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Protecting environment boosts bottom line Eyreton farmer Darryl Brown is discovering positive environmental and economic benefits for his farm after joining a pilot project run by Environment Canterbury to help farmers complete Farm Environment Plans. One hundred farmers across Waimakariri and Selywn districts are involved in the one-on-one pilot project which helps farmers without industry support to complete their FEPs. Darryl has already started making improvements to his 1,200-acre horse and dairy farm after joining the project two months ago. “It’s a bit scary at the start but as you get into it you see that you’re making decisions which benefit your farm and the environment. We’ve already got plans to make our irrigation systems more efficient with increased monitoring. Making the entire farm more efficient means

using less resources and having more money in the bottom line,” said Darryl. Wa i m a k a r i r i Zone Committee manager Andrew Arps says the project is helping farmers who might otherwise ‘fall between the gaps’ to complete their FEPs by mid-2017. “We’ve identified 50 farmers in Waimakariri with farms over 50 hectares who don’t belong to industry bodies or irrigation schemes and we’re now engaging with them on a one-on-one basis. “Being proactive and getting to know farmers is a really important part of the process. We’re helping them to understand why

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it’s important to do a farm environment plan and how this can benefit their farm and the environment.” Darryl says the process of record gathering and putting together a farm mapping system has given him a much better overview of his entire farming operation. “Since 1968 the farm has grown from 225 acres to well

over 1,000 acres so we’re definitely having an impact on the environment. Looking at the farm as a whole and using the mapping system to identify areas where we’re under or over irrigating is really helpful.” Being able to chat informally to Andrew and receiving practical advice has given Darryl a new outlook on

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Colin Drummond and his partner Erin Cassie own Erewhon Station which is home to 4,500 merino sheep, 300 hereford cattle, 300 deer and 65 horses of which more than half are clydesdales.

he couple have the saying that April 1 is the start of Winter and November 1 can be Spring. “We can’t lamb any earlier than November as we may get Spring snow storms and that can wipe out the newborn lambs,” says Erin. “Our annual muster is in Autumn. We are one of the

last big stations to do an Autumn muster. All of our supplies are loaded onto the wagon which is pulled by our team of clydesdales and we camp in huts. Not many people get to do that anymore. We love being able to go back in time and live the self sufficient lifestyle. It is a really nice correlation of what

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The wagon in the river is a lot more reliable than a four wheel drive as the horses don’t let you drive into bad spots, and if you do get in a bad spot the team can turn out very sharply which you can’t do with a 4wd. “It is hard work but very rewarding. We like to think it is a wee bit timeless. We perform many jobs the same way people did 100-years-ago. It is a fantastic way of life. Living on Erewhon Station certainly gets you out of bed in the mornings. “For the muster we take the camp ovens and do the traditional open fire slow cooked roast, billy tea and vegetables. Caitlin Metz

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for sheep and cattle. If there is thick fog they need to be extra careful not to leave stock behind as these can get snowed in and frozen. “The sheep need to be caught early in the morning before they break camp, otherwise they can spread out too far across the land. “It is never a good look if a musterer leaves animals behind. “Going down the mountain is just as hard on the muscles and tendons as going up,” says Erin. “The body gets sore. There is a lot of shingle country but we have an old iron bath outside with the fire underneath back at camp and at the end of the day we have turns at relaxing in it. You appreciate what you have

back home after mustering, like boiling the jug to make a cuppa tea instead of having to light a fire. “At the end of the muster the gang pick up any straggling stock and the dogs get a well deserved ride home on the wagon.” Erin says these large stations are an important part of New Zealand history and they are privileged to live on such properties. “There is a bit of mystique and romance living on large stations. “As the world’s speeding up people like to be able to go back to the slower pace of life.” Read the final on Erewhon Station in the September issue of Canterbur y Farming.

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not upset this confidence. Elsewhere Asian economies continue to be the fastest growing, helping those countries within the region. New Zealand is well positioned in a regional sense, with the economy being boosted by immigration, which is driving the construction sector. This strength is evident in confidence surveys which, when considered alongside business and consumer confidence, reinforces a positive outlook. However, New Zealand is borrowing and spending to drive growth, not earning it. Equity markets Reviewing equity market returns over the quarter, the fallout from the UK referendum showed up in NZD returns for European and UK equities. Market returns were generally positive, but the relative strength in the NZD resulted in more muted underlying returns in New Zealand currency. Greater uncertainty and lowered

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FIELDS OF BY ANN MORGAN HADSTOCK FARM HAS BEEN IN THE CHAMBERLAIN FAMILY SINCE 1878. FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS THEY NOW CULTIVATE MORE THAN 50 ACRES OF SPRING BULBS AND FLOWERS PER YEAR.

ituated 20 minutes drive from Christchurch on the fertile soils alongside the Selwyn River in the heart of Canterbury, the family grow daffodils, tulips, bluebells, irises, gladioli and snowflakes. “My grandfather started growing tulips in 1937. We have no Dutch blood in the

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needs a rest from growing for a few years to recuperate. “It is actually hard work. It was seasonal but it has become an all year round job. We don’t really have an off season. Daffodils’ biggest enemy is the fly that lays maggots on the flower and they burrow down and kill the bulbs.” Hadstock Farm dig all their bulbs and hot water treat them every year to kill any pests which may have got on the plants. “We use blood and bone and make sure each bulb is planted twice the depth of the bulb. If they are good bulbs they will grow well. If people are purchasing at a store I suggest they give the bulbs a light squeeze before buying them to make sure they are

not rotten.” The company sell by mail order all around the country through the hadstock Farm website and have an annual pick your own bucket of daffodils for $10 on the first weekend in September every year. “Now we sell direct to the customers — it is much easier and we love dealing with the public. It helps us to help them trouble shoot if they are having problems with their flowers. We can help them get the best from their bulbs and we know they have been stored correctly before sale. They should never be displayed out in the sun,” John says. John says tulips don’t love the North Island so much and a lot of bulbs only last one year because it is too hot for

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Mill Orchard grow a selection of their own pears and 15 different varieties of apples really amazing,” says Carey. “We mostly stay in bed and breakfasts around the country because we don’t like staying in soulless hotels and we have ended up making amazing friendships with the people we stay with. “I’m godmother to two burmese cats in Dunedin,” Carey laughs. Mill Orchard make a variety of different

fruit juices and the fruit they don’t grow themselves is sourced from around the South Island. The process from orchard to juice bottle is fairly simple and that’s just the way they like it. “We have cool stores and controlled atmosphere stores so we can store fruit all year round. The fruit then goes into the juice factory to

Carey joins in apple harvesting be chopped up. The juice is squeezed out, put into tanks and pasteurised to make it shelf stable. It is cooled very quickly and put into bottles and capped, labelled and put into boxes. “We try to keep it as natural as possible because our bodies are made for natural products,” says Carey. She says she really

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enjoys the people side of the business and although at first she admits she was naturally introverted, she relishes meeting new people through her marketing work for the orchard. “The first time I did a juice tasting and people said they didn’t want to try it, I would take it personally. I finished the day thinking I had done a

bad job. It wasn’t my favourite part of the job but now I enjoy it. “I love trying the new fruit flavours but the highlight is meeting new people, be it on planes or in supermarkets, or bed and breakfasts. “There are some pretty amazing people out there that I get to meet and interact with.”

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July continued the trend of all the previous months of this year so far, bringing warmer than normal temperatures and, like all months since February, lower than normal rainfall. The month was dominated by anticyclones and airflow from between west and north. Overall mean temperatures for the month were generally +0.5 to +1.0C above normal, but with daytime maximum temperatures +2.0 to +3.0C warmer, while nighttime minimums were below normal, by up to −1.0C. Sunshine hours were 25–40% above normal across the region, while rainfall was just 35–70% of normal. At the time of writing, the first two weeks of August have been very cold, amongst the coldest fortnight on record in Canterbury, but the rest of the month has seen a return to mild dry weather. In the tropical Pacific, ocean temperatures have settled into a cooler than usual pattern along the equator indicating a weak La Nina is in effect, but computer model projections are now suggesting this is unlikely to develop into a strong La Nina event. La Ninas tend to reduce the amount of westerly quarter airflow over New Zealand, especially in the summer months, and instead promotes the development of

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classic early spring month with temperatures likely to be warmer than usual in Canterbury. Rainfall will be plentiful on the West Coast and ranges of the South Island, Canterbury is likely to see drier than usual weather with less rain and more sun. Evapotranspiration levels will be more like November than September. Patterns change in October, with more northeasterly airflow expected over New Zealand. Most of Canterbury may see near normal rainfall, but inland parts of Mid and South Canterbury may be dry. Temperatures should again be milder than usual. With higher

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Children and motorbikes It is rare for me to join in a chorus of people calling for the banning of anything as I am a champion of allowing people to self-regulate their lives and make their own decisions. In other words I do not condone the nanny state that we have ventured, or should I say, been driven into, but the recent death of a five-year-old on a smallholding, to me is something that really should not have happened and if his parents really did want him to have a small four wheel motorbike, surely the simple rule was that he was not to ride it unless he was with a parent or other adult. My heart goes out to anyone who loses a child, it must be totally devastating but my thoughts are that children should be allowed to be children. At age five I was allowed a tricycle, not anything with a motor. I know that farming children learn to drive as soon as their feet can reach the pedals, but what control can a five year old have over a machine such as a four wheeler. Saying that such a machine, and that is what they are, can only be used by an underage child when supervised is like saying we

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costs and milk prices. When comparing these differing farm systems at $7.00/ kg MS, 85 percent of the operating profit came from pasture, 10 percent from N fertiliser use and five percent from supplements. “Clearly i t ’s more impor tant to get things right in something that contributes 85 percent of the profit, before something that contributes the Dr David McCall DairyNZ research last five percent,” and development general manager says Dr McCall. “When calculating at and be very careful about $4.00/kg MS, N use only adding costs that may not increased the operating give economic returns. It profit by two percent and the makes sense to have a supplement groups made supplementary feed source a loss. as insurance feed for dry “This suggests farmers cows in autumn but not to need to focus on optimising push production at a $4 pasture m a n a g e m e n t milk price.”

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Kale and seed options Corka kale was first released into the market in the spring of 2012 and since then has performed well on farms for many Specialty Seeds clients throughout New Zealand. Since its release Corka has proven itself to be suitable for all stock types — sheep, beef and deer. Corka has medium stems, a very high leaf to stem ratio and is highly palatable. This improves its acceptance by stock and the extra leaf improves stock live weight gains and utilisation. It has a high yield potential of up to 15-18 tonne DM/ha. Corka offers very good cool winter hardiness and it stands up well in snow. Specialty Seeds suggest a sowing rate of 4.0-5.0 kilograms per hectare and strongly recommends the use of their ‘Pest Go Brassica Seedling Protection’. They also have rye and other grasses available, clover, pasture herbs and brassica, fodder beet, lucerne, forage cereals and sorghum. The company can advise on seed treatments and endophyte options. Seed treatments are an effective way of protecting your investment in new pastures. The products can include insecticides, fungicides and biological additives in combination or singularly, designed to help maximise plant establishment. The placement of pesticides in close proximity to the seed means seed treatment is cost-

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The shift from herding to cropping after the last ice age, signalled the beginning of civilisation as we know it. Cities rose up on the lush floodplains of the Indus and the Nile, leading to a first golden age of architecture, philosophy, literature and art. At the same time, even the most primitive of peoples kept an attentive eye on husbanding their crops. Though sometimes couched in the mysticism of religion, the knowledge of what went into a good harvest was always a matter of keen interest — and sometimes a state or holy secret.

e’ve come a long way from making sacrifices to appease the gods of the fields and farms. Science is now the driving force behind feeding a growing population, with technology keeping pace in a race to efficiently sate the hunger of millions while also guaranteeing a profitable future for those who work the land. In New

Zealand, there are over 2,700 farmers involved in cropping, contributing over one billion dollars to the nation’s economy. From wheat and barley to vegetables and even hardy, dairy-friendly grass cultivars, these farmers are vital to our agrarian success as a nation. Backing them up is an organisation named FAR — the Foundation for Arable Research.

Founded in 1995, FAR exists to share knowledge and promote fresh thinking in the field of arable cropping. Unlike some industry bodies representing sectors within agriculture, FAR is funded by a levy on seeds and is mandated by a five-yearly referendum which acts as a ‘pulse check’ of their regard among farmers. With the most recent referendum

returning an 85 per cent vote of confidence, it’s fair to say that those at the helm of this progressive applied research organisation are heading in the right direction. At the core of what the foundation does is a multifaceted research programme, bringing together academics, scientists, farmers and many more. With links to universities both here and

overseas, and with dedicated research teams in many regions of the country, FAR also operates two research farms, one in Canterbury and one in the Waikato. The benefits of working with the foundation are many — but the fact that FAR is independent and entirely Kiwibased is a strong incentive. There are economies of scale too, to engaging in so

many strands of research at one time. That research covers a multitude of crops and a multitude of farming disciplines. FAR researchers are working toward better results in cereals, maize, seed crops and potatoes, to name a few. They are also looking to the future, taking a holistic approach to sustainable management of

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leadership in the industry. The foundation also like to encourage members and attendees to think outside the box when it comes to future solutions and innovations in the industry. For example, when Kevin Marshall, a speaker at a recent FAR event, asked the audience to imagine what crops would be growing in New Zealand today if this country had been colonised from Asia instead of Europe 150 years ago, they really started thinking about what is in demand and whether or not we can grow it. FAR’s CEO Nick Pyke took these questions to funding authority AGMARDT in the form of an application to run an agribusiness workshop

focussing on crops for irrigated areas — a big issue now in the South Island. The application was successful and planning is now underway for a meeting to be held in Christchurch in October. Mr Pyke says the AGMARDT funding will be used to identify potential viable crop and product options for existing and new irrigated areas and to discuss these options with a group of industry leaders. Potential options will then be evaluated and issues such as infrastructure and transpor t requirements, knowledge gaps and market specifications will be investigated. “As much as possible we want to focus on identifying crops and products that are

in demand, nationally and internationally, then look at whether we can grow them, rather than simply seeking new outlets for existing crops.” With a growing population and new export markets to explore, the arable farming sector is set to continue as one of the three major pillars of New Zealand’s agricultural success. Closely tied into feeding and sustaining not just people, but also increasingly relied upon as a feed source for intensive dairying, it’s good to know that a dedicated team of researchers and administrators are working to ensure a healthy outlook for this vital sector of the rural economy.

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The benefits of gypsum in soil treatment are well known, but its value goes well beyond this: • Helps mitigate the flow of nitrates and phosphorus in New Zealand waterways • Can be used to address the issue of sodium from applied effluent • Reduces surface run-off and drainage loss, reduces preferential flow of water run-off in soil • Can be applied by a number of different means to target risk zones • Assists with addressing high soil potassium levels Rates vary per farm and soil type. Applications can last for up to three years and can be used as a base layer in stand-off (loafing) pads.

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Spreading made simple Spreading North Canterbury was established in 2006 and Amberley residents Gary and Sandra Carr bought out their partners in 2007 and went out on their own creating their family business. reputable company who has the relevant certifications.” Gary says no job is too big or too small. “We are happy to work on lifestyle blocks, a couple of paddocks or carry out 400–500 tonne lime or fertiliser jobs. “It is important for lifestyle block holders to keep their paddocks fertilised and we can mix a blend to suit each individual property’s needs. We also recommend getting soil tests done so you know what your soil is lacking. “If you buy a lifestyle block, the best thing to put on is a bit of sulphur super and lime. We believe in keeping it simple. A lot of land here is lacking in sulphur and if the ph levels aren’t right nothing will grow. “It is important to have the lime on there as this gets everything growing, ensuring there’s feed for the stock.” The company also provide a bulk cartage service with their truck and trailer unit, with Grant Lilley behind the wheel.

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Water is a first consideration Think cropping and a priority decision has to be irrigation, with the type of water delivery system at the top of anyone’s list. Some types of pressurised systems have high capital and operating costs but may utilise minimal labour and conserve water. Other systems are relatively less expensive to construct and operate but have high labour requirements. Some systems are limited by the type of soil or the topography. The costs of maintenance and expected life along with an array of annual costs like energy, water, depreciation, land preparation, maintenance and labour. But with the water equation taken care of, what about the care and maintenance of the land itself? There is a growing trend among crop farmers towards sustainable crop production which steers them away from commercial pesticide use. There are several alternative measures for pest control available including integrated pest management (IPM) to protect crops from weeds and insects. IPM includes monitoring and identifying pests before they become a threat. Intercropping and crop rotation, and using plants in ‘companion planting’ that

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With these homes standing in some cases the test of centuries, a modern version may well be the one for you. You may want tumbled stone and shingles, or perhaps something more 21st century such as polished aluminium and board and batten panelling. This again is where your architect may come into his or her own, as an experienced practitioner will have dealt with multiple choices in former consultations.

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Surviving spring Although I live in a city where my total effective grazeable area is controlled by a push mower, my mind is never far from the memories of gumboots, raincoats and mud. I remember spring. When the alarm goes off, it’s like the starter’s gun for a daylong sprint. There are cows in the calving mob to check, newly born to match with mothers (then tag and record), milking, feeding calves, feeding cows, getting in newly calved cows, checking and treating sick animals, teaching new calves to feed, drafting cows into new mobs and maybe, if there’s time, trying to lift the old girl that went down (she may have to wait). Spring is when the sleep account of ever y staff member is in overdraft and stress is at its highest. The one saving grace is that this period is relatively short. When you think you’ve had an absolute guts full and can take no more, it’s over. Here are some ideas that may help. When the dust settles, it’s good to have discussions with staff and analyse what your practices have been, both good and bad. While everything is fresh in their minds, get their suggestions on ways to improve for next year. And while you’re at it, look ahead three months and together do a checklist of the tasks you’ll need to get through. Discussions like this turn mere employees into a committed team. On my recent rounds with clients, I came across a number of issues you might include in your staff talks. Farmers are turning to homegrown supplements in the way of maize or grass silage.

Although these can reduce costs, watch out for nasty surprises; there is nothing worse than finding that a large percentage of the bales you stacked last year are spoiled due to holes from rough handling. If it’s really wet and you have a grass shortage, utilise supplements for the short term to protect your grass and avoid pugging. Be aware of dry matter: in particular, metabolisable energy and protein for your cows to get balance. If you are feeding high amounts of maize at 8% protein, then a high protein to counteract this may be needed (such as soya meal @ 48% protein or DDG @ 28%). Search for a blend and get advice while you have your own feed to mix it with. During a wet spring, a lot of sulphur will have leached out of the soil, so consider applying nitrogen to get your feed growing. Ammonium sulphate is a good option since it will deliver sulphur and nitrogen that will hang around and be fully utilised. There are publications showing it will grow grass at 6 degrees soil temp. But don’t use urea. Urea needs at least 10 degrees to be effective and won’t grow grass in wet and cold conditions. Here’s one thing I’m concerned about: the increasing numbers of farmers putting on lime in large amounts without first knowing where their soil’s calcium levels are at. One farmer wasted money putting on three tonnes of

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Normally the hind legs are more or less parallel. It is hardly surprising that in the course of a few years the difficult task of the outer hind claws may affect the posture of the hind legs. When a cow stands and walks properly, there is less chance of the hooves being overloaded. The ideal cow makes optimum use of her legs and hooves; her body weight is distributed evenly over her legs and hooves. This does not happen in reality, as dairy cows tend to put most of the load on their outside hind claws, so that is where most of the problems occur. Heavy loading and contusion of the quick in the outer hind claw will in the end cause sensitivity or pain. The cow will try to compensate for this by walking on her heels and by placing or turning the foot more outwards by adopting a base-wide or a cow-hocked posture, thus making the inner claw bear more weight and the outer less.

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would have been reached around August 25–27 — early and not dissimilar to 2015. The rainfall, about 20mm, around August 4 ‘saved’ an early irrigation. Now the earliest, in absence of any significant rainfall (more than 10mm for this time of the year), will be around end of the first week or second week of September. Don’t be tempted is the message. I can’t just comment on soil moisture. Integral in the decision making at this time of the year is soil temperature. I’ve written so often that you need to wait till soil temperature at 10cm is about 10°C and rising at 9am. That is someway off at the moment. Given the current weather and warmer temperatures as at August 22, soil temperatures will not rise to 10°C at 9am till about the

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Wool prices reasonably steady During the past few weeks, South Island wool auctions have included some of the best wools to be seen since last year. Pre-lamb shorn fleece wools from most areas have been exceptionally well grown and have displayed great character and colour, offering wool exporters the ability to bid with confidence. Prices for most types during the same period have been reasonably steady and clearances from the auctioneer’s rostrum in the vicinity of 85 per cent or greater. Crossbred full-length fleece types remained in good demand throughout the August period with buyers very keen to buy the very best well grown, good character wools

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Shifting the game into high gear by Andy Bryenton

When Yamaha decide to compete in a motorsport competition, they’re more than a little focussed on winning. Whether it’s crushing the record for power and speed with their race-bred street bikes or innovating on the dirt track — this is the company which developed and deployed the first monoshock, for example, in 1973 — the big blue machine which is Yamaha’s research and development division take no prisoners. Take a look at the stats. In 1955 Yamaha built their first ever bike, a copy of a German 125cc single-pot, constructed in a factory recovered from a bombedflat Japanese infrastructure. The next year they entered their first grand prix with it. Out of a huge field, they came 6th. Many would call this a success — but to Yamaha boss Genichi Kawakami it was still a loss and so he and his team put in the hard yards, upping their power to 250cc and barnstorming the 1963 Belgian GP. That’s a fearsome

level of self confidence and a technological learning curve like the bad side of Everest. So, when Yamaha decide to throw their hat in the ring when it comes to pure sport side-by-side off-roaders, people pay attention. Anyone who goes from zero to Grand Prix gold in under a decade, then racks up the victories down through five more decades is not to be taken lightly. What they’ve come up with — the YXZ1000R — is definitely no shrinking violet. Aha, say the purists — Yamaha may be out of their depth creating a four wheeled racer. They only do bikes and boats, right? Well, no. The YXZ sits next to other Yamaha engineered favourites such as all the Toyota 4AGE cars, the Lexus LFA, the Celica GT4 and the Noble M600. Sure, the 3 cylinder 998cc mill in the YXZ1000 may not have the sheer horsepower of those engines, but it’s powering a

lightweight off-roader which is all engine, suspension — by Fox — and aggressive, grippy tyres. Power comes on with a sound like a monstrous chainsaw, then gets shunted to the dirt via a manual sequential five speed box, with multiple clutches juggling the input like those in a supercar. All this would be terrifying, right up to the 10,500rpm redline, if it wasn’t for the fact that the suspension setup used here is pure racing spec as well. Choppy ground is eaten up by the long travel of the Fox Shox, letting all that delicious HP come out to play. If you’re a fan of off-roading who has watched American brands like Polaris and CanAm dominate the racetrack for the last few seasons, this new addition to the grid will be big news. And if you want to have fun offroad, your choice just became that little bit more difficult.

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RMA and native plants and wildlife Government recently announced the establishment of a stakeholder group involving Federated Farmers, Forest and Bird, and others to design a national policy statement (NPS) on indigenous biodiversity. crisis in New Zealand. More than 2,800 of our native species face extinction. We need effective controls on the degradation of indigenous habitats that such rules provide. I hope that the discussion around the NPS can be less hysterical than it has been in the past. An increasing number of landholders recognise that manuka, once cleared as a ‘woody weed’ can be a valuable source of income from beekeepers. Others are planting river and stream banks with flaxes, sedges and other native plants. These farmers are proud when water quality improves, eels and native fish return, and bellbirds and other birds use the plantings. When predators are estimated to kill 25 million native birds annually, protecting native vegetation

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This is central government’s third attempt to provide councils and the community with national policy guidance on how the Resource Management Act (RMA) requirements to protect significant indigenous vegetation and habitats are best implemented. District and regional plan rules under the RMA which require landholders to get a resource consent before they clear native shrublands, log forest or drain wetlands to convert to pasture have generally been controversial. Some landholders object to what they see as restrictions on their property rights. Other stakeholders see the consent process as the only chance to discuss and assess the values of the affected area in providing a home to native plants and wildlife. We have a biodiversity

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on private land is not enough. We need to increase the funding for controlling possums, rats, stoats, ferrets and other pests. That’s why the Green Party has a Taonga Levy on all international visitors. Some 70% of the proceeds would go to Predator Free New Zealand. The balance would go to help small communities, such as the Mackenzie Basin, straining under the pressure on increasing tourism numbers, fund new or upgraded infrastructure. The Green Party will also increase funding for the Department of Conservation so DOC can do more weed and pest control on high country and other conservation land. The national government’s severe conservation funding cuts of around $55 million annually have compromised DOC‘s ability to be a good neighbour.

Steve Hansen is very likely to go down in history as the most successful All Blacks coach of all time. The All Blacks have been all conquering under his watchful eye and when the two key players left the game, as in Danny and Ritchie, Steve has been able to bring the newer squad through with even more skill and flair than ever before. The recent game against the Aussies on Aussie soil shows just how much of a machine the team is. So what is the Steve Hansen magic? He involves his team, the officials and those who are involved. I don’t mean the regime is a democracy, but he makes all the team and admin folk feel important. In shor t he involves them. The final word will

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