Manawatu Farming Lifestyles, December 2024

December 2024 edition

Teamwork paves the way Pages 4–5

Aviation history preserved

Environment and community

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Aerowork celebrates 75 years

Aerowork celebrated its 75th anniversary of service to the rural sector this month, marking the milestone with an event at Whanganui Airport.

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Farmers, families, friends and colleagues turned out to celebrate the occasion and look back on 75 years of Kiwi topdressing history. Rural pilots put on a rare public display, showcasing their aerial expertise.

Aerowork CEO and self-described aviation history buff, Harald Hendel, said it was great to have all its people and aircraft together, as well as several aircraft from years gone by.

“Our team services rural communities across the country. They fly tirelessly to help maintain farms in the most remote parts of New Zealand, so it’s fantastic to have the full team in one place.

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“We also had an original Tiger Moth and a 1950s Fletcher aircraft to do a flyby alongside a modern Cresco. Seeing the three generations of aircraft together was something special.”

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As the family company grew, its skilled pilots often doubled as emergency responders for lifesaving rural rescues.

Whanganui Aero Work was owned and operated by the Harding family until 2004.

When current owner, fertiliser company Ravensdown bought the company, it was later renamed Aerowork.

Richmond Harding was the CEO at the time of the sale. He said Ravensdown’s science expertise would help develop Aerowork’s aviation and spreading technology.

Harald said Ravensdown has made good on that promise and come a long way since then.

“We now use a world-class GPS system to achieve far greater fertiliser application accuracy, avoid environmentally sensitive areas, and seamlessly interact with farm innovations like Ravensdown’s HawkEye software.

“This gives customers a detailed overview of their nutrient plan, from calculating nitrogen use efficiency, to ordering fertiliser, to proof of placement.”

He said the event was a wholesome way to round out a challenging year for Aerowork and its customers.

“The past year has been tough for farmers, and because topdressing is intrinsically tied to the ups and downs of the industry, we’ve been right there with them.

“We’ve been serving some farms for decades so they’re more than clients — many are friends. Today was a great way to celebrate 75 years of success with them and look forward to the blue skies and fair winds ahead.”

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Ohakea War Memorial Hall has been given a new lease of life thanks to the efforts of three local men with a passion for aviation history.

From left: Warrick Jones, Greg Bradley and Mike Summer, with Manawatū District Council parks and property officer James Adamson, inside the Ohakea War Memorial Aviation Centre

The hall, located near RNZAF Base Ohakea, served the surrounding community for many years. Dances, celebrations and meetings drew the community together. However, in recent times, the hall has sat empty.

Two years ago, local aviation enthusiast Greg Bradley walked into the Manawatū District Council with big dreams of opening a war memorial aviation centre. Days later, he was given the keys to Ohakea Hall.

It was only by coincidence that the location of the hall, on the corner of

Speedy and Tangimoana Roads, is near RNZAF Base Ohakea. The building needed a lot of repairs and cleaning.

Together with other local aviation enthusiasts Mike Summer and Warrick Jones, the trio set to work to transform the building. Greg’s passion for aviation history developed during his 20 years of employment at RNZAF Base Ohakea.

When the Skyhawks were sold, Greg felt it was time to retire.

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rowing up on a sheep and beef farm in Apiti instilled Sam’s love for the outdoors and working with animals. She worked her way up the dairying ladder with a contract milking goal in mind.

Now in her third year contract milking for Hill Brothers’ on their 80ha Rongotea farm, Sam milks a herd of 180 Ayrshire cows through a 14-aside herringbone shed. She has been contract milking for the past five years.

At 24, Tom left farming to follow his machinery passion. Currently, he manages a quarry while Sam runs the dairy farm. Tom said Sam’s biggest challenge is constantly proving that a female can manage a farm as well as be a wife and mother.

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Sam runs the dairy farm while her husband Tom manages a quarry

As the property’s clay soil is prone to pugging during winter, the herd is grazed off the farm. The cows return as they get closer to calving. When calving season rolls around, Sam takes care of this, as well as rearing 120 calves on her own.

“It means four months with no time off,” she said. “I manage this by making sure I have plenty of sleep so I can deal with what’s thrown at me. Tom is always a phone call away, and will come home if I’m having trouble calving a cow. He’s a huge support over calving.”

Spring is Sam’s favourite season onfarm when the grass is growing and calving is almost finished.

“Working outside and with animals, along with the diverse skills that you need, means you need to be a jack of all trades, which makes every day interesting.

Seven hectares of maize is grown on the farm’s support block, providing 90 tonnes for in-shed feed.

“The farm owners cut and harvest the crop themselves. We also cut an average of 450 bales of balage a season. We also feed six hectares of turnips during summer,” she said.

Both Tom and Sam have continued studying through PrimaryITO. Sam is currently halfway through completing a Diploma in Primary Industry Business Management.

Their teamwork saw the couple place third in the Manawatū Dairy Industry Awards earlier this year. The first-time entrants also gained merits in health and safety, and the people and culture awards.

“We both enjoy passing on our knowledge and giving other people opportunities.”

This season, Sam is on track to achieve her goal for top production. She also wants to keep the empty rate low.

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“The empty rate for this farm has always sat around the 20%. Sam got it down to nine per cent last season,” said Tom. Long-term plans include contract milking or sharemilking on a larger farm. The couple is keen to help and give people similar opportunities and

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A recent programme co-delivered by the Learning Environment was Te Hoeroa kī Tū Manawa Ora. The seven-month programme was held in collaboration with Te Oranganui, Healthy Families, Whanganui Rangitīkei Ruapehu, Te Ao Hou Marae, Te Awanui ā Rua Charitable Trust, and Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.

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Pīwaiwaka Farm’s native nursery business helps support the organisation’s financial sustainability. All native trees are grown from eco-sourced seed found mostly in the forest or on the farm.

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Music lovers can take advantage of the vast assortment of artists in January at The Growing Light: A Night of Explosive and Eclectic Rock.

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Holiday Guide Support builds communities

by Andy Bryenton

Statistics from a survey of small-town US retailers are borne out by personal experience when it comes to the support local businesses show for their communities.

A recent study conducted across several US states aimed to illustrate how mum and dad retailers and tradespeople outperform big corporate chains when it comes to acts of charitable giving. What was discovered, however, is that there’s not just a small difference in this field. Locally-owned companies on average commit 250% more to causes in their areas, and it doesn’t stop with payments of cash.

The finding of the study, conducted by UCLA at Berkley, found that people employed by, or owning small businesses are the most likely to be volunteers for those same causes they donate too. Sports coaches, volunteer firefighters, lifeguards, youth mentors and carers for the elderly, all come from the ranks of small local businesses.

While a study in the same depth has not been compiled in New Zealand, there’s a wealth of evidence that the main streets of regional towns are much the same when it comes to generosity.

Take the nation’s volunteer firefighters, for example. A cadre of dedicated men and women who have to leave work when the siren sounds, and must have the full support of their employers, if they aren’t

business owners themselves, giving up profit to save lives.

It dates back to the first firefighters who suited up to protect Kiwi towns more than a century ago. They, like their present-day counterparts, had to make their apologies to employers and foremen when the siren called, and all acknowledged that it was a very worthwhile thing to do. That survey we mentioned earlier proved that this spirit is alive and well among US small business owners: 42 per cent regularly give to their local first responders. Here, the figure may be even higher.

Added to the vital role of the fire brigade are other volunteers who can help save lives thanks to the generosity of townsfolk. The ambulance service and surf lifesavers, for example, are largely made up of citizens who want to give back. They are backed up by donations from the business community, many of which go unseen and humbly unheralded.

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Get pampered at the Joy Emporium on Saturday, January 11, from 10am to 2pm, at the McKelvie Hall, 17 Kuku Street, Tangimoana. Attendees can enjoy a relaxing day of therapeutic services and goods to revive themselves from the holiday bustle.

The Whanganui River Markets at the Moutoa Quay are weekly on Saturday from 8.30am to 1pm. People can purchase locally-made and grown goods, including from river traders.

Purchase fresh produce and locally made items at the Hokowhitu Village Farmers’ Markets on the first and third

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Enjoy the Medieval Market at the Levin Showgrounds on February 8, between 9am and 4pm. For a small fee guests can attend the 30th year of the theme affair and marvel at re-enactments, men in chainmail and combat.

Those looking for boutique items will be satisfied at the Mish Mash Markets held monthly on the last Sunday from 10am to 3pm, at 397 Church Street, Palmerston North.

Weekly shoppers can attend the Feilding Farmer’s Market at Manchester Square every Friday from 8.30pm to 1pm.

The Highbury Flea Market is every Sunday from 7am to 1pm at the Highbury Shopping Centre Carpark. The Sanson Flea Market is on the corner of State Highway One and Three every Sunday from 7.30pm to 1.30 pm.

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RMA reforms see freshwater plan delay

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The coalition government has intervened in the complex matter of freshwater management rules, adding a new section to its Resource Management Act Amendment Bill, which will stop regional councils from rolling out new water rules.

The Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Bill returned to Parliament for its final readings and came into force on 25 October. This bill restricts council powers to notify freshwater plans before the coalition finishes its work on a replacement to the former government’s National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management.

“The government is taking this step to provide farmers the clarity they need around freshwater management, and to minimise inefficiencies and duplication for councils, and prevent unnecessary costs for ratepayers,” said Agriculture Minister Todd McClay.

The freshwater plans rolled out by many regional council authorities were met with opposition from farmers late in 2023. Farmers’ groups protested that stock exclusion and fencing costs could slash almost one-third from their income in some areas.

Nevertheless, wide-reaching water protection plans are seen by their supporters as vital in managing the health of waterways, now and into the future. If the bill before

“This amendment ensures that councils don’t waste time and resources developing plans that will soon be superseded by the new NPS-FM,” says Todd McClay

parliament passes, these council-led plans, some of which are already significantly advanced, will be unable to be notified, leaving water rules in stasis. The repeal legislation extends the date that councils are required to notify freshwater plan changes, by three years to December 31 2027.

“Labour’s NPS-FM is extremely complex and expensive for farmers and councils to implement. Despite that it won’t deliver the outcomes for freshwater that New

Zealanders would expect,” says RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop.

“Ratepayers and farmers need certainty, and they don’t deserve to have their money wasted,” said Todd McClay. “By delaying plan notifications, we are providing certainty to farmers that their planning efforts will be in sync with national direction.”

“Labour’s NPS-FM is already set to be repealed. Yet some councils continue to trudge ahead with new freshwater plans, wasting ratepayer money and resources on something that will soon be redundant and have to be reworked anyway.

“The proposed amendment will stop ratepayer money being wasted and restore certainty for farmers and other resource users,” said ACT’s farming spokesman Mark Cameron.

“Labour’s policy centralised control in Wellington, allowing bureaucrats to impose strict rules that don’t respect the practical realities of farming. The amorphous concept of ‘Te Mana o te Wai’, the mana of the water, was elevated above all else leading to even more restrictive red tape being imposed on farmers by regional councils.”

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Tōtara Reserve has always had a management plan that provides direction on how the reserve would be managed.

It has been a decade since the current plan was written in 2014, and is now up for a review of the long-term aspirations for the reserve. Horizons is required to have a reserve management plan under The Reserves Act 1977.

“We would like to thank everyone who provided feedback to our initial engagement survey in July/August. This has helped us to shape the draft plan we are now presenting to the community,” said Tōtara Reserve Advisory Board chair Fiona Gordon.

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Most of the water used in your household goes down the plughole and is forgotten, but what if it could do double duty, and help make a limited resource last longer in summer?

Some, like that used to flush your toilet, must, by necessity, end up in the septic system or sewer. However, what about the many litres used to wash dirt off vegetables before a meal, poured out from boiling pots of pasta, or used to wash your hands or take a shower? This grey water may not be pure and crystal clean, and it’s not good to drink. Still, there are many other uses for a water source which, according to studies done in the Kapiti region, makes up 68 per cent of total household water use.

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