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Landowners with erosion-prone properties from Topuni north are encouraged to get orders for heavily-reduced poplar poles and willows into the Northland Regional Council by April 30 for this winter’s planting season.

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Nursery coordinator, Matthew Mabbitt will oversee the nursery operation and is one of a number of new land management staff hired under the council’s Long Term Plan 2018–2028, which has an increased emphasis on water quality and soil conservation.

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“After planting, council staff will check to confirm it has been carried out as specified by the plan and depending on where properties are located and what funding landowners are eligible for either half or all the poles’ purchase price will be refunded. :This is in line with the council’s Environment Fund fencing programme and ensures that funds are used appropriately.

“When allocating poles, the council gives priority to applicants in areas identified as having a high erosion risk.

It has occasionally encountered issues with incorrect placement of trees by their new owners, one of the main drivers behind its new ‘upfront pole payment then rebate’ approach.

“Obviously mistakes do happen from time to time, but when pole stocks are so limited, we are keen to do whatever we can to ensure they are all planted correctly and that landowners are aware of the future maintenance required. It is common sense from our perspective to ensure our erosion-control objectives are met and that any trees supplied are planted in the best way to achieve this.”

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Juniors make grand final A talented duo from Northland has qualified for the FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final in Hawke’s Bay. Whangarei Boys High School student Archer Walton, 15, and Dargaville High School student Jackson Nichols, 16, won the hotly-contested Northern regional final. The pair competed with some 60 high school students from across the Northern region working in pairs to tackle a raft of challenges.

The FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year competition was formerly known as TeenAg. The events are a key part of the work being done by NZ Young Farmers to attract students into the agri-food sector.

Archer and Jackson teamed up after competing against each other with their siblings in last year’s TeenAg event.

“I am stoked and feeling a lot more confident about nationals this time around,” said Archer.

“I really enjoyed the Lincoln University soils module and the Massey University module about the digestive systems of farm animals. The technology module, which involved operating a New Holland tractor fitted with a GPS unit, was pretty cool as well.

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Josh Baker, 17, and Campbell Barclay, 16, from Mt Albert Grammar School in Auckland, took out second place. The teams have qualified for the FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final in Hawke’s Bay in July.

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“There were no honey bees in New Zealand until then, and they spread and increased in the bush until the varroa mite was introduced into the country.

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and it is only by monitoring the health of the hive and treating it to remove this destructive mite that our honey bees continue.”

“At our celebration event, author Tanya Batt did a theatre presentation telling Mary’s story and highlighting the importance of honey bees. She described the different noises the bees made in the hive and discussed the process of nectar collection, evaporation, regurgitation and the laying down of honey in the hive.”

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Colin says managing hives is easy; you just need to know what you are doing.

“We have hives at the club for education and training purposes plus our website has a number of videos including hive inspections and requeening. Bees are a very rewarding and interesting hobby as they are cooperative little insects that also provide honey for you as a by-product of looking after your local environment by pollinating plants, fruit trees and native bush.”

Colin says everyone can protect honey bees by minimising the use of pesticides and provide environments where bees can flourish.

“Overpopulating an area with bees is not good due to resulting nectar shortages. It is important to love your bees and look after them to maintain healthy happy colonies. Happy well managed bee colonies do not swarm, are not aggressive or diseased.

“Experienced beekeepers can work on their hives without bee suits or gloves.

That is an indicator that their bees are not getting aggravated. It also gives you the ability to pick up and capture queens without hurting them, and you are less likely to damage wax frames whilst working on your hive without gloves.”

Before bees leave the hive in a swarm, they gorge themselves on honey and become intoxicated. If a ‘cast’ of bees leave without a queen, this is generally due to an overcrowded hive.

“They may move due to overcrowding and disease, or the old queen may be ageing, and a new queen is born and decamps with some of the colony to start again.

“These bees follow her pheromones until they find a place to stay. They can be found hanging from trees or grapevines in great lumps and are easy to capture because they are drunk from the honey. We shake the main bulk into a cardboard box and the rest walk or fly in, and we take the swarm and introduce it into a new hive.

“They are an awesome little creature — they communicate with each other well. They forage and locate a source of nectar, return to the hive and pass on the information to the other bees as to where that source of food is. They use the position of the sun and the earth’s magnetic field and can fly five kilometres to and from that food source, returning to their own hive, which can be right next door to another hive. Their sense of direction and ability to communicate to each other through dance and sound is incredible.

“People can help them by growing bee-friendly plants. They love ‘the good

Experienced beekeepers are often able to work with their hives gloveless, which shows the bees are well looked after and non-aggressive

stuff’ that is supplied to them, and it keeps them healthy.

“Things like letting sprouting broccoli flower in winter, bee-friendly wildflower mixes, borage, English marigolds, cornflowers, Californian poppies, manuka and blue flax are plants they love. Bees are important for the survival of native flora and fauna.

“Joining a club is a place to gather, create, share and be inspired as a community of beekeepers.

“I worked on hives in the UK with my mother some 40 years ago and returned

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The Ngahere Bee Club owns several hives, which are used for educational and training purposes

to the hobby again when we had the privilege of living on our lifestyle section overlooking the Hokianga Harbour.

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by Ann van Engelen Joining the local Rose Society was an interest Dawn and Barry Eagle embarked upon in 1965 as something they could do as a young family.

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“My late husband Barry and I were so pleased we brought our large block of land as growing roses became the best ‘hobby’ we could have found. It turned into a business, and we have met some of the nicest people from across the world and ventured to places we would never have gone.

“We were young, and we had a new house, twin boys and a daughter and he

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“The first World Rose Convention was in 1974, and we had moved into a new house and couldn’t afford to go, but knew international visitors were travelling the country so we would get the children dressed in their best Sunday outfits and take a big bouquet

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of our miniature roses out to the airport and give them to the travellers.”

One couple, were Americans Ralph and Ann Moore. Ralph is known as the ‘father’ of the modern miniature rose.

“They bred all the miniatures at that stage and invited us to stay with them.

Ralph suggested we open a nursery as no one was specialising in miniature roses here, so we did and never looked back.”

Dawn is now the president of her local club.

“We encourage members to learn the facets of hybridising and how to get successful plants from cuttings. We used to grow 100,000 cuttings annually in our nursery. I experimented during the years with some cuttings using rooting hormones on one half and nothing on the other half. When using the hormone I achieved 89 to 90 per cent rooted plants, but without only about five per cent rooted.

“There have been many suggestions to grow from a cutting, such as putting them in a potato. I think this theory started when immigrants were travelling here on sailing ships from England and thought the potato would add moisture to the stem. Even if the rose sent out the odd root, it wouldn’t be able to grow into the potato flesh as the first roots are very soft and easily broken off.

“I wrote two books, Eliza and the blue rose and Roses down under, and they are available online. I researched how people bought plants from across the world, surviving five months of heat and cold and often no fresh water.” Dawn’s theory is they wrapped the roots in moist

moss and possibly an oiled paper and added a wee bit of scarce drinking water.

“One of our first miniature roses was creamy white, and when it was first propagated we went into the nursery, and on the radio, Julio Iglesias was singing his song Moonlight Lady, and we decided that was a good name.

“Julio did a concert many years later, and we took presented him with a bouquet. That rose was the New Zealand Rose Society favourite miniature for about 15 years.”

Dawn says there is a lot of excitement when you cultivate a new rose as the seeds are sown in spring and the first flowers show around Christmas.

“A lot are single roses, and the New Zealand market is not strong for them, so I throw out hundreds every year. You have to be ruthless — some people plant 250,000 seeds and get four that can be marketed.

“We sometimes take the flowers for granted. As judges we learnt about the faults and what an ‘ideal flower’ looked like, so, unfortunately, years ago I would throw away the imperfect ones, this is a regret I have. I have around 150 in my garden to someone not feeling well even one imperfect rose, thrills them to bits.

They don’t say take that rubbish away.

Now I take them to the hairdresser or the butcher and brighten peoples’ days.

“There has been a changing trend, and people are realising that the hybrid teas last longer than other varieties in the vase.

“Roses will be around forever. It is such a special flower, have you ever found anyone who hasn’t really liked it.”

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Farms in Miami, which is Canada’s second-largest Charolais breeder.

I went back over after my exams in November — my job was to help prepare animals for the biggest cattle show in western Canada and the stud’s annual female sale.”

The top animal, a two-year-old heifer, sold for NZ$23,000 at the sale.

“Steppler Farms has more than 900 registered Charolais cattle. They are hardy animals that live outside year-round. They are fed a mix of hay, straw, grass silage, maize and barley.

The grain is grown on a nearby family farm and stored in massive silos. I had never seen silos that big until going to Canada,” said Lucy.

“One of my jobs was to take straw bales and spread them under the trees, so the animals had a warm place to sleep. During calving, cows have to be checked hourly, because the ears of calves born outside can freeze off if they are not brought inside.”

“The Charolais industry is a lot bigger in Canada, and they are one of the most popular breeds of cattle there.

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“Its objective is to strengthen the involvement of youth in breeding and connect enthusiasts from across the country. Every province has its own youth committee, and there are lots of young people interested in the breed.

I made friends with heaps of CCYA members. A number of them want to visit New Zealand, which is awesome.

“Being named the 2018 Allflex Senior Beef Ambassador has opened up so many doors for me, to be honest, I didn’t realise just how many it would open up.”

Those international connections will prove to be very valuable for Lucy who is in her fourth year studying a bachelor of security studies majoring in biosecurity at Massey University in Palmerston North. “I am focussing on biosecurity because I recently bought my own Charolais cow for my 21st birthday.

I want to breed my own stud cattle, and it is important to have good genetics.

I want to use my biosecurity skills and qualifications to import and export semen,” she said.

Lucy’s passion for the primary industries was sparked at a young age and as a weekday boarder at Iona College in Havelock North, along with fellow student Kate Ward, she helped establish the school’s first TeenAg club in 2013. “I chaired the club from years 11 to 13.

“We went on a couple of farm tours and arranged to have interesting guest speakers come and talk to us. It was a great club,” she said.

“Whilst at school my teammate Megan Hassle and I made it through to the TeenAg Grand Final. I encourage other students to get involved in TeenAg and the Future Beef event because both organisations provide endless opportunities.”

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How much better can I be?

by John Arts

Part one The best thing about what I do is to share with clients health improvements they never thought possible. So here is the real question. How much better can I be? Can I have less pain, more mobility and more energy?

There are two parts to any successful nutritional therapy programme. The first is the actual measures we use. That usually centres on making changes to diet, supplements and in some cases referral to other therapies.

The second is time. We all want fast results when in pain. The problem is that the changes in our bodies that created the problem often occurred for many years. While some people do get faster results, for most it is perseverance during the medium term that really counts.

Over the years I have come to realise that often small changes can make a big difference. Someone could be taking a joint supplement and be getting little benefit. We change the active ingredient quantities, and there are significant improvements.

For example, someone contacted

me with significant knee pain from osteoarthritis. It was painful and limited his mobility. His only medical options were strong pain relief and a future knee replacement.

We made a number of enhancements to his diet. In most cases, this was more about substituting one food for another.

I made changes to his supplement programme in particular targeting 1,600mg of high-grade chondroitin, the same amount of glucosamine and a number of anti-inflammatory antioxidants including curcumin from turmeric.

The results after six months have surpassed what he expected. He has much less pain and in his own words just the odd twinge. He is now able to exercise; he has more energy and feels better.

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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With a continued focus on grower returns, Just Avocados has delivered positive outcomes through the placement of New Zealand avocados in the international marketplace.

With the 2018/19 New Zealand avocado season behind us, we are now planning the 2019/20 season. We are still awaiting an industry crop estimate to be released, but the discussion internally and in the field suggests this year’s crop will be up on last year. Some indicative numbers predict 4–4.5 million export trays.

Although the overall per tray export outcome will be below our initial expectations due to a challenging tail end market in Australia, we are very pleased with our Orchard Gate Return (OGR).

In summarising Just Avocados’ 18/19 season, we have achieved three strategic goals, which we believe have had the greatest influence on our ability to maximise grower returns. These are: • Supplying retail in Australia directly • Growth in new market development in Asia — increasing our supply from 20% to a total of 28%.

• Stock management control and speed to market through our new business model in Australia. Reduced fruit age means better quality fruit at market and happy customers!

Last season, we had 65% of our total volume go into Australian retail, a milestone considering where we have come from in the last three years.

The season review with retail was very positive.

Another very positive outcome is our average fruit speed age to retail in Australia. Our numbers indicate an average speed to retail of 21 days — with the shortest time period being 16 days; something we know our growers are benefitting from through our new third-party logistics model. Control of the whole cool chain is critical in delivering premium quality fruit.

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Government out for the count

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A silent thief of sight

u by Matt King, Member of Parliament for Northland

When the government spends $119 million of our money, they and we surely should expect to get value for money and something that serves some practical purpose — even more so when a lot of that $119 million is spent on experts who have no other purpose than to deliver what we want.

Well, not so apparently, according to statistics minister, James Shaw.

Shaw says he retains confidence in Statistics New Zealand and government statistician Liz MacPherson. That is at a time, one year down the track, and by just about every count (or lack of), the 2018 Census for which they are responsible seems to be an unmitigated disaster.

A census is hugely important. As the official count of how many people are in New Zealand and where, the data collected is used as the basis for important decisions, such as where government spends taxpayers’ money on services like schools and hospitals and how the government makes provision for our future. It even sets our electoral boundaries.

As Liz MacPherson, herself said: “We want the census questions to reflect the important information needs of New Zealand. Throughout our planning for 2018, we’re making sure we can gather robust, independent information that will inform decision-making and contribute real value to the country.”

Yet, the 2018 census has to this point singularly failed to do that. One in 10 New Zealanders weren’t counted, which suggests the accuracy of any data from the census will be at best questionable, and there will be a lot of questions asked and unanswered.

That is if we get the data. Shaw says it is coming and it will be of use. More

Matt King, Member of Parliament for Northland

than 12 months on from the census, we are still to see any substantive data, and the census itself is subjected to an independent review.

So, it appears that we know nothing about something that was to tell us about everything.

University of Auckland statistician Andrew Sporle said of the 2018 Census: “It’s a bit of a disaster. We don’t know how bad, but we know it’s a disaster.”

I cannot help but agree.

Maybe we will have to just chalk it up as yet another mess this government is failing to take responsibility for.

Moreover, who’s counting?

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Glaucoma is a progressive disease that damages the optic nerve and if left untreated can result in a complete loss of peripheral vision, leaving only a central tunnel to look through.

Eye pressure is determined by the equilibrium between fluid production and removal in the eye, and glaucoma is related to this pressure. A healthy range is 8–21mmHg; however, it is possible to have healthy pressure and have glaucoma, or pressure higher than this and still have a healthy optic nerve.

There are many types and causes of glaucoma, and the risk is increased if there is an immediate family history, and by the use of some medications.

Glaucoma is treatable, but any damage already done to the optic nerve is irreversible, so an early diagnosis is crucial to the prevention of further peripheral vision loss.

Some facts about glaucoma • It is the leading cause of blindness in NZ • Two per cent of the population above 40 are affected

• More than 10% of the population above 80 are affected • 50% of people with glaucoma are unaware they have it • Once you start to notice a loss of the peripheral vision, it is often too late. Up to two-thirds of the nerve fibres have died before someone will notice a loss of peripheral vision • It can affect any age. Babies can be born with glaucoma Glaucoma testing is much more than just checking eye pressure.

There are many different signs we look for, and it is most often found in a routine eye exam with the patient being completely unaware there is any problem.

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Before the wet weather, consider washing the outside of your house, sheds, footpaths and driveways as sometimes required maintenance can be concealed by the slightest amount of moss, debris and clumps of deteriorating leaves.

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Drains include natural or artificial channels to lower the water table and reduce surface flood risk. Fencing waterways is now an important part of rural life and reduce stock damage from treading the banks. Less damage means less build-up of sediment, which minimises the need to clear drains so frequently in the future.

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Apiculture supports unity plea Following a meeting with the Minister for Agriculture on the commodity levy results recently Apiculture New Zealand is supporting the minister’s plea for greater unity to address existing challenges around bee welfare and biosecurity, food safety and export regulations.

“We advised the minister a ‘no vote’ for the commodity levy means we do not have the investment fund needed, nor the collective focus that is characteristic of other primary industries in identifying, deciding and actioning priorities,” says chair of Apiculture New Zealand, Bruce Wills.

“This lack of collective focus makes it particularly challenging to deal with the known issues that face the beekeeping industry, but also to promote the opportunities.

“One of the opportunities we raised with the minister is how we grow the value of our key native and pastoral monofloral honey. It has become a priority for beekeepers given the erosion in prices for all honey types other than manuka. The minister was receptive to looking at how industry and government could work together on identifying the value of other native and pastoral monofloral honey particularly

in relation to supporting regional and Maori economic development.”

The critical building blocks for protecting the term manuka and potentially other native monofloral honey like rewarewa and kamahi through certification trademarks and geographic indicators were already underway and are supported by Apiculture New Zealand.

Apiculture New Zealand’s board meets in April to discuss next steps and has already signalled its willingness to work with the wider industry to find common ground and look at what types of initiatives are needed to secure a strong and united future for the industry.

“While it is on all of our shoulders to protect and grow the value of industry, the minister’s decision to take these further steps to help industry and call for unity is a very strong signal to all stakeholders, both in optimism for the future but for urgency to act now,” says Mr Wills.

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The hot summer weather has seen has seen higher concentrations of birds near larger water bodies throughout the region. Our predictions and expectations for the forthcoming season Mallard and Grey Ducks: Excellent numbers spread throughout the region. Areas of higher concentrations will tend to be near crop harvest activities such as maize and kumara.

Shelduck: Numbers are up on last year, and as expected they will gather and forage around the chicory and maize crops.

Black Swan: Swan numbers appear to be similar to previous years. The northern harbours are a favourite haunt for the birds where they feed on the eelgrass out on the tidal flats.

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Pheasant/Quail: Upland game bird hunting remains a favourite activity for mid to late season hunters. Good numbers for both species have been seen throughout the region with a high survival rate of chicks due to the warm summer conditions that prevailed during January and February.

Expect birds to take to the saltwater environs during daylight hours. The large rivers, harbours, estuaries and coastal inlets provide excellent opportunities.

Some form of a well-camouflaged watercraft will provide access and a shooting platform. Strings of decoys set correctly are invaluable as are motorised decoys on poles. Often birds on the saltwater will fly back to land in the evenings to replenish on water and food. Crop shooting and lush pasture close to freshwater can be productive at these times.

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Forest Owners Association president, Peter Weir, says Simon Upton is contradicting the Productivity Commission’s report earlier this year, which pointed to planting trees serving as carbon sinks as the main means of getting New Zealand to carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Simon Upton has a figure of 5.4 million hectares of new trees. That is a very big difference — both make the current One Billion Tree project aspirations look quite modest.”

Mr Weir says that Mr Upton is correct in that forestry can’t offer climate change solutions indefinitely.

“The industry has never suggested that we are a solution for all time, but in the immediate term, we just can’t wait for the development of a political will for a reduction in the use of fossil fuels, or the evolution of technical solutions to reduce livestock emissions. We don’t have time for either of those. Fast growing exotic plantation trees are a quick fix for getting our net emissions down in the critical next couple of decades.” Mr Weir says it is important to acknowledge and appreciate the large difference in sequestration rates between exotic plantation

forests and indigenous planting.

“Exotics are many times faster at absorbing carbon. Simon Upton is right when he says landscape transformation has the potential to be disruptive and has to be managed carefully.

“However, he and those who make policy should take on board that growing plantation forests is an income generating activity which, certainly for some regions, exceeds that of current marginal farming.”

“Simon Upton is cautious that forestry may have a downside, which reduces its value in sequestering carbon. I have a real concern that this is going to be misunderstood in some quarters that we should abandon an expansion of tree planting altogether.”

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“Eco Toa, meaning Ecological Warrior, is a five-month intensive programme for South Hokianga and Kaikohe rangatahi who are not in employment, education or training. The programme will train Northland youth in pest control, weed eradication, riparian planting and forestry silviculture. He Poutama Rangatahi will invest over $400,000 into the Eco Toa initiative, which is based in Willie Jackson, Minister of Employment with Eco Toa members at the announcement of the youth South Hokianga with funding training scheme from the Provincial Growth Fund.

“This is a training programme that generation the tools to protect our it needs to meet the One Billion Trees will empower unemployed rangatahi environmental taonga. target while providing our rangatahi into long-term employment that will “This is the PGF at work, investing in with skills and a pathway towards a have the added benefit of protecting young people, so they have the skills fulfilling career.” our natural environment. What’s more, the forestry industry in Northland needs. these young people will be earning while We are investing wisely in the region to they are learning so they can continue support young people and support jobs. to support themselves and their whanau Minister of Forestry Shane Jones says the coalition government has while going through this programme.

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Rural recycling programme Agrecovery will manage the project by offering onestop-shop events where farmers and growers can drop off waste. The events will accept a wide variety of waste over and above what Agrecovery’s existing agrichemical scheme accepts.

“This funding will enable the programme to offer a new one-stopshop approach to allow farmers to drop off agrichemicals and their containers as well as other farm waste, including bulk fertiliser bags, used oil, scrap metal, silage/baleage wrap and other soft plastics at the same time,” says associate environment minister, Eugenie Sage.

“Waste on-farm has traditionally been burned, buried or stock-piled, which can have significant health risks and can cause air and water pollution. This project would see rural waste either recycled or disposed of, in an efficient, safe and managed way.

“This Agrecovery project will also help develop options for New Zealand’s first mandatory product stewardship for agrichemicals and their containers.” The one-stop-shop approach builds on an existing scheme.

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Agrecovery also collects large quantities of containers and drums from farms and disposes of unwanted agrichemicals. The manufacturers who participate in the programme fund it by paying a levy on the products they sell into the marketplace.

“We all need to take responsibility for reducing the impacts of the products we manufacture, sell and use on nature and the wider environment.

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National Alpaca Day is on Sunday, May 5 and alpaca owners throughout New Zealand will open their gates to the public to give the opportunity to interact with their much-loved animals.

Kerry and Donna Tannion own Kerdon Alpacas located at 385 Baldrock Road, Kaiwaka and will be open on the day.

“We have people visit regularly, but this is the national recognition day when we can celebrate our alpacas for what a great animal they are and teach about their fibre and products,” says Donna.

“We started like most people with the idea of a few boy pets as lawnmowers in 2009, but became smitten and had to have some babies.”

It takes approximately 335 days from conception to birth, and their first cria (baby alpaca) was born in January 2010.

“We have bred around 100 since then with our main goal to breed highquality black animals, with excellent conformation and fleeces, which are fine and dense, with a soft handle. Our overall strategy, first and foremost, is to have healthy, happy animals.

“We get all sorts of colours because it isn’t an exact science. You can put two blacks together and get fawns or any other colour.

“Alpaca are perfect for lifestyle block owners because they are gentle, inquisitive and have their own personalities. Some are very social and will come face-to-face with you while others stand back and observe what is going on before approaching.”

Donna says as they are soft-footed, don’t damage the land and any facial eczema issues can be counteracted with zinc pellets throughout the FE season — they also thrive on kikuyu.

“Alpaca require shearing, toenails clipped and vaccinating annually, but they are hardy animals. We believe you should only drench when it is needed.

Our females get weighed weekly with scales. When we didn’t have scales, we would do body scoring by feeling the top of the spinal area. How to do this is explained in detail to people when they purchase animals.

“We aim to build a resilient herd and do regular faecal checks through the vet. We were originally based in Maungaturoto, and when we shifted

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to Kaiwaka, all 50 animals were drenched, so we didn’t transfer worms from property to property.

“Pregnancy is approximately 335 days, but if they drop halfway through and you miss it, you can be two years before you get a baby. They can generally be mated again two weeks after giving birth.

“We have done very well in the alpaca shows and last year took supreme champion black fleece in all three colourbration shows across the country and got champion black in the recent Kumeu show. I make scarves and artworks with the felt from the fibre and have a couple of ladies who knit for me for my on-site shop.

“Alpaca can live up to 25 years and are good for the Kerdon Alpacas will be open to visitors on National Alpaca Day for people to interact with the animals soul. People often call in with the elderly and people in recovery from at the moment, and they are such a illnesses so they can interact. It is good delight to have around as they play in for their wellbeing. We have 18 babies the paddock in front of our house.”

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Year of the nice guy

by Andy Bryenton

There’s an old saying that the good finish last and that it’s only an optimist who believes that ‘next year will be the year of the nice guy’. Well, when it comes to ecological credentials, it seems that year has finally dawned. A quick look at the Geneva Motor Show, the European Car of the Year, and our own local sales forecourts reveals that the electric revolution is gathering pace.

HAY, SILAGE & MAIZE HARVESTING On the pace — Jaguar’s electric I-Pace scoops top honours in a first for the British automaker

Some grumblers will call it nothing but ‘virtue signalling’ that some of the top carmakers in the world are trading in horsepower for voltage. However, you have to admit, machines like the showstopping Pininfarina Battista are both jaw-droppingly pretty and insanely fast. Did it steal the thunder of Bugatti’s Voiture Noir and the new mid-engined Aston Martin Vanquish Vision? Perhaps.

There’s no denying that Aston’s Lagonda SUV concept was 100 per cent electric as well.

Jaguar has scooped its first-ever European Car of the Year award. The only one to go to the Brit automaker, despite the E Type being utterly deserving if a couple of years too early.

They’ve done so with the I-Pace, a tidy, unfussy design, which is still clearly a Jag, while clearly encapsulating modern style. It’s also purely electric. The march of the crossover SUV continues across all marques, makes and brands in the auto world, but this one is something different, and it delivers one of the key factors, which may be holding Kiwi early adopters back — range.

It’s the biggest issue on the minds of local electric vehicle fans. People want to get behind the wheel, and as

both the Euro car of the year and the Geneva Motor Show have proven, we have more choices than ever. Most of our power in New Zealand comes from renewable sources, so driving electric is less a signal of eco-virtue than it is the genuine article. In a land with far-flung towns and urban centres connected with

winding, isolated roads, range anxiety is real. Batteries continue to improve, and it’s when a trip from one town to another and back can be achieved without a lengthy recharge in the middle that the game will change in earnest.

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Razor-sharp single The Formula One racing season is off to a great start, delivering the usual rivalries, intense pursuits and lightning-fast pit stops for viewers worldwide. Moreover, it’s also serving up plenty of technical data and science to help refine the cars of tomorrow.

It’s not just on the high-speed blacktop of the world’s road circuits that this kind of innovation comes to life, however.

Polaris, well known for their off-road machines, have taken a look at F1 as well. The first thing they noticed is that you need to lose a seat.

Well, we’re not really sure if the inspiration for the new, 110 horsepower, 999cc twin cylinder beast they call the RS1 came from watching big-winged road rockets lap Imola and Monaco.

What is certain is that the feel of pure acceleration has been channelled into this slim-hipped, big-wheeled version of Polaris’ legendary RZR series competitive side by side. They’ve made it a single seat machine, paring away weight, adding a wide stance, centralising mass and adding fun factor.

Part of this smile-inducing operation is to do with the wide 64-inch track in comparison to the slimmed down body, which gives the look of a classic dirt track midget car or a tiny Baja racer.

Dual A-arms up front and trailing arm suspension in back help the body and that single fighter-pilot seat glide over rough terrain, as the power from the four-stroke, liquid cooled DOHC engine is delivered via an automatic box and

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auto on-demand all wheel drive. That means a predictable, plantable back end and the added confidence of extra grip in the turns.

Further confidence is inspired by the single-seat layout because, as we’ve seen on those F1 cars or even the McLaren of the same name, a central driving position is intuitive.

You know exactly where the wheels are, in this case, you can see the front wheels through the chopped-out door

frame panels, and place them on every apex, or for grip on every rock and boulder. Visibility out the back may not be as grand, but with this kind of speed, what’s behind you is of little concern.

By taking away a seat, Polaris has added fun and acknowledged that many riders are out there to enjoy pushing the envelope as a way to relax and unwind, alone but for the throttle and the sound of worries being obliterated in the slipstream.

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96 MAZDA FAMILIA 1�5 ��������������������������������������������� SOLD

99 HONDA CRV MANUAL �����������������������������������������$4,995

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96 MITSUBISHI CHALLENGER 4WD 7 STR ����� NOW $4,995 98 DAIHATSU TERIOS 4WD MAN �����������������������������$5,995

03 MITSUBISHI LANCER MAN ���������������������������������$4,995

03 HONDA CRV ����������������������������������������������� NOW $5,995

04 VOLVO S40 ����������������������������������������������������������$4,995

05 NISSAN PULSAR MAN ����������������������������������������$4,995

94 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER VX 4WD��������������������������� SOLD

98 TOYOTA ALTEZZA ��������������������������������������� NOW $4,995

05 HOLDEN ASTRA ��������������������������������������������������$4,995

05 NISSAN MURANO ������������������������������������������������� SOLD

05 MAZDA 6��������������������������������������������������������������� SOLD

04 HOLDEN BARINA �������������������������������������������������� SOLD

06 HYUNDAI TUCSON 4WD ���������������������������������������� SOLD 97 NISSAN TERRANO REGULUS 4WD������������������������ SOLD 06 MAZDA CX 7 2�3 4WD������������������������������������������� SOLD 07 NISSAN MURANO 3�5 AWD������������������������ NOW $8,995 04 LAND ROVER FREELANDER AWD ������������������������� SOLD 06 NISSAN X TRAIL 2WD 2�0�����������������������������������$9,995 06 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 2�4 4WD���������������������$9,995 96 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER TX 4WD ��������������������������� SOLD 07 NISSAN DUALIS 2�0 ����������������������������������� NOW $9,995 06 TOYOTA RAV4 ���������������������������������������������������$10,995 10 SUZUKI VITARA 2�4 4WD MAN �������������������������$11,995 02 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 4WD �������������������������������� SOLD 02 JEEP WRANGLER RENEGADE 4WD MAN

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03 MAZDA ATENZA ����������������������������������������� NOW $5,995 02 SUBARU LEGACY B4 RS30 ������������������������ NOW $6,995 08 FORD FALCON�����������������������������������������������������$7,995

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07 HOLDEN BARINA ��������������������������������������� NOW $4,995

05 TOYOTA PORTE 1�5 ���������������������������������������������$4,995 06 TOYOTA COROLLA 1�8 MAN ���������������������������������� SOLD

07 VW PASSAT 2�0 TURBO ��������������������������������������$7,995

05 MAZDA 3 GLX �������������������������������������������� NOW $5,995

04 HONDA ACCORD �������������������������������������������������$7,995

04 BMW 120I �����������������������������������������������������������$6,995

00 HOLDEN COMMODORE SS V8�����������������������������$7,995

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10 SUZUKI SWIFT GLXA ��������������������������������� NOW $7,995

S/WAGONS From $40/Week

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05 MAZDA AXELA 2�0 ����������������������������������������������$7,995

00 MAZDA PREMACY ����������������������������������������������$3,995

02 SUBARU LEGACY B4���������������������������������� NOW $6,995

07 MITSUBISHI 380 ���������������������������������������� NOW $7,995

07 TOYOTA BLADE 2�4 ���������������������������������������������$8,995

01 TOYOTA ESTIMA 7 SEATER ���������������������������������$4,995

00 HOLDEN COMMODORE SS ����������������������������������$7,995

03 HOLDEN COMMODORE SS ������������������������������������ SOLD

09 MAZDA AXELA 2�0 ������������������������������������� NOW $8,995

02 HONDA ODYSSEY 7 SEATER �������������������������������$4,995

07 BMW 320I CONVERTIBLE ������������������������������������� SOLD

04 MAZDA ATENZA 2�3 ���������������������������������������������� SOLD

03 MAZDA MX5 1�8 ROADSTER MAN ����������������������$9,995

07 FORD FALCON XR6 ������������������������������������ NOW $7,995 06 HONDA ACC ORD MAN ���������������������������������������$7,995

11 HOLDEN CRUZE 1�8 CDX�������������������������������������$8,995 06 BMW 325I M SPORT ���������������������������������� NOW $9,995 11 HONDA CIVIC ������������������������������������������� NOW $11,995 07 CHRYSLER 300C 3�5 ��������������������������������������������� SOLD

09 HONDA FIT RS ������������������������������������������������������ SOLD

06 MAZDA PREMACY 7 SEATER 4WD ���������������������$5,995

10 TOYOTA COROLLA 1�8 NZ NEW����������������������������� SOLD

05 MAZDA MPV 7 SEATER���������������������������������������$6,995

07 VW GOLF 2�0 FSI�������������������������������������������������$9,995

05 TOYOTA WISH 7 SEATER���������������������������� NOW $5,995 10 HYUNDAI I30 �������������������������������������������������������$6,995

CONVERTIBLE ������������������������������������������������������� $14,995

10 MAZDA ATENZA 25S��������������������������������������������� SOLD

09 MAZDA AXELA 2�3 TURBO MAN ���������������� NOW $9,995

07 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 4WD ������������������������$21,995

11 HOLDEN COMMODORE SV6 ������������������������������$15,995

11 SUBARU IMPREZA 1�5 MAN ���������������������������� $11,995

13 TOYOTA RAV4 GXL 4WD �����������������������������������$21,995

12 FORD FALCON FG2 XR6 ��������������������������� NOW $17,995

99 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 4WD V8 ���������������������$24,995

05 MERCEDES BENZ SLK350 CONVERTIBLE���������$17,995

18 HOLDEN CAPTIVA EQUIPE 2�4 ������������������������������ SOLD

08 FORD FALCON FG G6E TURBO ������������������������������ SOLD

11 TOYOTA COROLLA 1�8 GX MAN NZ NEW ����������$11,995

06 NISSAN PATROL 4WD LPG����������������������� NOW $24,995

03 HOLDEN MONARO CV8 �������������������������������������$26,995

13 FORD FOCUS TREND 2�0��������������������������������������� SOLD

10 FORD FIESTA MAN����������������������������������� NOW $11,995

09 TOYOTA MARK X ZIO 7 SEATER ���������������������������� SOLD

04 HOLDEN COMMODORE SS ��������������������������������$13,995 03 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX MAN ������������������������������ SOLD 05 MERCEDES BENZ SLK350 CONVERTIBLE���������$17,995 07 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY V8 4WD �������������������$21,995

05 SUBARU LEGACY 3�0 AWD ���������������������������������$9,995

11 BMW 535I GT LIFTBACK M SPEC ������������ NOW $23,995

05 BMW 325I MOTORSPORT �����������������������������������$9,995

03 HOLDEN MONARO CV8 �������������������������������������$26,995

08 NISSAN PRESAGE 3�5 7 SEATER ����������������������$10,995

10 BMW 550I GT LIFTBACK�����������������������������������$26,995

14 SKODA OCTAVIA SCOUT DIESEL���������������������� $25,995

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Super-sized seven

by Andy Bryenton

Did you know that Holden, the renowned motor brand, began as a saddlery in the 1860s? James Holden was stitching leather in Adelaide before the car was even invented.

Which means he was a man who’d appreciate just how comfortable modern vehicles have become. One, which bears his name really stands out as Holden enter a new era of global supply and reach, thanks to the power of parent company General Motors. The new seven-seater Acadia wears James’

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monicker, but actually comes all the way from Tennessee.

To use a phrase from that part of the world, the interior space of this technically advanced and comfortable seven-seat family cruiser is ‘as big as all outdoors’. Three rows of jet-black leather seats, the front two boasting heaters can be moved about for ease of access, and rest assured, the back row is not simply for show. You’ll also find all the electronic gadgets, which a family wagon demands, including the addition of wireless phone charging to free up a total of five USB ports for the kids’ tablets and games.

Comfort is definitely the order of the day, which may seem counter-intuitive when talking about a machine from the United States heartland, where it wears the GMC badge alongside big, boisterous pickup trucks.

Moreover, there’s a big difference between the Acadia and the other large SUV in Holden’s range, based on the Colorado. The 3.6 litre v6 from the ZB Commodore just fits with the Buick-derived nine-speed transmission and adaptive AWD system to provide confident and smooth power about town, no matter what the load. It is no

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