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Something good is coming our way
by Grant McCallum, MP for Northland
I don’t think I will get any argument when I state that no region in the entire country has felt the effect of infrastructure neglect more than the north.
That was thrown into sharp relief a couple of years back with the closing of the Mangamukas, this year with the multiple closures of the Brynderwyns and, of course, last month with that farcical toppling of the transmission tower.
Yes, the weather had a lot to do with the first two, but it wasn’t, and still isn’t, good enough.
Something had to give. It has, and I am not talking about the tower.
I am talking about the game-changing announcement of the multibillion-dollar Regional Infrastructure Fund to fix and prevent issues such as these. This is not just a ‘gift’; it’s a beacon of hope for our region’s future.
The fund will reverse years of neglect in the regions by driving regional productivity, prosperity and resilience by focussing on two investment categories:
1. Resilience Infrastructure to improve regions’ ability to adapt and respond to stresses and shocks (and haven’t we in the north had a few of those?), and,
2. Enabling infrastructure to support growth by ensuring regions, such as Northland, are well-connected and productive. We will target projects that are strategically important to our region. Under ‘resilience’, that could include weather events, transmission security, water security, food security, connectivity, and recovery. Under ‘enabling’, we’ll look at investment in assets, supply chains, and fast-tracking consents.
Personally, I am delighted with the RIF announcement. How could I not be? I live here; I farm here. I have seen how rural New Zealand has suffered from years of neglect here.
For far too long, in my view, we were the forgotten people — the forgotten sector. What the RIF is telling us is that it is no longer the case. Something good is coming our way.
Details on the fund and its funding criteria can be found at growregions. govt.nz/new-funding/regionalinfrastructure-fund.
Grant McCallum, MP for Northland
Commissioners veto Northport expansion plan
by Paul Campbell
Independent commissioners have declined an application for a multimillion-dollar expansion of Northport because of “adverse effects on cultural values of tangata whenua and on the loss of recreational values” in the reclamation that was proposed.
Northport has the right to appeal the decision within just 15 working days of receiving notice of the decision. It sought a raft of resource consents from Northland Regional and Whangārei District councils for the project, which would have increased its freight storage and handling capacity and supported its transition into a high-density container terminal.
In their decision, independent commissioners Greg Hill, Hugh Leersnyder and Jade Wikaira refused all of the consents sought.
The proposed expansion called for approximately 11.7 hectares of reclamation and associated coastal structures for a 250-metre wharf extension at Marsden Point. It would also have involved 1.72 million cubic metres of capital dredging and associated disposal and ongoing maintenance dredging.
In their decisions, the commissioners accepted that had they granted consent there would have been a range of significant positive effects.
“These include a range of economic and social benefits associated with a dedicated container terminal at Whangārei, which would be part of an integral and efficient national network of safe ports.”
However, the commissioners said they had refused consent due to the scale and extent of the proposed reclamation as it currently stood.
“The reasons for this are the significant adverse effects on cultural values of tangata whenua and on the loss of recreational values and public access to and along the coastal marine area (CMA).
“We find that the adverse effects of the reclamation’s scale and extent, which results in the severance of the physical relationship to this cultural landscape, the beach, the dunes and the takutai moana (marine and coastal area), are significant and irreversible.”
Those effects were not mitigated by the applicant’s proposed conditions. Similarly, the commissioners found granting the consents sought would not sufficiently maintain and enhance public access to and along the CMA.
“We accept public access and recreational opportunities will still be provided. However, due to the scale and extent of the reclamation, and the extent of the loss of beach (and its associated values), we do not consider sufficient mitigation or offsetting for that loss has been provided to address the significant residual adverse effects of the loss of recreational values and public access to and along the CMA.”
The commissioners noted both the cultural values and access issues were of “national importance” under the Resource Management Act. As part of their deliberations, the commissioners
considered a raft of other matters, including economics, coastal processes, marine ecology, marine mammals, avifauna, terrestrial ecology, landscape, natural character, visual amenity, noise, navigation, traffic, stormwater and air quality.
The adverse effects of all of those could have been avoided or appropriately mitigated (or offset), however, “given the applications were lodged as a ‘package deal’ we have refused all of the applications applied for.”
Northport has been denied current expansion plans
GROWING FAMILY AND FRIENDSHIP
BY AMY FIFITA
Titoki-based grower Nelley Cullen has always had a gardening passion; a love that has helped her relationships thrive and a path that led her to become a nursery owner.
“Ihave always had a gardening interest, even during childhood and my teenage years. I grew up in Ruakākā until I was eight when we moved to Auckland. I would watch mum transform the gardens on our new property,” said Nelly.
“My mum has always been a good gardener, and both of my grandmothers had beautiful gardens. My passion has come from a lot of family influence, as I spent so many years picking flowers from my parents and grandparents’ gardens.”
Nelly is passing her love for nature on to her daughters, Hazel and Korra. They enjoy accompanying their mother in the garden and also entered the Mangakahia Road and Valley Giant Pumpkin Competition.
“Hazel and Korra won second and third place in the competition. I showed them
how to pollinate their pumpkins, and they watered them daily because getting out with the hose is their favourite garden job.
“I entered, too, and won first place. That was my first experience growing giant pumpkins but I had grown other vegetables. My friend Susan Pryor is the area’s pumpkin grower and she has a beautiful secret garden on her property, too.”
Susan and Nelly have strengthened their relationship through their mutual adoration of nature. Nelly also attends Susan’s yoga classes.
“We always have exciting happy news or sometimes shared grief about what is happening in our gardens. We can commiserate with empathy, whatever we share,” said Susan.
Nelly and Susan find that their mutual passion for gardening and interest in yoga has helped strengthen their relationship
seed shooting, or my first fruits or flowers. I know she gets me when I have soil in the creases of my skin, my clothes are dirty and my fingernails look like I have clawed my way up a cliff.
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“Nelly understands me when I am ecstatic about
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Korra, Nelly and Hazel placed in the top three at the Mangakahia Road and Valley Giant Pumpkin Competition
“I love the nature of gardening — it is messy, untidy and simultaneously perfect. It has everything to do with its inner wisdom and nothing to do with what people demand or expect. It grounds me and there is no artifice.
“Gardening is the closest link most have to getting back to nature, and, for me, doing it formally has no real place in my garden style.
“In my garden, I observe the moon phases and the clouds. I watch the insect
life and animals, the plants and trees — each tells a truth about this moment in time. I align my practices with this wisdom.
“Our ancients knew; their lives depended upon it. Using the ways of my Celtic ancestors, I am lucky enough to teach this to children in a forest school type of delivery.”
Nelly says she has discovered gardening connects her to people.
“Gardening is something you can connect with other people, no matter
Korra helping move things around at Nelly’s soon-to-be-opened nursery
what type of grower you are. Everyone has different ways of doing things and can learn a lot from everyone,” says Nelly.
“I love watching things grow from a seed and then watching it become food for your whole family. You can take a cutting and watch them root down and grow. It is amazing and prolific watching nature and plants grow, and all strive to live.
“Since we moved to Titoki, I have pursued my gardening passion. It is the dream job I always wanted. Before that, I
was in the painting industry, but growing plants is always where my heart is.
“My husband, Adam Blackwell, has been amazing at helping set the nursery up by turning a swampland into a space where I can grow and store all my plants.
“Our Beyond the Bridge Nursery opens in the last week of winter. We stock many exotic plants and garden staples like hydrangeas to some more interesting greenery like native ferns and cacti. We are trying to grow a bit of everything for everyone.”
“TBY ANN VAN ENGELEN
Kelly and Kyle at Tealuca Flowers are proud of their flower farm where they produce a range of flowers used for fresh bouquets in the beautiful Far North.
he name Tealuca came from the two main flowers we grow, the Protea and Leucadendron,” says Kelly.
“We are based in Ngataki, near Houhora. Ngataki has a school and a marae, and most people drive through on the way to Cape Reinga.
“About 15 years ago, my folks decided to sell their property, and my fiance and I were lucky enough to buy it. We’d just had our first child, and it was a surreal moment putting my girl to bed in the same room I was in when I was little.
“My folks were market gardeners, and when I was nine years old they began growing flowers, and I was always involved.
“My grandmother was an amazing gardener, and my great-grandmother was a florist, successfully growing
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her own flowers with her husband in Warkworth.”
Kyle grew up in Kaitāia and moved to Houhora with his family some 20 years ago.
“That’s when we met, and the rest is history. His dad grew up there. The Wagners are a large family in this area.”
The couple grew protea, leucadendron, ranunculus and flowers Kelly uses for her bouquets.
“When I began doing the florist side, I brought flowers from Auckland, but had the dream to be self-sufficient, and have worked on that for the last two to three years.
“The florist side came with selling our flowers wholesale to the Auckland markets. We picked, graded and sent our blooms away but I wanted to see a creative side to what we grow.
Kelly at work gathering protea blooms off plants grown from cuttings
“I began dabbling with bouquets and attending the Saturday morning market in Kaitāia. Then we started our Tealuca Wildflowers Facebook page and website and our clientele work expanded.
“We then included products like candles, bath and shower fizzies, linen sprays and gift boxes, which we make ourselves. My daughters help me and they love it.
“We’re constantly expanding our section to make it more viable and grow more. This year has been extremely successful and I found very quickly that we don’t grow enough to keep up with demand.
“There’s a lot of hard work involved. It’s not just putting a seed in the ground and expecting to get an abundance. You have to work hard to produce something that is sellable. It takes a lot of physical and mental effort.
“To prepare our soil for planting, we do the no-till method and lay cardboard on the ground, use a garden mix, and plant straight into that. We’ve been lucky to have the garden beds close to our pump for drip irritation because most of the flowers don’t like to be watered from the top, but prefer the base and roots, which stops fungicide creeping through on to the leaves and petals.”
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Kelly and Kyle grow protea from cuttings.
“Depending on the timing of taking the cutting, they go into our greenhouse with misters for six to eight weeks. If it’s not the right time they take longer to get rooted. There are always losses by taking cuttings, so we take more than we need.
“Sometimes, plants randomly die for no reason. Some think they’ve had enough while others grow for years.”
Kelly attends local markets and sends her floral arrangement orders as far as Whangārei or Kerikeri.
“I find that locals like to support locals, which means the world to us. We easily get flowers delivered overnight with delivery in the morning, and do what we can to send them with water and have never had a complaint about them arriving in bad condition.
“It’s hard to pinpoint a favourite plant. Every year, I find something intriguing and beautiful to grow. I do love the eucalyptus
colour, smell and wow factor that people get from it. Customers love it when we have buckets full in the shop.
“We have a holiday home available as well, which people love. It’s popular with people who come here to go fishing. It’s a nice private area and has a lovely view over the farm, and you can sometimes see the water in the Whale Bay area.
“Flowers are still popular because people love to have that fresh pop of colour on their table. As gifts they acknowledge happiness or sadness — it’s a gesture of ‘I’m thinking of you’.
“Flowers give the biggest boost to people. They don’t get enough credit for the happiness or emotional positivity they give.”
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Kelly and Kyle are proud of their flower farm, Tealuca Flowers, based at Ngataki near Houhora
Kelly says each year, she finds different flowers to grow for her bouquets
A PASSION FOR WILD HORSES
BY PAUL CAMPBELL
A group of Northland wild horses centred around Ahipara escaped the attention of the Department of Conservation, which is undertaking another roundup of Kaimanawa feral horses in the central North Island in July.
DOC says while the Kaimana horses have a pest status on conservation land. “Here in the north, we as DOC, have not officiated a group of horses as being a management priority. Horses are also not listed on pest species for management with the regional council either. At this time, management of these animals falls with the district council animal control. We would only act if they are on high-value conservation properties, which we do not have in Ahipara.”
The Northland stock have long had a champion in equine expert, Chloe PhilipsHarris of the Wild Horse Project, based in the Bay of Islands, and the Kaimanawa stock are also in her sights.
“It’s been announced there is another muster happening in the Kaimanawa Ranges, so the Wild Horse Project is
looking to drum up support and potential homes for them, too. That muster will be happening in late July.
“Over the last 12 years, I have worked with hundreds of wild horses,” says Chloe.
“The spark and curiosity that first drew me to try my hand at taming a wild are still as strong today. The first milestones with wild horses are a type of magic that never loses its sparkle. Now, with thousands of hours of experience behind me, I’m happy and confident in my approach to working with these amazing animals.”
Chloe has an unrivalled equine resume. “As a little back story, I grew up in Northland. I’ve ridden all over the world and competed to the highest level nationally in eventing. I also have competed in the world’s toughest horse race, the 1,000km Mongol Derby and still
run remote area expeditions in Mongolia today. Horses have taken me all over the world for the last 15 years, including
Europe, Australia and, these days, I go over to America to do a lot of teaching as well.
Wild horses roam free at Kapowairua in Northland
“My passion is the wild horses we have here in our own backyard, and the Wild Horse Project is an official charity that specialises in helping rehome them.
Northland has pockets of feral or wild horses throughout, on private land, forestry blocks and so many other places, most famously in Ahipara and along 90mile Beach. I’ve helped with horses all over Northland, and I’ve been taming Kaimanawas since 2010.
“You can’t just go out and take wild horses without permission. However, I’m always happy to work with landowners, businesses and other organisations to help reduce feral populations and take out problem wild herds.
“I have worked with hundreds of wild horses, more than any other trainer in New Zealand. To date, every horse we have taken we have been able to tame. None have been euthanised, due to behaviour problems, and none are untameable, if you work with them in the right way.
“With the Northland horses, I’ve been working with various ones since I was a
teenager. Today, I work with a lot every year. Sometimes we’ll get up to 50 wild horses a year through the property.
“I’ve always found, especially the Northland horses, if started and handled right, go on to live very successful lives once domesticated. They are renowned for their lovely temperaments, jumping ability and athleticism. So many have gone on to be successful in the show ring as well as trekking and family horses.
“I also run workshops teaching people how to better understand horse behaviour and tame wild horses. These are popular with people from all ages and backgrounds. We get people from all over the world coming to learn. It really helps people learn how to work with horses safely, and encourages adoption of some of our beautiful Northland horses.
“I’m a big believer that we can’t leave them all wild, as much as I would like to. As unchecked, they breed into such numbers they become a problem to ecosystems and their own welfare. However, I think good management, and
taking out enough horses, so that some can still remain wild, is a good solution.
“I think there’s something really special, and it sparks something in everyone’s heart to see horses running free and wild. I hope we always have wild horses in Northland but just in manageable numbers.”
The Far North District Council says its Animal Management Team has not been involved in the horse population.
“As such, we have no statistics on their numbers. However, we are aware that there are a number of horses that live and run free around Tauroa Point,” says compliance manager Rochelle Dean.
“On occasions, when the tide is low, they are known to move around the coastline and sometimes graze along Foreshore Road until the tide changes and they return. At times, local residents have reported these horses as being on public roads.
“Anecdotally, it has been reported that some Ahipara residents feed the horses, but no one has identified themselves to the council as owners of these animals.”
Chloe Phillips-Harris and friend
Riding in the Mongol Derby adventure
Strong female leadership in on-farm restoration
Sarah Welch and Yvonne New bought 62ha of grazable grass hill country at Whakapirau, near Maungatūroto, a few years ago and began planting pockets of natives to protect waterways, wetland areas and erodible hillsides.
With the help of on-farm manager Jackie Nairn (pictured left) and through a partnership with Kaipara Moana Remediation, good progress is being made healing the land – with Sarah, Yvonne and Jackie working hard on their environmental vision.
In a short space of time, a diverse range of native species have been planted, including on a 10 metre strip either side of 2ha of streambank margin on the southern boundary of the property.
On such a windy site, advice was given by the KMR team and local business Rural Design as to the most suitable native species for the different farm areas and various soil types. By the time a KMR Sediment Reduction Plan is developed and approved, many sets of eyes have been across the planting project, meaning really thorough planning before any on-the-ground work begins.
Because it has taken several generations to remove the bush from the land, the efforts of several generations will be required to sustainably bring it back. But Sarah believes everything is on track for what can accurately described as a legacy project.
The first year of planting in winter 2022 saw 27,000 natives planted, while 30,000 were put in the ground in 2023, with 1 metre spacing between plants near waterways and 2-2.5m spacings on the hillsides. Jackie says the progress of late could not have happened without the funding and planning from the passionate and knowledgeable KMR team. She says that input has been a gamechanger.
Following Cyclone Gabrielle, numerous new slumps and slips were managed with extensive native planting in June 2023.
Sarah says it is incredible – and inspiring – to see how well the trees are growing after only two years.
“Kaipara has become a bit of a sad harbour so it is exciting to think we can try to help restore the ecosystem a little bit. I feel proud of what we have done so far. Jackie has good planning knowledge and was keen to move to the country, so it is perfect having her manage the land.
Yvonne says she enjoys being among nature on the farm.
“Seeing the trees growing and the bird life is exciting. And my brother recently found kōura in the stream. Every time we go up there, we see something new and different. KMR has been amazing and has enabled us to do a lot more than we would have otherwise. It’s a fantastic programme and I am pleased to be part of it. In a climate emergency, the one thing we can do is plant trees to hopefully do our bit.”
Everyone involved in this project agrees on the concept that the process of native regeneration is a marathon, not a sprint – and that the land chooses how to heal itself.
KMR supports landowners to protect and restore the Kaipara Moana
Kaipara Moana Remediation (KMR) supports landowners and groups to participate in projects that protect and restore the Kaipara Moana.
KMR projects support people, places, and nature through investments in projects to restore wetlands, fence off rivers and streams, plant trees and regenerate forest on erosion-prone land.
KMR projects:
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Change required to operate in new industry reality
by Glen Dunseath — CEO NZ Operations, Darling Group.
The New Zealand avocado industry is at a pivotal moment, with changing
dynamics and competition from other producing nations altering the
The factors many growers based their entry to the industry on have changed.
To secure a sustainable and profitable future, it is essential to innovate and adapt. Just Avocados was born out of innovation, and, since our inception, we have dedicated our activities to ensuring the future of the industry through a relentless pursuit of change.
Just Avocados was formed in 2010, by visionaries who saw an opportunity to better serve the avocado industry.
At the time, with advances in growing practices, plantings and consumer demand, New Zealand avocado volumes grew. With packing facilities shared between kiwifruit and avocados, they saw that, at times, the two conflicted — avocados being the crop to lose out. The founding strategy of Just Avocados was to focus on avocado growers and create a dedicated, avocado-centric packing and exporting business. This commitment has extended to other parts of the supply chain that the wider Darling Group business is involved in.
With experience in growing and exporting, Darling Group managing
Just Avocados began pre-packing avocados for Hong Kong last season as a way to extract further value from this market
director, Andrew Darling expanded the capabilities of the group by acquiring Avoworks, an orchard services, management, and harvesting business; JH Leavy & Co in Australia, a 100-yearold produce wholesaling and logistics business based in the Brisbane markets; and Zeafruit, a domestic marketer of avocados and citrus. With these businesses rounding out the orchard development and marketing ends of the supply chain; Just Avocados has become a one-stop-shop for growers.
Although Australia may not be a future strategic market for New Zealand, when it is viable Just Avocados growers have the advantage of faster clearance once landed in market, up-to-date knowledge of market conditions, and control of the handling of fruit, including costs, through to the customer. JH Leavy & Co also serves as the hub for Darling Group’s international sales and 12-month supply strategy for avocados.
The branding strategy and model to deliver a consistent 12-month supply into Asia is another way the business has pivoted. Recent updates to the exporting rules in the New Zealand avocado industry are welcomed. They aim to enable exporters to capitalise on greater opportunities in international markets and alleviate pressure on our domestic market.
With a commitment to innovation and a focus on every aspect of the supply chain, Just Avocados and Darling Group are well-positioned to continue challenging the status quo and delivering positive change for our growers.
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Congratulations to Jenny Puckey, Jennifer Currie, Heather Routley, Waveney Teirney and Linda Waters for being the successful recipients of Moo by Angus St John Galloway. Thank you to Fantail Communications and Exisle Publishing for sponsoring the prize pool.
by Paul Campbell
An inspiration for rural life
A nasty farm accident has led inspirational speaker Sharon Dagg, known publicly as ‘Shaz Dagg’, to hold a series of rural support events and well-attended dinner meetings.
Paparoa local Libby Jones and the Rural Support Trust introduced Sharon to a recent audience as “an amputee and paratriathlete who has an inspiring story and a great attitude to face her challenges.
“Shaz, or Limb-it-less Shaz Dagg to others, started her journey with a freak farm accident, which got her arm smashed between a post and a large gate while working on a goat farm.
“As part of her recovery, she embarked on a remarkable sports journey with many highlights and achievements, including as a paratriathlete and Coast to Coast competitor.
“She has also been a recipient of the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year — Local Hero Award as she gives back to the community supporting and mentoring
younger people on their own journeys. Shaz turned her negative experience into a positive and challenged the crowd to do the same, and to ‘not limit our challenges but challenge our limits’.
“Rural Support Trust promotes the wellbeing of local rural communities and gets people connected and off-farm,” Libby said.
“This was certainly a great example of them doing that. After Shaz’s talk, many of us were thinking about how we could have a more positive attitude to our various life challenges. I think the community will be following her next adventure as she competes in Ironman Taupō.”
To get in touch with Rural Support Trust, call 0800 787 254 or visit ruralsupport.org.nz.
Can my joints improve?
by John Arts, founder of Abundant Health Ltd
I have been working with someone who has had problems with his knees; he had damaged one knee some time ago.
In more recent times, his ‘good’ knee had started to deteriorate from osteoarthritis. Eventually, his ‘good’ knee became worse than the knee damaged in an accident.
During a monthly review, he told me the results were amazing. He has much less pain and is more mobile. He has come from a position where working was becoming increasingly difficult to now being more confident about the future.
There are several lessons we can learn from this. The first is that our bodies have an extraordinary ability to heal. However, this healing is dependent on the smooth operation of our healing systems.
In many cases, healing is restricted because the body system designed to heal the damage is somehow faulty or has stopped functioning. The outcome of this is always disease.
In this case, we made several changes. The first is to try and identify foods that either cause inflammation or in some way restrict healing. Two of the most important groups of
nutrients are fats, because they govern the inflammatory pathways, and antioxidants, because they protect our cells from damage.
We can also cheat a bit but in a good way. I see effective Joint health supplements as the ultimate cheat. We can target specific compounds that have a direct therapeutic function in sore joints. Doing so can often reverse the discomfort and reduction in mobility by adding therapeutic levels of chondroitin sulphate to greatly impact the health and stability of cartilage.
Adding water-soluble curcumin (from turmeric) we can reduce inflammation and swelling in the joint capsule. Next edition, we continue this discussion and look at the second lesson we can learn.
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 423 559 or email john@abundant.co.nz. Join his all new newsletter at abundant.co.nz.
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BY AMY FIFITA & ANDY BRYENTON
he Fieldays Fencing Competition sparked intense interest, with Tim Garrick winning the Golden Pliers by Wiremark from reigning champion Tony Bouskill, and also winning the Nick Liefting First-of-the-line trophy.
“It feels surreal. It is prestigious to get to the finals, and being on top feels like I’m on the next level. I am the 16th person to win it. Tony Bouskill has won it five years in a row, so to beat him on any day is a momentous achievement,” said Tim.
Farmers across New Zealand visited the National Fieldays to witness rural successes, competitions, innovations and businesses showcasing their farming contributions.
with teammate Cory
Tim was also in the winning team with Cory Twigley in the Silver Spades Doubles Championship.
“Our first competition was in 2018, and this is our fifth year at Fieldays. Cory Twigley and I have been getting better and learning at every competition, so it is nice to have made some progress.”
“Versing others who are great can be daunting, but it gives you a big goal to aim
for. There’s a good level of camaraderie. We are all there to do a better and faster job, and help each other do that through competition.” At the Fieldays 2024 Tractor Pull, competitors displayed their driving skills under pressure. Overall winners were Shawn Luxton in the Weight Transfer Class, Wally Sinton in the Modified section, Kevin Mounsey in the Pre-85 Class and Michael Austin in the Weight Adjusted Class.
Fieldays’ Tim Garrick (middle) won the Golden Pliers by Wiremark, the Nick Liefting first-of-the-line trophy and the Silver Spades Doubles Championship
The prestigious Fieldays Innovation Award was contested by a record number of thinkers, tinkerers, engineers and creators. Even the shortlist was extensive. Sixty-two participants flocked to the Fieldays Innovation Hub to face the scrutiny of a panel of 15 judges.
“This group of innovators represent incredibly hard-working and creative teams who have seen a need in the market and done what they can to fill it,” said New Zealand National Fieldays Society programme manager Steve Chappell.
“Every year we see solutions for current problems and new innovative ways to use existing materials.”
Saint Peter’s of Cambridge student Penny Ranger took home the Young Innovator Award with a simple concept that could revolutionise sheep drenching. The Mark-It system streamlines the job by making it easy to see which animals have been drenched, without adding steps to the process.
“It is a classic Kiwi solution that simplifies an important task while helping save money and waste,” said the judges.
At the cutting edge, the Prototype Award winner for 2024 was Auckland firm Fleecegrow, which posits a novel approach that could replace rock wool and peat in greenhouse growing. Their concept is strong, sustainable and utilises fibre which would otherwise be discarded.
“Not only does Fleecegrow convert a waste product into something valuable, but it does it by providing an environmentally superior planting material for commercial growers,” said head judge Peter Dowd.
Also, in the world of fibre innovation, Christchurch company KiwiFibre won this year’s early-stage award, with a concept that could see harakeke flax replace carbon fibre and fibreglass in engineering applications.
“KiwiFibre profiles a potential new primary industry crop that uses an abundant plant in marginal farmland and
supports planting for waterway protection,” said co-founder William Murrell.
Carbon fibre and fibreglass take pride of place in high-performance areas of design and engineering, like supercar manufacturing. The ability to augment or replace these filaments with New Zealand flax could be a major advancement for one of the nation’s oldest industries.
The final winner for 2024 was WoolAid, taking home the Growth and Scale award for its advancement into international markets with a Merino wool-based plaster that can outperform other variants and is biodegradable when it’s no longer needed.
Snackachangi won the Best Indoor Site Award, with Best Outdoor Site awards going to Active VMA, Nestle New Zealand and Brandt NZ. Get Loaded won the Best Food Vendor Site. The Commitment to Sustainability Award was bestowed to Ravensdown, and Nestle NZ took out the Supreme Award.
Tractor Pull overall winners Michael Austin, Kevin Mounsey, Wally Sinton and Shawn Luxton
The team at Ravensdown received the Commitment to Sustainability Award
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Faster track to small buildings
by Andy Bryenton
The issue of housing in Kaipara may be eased by the proposition of new building rules, introduced by Winston Peters.
“Removing the regulatory red tape will speed up the build process.”
Housing has been a topic of intense scrutiny for the Kaipara District Council, a major point for the council’s economic development committee, and a recurring discussion around the council table. From early in the term of the Jepson administration, rhetoric has focussed on making it easier to build locally, with core documents itemising ‘systems for affordable housing design and preapproval’ and a push to ‘minimise consenting requirements and costs’.
Mr Peters made easier building a platform in his coalition agreement, and the rules he proposes, alongside RMA reformer Chris Bishop, would allow for simple standalone homes up to 60 square metres in size to be exempt from building consent.
“Removing the regulatory red tape will not only speed up the build process, it is also estimated to save up to $6,500 just in the standard building and resource consenting fees per build,” Mr Bishop says.
“Over a quarter of households that do not own their home spend more than 40 per cent of their income on housing,” said Mr Peters. “The National-NZ First Coalition Agreement commits the government to amending the Building Act and the resource consent system to make it easier to build granny flats or other small structures up to 60 square metres.” While ‘granny flats’ have been much mentioned in the discussion around these proposed new rules, Kaipara landowners may be looking at other sub-60-metre options. Large sections, rural lifestyle blocks and small farms will welcome this news, as it can open up opportunities for off-grid buildings, worker accommodation and cabins.
Winston Peters, proponent for new, easier building rules
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Keeping out the chill
by Liz Clark
With midwinter kicking in, shelter use to maximise feed efficiency and the health of dry stock, dairy, sheep and other animals is not just a short-term solution. It’s an investment in their long-term wellbeing.
Many dairy farms nowadays use herd shelters as standoffs and feed pads for their herds. These shelters have a slatted concrete floor and a bunker beneath to catch the effluent. Light from above allows warmth and keeps the animals well-sheltered in adverse weather.
After being out in the paddock for a few hours, cattle will most often wander back to the shelter and remain there for a good part of the day. With paddocks easily turned to mud after the herd has grazed them, a herd shelter is a viable option.
Shelters play a crucial role in boosting feed efficiency for cattle in general. By keeping the animals warmer, shelters reduce grass consumption requirements during the colder months. More importantly, with stricter animal welfare regulations, shelters are no longer just a luxury but a necessity in modern farming practices.
In the paddock, cattle near calving need a sheltered area and will often choose to give birth under a tree or near a shelterbelt if one is available. Planting shelterbelts of mixed natives and exotics fenced off from stock can provide a microclimate where grass will grow better and the soil
potentially warmer. Stock benefits by being sheltered from prevailing winds in winter and providing shade in the heat of the summer. Lamb survival rates are higher when ewes are able to birth in a dry, sheltered area out of the wind.
For smaller blocks, a shelter with three sides will provide protection against the elements for stock out in the paddocks. A shelter can be as simple as some stacked hay bales for walls and roofing iron or a structure
using posts timber framing and long run roofing iron. Alternatively, kitsets or ready-made shelters are available for purchase from local suppliers. Ensure any shelter provided is free of sharp edges to prevent injuries.
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by Andy Bryenton
Wood waste spun into homes
Timber is the building material of choice for many Kiwi builds, used for framing, floors, exterior cladding and many more decorative tasks inside the home.
However, it’s still deployed in a way that our ancestors would recognise: sawn from logs into planks and boards, then nailed into place. It’s a tried-andtrue method, but it’s one that’s being questioned by industry innovators, who seek alternatives to try and bust a worldwide housing shortage.
“People can’t find homes, they’re very expensive. We also have an ageing population, so there’s less and less people who are electricians, plumbers or builders,” says Habib Dagher, from the University of Maine, in the northeast US.
Like New Zealand, this part of the world is experiencing a housing squeeze, and like New Zealand, it’s a place that grows a large amount of pine timber. Processing large volumes of wood leads to inevitable wastage, but the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Centre (ASCC) has devised a solution.
Printing homes from concrete is a relatively new concept, but it’s happening worldwide, from a whole new 3D-printed neighbourhood in Austin, Texas, to the world’s biggest 3D-printed structure in Dubai. There are problems, though. Concrete printers work on-
site and can be stalled by bad weather. They can also only print walls, with timber used for everything else. ASCC’s design prints whole houses out of wood.
A normal 3D filament printer lays down tiny dots of plastic, layering them into elaborate and durable shapes. The machine Mr Dagher and his colleagues have crafted uses a filament made up of clear resin and particles of wood, processed from what might otherwise become waste. When the machine, the
largest of its kind in the world, gets to work, it creates solid pieces of wood, and not small ones. In 2022, the ASCC unveiled a 55sqm housing module printed in one piece, with external and internal structures all included. Tradies would simply have to add windows, doors, pipes and wires to finish it off.
The machine is not up to full strength yet.
A forthcoming next-phase prototype aims to produce one so-called BioHome3d every 48 hours. The modules are made indoors by
the immense printer, and can be trucked out to a site and bolted together to make a large home, or stand alone as a cabin. While this kind of tech will never replace human builders, it’s a look at a future alternative which could increase building flexibility. It’s also a fine option for a nation with massive timber processing capacity, like New Zealand.
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by Liz Clark
Housing for equine friends
Keeping horses comes with many responsibilities, including providing adequate shelter to protect them from the heat of summer and the chill of winter.
These days, the move towards providing yards and stalls for horses on properties has been more the domain of lifestyle blocks or stud farms and training facilities. However, in the last few decades, companies have sprung up providing solutions for housing equines, from pre-planned designs to portable stalls to fit into an existing building.
Size matters when it comes to loose boxes. Allow a minimum of 3.6m x 3.6m for an average-sized riding horse, but much larger for taller breeds. If plans are in place for breeding, the foaling boxes, too, should be at least four by four metres or larger to allow room for the mare to lie down during the foaling process. It also will provide adequate space for the mare and foal afterwards. Ceiling height matters. While 2.4m would be adequate for ponies and miniature horses, a much greater height is needed for animals more than 14.2hh. Allow at least 3.6m or higher, if possible, for full-sized horses.
When designing a horse stall, it’s crucial to consider several factors. The door should be 1.2m wide and open outwards into the yard or breezeway between
“Pre-planned designs and portable stalls to fit are readily available.”
stalls. Natural light during daylight hours, along with adequate ventilation and drainage, are essential for a healthy living environment. The stall should also be well-sheltered from adverse weather conditions, with provision for shade during the day. The floor should be a non-slip, flat surface, and drainage should be provided to prevent a wet, unhygienic area.
Stables are also useful if you have an animal with an injury that will need short-term confinement. It’s important to note that equines need to be able to go outdoors and have fresh air. Continuous confinement should be avoided. There are minimum standards for horses and ponies under the Animal Welfare Act. Talk to your local rural building company about what design is best for the needs of your horse and fit the budget.
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Looking out for our Northland community
by Colin Hannah — Federated Farmers Northland president
Often farmers and rural people ask what Federated Farmers does for them.
As an organisation made up of farmers and people who have an interest in farming, we are often humble about what we are doing because we just want to get the job done. Maybe we should be shouting from the rooftops to show rural folk what we achieve for them.
Federated Farmers has the largest team of policy experts outside the government. These passionate people have backgrounds in law, planning, farming, arable and more.
Locally, Northland Federated Farmers executive is comprised of 14 individuals from different modes of farming across our three district council territories. They
voluntarily give their time to address issues confronting Northland farmers, so I thank them, our wider rural community and community organisations for all they do.
Our executive members sit on numerous Northland organisations to ensure better outcomes for farmers.
For example, we are a member of the Northland Adverse Events Team, and, following Cyclone Gabrielle, my team gifted countless hours to help others in their time of need. Executive members are the eyes and ears on the ground during emergencies and regularly provide critical information to Civil Defence and MPI during storms.
We have representation (and a Federated Farmers lawyer) on the Northland Rural Advisory team working with Northland Regional Council throughout the year. In fact, I must commend the NRC for listening to the people of Northland by voting to continue providing desperately needed ratepayer funding for many of our emergency services.
We are also involved nationally with rural health, and separately, we have spent many hours in Environment Court hearings on behalf of all rural landowners in Northland.
We have recently reviewed, along with our legal team, the four Long Term Plans from councils in Northland and responded to those plans at council hearings with a rural lens, on behalf of members and nonmembers alike. Our executive members have input into these responses, which our Federated Farmers’ legal or planning staff compile for us.
We have spent plenty of time with the NRC recently over the impacts on you, the farm owner, of their setback and stock exclusion plans, which would have hugely, and detrimentally, impacted on most farmers in our region. We calculated that NRC could have stripped around $400 million out of the Northland economy annually.
We are working with the coalition government to ensure repealed legislation is not worse than the previous piece of legislation. Currently, the team is working on the replacement of the RMA to ensure a reduction in red tape will improve the lives of farmers. Similarly, we will ensure the government’s review of the health and safety legislation will make it more usable and relevant to us all.
Colin Hannah — Federated Farmers Northland president
by Andy Bryenton
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The explosive obsession of Cecil Wood
Cecil Walkden Wood was interested in engineering from a young age, and harboured a passion for speed as well, leading to some moustache-curling adventures in early Kiwi motoring.
Wood grew up in Lyttelton, trained as a mechanical engineer, and his knack for invention soon found an outlet, along with his need for speed. In 1894 Cecil took advantage of the legendarily flat terrain of Christchurch, and established the first bicycle company in the South Island, along with business partner James Gibson.
However, there was only so much velocity to be had from pedals, and word had reached Cecil of a bizarre new invention, crafted by German inventor Carl Benz. Internal combustion was the talk of the engineering community, but Cecil Wood wasn’t about to settle for the weak explosive power of petroleum.
Instead, he turned to a concept that had been tried, and rejected, by the great inventors of the 1600s. Back then, Isaac Newton’s great rival Gottfried Leibniz had suggested harnessing gunpowder as a fuel, causing several great thinkers to blow themselves up. Cecil was undeterred by history’s smoking failures. Ten years after Benz patented the motor car, Cecil Wood welded two bicycle frames together and fitted them with a motor that used gunpowder to turn a flywheel.
Amazingly, it didn’t immediately cause his exit from mortal existence, but it was unreliable and loud. Cecil travelled to Dunedin, where university chemists
kept a supply of petrol, and was forced to invent the carburettor from scratch, having nothing to copy. This wasn’t the only part he had to make. There was no Repco in the 1890s, and Cecil had to teach himself to make batteries, spark plugs and coils.
The sight of the young inventor blasting through the streets of Victorian Christchurch aboard a bizarre double bike with a fire-spitting engine had the expected effect. Many of his fellow citizens called the police. The top cop, Sergeant-Major McDonald, had a quiet
“Cecil Wood welded two bicycle frames together and fitted them with a motor that used gunpowder to turn a flywheel.”
word with Cecil, and explained to him that the long, straight Station Street was technically railroad land and not under the jurisdiction of the constabulary. In an era with no health and safety, it all worked out well. By 1900, Cecil Woods had debuted a working motorcycle, and he went on to design motor trikes and Tourist brand cars, which helped popularise the idea of motor transport. He’d go on to be an early leader of the Motor Trade Association in the 1920s, and, bizarrely, for a man who tempted fate with explosive and speedy exploits in his youth, served as the Timaru official coroner from 1937 until 1948.
Howard and Ruby Tripp were some of the first motorists in New Zealand, having bought this motor trike from inventor Cecil Wood
by Andy Bryenton
Future farming’s defenders
The self-driving car concept is one which is on the periphery of public perception in modern times, with stop-start progress towards practicality.
However, autonomous tractors and robotic agricultural machines are a more solid proposition. Working in the fields, far from pedestrians and other traffic, these machines are already out there, and they are touted by many leading companies as an emerging near-future ‘force multiplier’ for large-scale farming.
There’s just one problem, and it’s one which comes directly from the pages of ‘cyberpunk’ fiction. When your nation relies on robot tractors to feed millions, a great way to cause chaos is to target those machines with hackers. If this seems like the stuff of Star Trek, consider how many hacking attempts are deflected from New Zealand each day, from foreign powers, crooks and opportunists. All this, while we are a peaceful nation; destroying the food supply of a country during wartime would be seen as a major coup.
Due to this emerging technology, John Deere plans to host a major Cyber Tractor Challenge event this month, in Des Moines, Iowa. It’s a chance for the next generation of cyber-security geniuses to have a crack at agriculture-focussed embedded technology, in a field which is growing fast.
“We are excited to host this unique event where selected students will attend an all-expenses-paid week of assessing real
tractors
John Deere equipment led by experts in the cybersecurity field, learn of our student employment opportunities, and grow their network in a highly competitive field,” said Amelia Wietting, the senior software engineer leading planning for the event.
The event is such a game-changer, and a bellwether for the use of powerful IT and AI tech in farming, that one of the major players in cybersecurity, Karl Heimer of CyberMedical
and CyberDrone fame, thought initially that John Deere had engineered the event to snap up the best and brightest minds in cybersecurity and anti-hacking.
“To be completely honest, I was deeply concerned, because I, incorrectly, it turns out, thought that any company starting such an event would hold it too closely, use it as a differentiator for hiring and eventual product development,” said Mr Heimer.
Three years later, and he’s convinced that the tractor giant’s motives are more altruistic. This year, with his input, the Cyber Tractor Challenge has become its own entity, and other big brands in farming like AGCO and CNH are also participating in Iowa. Ultimately, defending food security from malicious hackers is a win for every farmer, and every company which supports them.
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