Manawatu Farming Lifestyles, November 2016

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November 2016 Edition

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Horizons receives award for Makuri River

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Horizons Regional Council chairman Bruce Gordon accepted a Morgan Foundation River Award recently for the Makuri River at Tuscan Hills.

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The winners were announced at the New Zealand River Awards ceremony, organised by the New Zealand Rivers Trust and the Morgan Foundation. The Makuri River at Tuscan Hills was awarded the Most Improved River Award.

The awards, which began in 2013, are designed to encourage regional councils and communities to work together with the goal of improving the health of rivers in their regions. Water quality is recorded at over 600 regional council monitoring sites on many waterways throughout New Zealand.

A panel of scientists use this longterm data, held on the Land, Air, Water, Aotearoa (LAWA) website, Horizons Regional Council chairman Bruce Gordon to evaluate the entrants. The top with a Morgan Foundation River Award three waterways receive national awards and the most improved river in are an indication of a healthier river and improving water quality. “Horizons each region is also recognised.

This year’s award acknowledges has been undertaking Sustainable Land the improvement in macroinvertebrate Use Initiative (SLUI) works in the area communities (aquatic insects), which and it’s positive that the benefits of our programme are contributing towards improving water quality,” said Mr Gordon.

“In addition to SLUI, Horizons DON’T COMPROMISE ON has worked to make water quality improvements in our catchment areas under the One Plan.

“We believe this work is reflected in the consecutive Morgan Foundation awards we have received for the Oroua, Mangapapa and now the Makuri Rivers.”

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New councillors take their seats A new mayor and four new councillors are the post-election faces on the Manawatu District Council.

Joining new mayor Helen Worboys at the council table are Hilary Humphrey, Michael Ford, Stuart Campbell and Phil Marsh. Retaining their seats on the council were Barbara Cameron, Shane Casey, Howard Voss, Andrew Quarrie, Steve Bielski and Alison Short.

Helen Worboys was previously manager of Feilding Promotion, and farms at Mt Biggs with her husband Neil.

Ms Humphrey, who works at Eden kindergarten, commented that she herself “will really have to start working hard now to repay the confidence that the community has put in me. People can expect someone that is going to work extremely hard and do her best to deliver what she promised.” Feilding accountant Stuart Campbell says he will use his expertise to address rising debt levels.

“I will work to ensure good financial decisions are made and do my best to provide vision and leadership to shape the future of the Manawatu District to make it a better place to live, work and visit.” Real estate agent Michael Ford said his focus was making the Manawatu District Council one of the most approachable and businessfriendly councils in the country. He wasn’t concerned about the new council beginning in the middle of

some big projects, such as the Feilding Wastewater Treatment Plant.

“We’ve got a good balance of experience and new faces. We’ve got an accountant in Campbell, and he isn’t a stranger to big projects.” Phil Marsh’s background is in agri-management, sales and marketing and owner of Paper Plus in Fielding. “Passions are family, community, occasional golf and promoting Manawatu District with its diverse communities.”

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Twenty-seven years later, Brian and his wife Olive, together with their son Kerry and wife Julie, run a stud flock of 260 Merino ewes and 80 rams, along with a commercial flock of 1,300 ewes and 1,000 hoggets. The family’s farming partnership also run 1,800 Perendales and 110 Simmental cattle on their two adjoining land blocks, Tirohanga

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required. Brian and Olive retired from the farming partnership in 2015 but Brian is still actively involved in the dayto-day work. Kerry said since signing the Whole Farm Plan with Horizons Regional Council, pine trees have been planted on the farm’s steeper slopes, with most of the Mangaiti Block planted.

Money from this project has been reinvested in the purchase of additional easy country from a neighbouring property. This means that the farm is now a predominantly flat and easy hill farm rather than one that is mainly hard, hill country.

Mangaiti Merino Stud was formed following the purchase of stud ewes and rams from the Rotoma dispersal sale in 1995. Since then, Merino numbers have been built up through natural increase and replacement rams bred.

“While we have sold some rams, our main focus has been on enhancing our flock to improve the overall quality of the wool that we can grow in our conditions,”

said Kerry. Renowned Merino sheep classer Gordon McMaster has given the Thompson family expert support in this area since 2003.

Introducing Australian and South African genetics to their Mangaiti Merino flock has seen the animals increase in size and fertility.

Although the local climate is wetter, with an average annual rainfall of 1,250mm, and experiences higher humidity than the South Island, there hasn’t been any sign of footrot in the Mangaiti flock.

The Thompson’s put this down to the farm’s volcanic soils and careful choice of genetic strain. Parasites are managed through working closely with Wanganui Vet Services. Brian and Kerry found that to shed water effectively, they needed to breed sheep with fleeces less than 20 microns.

“With our relatively high annual rainfall we find that fleeces that let water in have an unacceptable level of colour.”

Kerry said the Merinos are run for their fine wool clip and the Perendales for fat lambs, sold both direct to the works and store.

The Merinos are shorn from May to July and the wool sold through New Zealand Merino — a farmer-owned company that specialises in the marketing of Merino wool and other Merino products. About one third of the fleece wool is sold on contract to Icebreaker and the balance is sold via auction in Melbourne. The farm is certified as part of New Zealand Merino’s ZQ Fibre programme.

Kerry said running Merinos works well financially for the farming partnership.

“It spreads our income through the year as we get paid for Merino wool and meat at different times of the year to when income from the Perendales comes in.”

Simmental cattle provide further diversification with income from weaner steers and dry cows.

“However, cattle are mainly run as a tool for managing pasture quality.”

In the last 18 months, Kerry and Julie have become actively involved with the Merino benchmarking group as they seek to improve the performance of their Merinos.

This has already begun to show benefits and is leading to an active review of the future of the stud operation. “Advances being made by the Production Science team in New

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After serving nine years as a Palmerston North city councillor, recently retired Ross Linklater has swapped the boardroom for the farm.

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Ross said it’s an advantage having different farms in several locations.

“The soil on our Roberts Line farm is heavy so stock can be moved to the freedraining river block for winter grazing.”

Ross and one other labour unit manage three of the farms. Scott and a stock manager take care of the Halcombe farm. Lambs, which are predominantly Romney, are sold to either Ovation meatworks in Feilding or through livestock agents.

“We traded 2,000 lambs over the winter,” said Ross.

Along with the Wagyu cattle, other stock are bought and sold on.

“Numbers fluctuate a bit.”

A relatively new enterprise for Linkfarm is focussing on breeding stud Charolais sheep. Scott has established a Charolais sheep stud flock called Elite Charolais on the Halcombe farm. On that property, which he manages with an additional labour unit, Scott farms sheep, Wagyu cattle and deer, along with cropping processed peas, winter wheat, canola rape and fodder beet.

Ross said fodder beet is grown as the main supplementary feed crop for Linkfarm.

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“I went along to a ward meeting one night and was elected. Council added another dimension to my life,” said Ross.

As a city councillor, Ross’s portfolio took in the rural villages of Longburn, Ashhurst and Bunnythorpe. To protect productive land for farming in the future, Ross was a strong opponent of ruralresidential subdivision on high-class soils. He was also instrumental in the establishment of a shared pathway from Kelvin Grove to Whakarongo School.

Ross said he has met a good group of people prepared to help themselves with some additional assistance from the council.

“There’s a lot of good people out there,” he said.

In 1995 the Linklater family sold 74 acres of land to the Palmerston North City Council with the intention of creating a reserve. Linklater Reserve, which surrounds the family’s Roberts Line farm on the edge of the city, is used by the public for walking, cycling, picnicking and as a venue for dog events.

Ross retired at his own will from the council and as a Resource Management Act commissioner. He said all the material required to be read before meetings won’t be missed. Ross placed nine years of the accumulated paperwork on his cattle scales to find it reached a total of 560kgs. With more leisure time now available, Ross is looking forward to spending more time with his family, on their farms, travelling and cycling.

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My mission was to gather all the information available to us, including the initial parameters, the Albrecht-Kinsey process and the approach of Ballance Agri-Nutrients as referenced from their website and general client practice in New Zealand. I have attended the last two annual Fieldays where the annual scientific measurements have been presented. I have observed that to go to a single field day without looking at the whole picture, will give a totally different outcome to a person’s thinking if they are looking for an indicator of the honest truth. Both parties that are involved with the fertiliser have full and open access to fertiliser tests,

applications and the results of those applications. It was interesting to see that the biological side is producing generally more positive results. At the May Field Day at Back Track Farms the Albecht-Kinsey farm reported 500 kgs/ ha more grass grown over the year than the chemical farm while using 43 units of Nitrogen/ha less. More clover growth, higher winter soil temperature, higher production per hectare, lower Somatic Cell Count and a higher Effective Farm Surplus were all points to be noted in support of the Albrecht-Kinsey farm. On our recent visit to the Dairy NZ Field Day on October 6, the Albrecht-Kinsey farm was still showing positive gains over and above the chemical farm, namely higher soil temperatures, cows producing 2.4 kgs MS/cow/day compared to 2.2, 5.57 kgs MS/ha/day compared to 5.26 and 13 cows showing clinical milk fever compared to 35. An observation and comment made was that the higher production and better clean-up of pasture on the Albrecht-Kinsey farm was from better quality pasture because of higher amounts of clover.

In recent months the Albrecht-Kinsey system has been regarded as ‘pseudoscience’ by a leading soil scientist who also suggests that science has already proved that any innovation is just wasting tax payer’s money particularly relating to soil fertility. If this soil scientist is referring to the science which is being practised in New Zealand by Ballance Agri-Nutrients, then let’s take a look at them. Their website is very impressive and there are a couple of very important

scientific standards that they follow.

Many farmers in New Zealand would agree that their standard advice is to have a pH in the soil of between 5.8 and 6.0.

In fact their leading scientist had an article at the beginning of the 2015 Dairy season stating that if the pH is 5.9, then you are wasting your money putting on fertiliser that would increase it. Based on this information, I went to the May 2016 Field Day to find that the pH on the Ballance Agri-Nutrients farm was sitting at 6.3. Upon questioning them how they got that pH to 6.3, they replied that they had applied 2.5 tonne/ ha of lime. My next question of course was “Did they know what the pH was before they applied that lime?” They said that ‘Yes, it was 5.9 pH’.

A sceptic might suggest that Ballance Agri-Nutirents are changing their policies to ‘keep up’ with the positive advantages being shown by the AlbrechtKinsey system. At the October 6 Field Day there was a positive move from the biological side to target a reduction in the amount of nitrogen applied yet again from 117 kgs/ha/year to around 100 kgs/ha/year. Discussions at that Field Day suggested that the chemical farm would follow suit. For Ballance to copy and follow the Albrecht-Kinsey system, then there will not be any significant difference which is, of course, what they are reporting.

My conclusion is that the AlbrechtKinsey system of soil fertility in this trial is leading science and Ballance AgriNutrients are learning a lot from it. The next field day should prove interesting.

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Glammies to celebrate a decade of competition This year’s search for the nation’s top-tasting lamb will celebrate the 10th anniversary Beef + Lamb New Zealand Glammies competition. The Producer of the Decade will also be determined following the 2017 results.

The Gardyne family were last year’s grand champions

Farmers and retailers nationwide are invited to enter their lamb into the Glammies.

The meat will be scientifically assessed by Carne Technologies in Cambridge, undergoing testing for tenderness, yield, succulence and colour. The top four entries from five categories will make it through to the final stage of the competition — a taste test — held at the Wanaka A&P Show on March 10. Beef + Lamb New Zealand CEO Sam McIvor said the competition is a keenly anticipated event for New Zealand farmers and a way for them to display their world class produce.

“The competition is a chance to celebrate top quality lamb and the New Zealand farmers who produce it.

“We all know it’s a Kiwi favourite and our lamb is also preferred by consumers around the world.” Since receiving the

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2016 Grand Champion award, Robert Gardyne from Oturehua has experienced tremendous success.

“Last year I won the competition with a high-country lamb which was the first year this has happened.”

He said this goes to show the vast range of quality products farmers produce. “Furthermore, this competition has helped me tell my story and promote something that means so much to me and other New Zealand farmers.”

The Glammies competition covers five categories including Best of Breed — Traditional, Best of Breed — Crossbreed, Best of Breed — Terminal Cross, Best of Breed — Open, and Retailer. Farmer competition entries close on December 2 with the retailer contest entries closing on January 13.

Entry forms and additional information can be found at www.beeflambnz.co.nz.

MANAWATU FARMING LIFESTYLES November 2016 ADVERTORIAL

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Sometimes health problems can become a sort of vicious cycle.

Osteoarthritis can cause significant joint pain which limits mobility and can reduce the ability to exercise. Reduced mobility leads to weight gain which further reduces mobility and add extra stress to arthritic joints. I have had many clients in this situation and it can be very distressing.

When someone is overweight and has arthritis in weight-bearing joints my goal with diet is initially just to create a healthier diet. If we just focus on weight loss this can create another cycle of yoyo dieting which has limited benefits and is a cause of psychological stress.

Every meal should be nutrient dense with anti-inflammatory fats and regular protein. A nutrient dense breakfast could be eggs or wholegrain oats with freshly ground flaxseeds, dark berries and good yoghurt. Morning tea could be a piece of fruit and some raw almonds.

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anti-inflammatory oils such as olive, avocado or coconut.

To make a difference we need to start to break the cycle. We start with a nutrient dense diet that is at the same time anti-inflammatory that will over time result in weight loss.

Supplements are very important and I add these like a 3 legged stool.

Firstly we add antioxidants to slow the rate of cartilage loss. We then reduce inflammation with fish oils and curcumin (from turmeric) then add joint compounds especially chondroitin at over 800mg daily.

These combined measure help reduce pain, reduce weight, improve mobility and the real payoff are improvements in energy and general health. Fee free top contact me to discuss your situation.

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License to Farm It just had to happen. The chemical corporations domination of how farming should be, has taken us further and further away from the reality of real farming, hooking us into a chemical system that is costing the farmers dearly and locking us into low return commodity markets; where is the future in that!

If you open your heart and your mind you will recognise the rising consumer call for safe, certified, nutritiously dense food, produced in a sustainable and eco-friendly manner. This is the new market and it is growing!

Consumers have had enough of toxic chemicals in their food. They don’t want genetically modified food products, all

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The corporate science that has been dominating our planet since the 1980’s, is just that; self-serving corporate science. For the past 30 years corporate science has been promising cures, but they never seem to evolve. The problem is that the chemists don’t want to stop the money flow. In reality they are trying to speed the business up by vaccinating every part of life — plants, animals and humans. So, from my point of view, keep your head down, but make sure your butt is not sticking up, because it will surely get needled.

As a kid growing up in the 1940’s through to the 1970’s we recognised water as a healthy, safe commodity, to the extent that if you were thirsty you could safely drink out of the nearest puddle to you, or the streams, rivers and lakes. That was the system — you had trust in the water.

However, over the past 40 odd years the heavy use of toxic chemical sprays and fertilisers have already reached a point, where water is not safe to drink.

During the 1980’s, as a commercial grower, I read an article in an agricultural journal which stated that there were 10 thousand tonnes of toxic

chemical products sprayed throughout the planet every 24 hours. I was one of those people spraying toxic chemicals.

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From the late 1940’s to the 1980’s our farmers were recognised as the best and most cost efficient farmers on our planet. We had farming intelligence way ahead of any other country and a strong team of independent scientists, funded by the tax payer, taking our farmers to new heights. It was a magic period, with plenty of money circulating throughout all towns.

Farming is a natural process and governed by natural laws that if followed will influence the production on the farm, keeping the whole system in a natural healthy state.

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Holiday Guide Diverse district to explore

by Denise Gunn

With mountain ranges, rivers and the Tasman Sea forming the Manawatu district’s physical boundaries, these natural features also offer an outdoor playground for exploration.

A selection of parks and reserves scattered throughout the district provide a variety of camping and picnic areas, swimming holes and bush walks. One of the most popular bush walks is the Manawatu Gorge Walk or the shorter Manawatu Gorge Tawa Loop Walk.

Both walks offer sweeping views of the Manawatu and Tararua districts, and down into the Manawatu Gorge.

The Country Road scenic touring routes, with maps available from i-SITEs, offer clear directions to areas off the main highways and opportunities to discover hidden treasures. These journeys through heartland New Zealand all cover a reasonably short driving distance.

Giant wind turbines, located on the Saddle Road, are visible from most of the district. As the Saddle Road winds upwards towards the Te Apiti wind farm, a visitor area provides a viewing platform and the chance to get up close as a turbine whirrs overhead.

Voted New Zealand’s most beautiful town 15 times, Feilding has a relaxed atmosphere filled with rural heritage.

Take a guided tour through the Feilding saleyards — the biggest in New Zealand

HIGH COUNTRY JOURNEYS Drive from station to station and experience the majestic South Island High Country

Fully Catered 6 days — 7 nights • Self drive your own 4WD from Lake Coleridge to Cardrona in Central Otago through a network of high country tracks • Stay in comfortable upmarket farmstays • Travel at a quieter pace with smaller tour groups (3-6 vehicles) • A new 7 day-8 night ’Grand Slam’ tour starting in Blenheim that includes Molesworth and the above is now also available.

For further information contact: John Mulholland Barneys Lane, RD1, RANFURLY Phone 03 4449703 Mobile 027 2288152 lnfo@highcountryjourneys.co.nz www.highcountryjourneys.co.nz

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The Manawatu River Walkway

and among the largest in the southern hemisphere. On average 15,000 sheep and 1,200 head of cattle are sold through the yards each week.

This combined with the history of the yards, which stretches over 100 years, creates a fascinating narrative from the tour guides. The tours operate on Fridays starting at 11am. Bookings are essential and can be made through the Feilding and Districts Information

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Centre. The saleyards are located just down the road from the Feilding Farmers Market — also held on Fridays in Manchester Square.

Feilding’s Coach House Museum contains a collection of New Zealand’s rural history and exhibits stories of the early Manawatu settlers. The museum, open seven days a week, is well worth a look. Manawatu, with its central location, is an ideal place to take a break.

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Castle Court Motel is located midway between Auckland & Whangarei.

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A top adventure playground Whanganui was recently rated one of New Zealand’s top 10 destinations by Experience Oz and NZ, a leading online travel booking site highlighting the best of the regions.

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For those of us that live and play here this is no real surprise at all.

For decades Whanganui has been one of the North Island’s adventure playgrounds for all sorts of activity given the climate, the beaches (yes, we have three and are a coastal city), the wonderful Whanganui River and the Whanganui National Park.

Residents enjoy a temperate climate with mean temperatures of 9.4°C in winter and 18.2°C in summer with an average 2100 hours of sunshine per annum — slightly above the national average.

Whanganui is also very central and easily accessible for most — within three hours drive for the lower North Island from most cities and an hour’s flight from Auckland.

The city’s heritage is obvious when visiting — from the stunning architecture and buildings to the Durie Hill Underground Elevator and Memorial Tower, and numerous marae and taonga (treasures) in the Whanganui Regional Museum. Whanganui has a

Whanganui is big enough to entertain and small enough to keep it real.

Enjoy arts, music, the landscape and our rich heritage.

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significant arts reputation with artists, art collections, music and performance associations and clubs. On a regular weekend several galleries and studios are open and within walking distance of the Whanganui River Traders and

Farmers Market held every Saturday morning rain or shine. So, if you haven’t been to Whanganui for a while, don’t you think it’s time to plan a visit? When you find a lot to do and see you won’t be surprised at all.

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Abundance of activities for visitors

by Denise Gunn

As a key destination for domestic visitors as well as welcoming its share of international tourists, Palmerston North has a range of tourist attractions and activities.

The city is also the gateway to the wider Manawatu District offering an array of outdoor experiences.

The city’s diverse selection of stores are a shopper’s delight. As well as the smaller suburban shopping centres, many stores are centrally located around The Square in the heart of Palmerston North’s central business district. The Plaza Shopping Centre, also located on The Square, is a top shopping destination with over 100 stores and food outlets.

Palmerston North’s network of cycle trails has opened up a fun way to explore the city. The trails, on flat terrain, are suitable for the entire family. Bikes are available to hire from the Palmerston North city i-SITE located in The Square.

The city’s Victoria Esplanade covers 26 hectares of parkland with 11 hectares in native bush and an arboretum. The Dugald MacKenzie Rose Garden is also located within the park, displaying more than 5,000 roses. This garden is home to the New Zealand Rose Society’s international trial grounds.

Tucked into one corner of Victoria Esplanade is a large playground and there are plenty of areas to enjoy a picnic.

The Esplanade Scenic Railway’s miniature train rides weave through the native bush and gardens, stopping in

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the playground area before continuing back to the station. Alongside Victoria Esplanade is the city’s Lido Aquatic Centre. Pools, indoor hydroslides and the new outdoor Superbowl and SpeedSlide provide hours of entertainment.

For a taste of the city’s art, science and history, Te Manawa has a selection of permanent collections which are often supplemented with visiting exhibitions. The Dinosaur Encounter, developed by the London Natural History Museum, is available at Te Manawa until February 2017. The New Zealand

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Rugby Museum is also located on the Te Manawa site. As New Zealand’s fifth-largest city, Palmerston North has ample accommodation, dining and entertainment options.

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4WD Self Drive Adventures to Molesworth Station or D’Urville Island and Marlborough high country.

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Wear a helmet.

A helmet is a must while riding a quad bike around the farm.

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Designed to be friendly for everyone, custom engineered walkways provide an easy, safe and enjoyable experience as you walk out over water. Take in the 360 degree views while your guide shares stories and entertains the group. If you are brave enough there is even the option to Bungy.

After your experience, stay, relax and look out over the water. Our large covered deck and onsite BBQ make entertaining at our Kiwi Bach really enjoyable. BYO at no cost or we can arrange a catering option that best suits your team.

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Fly to Hong Kong (2 days). On to Dublin (2 nights) sights. Book of Kells, Waterford with visit to House of Waterford, Blarney Castle, Killarney (2 nights) jaunting car, Ring of Kerry, Cliffs of Moher, Galway, Derry with guided walk, Giants Causeway, Belfast, Titanic Exhibition, Fly to Edinburgh (3 nights). Visit Royal Yacht Britannia, Hop on Hop off bus ticket to Edinburgh Tattoo, Gretna Green, Lake District (2 nights). World of Beatrix Potter, Scenic cruise & Steam train journey, York (3 nights). Free day, Whitby, Lunch at castle Howard. Chester, Cotswolds (3 nights). Bath with guided tour, Stratford on Avon with guided tour, Blenheim Palace, Cheddar Gorge, to Devon (3 nights).

Fishing village of Fowey, Eden Project, Totnes with it’s stunning location, Devonshire tea, Salisbury to London (2 nights). Back via Hong Kong, (upgrades to business class available). Can stay on at the end of the tour if your prefer. Our own coaches throughout, airfares, quality accommodation, all breakfasts, most dinners, all sightseeing mentioned included in cost.

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Welcome to Masterton’s peaceful family-friendly motel. A secluded, sunny tranquil complex set in park-like grounds with mature trees and plenty for the kids to do. Recently refurbished, Large swimming pool, BBQ and children’s play area. Enjoy the quiet of the countryside but with the convenience of being only 1.3 km from the State Highway and a 3 minute drive from Masterton’s town centre.

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Greek Islands, European Alps, Spain, Morocco, Patagonia, Galapagos, Peru, Argentina, Central America & Cuba!

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Waimarama Seaside Resort ADVERTORIAL

Emphasis is placed on families.

A friendly park providing a safe environment for a relaxing break, two minutes to a golden surf beach. Powered and non-powered tent and caravan sites.

30 Harper Road, Waimarama Beach, Hawkes Bay

Tel: 06 874 6813 / Fax: 06 874 6816 Email: ruth.bright@xtra.co.nz www.waimaramaseasideresort.co.nz

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A taste of Sicily

The colourful Island of Sicily is where we introduce you to our friends, who own the local restaurants where you taste seasonal dishes and local delicious wines.

Sicily is a wonderland for tourists looking for something new, or old — in fact the best sights are from the ancient world. In Agrigento’s Valley of Temples you’ll see one of the three most perfect temples in the Greek world. At Selinunte you will find one of the largest of all known Greek temples. Villa Romana del Casale in Enna, with more than 3,500 square metres of mosaics, is one of the best-preserved villas anywhere and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. So are the twin towns of Ragusa and Modica

POHANGINA VA L L E Y E S TAT E

V I N E YA R D : : OL I V E G ROV E Pohangina Valley Estate is a boutique vineyard owned by Bronwyn & Nick Dymock and Fiona McMorran, set in the picturesque Pohangina Valley, 23 km from Palmerston North.

All Pohangina Valley Estate wines are produced from grapes grown in the vineyard. Three varieties lead as award-winning wines: Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

The intensive hands-on approach to vineyard management by the owners, combined with the creative skills of Chris Buring, winemaker of Oak House, Martinborough produce a consistent quality product.

The vineyard also produces a unique blend of Pinot Gris and Chardonnay which “dances on the palate”.

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for representing Europe’s zenith of Baroque art.

Both the stunning mosaics and the exquisite cloister at Monreale are considered highlights of European art, and the collections at Palermo’s Archeological Museum rank it as one of Italy’s best. Natural wonders have their place, with Mount Etna Europe’s tallest active volcano. And you’ll love Sicily for its local culture and spirited people.

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FROM THE GROUND UP The answer lies beneath Building begins from the ground up, and the very foundations of a house or home define what is to grow above.

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If the house was built in an era that used totara piles, an examination will soon determine if repiling has happened. New piles are either concrete or tanalised (H5) pine and are easy to spot. Make sure to check out that all the piles have been replaced. It is quite common that only a few piles are new, often just around the edge of the house.

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As this will be the focus for most farmers at the moment I thought it would be a good idea to talk a bit about lameness that is more specific to this time of the year — that is lameness in front feet as well as lameness in bulls. It is normal to get more lameness in front feet at this time of the year compared to other times.

Cows are bulling and when they come off the ridden cow they land on their front feet. This produces more traumas to deal with than normal walking. There is not really any suspension in the front feet just like there is no suspension in human feet.

People can create suspension by bending their knees, but a cow can’t do that with their front feet, which puts an enormous amount of pressure on the locomotion apparatus when they do land on their front feet.

Did you know that you could break your legs if you jump off the back of a truck and you keep your legs straight?

The amount of pressure that the average person puts on their feet by

jumping off the back of a truck is about 1,000kg. So it is no wonder that you do major damage if you keep your legs straight. In the same way there is a lot of force going on to the front feet of a cow when they ride another cow. A lot of the lameness in the front feet is ligament damage but we do get more hoof problems as well. This does not mean that this sort of lameness is purely caused by physical force. Again, the cow must have weakened claws from laminitis and then physical force will make the problem worse resulting in lameness.

If it was purely caused by physical force, we would see a lot more problems because most cows do come on heat but in comparison there are not many going lame on their front feet.

We can’t stop cows from riding each other and we actually don’t want to stop it so we have to look at minimising the stress levels on them and make sure that our tracks and holding yards are stone free. Lameness in bulls is slightly different.

A few things are happening with bulls when they arrive on the farm and when they go with the cows. For one the environment is totally different — different food, different routines and different lifestyle. I don’t think the testosterone levels will have an effect on laminitis but all the other changes currently do.

We do have some physical problems as well.

The wear pattern in animals that only walk on pasture is different from animals that walk on hard surfaces. When bulls all of a sudden walk on hard surfaces their hooves wear faster, and it will take about six weeks for the bull to adjust the growth rate to the wearing rate so a lot of bulls end up with thin soles.

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The mystery of pumps In most water reticulation or irrigation systems, you are going to need a pump, unless the water is from a pressurised scheme at farm gate or as some lucky farmers I visited recently in Middlemarch Otago have, gravity fed from surrounding hills — a whole 160psi of it! Could this be why some couplings had leaking O-rings?

I often get asked about gravity for irrigation but there are a lot of considerations, enough for another blurb perhaps?

Pumps work via energy transferred from the shaft to the water in the pump body. So what? Well the critical thing here is that energy costs money, pumping usually occurs over a considerable period and the wrong pump can, consequently, be a very expensive purchase!

Just as Mum’s shopping basket’s engine has a different power curve to the farm ute, which is also different to a truck engine, so pumps are also massively different in performance and efficiency at the particular performance you require. Yes, you may get away with towing the boat with Mum’s shopping basket — for a short duration, but the fuel bill is going to be the highest ever and it can’t last.

It’s the same with pumps. I often see pumps from clearance sales which have run a low pressure system, being applied to a medium or high pressure system. After all ‘it’s a big pump isn’t it? The guy before was running way more gear than me’.

Yup, but now your diesel motor is valve bouncing trying to produce the pressure required, and also the pump is not running in its ‘happy spot’. You could also be pressurising a lot of water, which is going nowhere due to different irrigation flow. Energy cost again!

Actually the chance of buying the right pump from a clearance sale are about the same as a winning lottery ticket!

One in a million.

The best efficiency is usually somewhere around two-thirds full flow on most pumps. This is not maximum pressure, so beware of advertising stuff from certain companies saying ‘Max flow… Max pressure’. This does not mean you can get both at once.

Even then some of the claims are at best, ‘optimistic’, as observed by our technicians.

Buying a pump Using a reputable irrigation professional should avoid these pitfalls.

1. Ask for proof that the pump you are considering is the correct one! Pump curves are not so difficult to read and you can always ask regional council field staff or other professionals to help impartially. Irri-Max Ltd and others have an open policy about what the client is getting. Don’t allow ‘secret squirrel’ stuff. Look for the best efficiency point — is this the same as your intended flow? Does the pump have the ability to produce the required pressure at reasonable input speed? Ask about the pumps Nett Positive Suction Head (NPSH).

You might not understand it but a simple calculation is this — start with value of nine then subtract your suction height (pump above water), then see if the balance is larger than the NPSH value at your intended flow.

Say your pump is 4m above water (not the best installation), then the NPSH can not be more than five, in fact even this would be a call to get some proper hydraulic engineering done to avoid disappointment. Probably pump techs will laugh at my equation above as there are more factors to it than this, but my intention is merely to give the layman some warning signs of what may work or not. NPSH available varies massively from pump to pump!

2. Have you the right of return if it doesn’t meet specs? What is the cost of this ‘experiment’? eg you may have to change mounting points, flanges,

engineering, etc if it doesn’t work and you need to fit another model. Don’t buy a pig in a poke!

3. Pressure gauges: Insist the pump has a pressure gauge so you can verify the promised performance on your system.

4. Is the suction system large enough? Avoid the ‘thick shake with small straw effect’.

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Timber designs include H5 treated poles, giving you a 50 year no-rot guarantee. Framing is NZ quality SG 8 framing, H3 treated.

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RURAL WHEELS

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New chapter in a motoring legend

by Andy Bryenton

There are some names in the world of internal combustion which evoke images of racing glory, grand-touring luxury or off-road grit. Just mention Rolls-Royce, Ferrari or Land Rover, and a whole history springs to mind.

But there are few, even in such lofty company, which call up such a tradition as that of the United States’ most famous two-wheeled icon — Harley Davidson. With a history spanning over a century, this is one badge embraced by racers, weekend cruisers and rebels alike. From the original ‘silent grey fellow’ through to the ‘knucklehead’ V-twin of World War Two, through to the big powerful V-rod of the present day, the story of the machines from Milwaukee would seem to describe an upward curve of displacement and power. But that’s a stereotype which, in true rebellious fashion, Harley Davidson is set to challenge with its Street 500 range.

Stripped back and pared down to the essentials of city riding, the Street 500 is a pure Harley down to the nuts and bolts, but it is no big highway cruiser.

With a 500cc Revolution X engine, finely balanced frame and frugal fuel economy, this is a bike meant to take

on the competition in a sector usually dominated by the Japanese motorcycle giants. It’s not the first Harley Davidson to go below the 883 Sportster in terms of displacement, but it is a new take on a classic design, reminiscent in many ways of classic British bikes from the golden age rather than the wicked custom Road Kings and Fat Boys which made the Harley name synonymous with two-wheeled power and style.

That may seem a touch blasphemous, but it’s a growing market niche in the crowded urban jungle. The Street 500 is, as you’d expect from a real HD, no slouch when the horizon beckons. Liquid cooling means the 500 never loses its cool in gridlock, but this lightest Harley of all still packs a wallop of torque when the lights turn green. In true form for a machine bearing the classic black and orange badge, there’s no part of the Street 500 which doesn’t look mean, lean and customisable.

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It’s a breath of fresh air in more ways than one — a city cruiser proudly selfdescribed as a ‘cafe racer’, but one which stands out in the crowd, with retro styling cues that leave no doubt as to its heritage. It’s a Harley Davidson for those

who may never have considered getting into the saddle of this iconic brand — an enticement away from the Japanese and Euro street fighters and into a very affordable take on motorcycling’s most enduring classic.

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2015 UTE 570

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STOCK

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2016 OUTLAW 110

2015 RANGER 1000 DIESEL XP EPS

DRIVE AWAY

$3,050

KG 907

ENGINE BRAKING SYSTEM ELECTRONIC POWER & 4 WHEEL DESCENT STEERING CONTROL (4WDC)

907KG TOWING CAPACITY

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2014 RZR 170

$5,995

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$23,800

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$10,950

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SPEED LIMITER

ELECTRIC START

SEAT BELTS FOR 2

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING

CERTIFIED ROPS CAB FRAME

ON DEMAND TRUE AWD

ENGINE BRAKING SYSTEM & 4 WHEEL DESCENT CONTROL (4WDC)

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING

$10,650 ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING

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2015 RANGER M1400

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Pushing the limits of performance

by Andy Bryenton

Racing refines vehicles — it subjects them to terrifying stresses, to endurance events under the baking hot sun and to flat-out sprints which test parts to their limits. Racing off-road is even more brutal than on the track and the new Can-Am Maverick X3 has been forged in that crucible. It’s been indelibly branded by the experience.

There are two strands to what makes this off-road side-by-side ever so slightly mad — in the same league as freediving with sharks.

It’s powerful in a way not seen before in such a machine, turning up the heat with 154 horsepower.

It handles that unstoppable wave of force with measured precision, floating over choppy terrain as though it’s not there. Too much? Traditionalists would say it surely is.

But it’s too much in a way that transcends mere sanity.

First, the power. There has been an arms race at the top of the side-by-side world for some time now and this new Rotax mill represents Can-Am laying down the biggest cannon yet.

Triple cylindered like the legendary Triumph bikes of old, but with the added whack of an intercooler turbo, this engine propels the lightweight Maverick X3 from 0–60 miles per hour in under 5 seconds. Once again, some would call it a case of overkill — but it

generates some truly unhinged smiles.

The neat trick here, however, is sending that power to the ground without simply kicking up vast rooster tails of dust.

Can-Am are also well aware of the fact that their tri-cylinder rocketship is likely to be deployed on some seriously gnarly terrain, so to avoid having drivers shaken to pieces they’ve bolted on some of the most serious Fox Podium shocks ever seen.

With a massive 2-foot travel, these monsters soak up withering amounts of punishment. Coupled with a trophytruck style chassis the whole setup glides over the badlands and sands like a bullet.

The wheels and suspension work furiously beneath, keeping as much contact as possible with the earth to transfer that snarling power, while the pilot and co-pilot remain snug in a cage of steel, barely feeling the jolts.

When side-by-side off-roaders first came to these shores it was in their

Forged in the desert, refined in the workshop, the Can-Am Maverick packs 154 horsepower

role as serious farm vehicles, while off-road speed was the domain of mad machines welded up from pipe steel by mud-spattered prophets in their sheds.

Today, they rank in the same field as the Ariel Nomad and the ubiquitous Baja Bug. The Maverick X3 is the crossover point between fun and serious motorsport — a white knuckled portrait of excess not for the faint of heart, or those short of recreational cash.

Then again, the price tag is far less than that of a full-size trophy truck or sandrail — and the smiles-per-dollar value is through the roof.

That’s the method in all this highpowered apparent madness — making it safe and fun to rip through harsh terrain with a grin from ear to ear under your helmet.

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was $399

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was $499

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was $849

was $899

was $729

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135R 34.6cc 1.4kW - 6.8kg

NOW $799

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NOW $749

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Tsunami event preparedness public meetings will be held for Himatangi on Saturday November 26, at 11am and at Tangimoana at 1.30pm, in conjunction with Manawatu District Neighbourhood Support.

Large tsunami information signs are to be installed at local coastal settlements in the next month following community meetings about an increased risk of tsunami inundation.

On the back of recent research showing tsunamis could potentially be 50% bigger than previously estimated on the lower west coast of the North Island, Regional Emergency Management will be briefing coastal communities on recognising the natural warning signs and local evacuation arrangements.

Manawatu District Emergency Management Advisor, Ross Brannigan, will explain that the likelihood of a tsunami is still low — either a 500 year event or a 2,500 year event — but the scientific modelling completed by GNS

Science showed the tsunamis waves could potentially be up to 6m high rather than the previous maximum of 4m from a regional source.

A local source tsunami could be even bigger than that.

“This makes a big difference on the amount of inundation inland, and while the overall risk is still low, it is higher in terms of consequences, and is something we have to accept and prepare for.

“Good signage and good public information is needed for not only locals but visitors and tourists. People are drawn to the coast so we need them to be aware of the hazards and signs that cause a tsunami with very little lead in time.”

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NOVEMBER 2016 ALL PRICES INCLUDE GST

ENVIRO CULVERT pipe LDPE water pipe e

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