Taranaki Farming Lifestyles, January 2024

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An exciting new year begins

Welcome to the Taranaki Farming Lifestyles 2025. In this edition, we look back on 2024 with stories about people from across the region shared with us last year. We look forward to bringing new content about our farming innovators, sharing their passion and commitment for doing what they do best in their chosen profession. Join us for what promises to be another amazing year.

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Here’s to the heroes — here’s to the farmers

A sign on my office wall says, “Without farmers, you will be hungry, naked and sober.” For me, it is a constant reminder of the importance of farmers and farming to New Zealand’s economy, lifestyle and culture.

Still, do we really need a sign to remind us of that—to tell us that?

Yes, I think we do, and there are a couple of reasons for that. First are the farmers themselves.

In general, farmers are a self-effacing lot. New Zealand farmers are highly professional, and their expertise is second to none globally. Their only weakness is self-promotion. They don’t spend much time talking about themselves (in fact, they don’t have a lot of time to spare); they just get out there and get on with the job without the rest of New Zealand seeing it (apart from Fieldays) and acknowledging it.

The second reason why we need reminding why farming is so important is that there is a body of people out there who want us to believe that farming is not important — that its key role as the cornerstone of the economy is overrated and even, somehow, injurious to the greater good.

The fact is that these people, with their ideological and increasingly strident

agenda, don’t understand farming or farmers. They overregulate it. They try and divert us from it. They don’t understand that with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) down, primary industry will play a pivotal role in turning the country around. No other industry can do it.

Building cycleways won’t do it. Right? Instead, we must stand in solidarity with our farmers. Take, for example, my frustration with government offices opting for synthetic carpets when we have the world’s finest wool carpets produced by our farmers. Let’s choose to use and celebrate the incredible products our farmers create.

To me, farmers are outright heroes — worthy of recognition and support. I don’t need a sign to remind me of their significance, but as an MP representing a largely rural constituency, that sign reinforces my commitment to championing agriculture and the remarkable individuals behind it every single day.

Barbara Kuriger, MP for Taranaki-King Country
by Barbara Kuriger, MP for Taranaki-King Country

Council building closed for earthquake work

Services at the South Taranaki District Council will be disrupted for the next four to six months while the main administration building in Hāwera is earthquake strengthened. The cost of the work has been put at between $450,000 and $700,000.

Council chief executive Fiona Aitken said the administration building on Albion Street was closed last month and the staff relocated to other facilities while the strengthening work is done.

The district’s new library and visitor information centre and gallery on the corner of High and Regent Streets will be the temporary location for all councilrelated enquiries.

“All the same services will be available as before; however, we will need to do some things just a little differently,” says Ms Aitken. “When customers need to see a staff member, we’ll need to use video conferencing technology or arrange for appointments to be made, because the staff will be in several different locations.”

While there will be a degree of disruption for the public and staff, Ms Aitken says it’s nothing they can’t accommodate.

“Since Covid-19 we’ve learnt to be very flexible with how we do things and, while shifting out of the main building is not ideal, it means we can get the strengthening work done more quickly.”

Ms Aitken says the strengthening work is needed because the Hāwera administration building is the district’s Civil Defence emergency operations centre and needs to meet higher structural requirements than other buildings.

“We need to make sure that in the event of a major disaster, we are able to use this building as our base of

operations

continue

deliver our business-as-usual activities to our communities.”

Council last year gave the approval for earthquake strengthening to five buildings: the Hunter Shaw building in Patea, the Hāwera Water Tower, Hawera Memorial Theatre Auditorium, Eltham Town Hall and Manaia Town Hall. The costs were seen as: Hunter Shaw Building $350,000; the Hawera Memorial Theatre Auditorium $180,000–$200,000; Hāwera Water Tower $20,000–30,000; the Eltham Town Hall $120,000–$150,000 and the Manaia Town Hall $140,000–$170,000.

For all council-related matters ring 06 278 0555 or 0800 111 323 to set up a meeting.

Water restrictions in place

New Plymouth District Council has instigated its Wai Warrior summer water restrictions with sprinklers and irrigation systems the main focus.

Under the council’s odds-and-evens system, hand-held hoses can be used at odd-numbered houses on oddnumbered days and at even-numbered houses on even-numbered days. The use of sprinklers, irrigation systems and unattended hoses is banned up to March 31.

“Summer is when our water use is highest, but our supply rivers are at their lowest. Our treatment plants can produce only so much every day, and we also want to keep as much water as possible in our rivers for the benefit of the environment,” says NPDC manager Three Waters Mark Hall.

“Gardens are where the most domestic water is used in summer and the odds-and-evens system helps ensure there’s enough water for everyone, even with our growing population.”

The New Plymouth, Ōākura, Okato and Inglewood water supplies connect to just under 28,000 homes and businesses.

New Plymouth District’s average daily use has risen a little to around 295L for each person, compared to 288L in 2020/21.

“Building good habits around water is about small actions every day, such

as turning off the tap while brushing your teeth or cleaning vegetables, or watering gardens only once or twice a week in dry weather,” Hall said. “Little changes can make a big difference.”

Useful tips to reduce water use around the home include:

• Water your garden in the early morning or the evening when there is no wind

• Use a good mulch to reduce evaporation from your garden

• Take short showers

• Don’t wash down paths and driveways — use a broom instead

• Use a bucket and sponge rather than a hose to clean your car

• More water-saving tips for in the garden and around the home are on NPDC’s website at Wai Warrior

Fiona Aitken, South Taranaki District Council CEO
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Ethan and a workmate out on the farm

Sami and Laura Werder have been involved with Growing Future Farmers since the farmer-led workforce training programme first landed in Taranaki in 2023.

Growing Future Farmers (GFF) was formally established in 2020 by several sheep and beef producers throughout New Zealand. The charitable trust’s objective is to train students and open up career pathways to fill labour shortages in the agriculture industry.

A two year, free on-farm Essential Farm Skills training programme is geared towards young people aged between 1620 who are keen to follow sheep, beef

and deer farming careers. Funding for the programme is received from Government (Tertiary Education Commission), farmers, and industry and corporate sponsors.

Sami and Laura currently run 250 breeding cows and 2,000 ewes on their Awatea farm near Toko. They initially heard about GFF in 2022 through Hāwera High School student Ryan Williams. He started the programme in 2023 on the couple’s farm.

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Swapping city for country life

Swapping the city life of San Francisco to milk cows in Taranaki would come as a huge culture shock for most, but Ethan Elejorde took it all in his stride.

Spending time in New Zealand had been on Ethan’s mind for quite some time. Family connections drew him to Taranaki.

Ethan began working as a farm assistant for Peter Arnold of Swiss Dairies in May 2022. He combined work and study, completing a New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture Farming Systems course at Western Institute of Technology Taranaki (WITT).

In September 2022, Ethan started work for David and Yoana Werder on their Hurleyville farm.

The Werders also own another farm in the area which happens to be the same property Ethan’s grandfather sharemilked on before he bought his own farm. Ethan’s mother was raised in the Hurleyville area too.

Seeds of transformation

A love of gardening and a change of circumstances led Tiffany McDonald to establish her boutique flower farm at the base of the Kaitake Range in Ōakura.

Gardening has always featured in Tiffany’s life and as her interest grew over the years, she completed several organic horticultural courses.

Tiffany said she embraced a new chapter when her husband’s Parkinson’s diagnosis led to his retirement.

“Seeking income and flexibility, in the place we worked so hard to be, I knew the time was right to turn my passion for growing into a thriving homebased business.”

In 2021, Tiffany carefully planned her Surrey Hill Flower Farm layout and researched suitable flower varieties for the property’s conditions. Since then, she has expanded the size of the flower farm to now cover one acre, and increased the variety of flowers.

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Ethan and a workmate out on the farm Ethan said his goal is to go contract milking. “I also dream to farm on the same farm that my grandfather did 50 years ago.”
Tiffany McDonald on her Surrey Hill Flower Farm
long-term vision includes more community engagement projects, increased flower production and a large
own area,” said Tiffany.

A family farming legacy

The Brophy family’s farming legacy was honoured with a Century Farm Award through the New Zealand Century Farm and Station Awards programme.

Four generations of the Brophy family have had involvement with their Warea farm since 1911.

James Brophy, an Irish immigrant, arrived in New Zealand in 1869 to work in the goldfields on the west coast of the South Island. When the gold ran out, James and his wife Mary moved north to Taranaki, searching for suitable farmland.

In 1876, the Brophys settled in Ōkato and raised their family. The couple’s sixth child, Patrick married Catherine

Doyle, and moved their 10 children to coastal Taranaki, purchasing section 75 in June 1911.

When he passed away, the farm was bequeathed to son Kevin and his wife Rosealine.

In 1984, the farm was purchased by Kevin and Rosealine’s son Garry and his wife Jan. The couple established a Friesian stud, named the property Silverbay, and raised their children there. The farm was sold in 2023.

Achieving career goals

Growing up in an urban environment proved no barrier for the 2024 Taranaki Dairy Trainee of the Year Eric Fa’anoi to achieve his farming ambition.

Eric always enjoyed the outdoors and as a child would soak up the countryside views while on family road trips away from his Porirua home.

After graduating from university with a Bachelor of Science majoring in Environmental Science and Chemistry, Eric successfully applied for a summer student three-month contract position at Horizons Regional Council’s newly-established Freshwater Fish passage team.

In October 2023, Eric began dairy farming full-time, working on Simon O’Connell’s 98ha, 330-cow farm in Hāwera.

“I chose to move into farming because I wanted a change from council work. I later found out on a trip to Samoa in September 2023 that my grandad and his brothers were revered horticulturists.”

“So the attraction to farming seemed to make a bit more sense after that,” he said.

Garry and Jan Brophy with their children Jeremy, Lucy and Kate
Eric Fa’anoi with farm owner Simon O’Connell (on left) and his employer Mathew O’Connell

Services to sheepdog trials

A long-standing and dedicated commitment to sheep dog trials has seen Brenda O’Leary presented with life membership of the Wanganui Sheep Dog Trial centre.

Brenda was raised on sheep and cattle stations around the North Island. Her father dabbled in sheep dog trials and Brenda used to go with him.

“I got and broke in my first heading dog at 15 years,” she said.

In 1980, Brenda moved to Whangamōmona when her father took up a manager’s position on Coxhead Estate.

“I got more into the sport and competed at my first trial with a heading dog at the old

Egmont Sheep Dog Trial Ground inland from Hāwera. I liberated sheep there for 13 years.”

Brenda said her competition highlight so far would be the year she qualified three dogs for the championships when held at Omarama for the last time.

In 2012, Brenda was selected as promotions officer for the Wanganui Centre.

“I find it really rewarding promoting our wonderful sport.”

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Keen on Cashmere

Integrating cashmere goats into their farming system is working well for eastern Taranaki couple Tommy Lobb and Grace Campbell.

Tommy first became interested in cashmere goats after reading a New Zealand Cashmere advertisement inviting people to become involved in the Sustainably Beautiful project. The programme aims to restart the cashmere industry, assisting farmers with advice and support.

“My decision to farm cashmere came as I already do a lot of feral goat mustering. I enjoy working with goats and have the dogs and fences to handle them,” he said.

“I am also using them for control of Californian thistles and other weeds but mainly I was keen to give it a go.”

New Zealand Cashmere business development manager Olivia Sanders met Tommy at his Inglewood farm to discuss the project. Tommy took on 50 wether hoggets to graze, along with 80 two-tooth F2 does and 30 F1 nannies to farm. As part of the contract, Tommy was able to keep all the offspring and sell the fibre.

Brenda with her two young dogs Kobe and Ben
Tommy and Grace have integrated cashmere goats into their farming system

Future-proofing farm for future generations

After a decade building a reputation for raising top-quality, wellgrown bulls on their family farm, Bruce and Adele Clement decided to switch to dairying six years ago.

The couple are fourth generation in the Clement line to farm the property which is situated halfway between Hāwera and New Plymouth. Bruce’s great-grandfather Walter Clement bought the property in 1915.

Bruce and Adele started out fattening Friesian bulls on their 145ha Rata Rock Station before progressing into the service industry.

Adele said when Mycoplasma bovis reached New Zealand’s shores it had a

huge impact on their bull beef farming and business.

“Our living was buying and selling bulls of all ages from all over New Zealand.”

In 2018, Bruce’s mother Colleen advised the couple that she wanted to sell the dairy farm. Bruce and Adele bought the back half of the property in 2004 and gave the farm a huge overhaul.

The couple now milk 335 cows.

Huntaways, heading dogs and herding

Eastern Taranaki farm manager Rachel Law took up sheep dog trialling after picking up a free Huntaway in Auckland 14 years ago.

The Huntaway, named Syd, was about 12 months old when Rachel took him home.

“My first ever open points were with Syd but he never qualified for champs,” said Rachel.

“The first dog I ever qualified for champs was also given to me for free as a pup, by dog trialling legend Graeme Dickson. Her name was Rowdy.”

At the North Island Sheep Dog Trial Championships, hosted by the Taranaki Centre Sheep Dog Centre at Mangamingi in May, Rachel won the zig zag hunt with Miss. The combination also placed third in the national title runoff at the New Zealand Sheep Dog Trial Championships, hosted at the same event.

Rachel works as farm manager on Te Moata, one of five blocks in the Paparata group owned by Trevor and Trish Johnson.

Rachel and Miss have had several major successes in sheep dog trials
Bruce and Adele Clement with their children Savannah, Levi and Alexia

Breeding hardy Dorpers

Ratapiko Dorpers, established by Boyd and Anne Young, has built a solid reputation for selectively breeding top quality Dorper sheep over the past 16 years.

The 64ha eastern Taranaki hill country property has been in the Young family since 1964, when Boyd began developing the land. A Perendale flock, brought in from the steep Awakino hills, originally ran on the farm.

In 2005, the couple purchased their first white Ratapiko Dorper rams from Premier Dorpers. Three years later, Boyd and Anne registered Ratapiko Dorpers.

The stud’s success lies in selective breeding with its white Dorper bloodlines tracing back to Sunnyvale, Westoby, Dynamic and Downsouth studs.

Ratapiko’s black Dorper sheep originate from Gracelands and JR studs.

“We have used AI from Dell, Maple, Douwana and Jilikin Downs studs and imported mainly outcross white Dorper rams from Etiwanda stud in New South Wales,” said Boyd.

“Other rams come from Bellevue, Gossamer Down, Jilikin Downs and Burarang studs.”

Boyd has also developed electric tree guards, entering his invention in the Innovation Awards at last year’s Mystery Creek Fieldays.

In the seven years since purchasing their Fordell farm, professional jockey Lisa Allpress and her husband Karl, a racehorse trainer, have put in the hard yards to improve their property.

Their 530 acre Arawhata farm was originally part of Okirae Station, farmed by four generations of the Campion family. The former sheep and beef farm later became part of a dairy operation.

Initially, Karl and Lisa grazed dairy heifers while building up cattle numbers through rearing calves.

“This is the first year without dairy heifers. We are now solely rearing calves and selling as yearlings,” said Lisa.

The couple aim to rear 200 beef calves this season to increase their numbers.

“It ran as part of a dairy farm and was intensively farmed. We’ve fenced to make smaller paddocks to make it more convenient for us,” said Lisa.

“We also have about 20 cows we breed from to build up our Hereford herd.”

Professional jockey Lisa Allpress farms at Fordell with her husband Karl
Boyd and his daughter Fiona with the electric tree guards at last year’s Mystery Creek Fieldays

Fighting freshwater clam invasion

Taranaki councils have swung behind a national campaign to stamp out the exotic freshwater clam that has taken hold in some waterways, urging summer-bound boaties to Check, Clean, Dry to help keep the exotic freshwater clam out of Taranaki.

The invasive freshwater clam, also known as Corbicula, was discovered in the Waikato River in 2023 and is known to be in Lake Karapiro — a popular summer destination for water sports.

There is no indication it has yet spread outside the Waikato River and Biosecurity Taranaki chair Willy Harvey wants to keep it that way.

“The stakes are high as this clam has the potential to be disastrous for Taranaki. If it were to become established in one of our lakes or rivers it would be virtually impossible to remove so people really need to take this seriously.”

The clams are prolific breeders, able to produce up to 70,000 juveniles a year. They can clog water-based infrastructure, such as electricity generation plants, irrigation systems and water treatment plants. They also compete with native species for food and space.

Any water users moving from the controlled stretch of the Waikato River (Whakamaru Dam to the river mouth at Port Waikato) must follow strict Check, Clean, Dry procedures for all watercraft, gear or clothing that has contacted river water.

Taranaki Regional Council Biosecurity Programme lead Lisa Hardegger says the Check, Clean, Dry message has been around a while but has never been more important for Taranaki.

“As well as the freshwater clam we have a threat right here in the region. Three South Taranaki lakes — Lakes Herengawe, Rotorangi and Mangawhio — are known to contain hornwort, an aquatic weed that can smother and outcompete native plant communities, as well as impede recreational access to lakes.

“If you’re moving from any of those lakes into another lake or river, please Check, Clean, Dry to prevent hornwort spreading.”

This means checking everything that has been in contact with water, including boat trailers, wetsuits and lifejackets, for weeds or clams.

“Get into the nooks and crannies as it only takes a tiny fragment or clam to stow away and potentially cause havoc.”

Clean gear with tap water onto grass, not a stormwater system or drain. Absorbent materials can be cleaned with hot water, bleach or salt.

The freshwater clam is easy to spot

Helping horses and humans

Shelley Churchill’s interest in equine dentistry began when equine dental technician Kyla Johnson worked on her horse’s teeth.

“It was a job I had always seen done by men so to see a woman doing it planted a seed. I thought, I can do that,” said Shelley.

In 2003, Shelley took up the opportunity to complete a six-week American School of Equine Dentistry course. Dr Ray Hyde, who established the American School of Dentistry in 1994, travelled to New Zealand to hold the course.

Shelley also travelled back and forth to Australia, attending the Equis College of Learning and Research. She received

a Practitioners Award in EMRT, which is essentially Bowen for horses.

During those two years, Shelley travelled to Auckland each month too, attending classes to train as a Bowen practitioner for humans under a naturopath/Bowen instructor.

Shelley now works primarily in Taranaki but will travel further afield for larger groups.

In her spare time, Shelley competes in long distance endurance rides around the North Island.

Market for Merinos

When Whanganui farmers Kerry and Julie Thompson closed their Merino stud in 2017, they began purchasing Poll Merino rams from Glen Orkney Merinos in Marlborough.

The decision to close, after 20 years as the North Island’s only Merino stud, followed the completion of Horizons Regional Council’s tree planting programme.

Mangaiti Merinos was established by Kerry’s father Brian. In 1989, Brian was involved in a Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries project running Merinos at Flock House near Bulls. This led to his purchase of 200 Merino hoggets with the aim of seeking new sources of income.

Brian and his wife Olive, together with Kerry and Julie, ran a stud flock of Merinos along with a commercial flock and Simmental cattle on their two adjoining land blocks, Tirohanga and Mangaiti. Brian and Olive retired from farming in 2015.

All wool from the farm’s Merinos and Perendales is sold through New Zealand Merino.

The couple also has a 10-year supply contract with New Zealand clothing manufacturer Icebreaker.

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Julie and Kerry run Merinos, Perendales and Simmentals on their farm
Shirley Churchill works as an equine dentist and is a registered Bowtech Bowen practitioner

Strong start for stud

With an initial focus on supplying beef bulls for heifer mating in the dairy sector, Myles and Vanessa Cartwright also decided to register their Hereford cows with New Zealand Herefords.

The purchase of six heifers from Panorama Stud near Feilding and 20 in-calf cows from Ardo Herefords in the Rangitīkei, formed the foundation of the couple’s herd in 2022. Their stud, Maata Herefords, is located on eastern Taranaki hill country, near Eltham.

Myles’s parents, Robert and Rosemary, purchased the farm in 2017. The 360ha property runs Romdale ewes, hoggets and Friesian/Hereford-cross yearling steers.

Calves are also reared and a small number of Angora goats were introduced last year to potentially control weeds.

Up until 2021, Myles worked as farm manager on the property until he and Vanessa became equity partners.

Myles said they run an intensive system on the easier country with young cattle either reared as calves or purchased weaned from his parents.

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Restoring native species

Buying an eastern Taranaki bush block in 2013 and discovering kiwi on the land, spurred Daryl Egarr, Miranda Wells and Bjorn Doherty to take action.

Although the trio bought the property, known as the 800 Block, with the view to restoring its natural biodiversity, discovering kiwi was an added bonus.

“We have since learned that there are native bats living on the 800 Block and that low numbers are present in many eastern Taranaki farms,” said Miranda.

Ten years ago, Daryl, Miranda and Bjorn formed the 800 Trust, working with others to return kiwi to the eastern Taranaki hill country. The trust now owns 3,700 acres.

“We encourage landowners to trap their own land to remove predators like possums, ferrets, stoats, feral cats and rats in order to protect and help their native species survive. There are so many animals on the brink of extinction such as rare lizards and geckos found in Taranaki.”

Myles and Vanessa Cartwright with their sons, Arjay and Hunter
Daryl Egarr radio tracking kiwi on the 800 Block in eastern Taranaki

Giving the horse more power

With 2025 upon us, it’s time to think about some automotive new year’s resolutions, including those bucket-list wishes for an exciting car.

Ford came to the party with a new 60th anniversary Mustang in April of 2024, and this year, the option to jump on board the convertible version of the seventh-generation ‘pony’ is here. Those who take the plunge and opt to pilot one of these machines won’t be disappointed by the performance on tap. They’ll likely check out the sharp silhouette of the seventh-gen Mustang as they slide past plate-glass windows, too.

However, they might be thinking about another car, if they’re hard-core Mustang enthusiasts. While a seventhgeneration Mustang convertible is pretty special, Ford has recently released something with an even brighter halo.

It all began at Le Mans, just like the story of the GT40. Returning to the

Circuit de la Sarthe with a tuned and fettled racing Mustang, Ford managed to grab a podium finish in 2024. Many car companies would stop there, and raise a glass of champagne. Ford, however, decided to turn its GT3 monster into a road car.

All this sets the stage for the GTD, a Mustang made entirely from carbon fire and barely controlled fury. One that’s legal for the road and on sale to normal drivers like us. The Coyote V8 of the original seventh-gen car has been replaced with a 5.2-litre unit, fitted with a supercharger, and tuned to develop more than 800 horsepower. The previous topof-the-tree Dark Horse edition packed 500, and was a proper monster. Having the power of nearly five original 1964 Mustangs on tap, at once, in one car, is apocalyptically biblical.

There’s more, because strapping a giant engine to a carbon body was not enough. Ford also moved the gearbox to the back, fitted clever race-car style inboard suspension and a dry sump oil system, too. Then it made the GTD look the business, with menacing gills, scoops and trick active aero, deployed through a massive rear wing. The finished product looked like it could mix it up with the fastest-ever rod cars to lap Germany’s famous Nurburgring racetrack, considered the most challenging in the world. So they went and tried it out. The lap time Ford driver Dirk Muller posted was 6 minutes 57 seconds, a blistering pace and just 0.685 of a second under the time set by Porsche’s 918 hybrid hypercar.

You can see the entire documentary film about the attempt on the Nurburgring record at youtu.be/YuxuSLB1hg8.

The Ford Mustang GTD is a race-derived beast, transforming Ford’s spirited ‘pony’ into a horseman of the apocalypse

Conser ving water over the summer

Water is an essential need for our livelihood During the summer months it is likely for there to be less rain, and so water becomes low in availability

Combining this with the below average winter rains and increasing demands for water, the likelihood of water restrictions being implemented is high

Conserving this precious natural resource on our farms and daily lives, not just for our current situation but also for the future

Stopping unnecessary water wastage is one of the best ways to do so.

Follow these tips and tricks to get the most out of the summer

Catch and use rainwater

Regularly look for water leaks and repair

Choose to use drop irrigation

Water at dusk or dawn, not in the heat of the day

Use high pressure nozzles and triger guns

Use water efficient machinery and equipment

Shut off taps properly

Regularly monitor your water meter

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