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December 2011

Greenpeace’s PKE rant ‘an insult to intelligence’ By Hugh de lacy Greenpeace is insulting its own intelligence by its latest attacks on the New Zealand dairy industry for using palm kernel expeller (PKE), the waste product from palm oil processing, to feed cows, according to Ashburton dairy farmer and Federated Farmers dairy spokesperson Willie Leferink. In its latest on attack on New Zealand’s annual importation of around 1.4 million tonnes of PKE from Malaysia and Indonesia, Greenpeace alleges the stock feed’s carbon footprint should be expanded by up to 8.9 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year, the equivalent of 12% of this country’s total emissions. The attack is based on a study Greenpeace commissioned from France-based British scientist Rob Carlton to highlight the environmentalist group’s claims — that indigenous forests are being cleared to make way for palm oil production. Leferink told Canterbury Farming he can’t see where Greenpeace is coming from. “We’re turning something that has a negative footprint into something that is a high-nutrient food for human beings. “The carbon footprint might be a little bit enhanced by transporting [PKE] to

New Zealand, but palm oil is not produced from plant kernel expeller — it’s just the leftovers,” Leferink said. Federated Farmers has taken up the cudgels to defend giant New Zealand giant dairy co-operative Fonterra, the prime target of the Greenpeace attacks, whose members pay around $400/tonne for PKE, the material left over in the press when the palm oil has been extracted. The oil itself represents 98.8% of the value of palm oil production, with the byproducts — including the waste product PKE — accounting for just 1.2%. Expeller is worth only a few dollars a tonne to palm oil producers, and without the PKE export trade to the likes of New Zealand it would be left to rot or burned to produce electricity for local industry and consumers. Federated Farmers stresses that PKE is a waste product rather than a by-product. Landed in New Zealand with the exporters’ mark-up, it’s worth about $220/tonne, to which the cost of transport, screening, storage and biosecurity clearance have to be added before it gets to be used as a high-protein stockfeed. Leferink said he doubted PKE was even included in the palm

oil producers’ calculations of their own carbon footprint. “Those operators don’t even consider the fate of the waste product,” he said. “What we pay for it here is a different price from what they get for it there. “It’s worth a lot less over there than it is there because of the increased transport and the margin on it. “I’m not unsympathetic to all [Greenpeace’s] ideas, but with this one I think they betray their intelligence. “If they really want to do something [useful] they should help stop the human population from growing.” Leferink said Greenpeace’s campaign against PKE is a regular summer one that “you can almost set your watch by. “You are left with the impression Greenpeace’s questioning of our carbon footprint has an anti-trade dimension to it,” and the Carlton report “could be seen as economic vandalism. “If Greenpeace is truly about the environment, why aren’t they protesting against oil-based carpets?” Federated Farmers figures show that on a tonnage basis, PKE represents as much as 11% of the palm kernel industry, but by value it is only 1%.

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A federation spokesperson told Canterbury Farming that little if any of the land being turned over to palm kernel production in Malaysia is indigenous forest: most of it is land whose use has been changed from rubber plantations. Indonesian PKE represents some elements of deforestation, but by no means all, the spokesperson said. The federation has also pointed out that the David Caygill report on the country’s Emissions Trading Sheme (ETS) earlier this year revealed that New Zealand agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions per unit of production have been falling by 1.3% a year since 1990, or by nearly 30% since the trigger date of the Kyoto Protocol. “That’s an environmental positive, I would have thought,” Lefrink said. Greenpeace was undermining

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its own credibility by making “such a fuss” over a waste product from one industry being used in another’s high quality food production, especially given recent United Nations projections of population growth and the challenge of feeding current and future generations. “Can you honestly say in a world of food scarcity the recycling of PKE as an animal feed is the number one environmental issue, especially if the high value product Greenpeace claims it to be is either left to rot on the ground or burnt as fuel?” Leferink said. Fonterra has largely ignored the latest Greenpeace attack, other than to say it has commissioned an update of the carbon footprint calculations it released two years ago following work by AgResearch and Scion in New Zealand, and the University of New South Wales in Australia.

December 2011

O’Connor Comments

With Damien O’Connor, Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture

Bigger is not better There is a view in business and farming that bigger is better, hence the consistent drive to increase production and grow our enterprises. However for a country of four million people in a very large world, we need to adapt a different view on the world, and appreciate that often smaller is superior. The National Government has merged the Ministry’s of Forestry and Agriculture that incorporates Food Safety and Biosecurity with Fisheries. I guess their simple logic is that bigger is better, more cost efficient, and thus saving the tax payers money. I believe the merger of key primary industry government agencies is a bad move that will be proved wrong within a few short years. The basic business parameters guiding forestry, fishing and driving agriculture and horticulture are quite different. From the immediate exploitation of a wild fish stock through to the long term investment and planting of trees and the innovative replanting in horticulture, each one of these primary industries is driven by a different set of base parameters and timelines. The National Government’s simplistic view that overarching policy,

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On November 26, I had the privilege to be elected to serve as the Member of Parliament for Waimakariri. It is a brilliant feeling to achieve this personal goal, especially after having come so close in 2008. A huge amount of energy goes into fighting electorate seats and it’s simply not possible to win without the support of a great team of volunteers. But this election was also fought on different ground — almost literally, you could say, given the physical impact of the earthquakes. All National MPs knew that we would be judged at the ballot on how the Government, and we personally, responded to the earthquakes and tackled the rebuild. We also had little idea how the exodus from some Christchurch suburbs would impact our own electorates. Rangiora and other northern Canterbury towns saw an influx of new Kate Wilkinson, Minister for Food safety residents, many of whom still remain. No doubt they’ll end up loving it out here so much they will stay for good. Without a doubt, the past year has been full of change. Cantabrians have persevered through it all and bit by bit we are seeing more light at the end of a long tunnel. I want to pay tribute to my colleague Gerry Brownlee, who as Earthquake Recovery Minister has done an enormous job under pressure. The weight of public expectation has been on his shoulders with every decision, and he has borne the load commendably while calmly handling every cheap shot thrown at him by critics. The fact Canterbury voted to return a National-led Government was a welcome endorsement of the decisions being made and the direction taken. There will always be frustration over the time required to return Canterbury to the fullyfunctioning, thriving region it was. It is a slow, methodical process. But it’s important that we don’t rush decisions only to then revisit them later. The Government is committed to getting the rebuild right and I expect the next three years will see a marked increase in new construction. Already we are seeing progress in some areas. In Kaiapoi, for example, the construction of the new and improved New World supermarket is nearing completion and jobs are being filled. A new report out this month from geotechnical experts Tonkin and Taylor also shows land in the Christchurch City centre can be rebuilt on. These are the sort of positive developments that increase business confidence in Canterbury — encouraging people to move here for work and ensuring others who might be looking at other opportunities stay. There is a mountain of work still to do. With a stable Government confirmed for another three years we can get on with it.

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From the Minister David Carter, Minister for Primary Industries My goal when I became Minister of Agriculture in 2008 was to work with farmers to restore profitability to the primary sector. We are well on the way, and it’s great to see renewed confidence across much of the country. The election result was a strong vote of confidence in a National-led Government. New Zealanders delivered National the highest vote for any party since 1951 and increased the number of seats it has in Parliament. It showed that many New Zealanders are backing the Government’s focus on less debt, more jobs and stable economic management in these tough financial times. The focus on building the country’s economy is behind the decision to bring the primary industries together in a primary sector ‘super Ministry’. The Ministry for Primary Industries — incorporating agriculture, biosecurity, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture — makes logical sense, and I am delighted to be appointed the new Minister for Primary Industries. I also welcome my colleague Nathan Guy as Associate Minister. By aligning all the primary industries under one banner, we can build a more cohesive, progressive and export-led primary sector. There are exciting, and challenging times ahead. With the new Cabinet now sworn in the Government’s post-election action plan is underway. In 2012, my focus will continue to be water. Irrigation and water storage are a pivotal part of our economic growth plan, and National has committed to providing up to $400 million from the Future Investment Fund to support the construction of welldesigned irrigation schemes.

Water is one of New Zealand’s greatest competitive advantages, but we are not making the most of it. Developing water storage and irrigation has huge potential to unlock economic growth. Boosting investment in primary sector research and innovation is another key priority and, in the last three years the Government has overseen the largest investment in primary sector R&D that New Zealand has ever seen. The Primary Growth Partnership now has projects totalling nearly $500 million underway. As Minister for Primary Industries, I want to continue to work closely with industry to ensure that our biosecurity system works more efficiently. I want to focus on the environmental integrity of our primary sectors, on our animal welfare standards and to maintain our good reputation for food safety. The events of the past year — particularly the Canterbury earthquakes and slower than expected domestic recovery — have hit the Government’s books. But we are working hard to halve the Budget deficit next year and get back in surplus in 2014/15. This reinforces the need for the Government to press on with its economic plan to build faster, and more sustainable, growth — and as we all know, New Zealand’s primary industries are at the heart of this. 2012 is going to be another busy year. Yes, there will be challenges, but there will be opportunities too. One thing’s for sure, there will be plenty on my agenda. I wish you all the very best for the festive season, and I look forward to talking with you again in 2012.

Horses used to calm people A friend of mine, Kate Tapley, once convinced me that I should ride one of her horses because I had told her that every time I rode, it ended in disaster. As it happens, I took her up on the offer to learn how to understand horses, and yes it did work. I haven’t actually followed up on it and taken up riding, mainly because of my fear of heights, and being on the back of a horse that moves the way they do brings on attacks of vertigo you wouldn’t believe. I get giddy in thick socks let alone being up there looking nesting birds in the eye. However Kate, who runs a horse trekking business, has branched out into therapy and is using her rather large array of horses to calm stressed people down and allow them, the people, to have contact with animals and nature. While many of us are open about being scared witless of horses, it seems that most people get a huge dose of relaxation from communicating with horses. Kate says they, the horses, are very quick to pick up on people who are stressed, rather than scared, and will almost ‘mother’ them. The session starts with a lesson in Kate Tapley style horse whispering whereby Kate teaches the person to build the horse’s trust in them and then the end result is the person

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A Cambridge author has already raised $25,000 for charities from the sale of one of a series of three books on classic New Zealand ‘back country’ stories. Dr Tozer, a Waikato scientist makes no money out of the sale of the books other than a reimbursement on the printing costs with all of the profits — $15 from each $25 book sold — donated to the elected charities.

Katherine Tozer has spent three years compiling the series of books Tales from the Back Country, the first of which was completed in 2010, has already helped charities such as Hospice Waikato, the SPCA and the Canterbury Earthquake appeal.

The author is passionate about the wide open spaces and mountain ranges of New Zealand. She and her doctor husband Peter spend much of their spare time exploring and photographing the nation’s varied and

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Orders under the protection of personal and property rights act In the past I have recommended that readers complete enduring powers of attorney to be effective in the event that they suffer head injury, stroke or some illness which means that they are no longer able to make or communicate decisions or manage their own affairs. While it is correct that a husband or wife, parent or other person who is close to us, can make some decisions on behalf of someone who cannot make them for themselves there are a lot of matters which require an official enduring power of attorney or a Court order. In this article, we will take a look at what happens if people do not have an enduring power of attorney for such purpose. Where no enduring power of attorney exists in respect of a mentally incapable person an application must be made to the Court, usually by a relative, for authority to attend to whatever is required to be done. There are two types of order, one relates to personal care and welfare and the other relates to property. On an application to the Court for an order in respect of personal care and welfare the Court considers the evidence and decides whether the order is necessary. If an order is made, a welfare guardian is required to see to the care and welfare of the protected person. An order in respect of a mentally incapacitated person’s property can also be made on the application of another person who is usually close to the mentally incapacitated person. In respect of very small property holdings or income the Court may appoint one person to administer any property income or benefit belonging to the incapacitated person. The Court can also appoint a property manager, where necessary, to act in the best interests of the property of the person for whom they are appointed. A property manager is then in the position to make decisions about buying or selling property, carrying out repairs and similar day to day incidents of property ownership. However, the Court makes orders which empower the property manager to do certain things and the property manager is not permitted to act outside the Court order. Where a property manager does not act in good faith and with reasonable care they may be legally liable for their actions to the mentally incapacitated person. A property manager is required to file

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to avoid another period of regional recession. The United States also faces challenges, particularly with persistently high unemployment levels. However, while these ongoing macro issues have unsettled investment sentiment, United States economic growth is proving resilient. Adding the contribution from emerging economies gives a global growth forecast that remains positive, although at lower levels than previously anticipated. With the relief rally, the strong equity returns during October reversed the majority of declines over the quarter. A lower New Zealand dollar (down -4.8% from its July highs) also contributed and meant many equity index returns were positive in New Zealand dollar terms. United States equities were the best performers while Australian equities also rebounded strongly from having been one of the worst affected markets prior to the refinancing plan announcement. New Zealand equities declined slightly but continue to be less volatile than other markets and important contributors to local investor’s dividend income. Share market fundamentals are still attractive, with low price earnings (PE) multiples and dividend yields comfortably exceeding local fixed interest yields. Increased share buy back initiatives are another indication that companies believe value exists. Many good quality companies in New Zealand for example are paying gross dividend yields of between 5% and 8% which is attractive relative to bank deposit rates. Looking at the fixed interest markets, global interest rates have declined over the quarter, reflecting the lower growth environment and uncertainty in the global economic outlook. However, lower interest rates resulted in higher market valuations for existing bond holdings and stabilised quarterly portfolio returns. With New Zealand rates at their cyclical lows we are unlikely to experience further rate falls (or valuation gains from those falls), but at the same time we do not yet have the pre-conditions for interest rates to commence their cyclical lift. Interest rates are therefore expected to remain at low levels for longer. Great news if you are a borrower, but hard for investors seeking an income and consequently we have continued to see strong demand for good quality corporate debt issues. That’s all for 2011, I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year. If you would like to confidentially discuss your investment position please give me a call. Andrew Wyllie is an Authorised Financial Adviser with Forsyth Barr in Christchurch. He can be contacted on 0800 367 227 or andrew.wyllie@forsythbarr.co.nz. This column is general in nature and should not be regarded as personalised investment advice. Disclosure Statements are available on request and free of charge.

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Diesel fuel contamination — an increasing and serious problem! the complex nature of diesel fuel and its interaction with modern equipment does place the storage, handling and transport responsibility with suppliers and users alike. Modern diesel fuels often suffer from inadequate storage and handling practices throughout the distribution network and, as a result storage tanks can become water contaminated. All the conditions necessary for the growth of microorganisms that, once established can exist virtually undetected and wait for the right conditions for growth. The hydroscopic nature of diesel will continue to attract water in addition to ingress via fill ports and vents. The environment above the fuel contains water vapour and on cool tank walls water condenses on the surfaces. All of this adds to significant accumulations that form at the bottom of the tank and which, if not managed properly, creates the ideal environment for the growth of fungi, mold, yeast and the like (bugs). These “bugs breed, grow and multiply at the water phase, living off the oxygen content of the water and feeding on the fuel hydrocarbons. The “bugs” live for only a short time but in death the bodies accumulate, forming sludge and a slimy residue that ultimately floats upwards into the fuel. The infestation can spoil the fuel and when drawn into the fuel system quickly clogs filters, causing power loss, narrowing of fuel lines and eventually engine breakdown. In standby situations where there is infrequent use of the engine, this can be a particular and calamitous problem. The damage does not stop there. A portion of sludge adheres to the inner walls of the tank and fuel lines producing corrosive hydrogen sulphide that causes metal defects and pitting of the injectors and fuel related components. Microbial contamination can exist even in fuel that is quite clean, but at low levels. If it

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In my last article, I wrote about the environmental factors and how fertigation can help NZ farmers become better environmental stewards.

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Articles that appear in farming papers and on websites are a great source of information and reviews on new ideas. The third important part is Education.

1. A “little & often” approach to nitrogen application is more efficient.

In the latest Ballance “Grow” magazine they have published two articles. These articles are educational and will help farmers understand more about how fertigation can assist them to improve their yields. “Where is your nitrogen going” looks at the different forms of Nitrogen that you can apply to your soils and the amount on “N” lost by each type. It says that applying 200 kg Urea on Maize crops is very susceptible to volatilisation. But how do you get the

The second article discusses two theories.

2. Liquid Nitrogen is more effective than granular. The results showed that Liquid Nitrogen grows the same drymatter as Urea (kg/dm — Unit N) and that applying “N” little and often, grows the same drymatter as applying the same amount of “N” in one application. Fertigation is the easy way to apply Nitrogen in small amounts frequently. So if you combined these three findings together along with my article on the “Soil CEC’s” you can make an educated assessment that Fertigation is the new way to apply nutrients to your pastures and crops in light soils which is most of the soils in Canterbury where irrigation is used. I discovered a brilliant website last week. www.easyn.com.au. It has really good information on the Liquid N that they sell in Australia. The same features and benefits apply there as they do in Canterbury. Take a look at it and if you have any questions just call us.

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Irrigation Issues Dr Tony Daveron

Firstly, the 2011–12 irrigation season — what season you might rightly ask? I have engaged in a little “tongue-in-cheek” in previous article regarding not irrigating before Leeston Show or more presumptuously not before Ashburton Show. Not in all our years (since 1983) of monitoring for farmers have we been able to recommend and I am sure for many of the readers “no irrigation required” through to and past 1 November. Seems as soon as there is any warm and sunny weather that increases demand to a point that irrigation is seriously required, rainfall and/or cooler temperatures intervenes. Take last week for example, hot sunny few days early in December immediately followed by a rainfall of 25– 50mm across Canterbury to quell the demand for irrigation. And it has hardly picked up since. As the plot of soil moisture shows, the first few days of December seriously needed irrigation, two in this case in short succession to do a catch-up. Only to have 50 odd mm on Sunday 4th followed by the rainfall that was more widespread on 6th and 7th wiping out the need for irrigation. Furthermore, since the rain the water use has been pretty low and at this location has not even reached the lower operating range for the center pivot irrigation. Little point in irrigating given the forecast for later this week — 21st through 23rd!!

The easiest way to get an accurate weather forecast? Just to continue on the “jack of all trades” theme I was fortunate to visit arable farms in Holland and in Bedfordshire and Shropshire in England during November. Having kept an eye on our soil moisture recording while there, they would dearly like some of our rainfall — can you believe England crying out for rain. Both countries have had their warmest and driest October and (up to about 18 November) their warmest and driest November. Sufficiently dry in England that wheat planted in late September had yet to strike in parts of some paddocks and many crops were very patchy. And we are not alone with water

issues — they too have their water problems. In Shropshire vegetable growers I visited had been stopped “winter” filling of storage ponds because of minimum flow restrictions in streams. However, one of those same vegetable growers was having a ball harvesting salad vegetables like spinach. There were no fields full of workers armed with knives to harvest the spinach — this £250,000 (seemed every piece of specialist equipment was £250,000!) harvester from Denmark was making an unbelievable job of harvesting the spinach for packaging to be bagged for the supermarkets. The quality of the harvested

spinach was quite outstanding — no soil, shaker chains ensuring an even leaf size and three beds at a time. Any idea why it was fitted with the air vents on the front? (Answer on page 17). Very impressive from a paddock that was a real “punt” given the normal English autumn weather. Oh and just a single harvest. And oh, note the “waste” spinach leaves neatly laid in the inter-row area. This was real impressive and as a spinach lover, very tasty and clean straight off the paddock. Next month will relate some experiences at a soil moisture sensor plant in USA.

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November and the first half of December have continued to bring changeable weather to Canterbury, with periods of airflow from all directions, and no one airflow direction dominant. Westerlies have been relatively weak, and frequently broken by short periods of north to northeasterly airflow, and south to southeasterly airflow. This pattern is consistent with the on-going significant La Nina event in the Pacific. Like October, November was wetter than normal and colder than normal for the whole region. Rainfalls varied from near normal in Mid and North Canterbury to nearly twice normal in some parts of South Canterbury. Sunshine hours were up to 20-25% above normal in inland areas, especially in North Canterbury, but near normal on the coast and in South Canterbury. Temperatures were around -0.5 to -1.0deg colder than usual, with many cool, cloudy easterly days, but some warm northwesterly days. However, despite these cooler temperatures, and probably because of the increased rainfall, grass (and weed) growth was plentiful, and at the time

of writing in mid-December, all of Canterbury looks significantly greener than usually expected at this time of year. Farmers are reporting strong grass growth continuing, a good yield of feed, and very promising arable crops. In the tropical Pacific, the Southern Oscillation is continuing to show clear signs of a significant La Nina event, with some indications the La Nina will intensify further over the next month or two. A weakening of the current La Nina looks unlikely over the summer months, and it may persist well into autumn or next winter. So long as the current La Nina continues to prevail, we expect unsettled weather with highly variable airflow over Canterbury to continue. While there will be some periods of westerly airflow over the South Island, there will also be frequent cold fronts and troughs moving across the Tasman Sea, leading to a rather unsettled time for Canterbury. Pressures are expected to remain low over the

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Temperature

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Cooler than normal

Near normal

Little westerly, more easterlies

Mid to late January

A little wetter than normal

Near normal

A little cloudier than normal

Depressions and troughs more frequent

February

Wetter than normal

Near normal

A little cloudier than normal

Depressions and troughs more frequent

northern Tasman Sea, and the current trend for anticyclones and higher air pressures across the south Tasman Sea and extending onto the South Island should continue in the short term. However, as the La Nina develops further, the chances of seeing depressions develop in the Tasman Sea increases, and these may become a more frequent feature near or over the South Island later in the summer. We expect the rest of December and early January to experience anticyclones moving across the South Island, preceded by several days of cool cloudy damp conditions and followed by 3-5 day periods when northerly quarter airflow brings breezy northeasterlies to the Plains. Sunshine hours should be near normal, as should rainfall. Later in January and through February we expect to see more troughs of low pressure developing on fronts in the Tasman Sea and over New Zealand, bringing more unsettled weather, with airflow often from the east or south, and few periods of westerlies. Expect reduced sunshine hours and probably more rain than normal, especially in coastal areas.

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In the first study of its type, Massey University researchers showed deer infected with Leptospirosis grew an average 3.7kg less between weaning and slaughter than non-infected deer. A subsequent trial on five farms showed that on the three farms with evidence of infection, deer vaccinated against Leptospirosis at weaning grew on average 10g/day faster (120 vs. 110g/day) to slaughter compared with non-vaccinated deer in the same mob. The growth response appeared proportional to the prevalence of infection; on the farm with a highest prevalence (88%), the difference in weight gain between vaccinated and non-vaccinated groups was 27g/day. This equates to 6.5kg difference in live weight over the eight months from vaccination to slaughter. Therefore vaccination increased carcass value between $15-$33 in these infected herds.

Ian Page, veterinarian. North Canterbury Veterinary Clinics Ltd. (Cheviot) References:

Reproduction Again in the first study of its type in deer, researchers demonstrated in a herd with Leptospirosis infection, rising twoyear-old hinds vaccinated against Leptospirosis had a 9% higher weaning percentage, compared with those that were not vaccinated (ie 97 vs. 88%). In a repeat study across four farms, hinds vaccinated in the autumn had on average a 5% higher (range 2 to 9%) weaning percentage compared with non-vaccinated control deer. The effect of infection on reproduction in stags is unknown.

How does it affect humans?

other control strategies that reduce the bacterial challenge on your herd. Your veterinarian is ideally placed to discuss the diagnosis and control of this disease across a range of farming practises. At the recently completed Canterbury Deer Industry Focus Farm, Mendip Hills, Parnassus we

Ayanegui-Alcerreca et al. (2006) Leptospirosis in NZ farmed deer: A review. NZVJ. Ayanegui-Alcerreca MA. (2006) Thesis: Epidemiology and control of Leptospirosis in farmed deer in NZ. Subharat et al. (2008) Leptospirosis: A Massey University research update. Proceedings of the deer branch of the NZVA.

Leptospirosis spreads from animals to humans — ie it is a zoonosis. It is the most common occupationally acquired infectious disease in New Zealand. The clinical signs range from ‘flu’ like symptoms to severe disease with patients developing liver and kidney failure. Humans usually get infected by contact with urine or birthing fluids.

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During late October early November we saw the dominant export market in China hit bottom in price terms. Thankfully we have also seen a reasonably quick recovery. In the last two weeks, the December and January settlements have been at higher levels with signs of further firming on the horizon. However there is some nervousness about the potentially negative impacts of Chinese new-year, and the resulting effective two week loss of consumption. Prices in CIF (landed in the market in China) terms fell to around the US$115 per cubic metre mark, off a high of US$160 in April/May. This is a staggeringly frustrating experience in volatility at best. Later settlements are in the US$118–125 range with some suggesting $130 is achievable in the shorter term as long as demand remains at current levels, or better. The key factor for determining how the price settlements are impacted in the China market is inventory, which ideally it should be

running at around the two month mark for prices to hold. In October and November the all sources softwood volume stored in log yards and ports rose to 4 million cubic metres. With consumption running at 800,000 to 1 million cubic metres per month, the four month inventory is way too high to maintain price levels, hence the rapid change in sentiment and buyers go on holiday. In the last few weeks, inventory levels have started to diminish as the US and Canada turned the supply tap down a few notches. Hence prices are now rebounding and quite quickly. Shipping costs have also started to soften as international volumes for handy size vessels face a significant decline. This lag effect has started to impact with vessel rates for NZ logs falling US$5–7 per cubic metre, over the last month. These factors together with a slight softening in the US dollar exchange rate should see logging crews back to full production in reasonably short order, with the prospect of a

better than expected Christmas dinner in front of them. A review of the local sawmilling scene sees a range of push and pulls across domestic and export segments. For the most part, lumber prices are softening across the board. At a Canterbury level, the North Island mills continue to hammer retailers with supply, and price driving the last vestiges of profit out of the equation for all concerned. That is with the exception of the retailers it would seem because as far as I am aware the retail price for a metre of 4x2 framing grade lumber hasn’t changed. At a lumber export level Australia is not quite the happy hunting ground it used to be with demand variable across the key destinations. Prices are also falling apparently consequent on demand, but underlying this is retailers wanting a slice of the exchange rate cake. Asia is also suffering from oversupply as Canada particularly, pumps large volumes from their bark beetle

harvest in to a market hungry for lower prices. Whilst the Canadian forest concession owners are paying CAN$0.25 to $0.50c per tonne, royalty for the logs, it is going to be very difficult for NZ suppliers to compete. With an expected further 8–10 months of this volume on the scene the first half of 2012 is unlikely to be a Mecca for joyous abandonment and revelry for NZ lumber exporters. In summary, we could expect some pressure on domestic log prices in Q1 and 2 next year and export prices recovering to moderate levels, at least to 70 percentile + of the market of the last twelve months. To repeat that, which will be obvious to those with a tilt toward our wonderful industry, the only way forward for climate and country is to get out there and plant more trees. I extend to the readers of Canterbury Farming — a very special Christmas wish for prosperity and good health together with all that is good in 2012.

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The super spreaders When I first got involved with aerial application in the early 70s, 245-T was main brushweed herbicide. Results after application ranged from poor to average. As being a foliar applied herbicide, most of the applied droplets simply bounced of the foliage. This is because a droplet of water has a “skin” and the strength of this skin is measured around 75 dynes. If this “surface tension” can be reduced herbicide uptake within the plant can be improved. Initially we found that wetters and stickers were doing the job. As these adjuvants improved the kill. But more importantly, always gave a more uniform result. It wasn’t until the early 90s that the first organo-silicone was introduced into the market. These surfactants dramatically improved all foliar herbicide results, by reducing the surface tension of the droplet below 30 dynes. Once this could be achieved stomatal flooding eventuates resulting in maximum herbicide uptake, resulting in excellent kills of treated vegetation. So much so, that if you applied the best organo-silicone (os) that could reduce the surface tension of the droplet down to around 20 dynes then stomatal flooding on all brushweeds could be maximised regardless of stomatal size or protective waxy cuticle. These OS were so effective that you could significantly reduce the amount of herbicide per Ha and still get the desired results. As a result these super spreaders were phased out, and replaced with other OS which could reduce the surface below 30 dynes but not down as far as 20. In those days NZ was a testing ground for a Ag-Chem market. And it could be argued that we had more Agricultural chemicals per head of population than anywhere else in the world. So we have firsthand knowledge how effective these surfactants were. It is interesting to know that some countries in Europe and some states in America have banned the use of organo-silicones completely, simply because they are too effective. And the whisper is that these super spreaders are back on the market as Mark Malcolm has discovered (photo showing Mark amongst his 2yr old redwoods which were just released with a super spreader after. We’ll follow this one through) Mark’s redwoods clearly show that if the job is done correctly you can maximise initial tree growth (7ft after only 2yrs isn’t bad growth at all). Joke:

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Agri-feeds have significantly dropped the price of bulk on farm molasses and their range of enhanced molasses products including key Spring products Rumag300, Rumol300 and Himag. Molasses is also an important Summer feed supplement for farmers, as when fed to cows it will improve digestion of high fibre summer pastures, and help to maintain body condition and appetite.

by Ben Gaia

I am always going on about eucalyptus nitens being a liability as they blow over on clay and grow too fast for their own good, plus they don’t coppice that well.

“Rarely do we have the opportunity to give our customers such good news,” says Agri-feeds General Manager, Rob Dorey. “We have a fixed price contract with our molasses supplier but with the softening of international molasses prices and the volatility of the dairy market, we have taken the opportunity

Another disadvantage is they lose all their leaves and die back in dry windy weather or driving snow. Eucalypts can be a fire hazard being full of flammable oils, and they suppress many plants under their hungry root zone. All that being said, the old Eucalyptus nitens has been around a long time now and long enough to say: if you really want a fast growing firewood tree and you don’t like alders, macrocarpas, or willows, then go on, plant the blooming nitens if you really must. Their growth rate leaves pinus radiata in the dust, and they tolerate quite wet soils and high rainfall areas, being good in Canterbury in a swampy patch, and unbelievable on the Coast. They can be felled at about nine years old for foot thick easily split logs for the wood burner. And now the waste wood and leaves are being seriously looked at to fuel bioenergy plants for electricity and heating end use. Every large nursery supplies them, so they are easier to find than the better timber trees such as Eucalyptus botrioides or fastigata, which produce healthy hardwood logs in thirty years and should not be wasted as firewood. You could interplant your pine or hardwood stand with nitens, or if you are near the market, not too far from town, you could do the whole rows in the paddock thing and sell your logs to the poor landless townies.

to renegotiate our price for a fixed period — 7 November 2011 to 31 January 2012. “We are very pleased to be passing this saving onto our customers who are going through extremely volatile times.” Farmers can expect to see savings in the range of 8% on their purchases of molasses during this time. Customers are encouraged to speak to their Rural Retailer or Agri-feeds Territory Manager for details. As New Zealand’s leading supplier of liquid feeds, Agri-feeds provides high quality products for the farming sector, supported by an experienced team of people with industry knowledge and nutritional expertise.

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They will coppice if treated right, but this does depend on the site and even on the seed source. New Zealand sourced seed is best. Good coppice results can be had by cutting in spring, then leaving the wood to season till the following winter. Spring shoots will power back up from the stump but not as readily as from Eucalyptus ovata or botrioides, which sprout like willows, even from fallen logs. Cut your stump at about 120cm high (also known as four feet in the south). Slope your clean cut away from the north so the sun does not dry the stem so much, nor will rain sit in crevices and rot the stump. In my experience you have about a fifty percent chance of regrowth and you get another free firewood tree in nine more years. The timber is not good for fence posts or rails, as it rots like pine in the moist south island air, though it has been milled for indoor joinery. But the finish is not as good as that of Eucalyptus obliqua, which also tolerates cold winter temperatures, as does Eucalyptus regnans. So by all means, plant the well known, drab, grey nitens if you really must. Be aware of the alternatives and be prepared for wind throw, which is nature’s way of telling it that it grows too damn fast for a real tree. Don’t plant them anywhere near your house and remember they grow to 300 feet (that’s 100 metres if you’re under 30) in their native New South Wales. If you wanted a tree like the giant California redwoods that you could drive a car through this would be it, along with the stable and healthy Eucalyptus saligna. If you want to grow something just as fast with a higher oil content for fuel or medicine, choose Eucalyptus globulus.

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Technology – part of the lameness solution Technology can be a very helpful thing to enhance productivity. New equipment is being developed all the time. In many cases it makes our lives a lot easier. I know what that is like. If it wasn’t for the hoof trimming crushes that we sell I probably wouldn’t be a hoof trimmer. But every bit of new technology has a cost. I am not talking about financial cost even though that is an obvious and sure cost. I am talking about a cost in skills. If technology is taking over a job that we used to have to do, then we don’t need that knowledge or skill anymore. For instance, our hoof trimming crush is restraining a cow so we can work on her feet or do anything else with her. Now we don’t have to learn anymore how to restrain a cow with the minimum of facilities, so that skill is lost and no doubt not many farmers are too worried about that. Like I said earlier, I wouldn’t be a hoof trimmer without that crush technology

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The conversion of land for dairying is a regular occurrence in the Canterbury and North Otago area, with up to 40 farms converting each year.

Temperamental stock and poor performance It is about this time of year that farmers may notice a number of behavioural issues with their stock, along with declines in performance. This can occur with both cows in milk and with replacement heifers. Typical symptoms are grouping together particularly where shade is available, as opposed to being spread out across the paddock and around water troughs. Peeling of the skin can occur in severe cases. Such behaviour and symptoms are often attributed to biting flies or facial eczema, but are more likely to be associated with ryegrass toxicity. Perennial Ryegrass toxicity results from endotoxins produced by an endophyte (Neotyphodium lolii) which is present in many older ryegrass pastures. The most common and recognisable symptom is ryegrass staggers, but more commonly results in subclinical loss of productivity, and the behavioural traits described above. Another feature is an increase in temperamental cows, that kick off cups during milking. Most farmers and vets say they don’t see actual grass staggers, but are more likely to have observed these behaviour traits. The loss of production arises largely as a result of heat stress, leading to lower feed intakes. Cattle can normally accommodate temperatures in excess of 30oC, but become uncomfortable at temperatures below 25oC when toxin levels are high. The reason for this loss of tolerance is constriction of blood vessels, which limits blood flow near the skin, thus reduces cooling ability. The temperamental traits arise because ergovaline also increases neurotransmission, resulting in increased udder sensitivity. Local observations have indicated declines in milk production of affected cows of 5-10%. A previous

article noted increased somatic cell counts in milk, infertility and immune function, and lower milk fat and protein levels, reported by overseas research. Youngstock tend to be more vulnerable than mature animals. Ergot alkaloids including ergovaline restrict the production of prolactin in animals, which is a precursor for milk production, and important in reproduction and puberty development in young animals. One way to assess the risk of ryegrass toxicity is to test pasture levels, as levels higher than 0.8 mg/kg DM for ergovaline and 2 mg/kg DM for lolitrem B being considered as presenting a potential risk (Oregon State University). Urine analysis can provide an alternative diagnostic tool for assessing the challenge from ergot alkaloids, as they are metabolised relatively quickly and excreted via the urine. The most common response to exposure to endophytes is to limit access to the pasture, or grazing less harmful endophyte pastures, e.g. AR1 and AR37. However, there is an increasing trend to use of mycotoxin binders, as these can adsorb the mycotoxins so reducing their absorption from the gastrointestinal tract. Australian trials have demonstrated that mycotoxin binders can reduce heat stress in sheep and significantly increase growth and reproduction on pastures containing sub-clinical levels of ergovaline and lolitrom-B. Some dairy farmers and veterinarians in New Zealand have also reported rapid alleviation and suppression of the effects of ryegrass endophyte toxins, e.g. temperamental behaviour, staggers and heat stress. Responses to mycotoxin binders occur very quickly usually with 24 hours, as they physically bind to the mycotoxins.

As a FarmWise consultant, I am often asked why. A number of reasons play a part in the decision process, depending on the farmer’s situation. These statistics from the 2011 MAF Farm Monitoring reports show the differing costs for the three key types: EFS/Assets (equivalent to a return on assets)

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Farm Working Expenses/ha

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$5,588

$4,336

$1,433

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$3,112

$1,890

$963

$423

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2.2%

$1,113

$619

$285

$225

It is important to note that the greater levels of expenditure, labour required for dairy and farm surplus are before interest. Also, these statistics come after a year of significantly higher product prices, however the difference between the returns is what I would expect. Reasons for converting to dairy: • • • • •

More profitable industry with a more reliable future. Family and future — for the next generation or to help with retirement. More family members can be employed on the farm, allowing owners to ease-off. Some want a new challenge, which they certainly get! For overseas investors a conversion proposal is received positively because of the increased employment, capital expenditure and increased export income.

Reasons for not converting: • Some prefer the sheep or cropping lifestyle. • Increasing debt, especially if the existing level of profitability is satisfactory. • Land suitability. Certain characteristics will affect the economics of any conversion, including shape, size, water availability, slope, location and altitude. Basically, it’s a mix of personal and professional preference but it is never a decision that is made lightly. For many, conversion is not the best option, but whatever the circumstances, a conversion to dairy farming requires careful planning and discussions with everyone involved. I am certain that conversions will continue, but it will be interesting to see what impact the improved profitability of sheep and cropping has. Eric Jacomb FarmWise Consultant 027 563 7818 ejacomb@lic.co.nz.

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Opening up a nation’s farms Pioneering farmer, Harold Marsh, used his camera and diaries to capture the essence of pioneer life as our forebears broke in the New Zealand bush to productive farmland by Paul Campbell In a lifetime, Marsh was to take more than 7000 images, mainly on glass plates through an unweildy early camera, recording hugely valuable rural information for posterity.

‘A considerable quantity of further stores such as flour and sugar, rolled oats and potatoes had been ordered from the coop store and were to be sent by boat.

A selection of those photographs, many never be seen outside the Marsh family before, have now been published in Images from Albertland, a stunning book which marks the 150th anniversary next Easter of the Albertlanders’ settlement of 70,000 acres of the coastal Kaipara. The area was opened up from the mid-1860s, and the settlers experiences were mirrored in the Waikato and indeed, across the country. In the diary excerpts below, we learn at first hand of just how it was for those men of the land who made the first impressions on country that today is rich and verdant, and the backbone of the national economy. Back then — it was simply hard yakka. March 1: ‘Got up at sunrise. Commenced work, chopped about 20 chains on one side of the line. Made a fire and lost control over it and it burned about 60 or 70 chains of the line on its own account. ‘Had to carry water in the billies from the gully to quench the burning posts: got very black and returned home very tired at sunset after most of the fire had gone out. March 3: ‘Chopped about 23 chains of the line through the black sticks. Forgot the stone, therefore had to use blunt slashers all day. Went fishing at night.

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‘Walter remarked to (his wife) Lillian that as they didn’t have any money, self-sufficiency with a good garden would have to be a first consideration. A plot down near the boundary was picked out as being most suitable and within a week, two acres of potatoes, cabbages, swedes, beans, wheat and corn had been planted. Half the area was in wheat as a trial to provide feed for the fowls. If it did well he planned to have a larger area the following year, grinding some for flour and porridge. ‘But the immediate task for the whole family was house cleaning, inside and out. There were cobwebs, signs of rats and dust and dirt upstairs and downstairs. They also went for a look around the whole farm and found cleared patches, mostly by burning, but now overgrown with ferns and tough native grasses. They thought the cattle could chew this off. ‘Most of the land that had been cropped and not regrassed was now a mass of penny-royal which attracted the bees. Two neglected hives were found under a Totara and after being cleared they hoped to have honey, if someone could be found to collect it. Walter was not keen on the prospect himself.

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‘Three months after their arrival the garden was doing well, there were two horses using a borrowed plough, three cows, two in milk and plenty of butter, cheese and milk. Four acres had been worked over and sown in rye and cocksfoot.

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‘Walter presented his five year plan for discussion. Apart from erecting buildings, he wanted to have 75 ewes, 20 head of cattle, several house cows and a few pigs and poultry. Growing his own poultry feed, he considered there was good money selling eggs as there was a good demand in Port Albert and Auckland. Butter could be sent by boat to Onehunga. Several boats were now trading between Port Albert, Helensville, Dargaville and Pahi. He hoped to be in operation in 12 months.

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silicon — a trace element?

by Dr tim Jenkins

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This is the start of a series of articles on trace elements. I’m starting with silicon as it has become more talked about in recent years and there is much misunderstanding around its potential benefits for plants. For a start many people call it silica, when in fact, that is the term for the oxide form of silicon.

One well established use of natural silicon in crops is for nontoxic pest management with diatomaceous earth (DE). DE is derived from the fossilized remains of ancient diatoms (mentioned earlier as having silica based structures). It’s commonly thought that it’s the tiny sharp edges that are abrasive to the insect exoskeleton but it seems more likely that it is a property of affecting and absorbing lipids in the exoskeleton, leaving insect pests prone to losing body moisture. Applications unfortunately need to be repeated after rainfall.

One of the big questions has been whether silicon is an essential element — in other words can organisms live completely without it. It has long been established that for some marine organisms like microscopic diatoms, silicon is indeed essential, in this case for the structural components of the organisms. For some animals including rats and chicks it has also been characterised as essential although only in very trace amounts. In plants it is perhaps best described as beneficial though not necessarily essential. One of the issues with it, is that it is difficult to create conditions completely lacking in silicon to actually test its essentiality. It is after all the most abundant mineral element preset in soil and also one of the most abundant minerals found within plants.

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Many studies overseas have pointed to beneficial effects of silicon to crop growth and especially the ability of crops to tolerate stresses and in some cases to have improved resistance to pests and diseases. Much of the work has been done in Japan with the importance of silicon to rice plants. Other crops have shown responses to silicon fertilisers too; some quite remarkable responses, but often in tropical soils where the availability of silicon naturally from the naturally heavily weathered soils is not too surprising. It still remains to be established how beneficial silicon fertilisers can be in New Zealand conditions.

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Election aftermath So it is all over, bar the shouting. And the main conclusion is voter apathy. Almost a third of potential voters could not be bothered to get off their backsides to get down to the polling stations. A sad day for democracy and universal suffrage. During my big OE in the early 1960s I ended up, for some forgotten reason, in Greece. While travelling up on the Sounion Peninsula, and after a few too many ouzos at a local hostelry, I met up with Papas (not his real name) a local character. He proudly produces a photograph of a group of Kiwi prisoners of war in a German camp. In the middle of the group was Papas who apparently did his damndest

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But to think logically, it was the persistent pollsters in all mass media, particularly all major television channels, that must of had a huge effect on voting patterns. Pundit predictions of a massive lead by National and the demise of Labour could have put a lot of people off going to the polls. What’s the point of voting in a constituency when one party was so far ahead of the rest? A wasted vote? Maybe. But under MMP there is still the party vote. So to renege on that you may as well go back to a FFP dictatorship. It is a limp excuse not to cast a vote. And the polls did not get it right with Winston anyway. All polls should cease a month before election dates. Perhaps the Aussies have the right idea and make voting compulsory. After all the Aussies also lost a big percentage of their youth in the two major world wars.

Remember Gallipoli and the ANZACs! So now we have a reinstated National Government. And the Labour party is going to have to go through the conniptions of reinventing itself. Whatever happens next depends on threats of a father and mother of recessions in the Western world economies. Most nations in Europe and North America are up to the eyeballs in debt. And it appears bugger all is being done to halt the headlong plunge into bankruptcy. Whether John Key's "steady as we go" policy is going to have any effect, and surpluses within the next three years, save this nation from considerable embarrassment is virtually in the lap of the Gods. And our debt is not exactly insignificant. During the previous months political campaigning I have become somewhat distrustful of smiley type leaders telling us everything will be hunky dory if given the ropes of power. I found the debates mostly of juvenile level better suited to school debate competitions. A lot of fun and attempted point scoring, but little substance. And who actually won the major party debates anyway? There was noted disagreement among political pundits as to

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who really got the better of who, even if it mattered in the mainstream scheme of things. Where oh where are the forceful political leaders capable of giving straight answers to straight questions. We are going to have to face tough times. For goodness sake give it straight from the shoulder. Its needs a long term outlook. Not just in three-year breaks. Labour did touch on at least a couple of issues but lacked the force and courage to spell it out. The Greens gave it a shot and looked reasonably serious about the issues. But was unable to sheet it home in practical terms how they were going to achieve the promised 100,000 green based jobs focused on environmental sustainability and green economics. And now there is Winston Peters who has a penchant to put the media in its place (thus losing some journalistic support on NZ First policies) but shows occasional flashes of potential leadership. His smile is more of a crocodile nature. And Labour is in need of a new leader. Unfortunately the choosing has been left to its own caucus. How about bringing in the wider public. The only Labour politician to win a seat in the latest rout was Damian O'Connor on the West Coast of the South Island. A no-nonsense straight shooter capable of calling a spade a bloody shovel. This brings to mind former straight shooters Bob Semple, Mickey Savage, leaders promoted by the rawboned settlers making a living among the coal fields, gold diggings and timber mills west of the Main Divide. Other nononsense PMs that jump to mind were the late Norm Kirk and Rob Muldoon. Also "hawkeye" Helen Clark could freeze the opposition with that well published glare. She did not suffer fools gladly — or stupid questions from the press. So what are the opinions of high profile economists on current government policies for the future? Mostly not flash. Has the hard decisions that would prepare New Zealand for the risky global economic climate been made? The simple answer was "no" says Brian Gaynor, of Milford Asset Management. He

admits that the Government or the PM is not totally responsible for preparing a country, more of a job for all society. But the leadership has to come from the PM and the party in government, says Gaynor, but the country has not really got that. Financial commentators such as Stephen Topliss, Ganash Nana and Shamubeel Eaqub have agreed in media statements that the forecast is for foreign debt to deteriorate again in the next few years. Rating agencies had noted this country's high external debt caused a downgrade, as well as not focusing on the high exchange rate that is hitting exporters. It is noted that many countries influence their exchange rate to the benefit the export sector. A suggestion by Nana was that the government should include looking after the Nation's books instead of solely concentrating on the Government's books. He says that if the Key Government had put foreign debt centre stage, the export sector would also be centre stage, along with policies that might support it. That would include a focus on the high exchange rate. In other words most National policies tend to be short term. It was noted that exercising real leadership does mean taking the risk of being punished by voters, but judiciously. "It’s about taking chances, and taking risks smartly on behalf of something you care about. It’s not about your own aggrandisement, and it’s not about gaining power". As Quoted by the Harvard Kennedy School of Government adjunct lecturer Marty Linsky. Never has a truer word been said. Have this country's leaders got it? We need much more diversity than a bunch of solicitors, accountants and academics running this Nation. Grinning politicians kissing babies and patting dogs while issuing inane remarks on preelection publicity tours is a thing of the past. Get up on your hind legs on soap boxes at street corners and community halls and give it to 'em in unedited straight to the point common language.

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Christmas time again It seems just a couple of months ago that we were thinking about what we’d love to get for Christmas. After the year we have been through the wish list will certainly involve a very solid request for no earthquakes and no other natural disasters. Those who wanted to keep the National led Government have already got an early present, as I suppose the Maori party have. The Greens also fall into that camp. I expect there’ll be a load of frogs, snails and trees that will be celebrating as well. The electricity providers will be asking for a serious drought to hit as so far their irrigation charges are either nil, or close to it, for the season so far leaving them with some serious budget problems. Cropping farmers will be asking for the present pattern of rain to keep up and then fade away as the crops ripen, while dairy farmers will be

asking for the patterns to continue. Sheep farmers will want wool prices to stay up, and the meat processors to sell all those wonderful value added cuts that bring in the extra funds and margins. Beef farmers will be happy if China suddenly became a prime beef market and ordered huge volumes, while everybody who is farming will want the dollar to drop to a reasonable level. But only after all the fuel and chemicals for the coming year have been paid for and delivered. Wine producers will be asking for their stainless steel vats to be filled with top quality wines and Aussie to stop producing.

There are those who think that capital gain would be a good thing, while others put capital gain into the same category as capital punishment so I will steer very clear of that! Tax on water is a subject most farmers would ask Santa to make disappear along with a raft of compliance costs which, for many, acts as a total block in the path of progress. Oh dear, consents. If it were possible for the Christmas fairy to wave her magic wand and fix that along with the RMA, what a Christmas present that would be!

Actually the cost of barrels dropping with the dollar would help wineries as well.

I suppose in summary, all farmers want for Christmas is a fair price and decent returns plus a little recognition for what they do and provide.

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generate better income. If that were possible why would the lenders not have put their money into the better investment? In the lead up to the election, Labour’s revenue spokesperson Stuart Nash publicised the IRD figures for 2009 dairy farm incomes and tax in a desperate attempt to raise electoral support from urban voters. Nash pointed out that the average tax for 17,244 dairy farms was $1,506, on an average gross income of $500,000. This tax was less than that paid by a pensioner couple. His absurd claim that farmers were grossly under-taxed, ignored the 2009 expenses of $558,500, leaving an average loss for the year. Usually the white lies of politicians are more subtle than this one. Mana proposed replacing other taxes with a financial transactions tax. Those few countries which have tried this tax have had to abandon it because arbitragers moved their money elsewhere so that they can continue their buying

and selling currencies and securities tax-free. Canterbury Professor Adrian Sawyer, whose speciality is taxation, says that without controls on international capital flows, financial transactions tax would not work for the above reason. Mana proposed a 1% financial transactions tax. Sawyer thought 0.05% on the high side. With arbitrage (buying and selling currencies and securities) transactions being about 400 times ordinary commercial transactions, 1% would raise far more than government needs, assuming arbitrage volume was unchanged. This would not be so as arbitrage transactions have extremely small rates of return. The originators of financial transactions tax were Social Credit. Their foreign transfer surcharge policy covers the problem above, but some of their candidates didn’t know about this. I leave it to readers to judge which politicians are ignorant and which dishonest.

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East Canterbury Aviation: Rangitata’s Aeroplane and Sheep Farm “’No’ is not an answer and persistence goes a long way” are the words of Russell Brodie — Rangitata Island sheep farmer, owner of East Canterbury Aviation, pilot, flying instructor, aeroplane importer, husband, father and more. When you take all this into account, one should probably take heed.

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Russell and Lynda Brodie live and work on a block of land, east of Geraldine, that Russell’s great grandfather established in the early 1890s, on which they farm Finn/ Texel sheep and run an aviation operation. The 180 ewes flock is the only sheep farm left in the area, as the remaining farms have converted to dairy. The Brodie family have had a long association with flying and aeroplanes, beginning with Russell’s grandfather who learnt to fly in 1917 as part of the Royal Flying Corp. His parents, Struan and Anne, were also active at national level flying in competitions throughout New Zealand. “Dad had a Tiger Moth, which he used to fly to stock sales around the country,” said Russell. “Apparently my first flight was at 10 days old but I don’t remember back that far!

“I’ve grown up around aeroplanes. My dad had planes here since the 1950s and my granddad’s associates who were still involved in flying used to pop in by air for a visit.” The airstrip has been on the farm for years but was officially registered 10 years ago. Ten years prior to that, Russell established East Canterbury Aviation with former business partner, Pete James, and the two started importing RANS aircraft. “The ultimate, is having a job that involves things that you like to do in your off-time as well. So far, we’ve outsold any other importers of kit aircraft into NZ. “The greatest percentage of our sales has

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Russell and Lynda four children, Maria, Sarah, Rhiannon and Ross, all have an interest in flying, however 11 year old Ross “lives and breathes” anything aviation. Oldest daughter Maria designed East Canterbury Aviation’s website. “There’s a lot of activities in this area — rafting on the

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should be viewed as being in a much more positive space compared to recent years. It would appear that New Zealand crossbred wool continues to be regarded by most manufacturers of quality carpets and rugs as the best wool in the world because of its attributes of whiteness, brightness, and low instance of contaminants such as vegetable matter or coloured fibres, plus its natural tensile strength. These factors, coupled with specific target-focussed market-driven promotional activity, during the past two to three years in particular, have resulted in solid global demand. It would appear that the reduction in sheep numbers within New Zealand is not about to be halted in the near future as more and more sheep country is converted to alternative farming practices, much of which is dairy related. Latest estimates from a Beef + Lamb New Zealand Economic Service livestock survey, suggest that in the 2011/12 season approximately 21.2 million ewes were put to the ram, a nearly 2.5% decrease from the previous season and a 4.1% decrease from the 2009/10 season. Farmers are currently experiencing an incredible growing season with grass production almost out of control in many areas, but with silage and hay making abilities now extremely good compared to days gone by, livestock should be well served by supplementary feed stocks into the next winter at least. The fantastic grass cover combined with increased humidity is however, expected to be detrimental to wool colour as we enter the summer shearing season. Wool growers must take extreme care in preparation and should keep a close liaison with their wool advisors prior to shearing, in order to extract the best possible return from their valuable wool crop. Finally, I wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous 2012. That’s my view.

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Pro Bull 2010 FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride FEI European Championships Parelli: Natural Horsemanship Country99 TV News & Weather Best Of Sector Report 2011 North Otago Rural Outlook Series Ag PhD Best Of Straight Talk 2011 America’s Heartland Outdoors With Geoff Thomas Parelli: Natural Horsemanship Along For The Ride FEI European Championships Gucci Masters 2011 Best Of Sector Report 2011 America’s Heartland Ag PhD Best Of Straight Talk 2011 Outdoors With Geoff Thomas Outdoors With Geoff Thomas Classic Tractor Fever The Week In Agri-Business Inside Music Row TruCountry The Marty Stuart Show Cumberland Highlanders America’s Heartland FEI European Championships

Along For The Ride Pro Bull 2010 FEI European Championships Gucci Masters 2011 FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride North Otago Rural Outlook Series 04:30 America’s Heartland 05:00 Ag PhD 05:30 Best Of Straight Talk 2011

sunday 25 dec

18:00 19:00 19:30 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 22:30 23:00 00:00 01:00 01:30 02:30 03:00 04:00 04:30 05:00 05:30

Pro Bull 2011 FEI European Championships Parelli: Natural Horsemanship Along For The Ride Farming Sunday Dog-A-Thon: TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championship Pro Bull 2011 The Week In Agri-Business TruCountry The Marty Stuart Show Inside Music Row TruCountry Parelli: Natural Horsemanship Along For The Ride FEI European Championships Pro Bull 2010 Along For The Ride Gucci Masters 2011 Along For The Ride FEI European Championships America’s Heartland Best Of Straight Talk 2011 Best Of Sector Report 2011 Ag PhD

Monday 26 dec 06:00 Pro Bull 2010 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 Best Of Sector Report 2011 08:00 Farming Sunday 08:30 Best Of Straight Talk 2011 09:00 Your Beautiful Garden 09:30 Gardening Australia

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December 2011

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE 10:00 Smart Gardening 10:30 Garden Rambles 11:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 12:00 Badminton 2011 Course Walk Preview 12:30 Badminton Horse Trials 2011 Dressage 13:30 Badminton Horse Trials 2011 Cross Country 17:30 Badminton Horse Trials 2011 Showjumping 18:00 Horse Of The Year 2011 19:30 America’s Heartland 20:00 Best Of Sector Report 2011 20:30 Best Of Sector Report 2011 21:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship 21:30 Hell On Hooves 22:00 Pro Bull 2010 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Your Beautiful Garden 00:00 Gardening Australia 00:30 Smart Gardening 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Best Of Sector Report 2011 02:00 Pro Bull 2010 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Your Beautiful Garden 04:00 Gardening Australia 04:30 Smart Gardening 05:00 Along For The Ride 05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

Tuesday 27 dec 06:00 Pro Bull 2010 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 Best Of Sector Report 2011 08:00 Best Of Sector Report 2011 08:30 Best Of Straight Talk 2011 09:00 Cowboy Flavor 09:30 Barbecue University

10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 23:00 23:30 00:00 00:30 01:00 01:30 02:00 03:00 03:30 04:00 04:30 05:30

NZ on a Plate 5 Ingredient Fix Surfing the Menu The Cowboys’ Kitchen Best Of Straight Talk 2011 Best Of Sector Report 2011 Best Of Straight Talk 2011 Ag PhD Best Of Sector Report 2011 The Stud Tour America’s Heartland Along For The Ride Cowboy Flavor Barbecue University NZ on a Plate The Cowboys’ Kitchen Parelli: Natural Horsemanship Pro Bull 2010 Golden Shears Best Of Sector Report 2011 America’s Heartland Best Of Straight Talk 2011 Along For The Ride Pro Bull 2010 National Tractor Pulling Championship NZ on a Plate Barbecue University The Cowboys’ Kitchen National Tractor Pulling Championship Best Of Sector Report 2011 Pro Bull 2010 National Tractor Pulling Championship NZ on a Plate Barbecue University FEI European Championships National Tractor Pulling Championship

Wednesday 28 dec 06:00 Pro Bull 2010 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 Best Of Sector Report 2011 08:00 Best Of Straight Talk 2011

08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:30 17:00 18:00 18:30 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 22:00 23:00 23:30 00:30 01:00 01:30 02:00 03:00 03:30 04:00 05:00 05:30

Best Of Straight Talk 2011 Along For The Ride Parelli: Natural Horsemanship Race Country HSBC FEI Classics 2011 National Tractor Pulling Championship Best Of Straight Talk 2011 Best Of Straight Talk 2011 Best Of Sector Report 2011 Ag PhD Ag PhD Farming Sunday The Cowboys’ Kitchen Horse Of The Year 2011 Animal S.O.S. Garden Rambles Kihikihi International Horse Trials 2 Star Pro Bull 2010 National Tractor Pulling Championship Best Of Sector Report 2011 North Otago Rural Outlook Series World Sheep Dog Trials Pro Bull 2010 National Tractor Pulling Championship Garden Rambles America’s Heartland National Tractor Pulling Championship Best Of Sector Report 2011 Pro Bull 2010 National Tractor Pulling Championship Your Beautiful Garden Garden Rambles Parelli: Natural Horsemanship National Tractor Pulling Championship

Thursday 29 dec 06:00 Pro Bull 2010

07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 Best Of Sector Report 2011 08:00 North Otago Rural Outlook Series 08:30 Best Of Straight Talk 2011 09:00 Gardening Australia 09:30 Cowboy Flavor 10:00 Your Beautiful Garden 10:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 11:00 Garden Rambles 12:00 Best Of Straight Talk 2011 12:30 North Otago Rural Outlook Series 13:00 The Stud Tour 13:30 Ag PhD 14:00 Tux Yard and Handy Dog 2011 15:00 Barbecue University 15:30 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship 16:00 Gardening Australia 16:30 NZ on a Plate 17:00 Your Beautiful Garden 17:30 The Fresh Life 18:00 At Home With Carl Hester 18:30 Pro Bull 2010 19:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 20:00 Best Of Sector Report 2011 20:30 Best Of Sector Report 2011 21:00 Best Of Straight Talk 2011 21:30 Classic Tractor Fever 22:00 Pro Bull 2010 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Gardening Australia 00:00 NZ on a Plate 00:30 Your Beautiful Garden 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Best Of Sector Report 2011 02:00 Pro Bull 2010 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Gardening Australia

04:00 04:30 05:00 05:30

Mon 26 Dec - Mon 2 Jan

NZ on a Plate Your Beautiful Garden FEI Equestrian World 2011 National Tractor Pulling Championship

03:30 04:30 05:00 05:30

Tux Yard and Handy Dog 2011 Ag PhD Farming Sunday National Tractor Pulling Championship

Friday 30 dec

saTurday 31 dec

06:00 Pro Bull 2010 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 Best Of Sector Report 2011 08:00 Ag PhD 08:30 Best Of Straight Talk 2011 09:00 FEI European Championships 10:00 Pro Bull 2010 11:00 Tux Yard and Handy Dog 2011 12:00 Best Of Straight Talk 2011 12:30 North Otago Rural Outlook Series 13:00 Ag PhD 13:30 Ag PhD 14:00 America’s Heartland 14:30 Golden Shears 15:00 FEI European Championships 16:00 Garden Rambles 17:00 Tux Yard and Handy Dog 2011 18:00 Classic Tractor Fever 18:30 Pro Bull 2010 19:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 20:00 Best Of Sector Report 2011 20:30 Best Of Straight Talk 2011 21:00 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 22:00 Pro Bull 2010 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Classic Tractor Fever 00:00 America’s Heartland 00:30 Ag PhD 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Best Of Sector Report 2011 02:00 Pro Bull 2010 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship

06:00 07:00 07:30 08:00 09:00 09:30 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 15:00 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 20:00 20:30

Pro Bull 2010 FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship Tux Yard and Handy Dog 2011 Best Of Sector Report 2011 Ag PhD Best Of Straight Talk 2011 America’s Heartland Outdoors With Geoff Thomas Parelli: Natural Horsemanship Along For The Ride FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 Horse Of The Year 2011 Best Of Sector Report 2011 America’s Heartland Ag PhD Best Of Straight Talk 2011 Outdoors With Geoff Thomas Outdoors With Geoff Thomas 2011 Agribusiness Year In Review Weather 2011 - The Year In Review The Marty Stuart Show

sunday 1 Jan 06:00 Pro Bull 2011 07:00 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 08:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship 08:30 Along For The Ride 09:00 Farming Sunday 09:30 Best of Straight Talk 2011 10:00 Best of Sector Report 2011

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10:30 2011 Agribusiness Year In Review 11:30 Weather 2011 - The Year In Review 12:00 The Horse 13:00 Horse Of The Year 2011 14:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship 14:30 Along For The Ride 15:00 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 16:00 2011 Agribusiness Year In Review 17:00 Weather 2011 - The Year In Review 17:30 America’s Heartland 18:00 Pro Bull 2011 19:00 Best of Sector Report 2011 19:30 Farming Sunday 20:00 Classic Tractor Fever 20:30 The Marty Stuart Show 21:00 Inside Music Row 21:30 TruCountry 22:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship 22:30 Along For The Ride 23:00 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 00:00 Pro Bull 2010 01:00 Along For The Ride 01:30 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 02:30 Along For The Ride 03:00 Horse Of The Year 2011 04:00 2011 Agribusiness Year In Review 05:00 Weather 2011 - The Year In Review 05:30 Best of Sector Report 2011

Monday 2 Jan 06:00 Pro Bull 2011 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 2011 Agribusiness Year In Review 08:30 Weather 2011 - The Year In Review 09:00 Your Beautiful Garden 09:30 Gardening Australia 10:00 Smart Gardening

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December 2011

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE 10:30 Garden Rambles 11:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 12:00 2011 Agribusiness Year In Review 13:00 Weather 2011 - The Year In Review 13:30 Ag PhD 14:00 Farming Sunday 14:30 2011 Agribusiness Year In Review 15:30 The Horse 16:30 Gardening Australia 17:00 Smart Gardening 17:30 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 18:30 Pro Bull 2011 19:30 America’s Heartland 20:00 2011 Agribusiness Year In Review 21:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship 21:30 Weather 2011 - The Year In Review 22:00 Pro Bull 2011 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Your Beautiful Garden 00:00 Gardening Australia 00:30 Smart Gardening 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Weather 2011 - The Year In Review 02:00 Pro Bull 2011 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Your Beautiful Garden 04:00 Gardening Australia 04:30 Smart Gardening 05:00 Along For The Ride 05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

Tuesday 3 Jan 06:00 Pro Bull 2011 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 Best of Sector Report 2011

08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 23:00 23:30 00:00 00:30 01:00 01:30 02:00 03:00 03:30 04:00 04:30 05:30

Best of Sector Report 2011 Best of Straight Talk 2011 Cowboy Flavor Barbecue University NZ on a Plate 5 Ingredient Fix Surfing the Menu The Cowboys’ Kitchen Best of Straight Talk 2011 Best of Sector Report 2011 Best of Straight Talk 2011 Ag PhD Best of Sector Report 2011 The Stud Tour America’s Heartland Along For The Ride Cowboy Flavor Barbecue University NZ on a Plate The Cowboys’ Kitchen Parelli: Natural Horsemanship Pro Bull 2011 Golden Shears ASB Rural Innovation Week America’s Heartland Best of Straight Talk 2011 Along For The Ride Pro Bull 2011 National Tractor Pulling Championship NZ on a Plate Barbecue University The Cowboys’ Kitchen National Tractor Pulling Championship Best of Sector Report 2011 Pro Bull 2011 National Tractor Pulling Championship NZ on a Plate Barbecue University FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 National Tractor Pulling Championship

Wednesday 4 Jan 06:00 Pro Bull 2011

07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 Best of Sector Report 2011 08:00 Best of Straight Talk 2011 08:30 Best of Straight Talk 2011 09:00 Along For The Ride 09:30 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship 10:00 Race Country 10:30 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 11:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 12:00 Best of Straight Talk 2011 12:30 Best of Straight Talk 2011 13:00 Best of Sector Report 2011 13:30 2011 Agribusiness Year In Review 14:30 Weather 2011 - The Year In Review 15:00 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 15:30 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 16:30 Animal S.O.S. 17:00 Garden Rambles 18:00 Race Country 18:30 Pro Bull 2011 19:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 20:00 ASB Rural Innovation Week 20:30 North Otago Rural Outlook 21:00 Ag PhD 21:30 America’s Heartland 22:00 Pro Bull 2011 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Garden Rambles 00:30 America’s Heartland 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Best of Sector Report 2011 02:00 Pro Bull 2011 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Your Beautiful Garden 04:00 Garden Rambles 05:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship

05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

Thursday 5 Jan 06:00 Pro Bull 2011 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 Best of Sector Report 2011 08:00 North Otago Rural Outlook Series 08:30 Best of Straight Talk 2011 09:00 Gardening Australia 09:30 Cowboy Flavor 10:00 Your Beautiful Garden 10:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 11:00 Garden Rambles 12:00 Best of Straight Talk 2011 12:30 North Otago Rural Outlook Series 13:00 The Stud Tour 13:30 Ag PhD 14:00 Tux Yard and Handy Dog 2011 15:00 Barbecue University 15:30 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship 16:00 Gardening Australia 16:30 NZ on a Plate 17:00 Your Beautiful Garden 17:30 The Fresh Life 18:00 At Home With Carl Hester 18:30 Pro Bull 2011 19:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 20:00 ASB Rural Innovation Week 20:30 Best of Sector Report 2011 21:00 Best of Straight Talk 2011 21:30 Classic Tractor Fever 22:00 Pro Bull 2011 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Gardening Australia 00:00 NZ on a Plate 00:30 Your Beautiful Garden 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Best of Sector Report 2011 02:00 Pro Bull 2011 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship

03:30 04:00 04:30 05:00 05:30

Mon 2 Jan - Sun 8 Jan

Gardening Australia NZ on a Plate Your Beautiful Garden FEI Equestrian World 2011 National Tractor Pulling Championship

Friday 6 Jan 06:00 Pro Bull 2011 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 Best of Sector Report 2011 08:00 Ag PhD 08:30 Best of Straight Talk 2011 09:00 The Horse 10:00 Pro Bull 2011 11:00 Tux Yard and Handy Dog 2011 12:00 Best of Straight Talk 2011 12:30 Ag PhD 13:00 North Otago Rural Outlook Series 13:30 Ag PhD 14:00 America’s Heartland 14:30 Golden Shears 15:00 The Horse 16:00 Garden Rambles 17:00 Tux Yard and Handy Dog 2011 18:00 Classic Tractor Fever 18:30 Pro Bull 2011 19:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 20:00 ASB Rural Innovation Week 20:30 Best of Straight Talk 2011 21:00 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 22:00 Pro Bull 2011 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Classic Tractor Fever 00:00 America’s Heartland 00:30 Ag PhD 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Best of Sector Report 2011 02:00 Pro Bull 2011 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Tux Yard and Handy Dog 2011 04:30 Ag PhD

05:00 Farming Sunday 05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

saTurday 7 Jan 06:00 06:30 07:00 07:30 08:00 09:00 09:30 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 15:00 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 22:30 23:30 00:00 01:00 02:00 02:30 03:30 04:00 04:30 05:00

Best of Sector Report 2011 Ag PhD FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship Tux Yard and Handy Dog 2011 Best of Sector Report 2011 Ag PhD Best of Straight Talk 2011 America’s Heartland Outdoors With Geoff Thomas Parelli: Natural Horsemanship Along For The Ride FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 The Horse Best of Sector Report 2011 America’s Heartland Ag PhD Best of Straight Talk 2011 Outdoors With Geoff Thomas Outdoors With Geoff Thomas Landline Inside Music Row TruCountry The Marty Stuart Show Cumberland Highlanders America’s Heartland FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 Along For The Ride Pro Bull 2011 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 Along For The Ride HSBC FEI Classics 2011 FEI Equestrian World 2011 Best of Sector Report 2011 America’s Heartland Ag PhD

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05:30 Best of Straight Talk 2011

sunday 8 Jan 06:00 Pro Bull 2011 07:00 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 08:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship 08:30 Along For The Ride 09:00 Farming Sunday 09:30 Best of Straight Talk 2011 10:00 North Otago Rural Outlook Series 10:30 Best of Sector Report 2011 11:00 2011 Agribusiness Year In Review 12:00 The Horse 13:00 Gucci Masters 2011 14:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship 14:30 Along For The Ride 15:00 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 16:00 North Otago Rural Outlook Series 16:30 2011 Agribusiness Year In Review 17:30 Weather 2011 - The Year In Review 18:00 Pro Bull 2011 19:00 North Otago Rural Outlook Series 19:30 Farming Sunday 20:00 Classic Tractor Fever 20:30 The Marty Stuart Show 21:00 Inside Music Row 21:30 TruCountry 22:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship 22:30 Along For The Ride 23:00 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 00:00 Pro Bull 2011 01:00 Along For The Ride 01:30 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 02:30 FEI Equestrian World 2011 03:00 HSBC FEI Classics 2011 04:00 America’s Heartland 04:30 Best of Straight Talk 2011 05:00 Best of Sector Report 2011 05:30 Ag PhD

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PROGRAMME SCHEDULE Monday 9 Jan

Tues 10 Jan

06:00 Pro Bull 2011 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 Best of Straight Talk 2011 08:00 Farming Sunday 08:30 Ag PhD 09:00 Your Beautiful Garden 09:30 Gardening Australia 10:00 Smart Gardening 10:30 Garden Rambles 11:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 12:00 Ag PhD 12:30 Farming Sunday 13:00 Ag PhD 13:30 Best of Sector Report 2011 14:00 Best of Straight Talk 2011 14:30 Ag PhD 15:00 Farming Sunday 15:30 The Horse 16:30 Gardening Australia 17:00 Smart Gardening 17:30 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 18:30 Pro Bull 2011 19:30 America’s Heartland 20:00 Ag PhD 20:30 Best of Sector Report 2011 21:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship 21:30 World Sheep Dog Trials 23:30 Your Beautiful Garden 00:00 Gardening Australia 00:30 Smart Gardening 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Ag PhD 02:00 Pro Bull 2011 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Your Beautiful Garden 04:00 Gardening Australia 04:30 Smart Gardening 05:00 Along For The Ride 05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

06:00 Pro Bull 2011 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 Ag PhD 08:00 Best of Sector Report 2011 08:30 Ag PhD 09:00 Cowboy Flavor 09:30 Barbecue University 10:00 NZ on a Plate 10:30 5 Ingredient Fix 11:00 Surfing the Menu 11:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 12:00 Ag PhD 12:30 Best of Sector Report 2011 13:00 Best of Straight Talk 2011 13:30 Ag PhD 14:00 Best of Sector Report 2011 14:30 The Stud Tour 15:00 America’s Heartland 15:30 Along For The Ride 16:00 Cowboy Flavor 16:30 Barbecue University 17:00 NZ on a Plate 17:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 18:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship 18:30 Pro Bull 2011 19:30 Golden Shears 20:00 Ag PhD 20:30 America’s Heartland 21:00 Best of Straight Talk 2011 21:30 Along For The Ride 22:00 Pro Bull 2011 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 NZ on a Plate 00:00 Barbecue University 00:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Ag PhD 02:00 Pro Bull 2011 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 NZ on a Plate 04:00 Barbecue University 04:30 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012

05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

Wednesday 11 Jan 06:00 Pro Bull 2011 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 Ag PhD 08:00 Best of Straight Talk 2011 08:30 Ag PhD 09:00 Along For The Ride 09:30 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship 10:00 Race Country 10:30 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 11:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 12:00 Ag PhD 12:30 Best of Straight Talk 2011 13:00 Best of Sector Report 2011 13:30 Ag PhD 14:00 Ag PhD 14:30 Farming Sunday 15:00 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 15:30 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 16:30 Animal S.O.S. 17:00 Garden Rambles 18:00 Race Country 18:30 Pro Bull 2011 19:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 20:00 Ag PhD 20:30 North Otago Rural Outlook Series 21:00 Spruce Meadows 2011 22:00 Pro Bull 2011 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Garden Rambles 00:30 America’s Heartland 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Ag PhD 02:00 Pro Bull 2011 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Your Beautiful Garden 04:00 Garden Rambles

05:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship 05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

Thursday 12 Jan 06:00 Pro Bull 2011 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 Ag PhD 08:00 North Otago Rural Outlook Series 08:30 Ag PhD 09:00 Gardening Australia 09:30 Cowboy Flavor 10:00 Your Beautiful Garden 10:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 11:00 Garden Rambles 12:00 Ag PhD 12:30 North Otago Rural Outlook Series 13:00 The Stud Tour 13:30 Ag PhD 14:00 Tux Yard and Handy Dog 2011 15:00 Barbecue University 15:30 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship 16:00 Gardening Australia 16:30 NZ on a Plate 17:00 Your Beautiful Garden 17:30 The Fresh Life 18:00 At Home With Carl Hester 18:30 Pro Bull 2011 19:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 20:00 Ag PhD 20:30 Best of Sector Report 2011 21:00 North Otago Rural Outlook Series 21:30 Classic Tractor Fever 22:00 Pro Bull 2011 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Gardening Australia 00:00 NZ on a Plate 00:30 Your Beautiful Garden 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Ag PhD 02:00 Pro Bull 2011

Mon 9 Jan - Sun 15 Jan

03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Gardening Australia 04:00 NZ on a Plate 04:30 Your Beautiful Garden 05:00 FEI Equestrian World 2011 05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

04:30 Ag PhD 05:00 Farming Sunday 05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

saTurday 14 Jan

Friday 13 Jan 06:00 Pro Bull 2011 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 Ag PhD 08:00 Ag PhD 08:30 Ag PhD 09:00 Spruce Meadows 2011 10:00 Pro Bull 2011 11:00 Tux Yard and Handy Dog 2011 12:00 Ag PhD 12:30 Ag PhD 13:00 North Otago Rural Outlook Series 13:30 Ag PhD 14:00 America’s Heartland 14:30 Golden Shears 15:00 Spruce Meadows 2011 16:00 Garden Rambles 17:00 Tux Yard and Handy Dog 2011 18:00 Classic Tractor Fever 18:30 Pro Bull 2011 19:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 20:00 Ag PhD 20:30 Best of Straight Talk 2011 21:00 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 22:00 Pro Bull 2011 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Classic Tractor Fever 00:00 America’s Heartland 00:30 Ag PhD 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Ag PhD 02:00 Pro Bull 2011 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Tux Yard and Handy Dog 2011

06:00 06:30 07:00 07:30 08:00 09:00 09:30 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 15:00 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 22:30 23:30 00:00 01:00 02:00 02:30 03:30 04:00 04:30

Best of Sector Report 2011 Ag PhD FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship Tux Yard and Handy Dog 2011 Best of Sector Report 2011 Ag PhD Best of Straight Talk 2011 America’s Heartland Outdoors With Geoff Thomas Parelli: Natural Horsemanship Along For The Ride FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 Spruce Meadows 2011 Best of Sector Report 2011 America’s Heartland Ag PhD Best of Straight Talk 2011 Outdoors With Geoff Thomas Outdoors With Geoff Thomas Classic Tractor Fever Best of Sector Report 2011 Inside Music Row TruCountry The Marty Stuart Show Cumberland Highlanders America’s Heartland FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 Along For The Ride Pro Bull 2011 FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 Along For The Ride Spruce Meadows 2011 FEI Equestrian World 2011 Best of Sector Report 2011 America’s Heartland

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“Bonnydoon” 63 HECTARES •

A very appealing small farm or run-off comprising 10 main and 2 holding paddocks • Fully deer fenced including mains electric with deer shed and 3-bay barn

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Hill country bound by three rivers. 4-bedroom, 2-storey home. Balance of flat & hill country. Currently a trading property finishing beef & lamb plus dairy grazing. Excellent opportunity to purchase a top performing property. Deadline sale closing 4pm, Fri 2 December 2011 Peter Rookes M 0275 756 166 B 03 310 6471 Alan Turner M 0274 544 222 B 0800 278 583

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Cropping/Dairy Support/Finishing/Subdivision Mill Farm 205 HECTARES 175 HECTARES Randlea is unique for its positioning amongst good traditional sheep, cropping and dairy units close by. Approx 12 Kms from Rangiora with 2 road frontages. Randlea offers the traditional farming options or through its elevation and 360 degree views the possibilities of subdivision. Deadline sale closing 4pm, Thus 24 Nov 2011 Barry Keys M 0274 347 689 B 03 344 4455

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Sheep / Cattle / Deer Breeding Unit 1,534 HECTARES

Auction 1.30pm, Thursday 24 November 2011 at the Recreational Centre, Darfield Chris Abbott M 0274 352 872 B 03 317 9070

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Options galore with 7 titles Irrigation consent for 40ha 3-bedrooms, two living room homestead plus two room Lockwood in attractive mature garden • Flexibility of management with Wakanui, Darnley and Mayfield soils Auction 1pm, Thurs 8 Dec 2011 at Darfield library John Davison M 0274 364 464 B 03 325 2889

Waipara

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Grazing/Vineyard 100 HECTARES

100.7722 ha with 280m2 3 bedroom home. 15 ha planted in grapes. 96 megalitre irrigation dam. 40 ha on south bank & 59 ha on north bank of Weka Stream. Very good grazing property. 10 kms to Amberley - 38 kms to Christchurch. Price $1,960,000 plus GST Malcolm Garvan M 0272 314 425 B 03 310 6471

Oamaru

Waimarie Dairy Farm 348 HECTARES

Website ID # TU9410

A very attractive 348 hectare dairy farm with very good infrastructure and increasing production. Plenty of thought and time has gone into this property. The hard yards have been done. 280 hectares milking platform (68 hectares support) Deadline sale closing 1pm, 9 Dec 2011 (unless sold prior) Simon Richards M 0274 570 990 B 03 687 9624 Kurt Snook M 0272 560 449 B 03 687 9629

Oxford

Website ID # RA1315

Sheep, Cattle, Deer, Dairy Grazing, Cropping 88 HECTARES Versatile 88.7 ha sheep, cattle, deer, dairy grazing & cropping property. 4 bedroom home. 45 Ha deer fenced. Mature shelter. Full range of sheds + deer handling facilities. Private water scheme (12,000 l/ day) plus water storage & creek.

Deadline sale closing 4pm, Thurs 24 Nov 2011 Peter Rookes M 0275 756 166 B 03 310 6471

Leeston

The Land Of Milk And Honey 70 HECTARES

Website ID # TU9395

70 hectare dairy farm located in the Leeston district and lovingly farmed by the family since 1920. This fully irrigated property on quality soils is beautifully sheltered with various well manicured plantings. A family home, self contained sleep out, Herringbone shed plus out buildings complement the property. Deadline sale closing 1pm, Wed 30 Nov 2011 John Davison M 0274 364 464 B 03 325 2889 Kurt Snook M 0272 560 449 B 03 687 9629

December 2011

Life’s little surprises by lorne Kuehn Life constantly springs surprises on us, some good, some bad, almost all memorable. In Canada, a friend of mine was dining at an Ottawa restaurant when the prime minister at the time, a bachelor and bon vivant named Pierre Trudeau, came in with a female companion. My friend had the presence of mind to call a waiter over and ask him to serve him the exact same meal that the prime minister ordered. A very good meal and bottle of wine was the (expensive) result, still a very nice surprise that he did not expect when he entered the restaurant. I recently had the reverse experience at a country hotel restaurant in a village south of Christchurch. My wife and I had been planning a Sunday lunch at this hotel for some time, just to get off the farm, and were pleased with the restaurant décor and courteous staff when we entered the hotel. We then ordered two glasses of wine and waited for our meals to be delivered (pork bellies for me and chicken for my wife). Time went by in this very busy restaurant and, at the thirty minute mark, I thought about making inquiries as to our meals when another couple came in and sat at a table near ours. They made their order. Imagine how we felt when

about fifteen minutes later their meals were brought to their table and they began to eat. My wife and I were now determined to inquire as to why our meals were not yet served, when in the next five minutes two meals were delivered to our table. One was salmon and the other was steak. We immediately protested that this was not what we had ordered. The waitress then went to the neighbouring table and found that the couple there were devouring our pork bellies and chicken, so she asked us if we would accept their order instead, since it would be another thirty minutes to get our order redone. My wife was now angry, not only with the fifty-minute wait but also the idiots eating our meals. She huffed off to the cashier to complain, pay for the wine, and then leave. I was also out of sorts at the disintegrating lunch experience and went over to the neighbouring table to have a word. How was it, I demanded in a loud voice, that people could order salmon and steak and then eat pork bellies and chicken without noticing that something had gone wrong with their order. They should have refused the meals and then we would have had them correctly delivered to our table, since it was evident that a mistake had been made.

On hearing this, the couple laughed and said that the meals looked so good that they forgot their order and barrelled right into the food. They thought that the whole thing was a huge joke. The man of the couple thought it was really funny and laughed loud and long. Several of the other diners in the restaurant began to laugh as well. At this point, I began to think of asking the man to step outside to discuss the situation further. I figured that I could probably deck him with the first punch before he realised what I had in mind. Luckily, the restaurant owner then came up and gave us the two uneaten meals in cardboard boxes to take home, free of charge. We only had to pay for the wine. We said that we didn’t want the waitress to be disciplined since she had been dealing with two idiots who had eaten our meals and that we would return at another time, provided that the two idiots were not in attendance. So we left, not happy and yet not sad, just surprised at how our day off the farm had gone. My last story on life’s little surprises is the true account of the death of the famous comedian, Bob Hope. Bob’s wife asked him as he lay dying, as to where he wanted his body to be buried. He looked at her sweetly, then smiled, and said, “Surprise me!”

Entries now open for Enterprising Rural Women Award Attention rural business women — entries are now open for the Enterprising Rural Women Award 2012. Winning the Supreme Award in the RWNZ Enterprising Rural Women Award 2011 gave Marlborough cheese maker extraordinaire, Lisa Harper, a real confidence boost. Lisa says she strongly recommends rural businesswomen enter the upcoming awards. “The awards provide a great opportunity for women to raise their business and media profiles and promote their products and services,” she said. National president for RWNZ, Liz Evans, said “We know women face extra hurdles operating a business from a rural location, but we also know that they are incredibly resourceful — especially in using social media and technology to lessen the distance barrier. “That’s one reason we’ve introduced a new award category this year, the FlyBuys Online Business Award, for women who are largely carrying out their business via the internet,” she said.

2011 supreme award winner, lisa Harper

The awards include a North and South Island business award. A supreme winner is chosen from the three category winners of both islands. The supreme winner will be announced during the RWNZ national conference, to be held in Hawera, Taranaki on May 21, 2012. Winner of the 2011 North Island award, Maria-Fe Rohrlach, of merino baby products company Nestling Limited, says the business she runs with her sister, Bernadine Guilleux, has had a real boost as a result of their win this year. She too recommends women enter the 2012 Awards. “Entering the RWNZ Enterprising Rural Women Award 2011 has given us more momentum in the marketplace, both in New Zealand and overseas. As a direct result we have had sales opportunities and doors open in Germany and the Netherlands.

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FULL RANGE OF ACCESSORIES FROM IRONMAN 4X4 New Zealand now has greater choice in 4x4 suspension and accessories. Ironman 4x4 products have been developed in the harshest proving ground in the world — Australia, and have been available to 4wd users for over 50 years. Sold in more than 120 countries, Ironman 4x4 will deliver the comfort and safety you demand as well as quality and value for money.

Bullbars The range of bullbars is extensive with an entry level commercial black bar which is airbag and winch compatible, a deluxe bar which is similar to the commercial bar but has an integrated driving light and the protector bar with a hammer tone finish and stainless steel hoops. All have an aerial lug as well as spotlight mounting points and a number have high lift jack slots.

Winches Ironman monster winches are becoming very popular with 2 in the range, a 9500lb and a 12000lb. The gearbox on the winches has an upgraded design with hardened gears to eliminate float for precision operation along with an improved sliding clutch with straight cut gears which eliminates any gearbox slip. The rotatable gearbox allows positioning of the clutch handle to allow fitment to most bars easy hand access. Winches come complete with a wireless remote with a 50m range as well as a 3m lead remote.

Lighting To help you enhance your current vehicle lights, Ironman 4X4 produce a range of lights including the Gamma 175 H3 halogen with a pencil and spread beam, the Vega 220 H1 halogen and the Supernova HID 35W with internal ballast, a glass lens, polycarbonate lens cover and with a range of up to 1 km!

Recovery Equipment Ironman 4X4 have an extensive range of recovery equipment including snatch straps, recovery kits, highlift jacks and exhaust jacks. All come in sturdy carry bags and you can feel confident of having the right equipment should you get stuck.

Suspension Suspension kits and components with raised height, long travel and improved performance are available for most makes and models. Ironman 4x4 shock absorbers are available in 35mm Nitro gas or 41mm Foam cell. These have longer travel and are built stronger to deliver performance in all conditions. Leaf and coil springs are made from high quality SUP9 steel and are available in different load ratings from ‘comfort’ to ‘extra constant load’.

Ironman suspension kits carry a 2 year 40,000km Warranty

Diff Locks Ironman 4x4 has developed a state of the art diff lock The Harrop/Eaton E-Locker”. The Ironman Diff Locker is manufactured in Australia in conjunction with Eaton Corporation and Harrop Engineering and it is a new age electro magnetic design which is maintenance free. The initial range of Ironman Diff Lockers covers the range of Toyota Landcruiser, Prado’s, Hilux’s and Nissan Patrols. They have been engineered to capture 100% of the available torque sending it equally to both ends of the axle.

Underbody Protection Ironman 4x4 have developed a range of underbody protection kits which give enhanced protection from rocks, mud and debris. These kits are made from 3mm pressed steel, have easy bolt on installation with no drilling or welding required, allow oil changes without removal and are semi gloss powder coated for long life. Kits are available for most late model 4wd vehicles including Nissan, Toyota, Ford, Mazda, Isuzu and Mitsubishi. The underbody protection kits are Ironman 4x4 bull bar compatible and offer improved aerodynamics with a smooth flow of air under the vehicle with no protrusions. Underbody protection kits are stylish and functional and have been designed using CAD software to ensure an individual fit to each vehicle.

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Camping Accessories The range of camping accessories from Ironman 4x4 is always expanding with the proven rooftop tents and awnings available and a new range of fridges from 30-50 litres, camping chairs, tables, swags, tent lights and picnic sets recently released, there is something for everyone who enjoys the outdoors. The Ironman 4x4 range of accessories is extensive. For a full run down see the website www.ironman4x4.co.nz or phone 0508 IRONMAN.

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Recovery Kits

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• Australian designed & Engineered • Competition style solenoid • Wireless Remote • 3 year warranty • FREE Damper Blanket

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$1350 Deluxe Commercial

$999

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$1099

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SMALL KIT includes • 9m x 8000kg snatch strap • 2 x 4.7t bow shackles • 4.7t recovery point • Leather gloves & kit bag

Hand Winch • 1600kgs & 2500kg pull • Corrosion free body • Heavy duty carry bags

$1580

LARGE KIT includes • 9m x 8000kg snatch strap • 20m x 4500kg winch extension • 3m x 12000kg tree trunk protector • 5m x 8mm drag chain • 2 x 4.7T bow shackles • Snatch block • Leather gloves & kit bag

$699

Tyre Repair Kit • • • •

Repairs without tyre removal Emergency puncture repairs Digital Tyre Gauge included Easy to use

$335

$245 Snatch Straps (Includes bag)

$1750

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$147

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$68 $108

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$75

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$350

4.2t lifting capacity 750mm lifting height Essential recovery item Includes carry bags

$299

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• 72L per minute pressure • 150PSI max pressure • Thermal overload protection • 3-year warranty

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48” High Lift jack 1050 lifting capacity Includes Carry bag Complies to ASNZ2693:2003

$199

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