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Coadette is the woolhandler for the students during training and goes with them to the competitions, although when the boys aren’t on the board they have a broom in their hand or are pressing.

Shearing sports first at Rathkeale College

While none of the students is certain that they will take up shearing as a career, it does offer them financial opportunities, and some of the students are likely to work as shearers during the holidays while they are studying at a tertiary institution. Coadette said shearing offers the students other rewards as well.

“Everyone enjoys being a part of the shearing culture and it is a really positive atmosphere. Having David Buick mentor and coach the boys makes a difference too.”

Coadette Low, Head of Department in Agriculture and Agribusiness at Rathkeale College, says this was “driven by the boys. They put pressure on me because they were enthusiastic to get into shearing as a sport”.

In January last year, nine Rathkeale students took part in a course at Marangai Station, about 40 kilometres east of Masterton, taught by Elite Wool Industry Training.

With shearing now classed as a sport, the boys are required to have at least two training sessions a week, one of which is part of their fitness programme, and the other one in woolsheds, with the 100 odd sheep supplied by farmers.

While shearing is a common component of agricultural studies at secondary schools in New Zealand, Rathkeale is the first school in New Zealand to introduce shearing as a core sport of its curriculum.

New Zealand Shears in Te Kuiti.

“I love it. It’s very enjoyable for me to deal with boys and I love the sport. You don’t have to struggle to get them to do training.

In a little over a year, a small group of students at Rathkeale College have gone from completing a beginner’s course in shearing to winning the inaugural New Zealand Rural Games Secondary Schools Shearing Championship.

While six of the students left school at the end of last year, Michael Buick, Sam Mathewson and Sam Loder have continued with the sport, and have been joined by Will Billing, Charlie Heard, Liam Quirke and Benazzi Ward.

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Team training leading up to the cancelled Golden Shears

shearing on the family farm at Pongaroa, while Charlie and Will say they had been doing some crutching. Benazzi says he had watched lot of shearing and wanted to get involved.

With the support of principal Martin O’Grady, as well as some of Wairarapa’s top shearers, Elite Wool Industry Training and the farming community, the boys have gone from strength to strength. All the students come from rural backgrounds, points out Sam Mathewson.

Coadette is no stranger to the shearing shed either, having worked as a wool handler when she was a teenager growing up in Hawke’s Bay, which she remembers fondly. Coadette taught Agricultural Science for four years in South Australia, and for the past five years has been at Rathkeale College. The students have been getting advice from some of New Zealand’s top shearers

Michael’s father is David Buick, one of New Zealand’s leading shearers. Michael says he had already been doing some

– David Buick of Pongaroa, Paerata Abraham of Masterton, and Gavin Mutch of Hawke’s Bay. The students are helping each other as well, says Charlie. “We give each other tips and have different knowledge in different areas.” “We help each other quite a bit,” adds Michael. “It is a good group with a good teacher leading it, and the shows are enjoyable,” says Liam. “It’s hard work but you enjoy it with your mates,” adds Benazzi. Shearing competitions are held

throughout New Zealand over the spring to autumn period.

a second, two thirds and a fourth.

Rathkeale has competed in shows around the lower North Island, as far north as King Country.

Charlie has achieved a second and a third, while Sam Loder has one fourth place to his credit. Shearing is known for being a competitive job as well as a sport, and the Rathkeale students are no different.

All of the boys compete in the Novice grade except for Michael who now competes as a Junior. Michael’s best results so far are two firsts at Taihape A & P Show and Rangitikei Shearing Sports at Marton, plus three seconds, and two fourths. Sam has achieved a first place in the Novice category at the Dannevirke A & P Show, plus

“We are competing against ourselves,” says Sam Loder. “But we also want to beat each other and do better than at the last show.” “When we are out the back tipping up, we like to compare how everyone got on”, says Michael.

“I see it as encouraging their resilience. Shearing requires a mix of brain and brawn and you have to learn to deal with everything that it throws at you”.

The season has culminated with what might be a possible world-first, when Rathkeale College won the inaugural New Zealand Rural Games Secondary Schools Shearing Championship in The Square Te Marae o Hine, Palmerston North, on Saturday, 13th March, beating four other schools.

“They have all grown in their own way and to see where they are now is phenomenal.” Elite Wool Industry Training director Gavin Rowland says Elite Wool Industry Training

Michael was awarded top individual honours for best quality by a judging team of four Shearing Sports New Zealand officials including chairman and multiple World, Golden Shears and New Zealand winner Sir David Fagan. Michael still has other goals for the season, including the New Zealand lambshearing championships at the Mackenzie A & P Show, where his father will defend the national Open title, and the

started in 2018 to deliver top quality shearer and wool handler training. “There’s been a real gap in the industry. Since the training hasn’t been there, and with sheep getting bigger, the skill levels have dropped off.” There was also a real shortage of shearers during peak times, Gavin says. “It’s a good industry to come into now. There’s been a pay raise for shearers, and they are making good money.” Of the students, he said many could be earning more than $80,000 within two years’ time. “Demand overseas, means there are also travel opportunities for skilled shearers, and those entering the competitive side are treated like athletes.”

Pictured in Rathkeale’s moment of victory at the inaugural New Zealand Rural Games Secondary Schools Shearing Championship were (from left) Shearing Sports New Zealand chairman and shearing legend Sir David Fagan, shearers Charlie Heard, Michael Buick, Sam Mathewson, and Sam Loder, woolhandler Liam Quirke, and 2014 World champion and seven-times Golden Shears Open winner Rowland Smith. Photo: NZ Rural Games.

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Gisborne and Wellington recorded the most notable decline in sales (-5). Brian Peacocke, Rural Spokesman, at REINZ says: “Sales figures for the three-month period ending February 2021 confirm the rural market is in good shape with dairy farm sales holding well followed closely by those in the finishing and grazing sectors. “Of particular note are the encouraging signals emerging from the world marketplace for dairy

produce which in turn is being translated into an increasing payout to the dairy farmers. “The increased cashflow from this sector alone will have significant benefits for the New Zealand economy. “Sales of finishing and grazing properties reflect the commitment from those sectors to explore every possibility in the marketplace despite serious supply chain issues, with the resultant increasing demand and sustainability of land values of properties within those sectors reflecting an underlying and seemingly sustainable degree of confidence.”

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Training boost for shearers and wool handlers Wairarapa is at the forefront of efforts to recruit more shearers and wool handlers, raise skills and reduce injuries in the woolshed. Tahi Ngātahi is a joint initiative among the NZ Shearing Contractors’ Association (NZSCA), Federated Farmers, Worksafe NZ and ACC to reduce common injuries by 30 per cent, prolong careers and build a stronger workforce. Tahi Ngātahi also helps to sponsor and promote major events on the rural calendar like Golden Shears in Masterton (sadly cancelled this year due to a covid alert level change) and NZ Shears. Keeping shearers injury-free is a big issue. In any year there can be up to 9300 working days lost to the industry.

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The Tahi Ngātahi online platform uses short videos to upskill staff about running a safe and successful wool harvest.

highly mobile, geographically isolated workforce.

Many of the clips were filmed in William Beetham’s woolshed.

“High-quality training is urgently needed to bring new people into the wool harvesting industry, as well as supporting those already in the industry to build on their skills. “WOMOLife's innovation is blending a traditional hands-on training model with an online platform.

Many of the clips were filmed in sheep and beef farmer William Beetham’s woolshed.

In the video he says: “In business it’s all about the people. We need well-trained people with good facilities, resources and ways of operating.” The clips also feature health and wellbeing consultants Sarah Donaldson and Sarah Percy. Sarah Donaldson is a clinical psychologist who works extensively with rural families. She outlines how shearers can best manage stress during busy times. Her colleague,

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“With this approach, trainees will have the best of both worlds by combining hands-on training with access to online resources 24-7.”

In business it’s all about the people. We need well-trained people with good facilities, resources and ways of operating. nutritionist Sarah Percy, passes on advice about how shearers can best ‘fuel up’ for a physically demanding job. In an associated development, last year NZSCA established a new training arm - Kaiaka Wool Industry Training NZ - to upskill 120 existing shearers, and provide a training pathway for 150 new shearers. Declining sheep numbers and Covid border restrictions have

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designed to reduce the risk of injury while increasing performance and productivity. To achieve this WOMOlife has created an extensive library of online video content which will be supported by practical, hands-on training days in the wool shed with accredited WOMOlife trainers. Kaiaka board chairperson Dr. Gabrielle Wall says WOMOlife is a part of wider efforts to revitalise the wool industry and make training accessible to a

New Zealand Shearing Contractors’ Association chief executive Phil Holden, another Wairarapa local, adds: “It takes two years to become a trained shearer, so we can’t just fill in the current labour shortages overnight. “That’s why Tahi Ngātahi and WOMOlife are more important than ever. We need the shearers we’ve got to stay fit and well and we need to attract and train new entrants. “This is great news for the industry - a 21st century solution to the challenges that have led to the current shortage of shearers.”

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To date, well over 1000 trainees and shearing contractors have signed up.

He appears in clips advising farmers on how to prepare their shed and work with contractors to make sure the harvest goes as safely and smoothly as possible.

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WAIRARAPA FARMER MICHAEL BIRCH A farming partnership has united in preserving and restoring wetlands near Masterton. Hapua is an equity partnership between two neighbouring farms at Tauweru on the

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“It’s not so long ago that wetlands were being drained, and in Wairarapa we’ve lost about 95 per cent of wetlands.

Natural-regeneration is slow because grass can out compete native plants and growth is limited by the dry summers, Michael says.

“There has been a big change of attitude over the years and over my lifetime. “My father’s generation was always talking about ‘breaking land in’ and now we’re talking about restoring habitat – while still providing productive farmland.” Michael said the region including hill country farms needs better water resilience,, and wetlands are a key component of that. “Wetlands are really good at filtering out contaminants, pollutants and fertilisers, so excess nutrients can get soaked up. “Wetlands serve to slow water down, which means in times of flood they are absorbing the peak of the flood – so you can flatten the curve a bit and you don’t have such a high peak of

water flow. At the end of the curve, the water recedes at a slower rate.” With the Ruamahanga catchment connecting to a series of farms, it is vital to acknowledge that everyone downstream is affected by the work farmers do, Michael points out. “If all our farmers in the region were to think of themselves as connected to the Ruamahanga catchment, and to see if they can improve their wetlands to help slow water down, then it could have quite a large difference to our water resilience.”

The partnership has started off with the easiest wetlands first with about half of them now fenced off. “Our goal is to restore some of the biodiversity, slow water down, and hopefully to catch a bit of the sediment which otherwise will ultimately end up in Wairarapa Moana.”

“The larvae of the kakahi must have come all the way up the Tauweru River in the mouths of fresh water fish. Hopefully these fish are still around, but water quality in the Tauweru River has declined.” It is discoveries like this that add an extra level of excitement and motivation to fencing off the wetlands and streams on Hapua. Michael says there are benefits for the farm as well, such as higher productivity because the smaller paddocks are more efficient for grazing and easier to manage. There is also less stock loss as sheep aren’t becoming stuck in the wetlands. Michael has talked to other farmers about the subject of wetland protection and says everyone has their own opinions. He said the biggest hurdle to getting more farmers to fence off wetland and start riparian planting is the cost involved in putting in new fences.

While Wairarapa Moana may seem like a long way away from the farm, Michael explains that water runs into the Tauweru River which meets the Ruamahanga River at Gladstone.

“What it comes down to is cost and time. If it is affordable, everyone is into it.”

Michael was recently surprised to find kakahi (native fresh water mussels) in a small stream on the farm.

He encourages other farmers to take advantage of the carrots that are already out there.

Michael thinks the way forward is through more carrots than sticks.

HOW GREATER WELLINGTON CAN HELP  The Greater Wellington Land Management team works across all catchments in the Greater Wellington region but targets its programme delivery on the priority issues within catchments. For example: if a catchment’s priority issue is sedimentation from erosion GW would focus on mitigations that would reduce erosion.  Projects can be submitted by landowners on an annual basis and are assessed using criteria developed by each programme. Most of the programmes involve farming operations, and most are in Wairarapa.  Applicants work closely with GW’s land management advisors to develop a project brief.  In general, it’s unlikely a programme will be accepted for a farming operation that doesn’t involve stock, essentially because stock control is a key issue in relation to water quality.

 The demand for support and advice is growing and has become contestable. There are more programme applications than Greater Wellington can fund so prioritisation is essential.  The programmes can provide support for fencing, planting and pest plant control in some instances.  The Riparian programme has 51 projects approved for this year – 65,000 seedlings estimated to be planted.  Given demand for services, Greater Wellington has also developed a “self-help” approach for people seeking assistance. It has developed some tools to help landowners identify wetlands on their own land. The tools can be found at www.gw.govt.nz.  Additionally Greater Wellington offers valuable and practical advice on how to manage waterways and wetlands.

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Hapua usually gets plenty of rain in winter but is summer dry. As well as collecting rain, some of the wetlands are also fed by springs.

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Wine wellbeing workshops Martinborough is one of the venues for a series of wellbeing workshops planned for grape growers and winemakers throughout New Zealand. MPI has allocated $40,000 to New Zealand Winegrowers to deliver 12 wellbeing workshops in winemaking regions, which are available to everyone working across the industry. The workshops have been taking place in the South Island over February and March, prior to harvest, and in April and May in the North Island postharvest. The Wairarapa workshop takes place on Wednesday 5th May at 3.30pm at Martinborough Town Hall, 8 Texas St, Martinborough. "The workshops are designed to help boost morale and reignite enthusiasm following last year's challenges," says New Zealand Winegrowers' leadership and communities manager Nicky Grandorge. "They will include discussions on the importance of mental wellbeing, as well as helping

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The Winter Grazing Action Group (WGAG) is stressing to farmers the importance of having grazing contracts in place for the coming season.

It has been a challenging 12 months for the industry, with weather events, and labour supply issues and market uncertainty caused by covid-19. "The severity of these impacts has varied across regions. The workshops will give people the tools to help them tackle the year ahead with a positive frame of mind," says MPI's director of rural communities and farming support Nick Story. The workshops are relevant to everyone working in the wine industry in all roles, for all genders and of all ages. It is hoped these workshops will: * Help individuals feel upbeat and motivated * Encourage everyone to look out for each other and look after themselves * Encourage managers to look at mental wellbeing policies in their organisations The presenters will be Fiona

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Manager at New Zealand Winegrowers and heads up the Young Viticulturist & Young Winemaker of the Year competitions as well as Women in Wine. She has worked in the wine industry her entire career in various roles and has a good understanding of the range of pressures, as well as the joys, which come with different jobs. Nicky is passionate about helping people reach their goals and helping them feel they belong to a supportive and progressive industry. She has recently undertaken the St John Mental Health First Aid course. For more information visit https://www.nzwine.com/en/ initiatives/go-you-workshops/

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"Many farmers have already been proactive in making changes to their wintering systems and the hope is that by having written contracts or farm plans in place, that momentum can continue."

The group was set up by Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor last year in response to a report from the Winter Grazing Taskforce, which made 11 recommendations to help ensure that animal welfare became a key part of all winter grazing decisions in the pastoral supply chain. He said the action group's job was to recommend ways to improve animal welfare after what he called "a lot of concern about managing winter grazing for cattle, sheep, and deer across the country". The group's 15 members represent industry organisations, government, vets, farmers, and other rural professionals. It is supported in its work by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). WGAG chair Lindsay Burton said the group was keen to emphasise the need for grazing contracts for livestock

Milton Munro, technical team manager for PGG Wrightson and member of the action group, echoes these sentiments.

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when grazed off farm to make sure health, nutrition and welfare needs are understood and managed especially during periods of greater risk like winter. "With a clear plan in place and a contract to back it up, the issues that come up with grazing and the welfare of livestock through the winter are just that much easier to manage," Dr Burton said. "Where animals are intensively managed within the farm operation the same detailed

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they were involved in farming life and saw the decisionmaking process and us discussing real life events”.

Resilient Kiwi spirit kept agriculture strong through pandemic Kiwi ingenuity and a drive to “make it work” have been pivotal in New Zealand’s agriculture sector getting through the covid-19 pandemic with relatively little impact, according to a new study by AgResearch and its partners. Farmers and others working in the agriculture and food systems in New Zealand and Australia were surveyed or interviewed about the impacts of covid-19 in the period through to June 2020, which included national lockdowns. While acknowledging overall negative effects, additional stress and pressures from the pandemic and response, only 47 per cent of New Zealand survey respondents viewed

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Another experienced “indirectly, a change in attitude among public around how they value security of food production and therefore role of farmers in providing that food”. Dr Snow says relatively high technology use and strong connections in the New Zealand sector also meant it was well-placed to the respond to the pandemic, while overseas demand for its products staying strong was also critical.

the effect on their farms or businesses as negative over that period. A further 37 per cent said the effect was neutral. Much of New Zealand’s primary sector was able to continue working through the covid-19 lockdowns and, unlike some other nations, its performance held up well. Export revenue from primary products for the period exceeded revenue from the previous year. Those interviewed in the New Zealand sector also identified some positives coming out of the pandemic experience such as better ways of working (including going paperless or doing online meetings), opportunities for

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Export revenue from primary products for the period exceeded revenue from the previous year.

Those interviewed in the New Zealand sector also identified some positives coming out of the pandemic experience such as better ways of working (including going paperless or doing online meetings), opportunities for new markets for their products and increased community appreciation of their sector new markets for their products and increased community appreciation of their sector. “The term resilience is a buzzword that’s probably a bit overused. But it’s clear from our analysis that the in-built

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AgResearch senior scientist Dr Val Snow. “Many farmers were already dealing with drought conditions but were able to manage through the extra difficulties. “We’ve seen those in other countries not fare as well. Some Kiwi farmers found being required to stay on their farms through covid-19 restrictions meant they were actually more focused on their core tasks and their family life.” One New Zealand farmer talked about the necessity to home-school the kids “meant

“Although the outlook is more positive now with access to vaccines looming, many of those we heard from expect impacts of the pandemic to linger for some time. We will be interested to see how those impacts change over time, and that is where further research will be valuable.” AgResearch scientists and NZIER (New Zealand Institute of Economic Research) worked with several science organisations in New Zealand and Australia as part of this collaborative research.

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A lamb rearing guide produced by AgResearch has been developed to provide sheep farmers with a free, independent, science-based source of information. AgResearch senior scientist Dr Sue McCoard says research by herself and colleagues has built an important knowledge base over the years, which the organisation believes should be shared. The Lamb Rearing Technical Manual is based on best practice to maximise success in lamb rearing, and is structured to aid in planning and operational farm management. “We like to profile our work to support the farming sector, but more importantly we want to get out to farmers and industry professionals some robust, independent information that is based on the science,” Sue says.

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“We have recently completed a research programme of several years, funded by the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, to support the emerging dairy sheep industry – and that gave us plenty to draw on. “As part of that programme, and in other research projects, we have worked closely with our industry partners on farms in the commercial setting that has helped us to really capture the practical elements of the science, and share those findings with those industry partners. “As a consequence, our research and the information we have compiled in the manual is applicable beyond the dairy sheep sector, to the meat sheep

systems and orphan lambs.” Sue says the feedback to date from the limited number who have been provided the manual has been very positive. “In some cases we are hearing the manual will be used by industry partners as a training tool, which is very encouraging to see the science being applied in this way.” The lamb rearing manual can be viewed and downloaded at https://www.agresearch. co.nz/assets/Uploads/ agresearch-lamb-rearingmanual-aug-2020.pdf.

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Farmers head for the surf Farmers, farm workers and others involved in agriculture in Wairarapa have been de-stressing over the past summer by learning to surf. Launched in Gisborne in 2018 by Stephen Thompson, Surfing for Farmers encourages farmers to take a couple of hours off each week to head to the surf for stress relief and improved mental health. Those new to the sport receive free lessons and tips from qualified instructors, with surf boards and wet suits provided on the day to make it as easy as possible for people to get involved. Not only that, but it’s also a fantastic social event with attendees enjoying a barbecue and drinks after the surfing.

MARCH EDITION

Bowie, with Zack Innes of local business Zacks Surfing providing the tuition.

Amanda lives 10 minutes’ drive south of Riversdale at Matariki Terraces a sheep & beef farm which she, husband Tom, and George and Sarah Tatham run as an equity partnership. Although she is not a surfer herself, Amanda grew up on the Kaikoura coast and spent a lot of time around and in the sea.

Abnormally dry conditions are occurring across Wairarapa, Gisborne, and Hawke’s Bay, according to NIWA’s New Zealand Drought Index.

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NIWA is predicting near average temperatures for Wairarapa between March and May (45 per cent chance) and near normal rainfall (45 per cent chance).

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“To be in the sea is wonderful. It is definitely useful for stress release, connecting with the ocean and nature. Everyone has got a smile on their face at the end.

The 2020/21 summer had Surfing for Farmers sessions run at Riversdale Surf Club until the end of last month, organised by Amanda

“I’d like to thank all our local sponsors for helping to make it happen. It’s a really cool programme and I look forward to doing it again next summer.”

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Views sought for the ETS regulations

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Te Uru Rākau - Forestry New Zealand is seeking feedback on proposed amendments to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Forestry Regulations that it hopes will encourage new planting of both indigenous and exotic forest.

It’s important that we take the time to get feedback and ensure people understand the changes we are trying to make.

These latest proposals follow an initial round of public consultation on amendments that was held from November 2019 to January 2020.

changing from radiata pine to indigenous forest). They will also impact the level of administration required by participants and when carbon credits will be earned.

Director Forestry and Land Management Oliver Hendrickson says Te Uru Rākau has been considering feedback and worked with forestry experts to refine the proposals relating to the approach to carbon accounting for forestry.

"Ultimately we are trying to make the system simpler for all participants as undue complexity has been a barrier to participation." Mr Hendrickson says Te Uru Rākau was keen to understand how people felt about the trade-offs and likely impacts of various options for how averaging accounting will work in terms of the flexibility they offer participants versus how complex they are.

"The proposals provide options for how the new 'averaging accounting' method will work for new post-1989 forests that register with the ETS," Mr Hendrickson says. "They will determine how flexible or precise carbon accounting will be for future forests in the ETS. This will in turn impact how easy it will be to harvest at different times or change species on a second rotation (for example,

"These options will shape the future of new forests in New Zealand and how they are managed. However, this consultation doesn't cover existing forests moving to

averaging. The decision about whether registered post1989 forests can transition to averaging will be made by Cabinet by the end of 2021. "These Regulations implement the decisions and improvements to the ETS which were passed last year while also setting the groundwork for future decisions New Zealand will make to support our climate change strategy. When the Climate Change Commission's final recommendations are published we will be in a good position to respond." Mr Hendrickson says 333,000 hectares of land were registered in the ETS, for which around 6.9 million carbon credits were claimed last year. This is equivalent to the carbon emissions from approximately 2.3 million cars in a year. "The ETS plays an important part in helping New Zealand meet its international climate change obligations so it's important that we take the time to get feedback and ensure people understand the changes we are trying to make." The deadline for submissions

on these proposals is 5pm on Friday, 9 April 2021. Find out more about the consultation and have your say on the Ministry for Primary Industries website https://www.mpi.govt.nz/ consultations/additionalproposed-amendments-tothe-climate-change-forestrysector-regulations-2008/ Background information The New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is the Government's principal policy response to climate change. The ETS is established by amendments to the Climate Change Response Act 2002 made in 2008 to help New Zealand meet its international climate change targets. The Regulations will provide the detailed rules and settings to implement the policy changes to the ETS made through the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Reform) Amendment Act 2020. The final NZ ETS Forestry Regulations will apply to participants from 1 January 2023. This is when most of the forestry changes from the Amendment Act also apply.

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