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Focus is firmly on forest safety With demand for wood in new housing at a buoyant level, led by the Christchurch rebuild and housing programmes, and with demand probably increasing after the Kaikoura event, so to has there been a demand for forestry workers able to safely operate mechanised harvesting equipment. With safety at the forefront of the industry, this has led to New Zealand’s first entry-level New Zealand Certificate in Forest Harvesting (Basic Machine Operations) programme. The first students are now using simulators, as well as actual forestry machinery, to learn how to operate in real forest conditions on a threemonth course at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology in Rotorua. And reinforcing the focus on safe operation will be a Safety Summit conference series in 2017. “The forest industry has developed major new safety improvements in both culture in the workplace and technologies to reduce harm on the forest floor,” said Forest Industry Engineering Association manager, Gordon Thomson. Registrations are now open for the March 2017 conference series running in Rotorua and Melbourne. An online delegate registration offer is available

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Blind cricketer and Northland resident Ming Ming Edgar has been selected to play for the New Zealand Blind Cricket team and will travel to India to take part in the T20 Blind Cricket World Cup early next year. Blind cricket is played much like sighted cricket however bowling is underarm, the stumps are metal to make an audible sound when hit and the ball is plastic with a rattle sound. Ming Ming has been playing cricket for almost two and a half years now since being selected for a development team in 2014. New Zealand Blind Cricket Association president Donna McCaskill says over this time Ming Ming has improved steadily. “It is always positive to see a player showing improvement. Obviously his improvement has been enough to get him selected,” she said. Seventeen players have been chosen from teams across New Zealand to represent the country and they will go on to compete against 10 other countries in New Delhi and Bangalore. “Ming Ming puts his heart and soul into everything he does and has never missed a practice,” his adopted New Zealand mother Gaynor said. Ming Ming is in the category of B1 which is

Northland blind cricketer Ming Ming and his adopted mother Gaynor are fundraising for the trip to India next year

for totally blind players and was one of six players to be selected out of eight. The players are being encouraged to train individually up to three times a week and practise as a team once a month.

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RURAL WHEELS USED TRACTORS & MACHINERY MCCORMICK CX 110 CAB TRACTOR, TRIMA LOADER,2500HRS ��ARRIVING SOON CASE IH MAXXUM 125 CLASSIC PEARSON 20-43 LOADER, 3200HRS ��ARRIVING SOON MASSEY FERGUSON 5340 ROPS TRACTOR

THE GO ANYWHERE SIDE-BY-SIDE

NEW

YAMAHA AG 100��$1,400

UPGRADE

2007 GOLDONI STAR 85 4WD CAB ORCHARD TRACTOR ��$24,000

MODEL!!

SAM 4�75 TANDEM SPREADER, 2005 �� $17,000

WITH LOADER ��ARRIVING SOON

FIELDMASTER SABRE 1200 TOPPER��$900

RATA PALLET FORKS EURO HITCH ��

2008 KUHN MDS 735 FERT SPREADER ��

��ARRIVING SOON

��$6,000

dealers wanted now!

SO MANY FEATURES 1100 EFI

$19,995

All prices exclude gst

GST EXCL*

67 hp. 1100cc 4 cyl. 16 valve engine, 5 x speed transmission, hydraulic clutch, 2WD, 4WD, Diff. lock front & rear, max speed 70kph, snorkel, electrically operated rear deck hoist, fully foldable windscreen, front mounted electric winch, roof mounted LED light bar, all steel construction, disc brakes all round, amazing carrying capacity (front, roof, rear, tray) road registrable. Dimensions - 3270 x 1550 x 2065(mm) (LxWxH)

PH 408 0670 or Evan 027 481 2188

BUY DIRECT FROM THE IMPORTER!

EM sales@kaitaiatractors.co.nz • www.kaitaiatractors.co.nz

Ph: 03 347 4956 • 027 477 0070 • Email: tractors@lifestyletractors.co.nz

*100% finance available to approved purchasers

Lifestyle Tractors & Machinery Ltd | www.lifestyletractors.co.nz

FX 408 2949 • North Road Kaitaia

Northern Rural Marketplace Acraflex Dairy Wall Coatings Able to be applied between milkings during summer months

Colourcrete Dairy Floor Resurfacing System Suitable for repairing damaged dairy floors or slippery areas Bruce Cameron 027 498 8412 / 09 235 8263

Shearing – contract or open. Large or small flocks and lifestyle blocks. Three gangs available.

Phone Austin: 022 027 4408

ATJ

SELF DRIVE MACHINERY HIRE

• Rollers 1.5 - 13 tonne • Diggers 1-20 tonne • Site dumpers 1-10 tonne • Loaders, Trailers, Plate Compactors etc

Call the team at ATJ for your hire needs

Warkworth 09 425 8845 or Aaron on 021 210 0493 4 Morrosion Drive, Warkworth

Bouquets on Broadway Fresh Flower Bouquets and gift ideas • Flowering Plants • Cake and Wedding accessories • Balloons, cards & soft toys • Venue dressing • Daily deliveries

021 897 450 • 09 216 7202 dcl@outlook.co.nz

More Milk

Better Health

Less Metabolics

ats.maintenance@hotmail.com

*TreeGuyz* Arborists & Tree Contractors “We just love your trees to bits!” • Shelter Belt Removal/We Burn 4 you • Mechanised Hedge Trimming • Zip-Skyline Rigging /Winching • Free Quote/Qualified & Insured

Phone ALAN 09 435 0399 or 09 434 6946 Mobile 027 227 5095 • 0800 TREEGUYZ Email: treeguyz@ihug.co.nz www.treeguyz.co.nz

NOW AVAILABLE – GRADER AND 12 TONNE DIGGER + 2 AXLE TIPPING TRAILER ALSO AVAILABLE – WOOD CHIP AND SAWDUST FOR ANIMAL BEDDING 110HP 4WD Tractor and Slasher.

Dempster Digger s Ltd

Phone now for pricing and bookings.

PH: 027 262 1848 A/H: 09 433 7325 www.dempsterdiggers.co.nz

FARM PLASTICS • Water Tanks •Kayaks • Calf rearing equipment • Culvert Pipes

FOR THE BEST DEALS AROUND phone 0800 4 DOLOMITE 0800 436 566 Bio-Gro certified

027 455 7750 / 09 439 8628

Andrew Turner

FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED IN WHANGAREI FOR 33 YEARS

p. 09 401 1706 | bobflorist@xtra.co.nz 107 Broadway Kaikohe | www.bouquetsonbroadway.co.nz

Steve Darroch @ DCL

• Kitchen/Bathroom Fit Outs • Water Blasting & Chem Washes • Decks • Rental Repairs • Section Cleanups • Fences & Repairs • Concreting • Rubbish Removal • Hedge Trimming • House Renovations • Plus Much More

• Tree Felling/Trimming • Dismantling/Removing • Storm Damage/Chipping • Digger/Hiab/Loader with grapples

Planning your wedding or special event? Give us a call!

12 Tonne Digger & 8 Wheel Flat Deck Drop-Side Tipper

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Phone: ANDY

027 453 3693

Phone: JENNY

027 366 4732

HOME: 09 402 5906 | jennifernesbit@xtra.co.nz

Free parking and we don’t run late

Neil Johnson P: (09) 438 4273

GARAGE AND COMMERCIAL DOORS Sales, installation, service and repairs Murray & Jan Ruffell Phone: 09 435 3339 Mobile: 0274 959 171 Email: info@gmdoors.co.nz

3 Colenso Street, Kamo Whangarei 0112 www.gmdoors.co.nz

NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES December 2016

Northern Rural Marketplace GORDYS FLYTRAP FITTING®

Available from PGG Wrightson & Farmlands. UV Protected Polycarbonate. Fits on any container with a flat surface. Instructions supplied with the fitting.

IES CONSTRUCTION LTD.

• Minimum 7-10 day hang-on-the-bone

CONCRETE AND TILT SLAB CONSTRUCTION

• We guarantee all of your meat back • No mix ups!

$20 plus p&p

• On-site killing service • Full yield calculation • Online slaughter request and ordering • Offal disposal service• Covering 60km radius (negotiable) • Inspection welcome • Weighed on site

GORDYS FLYTRAP FITTING 21 LITCHFIELD ST, BLENHEIM

Your meat - from paddock to freezer

Email: elaine.gordon@xtra.co.nz www.gordys-flytrap-fitting.com

1043 Whananaki North Road, RD1, Hikurangi Phone: 09 433 9833 | Fax: 09 433 9832 www.homekillservices.com | e: office@homekillservices.com

Patented in New Zealand/Australia

• • • •

Bridges Farm buildings Feed pads Bins

PO Box 448, Kerikeri, 0245 • PHONE: 09 407 8784 FAX: 09 407 8770 • EMAIL: ies@concrete.net.nz

CALL CHRIS HICKEY ON 027 561 1719 email: fencingspecialists.nz@gmail.com

ALL ASPECTS OF FARM & LIFESTYLE BLOCK FENCING & MAINTENANCE INCLUDING:

• Trailers & Ute deck fabrication • Guillotine cutting and sheet metal folding

• Post & Batten • Entrances • Post & Rail • Retaining Walls • Stock Yards • Riparian Lots • Netting • Subdivisions

• Certified welding , onsite repairs/fabrication • Precision machining: bushes, ram spears, pins, etc.

Ph: 09 435 1493 | Mob: 021 033 7079

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• Pipe & Steel Supplies • LTNZ Approved Workshop • General, Agricultural & Structural Engineering • Mobile Welding Services • General Repairs & Maintenance • 2 Ton Gantry Crane • Plate Roller, Profile Cutter & Press Brake • de-CRAP-it®, Landplane®, Serious Incinerator® • Field Rollers, Water Carts • Kumara Gear

Doug Wilson Manager Phone: Fax: Mobile: Email:

Newman Engineering (2004) LTD Ph 09 439 5065 Dargaville www.newmanengineering.co.nz

northland laser drainage ltd Neil Carter Trading as

www.animalherbs.co.nz

Ed’s Floorsanding

A big range of Health Solutions for you, your family and animals

New and Old Floors Carpet and Vinyl Preparation Quality Solvent & Water based Coating

• Solutions for control of fleas, ticks • Consult with Pat for solutions and worms with WashBar products, to skin problems and other Diatomaceous Earth and Flee Flea health issues for your pet • Herbal and Homeopathic remedies • Orijen Organic Dog and Cat Previously Food — no grains Previously for you and your animals United Travel

All Services & Maintenance Available PO Box 1174, Whangarei Ph 09 434 7741 • Mobile 027 273 6865

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Email: homeopat@ubernet.co.nz Visit: www.animalherbs.co.nz to buy online

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topunihomekill@farmside.co.nz NZFSA REGISTERED

Specialising in Fertiliser and Metal cartage. 30 Tonne units available. We cover your country!

MARGARET & JOHN BISHOP

We courier to your door!

Subsurface Drainage Specialists (Nth)

09 430 2934 09 430 2936 0274 302 934 dougw@nrh.co.nz

0210 263 0922

ron.totalweedcontrol@gmail.com TOTAL WEED CONTROL

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0274 914 091

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NORTHERN FARMING CLASSIFIEDS Reach 33,300 Rural Homes — Phone 0800 466 793

For Sale

Animal Health Products

2016 FORD Ranger/Mazda BT50. Brand New Wheel and Tyre sets 2016. 17” Alloys with 265/65 x 17 tyres, Bridgestone Dueler HT or Dunlop Grandtrek AT22 $1000 a set. 16” Steels with 265/70 x 16 tyres, Bridgestone Dueler HT or Dunlop Grandtrek AT20 $600 a set. Phone Mark 021 153 0663 or 09 412 8471.

BACK 2 Wood Demolition. We buy & sell renovation materials. Servicing Northland — Auckland. Specialising in Windows, Doors, Ranchsliders, Kitchens, Vanities, Roofing and More! Check out our website back2wood.co.nz or Phone 0800 10 98 77.

SINTERED BRAKE PADS — for MX and FarmBikes — from $39 at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636. www.atvtyres.co.nz.

HIGH CELL Count? Apple Cider Vinegar, Garlic & Manuka Honey 20L $49.95, 200L $450 or 1000L $2,000 +GST with free delivery. Black Type Minerals Ltd. Phone 021 185 1501. blacktypeminerals.co.nz.

ATV MATS from $89 — Come in & see us at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636. www.atvtyres.co.nz. ATV SAFETY HELMETS — from $119 accessories from $15. The law has changed! Have you got yours? Come & see us at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636. www.atvtyres.co.nz. Subject to availability.

CHAIN & SPROCKET KITS DIRT OR FARM BIKE. SAVE 10% off RRP If you get them fitted at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636. www.atvtyres.co.nz.

WEED EATERS & CHAINSAWS — GET 10% OFF STOCKED ITEMS at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636. www.atvtyres.co.nz.

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WINDMILL WATER pumps by Ferguson Windmills Company. Phone 09 412 8655 or 027 282 7689. www.windmills.co.nz. sales@windmills.co.nz.

NEW YAMAHA FARM ATVs — 5.9% interest & 3 year warranty. Only at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi — phone 0800 963 636 & Yamaha MC Whangarei. Phone 09 438 0804.

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CONDITIONS

December 2016 NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES

$17,245

$22,995

INC GST

SAVE $2,750

INC GST

$11,495

SAVE $1000

FREE ROOF & WINDSCREEN UTE 570 HD

INC C GST

SAVE $1,900

INC GST

PLUS

• Engine Braking System with 4-Wheel Descent Control (4WDC) • 567cc (44HP) EFI engine • Electronic Power Steering • Seat Belt Interlock • Speed Key capability • On Demand true All-Wheel -Drive (AWD) with turf mode

ACE 570 HD

INC GST

$9,995

RANGER XP 900

INC GST

SAVE $1,400

INC GST

$19,995

INC GST

SAVE $4,500

ROUSE MOTORCYCLES LTD 1 KING STREET, HIKURANGI, WHANGAREI. PH; 0800 96 36 36 MAUNGATUROTO MOTORCYCLES LTD 117 HURNDALL STREET, MAUNGATUROTO. PH: 09 431 8555 CA MOTORCYCLES LTD 725 POUTO ROAD, DARGAVILLE. PH: 09 439 0170 ADVENTURE POWERSPORTS 34 FORGE ROAD, SILVERDALE, 09 444 0636 KUMEU CHAINSAWS AND MOWERS LTD MAIN ROAD, HUAPAI. PH: 09 412 8109 *Offer ends 31/12/16 or while stocks last. Offer only available at participating Polaris Dealers. Not valid with any other offer. Excludes fleet clients.

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INC GST