Hibiscus Matters_Issue 286_2 September 2020

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September 2, 2020

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Inside this issue Roadside spraying debated page 3

Springtime special

pages 12 to 16 Despite everything else that is going on, Spring is here, bringing with it a special new arrival at the Kruger family’s Stillwater lifestyle block. The family got their first sheep for Ag Day at Dairy Flat School in 2018, and this year their Dorper x Wiltshire ewe, and black ram Steve, produced twin lambs –one black, and one white. Although when the ram is dark and the ewe white there is a 50/50 genetic chance of this, it doesn’t seem to happen very often. The lambs are thriving under the care of Francine and her 12-year-old son Daniel, who owns the sheep. Hibiscus Matters readers can choose names for the twin lambs - see Spring feature, pages12-16.

Resilience – going forward in a Covid world The recent second lockdown, and the likelihood of more to come, shows that there is no longer ‘business as usual’, or any type of ‘normal’ as the community knows it. In the face of these uncertainties, your community newspaper spoke with a number of experts who provided advice on how to adapt and be resilient in the changing times we all face.

This area’s town centres are largely comprised of small to medium sized businesses, and so advice for owners of such businesses – local hairdressers, retailers, car services, hospitality and takeaway outlets, entertainment facilities, tradies, gymnasiums, and many others – and their teams – is desperately needed. The latest retail sales figures from

Statistics NZ are for the June quarter, which included the Level 4 lockdown. They show an unprecedented fall, with the drop in sales of food and beverage services down 40 percent, accommodation down 44 percent, and fuel 35 percent down. This was only partly offset by strong supermarket and grocery sales (up 12 percent). On the Coast, the first lockdown was

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