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Farmer’s plea to government over regulations

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MP: Three Waters must be ditched

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The plan to bring back wild mussels

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Heal the soil and reduce carbon emissions

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Brothers compete for Young Farmer of the Year

Nick and Peter O’Connor will be hoping to meet each other in the national final of Young Farmer of the Year. Photo: Supplied.

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Jenny Nicholson Nick and Peter O’Connor grew up side-by-side on a farm just outside of Westport but are hoping to meet as rivals in this year’s FMG Young Farmer of the Year.

The two brothers have both entered this year’s competition; Nick in the Tasman district, with Peter competing in the Aorangi heat of the competition.

The pair both have experience competing at district level, with older brother Peter winning the West Coast District competition in 2018.

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year studying for a Bachelor of Agricultural Science at Lincoln University will have widened his knowledge and help in the competition.

With the pair each competing in a different region, they would both need to reach the national final to compete against each other this year.

Both Nick and past competitor Amy White-Clarke say one of the major benefits of entering the competition is how much you can learn.

Amy White-Clarke grew up on a farm in Marlborough and has entered the competition four times.

During her first competitions, she was working on farms owned by others, but now she is enjoying 50/50 sharemilking on her grandparents’ farm.

She found being able to ask questions at the end of various sections of the competition meant she learned a lot each time she entered, and she would encourage others to give it a go.

This 54th season of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year kicks off this month with district competitions and the winners of each moving through to the regional finals.

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Nick was part of the team that won the TeenAg National Competition and says when he heard Peter was competing in the Young Farmer of the Year, he decided to give it a go. He placed third.

“Young Farmer of the Year was similar things but a definite step up to a higher level than TeenAg,” he says.

Now 18 years old, Nick knows he will be one of the younger competitors but hopes having previous experience in the competition will help.

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Brothers competing in Young Farmer of the Year From page 1 With $100,000 of prizes for the overall national winner, the competition has come a long way from the first contest in 1969.

Tasman’s Gary Frazer won first prize which was a return fare to Australia and $500 cash. The following year a tractor was added to the prize, and sponsorship has continued to increase ever since.

The district competition for Tasman South will be held on Saturday 16 October at Ellesmere A & P Showgrounds in Leeston, with entries closing on Monday 11 October.

The Tasman North competition will be on Saturday 30 October at the Amuri A & P Showgrounds in Rotherham. Entries close on Tuesday 26 October.

The Tasman regional final will be held on Saturday 19 February 2022 with the winner competing in the national final in Whangarei in July.

Amy White-Clarke is a past competitor of the Young Farming Competition. Photo: Supplied.

Last year’s overall winner, Jake Jarman says district competitions are low-key so competition will be within all member’s skill

sets and he encourages everyone to give it a go. “You’re not going to embarrass yourself, and if you don’t know about something you

will get taught on the day, so at least you walk away from the day having learnt something like I did,” he says.

National MPs tour Tasman’s rural areas

West-Coast Tasman-based National MP Maureen Pugh, says her recent visit to the Tasman District provided valuable feedback to shape her party’s rural policies.

“A well-attended rural forum at Appleby gave MPs a range of good ideas to shape National’s policies going forward,” says Maureen.

“Farmers, growers and many other rural players took the opportunity to comment on their current challenges.”

She says the trip was an outstanding success due to the on-the-ground information received from locals.

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Maureen says she is feeling positive with rural-based people recognising the need for alternative fuel sources.

While in the Tasman District, she was impressed to be shown work investigating sustainable alternative fuel sources for heavy vehicles and industries.

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by National MPs Barbara Kuriger and Ian McKelvie.

Together, they also viewed extensive flood damage to both roading and farmland from August’s storms in the region.

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Farmer’s plea to govt GOATS over regulations WANTED Chris Valli Bryce McKenzie reckons farmers have had a guts full. The Groundswell cofounder says that message is loud and clear.

He is adamant regulations, like Labour’s National Policy Statement (NPS) on fresh water, need a rewrite with input from people on the land and input from local regional councils.

“Farmers are burning out and losing their passion for the land,” he says.

“The Government needs to stop running out more unworkable regulations and to talk to farmers and growers about how they can make things easier for them, now.”

Groundswell describe themselves as a volunteer group of farmers and rural support people who are passionate about education, support, and common sense.

The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 provides local authorities with direction on how they should manage freshwater under the Resource Management Act. The Resource Management (Measurement and Reporting of Water Takes) Amendment Regulations 2020 sets new requirements for those with resource consents to take five or more litres of water per second.

These consent holders are now required to measure their water use every 15 minutes, store their records, and electronically submit the records to their local council every day.

Therein lies the problem, according to Bryce, as this is a typical case of people having no idea on a subject regulating because of an ideology. He says there is no transparency with the farming communities about their land, their livelihood, and their incomes.

“When the Government brought out the NPS on freshwater I could see immediately that it was going to be impossible to farm under the criteria that was

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Bryce says two of the worst cases are pugging regulations and sowing dates.

For pugging, regulation state stocks are not allowed to leave footprints 20cm or greater and pugging of any depth should not cover more than 50 per cent of a paddock.

In an extreme rain or snow event this would be impossible, he says. For sowing, the land used for winter grazing has to be replanted by 1 October.

Pugging is when wet soil and pasture is churned up and pushed down by heavy livestock.

He says other unworkable regulations include submissions on freshwater farm plans and stock exclusion, submissions on winter grazing rules and changes to wetland definitions.

Bryce says on the ground and across the rural sector farmers are over the amount of paperwork to complete and the unworkable regulations imposed by a government who are so far removed

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And the time frame for these submissions, 7 October, is placing undue pressure when the months of September and October are the busiest times of the year for farmers. The submissions on changes to wetland definitions close 27 October.

“Farmers and growers are too tired at this time of the year to do these submissions and take the attitude that the Government hasn’t listened in the past so why would they now?”

Bryce says the protest in November is in the hope that lockdowns will be gone and with five weeks out from Christmas the rural sector felt the timeframe was a good time.

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RSE workers coming back

Recognised Seasonal Employer workers from Vanuatu, Samoa and Tonga will start arriving into New Zealand this month.

“We’re pleased to announce that RSE workers from Vanuatu can begin arriving into New Zealand from 4 October, with Samoan and Tongan workers arriving from 12 October,” Damien O’Connor said in late September.

“This will provide much needed certainty for our growers as they gear up for summer and autumn harvesting.”

People arriving under the scheme must meet strict health conditions. These include requirements to be vaccinated with at least one dose pre-departure, complete a period of self-isolation on arrival

and return negative COVID-19 tests at Day 0 and Day 5. Employers will be providing the self-isolation facilities.

They must also complete their vaccination post-arrival.

“Despite the challenges of a COVID world, which has constrained the number of RSE workers who could come through MIQ, the Government has remained committed to the RSE scheme.

“The horticulture sector is worth over $6 billion to New Zealand’s exports. Having people coming to our shores through the RSE scheme to harvest and prune is essential to us maintaining our economic recovery from COVID-19, a recovery which is very much export-led.

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RSE workers are allowed back into the country from this month.

“We are also aware of the positive impact the scheme has on our Pacific neighbours with the benefits of the hard work done by RSE workers flowing back home from our shores.”

The commencement of quarantine free travel (QFT) for RSE workers forms a pilot scheme to test systems in preparation for a broader and safe reopening of the borders.

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“We will closely monitor this first stage of one-way quarantine-free travel as we want to expand eligibility for quarantine-free entry to New Zealand from these countries and Tokelau when we can be sure it is safe to do so.”

“I thank Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu for their co-operation with us and also the horticulture and viticulture sectors for their collaboration,” Damien O’Connor said.

Up to 14,400 RSE workers normally come through New Zealand each year, with approximately 10,500 being in the country at peak harvesting times pre-COVID. As at August 2021 around 7000 workers were in New Zealand.

MP: Three Waters must be ditched Stuart Smith

ment to pause and give it proper consideration.

The future of Labour’s Three Waters pro- I’m not surprised councils are pushing gramme looks set to be ditched, as mayors back – for months, many have been cryacross the country are urging the govern- ing out for more detail and more time to consult their communities. National has consistently said that the supposed benefits and cost CLIMBER MOWERS savings haven’t been adequately 2WD or 4WD models explained to the public, and we Quality Italian made need to get those details before mowers we go any further.

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nities, filled with bureaucreate 6,000 to 9,000 new crats and decision-makers, jobs. How does that stack whom inevitably will not up? represent the ratepayThe Government’s plans ers well. The councils and are in peril and they’re mana whenua that make feeling the pressure. They up a single entity would be are trying every tactic to represented by a 12-persway opinion: a negative son “representative group”. ad campaign, a $2.5 billion No more than six elected inducement to councils, councillors in total would and now news that some represent the 20 councouncils might be eligible cils that might belong to for top-up payments to seone entity. Six will be apcure their support.

Stuart Smith pointed by local iwi and The last resort can only be three-quarters majority is required on any one thing: making the reforms compuldecision, giving iwi a effective right of veto. sory for councils. If that were to happen, The board members will not be account- it would be an intolerable breach of comable to ratepayers. munity independence, and the rights of What would be more accessible and ac- councils to make the best decisions in the countable: a council that meets in public, interests of their residents. or a faceless water entity that might be The Government must listen to the mabased hundreds of kilometres away? jority of Mayors and dump their deeply A Three Waters “steering group” member flawed Three Waters plans. National will has promised all existing Three Waters continue to oppose Labour’s centralisation staff in councils that their jobs will be safe, and control agenda, and we will fight for yet the Government expects the reforms to communities to keep their voice.

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Tasman report Joe Blakiston PGG Wrightson Daylight saving has arrived, but it sure doesn’t feel like a turning point this Spring as the rain and cool temperatures have made it a difficult start to the new season especially for our dairy farming clients. We will certainly not be talking about water tables drying up any time soon, but some sunshine and warmth will really be welcomed.

As I write this it is Mental Health week with the headline being ‘Take the time to talk’ - so here is a big challenge to our farmer clients and readers: make the effort and don’t be afraid to have the conversations with your friend and families that you have been putting off , and take the time to talk to neighbours and colleagues who you think might need a kind word. It’s a great habit to get into and may be what helps someone get through the day a bit better.

The Real Estate market continues to surge and a shortage of listings across the board sees intense competition for anything new to the market.

The Carbon Market for hill country properties is a real juggernaut at the

moment with plenty of new corporate entrants into the market wanting to secure large areas of land to take advantage of the soaring carbon price- quite ironic really when you see New Zealand importing more ‘dirty coal’ to generate power in the North Island. Something is not quite right here?

It’s great for vendors but for traditional farmers wanting to expand their holdings or young farmers looking to move up the property ownership ladder it’s a bit tough. The same can be said for dairy farms which have been out of favour for several years and are now showing strong returns and heightened buyer demand. Rural lenders have confidence in the Fonterra outlook and rural lending to dairy farmers is now easier to secure. The lift in prices has seen an increase in properties coming to the market as vendors who perhaps have hung in there over the last 3 or 4 years look to take the benefit of this confidence and move on.

We will see several dairy properties in the market in the Tasman Spring.

All in all, it bodes well for the lead up to a busy selling period.

As always, I am happy for a confidential chat. Have a great month.

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The plan to bring back wild mussels Chris Valli A project to restore the mussel reefs in Te Hoiere/ Pelorus Sounds is well underway.

The project aims to identify methods to restore wild mussel beds in the Pelorus Sounds that are also scalable and viable for use in other parts of Marlborough.

Marine Farming Association general manager Ned Wells says the idea came from two Pelorus mussel farmers back in 2016.

The Marine Farming Association (MFA) partnered with the University of Auckland, who are involved with restoration in the Hauraki Gulf, and applied for funding from the Ministry of Primary Industry’s Sustainable Farming Fund.

In mid-October the community is invited to join MFA and researchers to learn about the project as a part of winning the Cawthron Marlborough Environment Award for the Marine category.

Ned adds that NIWA and The Nature Conservancy provided peer review support to the project. Before the 1960s the Pelorus Sound was home to extensive wild Greenshell mussel beds.

During the 1960s to 80s wild beds were overharvested through both shore-based hand gathering and dredging, before longline aquaculture was introduced.

“The majority of these beds have not returned, likely due to a number of environmental factors,” he says.

“The exact reason is unknown, but it is expected that stressors such as sedimentation and warming oceans have played a part.”

Mussels are the building blocks of many coastal environments and provide a number of critical ecosystem services like providing a habitat for marine life, stabilising the seabed and filtering the water.

Ned says improving the overall health of the Sounds seafloor is the ultimate outcome. He also

says the aim of the research project is to develop effective restoration methods for Greenshell mussel beds.

“These methods could then be used to undertake larger restoration efforts in areas where the historic beds once existed.”

Restoration of the wild beds could also help the production of juvenile mussels, known as spat, that can then be caught and grown on marine farms.

“This research will also be applicable to other parts of the country. Good water quality is essential to producing top quality aquaculture products, therefore the industry is invested in the health of the Sounds.”

Ned says those in the industry want to work with a range of stakeholders to improve the health of the Sounds, with restoration of the wild mussel beds just one aspect.

There are more than 500 marine farms in Marlborough, but they only occupy about two per cent of the coastal environment by surface area.

Most farms are in the Pelorus Sound with smaller production bases in the Croiselles Harbour, East Bay and Port Underwood.

Before the Covid pandemic, more than 70 per cent of the country’s aquaculture exports were grown in Marlborough with export earnings from the region producing more than $200 million per annum.

Ned says it has been a challenging year for many aquaculture companies, as global pandemic restrictions effectively turned off the food service sectors in many key export markets, affecting pricing and export volumes.

However, the aquaculture industry is recognised as an essential service which permits some productivity.

“This prevented any significant job losses. We are now seeing demand return in many key markets as restrictions are lifted, and prices are trending upward.”

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Resource consents to enable a house for succession farming Anna Bensemann Senior Planner, Baseline Group Marlborough email: anna@blg.nz Ph 03 578 7299 The rural sector has a long history of succession farming, with parents enabling and assisting their children onto the family farms, with the intention to let children take over and inherit the operation from the parents. With adults living longer and remaining active for longer, there is increasingly partnership opportunities, where both parents, their children and their grandchildren all run the family farm together. This is when accommodation becomes an issue and often the solution is to build a second dwelling on the farm.

In many districts the concept of a second dwelling located across the paddock on a farm does not fit with density restrictions that are often limited to one dwelling and possibly a granny flat or minor unit. This means a resource consent to allow the second dwelling is required.

In an age where the older parents are still active, involved in the farming and community activities and wanting their own traditional open plan house with bedrooms for guests, a granny flat option isn’t the best solution. Yet this is what is generally expected under the traditional planning

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regime for second dwellings.

A small 50 – 80 m² dwelling located on the doorstep of the main dwelling to provide for elderly persons. This clearly isn’t practical to be used as separate second dwelling not associated with the primary dwelling.

Increasing fragmentation of rural land is perceived to be bad for rural environments, creating a series of fragmented farming units that are individually inefficient and do not contribute to our economy as efficiently as larger farming units. A second house that isn’t clearly a granny flat may encourage future use of the property for tenants who are not involved with farming, or may encourage the future subdivision of that site, leading to lifestyle allotments.

We often hear people say they don’t intend to use it for nonfarming tenants, and that it is not their intention to further subdivide their rural land. While these statements are often true for the current owners of the site, there is no certainty that you will retain ownership of this site in perpetuity. Therefore, there is a risk that enabling a dwelling to provide for what appears to clearly be family succession of farming ownership presently, may not remain the case into the future.

If you are planning for the transition of your farm to your children as you grow older, now is a good time to investigate if you are able to create the on-farm dream home for your semi-retirement from farming.

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NEWS WARM WINTER: New Zealand has just experienced its warmest winter on record - well exceeding the previous record which was set just last year.

NIWA official climate data shows winter 2021 (June to August) was 1.32°C degrees above average last winter it was 1.14°C above average.

The figures, derived from the NIWA “seven-station” temperature series which extends back to 1909, also show seven of the 10 warmest winters on record have occurred since 2000. NIWA meteorologist Nava Fedaeff also said there were 76 locations across the country that experienced a record or near-record warm winter including Motueka, Hokitika, Blenheim, Cape Campbell, Greymouth, Reefton, Takaka, Westport, Kaikoura and Nelson.

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after this date. The operation is being carried out by VFML on behalf of the Department of Conservation (DOC) to protect vulnerable native species from introduced predators The project area takes in a section of the Heaphy Track between Katipo Creek Shelter and James Mackay Hut. The affected section of track will be closed to public access whilst the aerial application of toxic bait takes place, and afterwards until field staff have inspected for and removed most toxic baits.

TOP FORESTER: Marlborough man Paul Millen has won the NZIF Forester of the Year award. NZIF Forester of the Year is a highly coveted prize, which rewards a person for their outstanding contribution to the forestry sector throughout the year.

The nomination certainly came as a surprise to the 62-year-old who says it is a real privilege to be recognised in this way.

“The award was unexpected. It is certainly a privilege to be recognised by the institute and to be recognised by my peers,” says Paul.

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Heal the soil and reduce carbon emissions John Barnes Managing Director, Fertilizer New Zealand This season has been a particularly difficult one to manage. The weather has been a challenge, and with the new regulations on top of this farming gets complicated. In everything in life there are two ways to deal with trying situations. Get bogged down with all the stuff being passed to us or find the new way of farming - one that suits the regulators and will be good for us in the rural community. There is always a way through every situation.

All plants have a requirement for nutrients. Some of these nutrients are already in the soil, others will need to be applied at a variety of rates. Over a long period of time there has been debate on how much of these nutrients are needed. Nitrogen is one of these nutrients. If nitrogen is applied in the form most farmers are advised to use, it will grow grass, but at a cost. The cost is it reduces the carbon levels in the soil. For synthetic nitrogen, (like Urea) to work effectively in the soil it must have carbon. Carbon is a littleknown ingredient in this process.

By not replacing carbon that is being utilised, the effectiveness of the nitrogen being applied is reduced. That is why farmers are applying more nitrogen than in the past but getting less results. As the carbon is utilised by the applied nitrogen, some of it

gets emitted into the atmosphere.

Carbon cannot be destroyed; it just changes places. Carbon is in the soil, in the atmosphere or in plants or trees. If carbon is transferred from the soil to the atmosphere, it contributes to global warming.

But here is the good news. There are other ways to grow grass or crops. It is called by a variety of titles, but we call it the nitrogen cycle. It is allowing the soil to create its own nitrogen. There could be and probably should be some inputs to get this cycle working, but once it is working it will give back to your pasture at least some or most of your nitrogen. In some situations, during the season there could be a very good reason why some synthetic nitrogen might be needed such as in high growth periods. But measuring the nitrogen in the

soil gives us that information.

Remember we cannot measure what we do not monitor.

Nitrogen is all around us. It is in the air we breathe and even being created in the soil. Nature always has a way of providing. Obviously, some soils lack a variety of nutrients so some need to be applied. That’s why we bring in high quality phosphate with low cadmium levels, and highly effective in our soils. Scientific work and decades of on-farm experience has shown that. Of course, we have those that will try to discredit what is happening; it happens everywhere. Every farmer has a preference of the type of tractor they operate and the car they drive. But back to nitrogen. The air we breathe is nearly 80 percent nitrogen. Earthworms and other soil microbes and fungi play their part in creating nitrogen in the soil. Plants such as clover produce nitrogen, and animals that graze the land put nitrogen back into the soil. All these and some others form what we call the nitrogen cycle. What has happened over the last 70 plus years is that a variety of common farming practices has decreased the soil’s

ability to carry out its function of putting nitrogen into the soil, and that is the reason that synthetic nitrogen such as urea is being applied in such great tonnages.

How can we recover from this position we find ourselves in today? The answer is quite simple.

Put back what is missing - the life in the soil. We have these microbes in our fertiliser blends and in our soil remediation products.

If something is dead or dying it gives off gases as it decomposes.

Our soils is dying, when it is missing the very life that allows the plants we desire to function properly. Put life back into the soil and it will heal itself and in doing so will reverse global warming because the microbes and fungi will draw carbon out of the atmosphere and put it back into the soil where it belongs.

Scientists tell us if we get the correct biology in the soil in sufficient numbers, then we could completely heal the Earth in 30 years. Now wouldn’t that be great.

At Fertilizer New Zealand we are passionate about getting our soils into a better and healthier state.

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IrrIgatIon Locally owned irrigation design and installation Ray Mayne Hose and Fittings Ltd is a New Zealand locally owned irrigation company based in Ashburton, Mid Canterbury.

The company was formed in 1991 and currently employ 30 staff. We specialise in irrigation design, installation, manufacture and importing of irrigation equipment.

The company has a large client base throughout New Zealand.

Ray Mayne Hose and Fittings Ltd is the New Zealand importer of Reinke irrigation equipment from the USA and importer of Snap-tite irrigation hose products from the USA and Europe.

Ray Mayne Hose and Fittings Ltd carry a large range of irrigator and general irrigation spare parts at our Ashburton facility.

Our Reinke spare parts levels are critical to ensure all Reinke systems can be maintained quickly and easily.

Ray Mayne Hose and Fittings have the largest stocks of Reinke spare parts of any dealership in the world. This has been achieved

Ray Mayne Hose and Fittings Ltd, your locally owned irrigation company based in Ashburton, Mid Canterbury. by importing product from Reinke for 20 years. We can build all types of Reinke systems – pivots, swing arm corner systems and lateral irrigators, from stock.

This year, Covid has created several issues with freight. We worked with our suppliers – Reinke in the U S A, Snap-tite in

Ireland, and Idrofoglia in Italy, to ensure that we have enough products to suit our clients’ needs.

Our team at work, tried to estimate how many pivots we would require, how many hoses we would need and how many hard hose irrigators we should order for our client to have equipment

ready for season. It is not easy to get containers from Europe to New Zealand this time with several ports being required to go through from Rotterdam to Singapore and then New Zealand. We placed an order with Idrofoglia for several hard hose guns, and associated products,

in February. These containers are due in Lyttelton at the beginning of October.

We had a 20’ container of Snaptite leave Ireland in June and that container is due to arrive in Lyttelton in mid-October – we also had a 40’ container leave Snaptite in late July, both the 20’ and the 40’ container are due to arrive at Lyttelton on the same vessel.

Product out of Reinke in the U S, is about a month longer than what it used to be.

Last month with wind damage, we have been fortunate that we have got a good supply of Reinke product on hand, we have no stock shortages and have been in the fortunate position that most of all our crashes have been repaired and are ready for action.

We have knowledgeable staff and are ready and willing to help with all irrigation needs.

Give the friendly team a call on 03 308 6022 to discuss your needs and for a non-obligatory quote, we are happy to help.

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IrrIgatIon Reservoirs provide critical water supplies for vineyards Water is essential for winegrowing, so installing a reservoir can be a wise decision. Last winter, a large reservoir constructed for Delegat Wine Estate’s newly developed ‘Webb Block’, guarantees water for irrigation at critical times. Built by Simcox Construction, the reservoir has a water storage capacity of 100,346m³.

General Manager, Antony Clark, says, “Delegat needs to store water, so they can irrigate all their grape plants, especially coming up to harvest time and the second half of summer, because water can’t be retrieved from the rivers at these critical times.” Antony says that because the reservoir is built into a terrace, retaining walls had to be built around the other three sides of the reservoir.

“For dams at the head of a gully, walls have to be created across the face of the gully or it has to be built into the ground, so you need

to lay pumps to feed it out along the drip line.” He says it’s also important to establish drainage structures and piping at the base of the dam to manage ground water and prevent potential damage.

Simcox Construction is a division of Isaac Construction Limited. Simcox Construction has been building dams and reservoirs for many years. “We work alongside Viking Containment; between the two of us; it’s been really successful. It’s a great way of building dams, ensuring there’s no permeability, and prevents erosion.” The dam has worked well for Delegat. “We needed to get it up and running for spring last year, so they could water the new vines throughout spring and the dry summer months.”

Viking Containment mostly works with large reservoirs, wastewater and landfills. They installed and tested a 1.5mm High

Simcox Construction recently built a large reservoir for Delegat Wine Estate and Viking Containment installed and tested.

Density Polyethylene (HDPE) liner for the Delegat’s vineyard development. General Manager, Doug Spain says the HDPE liner rolls weigh 1.8 tonne and are deployed using a purpose-built

spreader bar and spindles suspended from an excavator. The 8.0m wide panels allows efficient deployment and installation.

The seam welding process is also unique incorporating an air

channel within the seam which can be pressure tested to ensure its integrity. “Every seam is tested, if there is a pin hole, well find it, repair it and retest it again.”

The reservoir had 6 Geoladders installed, which provide safe access in or out of steep sloped ponds. “Our Geoladder® is welded permanently to form an integral part of the liner system.

There are no loose ends that may tangle or block pumps, sumps or mixers.”

AgriShield® is a reliable choice for water storage dam liners. Experienced technician’s carryout all the welding and testing which is documented in a comprehensive Quality Assurance Report and for peace of mind and assurance Viking’s HDPE liner comes with a 20-year product warranty.

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IrrIgatIon Local drilling experts provide reliable water supplies Water is a precious resource and if anyone knows where to find it - it’s Waimea Drilling Company Ltd. For the past five decades, the company has helped local dairy farmers, apple growers, councils, households and the fishing and forestry industries, find the water they need. Since it was established, Waimea Drilling has completed over 6000 wells from small to large water wells.

It all started with a pick and shov-

el when one day Waimea-based crop farmer Woody Woodford was searching for water on his property, and he saw an opportunity when he realised other local farmers were doing the same thing. So, Woody purchased his first drilling rig, and the rest is history – Waimea Drilling has now been in business for more than 55 years. The company employs an expert team and operates three drilling rigs including

a 20 ton drill rig assembly. The team has a detailed knowledge of piezometers and investigative drilling including down bore flow rates.

“Our main work is drilling bores,” says Lead Driller, Brendan Higgins. “We are still doing a lot of deeper bores in the Lower Moutere gravels, which is something we specialise in, and we also provide irrigation for farmers.”

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With summer around the corner, Waimea Drilling can assist people who are having issues with their bores, and they can provide new bores for domestic purposes such as gardening, or farmers who require irrigation for their paddocks.

“When things start drying up, we get a lot more inquiries from people who become concerned about having a reliable water supply,” says Brendan. “We can’t guarantee the quality of the water, so we

gather samples and send them to a lab to get the minerals checked.”

In certain areas, it can be difficult to find water. “From all our years of drilling, we know where to find water or whether it’s not a good area to drill,” says Brendan. “People appreciate our local knowledge, especially the wealth of knowledge that Woody has, and I’ve been here for 20 years – you can’t beat experience. I often phone Woody if I’m in an unfamiliar area – and he’ll tell us what’s there.”

For local drilling expertise, call Waimea Drilling Company Ltd on 03 544 8442. “We travel anywhere in the Top of the South – over to Golden Bay, down to Murchison, across to Marlborough, anywhere.”

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Rural women model for cancer charity calendar Chris Valli A group of friends from Marlborough Provincial Rural Women NZ have been pulling out all the stops for a charity close to their hearts.

Rural Women New Zealand is currently involved with a national project to fundraise for ovarian cancer. But in Marlborough the women are raising money for everyone affected by the disease.

With so many people in the rural sector affected by cancer, the branch wanted to make sure they helped as many people as possible says committee member Glenda Robb.

“There have been so many men and women in the rural sector affected by various cancers. Marlborough Provincial wanted our fundraiser to cover all types of cancer.”

Rural Women New Zealand originated in 1925 (known as the Women’s Division of the Farmer’s Union) and members have embarked on an enormous range of work, projects, events, celebrations and competitions as they have worked to support, strengthen and grow their respective rural communities.

They are an integral part of New Zealand’s rural landscape and

A member of the Marlborough Provincial Rural group models for the new calendar. Photo: Supplied. have become an authoritative voice on health services, education, environment and social issues in the rural sector.

MPRW are represented by all the branches in the province including Awatere, Blenheim/Wairau, Mahakipawa, Rai Valley, Kenepuru and Pelorus Sounds.

When it came to fundraising ideas, the friends turned to a hit British comedy for the inspira-

tion and Calendar Girls was born.

The 18 friends have banded together to produce their own take on the 2003 movie to make their own Rural Women Calendar, modelling for the quirky calendar by dressing down for the occasion.

Glenda says the idea was sparked by discussions around doing something different, but all in the best possible taste.

“It came from a discussion about fundraising at our Marlborough Provincial committee meeting and how some fundraising was getting difficult in the current economic and covid climate.

“Some of the ladies were looking for something different to do as well and were inspired by the Calendar Girls movie.”

The Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi screenplay was based on a true

story of a group of middle-aged Yorkshire women who made a nude calendar to raise money for Leukaemia Research under the auspices of the Women’s Institutes in April 1999.

Shot by Marlborough photographer Tamzin Henderson and author Marion Day, the calendar is the result of months of work. The duo donated their talents for free.

Calendar themes range from rural settings to birthdays, Glenda says.

“We decided on birthdays, and then on seasons of the year, looking for bright pictures for winter and cooling ones for summer. As a lot of the ladies are from farming backgrounds so it was based around the seasonal work on farm as well.”

The calendars are valued at $15 each or $20 including postage.

MPRW have 500 calendars for sale and hope to make a ‘sizeable amount for cancer’. They also had a ‘calendar photo view’ at a fundraising dinner and will be running a raffle soon too to boost funds further.

Calendars can be purchased from Sounds Reflection Ltd at 4 Boyces Road, Rapaura or from the Facebook page, Region Three Rural Women New Zealand or by phoning 035729149.

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Recent changes to the Bright-Line Test: implications for Family Trusts Claire Broad, Senior Solicitor & Emma Marshall, Associate Pitt & Moore The Bright-Line Test (“BLT”) applies to sales of residential land making capital gain on sales taxable at the seller’s normal income tax rate if disposal occurs within a certain “brightline period”. Trustees need to be aware that transfers of residential property to and from family trusts are captured.

In March this year the Government extended the bright-line period for residential land to 10 years and made other significant changes.

The main home exclusion (“MHE”) Under current rules the MHE will apply to trusts where the property was the main home of a beneficiary of a trust, if: • the person disposing of the land is a trustee of the trust and a principal settlor of the trust does not have a main home; or • if a principal settlor of the trust does have a main home, it is that main home which is being disposed of.

In this context a principal settlor means a settlor whose settlements to the trust are the greatest, or greatest equal, by market value.

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or more within the two years immediately preceding the brightline date (disposal date) for the residential land; or • has engaged in a regular pattern of acquiring and disposing of residential land.

Under the 2021 amendments the MHE (whether in the trust context or otherwise) will no longer apply on an all or nothing basis.

Instead, except for an allowed change of use buffer period, it will apply only for the period the property is used as the person’s main home.

Rollover Relief To clarify the position regarding family trusts and the BLT, the Government has indicated it intends to provide rollover relief from BLT in certain instances where residential land is settled on a family trust, applicable to transfers of residential property on or after 1 April 2022. It is currently seeking submissions to determine how and when such rollover relief should apply.

We Can Help If you are considering making changes to the ownership of trust property, planning and specialist legal and tax advice will be required to avoid unintended and costly tax consequences.

If you would like more in-depth advice or further information about the content of this article, please get in touch with the team at Pitt & Moore.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this publication is of a general nature and is not intended as legal advice. It is important that you seek legal advice that is specific to your circumstances.

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A revolution is underway It may take a year or two for the changes to become apparent, however pastoral soil fertility practices by 2025 will be markedly different to those of today.

The demise of Overseer as the foundation on which the current water-soluble phosphorus and synthetic nitrogen programmes are based ushers in a new system, one which in time will prove to be superior in all respects.

The questions asked will be, “why didn’t it work, and why did it take so long to be replaced?”

The answer is that although Overseer evolved logically over time the base was never sound.

It has been described as a commercial tool that was designed to help farmers make money by maximizing the milk or meat they gained from using artificial fertiliser.

In the short term it delivered but there was a fundamental flaw. The reliance on regular applications of synthetic N as the driver of pasture growth steadily destroys soil carbon.

Landcare Research has the research that shows that to be the case however the real measure is annual pasture growth and total farm performance.

Carbon is the fundamental driver of growth and although there is probably a ceiling to annual production of permanent grazed pastures, performance can become more resilient.

Where carbon is being continuously sequestered, soils

hold more moisture and nutrient which are released steadily throughout the season.

This means the difference in total growth in a year where climatic conditions are favourable and a season when rainfall is scarce, or too plentiful, becomes less, and more easily managed.

Pasture growth also tends to be more even with dry frosty conditions having less impact on winter performance.

Growth slows more gradually entering a dry period and recovers more quickly when rain does arrive resulting in less supplement being required.

In both situations the period during which extra supplement is necessary is shortened reducing costs, labour inputs, and wear and tear on machinery.

The new system is based on the process of synthesis where the outcome is greater than the sum of the parts and therefore less rigid than the current prescriptive approach.

It will provide scientists with endless projects working out why it works as well as it does, along with the understanding required to drive the system forward.

As to why it has taken so long for the flaw in the current synthetic N driven system to be exposed is probably best explained in the following piece from The Carbon Cycle by Ridzon and Walters. “ Too many of our scientists make it life’s habit

to lock their intellects into the airtight compartment called conventional wisdom.

Any discoveries they find have to be made within the parameters of that system.”

It’s not a criticism so much of individual scientists as the system that provides their longterm employment.

Currently capable committed researchers spend up to half their time crafting projects they hope will receive sufficient funding to pay their salaries for the coming year.

Waiting for new findings is unnecessary as many farmers are already aware of others within their locality that are applying synthetic nitrogen at lower rates than previously and also extending the intervals between applications.

Bacteria on the nodules of clover as well as organisms that fix nitrogen directly from the atmosphere have the ability to provide more nitrogen than is necessary for exceptional pasture performance.

The extra is stored with carbon providing a reservoir that is drawn on during the times of the year when clovers are not actively fixing.

The shift from old to new can be made seamlessly. Functional Fertiliser has the products and knowledge necessary to ensure up to double the clover content of pastures over summer.

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Same Centurion 75hp very Lely Stabilo 6m 600 tedder Farmgard 7ft hydraulic grader tidy low hours 3500 good rake has row up baskets blade $4950 #17 Bertolini 600 litre Spray unit.6m boom with foam marker. $4750.00 #19 Feeder Leader 2 bale feeder. New chains slats fitted.New tyres $18500 and pare& wheel $11500 tyres included..$7000.00. #16 Howard AR 60 inch Rotary hoe. Tidy with good blades. $3250.00 Gallagher HD 80” rotary hoe very good order…………… $4,000

Hustler 4000 bale feeder 2 bale…………………………… $12,000

Kuhn 44, 4 disc mower tidy………………………………… $1,750 Most of these are currently listed in classified section & will need deleting from there.

Please send a proof through to see how this looks.Rata ripper 4 tynne………………………………………… $4,500 Hydes hyd post driver good old driver……………………… $1,800 Kverneland 4 furrow mounted plough, very good cond… $4,000 Photos to follow Farmgard pre ripper 3m very good condition……………… $5,000 Dual wheels Snap/locks 38” 36” 34” 30” ………………. from $2,200 Regards Chris Grow 1.6m mower …………………………………… $4,000 11 tyne & 13 tyne grubbers………………………………. from $1,500 Graham Pellenc soft touch leaf remover, like new…………………coming in Duncan 3m Maxitill very tidy……………………………… $2,000

Hustler Soft Hands well used but sound cond…………… $1,500

Fieldmaster Euro topping mower 3m

Fella 6 disc hay mower very tidy 2.65m cut……………… $5,000

Rata vineyard cultivator crumbler........... range of sizes available

Cambridge roller 3.6m with wheels……………………… $7,500

Grizzly H D discs 24” blades very heavy 2.9m

Lely speed discs 3m with packer roller…………………

$10,500

Bauer PTO irrigation pump………………………………

Celli 3m Tiger 190 rotary hoe good condition…………… coming in

Clough 4 furrow semi mounted plough good order……

$1,200

AJAX PTO irrigation pump………………………………… $1,500

Ford 4500 Industrial tractor with loader…………………

$6,500

Iseki 2160 21hp 4x4 hydrastatic very good……………… $5,500 Massey Ferguson 135 petrol tractor……………………… $3,500 6ft MF grader blade………………………………………… $1,850

King Hitter Post Driver very good order…………………… $6,000

Berti TFBY 200 mega mulcher…………………………… $5,000

#17 Bertolini 600 litre Spray unit.6m boom with foam marker. $4750.00

Graham Clifford 021 228 3956 Most of these are currently listed in classified section & will need deleting from there.

Please send a proof through to see how this looks.

Photos to follow Regards Graham

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Farming with a touch of forestry John Hollis In the interest of avoiding repetition of dialogue relating to the environment of change, we are now all having to deal with, let’s cut to the chase and focus on solutions to clear the way for the journey ahead.

Bringing a forestry element on to some farms is a concept some would find difficult to accept.

However, one message is coming through loud and clear. The old rule book has been hammered by people in town using their

political clout. They have sympathy for farmers, but are getting pretty wound up about the environment, expecting change.

Our soils and atmosphere need help, and who better to have on board than mother nature herself.

Reducing the effects of greenhouse gasses emitted on farms and protecting waterways, will involve planting more trees. Fact.

Simply planting any old tree and hoping for the best is fiction. The process of maximising the ben-

efits to the environment and the farming operation has become a science all of its own. Location, land quality, tree species, the possibility for the farmer to benefit from timber, and/or carbon credits, as well as whether subsidies are available all must be considered. How is the forest or carbon farm managed in the future? The list goes on.

The other very important factor in all this is one size does not fit all. To achieve maximum return, you need a professional evalua-

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An additional benefit of this document is, it will produce part of, if not the majority of, information required for the up and coming need for each farm to have an environmental plan. Take all this to the next level and failure to have all this in place, could affect the value of your farm if brought to the market. Not all the legislation is in place at the time of writing, but there is one thing for certain.

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going to go away. We need to learn to not only live with them, but also prosper from them as well. Interestingly, it has already been proven, that on some farms, having a percentage of marginal land, the benefit of carbon sequestered far exceed those from grazing, let alone any additional benefit from producing timber.

In simple terms, the farm is more profitable, and that’s a discussion we all should be having. Want to learn more? Call me on 027 4388 031 or email john.hollis@forestx. com.

Book review

“Transit of Fiordland” by Frank Yardley Published by Austin Macauley Publisher (London) Available in NZ from online sources such as Booktopia, Papers Plus etc.

Price $43 (approx) At first glance you may not be drawn to read this book for flicking the pages will reveal a lack of photographs and the cover is black and white. But ignore first impressions. “Transit of Fiordland” is an excellent absorbing read!

The author recounts his experience in the summer of 1973-74, as “a hippie-like green horn” trekking the length of Fiordland National Park, with highly experienced bushman and friend “Shorty’ Biddle. This intriguing modest looking book branches beyond the journey itself and often delves into the history and myths of Fiordland.

The author in the introduction, explains he has “recounted the walk in a manner of a braided stream meandering, digressing, wandering and diverting, including historical events of interest, personal and family sides, rumination on the flora, fauna and ecology, the impact and footprint of man pre and post-European arrival.” Consequently there’s intriguing insights into early Maori raids, the mythical lost tribe of Fiordland, early European explorers and more of the rugged and remote region. Frank Yardley generally writes well in engaging style.

He explains photos had been lost but judicious black and white sketches of bird life, deer and landscape would have compensated? The book lacks good editing with paragraphs unnecessarily long. But don’t let that deter you from reading it. It’s an absorbing read and can be highly recommended.

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Golden Bay Federated Farmers report Ann Thompson Progressing up the dairy farming ladder takes skill, time and recognition.

Everyday tasks, like getting up early to milk and feeding out in the rain can be made more exciting if there is an incentive to learn more and do better.

Entering the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards offers this, with comprehensive feedback from the judges and terrific prizes.

October is the month that en-

tries open for these Awards, and again, there are three categories – Dairy Trainee of the Year, Dairy Manager of the Year and the top award, Dairy Share Farmer of the Year.

This year the age range for the Dairy Trainee category has been expanded to 18 to 30 years with a maximum of three years’ experience from the age of 18.

This recognises that traditional pathways into the dairy industry have altered as many career changers are joining the ranks.

Those entering the Dairy Manager category must be employed, working full time and have no equity in the farm.

The Share Farmer category is for those who are sharemilking, contract milking, equity farming or are a lessee.

Applicants must be a New Zealand Citizen, New Zealand Resident or hold a New Zealand Work Visa at close of entries, showing how much the sector values its migrant workforce as well as our kiwis.

The Awards are set up in a way that provides a learning platform, drives personal development and encourages networking outside of their own circle.

Those entering will find themselves with lots of job offers for the next season.

Golden Bay has done very well nationally over the last few years, with Clay and Joy Paton placing third in the 2021 Share Farmer of the Year Category.

Clay also came out tops in the Dairy Trainee Award in 2017.

Another local, Stephanie Gray, was the third place getter in the 2021 Dairy Trainee of the Year category.

The other winners, of course, are the farm owners as they truly benefit from the work put in by all those who enter.

Federated Farmers is proud to be one of the family of sponsors of these Awards.

More about the Awards, and entry forms, can be found at www. dairyindustryawards.co.nz.

New Marlborough Rural Women NZ Head Aims for Advocacy Action Tony Orman Dot Dixon newly elected president of Marlborough Provincial Rural Women NZ, has the prime aim of raising awareness of the organisation.

“Advocacy is what I intend to achieve by gaining more members, giving more help to the communities while continuing to support charities in the region,” she explains.

There are issues which some are long standing and inevitably new ones that crop up.

“Rural Women NZ is “apolitical” i.e. no preference in political parties but it makes - and will continue to make - submissions to both local and central government when needed,” says Dot. She comes to her provincial presidential role after six and a half years as a member of the Kenepuru branch in which she has served as a branch committee member, secretary, president and treasurer.

Born in Havelock, she grew up on a farm at nearby Linkwater before shifting to Blenheim to attend secondary education at local colleges.

Dot Dixon On leaving college she worked at Wrightson’s Blenheim “I joined Rural Women in 2015 when we shifted from Nelson to Nopera Bay, Kenepuru Sound. I was invited to a Kenepuru Branch meeting and joined immediately,” she says.

Currently there are issues for rural New Zealand’s and naturally for Rural Women NZ too.

Questions have to be asked and answers and solutions sought.

“Is Rural NZ getting a fair deal from governments?” she asks, pauses and then gives her opinion. “I personally feel gov-

ernment is not giving the rural community a fair go, seemingly making it as difficult as possible with high compliance costs and new costly burdens.”

The controversial “ute tax” is an example, part of a new government policy designed to encourage the uptake of electric and lower emission vehicles.

People buying new electric vehicles (EVs) will be eligible for a discount of up to $8625 from July.

On the other hand Kiwis will pay roughly a $3000 penalty for their diesel 4 Wd vehicles.

It will impact on all ready financially stretched farmers.

The proposal is intended to come into effect in January 2022.

Other examples are the equally controversial Three Waters proposal, taking land for national areas, impractical and costly fencing of waterways making land unusable and others.

And so the list goes on. But she is determined that Rural Women NZ will continue to make its presence felt in fronting up to the challenges.

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Nelson Federated Farmers Communication September 2021 Report Garrick Batten

Covid lockdown that affected President Martin O’Connor’s ability to participate directly in Federation business meant that his report to the September Zoom meeting was limited.

Seasonal farm activities also limited attendance and members’ contributions.

Harry Matthews, recently appointed as Territory manager for Golden Bay, Nelson, Marlborough and North Canterbury was welcomed, but Covid has also restricted travel from his North Canterbury base. Contact details are +027 507 8901 hmatthews@fedfarm.org.nz His role will include helping to organise activities in liaison with other networks to promote FF and increase membership, and he has already met with Martin and Barbara Stuart representing Rural Women to progress that.

Covid lockdown arrangements also influence the venue for the next meeting set for 12th October with a key invited speaker.

Members are still urged to attend via Zoom, if not in person, whatever the final arrangements.

Martin noted that the success of having Stuart Bryant, TDC

deputy mayor, at the previous meeting showed the importance of farmers continuing to work together with councillors, who are having as many problems as they are with the deluge or environmental regulations and legislation.

Unfortunately, councillors are also subject to unnecessary social media pressure. That inevitably led to discussion about the Three Waters proposals and comments indicated further need for information on this complex topic.

The government’s Three Waters website has information, as does the TDC website.

Nationally, FF is particularly concerned about the proposal to treat multi-user water supplies as individual supplies.

This is also a significant local issue that ignores both costs and practicality for water treatment in rural areas.

Martin urged members to make submissions on this and any other relevant points, and the slogan “Bad things happen when good men and women do nothing” could be relevant.

A Dairy report from Stephen Todd and general comments from meat and fibre members

CLAAS Harvest Centre introduce your new local, Blenheim based, Sales Consultant, Chris Tricker Get in touch with Chris Tricker for more details 027 261 8607

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acknowledged the reasonably easy spring season to date but the need for more sun. There were some reports of increased ewe abortions and some beef calving difficulties, but no disruptions to bobby calf management.

Jenny Ridgen MPI noted that Covid had also slowed flood damage recovery. There had been an excellent response from local volunteers, who she specifically thanked, and noted there was no need for Taskforce Green workers to date.

A review meeting was to be held on 19 September.

Barbara Stuart spoke of the opportunity for FF and RWNZ locally to run events to engage with the next generation of farmers and agricultural industry staff to develop future leaders.

Following input from members about past events and activities and the need for such impetus now, the province is keen to explore this as part of future planning, with more information to come.

MPI has a new staff member who could be involved, and there are also other local resources that can be involved.

Communication is a two-way process. This column for the NMF News 21 years ago had this topic, so it is appropriate to repeat for the new owners and can reflect on three significant responses to last month’s column ‘WHAT IS NATURE?’ There were many definitions, and more discussion is needed as Nature is one critical base for everyone.

Urban responses coalesced around birds, and especially trees emphasising native species chosen not to have at home. However, farmers probably had the best awareness of nature, living in it every day – regardless of definition. Nature is their business base, family home, lifestyle situation, heritage, a continual learning experience and release valve from various pressures.

Government legalese needs a deep breath and requires DoC to conserve nature to preserve and protect NZ natural resources, their intrinsic values, with special regard to indigenous flora and fauna, natural ecosystems and landscape.

Natural resources mean all kinds of plants and animals, the air, water, and soil in or on which any plant or animal lives or may live, landscape and landform, geological features, systems of interacting living organisms and their environment, and includes any interest in a natural resource. The soon-to-be-replaced RMA defines natural resources as natural and physical resources, including land, water, air, soil, minerals, energy, all forms of plants and animals (native to New Zealand or introduced), and all structures.

Why? Perhaps the answer is with CRI Landcare Research that is replacing MPI in promoting farming policies, to develop a sustainable

relationship with our land so that we can be an environmentally informed nation taking action together. It produced ‘Nature Futures Framework’ to capture the multiple relationships between people and nature, as in this following extract. Don’t worry if you can’t understand. Seven different reading analytical measures concluded it was impossible to comprehend, needing a University graduate reading level. But can Ministers making policy decisions understand? It sure ain’t communication.

The development of positive scenarios on the future of nature and nature’s contributions to people comprises an iterative process, including iterative stakeholder consultations throughout the process. Initial work progressed by the expert group covered the formulation of positive future visions for nature, the development of the Nature Future Framework to facilitate the development of new global BES scenarios and progress on the modelling of BES scenarios using existing scenario frameworks.

Current work is focused on the development of the first suite of Nature Future Scenarios and associated narratives or ‘storylines’ that describe “what the world looks like” in each Nature Future Scenario, further development of indicators required to address new BES variables within each Scenario, and quantification of these storylines within iterative modelling and scenario analysis. The Nature Futures Scenarios thus integrate both qualitative narratives and quantitative model output.

Garrick Batten, Brightwater, writes on rural topics from a lifetime professional and practical career locally, nationally and internationally. www.ruralscribe.wordpress.com

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Mazda BT 50 The Forgotten Sister Country MOTORING with Ken Strungnell

When we have people to train in off-road driving at home they usually drive Toyota Ford or Mitsubishi Utes. We occasionally see Amarok’s or Navara’s even the odd Great Wall. Seldom is Mazda seen or even mentioned, which is a pity as they now have a really both good looking and performing truck!

Mazda, fresh from divorcing Ford now has a new step sister, sister to Isuzu that is, at least for a Ute. Isuzu has just released the SUV version the MUX which I drove briefly. There is no signal from Mazda that they too will offer a Ute based SUV, to back up the CX car based Mazda range of SUV’s The BT 50 is now based on the brilliant Isuzu D-Max. Brilliant?

Well yes as readers of this column would remember from a year ago I reported on the latest model and was very impressed. So this month I had a long date with base model GSX BT50 which likewise was most enjoyable. There are three models in the range all 6 speed autos.

The GSX 4WD $54,490, GTX 4WD $58,490 and Limited $60,990.

Spec levels are good even at base level particularly with safety tech.

All are 5 star ANCAP with in alphabetical order. Attention Assist, Auto High Beam, Adaptive Cruise, Autonomous Emergency Braking, Blind Spot Detection, Dynamic Stability, Emergency Lane Keeping [self steer] Forward Collision Warning, Hill Launch&Descent Assist, Speed Limiter, 8 airbags, Rain Sensing Wipers, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Reversing Camera, Traction Control, Traffic Sign Recognition, Trailer Sway Control, Turn Assist, Lane Keep, Lane Departure Warning. Add to that in the GTX Sat Nav and 9 inch centre screen instead of 7 inch plus Dual zone Climate control, Keyless entry and Push button start with 18 inch not 17 alloys. The Limited adds Leather Heated and Powered seats and Remote Keyless Start.

All models are rated to tow 3.5 tonnes braked have the Isuzu built Mazda badged 3 litre turbo diesel 140kW/450Nm engine that sips fuel at a claimed 8l/100km in 4WD form. 2WD models are identical except fuel use is 7.7l/100km.

As you see in the picture the new ‘50’ is good looking, losing the polarising design of the previous model. All panels are claimed to be different from the Isuzu though the design cues suggest

otherwise. Still that’s no bad thing as the Isuzu is a great looking vehicle. I like the nose treatment of the Mazda, clean simple and clearly Mazda family.

The interior likewise is Isuzu [good] except for the lack of rear seat centre armrest in the GSX model so no cup holders for the ankle biters!! Next models up do include both.

Great thigh hip and head support from all seats with impressive headroom. The rear seats have a small compartment beneath them base and the backrest folds forward for wheel changing tools it would hold a very slim briefcase or laptop bag. All seats are hard wearing cloth and are very comfortable.

I was disappointed that the centre screen has such a wide border around its 7 inch size and no Sat Nav so I wirelessly connected the smart phone to get Google maps.

It saps up energy quickly so you

really need it plugged in. Both issues are resolved in the upper pay grade models with Sat Nav and a 9 inch screen.

On the Road Extremely well sound deadened and vibration proofed provides a quiet easy drive noticeable even under harsh acceleration. I like too the 6 speed auto that holds onto gears nicely without hunting even on hilly terrain. Hit the loud pedal to pass and it slips seamlessly down to 4th at 100km/hr.

Well dampened the suspension is it did do better with 500kgs in the tray. The Base model does have a heavy-duty rear suspension that is jittery without a load.

Its easy driving nature and good visibility make it good for long distance touring or a trip to the supermarket.

Off Road As you’ll see in the image we

Sharp eyed readers will see Arthur Burke Mazda on its lower flanks. Thanks to Craig and Tim in Amberley for the use of the vehicle. Level 4 or even 3 has meant Press vehicles are locked down in Auckland!

So at considerable savings over its ‘Sister’ the BT50 is both great value and a very competent vehicle. I hope that with great dealer network it will finally achieve good market penetration. It deserves to do so.

Kawasaki Ninja 400

Kawasaki STX160X • Comfortable riding position • Reverse lever positioned on left side • Side and lift seat rear storage • Electronic cruise control (adjustable) • Comfort handles • Front triple Kawasaki Splash Deflectors (KSD) • Larger rear platform and premium painted deck

had FENZ vehicles and crews at home doing off road training so I put the ‘50’ through its paces and like the D-max it is incredibly capable. That heavy duty suspension without a load, lifted rear wheels, when axle articulation was tested unlike the fully laden fire trucks. It also needed the now standard locking rear diff as it spun opposite wheels quickly till active traction kicks in.

Rated now through 800mm of water without a snorkel I did get to drive thorough 500 with no issues. Hill climbs once again needed the diff locked when unladen, though that’s what it’s there for I guess.

When loading the tray I really noticed both the high sides and heavy tailgate. You can get a tailgate assist gas strut which I think should be standard!

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