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Great time to sell, hard time to buy Demand for lifestyle properties outweighs supply as people seek their own slice of paradise. Local agents say lifestyle properties are following residential inflation trends. Story on Page 6.

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Safeguarding New Zealand’s waterways is the key driver behind a seven-year study into the performance of control practices for reducing erosion and sediment delivered to rivers from forest harvesting. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has partnered with forestry company OneFortyOne New Zealand, providing $1.37 million to fund the $3.6 million project. The project is in its second year, with a long-term monitoring programme now established within control and treatment catchments at OneFortyOne’s Donald Creek Forest, near Tadmor in the Tasman district. “We want to find out what erosion and sediment control measures work best, and we can only know this through robust real-world studies,” MPI’s director of investment programmes Steve Penno says. The project is exploring the effectiveness of best practice in sediment control as well as new innovations. Steve says, later in the project researchers will construct a large sediment retention pond to see how that measures up compared to traditional methods. “As well as the benefits of erosion and sediment control, the

Envirolink hydro technician Mark Hahn gauging the water flow to ensure it matches the instrument reading above his gauging spot. Photo: Supplied. programme will also compare the costs of different practices.” Brent Guild, OneFortyOne’s executive general manager New Zealand, says as a long-term business, it makes sense to invest in long-term studies like this one. “The data will help us understand the impacts of our business. It will help us learn what works well and where we might do better.” Brent says they have a team of skilled people assisting with the research, including Cawthron Institute, Envirolink, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare

Research and the MPI. He says two similar plantation catchments have been set up, including a ‘control’ catchment that is exposed to the same weather events but will not be harvested. Brent says it will also give a deeper understanding of which strategies are best value for money. “For instance, if the results show that sediment traps are an effective treatment, we’ll have the confidence to persist with this practice without calling on additional resources. However, if we find that the environmen-

tal impacts are too disruptive, this would provide the rationale for investing more money in sediment control at source to achieve environmental benefits,” he says. Data collected from the project will inform how the forestry industry meets new government freshwater management standards for suspended and deposited sediment. “It will also provide scientific backing for the most effective practices in forestry that have the best possible outcomes for our environment.”

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toughest season for a decade Jo Kent Avocado growers are set to face one of the toughest seasons the industry has experienced in the last decade, with prices at an all-time low. Due to a large crop and global disruptions, prices have plummeted meaning returns for growers are about a third of what they were this time last year. New Zealand Avocado chief executive Jen Scoular says that, on the positive side, the fruit is in abundance. “We’ve got a good crop and a good volume, but we’re faced with those global disruptions.” Covid-19-related freight delays and higher shipping costs mean sending New Zealand avocados to markets in Asia has become more difficult. Owner of Raeward Fresh in Richmond, Gareth Caldwell, says he really sympathises with the growers. “It’s cheaper for consumers and that’s great, but I really feel for the growers who will struggle this season.” He says that being able to pass those cheaper prices down to consumers makes a huge difference to his customers. “It makes avocados more attainable for people who may not otherwise be able to afford them in their weekly shop.” The pandemic has also lessened demand for avocados from restaurants and cafes, too.

The decrease in export to Australia, which is experiencing an oversupply of locally-grown avocados, has also contributed to the issues the industry is facing. Last season, Western Australia produced 2.5 million trays of avocados whereas this season they are forecasting 8 million. This is mainly due to new trees coming into production. Jen says the price New Zealand retailers have been selling avocados for is no reflection on what it costs to actually produce the fruit. “An avocado costs the grower and supply chain at least $1 before there’s any return.” In what can be described as a rollercoaster year for growers, the upside for local grocery businesses is that they are able to use the low prices to entice customers through their doors. “It’s just a shame that this year hasn’t been great for the other side of the supply chain,” Gareth says.

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Gumboots off for farmers’ wives Jenny Nicholson Nicky Bavin jokes she has ‘too many hats.’ Living on a farm for the past 40 years, she is certainly used to having busy days. Nicky and her husband started farming when they got married, and she says it has been an amazing opportunity, but it’s also hard work. “But hard work doesn’t kill anyone, does it?” Nicky is not only the person who fills in where needed on the farm, she also has days working in the office, provides food for workers where necessary, and runs a Christmas shop. Now she is busy keeping her garden near Lake Rotoiti beautiful for when it opens up to a group of about 100 women for ‘Ladies Gumboots Off Day’, a girls’ day out held in early December. “It’s a follow-on from another function we had about 18 months ago where we had a fashion parade and make-up demonstration. It was very successful.” This event will have those aspects along with live music and

a few stalls. “It’s a day for the girls to take off their gumboots,” she says. “No boys allowed.” Nicky says most farmers’ wives work hard and, while farming isn’t easy, it has great rewards. “You have to love what you are doing.” The Christmas shop started with Nicky thinking that many people came to the Lake but not everyone wanted to walk or get on a bike. She thought she would just see how it went and it took off with her stocking items from estate sales. “I want things someone has treasured in the past.” She sells them from a little English cottage in the garden where people can go to find a treasure. With being busy on the farm, she doesn’t open set hours but instead arranges with groups a time that will suit. She says a lot of the stock will probably go on Ladies Gumboots Off Day. Ladies Gumboots Off Day is from 10.30 am to 4pm on Saturday, 4 December. Tickets, which have almost sold out, are $25 and available by phoning 03 521 1864. The ticket covers a platter lunch and a glass of wine or juice.

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Climate change to put farmers under pressure

Long-term planning for increasingly severe and frequent drought is needed now by industry bodies, regional councils and government, to reduce the strain on farmers and growers over the next decades, a new report highlights. Commissioned by three National Science Challenges, the report Growing Kai Under Increasing Dry brings together insights from farmers, growers, industry bodies, researchers and government about how to adapt to intensifying drought conditions. These insights were garnered in a series of online webinars and a one-day symposium in May, hosted by Deep South, Resilience to Nature’s Challenges, and Our Land and Water National Science Challenges. A national long-term climate change adaptation strategy that supports farmer resilience is needed to reduce the economic risks of increasing drought, says Nick Cradock-Henry, a Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research senior researcher who presented at the events. Research has found that between 2007 and 2017, drought cost New

Zealanders around $720m - six times the figure for flood damage. Severe losses of up to 54 per cent in sheep/beef farm profits are expected by 2100. The report calls for regional councils to undertake clear planning for likely future climate scenarios in their regions, and to engage with farmers and growers to develop a shared understanding of the scenarios’ implications for the primary sector. Regional and local councils will also need to focus on the resilience of rural communities and the mental wellbeing of farmers, the report says. Andrew Tait, NIWA’s Chief Scientist for Climate, Atmosphere and Hazards, presented on how by the mid-to late 2000s the entire country, except for coastal South Island, is predicted to have exacerbated drought conditions which are expected to be more extreme in the North Island and east of the South Island. Farmers in most North Island regions can also expect to spend 10 per cent more time in drought by the middle of this century. For 4th generation Marlborough sheep and beef farmer Fraser

Avery, who spoke at the symposium, “drought isn’t a new challenge”. He farms out at Lake Grassmere, north of Blenheim, an area prone to long, hot summers with little to no rainfall. Despite the strain this places on his family, he has shifted his farming practices to suit the changing climate by reducing the capital stock (often breeding stock, intended to be farmed for 12 months) from 80 per cent to 50 per cent. Fraser says this approach gives him the flexibility to run more stock in a good season, and less in a drought. “If you can create as many options as possible then you feel like you’ve got a card to play, but when you’re struggling for options you feel a lot more pressure and stress.” The message was farmers need to begin incremental adaptations to climate change and must be better supported to do so. People in regional councils, industry bodies, government and science must take responsibility for developing ‘system adaptations’ like improving drought modelling.

Trout-rivers advocacy lauds end to wairau river threat Trustpower’s decision to not renew its resource consent application for a hydro-electricity scheme for the Wairau River has been applauded by the NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers (NZFFA). NZFFA secretary David Haynes of Nelson said the “virtual victory” had come after twenty years of public opposition and over $1 million spent by Fish and Game and a lobby group Save the Wairau. “Congratulations to Save the Wairau for their tenacity, imagination and toughness to stand up to what would have been a highly ecologically destructive scheme,” he said. “Nelson Marlborough Fish and Game are also to be congratulated.” The now abandoned scheme

by TrustPower, sought to take two thirds of the river’s flow and divert it along a 47km canal by-passing a public river known for its quality trout and salmon angling as well as unique wildlife values. The resource consent expired this winter and TrustPower sought to have it extended, arguing they had undertaken sufficient work on the scheme to allow for such an extension. However, Marlborough District Council deemed otherwise and pointed out that none of the consent conditions required prior to any construction had been done. “It’s a win for the environment and the public interest over a short sighted commercial exploitation,” said David Haynes.

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Lifestyle block interest exceeds expectations Jenny Nicholson There aren’t enough lifestyle properties in the region to meet demand, according to rural land agents. Bayleys Wakefield real estate agent Lydia Heyward says there are many people on the wait list for lifestyle properties, from Brightwater to Murchison. She says, with Aucklanders currently unable to travel to the region, interest is predominantly from locals. “Lifestyle property sales are absolutely booming.” The median prices for farms in the Tasman region in the three months ended September 2021 was $16,210ha. The mean sale price for lifestyle blocks for the same period was $431,365/ha. Sales activity caved in this month in the Nelson / Marlborough region with 11 sales versus 29 sales in 2020 but experienced a good lift, in excess of 30 per cent in the median price. Nationwide data shows there were 185 fewer lifestyle property sales (-10.1 per cent) for the three months ended September 2021 than for the three months ended August 2021. Once regional borders open,

People are looking for their own slice of paradise with demand for lifestyle properties exceeding demand. Photo: Jenny Nicholson. Lydia expects agents will be in- aged. She says prices for lifestyle “sitting on their hands because undated. She says many are look- properties in Hope, Brightwater they don’t have the next place to ing to get out of town, or to have and Wakefield are similar, but go”. more space. could be slightly less in Tapawera “It’s a great time to sell, but a hard “Boys in sheds, women in gar- and Murchison. time to buy,” he says. dens, kids on ponies.” Interest in organic properties is “Everything has multiple offers, Lydia says rural properties are strong, but they don’t often come and all sold recently have been unique and there are many things up. well over valuation and in excess to consider with pricing includ- Harcourts rural agent Toby Ran- of what we thought they would ing water supply, grass types and dall says there is very little stock go for.” how the property has been man- of lifestyle properties with people He says that some of lifestyle

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ns ‘Green Break’ to reduce fire risk Sara Hollyman A fire risk reduction effort is working to safe-guard the Rotoiti village by removing flammable plants to create a ‘Green Break’ Department of Conservation Rotoiti/Nelson lakes operations manager, John Wotherspoon says the idea is to to retain vegetation that will slow a fire down “considerably”. The ‘Green Break’ idea retains vegetation rather than a typical forestry break which clears an area to just earth. A strip of land adjacent to Lodge Rd has seen a strip of highly flammable vegetation including manuka and kanuka, replaced with non-flammable species such as broadleaf. John says species like estelia and fuschia, which are also less flammable will then be able to flourish with less competition for ground cover. “It’s an area which a fire has gone through maybe 50 or more years ago and we are removing ground cover but leaving small clumps of kanuka. If it does light up, it will candle up one or two trees and not keep spreading as it would have previously.” John says species such as broadleaf would be like “setting fire to

The area cleaned underneath of flammable plants and planted broadleaf (Griselinia littoralis) in rabbit proof surrounds. Photo: Supplied. a lettuce”. He says it pictures a situation where a fire may start west of the village which, with prevailing westerly winds, would move towards the village very quickly. “The Green Break gives the fire a point to slow down so we can potentially stop it. In really extreme fire conditions no fire break will work but in high rather than ex-

treme, it could be really useful.” Tasman District Deputy Mayor and Murchison ward councillor Stuart Bryant says it’s great to see communities taking initiative to protect themselves. “This area could be potentially quite a high fire risk area. This will make it safer to get in and out, which could be a real issue if people were trapped, particularly

on the peninsula and Kerr Bay area.” Rotoiti District Community Council recieved a $3000 community grant from TDC for fire risk reduction, some of which is being used for plants and protectors. Stuart says he would like to see other rural communities take up such inititives.

“I guess St Arnaud, because of their alpine location, the kanuka and manuka does seem to thrive, but there are other bushy communities where there are just as much at risk. Places like Marahau is potentially one.” John says the project leaves the area looking attractive rather than bare land, like traditional fire breaks are.

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