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Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s water quality monitoring staff check water quality at 36 popular swimming spots around the region and are seeing higher levels of algal growth in waterways. Parts of the Tukituki River are prone to algal growth in summer because of lower water flows, higher water temperatures and nutrients in the water. Green strand algae is commonly seen as the water warms but is harmless, however, the black Phormidium bacteria growth on rocks is of more concern as it can turn toxic and hazardous for humans and dogs. It can detach from the rocks and dry as mats on the sides of the rivers. “Always treat the black growth on rocks in the water and the drying mats as toxic, stay out of the water if you see it, and swim or walk your dog elsewhere,” says HBRC’s principal scientist marine and coasts, Anna Madarasz-Smith. “At lakes keep away if the water is bright blue-green, especially if it looks like an oily, spilt paint spill on the surface. Water activities in Lakes Tutira and Waikopiro is advised against because of regular blooms.” Science has not yet identified when Phormidium turns toxic or why, so to be safe it should always be treated as harmful as contact with Phormidium bacteria can make people sick, with flu-
like symptoms. “Dogs are attracted to the musty odour of the mats, and their smaller bodies mean the toxins can be more dangerous. “Dogs should be under control in river beds and not allowed to scavenge, and owners should take other water for their dogs to drink.” Dogs should be taken immediately to the vet if they present vomiting, diarrhoea and lethargy, or heat stroke-like symptoms such as muscle tremors, breathing difficulties, paralysis and convulsions. Algae and Phormidium occur naturally, even in very clean fresh water. As regional council staff cannot check whole river systems weekly, they appreciate information and photos from the public. It is important to pay attention to warning signs that are put up at affected areas and best to go elsewhere to avoid contact with the Phormidium mats. People can check water quality and algae warnings on the national environmental monitoring site Land Air Water Aotearoa at lawa.org.nz search for Can I Swim Here. Information on locations can be phoned into 0800 108 838 or emailed with photos to info@hbrc.govt.nz — subject Algae alert.
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Fonterra election date The Fonterra Shareholders’ Council has set the date for a second election for the remaining vacancy on Fonterra’s Board of Directors. Only two candidates from the first election, Leonie Guiney and Peter McBride, obtained more than 50 per cent support from voting shareholders. The rules of the first election state that if not enough candidates obtain more than 50 per cent support, there must be a second election. Voting will open on December 3 and close at 1pm on December 20, and the results will be announced later the same day. “This is the first time a second director election has been required,” said council chairman, Duncan Coull. “After careful consideration, the Shareholders’ Council has determined that the second election will be a vote between the unsuccessful candidates nominated in the first election who wish to re-stand.” The election will be between selfnominated candidate John Nicholls and Jamie Tuuta, who was nominated by the board, having been recommended by the Independent Selection Panel. As with the first election, to be successful, a candidate must obtain more than 50 per cent support from shareholders who vote. If both candidates get more than 50 per cent support, then the candidate with the highest level of support will be elected. If no candidate gets more than 50 per cent support, there will not be a third election and the board may
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arah has loved horses her entire life. At the age of 10, she received her first horse as a Christmas gift. Her grandfather, a former top jumps jockey, gave her a lot of support and encouragement. “My grandad sent me to help out at a stable for Stuart Manning, who was a good friend of his,” she said. “So I learnt to ride track work on the beach, groomed horses at the races, and all the rest of the hard work that went with it.” Work for Central Districts racehorse trainer, Kevin Gray, and at Lisa Latta’s racing stables in Christchurch followed. When Sarah moved back to the Waikato, she took on employment at a breaking-in and pretraining
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many months at Starship and Taranaki Base Hospitals. When Gabby completed her cancer treatment, she wanted to help oncology children in their cancer journey. She established Starlit Hope with the aim of doing random acts of kindness for oncology children, parents and occasionally oncology staff. A major part of this was providing oncology children in hospital with boredom boxes containing seven presents — one for the child to open each day for a week. Gabby passed away in 2015 at the age of 13. Joy’s mare, a six-year-old Thoroughbred, was initially being trained and prepared for life as a show hack. Unfortunately due to a serious accident, Nonna is no longer able to be ridden. “She has also had her share of setbacks, but is now 100% and ready to embark on her new endeavours,” said Joy. “The decision to join with Sarah Thompson of Willow Creek Farm, and her lovely palomino stallion, He’s All In A Twist, provides Nonna with an alternative productive purpose in life.” Joy said Nonna will now help contribute to the young cancer-affected children of New Zealand, as they undergo invasive treatment in hospital. The rising fouryear-old palomino paint Quarter Horse/ Stationbred cross stallion, He’s All In A Twist, stands at 15hh and was bred for his quality and trainable temperament. “Due to these passed-down traits from his sire and dam, coupled with his wonderful personality, I decided to stand him for stud duties,” said Sarah.
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“So far this is paying off, with his progeny possessing the exact same traits.” Sarah and Joy aim for a special annual breeding between these two horses with 100% of the proceeds from the sale of each foal donated to Gabby’s Starlit Hope. The pair are yet to decide whether this will be via tender or a set price. Nonna Quattro has had two previous beautiful foals and we expect the pairing with He’s All In A Twist will produce equally as stunning foals,” said Sarah. “We hope the public will follow both the resulting progeny and the charity as it is such a deserving cause.” The horses’ progress can be followed at facebook.com/willow.creek.horse. transport/ and facebook.com/NonnasLegacy-1721742487882478/
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for confidential support and advice in hard times, so we formed the Rural Support Trust. We have a team that operates the 0800 number, and it is totally confidential and independent of any other organisation. “Peter Buckley was the president, John Fisher treasurer, myself and Mandy Mcleod was a farm adviser — she worked in Australia with suicide prevention in the drought-stricken areas.” Neil often finds himself at a dining table or on-farm sharing his own experiences. “We advocate and support individuals or families during stressful times. It may be relationship issues, finances or something else — we don’t give advice but listen and provide contacts for individual situations. We walk alongside people as they go through their problems — their welfare is our total focus and primary concern.” He says the future of farming is positive and will continue to change as it always has since he was a child. “Back then the farmer did it all on a 50 acre farm with 40 cows, and it was a good living for someone who worked hard. Now it is about systems and is on a different level with technology becoming incredible. “I have tried different ideas, and we were one of the early adopters of tail painting for mating. We would get the retailers’ cast-off lines until someone created a paint specific for the purpose. That started through a discussion group as well and has proven positive. Farmers, whether sheep, beef, dairy or
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deer are not slow to take up new ideas and technologies. “Fourteen years ago we chose once a day milking, which was frowned on, but it is recognised now. I believe it has real benefits and reduces a lot of stress on the farmer and the animals and is a very sustainable system. “There will always be pressures and stresses, but the industry absolutely has a positive future. We are producing food and are doing well environmentally compared to overseas. We are seeing improvements come through with water quality and the like. He says there are many different ways you can farm and it gives the opportunity to work and make decisions and try new
ideas using science and technology to improve. “The tough times do get better, and there will be tough times — some years we get droughts or too much grass growth, and there are different decisions to make, and we get to use our knowledge and initiative. “Here in New Zealand, the stigma of asking for help has eased. I think this is thanks to people like John Kirwan, Doug Avery and Sam Whitelock. They have all helped us to ask for help. It used to be women calling concerned for their partners — now the men are calling us direct, which is awesome. “It may be something totally unrelated to farming that becomes too much.
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SPECIALISING IN ADVANCING PROGENY Percy and Linda Sharp relocated from Zimbabwe to New Zealand in 2003 due to the political turmoil of their homeland and have created a new life helping improve cattle genetics both here and internationally.
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“We collect the embryos directly from quality cows and implant them into recipient cows so they can produce excellent calves. The older way is injecting cows with fertility drugs to release eggs and a week later collect the embryos.” Another system is in vitro fertilisation where unfertilised eggs are collected and fertilised with semen in the laboratory and are inserted into a surrogate cow or frozen to be used in the future. “Previously you could only work on a non-pregnant animal. Now we collect eggs directly from ovaries and don’t have to go into the uterus, and if she is early in calf the ovary is still accessible,” says Percy. “The main drawback is we can’t make an embryo
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in a laboratory as robust as a cow can, so the success rates are not as high no matter how hard we try, but we can now collect eggs every four days instead of six-weekly for recovery time. There is a lot of specialised work involved and aim for 100 per cent success, but on an average, we usually get 50 per cent pregnancy rates. “Another important use of ET is moving genetics internationally with ease. The embryo is put through a washing process and rendered diseasefree and is microscopic meaning less cost than relocating a live animal.” Linda is responsible for the microscope and laboratory work. “We at Embryo Transfer Services Ltd are one of the two companies in New Zealand that offer the IVF and Moet procedures operating throughout the North Island. “Our biggest success was with a breed of cattle from Kenya that farmers wanted to establish in Zimbabwe. Due to foot and mouth disease, we couldn’t relocate animals, so we collected 500 embryos and produced 250 calves establishing the breed in Zimbabwe.” Embryos of another indigenous breed were transferred from Zimbabwe to establish the stock in America. “We still visit Zimbabwe, and our project at present is to establish KiwiCross cattle there. The dairy farming industry has been decimated by the political problems, but we keep hoping things will get better and believe New Zealand’s Friesian/Jersey cattle are ideal for the conditions. We love it here and are settled. Most of the work
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we do is for people with registered pedigree cattle that go to agricultural shows wanting to get a few more calves out of their prize animals. We also help commercial farmers improve their herds.” The desired result of ET is to produce more calves from a superior mother. “As an example, I worked on a young cow in America, and before she produced her own calf physically, she created 100 calves because we were able to use her eggs. “The most difficult part is finding the right fertile cow that is on the same cycle to transfer the offspring into. It is frustrating when it doesn’t work,
especially when there is no logical reason to explain why, but the success stories are fantastic. It is a numbers game, so you are better to work on 10 cows for a higher positive result than one cow and fail.” Percy and Linda own a 12 acre block and four years ago decided to breed Wagyu cattle with imported embryos from Australia and now have nine Wagyu from those embryos. “It is a way to help cash flow, and if you have a small block, you can do this comfortably by planning right. We also holistically manage, which is beyond organic — working with nature instead of against it. We now grow enough
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while the group that had continued with CS now for 12 months continued with much less cartilage loss. As a consequence, I reformulated my joint support formula and lifted CS to the levels used in the study. I also added a potent anti-inflammatory 95% curcumin (from turmeric) extract. Even joints that show signs of degeneration can improve. As an example one man I have been helping noticed significant improvements in mobility and comfort after only a few months and is now even able to ski again. Give me a call or email john@abundant.co.nz if you need more information. John Arts (B.Soc.Sci, Dip Tch, Adv. Dip.Nut.Med) is a nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health Ltd. For questions or advice contact John on 0800 423559 or email john@abundant.co.nz. Join his all new newsletter at abundant.co.nz.
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The mystery of irrigation systems Many farmers and lifestylers make life hard for themselves by not understanding the requirements of an effective irrigation system, be it water or effluent.
Following are some points to consider: 1. Decide how far this system may finally go. So often this is understated which makes adding on later difficult if the pipe is already too restrictive. It is generally better to have over-large pipes than to be too small. You will save in pump energy anyway. 2. Pressure loss is linear by distance. The further you go the more pressure you lose in a proportional sense, ie 500m of pipe has twice pressure loss of 250m of the same pipe at same flow. 3. Understand the hose/pipe size being offered by the salesman. MDOD means Medium Density 0utside Dimension. Actual internal size will be at least 10mm–15mm smaller. Pressure loss is significantly greater. 4. Assuming flow is undiminished and correct size is selected, maintain pipe size to far end of the system. Some clot keeps repeating a myth in the market that you need to reduce pipe size the further you get from the pump. Try this with a milkshake sometime!
Make the straw longer and smaller — it doesn’t work! 5. The height of undulations, hills, etc, has a direct pressure loss on the liquid but fortunately is easy to calculate as follows: vertical height in meters of the object is equal (close enough) to the pressure loss of liquid in metres. So a hill 30m high vertically will have roughly 30mH pressure loss which needs to be allowed for in the equation. 6. Having arrived at the furthest irrigated paddock, don’t strangle the machine by having too small a supply hose. 7. Know what pressure is required to run the irrigator. Don’t just let it have whatever is left. 8. So, now knowing what total pressure is required for the system (and flow) you can select the correct pump for the job. Do this right. A bargain is not that if it costs more to run through being too large or too small. Irri-Max Ltd has a free basic consultation for your irrigation system call 0800 426 296.
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Saving your water supply Water is a precious resource and an important part of rural living, so saving it is a priority for farms, lifestyle block owners and residential dwellers alike, particularly over the hot summer season. Now is the time to check water tanks, troughs, taps and pipelines to ensure they are all in working order and not leaking or in need of replacement. For animals in your care, water is a vital part of life, and it is your legal responsibility provide them water,
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whether you are on a farm, a small block or have a few sheep in your backyard. The Animal Welfare Act establishes a duty of care for animals, and you must meet their physical, health, and behavioural needs, and must alleviate pain or distress. The act defines ‘physical, health, and behavioural needs’ as proper and sufficient food and water. Simple changes to reduce water consumption include using hoses and watering cans to allow individual plants to be watered as a hose running at full volume uses 2,000 litres of water an hour. Only water in the cool of the early morning or evening; plants take up moisture through their feeder roots and low, slow watering is the best way to get it there. Moveable sprinklers are the least effective for saving water. If you soak your garden once every few days, this encourages
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deeper roots to seek out moisture. For a healthy summer lawn leaving 25 to 30mm of the leaf provides shade to the roots and soil, slowing water loss and protecting your lawn from sunburn. Leave clippings as mulch, to help conserve soil moisture and put nutrients back into the soil. Around the house cut back on showers as each minute uses approximately 14 litres of water. Even a slow dripping tap can use 10 litres of water a day, and a leaking toilet can waste thousands of litres in a year. Grey water from baths, showers, sinks and washing machines can be used for watering the garden and contains nutrients that are beneficial
to the garden. Turn off the tap while brushing your teeth and use a plug in the sink when washing hands, dishes or vegetables and have a full load when you use the washing machine. Otherwise, use the half or lower level settings for smaller loads. A washing machine uses about 150 litres of water for one cycle. Catching rainwater in suitable containers can also be good for the garden and animals. Small changes help in big ways and always keep an eye on your water tanks regularly and if you need water delivered to your property book well in advance as the chances are if you need it, so does everyone else.
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reputation through high-quality handcrafted jewellery. You need some lines that are exclusive to yourself; otherwise, everyone’s the same.” That kept business going as more and more chain stores entered the market and mass-produced jewellery became more and more common. “We still had our loyal New Zealand customers, and we didn’t really feel it,” he said. ”I had a friend that got engaged three times; he was good for the business.” There is still a place for handcrafted jewellery, David said. “People don’t always want cheap jewellery made in China. I do think people want quality and they are prepared to pay for it.” They make to order and create the company’s own line. Sixty per cent of their diamond ring sales are made in the workshop at the Hastings Street store. Jeweller Nigel Taylor’s work is much more detailed today that it was when he started in the trade about
30 years ago. He began tidying up and assembling rings with already set diamonds. “It was like kitset jewellery.” Working at McClurgs, he sketches designs for customers, shapes the ring and places the diamonds by hand. On-site manufacturing cuts out the
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Yep readas I hada good roll ina cow paddick this mornin’ an’ Boss gotta go an spoil it. Still, I get to pick cracklin’ onna trotter, and read alla emails in town too. Krissmiss! Ya gotta love it eh? Cheers an’ hava good one an’ like Sharlene always ses. Drive safe. Billy
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dinna?” Then Sharlene give me a pat an’ made me day.”Tell yer wot. Lets get a good porker from our naybor Bluey. I know a certain Borda Colly wot rilly does a good job ona proppitty, wot also is a bit parshill to sum cracklin.” Well readas, wen she sed that I turn me eye dog button on an’ give the Boss me very Best Stare, an’ held it wile I held me breth. An it werked, Boss give me a grin. “Ya reckin ya desrve it Dog,” he sed.”Well, I reckin ya do. Tell ya wot deah, lets jump ina ute, go inta town. We kin have lunch atta pub, an do our shoppin’ downa main street. Support the lokil shops.Yoo kin come too Dog an help choose a porker ona way back.” Now I tells yer wot readas, a farm dog’s life isint too bad wen yer get to help choose yer Krissmiss tucker. An’ getting the afternoon off ina town? I hope Boss parks near tha bakery. Or outside the buchers maybe? Ya git a bit tied of smellin’ sheep wool an cows, ana rabits been a bit few an far between lately. Thena Boss sed: “We betta hava shower, I’ll hava shave, an you Dog, yer kin go an jump ina dam an’ hava good shake ina sun, before we go.”
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Hawke’s Bay Regional Council reminds landowners to check the grasses on their properties to make sure the pest plant Chilean needle grass isn’t growing. The grass is easier for farmers to identify right now as the purple seed head is visible. “The distinctive purple seed head becomes visible in spring and early summer, making the plant easier to distinguish from other grasses. Early identification and control are important to contain this pest plant which can quickly invade productive land,” says HBRC senior plant pest adviser, Alice McNatty. Chilean needle grass has a sharp seed head that causes problems for stock, as it can pierce an animal’s eyes and skin. The seeds spread easily on contaminated machinery, vehicles, feed and stock. “The new biosecurity measures for M bovis may help, as people are required to clean boots and vehicles when moving between infected properties — the same measures should apply where there are pest plants present.” To prevent spread, landowners should only allow clean vehicles and machinery on to their property, and make sure any stock or feed brought onto the farm have not come from an infested property. Chilean needle grass grows well in dry, hard, hill country areas with light soil, heavily grazed pasture and bare ground where there’s less competition from desirable pasture plants. In Hawke’s
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Bay, Chilean needle grass is found on approximately 200 properties, covering around 600 hectares, in Maraekakaho, Bayview, Puketapu, Havelock North, Omakere, Poukawa, Porangahau, Waipawa and Waipukurau. “More Hawke’s Bay landowners are aware of Chilean needle grass as a pest plant now, and at the recent A&P show many of them came and saw our display
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HECTON STOCK WORKER The Hecton Stock Worker is a fast and efficient way to take care of a wide range of those stock handling tasks, with proven solid construction, the Hecton Stock Worker holds your stock still while performing various tasks such as, dagging, mouthing, ear tagging, capsuling, drenching, inoculating, 3 way drafting and more. With the addition of load bars and tag reading equipment the Hecton Stock Worker is a very versatile cost effective unit which is suitable for both sheep and goats.
Credence
Controlling water quality and farm biosecurity Rapid kill rate of harmful bacteria and pathogens with less corrosion Increased water uptake for improved production Manufactured for and distributed by: Animal Health Direct Ltd 1229 Maraekakaho Road, Hastings P: 06 873 3611 E: sales@ahdltd.co.nz
Visit www.ahdltd.co.nz for more information
03 215 8558 info@hecton.co.nz www.hecton.co.nz CRAIGS 15653
The importance of clean drinkable water is often overlooked. Water is the number one nutrient for all animals, and it is also is a major source of pathogenic organisms including protozoa, viruses and toxic blue-green algae. These pathogens are a major problem in New Zealand due to the mild winters and our warm climate. AHD Ltd managing director, Richard Kettle, says not to be forgotten are boreholes and roof water collection tanks, another major issue for contamination. A survey carried out in New Zealand on roof collection tanks found salmonella, coliforms, E coli, enterococci, Aeromonas, cryptosporidia, giardia, and legionella. Credence is presented as a slow release tablet of stable chloride ions with a unique mode of effective dispersal in water, by vigorous effervescence, which helps give better penetration into areas that harbour bacteria such as teats, bends, biofilm/slime layers or corners in pipes. Credence has a rapid kill rate with proven persistency over time (100% strength after 30 days) and is less corrosive in pipework compared to other disinfectants. The tablet application form makes it easy for farmers to treat water troughs by throwing in a Credence tablet, one tablet for every 200 litres for a thorough trough
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THE SIDE-BY-SIDE THAT’S MADE OF STEEL
$20,865 EX GST Special 100% finance rate offered by UDC
Some secondhand models also available.
TUATARA 1100EFI
SO MANY FEATURES 1100cc 4 cyl. 16 valve engine, 5 x speed transmission, 2WD / 4WD, diff. lock front & rear, snorkel, motorised tipping rear deck, foldable windscreen, electric winch, LED light bar, all steel construction, disc brakes, huge carrying capacity, road registrable, dimensions 3270x1550x2065 (mm) (LxWxH).
Tel. 03 347 4956 • Mob. 027 477 0070 www.tuataramachinery.co.nz info@tuataramachinery.co.nz
WHEELS
Flipping the game by Andy Bryenton
When engineering innovator John Regier sat down to change the way people mow their lawns, he began with the idea of a combine harvester, rendered small. Rather than scaling up a push mower — and in those days we really do mean the old reel-bladed iron monster — he combined elements of farm machinery with the turf care devices deployed on American football fields. Of course, off the football field, you’ll find obstacles like bird baths, garden beds, pathways and shrubs. That means the ability to turn sharply and manoeuvre in tight spots was key to his mower’s success. And success was what awaited the first Hustler mower, spawning generations of big yellow machines for decades to come. Now those first principles have been further defined with the advent of the latest offering from Hustler Mowers — the Raptor Flip-Up. With zero-turn agility, this mower follows closely in the template laid down by John Regier all those years back. You can be impressed by the advancements made all round, from the fingertip sensitivity of the controls through to the power under the hood. That comes from a Kawasaki 23 horsepower overhead cam v-twin motor, air cooled and positioned low in the frame for stability. Of course, it’s the excellent torque from this unit which drivers the triple blades beneath the Hustler Raptor’s 54 inches wide cutting deck, armed with
guide wheels to help it float over the turf. Moreover, the real party piece of his mower is one that will save both time — and aches and pains! This Raptor, as its name suggests, flips up to allow access to the blades beneath. The entire front of the mower hinges up and away for both ease of maintenance and cleaning. No more ramps, no more lifts, no more trying to
get underneath the machine to ensure a good clean, or to lubricate and rustproof those blades. As an added bonus, the ‘flipped’ mode is much easier to store in a smaller space, like a folding bicycle or picnic table. For serious lawns, Hustler has been setting a high benchmark for years. Now they’ve flipped zero-turn design on its head!
J YOUNG MOTORS
Applestone UTV’s
Model: APU06E • Colour: Blue • 2 Seater, 2 Door • 600cc • Fully Automatic CVT Transmission with Hi/low Gear • 4 Stroke 4 valve Single Cylinder 33HP, EFI Water and Oil Cooled • Alloy Wheels, Windshield and Wiper, MP3 Player, Digital Display • Front Bumper, Underneath Protection boards & Rear Hitch Ball Included • Front Electric Winch (2000 lbs Capacity) • 4 Wheel Independent Suspension w/Locking Differential • Front & Rear Hydraulic Disc-Brakes w/Drilled Rotors • Easy to Use Electric Dump Bed (400 lbs Capacity) • Roof mounted LED lights • EPS Electric Power Steering • EEC and EPA Approved • Optional Extras: Front Cargo Cage, Full Enclosure
Model: APU08E • Colour: Blue • 2 Seater, 2 Door • 800cc • Fully Automatic CVT Transmission with Hi/low Gear • 4 Stroke 4 valve twin Cylinder 58HP, EFI Water and Oil Cooled • Alloy Wheels, Windshield and Wiper, MP3 Player, Digital Display • Front Bumper, Underneath Protection boards & Rear Hitch Ball Included • Front Electric Winch (2000 lbs Capacity) • 4 Wheel Independent Suspension w/Locking Differential • Front & Rear Hydraulic Disc-Brakes w/Drilled Rotors • Easy to Use Electric Dump Bed (400 lbs Capacity) • Roof mounted LED lights • EPS Electric Power Steering • EEC and EPA Approved • Optional Extras: Front Cargo Cage, Full Enclosure
Electric model also available as well as 5 seater 600cc & 800cc models. CONTACT RON
J YOUNG MOTORS
590 Main Rd, Bayview, Napier
06 836 6126 chainsaws@yml.co.nz
www.yml.co.nz
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Radiators at Crawford’s
DON’T TXT & DRIVE
Sue and Murray Gillies took over the ownership of Crawford’s Radiators in September after purchasing the business from Leigh Crawford as a career change opportunity. “After years of hard work, it was time for a lifestyle change for Leigh, and she has moved to Central Hawke’s Bay and is renovating an old villa and loving it,” says Sue. “Murray has been in the well drilling and engineering industry for some 48 years and it was time for a change of career, and this was a perfect choice.” Crawford’s Radiators offers all aspects of radiator repairs, service and replacements for all makes and models of vehicles including private, commercial, industrial and farming vehicles and machinery. “We cater for modern, vintage and classic vehicles, and in the short time we have owned the business have successfully completed work on everything from a 1915 Fabrique Nationale car, Morris Minors and early Chevys to helicopter and boat oil coolers, tractor, excavator and heavy haulage truck radiators. We are finding the variety intriguing. “Murray is also available to carry out work and advise on all aspects of gas welding, brazing, and soldering. With a wealth of knowledge he can save clients time and money with his experience and expertise.”
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Tyres & Mechanical 14 Puketapu Rd, Taradale
Murray Gillies at Crawford’s Radiators
Sue comes from an admin background and runs reception. “We are enjoying getting to know our clients and seeing positive results in the work we do helping families, business people, and farmers get back on the road with minimum downtime when it comes to radiator issues. We are loving
the change of career and being in control of our destiny. “Call in and introduce yourself to us, at 84 Thames St, Pandora, Napier. We would love to meet you or call us on 06 835 8825 or 0274 808 400 or visit our website crawfordsradiators.co.nz.”
06 844 8361 QUAD – CAR – IMPLEMENT
RADIATORS Keeping it local. Quality radiators, repairs, re-cores and free pressure & flow tests. THE ONLY PLACE TO GO IS CRAWFORDS RADIATORS
84 Thames St, Pandora, Napier Phone: 06 835 8825 | Mobile: 027 480 8400 Email: crawfords.radiators@gmail.com
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Ferris® Mowers with exclusive suspension technology will give you a noticeable improvement in your mowing productivity. These mowers are built to be the hardest working and smoothest riding. Ferris mowers tackle tough terrain and finish big jobs faster. IS® 600Z SUSPENSION MODEL
From $12,499.00 RRP incl. GST
S65Z COMFORT
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www.FerrisMowers.com
Distributed in New Zealand by Briggs & Stratton
See your local dealer for a test drive: Hawkes Bay Mowers
Hastings
06 878 2579
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