in place, firstly we have to deal with funding to start with, this funding is not to get someone out there to do the training but to get all the I dotted and ts crossed so that the necessary resource are available to do the training and we are not at the top of the list so it’s a process, then
These girls have a great following not just in New Zealand but also overseas. This is a way of getting our brand out there as they have 1000 people through their property each year and thousands that follow them on social media. As you will read in this edition I have just returned from the UAE after constructing some trial electric fencing there, certainly a great experience and a contrast of weather that I came back to, and it true to say winter is here well and truly. So until I see you all at the conference, its heads down for me along with a lot of others out there trying to keep up with the work. As well as having time to do what you enjoy whatever that may be.
Simon
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Sincere thanks to our contributors: Nick Liefting Simon Fuller Debbie White Jane Butterick Lindsay Hayman
we have to get funding to deliver the training and one thing that has been made clear to us that there will have to be a contribution from those that are wanting training, to what degree we are not sure as yet. Then the conference is fast arising and details are being finalised. Once again it will be a full weekend for all to enjoy. We will be celebrating 10 years of FCANZ so encourage all to attend and enjoy the time with all your colleges. This year a special presentation will be given to someone that has contributed to the industry. This year at the fieldays you can find us out the front of the Gallagher site so call in and say hello. We thank Gallagher for making this happen for us to be able to get on a prime location. Also as I’m writing this I am also organising to labour side of fencing up the property of the Wilson Sisters (Keeping up with the Kaimanawas). Gallagher have sponsored these girls and we have agreed to get people there to install their product in best practice to promote their product and to use an FCANZ member.
Cover Photo: NZYF Skills day Photo: Ardi Roberts of TaranakiManawatu New Zealand Young Farmers Club.
Winter is here and that means it’s time to head to Mystery Creek for the National Fieldays. This year’s theme is collaboration so it is very fitting that FCANZ is working in with Gallaghers. I will be there all 4 days flying the flag for FCANZ so please come along to the Gallaghers site and say hello. The final details are being sorted for the 10th FCANZ Conference in Rotorua at the end of July – come along and join us to celebrate. Conferences are a great opportunity to take some time out of the day to day grind and look at what you can do in your business to improve and stay ahead of the competition. The speakers and activities we have lined up will certainly challenge your current thinking. Preferential booking for accommodation ends on 23rd June – see the website for details. Happy Fencing
Jane
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World first, NZ-developed electric fencing installation system PEL and STOCKade are making electric fencing installation faster, more taccurate and safer. Together they’ve created a worldfirst electric fence installation system, combining STOCKade’s new ST400i cordless fencing stapler with a specially designed guide attachment and PEL wood post claw insulators. The new ST400i has been developed for farmers and fencing contractors who seek a powerful and portable post stapling system without compressors and hoses. A specially designed guide and insulator was a logical addition, resulting in fewer movements, greater speed, accuracy and safety. The three-in-one system allows the user to load, position and fire staples through insulators into battens and posts. During stapling both hands are clear of the wood post, allowing the user to fire staples safely before quickly reloading, minimising down time.
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The three-in-one system has already had extensive testing on New Zealand farms, where STOCKade undertakes all its global research and development into fencing products. STOCKade pioneered the first purpose-built fence stapler in the late 1990s and its parent company ITW pioneered the first power stapler technology 40 years earlier. PEL is one of the stable of fencing brands of New Zealand-owned and based TruTest Group. Since 1968 PEL has been at the forefront of rural development, bringing clever ideas to farmers and the agricultural industry, making fencing easier and more efficient. There will be live demonstrations of the new PEL and STOCKade system at TruTest Group’s stand at the NZ National Agricultural Fieldays 15-18th June.
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PEL and STOCKade saw the opportunity to have the stapler and insulator work as one, and jointly developed the complete system. “It’s a case, quite literally, of putting one and one together to make something considerably more,” says PEL sales manager, Shane Nolan. “We believe this level of attention to detail in product design and use will make a major difference in the paddock.” The guide is made of highly durable steel and is easily fitted to the ST400i cordless and ST400 pneumatic staplers with a cap screw. The insulator has been specifically designed for maximum flexibility of placement, with four stapling locations.
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Abu Dhabi Oryx By Simon Fuller
Thursday was the start of a long day ahead of me, I was leaving Invercargill airport at 10.50 am and my day wasn’t going to finish until i reached my destination which was some 22 hours later, Abu Dhabi. What was I going there for? To construct 2 trial fences for Oryx in Al Fayed Wildlife reserve. There is some 10,000 of these along with other animals, being gazelles, emu, and ostriches. My understanding is that they have all been gifts to the Sheik and have just multiplied. I had a couple of days to get over the flight and let’s say a little acclimatised to the 40 degrees heat, then out to the property, and as some will guess it is just desert, no grass or trees, no getting out of the sun. The first day was getting a view of what had to be done the people who were available to give me a hand and what equipment did we have, I had taken the basic fencing tools I could with me and some other tools had been sent over earlier. I managed to find a generator and a couple of drills that I required but they had to have a bit of maintenances done to them before we
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could use them, thanks to Valim their Indian maintenance man he did a bit of rewiring and make do Indian style lol. Not much was done the first day other than scoping the job and finding that the camp that had been speced had changed. The challenge was that we had to build the fence which was 2 different options of Gallagher electric system while the animals are still in the camp without it being damaged in the process. The existing fencing is a 2.4 metre height chain link fence made of heavy duty chain link, but the Oryx still were managing to pull it apart with their horns, so 2 different systems are going to be trailed over the next 6 months. Both solar powered, one is a fence inside a fence using waratahs and the other live tip outriggers fixed to the existing fence. So for staff, I have a New Zealand consultant who works in an office in Wellington, Vilam who is the Indian maintenance man and electrician, Munjab who is a Pakistani cleaner and the property foreman, Brighton who is a Zimbabwean educated teacher. An ecletic bunch which certainly changed my thoughts on the challenges of finding staff in New Zealand.
They are all a great guys but the skill base and knowledge I have got to work with is a little limited. The hours of work are dictated to by the heat of the day, 42 degrees by 11 o’clock is un workable even by their own conditions, you may be able to do it for 1 day but after that the body will not cope, I drank more than 7 litres of water in 6 hours and still was dehydrated and felt like crap. The second day I was picked up from the Hotel by the workers van at 5 am and off we went to pick up the other workers along the way, all Zimbabweans so I got to see a lot of the city, down roads the wrong way for a short cut along this way and that to pick up the remaining 6 workers all full of life and laughing talking about football. I reminded me of my shearing days of picking up the gang in the morning, the one difference being that that were full of life and laughter going to work, where in NZ they would be sleeping and hung over.
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Solar panel and unit to power the fence. Note the chilly bin for the battery.
The construction of the fence is no different to it being in NZ other than the condition of the heat, i pulled a wire 500 metres along the flat but walking in sand and around 2 angles it was hard work and felt like I had pulled 8. Brighton said that you have to conserve your energy ( very wise man), so we pulled the rest with the Landcruiser in NZ it would be seen as being slow but certainly made life easier. So what takes a day in New Zealand takes at least 2 there, 1 the heat and 2 it’s how they work. So by the end of week 1 I had about 75 percent done. I had to make sure that i had power in what i had done each day otherwise I imagined arriving the next
morning with wire tangle around the animals and all our hard work pulled out. These fences are powered by a Gallagher B700 solar unit that certainly performs well and the reason we went solar is they do have power supply issues meaning power outages then the next thing animals are into the fence. A return earth system was designed as many will know with sandy conditions there is poor earthing. This appeared to be working as I found out by managing to get a shock much to the amusement of the guys, which was a positive in a way so they realised that it gives you a fright but no harm to you. Steve Dixon ( Maren Consultants NZ), myself, Vilem and Brighton both work on the place.
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The Oryx certainly investigated the fence and found out what 9 Volts feels like. The guys said on the last day that normally before feeding the animals would be up against the fence waiting for feeding but that day they were hanging back off the fence, although the animals in the opposite camp were up against their fence. I spent time with the staff explaining how the fence works and what is involved with keeping it running and to be honest in this situation the system is relatively maintenance free. They all were very interested in the set up and enthusiastic with the prospect of the future. All in all a great experience got to meet some really good guys and see a country that is very different to ours. It makes me realise what a great place New Zealand is. So through a MOU between our Government and thiers 4 New Zealand companies have benefited.
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Nick and Ngaire Liefting Travel to Iceland Stage two of our 2015 annual European Holiday took Ngaire and I to Iceland. We had a two and a half hour flight due North to Iceland. We arrived at Keflavik International Airport to a cool 10 degrees Celcius. Iceland at a glance: • Same size as New Zealands North Island • Population - 325,000 • Tourists per year - 900,000 • Currency - Icelandic Krona (Ikr) - The exchange is one hundred Ikr to one $NZ • Capital is Reykjavik - population 240,000 and 48kms from the Airport • Driving is on the right hand side of the road with headlights on day and night • Geographically positioned bordering the Arctic circle • World’s most geothermal country where in 2010 Eyjafjallajokull (pronounced ay-ya-fiat-la-yo-gootl) erupted, spewing impenetrable tufts of ash over Europe causing the cancellation of thousands of flights We picked up our rental car and planned to drive around the country for eight days in a clockwise direction. We don’t normally pre-book any accommodation and picked up accommodation directories at the airport, plus of course the trusty Lonely Planet book has much valuable information.
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Our first night we arrived we stayed at Stykkisholmur with a population of 1100 people, looking North to the Greenland sea, where we stayed in a guest house for 13,600 Ikr. Day two we stopped at Bjarnarhofn which is a Shark Museum, where we saw how shark meat is caught and processed. We even did some tasting - not nice (tasted like ammonia!). Further along the way we stopped and had a guided tour down and through a 8000 year old lava cave. We then drove to Iceland’s second largest city, Akureyri. This was the Northern most part of Iceland we went to, where we could almost touch the Arctic Circle and also the lowest price in accommodation at 11,580 Ikr at the back-packers. For those who are not aware, the Arctic Circle is a line around the earth where at this point in mid-Summer, for one day a year, the sun stays in the sky for 24 hours. The further North one travels from here, the more days of total daylight until you get to the very top of Norway, there is total daylight for almost 3 months of the year.
Nick up close and personal with the bergs - not great on the titanium knee
Of course, all good things do come to an end and the reverse is true for winter, 3 months of darkness 24 hours a day. Some of the locals in Iceland told us that many people take their holidays in Europe at this time of the year to avoid depression that is often attributed to long periods of total darkness. Driving for most of the country was similar to our Desert Road. The roads were well maintained with no passing lanes as traffic was few and far between – a blessing if you are used to Auckland traffic. Day five found us making our way down the Eastern side of the country, and fortunately the fog decided to lift, as did the temperature which just crept into double figures! Here we were driving through beautiful farmland, where in summer farmers can cut hay up to three times during the summer off the same paddocks! This is primarily due to the long hours of sunshine and daylight. Gorgeous little family farm settlements tucked in beside the hillsides, for protection from wind, with many little waterfalls trickling behind from the ice that was still melting, even though it was now the beginning of autumn. That evening we arrived at Hofn, a town of 1700 people.
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Typical Icelandic fence
Viking Hotel - another accommodation
One of the many beautiful waterfalls
Whenever Ngaire and I go to a different country, it is our practice to try the local cuisine and that country’s national dishes. So here in Iceland,we partook of Minke Whale (they are allowed so much allocation per year for food), Reindeer, Lobster, Herring, Haddock, Foal and their national vegetable soup which was delicious. We also tried some scrumptious local cakes along the way with coffee as well. While some New Zealander’s may get upset with some of the choices of their diet, remember, this is their cuisine and normal for them. Day 6 dawned beautifully sunny with great visibility which was imperative for what we had planned for the day ahead of us. During the past day or two we drove through many breath taking fjords and past several beautiful glaciers coming from Vatnajokull, which hosts Europe’s largest glacier, covering over 8000 sq kms. The glacier lagoon, Jokulsarloun, was a ‘must’ stop, where we got up close and personal with Icebergs! We boarded an Amphibian tour of the bergs where the water is a cool 2 degrees Celsius, cold enough to kill a person in five minutes if one falls in the water. We had outside temperatures that day of up to 14 degrees - our hottest day of the trip! After the excitement of the bergs, we carried on westward where we drove through the largest recorded lava flow from a single eruption. The field Eldhraun is 565 sq kms and contains 15 cu kms of
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lava - no use having the Golden Pliers competition there! That evening we arrived at the village of ‘Vik’, population of 300, where we stayed at a home stay. It was here that we gleaned information about the native ‘Puffin’ bird which we had been told had all migrated south to warmer weather for the year. Ngaire was most excited when the host gave us directions to a little bay where a few ‘late fliers’ had been sighted the last couple of days but we needed to get there before 10.00am. Sure enough, we did get to see probably the last few birds that were still perching on the cliff side. Day 7 we headed for the capital, Reykjavik, where we spent the last two nights in The Viking Hotel, where we did day trips sightseeing and dined at the Viking Restaurant across the road where we were served fantastic food by men and women dressed in Viking costume. Very authentic with all wooden and fur decor, even to wooden plates, Viking memorabilia, and stuffed birds and animals around the place with dimmed lighting to keep the mood correct for evening time. During the trip we visited places to view plenty of geysers, boiling mud, fjords, glaciers, and beautiful waterfalls as well as the tectonic plate where one can view where the plate has divided by several metres – interesting. Another interesting observation in the country is that there are no tall trees, only shrubs and scrub. Almost every brochure and travel book
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mentions the Blue Lagoon as a tourist ‘must’ to see. So being very good tourists, we thought we must go to the Blue Lagoon as it is sure to be a great place. The walk in from the car park is lengthy (so good it wasn’t raining), through a wandering pathway cut out of the lava flow, so is interesting and tastefully done. We arrived and paid the 16,000 Ikr entry fee, and yes, you read right, which is equal to NZ$160.00! So we thought this must be some fantastically fancy place or better be! One pays and then goes to the changing rooms first where there is a locker for all your gear and it is nicely set out in there. When we went through to the pools we were surprised to find one large pool, silt bottomed, green water where one cannot see your hand a few inches from the top, no fancy slides or wave pools. Oh, they did have white silica type mud you applied to your face, neck, shoulders, hands, wherever, which you let dry and washed off after some time, to beautify your skin and bingo, you look 10 years younger! - Imagine the sight - a little like Halloween - so now you know why I look so much younger since September 2015! While this pool must be amazing to some people around the world, I guess us New Zealanders are somewhat spoilt with our own geothermal active areas and pools close at hand. Next Edition - Nick and Ngaire organise a tour to check out the clover leaf Departing 21 July 2016
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Behind the scenes look at NZYF Fencing Skills Day Manawatu-Taranaki These photos were taken by Ardi Roberts during the Fencing Skills day that was run by Mike Billinghurst in April of this year. NZYF in conjunction with Farmlands and FCANZ runs these days prior to the Regional Fencing Finals to ensure that the competitors have been exposed to best practice and know a little bit about what to do. A big thank you to Mike Billinghurst for running this day – and also to all of the other FCANZ members who have run these days for us this year.
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Employment standards get a shake up Just in case you thought things might finally settle down having navigated the financial year’s end, Parliament has decided to keep you on your toes. It has passed sweeping reforms targeting the Employment Relations Act, Holidays Act, Minimum Wage Act, Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act and Wages Protection Act. A number of changes came into force on April 1 and we expect these to have quite an impact on the workplace. It is important to get on top of the changes now to avoid hefty penalties coming your way.
Strengthened Enforcement of Employment Standards Employers who breach employment standards face tougher sanctions under the new laws, and record-keeping requirements have been clarified. Employers will need to keep detailed records of hours worked by all employees. For employees who work regular hours each day for regular pay, this should be set out in the employment agreement. However, if employees have no “usual” hours, an accurate record of the hours worked each day and the pay received for those hours will be required. If employers do not keep adequate records, they face infringement fees of up to $20,000, or $1,000 per breach. Labour inspectors also have increased powers to request any record or document from employers (such as bank statements or other financial records), and will have access to a wider range of information from Immigration New Zealand, the Companies Office and Inland Revenue.
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Prohibition of “zero-hour” Contracts and Other Unfair Practices
“Zero-hour” contracts One of the most publicised changes to the law is the prohibition of “zero-hour contracts”. An employment agreement will be “zero-hours” if it requires an employee to be available for work, and accept any shifts they are given, with no requirement that the employer in fact provide any shifts. These will be prohibited except where the employer has genuine reasons (such as genuine business demands) for such a provision, and employees must now be “reasonably compensated” for making themselves available. For salaried employees, it can be agreed that this compensation is included in salary payments. If there is no genuine reason for a “zero hours” provision in an employment agreement, the employee can refuse to work and not face any consequences.
Agreed hours of work If an employee’s hours of work are agreed, the parties’ employment agreement must state what has been agreed. This includes agreement on the number of hours, the employee’s start and finish times, the days of the week the employee will work and any flexibility in what has been agreed. The employer and the employee do not have to agree on hours of work, but anything that is agreed needs to be recorded in the agreement. Cancellation of shifts An employer must provide reasonable notice or reasonable compensation if they cancel an employee’s shift. The employment agreement will need to detail what the agreed notice period or compensation will be, and both must be “reasonable”. If the reasonable notice or compensation requirements are not met, the employee is entitled to be paid as if they had in fact worked the cancelled shift.
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Restrictions on secondary employment
Unless there is a genuine reason to stop an employee from entering into secondary employment, such as a risk of losing commercially sensitive information or intellectual property, or a real and unmanageable conflict of interest, employers must not restrict their employees from taking on second jobs.
Deductions from employees’ wages
Employers must consult with employees on each specific deduction even where the employee has already given general consent in their employment agreement (this doesn’t include lawful deductions like Kiwisaver or student loan repayments). Any deduction from wages must be reasonable, even if an employee consents to the deduction. This change is designed to prevent employers from deducting money from employees for losses such as customer thefts.
Changes to Paid Parental Leave
Those 12 months ought to be used wisely as the new legislation gives enforcement of employment standards much sharper teeth. Serious breaches will now attract sanctions potentially greater than $100k as opposed to the previous maximum of $10k.
Paid parental leave is being extended to 18 weeks from 1 April 2016, with extended eligibility for those who have primary care responsibilities (beyond natural or adoptive parents). The leave doesn’t have to be taken as a solid block and casual and seasonal workers are now eligible. If you have employees who may be eligible for paid parental leave it will be important to give careful consideration to the new criteria.
If you are looking to update your employment contracts remember that your FCANZ membership gives you free membership to Federated Farmers – and one of the services they offer is employment contracts at reduced rate for their members
The changes are aimed at striking a fine balance between giving employees more certainty in terms of employer obligations, while maintaining flexibility in an increasingly dynamic market Now is the time to seek legal advice if any of these changes sound as though they could affect the way your business operates. Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has said that employers will have a 12 month grace period to comply with the new rules.
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Health& Safety
Article sourced from Worksafe.
A number of misconceptions have sprung up around what New Zealand’ s updated health and safety legislation will mean for Fencing Contractors One of the most pervasive is Contractors thinking that having the ‘right’ documentation is the main requirement – and that the changes will mean a lot more paperwork. That really isn’t the case. The changes are focused on developing and maintaining good health and safety practice with input from all the people who regularly work for you. You’re expected to have a system which identifies and manages risks and hazards involved in your fencing operation. It doesn’t need to be complex, it just needs to clearly identify risks and what you have put in place to manage and communicate these. Some Contractors are surprised to hear that under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, the only document you must have is a record of notifiable events. A notifiable event is any of the following events that arise from work: a death, a notifiable illness or injury or a notifiable incident. However, the duties of a business, imposed by the Act and other legislation, would be difficult to fulfil without keeping some records. Written records of things like identified risks and the mitigating actions of the business ensure consistency of communication and its application. Overall, however, the Act is not big on paperwork - it’s big on people recognising risk and doing something about it. Some Contractors will choose to purchase health and safety advice from consultants and, as with anything, there will be variations in the quality and effectiveness
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of services offered. You need to make sure you are working with a competent and qualified professional safety advisor – that may not be the first health and safety advisor you get talking to at the local field day. To help Contractors ensure they are buying the right kind of support, the Health and Safety Association of New Zealand (HASANZ), the national umbrella organisation representing all workplace health and safety professions, has developed a resource called “Five quick questions”. This is a simple checklist to help you find qualified and competent health and safety advisors. HASANZ is encouraging those contractors considering engaging a health and safety advisor for their fencing business to choose someone who is competent and qualified for the job. They recommend asking them these five quick questions: • Which professional association do you belong to – can you confirm this? • What qualifications and/or certification do you have? • What relevant skills and experience do you have for this job? • Can you give me examples of similar work you have done recently? • Are you happy for us to contact your clients about your work for them?
What’s most important is thinking about the risks and managing them, and making sure everyone who needs to, knows what needs to be done to ensure everyone goes home healthy and safe at the end of the working day. A good way of thinking about great health and safety practice is to ‘communicate, communicate, communicate’. Ask and answer the following questions: Have you ensured people are properly trained? Do they understand today’s risks? Have you talked about ways of doing tasks? Do you know where people are? Is everyone aware of what to do in an emergency? Is everyone looking after gear properly and reporting faults? FCANZ has a business partnership with Rural Safe to help you with your health and safety resources or your can download a free toolkit and guide to developing safety management systems from the Safer Farms website. Rural Safe: www.ruralsafe.co.nz or phone Debbie on 0800 577 233 Safer Farms: www.saferfarms.org.nz
You should ensure that you are not simply going to get a folder someone else has filled in for you – because what you actually need is a way of building health and safety into everyday activity in your business.
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When fencing contractors Nick and Leanne Stanger of Stanger Fencing replaced an old wire fence for a client by the sea, the new fence had to not only contain a range of livestock but withstand the rigours of coastal elements. The property, near Oamaru in North Otago in New Zealand’s South Island also featured the added challenge of stands of established Cypress trees along the fence lines. After considering their options, the Stangers provided their client with an alternative to CCA (copper chrome arsenate) treated timber, constructing the new fence entirely using a range of galvanized-coated steel Waratah materials. The result is a fence that’s not only built to last, but was quick to construct, comparable in price to timber, and which sits unobtrusively in the landscape. They used new products to the NZ market – the 2.7 Jio MaxY posts and 3.0 Ezypipe strainers. Both products are unique to Waratah and are changing the way Kiwis are looking at traditional farm fencing. “The fence had to be put up in Cypress trees, so the ground was pretty hard and dry,” Mr Stanger said. “I was driving in the MaxY posts with my post driver, and with just two or three taps, they were in. We didn’t have to auger a hole first to get them in. “The Jio MaxY posts went in a lot quicker than a wooden post, and the Ezypipe strainers were put in with a driver and went straight through tree roots.” The fence is a traditional deer fence and it was the first time the Stangers had used the new Waratah products. “We’d been to the Fencing Contractors Association of New Zealand conference and saw a demonstration of the products there and thought we’d try them,” Mr Stanger said. “I’ve got another two or three jobs I’ll be using the same products on. “When you’re looking out over the landscape, you don’t really notice the fence because of the size of the Jio MaxY posts as opposed to a 150mm post, so it’s not intrusive on the eye.” The Jio MaxY post serves as an alternative to timber intermediary posts where additional strength or ground holding is required. It also features more holes, allowing for more attachment options. Ezypipe strainers are the Waratah round post alternative to traditional timber, pipe and concrete strainer posts. Fencing contractors Nick and Leanne Stanger of Stanger Fencing believe all-steel Waratah fences are better placed than timber, to contain livestock and withstand the rigours of coastal elements.
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Judging aspects Written by Debbie White
The concept of industry best practice is perhaps best viewed on the competition fence line. Indeed the installation techniques all good fencers adhere to have been showcased and technically tested over 45 years in this environment. New Zealand Fencing competitions have been working towards national judging standards. A high level of judging has developed over the years with the NZ National Fencing Championships at Fieldays®, reflecting an intent to reward best practice.
For many years Richard Broughton from Whangarei has been Chief Judge and leads a team of 10 judges and 3 technical judges at Fieldays. Richard outlines below some of the main aspects and key points of what the judges are looking for. The materials and tools used in fencing competitions are from highly reputable NZ companies who offer a high quality well priced product to the marketplace. These companies support fencing competitions throughout the country and are active with product support to the fencing & farming sectors.
NZFC Chief Judge Richard taking wire tensions.
Materials - wire New Zealand made wire is used in the fencing competitions throughout the country. Made by Pacific Steel, the WIREMARK® brand has a long association with industry support and standing by their product. WIREMARK® wire is distributed and sold by Cyclone and Hurricane. Ask for these brands by name in your rural supply store.
The WIREMARK® Golden Pliers Fence is a post, wire and hand battened fence, whereas specifications on the Fieldays® Silver Spades™ fence alters with this year being Strainrite electrics, including a Strainrite irrigator crossing. Wirework With wire work in fencing competitions the Wire judges are looking for • Lazy loop and 2 ½ wraps broken off. • Tied off in a uniform and tidy manner, using “contractors/termination” knot, knots tobe in alignment. • Tied off neatly and level around the strainer • Tension post, wire and batten 150 kg • Tension electrics 100 kg Correct tension is important for the lifespan of the wire and fence longevity • Wire spacing’s consistent with specifications.
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Richard comments “the principle of judging is to be equal to all competitors and be consistent in our interpretation. We use measuring and specific guidelines. At Fieldays we have a team of volunteer judges, some who have judged for up to 17 years, thats a huge commitment on their part.” Richard himself spends 10 days at the Fieldays, setting up the fencing & leading the team over the full week, with heats on the Monday and competitions on the Wednesday to Friday
Strainers/Stays • 1175 of strainer height out of ground • Plumb of the strainer on both the wire side and back of the strainer. • Chamfer on the top of strainer checked for evenness and width. • Stay height of mortice in strainer checked to ensure correct position & tenion of the stay fits nicely with no bulging or gaps around it. • The centre line of the stay is checked , it should be parallel to the wires. • The top of the Stay block should be a minimum of 150 mm below ground level. • Stay should sit square and in the centre of the block with no
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Posts • Height and plumb are checked. • contour is checked, post to be 90 degree to the slope when looking at the fence. • Squareness of top of the post to wires is checked. • Ramming of the posts for tightness All posts are checked so this is a large job for the judges with over 700 posts being used over the heats and 3 days of competitions. Goldpine supply on the roundwood and battens, this year their new “Rhino” half round post is being used in the Fieldays® Silver Spades competition on the Friday.
Gate
Mechanical
• Level with the top of the strainer and slam post, be able to open back onto the first line post in the fence. • Must be perpendicular at the hinge end closed and at 90 degrees to closed, also ensuring that it is hitting the slam post by a maximum of 50 mm. • Staple for the latch must be below the fitting point of the gate by 25 mm, allowing the gate no more than 50 mm gap with the latch post. • Gudgeons must be level through the post and allow the gate to swing fully back to the fence without binding.
Thus is where a known load is put on elements of the fence to check the workmanship
Battens • Spacing between battens checked for evenness. • Maximum spacing of 1100 mm from the fourth wire at the top. • Placement of staple and the twist is checked, along with embedment • Distance of top wire from the top of the batten should be 50 mm.
Strainers • A 2.5 ton pressure is applied to the rear of the strainer 600 mm above ground. • Forward movement and lift are both measured. Footed posts • 600 kg of lift are applied 1.5 m off the side of the post and any movement recorded 300 mm above the ground to check ramming. Wire tension - All wires are checked in two places for tension before battening. They should be 150kg/f with an allowance of 10 kg either side of this.
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It’s interesting to walk down the start line of the competitions Fencing tools that the competitors use. Sponsors products include Stihl chainsaws, including electric, petrol powered drills, Strainrite chain strainers, Ezypulls, wire gauges, battening tools to name a few. In recent years the Stockade battening gun has been used in the Fieldays® Silver Spades™ competition, with talk of their new ST400I Fencing stapler, the world’s first cordless post fencing stapler, specifically designed to drive 9 gauge (4mm) staples in timber posts being used in future competitions.
Shane Bouskill 2nd last batten
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Get Ahead Experience Days 2016 Back in February the Get Ahead days travelled around 10 destinations nationwide encouraging students from over 100 schools to look at a future in the Primary Industries. The Get Ahead Experience Days is funded by Dairy NZ and Beef and Lamb NZ, is managed by NZ Young Farmers who have been running it for five years. The day consists of 12 modules each represented by a different sector of the Primary Industries. The students break down into 6-12 person groups and spend 15 minutes at each module where the module host gives an interactive and educational talk about their industry with the aim of attracting students into that industry.
Get Ahead Napier
This year FCANZ was on board to promoting fencing as a career option to over a 1000 students throughout NZ. The FCANZ module consisted of a brief talk about fencing followed by an activity which got the student hanging a gate. This was surprisingly challenging for them and got some good banter going within the groups. The activity was supported by a FCANZ promotional banner, flags and a flyer. The days were very successful and we got fantastic feedback from the Get Ahead Team who rated our module as one the most popular with students – let’s hope
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Thought about a fencing career?
Article by Lindsay Hayman exposure will entice young students into our industry in the future. A BIG thank you goes out to the following FCANZ members who willingly gave up a days work to promote the industry: Simon Fuller, Lindsay Hayman, John Noakes, Darryn Astill, Greg Burton, Rob Best, Brad Joines and Mike Billinghurst. Also thank you to NZ Young Farmers, Dairy NZ and Beef and Lamb NZ for making these days possible.
Get Ahead Oamaru
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LEARN ON THE JOB
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New Business Partner – Stoney Creek. FCANZ is proud to have Stoney Creek on board as a business partner. Their first challenge was to smarten up the Board – and going by this picture you would have to say they have done a great job providing us with smart shirts and soft shell jackets. Stoney Creek has a fantastic range of clothing - taking the learnings from year’s in hunting market they have developed work wear for farmers and contractors that is rugged, innovative and dependable. Have a look at their website www.stoneycreek.co.nz- you will be impressed with practicality and durability of this range of clothing.
Fencing Competition New Zealands Priemier Farm The Journey to and beyond
WIREMARK
Golden Pliers Book into the journey I hope this book will give an insight ns has taken to that each of these fourteen champio prestigious Golden reach their goal of attaining the taken them since. Pliers, and where that journey has will inspire young I can only hope that these stories ion fencing so men to take up the sport of competit Pliers trophy one day, they too can have the Golden I hope this book sitting proudly in their own home. that each of will give an insight into the journey to reach their these fourteen champions has taken Pliers, and Golden us prestigio the attaining goal of since. I can only where that journey has taken them young men to hope that these stories will inspire fencing so one day, take up the sport of competition trophy sitting they too can have the Golden Pliers proudly in their own home.
Launch date - 16 June 2016 at the National Fieldays. Some quotes from the book: • “I don’t know what those fellas had for breakfast, must’ve been bloody rocket fuel because they frightened the living daylights out of me” •“He was the very first Golden Pliers champion and we were elated when he won” inaire Nick Liefting, Competitor Extraord
THE GOLDEN PLIERS Singles Championship 1969 -
2015
pinnacle of the The Wiremark Golden Pliers is the world’s greatest fencing competition world. The the ultimate test in head to head pitted are fencers and Wiremark of speed and precision. Pacific Steel to have supported (formerly Wiremakers) are proud we look forward the competition since Day One and of grass roots to continuing to support this example This book is a excellence for many years to come. of our historic fantastic resource of the back story inspire the will it hope only can we competitors, and ors to take next generation of Golden Pliers competit sport. their place at the pinnacle of our (NZ) Ltd Steel Pacific Manager Robin Davies General
Also read about Nick’s way, what made him take line honours every year. And what’s in a name, where does the name “Mystery Creek” originate from. Price: $59.95 Pre-Fieldays: $49.95 - Place orders with nickliefting@xtra.co.nz Account: 02-0400-0425729-083 (N Liefting GPB)
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Jane Bissell
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Results from NZFC’s recent competitions‌.
3rd
NZFC would like to thank our Central District Sponsors: Wiremark Central Districts 2016 Power Farming Manawatu Kinghitter Team Score StockAde Mark Lambert & Jeff Joines 54.01 Strainrite Steel & Tube Shane Bouskill and Tony Bouskill 61.40 Galllagher Goldpine Tim Stafford & Matt Jones 65.26
4th
Paul Van Beers & Jason Van Beers
79.14
5th
Wayne Newdick & John Steedman
82.87
6th
Maurice Kissick & Matt Hyland
120.07
7th
Mike Billinghurst & Craig Shortall
125.89
8th
Brody Channings & Nathan Bradley
161.25
9th
Paul Quarrie & Ben Taylor
186.96
10th
Jamie Graham & Tom Ottaway
234.06
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NZFC is a volunteer organization
that organize, run and promote fencing competitions in New Zealand NZFC Regional Competitions Hawkes Bay Waverley King Country South Island Field Days Central Districts Field Days
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Caption this Write a caption for this photo. It’s only fair that we put our readers skills to the test. Simply email your best captions to operations@fencingcontractors.co.nz and you might be the winner of a Gallagher Smartfix voltage and current meter. Entries close 31st July 2016 & judge’s decision is final. There is no limit to the number of entries you put in.
FCANZ Accredited Fencers Barakat Contractors Ltd (Te Kauwhata)
Dale & Raewyn Barakat 07 826 4461 027 473 5513 dale@barakatcontractors.co.nz www.barakatcontractors.co.nz
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Central Fencing (Canterbury) Nigel Broadbridge 021 433 623 nigel@centralfencing.co.nz www.centralfencing.co.nz
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Gregg Holmes Contracting (Papakura) Gregg Holmes 027 440 4247 gregghomes1@gmail.com
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John Baldock 07 552 0763 021 176 4719 john@johnbaldockfencing.co.nz www.johnbaldockfencing.co.nz
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Samuel Fencing Ltd (Alexandra)
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Grant & Wendy Harris 03 204 8285 0272 866 576 harris29@xtra.co.nz
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Tony White 09 292 8064 027 495 7868 admin@whitefencing.co.nz www.whitefencing.co.nz
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Steve Williamson Fencing (Timaru) Steve Williamson 03 686 4779 027 455 3385 shwilliamson@actrix.co.nz
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FCANZ board members Simon Fuller President 021 376 805
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Mike Billinghurst 06 323 6466 0272 695 662 glentuifencing@xtra.co.nz
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Brad Joines
Jane Butterick
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027 4955 693 04 905 1013
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qe2farms@xtra.co.nz
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Lindsay Hayman
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2016 CONFERENCE & AGM Celebrating 10 years of FCANZ 29th, 30th & 31st July @ RYDGES ROTORUA $285.00* Per Person
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On Friday your choice of bus trip ¾ Trees to Posts. Leaving at 9.30am heading to Permapine, a forestry block & fencing demonstrations. Returning to Rydges by 6pm. ¾ Leisurely garden walk followed by lunch in Tirau. Also leaving at 9.30am.
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On Saturday the AGM will be held followed by these speakers ¾ Minister Todd McClay, MP for Rotorua and Minister of Trade ¾ Ski Wisensky from the Ministry of Social Development talking about employing people and how to attract people into your business. ¾ Debbie Robertson from Rural Safe on sorting out your Health & Safety. Saturday afternoon is with Pete Ritchie from 4WD Nature Instincts learning how to be safe on side by sides, weight loadings along with a bit of Four wheel drive fun. Happy Hour starts at 5pm followed by a Quiz Evening compared by Rural Commentator Craig ͞Wiggy͟ Wiggins on the Saturday evening. A new life member presentation will be made at the same time.
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