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of Taranaki/Manawatu Farming Lifestyles… Welcome to the first edition of Taranaki/Manawatu Farming Lifestyles — your new monthly paper, with a new local flavour. Taranaki/Manawatu Farming Lifestyles is published by the 100 per cent locally owned, independent media company, NorthSouth Multi Media. We will be delivering to over 22,000 rural delivery addresses in your region. This new publication joins our stable of rural papers, Canterbury Farming, Northern Farming Lifestyles, Waikato Farming Lifestyles and also our weekly community publication, the Kaipara Lifestyler. Do not expect a technical farming paper, instead expect a people-focussed publication, packed with interesting stories and photos about the lives of people in your region. In this inaugural issue our features include Rural Women, Ask the Professional, Farm Wheels, and Hunting and Fishing. In coming months we will cover a wide spectrum of rural issues. In the following pages you will read about a new accredited equine course that will be run through the Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre and Panorama Equestrian Centre and prepare students a variety for equine careers such as racing or eventing. A gorgeous lifestyle story, with pictures to match, follows the lives of an Inglewood couple and their menagerie of exotic animals. Sustainable farming also makes its way into this issue and we talk to a Whakahoro farmer and conservationist

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wenty years ago when Gail and Trevor Simons purchased a lifestyle block just out of Inglewood Gail thought her dreams had come true. An animal lover since birth Gail was keen to develop a purebred Highland cattle stud and Trevor looked forward to farming deer.

While there was plenty of work to do on the property it seemed simplistic — a nice hobby with the main source of income coming from Trevor’s building business. Several large oak trees and planned future stone work lent themselves easily

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to the name and the couple set about indulging in each of their passions. But Gail’s hobby sort of grew — rare breeds and unusual animals not seen on the average New Zealand farm ‘found’ their way to the property and the variety of wildlife has been increasing ever since. Danish white red deer and the normal red deer (for Trevor of course), an American bison, a variety of rabbit breeds, miniature kune kune pigs, fallow deer, Nubian goats, Tibetan yak, Jacob patterned sheep, ferret, donkey, llamas and alpaca, chinchillas, guinea pigs, miniature horses, donkey, Himalayan

tahr, rare white peacocks, Highland cattle, ostrich, emu, pet possums, including a gorgeous gold one named Honey, and oodles of poultry are only some of the residents at Stoney Oaks. It may sound idyllic, but Gail’s little bit of paradise means hours of work and a hefty food bill of around $1,000 a month — and that’s just for pellets and meal! Then there’s the vet bills, the occasional heartache if a pet is sick or injured, the upkeep and dunging out of the paddocks. Stoney Oaks is a private park but Gail does open to the public on Sundays and during the school holidays as well as to schools, resthomes and kindergartens by appointment. It helps pay for the food bill and allows

Gail to share the pleasure with the many who visit. The Highland cattle and deer still remain the ‘farmed’ animals and the main source of farm income. The rare breeds are purely for interest with only a few being bred from. Most of the animal residents have their own special tale to tell of how they arrived at the park. At 20 years of age, Jessie a Hereford x cow is the oldest resident. She arrived at Stoney Oaks via son Paul, who while working on a local farm was given the induced seven-week premature calf to knock on the head. “She was such a gorgeous natured calf that she just wormed her way into our hearts,” laughs Gail. “She has been a great nurse cow to

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something that needs doing around the farm. “We did get a new kitchen completed in time for the World Cup.” laughs Gail. Various stone work buildings and yards (thanks to Trevor and two builder sons) and paying guest accommodation add to the ambience of the place.

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There is plenty to see and do, a nice bush walk, a lake to row on, cuddling and brushing the animals is encouraged — “it’s very hands on,” says Gail. Trevor has what is reportedly the largest native timber collection in New Zealand with over a hundred different varieties of timber lining the collection room. So would Gail swap this hectic lifestyle for a more leisurely pace? “Definitely not. It may be a hobby that’s gotten out of control, but its my passion in life,” she says.

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Sustainable farming… it’s just good business

by Annette Lambly-Robinson Whakahoro farmer and conservationist, Dan Steele, says New Zealand should lead the world in conservation. He says generations of New Zealand farmers have been programmed to increase production each year and this has often come at the expense of the environment and needs to change. “Farming in a sustainable manner is just good business,” and by good, he means not just for the individual farmer, but also good for the farming industry and the ‘whole country’. Dan and his business partner, Luk Chin, own a 2,100ha sheep and beef farm and eco-tourism business on the northern end

of Whanganui National Park, an hour west of Mount Ruapehu. The farm is also home to an extensive conservation project and the Blue Duck Lodges — four accommodation lodges and activities hub named after the rare blue duck.

Notes from the shed with Mark McKewen Winter is a great time for bulk milk chilling systems, chilling water temperatures are low and milk volumes are small. It won’t be that way for long, summer will arrive and temperatures will rise, not the least of which will be the milk going into the Vat. I looked up the NZFSA (New Zealand Food Safety Authority) NZCP1: Code of Practice for the Design and Operation of Farm Dairies. On page 38, 7.14 Milk Cooling it states: Milk must be cooled to 18 Deg C or less at the completion of the first milking into the bulk milk tank, and should not exceed 13 Deg C at the completion of subsequent milkings and milk must be cooled to and maintained at 7 Deg C or below within 3 hours of the completion of milking and kept at 7 Deg C or below until it is collected or the next Milking. This is a tough call for a lot of Dairies with Primary chilling water for some over 23 Deg C during summer and very ordinary chillers. It is a reality however that the Dairy Companies are toughening up around the Code of practice and quickly. The solutions are not cheap and cheerful, they have to be designed to suit the Dairy and the load to get the milk into the vat and maintained properly and be cost effective. No8 wire or “she’ll be right” isn’t going to measure up. At Milfos we have the iCONVERTER Chilling Solution that can Snap chill the milk into the vat at around 5 Deg C, maintain the Vat temperature and supply free Hot water up to 85 Deg C in abundance. It should save you around 35% Of your electricity costs. You don’t need to have a Milfos Dairy to enjoy the benefits, so check out our website www.milfos.com for details or a consultation.

Dan is passionate about conservation, tourism and farming. “Our business is about 50 per cent farming and 50 per eco-tourism. It’s a real study in how conservation and business can be tied together,” he said. “Tourism and farming both rely on our clean, green image, but if we could really achieve this — people would want to visit our country forever.” The Blue Duck Station group is involved in several conservation projects, blue duck preservation and historical building restoration. Priority is to work with stakeholders in preserving the area’s natural beauty while educating guests about blue duck, local native species and the history of the Whakahoro Valley. The blue duck, or Whio as it is known in Maori, is an endangered Dan Steele and canine mates outside a ‘conserved’ early settlers whare species and Dan is committed to Photo/Blue Duck Lodge helping to preserve this native fowl. The group is also involved in restoring He annually undertakes a largescale predator trapping and habitat buildings (now historical) that were enhancement project for the whio, kiwi abandoned by early farmers of the region. and all other natives of Retaruke.

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Soil Matters — with Peter Burton

A quiet revolution underway

Dairy cows are amazingly tough and resilient animals with the majority remaining outdoors all year. Diets vary widely; most survive through harsh winter and early spring conditions, give birth, and produce remarkably well.

Some years ago a farmer in the Waikato drafted out his lightest cows in autumn, put them into a large covered shed and fed them almost entirely on kiwifruit. It wasn’t long before they gained weight and were reintroduced to the main herd without fuss for wintering. There are cows close to main centres that are fed waste produce from supermarkets that include a variety of potato chip-type products and a range of confectionary. Although I haven’t seem them I have it on good authority that these cows perform well by industry standards, with the intriguing part of this story being that a considerable amount of this ‘food’ is still in its wrapper. Dairy cows that die as result of a calcium/ magnesium deficiency or imbalance do so not because their diet is a little deficient, but because their diet is substantially deficient or imbalanced, and unsuited to the animal’s requirements for calving and early lactation. This is where a single annual application of dolomite can have a major impact. A single application of 220kg/ha provides 25kg of magnesium and 53kg of calcium per hectare, however it is what results that is important.

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he adage necessity being the mother of invention was what prompted Horowhenua farmer Kylie Giddard to begin her own bra manufacturing business.

Seven years ago after coming home from another hard day’s work on the farm Kylie Gibbard found yet again she was rubbed raw by her ill fitting bra and decided enough was enough.

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While Kylie had tried almost every brand there was on the market, including a few expensive imported bras supposedly specifically for bigger busts — she said none had solved her problems. Her partner Darrell felt there had to be something suitable out there — Kylie just needed to spread her search a little wider to find a brand and style.

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With a blended family of four sporting kids life was pretty hectic — Kylie had enough on her plate without worrying about her uncomfortable undergarments — but something had to be done to make her obvious problem bearable. “So with a bit of kiwi ingenuity and can do attitude we began a design process to create a prototype which would fill all my requirements.” After a few months of working on a pattern, they came up with ‘their’ shape, and had a seamstress friend make one for Kylie. It worked perfectly. Kylie had some comfort at last. In the meantime they heard of other women who have the same problem and the idea of having their own niche business — professionally making and supplying bra’s in a range of sizes — was born. “As farmers we’ve always been told to look at diversification — so ours is diversification to the extreme — from farming to lingerie,” she laughs. It wasn’t something that could be rushed. Three years later with the designs sorted they needed someone to make them.

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“Given the decline in the New Zealand apparel industry in NZ we thought it would be relatively easy to find a manufacturer keen to take on our new product,” said Kylie. They found out nothing could be further from the truth. “No one would take us seriously and they were not interested in making them — their attitude was that NZ doesn’t make bra’s anymore.” With typical rural determination they decided they’d just have to do it themselves. A further three years research, testing components and prototyping the ‘EmKay’ factory was born — right on their farm. A year later — apart from Kylie, EmKay now employs six staff and supplies almost 30 retailers nationwide. Exports to Australia are due to start this month. (October) “Since launching onto the market we have had a huge response from women of all ages, sizes and shapes telling us that at last our bra provides them with the comfort, lift and support they have been desperate for,” said Kylie. “This is wonderful and encouraging feedback.”

Ingredients

Directions:

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan • 1 1/4 pounds prime beef • 1/4 cup soft brown sugar • 2–3 teaspoons to 1 tablespoon Greek One Spice • 1 medium onion, chopped • 1 small red bell pepper, chopped • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce • 2 cups tomato puree • 2 tablespoons tomato paste • 4 Hamburger buns

Step 1. Brown meat in oil in a large skillet over medium to high heat. In a separate bowl, combine brown sugar and Greek One Spice then add to skillet, mix throughout. Step 2. When the meat has browned, add onion, red peppers red wine vinegar and Worcestershire sauce to the skillet. Reduce heat to medium, cook for 5 minutes. Step 3. Add tomato sauce and paste to pan. Stir to combine. Reduce heat to simmer and cook Sloppy Joe mixture 5 minutes longer. Serve on Hamburger buns.

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The United Nations International Day of Rural Women celebrates and honours the role of rural women. Held every October 15, the day recognises the importance rural women have in enhancing agricultural and rural development worldwide and the contribution they make in supporting their own communities. Their achievements are often inspiring, in the face of overwhelming adversities such as poverty, national conflict, violence, lack of education and poor health. The first International Day of Rural Women was observed on October 15, 2008. The idea of honouring rural women with a special day was put forward at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, in 1995. It was suggested October 15 be the day chosen because it is the eve of World Food Day — and it was felt this would highlight rural women’s role in food production and food security. World Rural Women’s Day had been celebrated across the world for more than a decade before it officially became a United Nations’ observance. This year’s theme ‘Enterprising Rural Women in the Pacific’ not only looks at the initiatives already in place, but ways in which New Zealand women can help their sisters in the Pacific. Rural Women New Zealand already help with a number of projects. Lily Besoer runs the Rural Women’s Development Initiative (RWDI) in Papua New Guinea. The scheme has several current projects including a scheme where women can save small

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PROGRAMME SCHEDULE Thu 6 Oct - Wed 2 Nov Thursday 6 Oct 06:00 Pro Bull 2010 07:00 NTPA Championship Pulling (P) 07:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 08:00 Money Talks 08:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 09:00 Gardening Australia 09:30 Cheese Slices 10:00 Your Beautiful Garden 10:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 11:00 The Fresh Life 11:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 12:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather 12:30 Money Talks 13:00 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships 13:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 14:00 Landline 15:00 Barbecue University 15:30 FEI Equestrian World 2011 16:00 Gardening Australia 16:30 Cheese Slices 17:00 Your Beautiful Garden 17:30 The Fresh Life 18:00 FEI Equestrian World 2011 18:30 Pro Bull 2010 19:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 20:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather (P) 20:30 Landline (P) 21:30 Classic Tractor Fever 22:00 Pro Bull 2010 23:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 23:30 Gardening Australia 00:00 Cheese Slices 00:30 Your Beautiful Garden 01:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 01:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Pro Bull 2010 03:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 03:30 Gardening Australia 04:00 Cheese Slices

04:30 Your Beautiful Garden 05:00 FEI Equestrian World 2011 05:30 NTPA Championship Pulling

Friday 7 Oct 06:00 Pro Bull 2010 07:00 NTPA Championship Pulling (P) 07:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 08:00 Ag PhD 08:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 09:00 FEI Nations Cup 2011 10:00 Pro Bull 2010 11:00 Landline 12:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather 12:30 Ag PhD 13:00 Money Talks 13:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 14:00 America’s Heartland 14:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 15:00 FEI Nations Cup 2011 16:00 Garden Rambles 17:00 Landline 18:00 Classic Tractor Fever 18:30 Pro Bull 2010 19:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 20:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather (P) 20:30 Straight Talk (P) 21:00 HSBC FEI Classics (P) 22:00 Pro Bull 2010 23:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 23:30 Classic Tractor Fever 00:00 Best Of America By Horseback 00:30 Ag PhD 01:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 01:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Pro Bull 2010 03:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 03:30 Landline 04:30 Ag PhD 05:00 Farming Sunday 05:30 NTPA Championship Pulling

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Pro Bull 2010 FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride FEI Nations Cup 2011 Race Country (P) Country 99 TV News & Weather TOWER Sector Report Money Talks Ag PhD Straight Talk TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships Outdoors With Geoff Thomas (P) Race Country Along For The Ride HSBC FEI Classics Spruce Meadows 2011 (P) TOWER Sector Report America’s Heartland Ag PhD Straight Talk Outdoors With Geoff Thomas Outdoors With Geoff Thomas (P) TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships The Week In Agri-Business (P) Inside Music Row (P) TruCountry (P) Marty Stuart Show (P) Cumberland Highlanders (P) Best Of America By Horseback (P) Race Country Horse Tales Along For The Ride Pro Bull 2010 FEI Nations Cup 2011 Spruce Meadows 2011 FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride TOWER Sector Report Money Talks

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07:00 NTPA Championship Pulling (P) 07:30 The Week In Agri-Business 08:00 Farming Sunday 08:30 The Week In Agri-Business 09:00 Your Beautiful Garden (P) 09:30 Gardening Australia (P) 10:00 Smart Gardening (P) 10:30 Garden Rambles (P) 11:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 12:00 The Week In Agri-Business 12:30 Farming Sunday 13:00 Money Talks 13:30 The Week In Agri-Business 14:00 Straight Talk 14:30 Ag PhD 15:00 Farming Sunday 15:30 Horse Tales 16:00 FEI Equestrian World 2011 16:30 Gardening Australia 17:00 Smart Gardening 17:30 FEI Nations Cup 2011 (P) 18:30 Landline 19:30 America’s Heartland (P) 20:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather (P) 20:30 TOWER Sector Report (P) 21:00 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships (P) 21:30 Along For The Ride (P) 22:00 Landline 23:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 23:30 Your Beautiful Garden 00:00 Gardening Australia 00:30 Smart Gardening 01:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 01:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 03:30 Your Beautiful Garden 04:00 Gardening Australia 04:30 Smart Gardening 05:00 Along For The Ride 05:30 NTPA Championship Pulling

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Taranaki/Manawatu Farming Lifestyles October 2011

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE Thu 6 Oct - Wed 2 Nov 05:00 Race Country 05:30 NTPA Championship Pulling

Thursday 13 Oct 06:00 Landline 07:00 NTPA Championship Pulling (P) 07:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 08:00 Money Talks 08:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 09:00 Gardening Australia 09:30 Cheese Slices 10:00 Your Beautiful Garden 10:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 11:00 The Fresh Life 11:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 12:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather 12:30 Money Talks 13:00 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships 13:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 14:00 Landline 15:00 Barbecue University 15:30 FEI Equestrian World 2011 16:00 Gardening Australia 16:30 Cheese Slices 17:00 Your Beautiful Garden 17:30 The Fresh Life 18:00 FEI Equestrian World 2011 18:30 Landline 19:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 20:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather (P) 20:30 Landline (P) 21:30 Classic Tractor Fever 22:00 Landline 23:00 Beef And Lamb Leadership 23:30 Gardening Australia 00:00 Cheese Slices 00:30 Your Beautiful Garden 01:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 01:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 NTPA Championship Pulling

03:30 04:00 04:30 05:00 05:30

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Friday 14 Oct 06:00 Landline 07:00 NTPA Championship Pulling (P) 07:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 08:00 Ag PhD 08:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 09:00 FEI Nations Cup 2011 10:00 Pro Bull 2010 11:00 Landline 12:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather 12:30 Ag PhD 13:00 Money Talks 13:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 14:00 America’s Heartland 14:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 15:00 FEI Nations Cup 2011 16:00 Garden Rambles 17:00 Landline 18:00 Classic Tractor Fever 18:30 Landline 19:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 20:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather (P) 20:30 Straight Talk (P) 21:00 HSBC FEI Classics 22:00 Landline 23:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 23:30 Classic Tractor Fever 00:00 Best Of America By Horseback 00:30 Ag PhD 01:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 01:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 03:30 Landline 04:30 Ag PhD 05:00 Farming Sunday

05:30 NTPA Championship Pulling

saTurday 15 Oct 06:00 Pro Bull 2010 07:00 FEI Equestrian World 2011 (P) 07:30 Along For The Ride 08:00 FEI Nations Cup 2011 09:00 Race Country (P) 09:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 10:00 TOWER Sector Report 10:30 Money Talks 11:00 Ag PhD 11:30 Straight Talk 12:00 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships 12:30 Outdoors With Geoff Thomas (P) 13:00 Race Country 13:30 Along For The Ride 14:00 HSBC FEI Classics 15:00 Spruce Meadows 2011 16:00 TOWER Sector Report 16:30 America’s Heartland 17:00 Ag PhD 17:30 Straight Talk 18:00 Outdoors With Geoff Thomas 18:30 Outdoors With Geoff Thomas (P) 19:00 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships 19:30 The Week In Agri-Business (P) 20:00 Inside Music Row (P) 20:30 TruCountry (P) 21:00 Marty Stuart Show (P) 21:30 Cumberland Highlanders (P) 22:00 Best Of America By Horseback (P) 22:30 Race Country 23:00 Horse Tales 23:30 Along For The Ride 00:00 Pro Bull 2010 01:00 FEI Nations Cup 2011 02:00 Spruce Meadows 2011 03:00 FEI Equestrian World 2011 03:30 Along For The Ride

04:00 04:30 05:00 05:30

TOWER Sector Report Money Talks Ag PhD Straight Talk

sunday 16 Oct 06:00 07:00 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 14:00 14:30 15:00 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 22:30 23:00 00:00 01:00 01:30 02:00 02:30 03:00 04:00 04:30 05:00 05:30

Pro Bull 2011 FEI Nations Cup 2011 Race Country Along For The Ride Farming Sunday (P) Straight Talk Money Talks TOWER Sector Report The Week In Agri-Business TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships Spruce Meadows 2011 HSBC FEI Classics (P) Race Country Along For The Ride FEI Nations Cup 2011 America’s Heartland Straight Talk Farming Sunday TOWER Sector Report Pro Bull 2011 (P) The Week In Agri-Business Farming Sunday Classic Tractor Fever Marty Stuart Show Inside Music Row TruCountry FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride Spruce Meadows 2011 Pro Bull 2011 Along For The Ride Race Country FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride FEI Nations Cup 2011 Money Talks Straight Talk TOWER Sector Report Ag PhD

MOnday 17 Oct 06:00 Landline

07:00 NTPA Championship Pulling (P) 07:30 The Week In Agri-Business 08:00 Farming Sunday 08:30 The Week In Agri-Business 09:00 Your Beautiful Garden (P) 09:30 Gardening Australia (P) 10:00 Smart Gardening (P) 10:30 Garden Rambles (P) 11:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 12:00 The Week In Agri-Business 12:30 Farming Sunday 13:00 Money Talks 13:30 The Week In Agri-Business 14:00 Straight Talk 14:30 Ag PhD 15:00 Farming Sunday 15:30 FEI Equestrian World 2011 16:00 FEI Equestrian World 2011 16:30 Gardening Australia 17:00 Smart Gardening 17:30 FEI Nations Cup 2011 (P) 18:30 Landline 19:30 America’s Heartland (P) 20:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather (P) 20:30 TOWER Sector Report (P) 21:00 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships (P) 21:30 Along For The Ride (P) 22:00 Landline 23:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 23:30 Your Beautiful Garden 00:00 Gardening Australia 00:30 Smart Gardening 01:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 01:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 03:30 Your Beautiful Garden 04:00 Gardening Australia 04:30 Smart Gardening 05:00 Along For The Ride 05:30 NTPA Championship Pulling

Tuesday 18 Oct 06:00 Landline

07:00 NTPA Championship Pulling (P) 07:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 08:00 TOWER Sector Report 08:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 09:00 Cheese Slices (P) 09:30 BBQ University (P) 10:00 The Cowboys’ Kitchen (P) 10:30 5 Ingredient Fix (P) 11:00 Surfing the Menu (P) 11:30 The Fresh Life (P) 12:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather 12:30 TOWER Sector Report 13:00 Straight Talk 13:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 14:00 TOWER Sector Report 14:30 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships 15:00 America’s Heartland 15:30 Along For The Ride 16:00 Cheese Slices 16:30 Barbecue University 17:00 The Fresh Life 17:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 18:00 Along For The Ride 18:30 Landline 19:30 Hell On Hooves (P) 20:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather (P) 20:30 America’s Heartland 21:00 Straight Talk 21:30 Horse Tales 22:00 Landline 23:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 23:30 Cheese Slices 00:00 Barbeque University 00:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 01:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 01:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 03:30 Cheese Slices 04:00 Barbecue University

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Wednesday 19 Oct 06:00 Landline 07:00 Hell On Hooves 07:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 08:00 Straight Talk 08:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 09:00 Along For The Ride 09:30 FEI Equestrian World 2010 10:00 Race Country 10:30 FEI Nations Cup 2011 11:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 12:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather 12:30 Straight Talk 13:00 TOWER Sector Report 13:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 14:00 Ag PhD 14:30 Farming Sunday 15:00 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 15:30 Spruce Meadows 2011 16:30 Animal S.O.S. 17:00 Garden Rambles 18:00 Backstage Pass With Monty Roberts 18:30 Landline 19:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 20:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather (P) 20:30 Money Talks (P) 21:00 Ag PhD (P) 21:30 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships 22:00 Landline 23:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 23:30 Garden Rambles 00:30 Best Of America By Horseback 01:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 01:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 03:30 Your Beautiful Garden 04:00 Garden Rambles

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October 2011

Taranaki/Manawatu Farming Lifestyles

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE Thu 6 Oct - Wed 2 Nov 05:00 Race Country 05:30 NTPA Championship Pulling

Thursday 20 Oct 06:00 Landline 07:00 NTPA Championship Pulling (P) 07:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 08:00 Money Talks 08:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 09:00 Gardening Australia 09:30 Cheese Slices 10:00 Your Beautiful Garden 10:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 11:00 The Fresh Life 11:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 12:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather 12:30 Money Talks 13:00 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships 13:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 14:00 Landline 15:00 Barbecue University 15:30 FEI Equestrian World 2011 16:00 Gardening Australia 16:30 Cheese Slices 17:00 Your Beautiful Garden 17:30 The Fresh Life 18:00 FEI Equestrian World 2011 18:30 Landline 19:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 20:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather (P) 20:30 Landline (P) 21:30 Classic Tractor Fever 22:00 Landline 23:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 23:30 Gardening Australia 00:00 Cheese Slices 00:30 Your Beautiful Garden 01:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 01:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 NTPA Championship Pulling

03:30 04:00 04:30 05:00 05:30

Gardening Australia Cheese Slices Your Beautiful Garden FEI Equestrian World 2011 NTPA Championship Pulling

Friday 21 Oct 06:00 Landline 07:00 NTPA Championship Pulling (P) 07:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 08:00 Ag PhD 08:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 09:00 FEI Nations Cup 2011 10:00 Pro Bull 2010 11:00 Landline 12:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather 12:30 Ag PhD 13:00 Money Talks 13:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 14:00 America’s Heartland 14:30 Hell On Hooves 15:00 FEI Nations Cup 2011 16:00 Garden Rambles 17:00 Landline 18:00 Classic Tractor Fever 18:30 Landline 19:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 20:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather (P) 20:30 Straight Talk (P) 21:00 HSBC FEI Classics (P) 22:00 Landline 23:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 23:30 Classic Tractor Fever 00:00 Best Of America By Horseback 00:30 Ag PhD 01:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 01:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 03:30 Landline 04:30 Ag PhD 05:00 Farming Sunday

05:30 NTPA Championship Pulling

saTurday 22 Oct 06:00 07:00 07:30 08:00 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 15:00 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 22:30 23:00 23:30 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 03:30 04:00

Pro Bull 2010 FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride FEI Nations Cup 2011 Race Country (P) Country 99 TV News & Weather TOWER Sector Report Money Talks Ag PhD Straight Talk TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships Outdoors With Geoff Thomas (P) Race Country Along For The Ride HSBC FEI Classics Spruce Meadows 2011 (P) TOWER Sector Report America’s Heartland Ag PhD Straight Talk Outdoors With Geoff Thomas Outdoors With Geoff Thomas (P) TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships The Week In Agri-Business (P) Inside Music Row (P) TruCountry (P) Marty Stuart Show (P) Cumberland Highlanders (P) Best Of America By Horseback (P) Race Country FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride Pro Bull 2010 FEI Nations Cup 2011 Spruce Meadows 2011 FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride TOWER Sector Report

04:30 Money Talks 05:00 Ag PhD 05:30 Straight Talk

sunday 23 Oct 06:00 07:00 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 14:00 14:30 15:00 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 22:30 23:00 00:00 01:00 01:30 02:00 02:30 03:00 04:00 04:30 05:00 05:30

Pro Bull 2011 FEI Nations Cup 2011 Race Country Along For The Ride Farming Sunday (P) Straight Talk Money Talks TOWER Sector Report The Week In Agri-Business TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships Spruce Meadows 2011 HSBC FEI Classics (P) Race Country Along For The Ride FEI Nations Cup 2011 America’s Heartland Straight Talk Farming Sunday TOWER Sector Report Pro Bull 2011 The Week In Agri-Business Farming Sunday Classic Tractor Fever Marty Stuart Show Inside Music Row TruCountry FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride Spruce Meadows 2011 Pro Bull 2011 Along For The Ride Race Country FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride FEI Nations Cup 2011 Money Talks Straight Talk TOWER Sector Report Ag PhD

MOnday 24 Oct 06:00 Landline

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07:00 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010 19:00 Kihikihi Horse Trials 19:30 America’s Heartland (P) 20:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather (P) 20:30 TOWER Sector Report (P) 21:00 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships (P) 21:30 Along For The Ride (P) 22:00 Landline 23:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 23:30 Your Beautiful Garden 00:00 Gardening Australia 00:30 Smart Gardening 01:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 01:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 03:30 Your Beautiful Garden 04:00 Gardening Australia 04:30 Smart Gardening 05:00 Along For The Ride 05:30 NTPA Championship Pulling

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Tuesday 25 Oct

Wednesday 26 Oct

Thursday 27 Oct

06:00 Landline 07:00 NTPA Championship Pulling (P) 07:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 08:00 TOWER Sector Report 08:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 09:00 Cheese Slices (P) 10:00 The Cowboys’ Kitchen (P) 10:30 5 Ingredient Fix (P) 11:00 Surfing the Menu (P) 11:30 The Fresh Life (P) 12:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather 12:30 TOWER Sector Report 13:00 Straight Talk 13:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 14:00 TOWER Sector Report 14:30 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships

06:00 Landline 07:00 Hell On Hooves 07:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 08:00 Straight Talk 08:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 09:00 Along For The Ride 09:30 FEI Equestrian World 2010 10:00 Race Country 10:30 HSBC FEI Classics (P) 11:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 12:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather 12:30 Straight Talk 13:00 TOWER Sector Report 13:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 14:00 Ag PhD 14:30 Farming Sunday 15:00 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 15:30 Spruce Meadows 2011

06:00 Landline 07:00 NTPA Championship Pulling (P) 07:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 08:00 Money Talks 08:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 09:00 Gardening Australia 09:30 Cheese Slices 10:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 11:00 The Fresh Life 11:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 12:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather 12:30 Money Talks 13:00 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships 13:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 14:00 Landline 15:00 Barbecue University

20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 23:00 23:30 00:30 01:00 01:30 02:00 03:00 03:30 04:30 05:30

America’s Heartland Along For The Ride Cheese Slices The Fresh Life The Cowboys’ Kitchen Along For The Ride Landline Hell On Hooves (P) Country 99 TV News & Weather (P) America’s Heartland DNA Technology (P) Horse Tales Landline NTPA Championship Pulling Cheese Slices The Cowboys’ Kitchen NTPA Championship Pulling Country 99 TV News & Weather Landline NTPA Championship Pulling Cheese Slices FEI Nations Cup 2011 NTPA Championship Pulling

16:30 Animal S.O.S. 17:00 Garden Rambles 18:00 Backstage Pass With Monty Roberts (P) 18:30 Landline 19:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 20:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather (P) 20:30 Money Talks (P) 21:00 Ag PhD (P) 21:30 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships (P) 22:00 Landline 23:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 23:30 Garden Rambles 00:30 Best Of America By Horseback 01:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 01:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 03:30 Your Beautiful Garden 04:00 Garden Rambles 05:00 Race Country 05:30 NTPA Championship Pulling

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Taranaki/Manawatu Farming Lifestyles October 2011

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE Thu 6 Oct - Wed 2 Nov 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:30 22:00 23:00 23:30 00:00 01:00 01:30 02:00 03:00 03:30 04:00 05:00 05:30

FEI Equestrian World 2011 Gardening Australia Cheese Slices The Fresh Life FEI Equestrian World 2011 Landline NTPA Championship Pulling Country 99 TV News & Weather (P) Landline (P) Classic Tractor Fever Landline Classic Tractor Fever Gardening Australia Cheese Slices NTPA Championship Pulling Country 99 TV News & Weather Landline NTPA Championship Pulling Gardening Australia Cheese Slices FEI Equestrian World 2011 NTPA Championship Pulling

Friday 28 Oct 06:00 Landline 07:00 NTPA Championship Pulling (P) 07:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 08:00 Ag PhD 08:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 09:00 FEI Nations Cup 2011 10:00 Pro Bull 2010 11:00 Landline 12:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather 12:30 Ag PhD 13:00 Money Talks 13:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 14:00 America’s Heartland 14:30 Hell On Hooves 15:00 FEI Nations Cup 2011 16:00 Garden Rambles 17:00 Landline 18:00 Classic Tractor Fever

18:30 Landline 19:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 20:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather (P) 20:30 Straight Talk (P) 21:00 Under The Spell Of Horses (P) 22:00 Landline 23:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 23:30 Classic Tractor Fever 00:00 Best Of America By Horseback 00:30 Ag PhD 01:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 01:30 Country 99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 NTPA Championship Pulling 03:30 Landline 04:30 Ag PhD 05:00 Farming Sunday 05:30 NTPA Championship Pulling

saTurday 29 Oct 06:00 07:00 07:30 08:00 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 15:00 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30

Pro Bull 2010 FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride Under The Spell Of Horses Race Country (P) Country 99 TV News & Weather TOWER Sector Report Money Talks Ag PhD Straight Talk TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships Outdoors With Geoff Thomas Race Country Along For The Ride Under The Spell Of Horses Spruce Meadows 2011 (P) TOWER Sector Report DNA Technology (P) Ag PhD Straight Talk Outdoors With Geoff Thomas Outdoors With Geoff Thomas (P)

19:00 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships 19:30 The Week In Agri-Business (P) 20:00 Inside Music Row (P) 20:30 TruCountry (P) 21:00 Marty Stuart Show (P) 21:30 Cumberland Highlanders (P) 22:00 Best Of America By Horseback (P) 22:30 Under The Spell Of Horses 23:30 Along For The Ride 00:00 Pro Bull 2010 01:00 FEI Nations Cup 2011 02:00 Spruce Meadows 2011 03:00 FEI Equestrian World 2011 03:30 Along For The Ride 04:00 TOWER Sector Report 04:30 Money Talks 05:00 Ag PhD 05:30 Straight Talk

sunday 30 Oct 06:00 07:00 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 14:00 14:30 15:00 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30

Pro Bull 2011 FEI Nations Cup 2011 Race Country Along For The Ride Farming Sunday (P) Straight Talk Money Talks TOWER Sector Report The Week In Agri-Business TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships Spruce Meadows 2011 HSBC FEI Classics (P) Race Country Along For The Ride Under The Spell Of Horses DNA Technology Straight Talk Farming Sunday TOWER Sector Report Pro Bull 2011 (P) The Week In Agri-Business Farming Sunday Classic Tractor Fever Marty Stuart Show

21:00 21:30 22:00 22:30 23:00 00:00 01:00 01:30 02:00 02:30 03:00 04:00 04:30 05:00 05:30

Inside Music Row TruCountry FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride Under The Spell Of Horses Pro Bull 2011 Along For The Ride Race Country FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride FEI Nations Cup 2011 Money Talks Straight Talk TOWER Sector Report Ag PhD

MOnday 31 Oct 06:00 Landline 07:00 NTPA Championship Pulling (P) 07:30 The Week In Agri-Business 08:00 Farming Sunday 08:30 The Week In Agri-Business 09:00 Your Beautiful Garden (P) 09:30 Gardening Australia (P) 10:00 Smart Gardening (P) 10:30 Garden Rambles (P) 11:30 NTPA Championship Pulling 12:00 The Week In Agri-Business 12:30 Farming Sunday 13:00 Money Talks 13:30 The Week In Agri-Business 14:00 Straight Talk 14:30 Ag PhD 15:00 Farming Sunday 15:30 Under The Spell Of Horses 16:30 Gardening Australia 17:00 Smart Gardening 17:30 FEI Nations Cup 2011 18:30 Landline 19:30 America’s Heartland (P) 20:00 Country 99 TV News & Weather (P) 20:30 TOWER Sector Report (P) 21:00 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships (P) 21:30 Hell On Hooves 22:00 Landline 23:00 NTPA Championship Pulling

23:30 00:00 00:30 01:00 01:30 02:00 03:00 03:30 04:00 04:30 05:30

Your Beautiful Garden Gardening Australia Smart Gardening NTPA Championship Pulling Country 99 TV News & Weather Landline NTPA Championship Pulling Your Beautiful Garden Gardening Australia Smart Gardening NTPA Championship Pulling

Tuesday 1 Oct 06:00 Landline 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship (P) 07:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 08:00 Tower Sector Report 08:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 09:00 Cheese Slices (P) 09:30 Barbecue University (P) 10:00 NZ on a Plate (P) 10:30 5 Ingredient Fix (P) 11:00 Surfing the Menu (P) 11:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen (P) 12:00 Country99 TV News & Weather 12:30 Tower Sector Report 13:00 Straight Talk 13:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 14:00 Tower Sector Report 14:30 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championship 15:00 America’s Heartland 15:30 NZ Dressage Championships 2011 16:30 NZ Dressage Championships 2011 17:30 NZ National Agricultural Fieldays Exhibitors (P) 18:00 NZ National Agricultual Fieldays Event Highlights (P) 18:30 Landline 19:30 Hell On Hooves (P)

20:00 Country99 TV News & Weather (P) 20:30 America’s Heartland 21:00 ASB Rural Innovation Week (P) 21:30 Horse Tales and Other Stories 22:00 Landline 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Cheese Slices 00:00 Barbecue University 00:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Cheese Slices 04:00 Barbecue University 04:30 FEI Nations Cup 2011 05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

Wednesday 2 Oct 06:00 Landline 07:00 Hell On Hooves 07:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 08:00 Straight Talk 08:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 09:00 ASB Rural Innovation Week 09:30 FEI Equestrian World 2011 (P) 10:00 Race Country 10:30 HSBC FEI Classics 2011 11:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 12:00 Country99 TV News & Weather 12:30 Straight Talk 13:00 ASB Rural Innovation Week 13:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 14:00 Ag PhD 14:30 Farming Sunday 15:00 The Cowboys’ Kitchen

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15:30 Spruce Meadows 2011 16:30 The Beef & Lamb Glammies (P) 17:30 NZ National Agricultural Fieldays Exhibitors (P) 18:00 NZ National Agricultual Fieldays Event Highlights (P) 18:30 Landline 19:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 20:00 Country99 TV News & Weather 20:30 Money Talks 21:00 ASB Rural Innovation Week (P) 21:30 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championship 22:00 Landline 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Garden Rambles 00:30 America’s Heartland 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Your Beautiful Garden 04:00 Garden Rambles 05:00 Race Country 05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

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October 2011

Taranaki/Manawatu Farming Lifestyles

Relocatable Horse Stalls & Shelters Holding Stalls

Paddock Shelters

Relocatable!

FREE Gift! Receive a fRee WeatHeRBeeta Horse Rug with selected Outpost Shelters ordered this month!

Stable Barns

Stall + Tackshed

Great for grooming!

Feed & gear storage!

Built to last!

PRoduct featuReS:

• Easy to relocate, many designs are skid mounted for easy towing/lifting • Made with durable treated timbers with colorsteel cladding • Robust designs with great weather resistance and strength • Spacious clearspan interior with good roof heights • Solid, safe stalls with internal kick boards, gates & galvanised fixings • Tack rooms feature ply flooring clearlite roofing for lighting • Easy to build kitsets with precut parts & step by step instructions

tRaNSPoRtaBLe: Outpost Paddock Shelters can be towed from paddock to paddock or can be lifted onto a truck

SuPER STROnG DESiGnS: Outpost Horse Shelters & Stable kitsets are made with heavy duty long lasting materials!

Relocatable Buildings 0800Lifestyle 688 767

Freight FREE kitsets new Zealand wide! use your Farmlands card for easy payment!

STABLE COMBO DEALS: Special pricing is available on shelter plus tackshed combos. Get a matching set for your horses & gear!

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Check out our website to see our other products!

Prices include GST. Rural delivery costs may apply. Prices available while stock last - special production run.

Relocatable Lifestyle Buildings

THE POWER TO GO ANYWHERE! Ironman Winch / Airbag Compatible Bull Bars

Recovery Kits

Black Commercial

• Australian designed & Engineered • Competition style solenoid • Wireless Remote • 3 year warranty • FREE Damper Blanket

9500lb

$1350 Deluxe Commercial

$999

12,000lb

$1099

Protector

SMALL KIT includes • 9m x 8000kg snatch strap • 2 x 4.7t bow shackles • 4.7t recovery point • Leather gloves & kit bag

Hand Winch • 1600kgs & 2500kg pull • Corrosion free body • Heavy duty carry bags

$1580

$335

LARGE KIT includes • 9m x 8000kg snatch strap • 20m x 4500kg winch extension • 3m x 12000kg tree trunk protector • 5m x 8mm drag chain • 2 x 4.7T bow shackles • Snatch block • Leather gloves & kit bag

$699

Tyre Repair Kit • • • •

Repairs without tyre removal Emergency puncture repairs Digital Tyre Gauge included Easy to use

$245 Snatch Straps (Includes bag)

$1750

FORD JEEP LANDROVER MITSUBIISHI

Suspension Kits From

$990

• • • •

8000kg

$147

11000kg

$68 $108

MAXI Exhaust Jack

$75

• • • •

igher air intake for safe water crossings H Increased airflow for improved performance High quality polyethlene (LLPDE) UV resistant for long life

$350

4.2t lifting capacity 750mm lifting height Essential recovery item Includes carry bags

$299

Suspension Lift Kits TOYOTA HOLDEN NISSAN SUZUKI MAZDA

• 72L per minute pressure • 150PSI max pressure • Thermal overload protection • 3-year warranty

High Lift Jack • • • •

48” High Lift jack 1050 lifting capacity Includes Carry bag Complies to ASNZ2693:2003

$199

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