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Fish & Game manages sport fishing and game bird hunting across NZ and has had an unaltered structure since it was set up in 1990. The report is the result of a ministerial review initiated last year by former Minister Eugenie Sage to ensure Fish & Game’s governance and structure were fit for purpose today. New Zealand Fish and Game Council chairperson Ray Grubb says the review provides an overdue and welcome health check of the organisation. While it proposes some significant changes, he is encouraged it endorses Fish & Game’s core strengths. “It is encouraging that it is a ringing endorsement of our strong environmental advocacy on behalf of our 150,000 anglers and game bird hunters. It also provides a template for future results,” says Mr Grubb. The review report, released recently by Acting Conservation Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall, culminated in extensive engagement by independent reviewers. It recommends reducing the number of Fish & Game regions from 12 to six, the number of governors on each council from 12 to eight and suggests ways to include iwi throughout Fish & Game. Mr Grubb says the review panel went to exceptional lengths to canvass the full raft of views from both within Fish & Game and external stakeholders. “What the reviewers identified is a huge disparity in views on the future structure. The review report, therefore, provides solutions where consensus was not going to be possible.” The minister has established an implementation panel, which will also be chaired by Mr Grubb, as a signal that Fish & Game shall continue to manage its own affairs. The independent review found Fish & Game plays an important role in environmental advocacy and stewardship. It also identified significant opportunities to strengthen governance and management good practices.
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“These opportunities to strengthen governance and good practice are something Fish & Game can proceed with immediately. In fact, some of these actions are already underway,” Dr Ayesha Verrall said. “A second group of recommendations would require legislative change. As acting minister, I am seeking further advice from the Department of Conservation on these, as they require careful consideration by the government, given policy and legislative implications. “In the meantime, Fish & Game has sufficient work to do on implementing best practice. The review gives them good guidance. An implementation steering group will also be established to monitor progress. It will be chaired by Ray Grubb and supported by senior staff from Fish & Game and the Department of Conservation. “I am now looking forward to Fish & Game adopting changes which will make it a much more fit-for-purpose organisation in terms of serving its core stakeholders, enabling Maori expression of rangatiratanga and in protecting the freshwater and other values so precious to all New Zealanders.”
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The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is proposing an ambitious tree planting solution to address the region’s significant erosion challenges in a way that retains and strengthens pastoral farms. Councillor Will Foley is excited about the proposed trial of the Right Tree Right Place programme, which he sees as having economic and environmental benefits for the farming community, local economy and wider community. Under the trial, the regional council would offer a loan and other funding mechanisms to landowners to plant trees on their vulnerable, erodible land. Manuka, honey, timber and horticulture are being considered, with the greatest potential to deliver a return and offset loan repayments. “As a farmer, this makes complete sense. Many farmers are planting and growing trees already in vulnerable areas, but we need this to happen on a much bigger scale to ensure our land is resilient to a changing climate,” he says. “For pastoral farmers, this programme will help us meet freshwater regulatory targets, provide a diversified income stream, help combat erosion, store carbon and strengthen biodiversity. It is a no-brainer, really.”
The regional council is proposing to pilot the new programme on up to five farms to understand the details involved in set-up costs, partnership and delivery options. “The regional council wants to partner with private landowners, investors and forestry companies to offer this tree planting solution, and the programme has already attracted significant private investor interest. “This programme is essentially about suppor ting pastoral farmers to strengthen their farm’s environmental performance, profitability and resilience.” Erosion is a natural process; however, human activity has accelerated the scale and rate of erosion. Around 250,000 hectares of Hawke’s Bay land is highlyerodible and vulnerable, according to regional council modelling. “We are facing a significant erosion problem as a region and we must do something innovative now to address this in the face of increasingly destructive floods and droughts. If the
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pilot is successful, the scheme may expand considerably. As this is a regionwide transformational project, it is the regional council’s preference to fund the trial through returns from reserves.
If successful, the development costs of the trial will be reimbursed to the council’s reserves.” Head to hbrc.govt.nz to have your say on the proposal.
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Pushing her boundaries by Ann van Engelen
Belinda Price took up the challenge to participate in the 2021 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year award and was surprised when she came away with the title.
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grew up in the Far North and didn’t know how lucky I was. Mum and dad had a few different farming operations, including shearing and fencing,” says Belinda. “At one stage, dad went sharemilking, but it didn’t work out, so they brought a fish and chip shop at Coopers beach. This gave me both farming and retail experience.
“My husband Ben and I have sharemilked north of Whanganui for seven seasons milking up to 680cows. We are presently relocating to Taranaki as we brought a farm in Oeo, and staff have run the property for three seasons. “When I was first nominated for the awards, and I told Ben I couldn’t compete with past winners like Barbara Kruiger. I thought there was no way I was
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that good. Then a second nomination came in, and I thought it would be rude to not try. “It was a pretty mind-blowing process, and I was surprised to get into the top three finalists and honoured to win. It made me step back, and I realise I must be using my skill set correctly. “I do a bit of everything, including the milking roster and taking care of the
calves, LIC and DNA reporting, office work and health and safety. We enjoy watching our staff grow and succeed in the industry, whatever that looks like for them. “Ben and I do our best to keep our farm as hazard-free as possible and are health and safety conscious. We make sure people know how to do things, and looking after mental health is important
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the farm for learning experiences. Life includes being available and ensuring you have connections. You need a little toolbox of people who you can go to for advice. Having the right network and relationships and letting staff meet people they can keep connections with for the future is important. Ben has different strengths than me. He is hands-on day-to-day, and I see the big picture more. “I may not be on the farm daily, but I am working in the background. It is the same for the staff. Their partners at home are just as important to us. You need to understand their family dynamic, and if they need a longer lunch break or to go to family appointments, it should be facilitated if possible. “Employees do need to adhere to their work description, but it is also ensuring everyone is on the same page. “Farming is an awesome career as there are so many different facets. You need to keep your feet on the ground and know where you come from. A good team is like family, and knowing how each other tick helps. “We love that we can raise our children in an outside environment. They often help us with the young animals and planting trees. They are gaining skills that the next generation needs to have to carry on caring for the environment in the future.”
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ohn Wyatt, with his wife Kristina working alongside him, was recently awarded the 2021 Taranaki Share Farmer of the Year title. His previous achievements included winning the 2009 Hawke’s Bay/Wairarapa Dairy Trainee of the Year and the 2015 Manawatu Farm Manager of the Year. The couple contract milk for Mike Hammond on his 106ha, 315-cow Auroa property. John grew up on a sheep and beef block near Dannevirke. At the age of 18, he switched to dairy farming, taking up a farm assistant position in the area. Three years later, he moved to work as a farm manager in Pahiatua before managing a farm in Manawatu. “I chose dairy farming because I felt that the dairy industry offered more
opportunities for progression to farm ownership than sheep and beef did.” John has completed levels two, three and four, and production management, as well as a Diploma in Agribusiness Management through Primary ITO. A four-hectare block just out of Hamilton was home for Kristina and her five siblings, along with a variety of pets. On finishing secondary school in 2005, Kristina completed a Diploma in Science and Technology then graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science at Massey University. She is currently working on papers towards a post-graduate certificate in science and technology through Massey University’s Master of Veterinary Medicine programme.
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Game bird hunting season begins With the Hawke’s Bay game bird hunting season opening on Saturday, May 6, Fish & Game officers are urging hunters to refresh their knowledge of rules and regulations before venturing out into the field. “If you are unsure of anything please contact our Fish & Game office to clarify the issue. The consequences for breaking the regulations are taken very seriously,” says Hawke’s Bay Fish & Game manager Mark Venman. Officers suggest each person takes the time to read the 2017 Game Bird Hunting Guide given out with the purchase of a game bird hunting licence. “It is a stand taken by our council in fairness to all the other hunters who do abide by them. Rangers will be checking game bird hunters throughout the season. Hunters need to have worked on their shotgun’s magazine to ensure they comply with the three-shot rule in force this season. “The three-shot rule says that a shotgun magazine must not hold more than two rounds of any size, plus one more in the breech — three in all. The rule applies to all waterfowl, including pukeko. Hunters in the Hawke’s Bay region are lucky to have a variety of species to harvest, including quail, pheasants, ducks, swans and pukeko. “Thanks goes again to our local reserves for their donation of more than 150 cock pheasants that were
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Stay dry to stay warm by Andy Bryenton
Winter in Northland is usually not so much a matter of cold, biting chill, but of damp and persistent conditions, which can promote illness and mould through an excess of moisture. Heating your home, whether by firewood, electricity or gas, is harder when the air is filled with moisture. Imagine the difference between getting warm while wearing a dry sweatshirt and wearing one that’s soaked through. The energy from your heat pump or fireplace has to heat the water molecules in the air to raise the temperature in the room, and it can be hard going. At the same time, warm and damp conditions are just the ticket for mould and fungus to take hold. What’s the solution when Kiwi homes are often built more to a northern hemisphere design than to fit our subtropical climate? The first step is to expel as much moisture as you can at the source. In winter, it’s not practical, safe or smart to have windows open day and night, so extractor fans in damp areas are your best bet. The bathroom and shower area comes first-equal with the kitchen when it comes to moisture output; both pump out steam with litres of moisture a day.
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Building fresh, from crisp blueprints and pen lines on clean white paper is one way to get what you want in a home. However, what if you’re working with an existing property, seeking to create your dream within the bounds of reality? There’s been a tendency to let the mode ‘du jour’ influence renovations to the extent that it denies the architect’s original purpose — an attempt to shoehorn aesthetics together in a way that is ambitious but doomed. A rustic cottage or colonial-era farmhouse lends itself to a sweeping renovation. The strong bones and rich panoply of woods and textures inherent in such dwellings provide an exceptional canvas to work with. Nevertheless, reimagining such a space through the stark lens of Scandinavian minimalism, for example, misses the mark. The current trend in renovations is to bring life and colour, if not a splash of personality and panache, to what already exists. Designers are increasingly encouraging their clients not to break the mould and try to force a certain style, with the idiosyncrasies of its era, on an established structure. Instead, the call is out to embrace the best points of the original and enhance them with minimal intrusiveness.
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