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Since the 1870s, bands of wild horses descended from colonial cavalry mounts have roamed freely across the tussock expanse of the North Island Central Plateau — they are the Kaimanawa.
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n 1993, the Department of Conservation began the first musters, which have continued to the present day and this year, at the end of April, 150 Kaimanawa horses will be gathered in by helicopter and removed from the range. Working in conjunction with DOC, the Kaimanawa Heritage Horses Welfare Society, formed in 2011, finds suitable homes for the animals yarded from the muster. “The horses are mustered by helicopter to central yards within the Kaimanawa Ranges for assessment by the on-site vets as to their suitability for rehoming,” says KHH committee member Marilyn Jenks. “Once all of the horses are in the yards, a final count and age breakdown is completed before being provided to KHH to begin assigning horses according to applications received. “The horses are then drafted into suitable delivery loads and sent off to their homes or another central point for further drafting and delivery to more remote areas. “Once delivered to their new homes, applicants are encouraged to allow them time to settle and to approach them quietly over the first few days before beginning the process of taming. “Due to their natural inquisitiveness and innate need for family and connection, patience in those first weeks will reward new owners in the long run with a loyal, trustworthy and honest horse friend. “Kaimanawa horses are incredibly loyal and bond with their owners in a way
not often seen in domestic born horses, which often translates into a horse with a willingness to do anything asked of them once trust is established.” Applications for rehoming suitable horses are now open at kaimanawaheritagehorses. org/applymusterhorse and close on Sunday, April 2. The KHH advises strong cattle yards, and a loading ramp with a minimum height of at least 1.8 metres are required for any horses being rehomed. Grass, hay and plenty of clean water are required. The trust emphasises wild horses are not used to lucerne or grain feeds and should be introduced slowly over time. New arrivals should be grazed with or alongside other horses to reduce stress. Marilyn said animals could also be sponsored by anyone who is unable to take one themselves. The trust currently has several horses in its care. “Kaimanawa Heritage Horses has a policy that any horse that is abused, neglected, or is no longer wanted will come under our care — we currently have 23 horses.” Many horses from past musters have gone on to successful careers as showjumpers, eventers, dressage mounts and for pleasure riding. “We are now seeing Kaimanawa horses in the higher grades of dressage and showjumping and competing, and winning, against some of the top equestrian talents with purpose-bred horses,” Marilyn said. For further information, visit kaimanawaheritagehorses.org/about-khh.
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Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has appointed Pippa McKelvie-Sebileau to its first Climate Action Ambassador role. Ms McKelvie-Sebileau, who is from Hawke’s Bay, has a background in psychology and public health and is finishing her PhD in food resilience for communities. She will focus on ensuring the HBRC is carbon neutral by 2025 and will take a key leadership role in a communitywide response in Hawke’s Bay becoming carbon neutral by 2050. “Most people say our climate is one of the best things about living in Hawke’s Bay, but climate change is already impacting our way of life, being able to swim in the waterways we love, and where we live around the coast,” she says. “Successful adaptation to climate change is not only essential for economic resilience of our region, but also for the wellbeing of our communities. “This role is about climate action. The regional council already has an excellent science base and team of scientists, so it will be about turning that knowledge into practical solutions for our community. “To engage our community, we need to bring them along for change and propose an alternative vision for an equitable and resilient future. “To deepen the understanding of climate issues in Hawke’s Bay, a regional greenhouse gas emissions inventory and regional risk assessment will be established as a starting point.” Ms McKelvis-Sebileau will lead the development of a Regional Climate
Pippa McKelvie-Sebileau newly appointed Climate Action Ambassador for Hawke’s Bay
Action Plan engaging in partnerships with mana whenua to ensure mātauranga Māori viewpoints are incorporated, and community groups, industry and local councils to ensure an inclusive approach is taken and social justice upheld. This plan will feed into the 2024–2034 long term plans of the region’s councils.
Environment Committee chair Hinewai Ormsby says it is fantastic to see this work getting underway to prepare the region for climate change — the most urgent and profound environmental issue of our time. “The regional council is working hard to make the region more resilient to climate change across our work programmes
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Brody Runga grew up in Tūākau township with a truck driver dad originating from Māhia Peninsula, and his mum, who was from a local early settler family. PART TWO
BY ANN VAN ENGELEN
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oming from a mixed marriage, I was a child that never knew what it was to be Māori,” said Brody. “My dad was a carver but from the generation that didn’t acknowledge their culture as it wasn’t recognised back then.” Brody has since discovered and studied, the art of wood carving himself and is currently working on a series of whales and stingrays. “2020 was the best year of my life with the lockdowns. Financially, it was difficult as my income was cut in half like a lot of other people, but it allowed me to explore who I am as a carver. “I begin each project with an idea and then select a piece of wood to work with. The humpback whale I have completed took me 200 hours of research to better understand what it is I was trying to create. “You think you know what a whale looks like, but then you realise they have
more dynamics than just shape — they have movement too.” Brody says you are always working within the limitations of the wood. “It is a process of reduction, and then you decide how to add to it. I shape the wood to what I want it to be within the wood’s limitations. “I have invested in a lot of tools because you need the right equipment to work with. I start with a chainsaw and then move on to my adze, hatchet, chisels, electric plane and sanders. “My priority for this year is to get a living space back and have my workshop elsewhere rather than at my house. I still have a few large pieces to finish. “To finish my humpback whale, I made my own mix of boiled linseed and beeswax. Sometimes I use polyurethane for a different layer of protection.
With roots from his dad coming from Māhia Peninsula, Brody appreciates the importance of the land and the ocean
“I am very new to defining myself as an artist. I don’t have a website yet, but people can find me on my Brody Runga Facebook page. “For my level seven degree final presentation, I did a project celebrating Matariki, and I am yet to complete the side panels. I carved a tiki out of swamp
kauri and put together a panel telling the story of Matariki’s creation. “It is about the separation of Rangi and Pāpā — Mother Earth and the sky. Tāwhiri-mātea, the god of the weather, got so upset he tore his eyes out and threw them into the sky, which forms the stars Matariki.
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Brody discovered his calling to create carvings made from wood such as ancient kauri during the recent Covid lockdowns
“It means the little eyes of the god, Tāwhiri-mātea. The tiki represents the star Matariki. Around her, I have eight white koru representing her hapū, making up the rest of her cluster. “Pāua shell is traditionally used for eyes as they represent seeing. I think when you sleep in the meeting house at night, and you look at the carvings, you see the pāua eyes glowing in the dark. It is like your ancestors watching over you, keeping you safe. “I think the other thing is the origins of carving. It is said that carving began under the sea when Rua, who was one
of the sons of one of the gods, had to go under the ocean to rescue a son. “The son had gone fishing and not blessed the hook he was fishing with. Rua had to go and save him. The boy had been turned into a carving in a meeting house under the ocean. “There are all sorts of origins of stories that help provide narratives. “Carving was part of my path to regaining my life after years of stress. To me every day is a gift, and we never know when our time is up. We have to make the most of every day. It is one of the ethoses
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live in Golden Bay at the top of the South Island and was blogging my way out of mental health troubles a few years ago on social media as the YOLOFarmerNZ,” says Wayne. YOLO stands for You Only Live Once. “The core idea was to do something every day for our family during my recovery. One day we took some minced meat to the local food bank, and I asked them how long it would last. “The answer was two to three months. We were shocked as it was a fraction of the amount of meat we had in our family freezer. I realised our freezer would feed the whole of Golden Bay for a year, and that got us thinking. “As farmers, we don’t tend to live in food poverty. I thought if we donated one
cow annually, no one in our area would go hungry. Then I wondered what it would take to feed other places across New Zealand. “I do public speaking through YOLO, and a guy from Silver Fern Farms heard me at an event. He thought they could get involved and help us out with our idea. “I am so pleased he offered as we didn’t realise how many health and safety regulations there are around food quality if we tried processing the meat ourselves. “We spent a year developing the initiative and brought Siobhan O’Malley on board, who is a West Coast dairy farmer, to help. “We launched Meat the Need during the first lockdown in April 2020 and the rest is history. The project now reaches from Kaitaia to Invercargill, supplying 85 food banks, a few food kitchens and City Missions.
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Wayne joined with Silver Fern Farms to start the Meat the Need initiative with other farmers across New Zealand Men from Christchurch City Mission helped a local farmer during the Canterbury floods as a thank you for his donations of meat
“The meat is Halal certified, and this is very helpful for food banks, which often work with refugees and their families. We send out the packs monthly to those we support, so they don’t need big freezers on-site. “Knowing what they get means they can pre-plan their food parcels and add things like pasta and sauces. It also gives community services the ability to teach their clients how to cook nutritious meals with mince if they need to.” In January 2021, Miraka Milk Company in Taupō joined the project supplying UHT milk packs. “Farmers donate the milk, and Miraka package it into UHT parcels. This has helped us provide 92,000 milk meals such as breakfast to areas in Central Plateau, Waikato and down toward Masterton. “Six litres of milk and a couple of mince packs provide a family with several
meals a week. We are hoping to work with another nationwide milk processor too, so we can add mince and milk into every food parcel in New Zealand. “We hear some amazing stories. One young mum recipient had dinner with her children for the first time in a very long time, not being embarrassed with the meal she made, instead a hearty meal with our mince. “Last year during the Canterbury floods, men from the Christchurch City Mission helped a farmer who donated mince pull the flood debris off his fences. One of those men was so inspired he now has a dairy farming job. “Doing this has boosted my mental health, and I learned that giving is a massive part of who I am. I love the challenge of creating something that has so much impact.
“Farmers give, knowing it helps others, and businesses can get involved through our rural business campaign. Giving a little bit of what you can, when you can, helps. “Even if it is once every three years, we will have more than enough meat to feed New Zealand. “The value of one lamb can keep a rural food bank like Stratford going for a month, while other areas like Kataia receive the value of three to-four lambs, and it makes a massive difference to what they can do. Imagine then what the donation of a cow could do. “We also help Sir Michael Jones Food Bank and Dave Latele’s BBM Motivation and Food Bank in South Auckland.
“The volume we send goes far, and that is what keeps me going — we achieve that which is achievable. “One farmer has donated 35 lambs, one on every couple of truckloads he sends out. Having a regular supply from farmers helps us take on more food banks and reach even more Kiwis that need our help right now. “As farmers, we grow food. Our role in the community is to make sure everyone gets fed. It’s a powerful gift to be able to help someone with something as basic as food, especially when we grow so much. “To get on board, talk to your Silver Fern Farms agent, or if you supply another processor, you can donate a virtual sheep, beast, lamb or deer by contacting us at meattheneed.org.”
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The country’s beekeepers are serious about working together to support a strong bee industry, according to Biosecurity New Zealand’s annual Winter Colony Loss survey results. This year’s survey showed that some 13.6% of beehives were lost during winter 2021, says Biosecurity New Zealand senior scientist Richard Hall. “The increase of 2.3 per cent on 2020’s results is closely attributed to a growth in varroa mite and related complications. “While these numbers are worth exploring, we’re still seeing New Zealand’s winter colony loss rates are far less than our counterparts are finding in countries like the USA and Canada. “Varroa mite is a pest that can be managed, and we’re looking at new ways to support industry in dealing with the ongoing challenge of varroa.” Dr Hall says more beekeepers than ever took part in this survey, the seventh so far. “This level of involvement and our beekeeper’s transparency in selfreporting shows how seriously they take biosecurity and how valuable Biosecurity New Zealand’s support is in strengthening the bee industry. “Strong biosecurity systems and management of pests and diseases are essential to production. The data gathered this year will help beekeepers identify where they need to focus their management efforts.” In responding to the survey, most beekeepers reported that their current varroa treatments are effective but that they lose colonies if they get the timing of the treatment wrong, under-dose or that they pick up varroa from reinvasion from other colonies. This year’s survey also found not all beekeepers had treated for varroa. As a result of the survey findings, Biosecurity New Zealand has begun a collaborative education campaign with the beekeeping industry to raise awareness on how to tackle varroa mites and other biosecurity threats. “We’re reinforcing that beekeepers need to apply treatments available to keep the mite under control, follow manufacturer’s instructions, and
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frequently monitor mite levels so quick intervention can be made. “It’s the right season now to be alert to the needs of their bees and make a plan to combat varroa ahead of time. From what beekeepers are telling us — timing of treatment and monitoring for reinvasion is crucial.” Dr Hall says that as well as the education campaign, Biosecurity New Zealand has funded a new research project to better understand how varroa treatments are used here and where gaps in knowledge may be. This research will begin later this year. “In 2021, more beekeepers were registered than in New Zealand’s history. With this kind of growth, particularly in smaller operations and hobbyists, our support is essential to ensure this primary industry is equipped with the best information. “This two-pronged work will help them know what biosecurity risks to look out for and how to manage them.” The Winter Colony Loss survey is conducted by Manaaki Whenua Landcare New Zealand to provide Biosecurity New Zealand with data to ensure support is directed where it’s most useful for the bee industry.
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by Andy Bryenton
Space isn’t just the final frontier; it’s something of a premium commodity in modern homes. Breaking down the statistics, we all want to be more efficient with space. Still, the average home has increased in size for the last half-century, and now contains some 300,000 items, from thumbtacks up to lounge suites in size. There is usually three times the number of digital screens in a home as people in 2022, and despite filling every drawer and cranny with things, one in ten of us have rented off-site storage. Small wonder, then, that as people look to tiny house solutions to space and footprint worries, and also to make off the grid living or first home ownership affordable, that there’s a new focus on tall ships. It may seem counterintuitive. The age of sail and piracy seems far away, and homes on land are not wooden vessels on the sea. However, lessons learned the hard way by large crews living in
close conditions, working cleverly with wood, can help maximise space in modern homes. The first thing modern designers and renovators have taken from our sailor ancestors is the use of one space for many things. Old ships used hammocks for sleeping in the same area as folddown tables for dining and playing games of cards and dice. In a modern home, beds that fold up, descend from the ceiling or stand atop sets of drawers and cupboards make for clever use of space. Tables and surfaces that can fold, split and change their size to accommodate breakfast for one or a dinner party emulate the flexible use of space on old sailing ships too. Everywhere is a space to stow everything aboard a ship of the 1800s. Books and charts were stored under floorboards that could be removed to reveal tight-packed libraries that would
not tumble out in a storm. Cupboards and cobbies were installed everywhere, with very little wall space given over to windows or plain paint. Vertical space was used, with storage for uncommonly used items up high, accessed via ladders and long poles on hooks. Perhaps the most important lesson from the old sailing ships of yesteryear, which translates across into creating a more compact living space, is the assessment made when setting out on a journey in the first place. Like those olden day sailors, those looking to renovate a space to maximise its utility have to look at the things they will put in. Sometimes our modern tendencies for buying the very biggest is unnecessary or even overkill for the job. If you’re planning to renovate a space for efficiency, take a look at how the shipwrights of nations like Britain and Holland worked smart in the age of sail and incorporate some of their top tricks into your repertoire.
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AG CONTRACTORS & SUPPLIERS Warriors to workhorses
by Andy Bryenton
The years following the second world war were ones of profound change in rural New Zealand, as more land was broken in for the expansion of modern farming by the application of combustion power. Areas, where the horse and bullock had once reigned, were tamed by the power of trucks adapted for every possible purpose, modified by small engineering firms in the provinces and set to every task from hauling bales to drilling wells. At the forefront of this advance was a brand that had proven itself during the conflict of the 1940s; the Bedford. A division of General Motors via Vauxhall of England, Bedford’s predominant model M built on the reputation of the wartime QL model. It was nicknamed the ‘Queen Lizzie’ in an affectionate dig at the reigning monarch, who trained as an auto mechanic during hostilities. The big QL was not unknown here as a post-war import, with its four-wheel-drive system making it a favourite for early rural contractors and fledgling fertiliser companies. It was also pressed into service to carry cranes and drilling rigs for rural construction — with more than one model turned into a fire appliance. The more common M-series boasted a long nose and flat deck like the
utes that were to come in later years. Under the hood lived the famous overhead-valve stovebolt six, a simple but relatively powerful Chevroletderived motor that would be a Bedford standard, through various upgrades, for many years. Rural dwellers of the 1950s and 1960s may recall M-series buses plying the roads between small towns. In 1960, the Bedford company launched the ‘truck that broke in New Zealand’, the legendary TK. It was destined to be in production until 1992 and adapted to almost every role imaginable, from military service to livestock transport, heavy haulage to construction. TK Bedfords helped build the motorways other trucks drive on today. Amazingly, there are still working examples out there being driven daily. Many companies got their start with a six-cylinder Bedford or one equipped with a Perkins diesel. Rugged, reliable and (as drivers will remember) without any of the modern conveniences truck drivers enjoy
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Bedford’s versatile trucks were converted into everything from buses to mobile cinemas, as well as a host of farming applications
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Truck drivers needed
An SOS, save our supply chain, call is going out to truck drivers to get them back behind the wheel. “New Zealand battles staff shortages so we have launched a recruitment campaign with HainesAttract,” says Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand chief executive Nick Leggett. “We think it is eye-catching enough to get the attention of people who can drive a truck, but for whatever reason, they aren’t at the moment. ‘The campaign taps into the current pain in the supply chain — empty fridges, empty supermarket shelves, empty mailboxes, and the last piece of toilet paper on the roll. “While there is a bit of humour, it is really no laughing matter for those trying to keep the supply chain operating under difficult circumstances. Hence the SOS. “We know there are drivers out there with a Class 2, 4 or 5 licence, suitable for a heavy vehicle, who are currently not working as truck drivers, and we need to encourage them to help save our supply chain and get back in the driver’s seat. “As you will be seeing everywhere, staff shortages as a result of either Omicron illness or household contact isolation are hitting businesses throughout New Zealand. “Now, more than ever, we need every available truck on the road delivering to supermarkets, pharmacists, hospitals, doctors and everyone else who requires goods to get through this challenging time. “Since January this year, we have been collecting details of drivers who might be
Nick Leggett, Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand chief executive
able to cover a shift or two here and there or who might want to get back into a truck on a more permanent basis. We had a shortage of truck drivers long before Covid hit. “We have been working with the Ministry of Social Development industry partnerships team to recruit drivers, and MSD is helping fund this work. “This campaign takes that out to a wider audience so we can ensure New Zealanders don’t actually have to face an empty fridge or fight over the toilet paper. “Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand provides unified national
representation for the trucking industry. We represent about 1,200 individual road transport companies which, in turn, operate about 14,000 trucks involved in road freight transport, as well as companies that provide services allied to road freight transport. “The road freight transport industry employs 32,868 people, has a gross annual turnover of $6 billion, and transports 93 per cent of the total tonnes of freight moved in New Zealand.” For more information, regarding becoming a truck driver, go to careers. hainesattract.co.nz.
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