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A new category has been added to the festival by the event committee, opening the doors to even more sculptures. The New Zealand Rural Open Award will allow sculptors with a contemporary edge to get involved.

Committee member Carly Thomas said the award would see more scope for different subject matter and could bring a whole new outlook to the rural theme.

“We want the festival to be inclusive to those who may want to step away from the more rurally-themed sculptures.

Creativity can have free rein, and it will be exciting to see what comes in.”

The prize money pool has grown larger to accommodate the new award. The first prize winner will take home $2,000 while the runner-up will be $500 richer.

The entries will also be eligible for the People’s Choice Award.

Another new addition to the Kimbolton Sculpture Festival for 2021 will not only be an opportunity for sculptors but is also a grand tribute to a Feilding champion.

The late Gill Absolon was the mastermind behind Feilding’s Timona Park Orchard Trust. Gill’s family decided to honour her with a sculpture chosen at next year’s festival.

The winning sculptor will receive $3,000, and the sculpture will be installed at Timona Park. Gill transformed an unused and unloved

part of the park into a haven of free-forall fruit trees. The project also saw the regeneration of the wetland and bush area as an outdoor education area.

Jill’s daughter, Karen Manson said having a memorial sculpture at the park was a way of continuing her work.

“It will provide a unique attraction to bring people to Timona Park and by enabling children and adults to connect with art and nature, watching both the newly-planted native bush and the sculpture develop over time.

It also provides the opportunity to support and promote rural-based artists and strengthen the links between art and agriculture.”

For many years, Jill farmed Suffolk beef cattle in Bainesse.

Karen said her mother loved the concept of rural art, revitalising old machinery and farm equipment, creating something new, bold and beautiful that spoke of the land, farming, vision and hard work.

The sculpture will be chosen by a panel from the Manawatu District Council and Gill Absolon family representatives.

The winner will be announced on the day of the festival.

There are more than 20 award categories in the festival with a total prize pool of more than $15,000.

The Kimbolton Sculpture Festival 2021 will be held at the Kimbolton Domain on Saturday, March 21.

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Massey University has created more agriculture short courses to meet demand for training following government-mandated freshwater plans for farms.

On September 3, the government introduced new rules under the new National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. One of these changes was the requirement for almost all farms in New Zealand to have a freshwater plan.

Massey University’s Professor of Dairy Production Systems, Danny Donaghy said these short courses move away from the traditional ‘hours and hours of online lectures’ and will instead focus on flexibility, new technologies and case studies.

“With many of these people already working jobs, it’s not feasible to have long, full-time courses. These short courses will help upskill and train people to feel confident in delivering these plans.”

Building on an array of established short courses such as Sustainable Nutrient Management, Massey University’s School of Agriculture and Environment has created two new courses; Introduction to New Zealand Farm Systems and Intermediate Farm Environment Planning. A third course, Advanced Farm Environment Planning, is due to be developed in 2021.

“There was a real concern in the industry that there was a lack of people who were qualified to develop plans like this — so we set out to design courses to fill this gap.”

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by Denise Gunn Horowhenua Axemen’s Club president Stu Greig grew up around the woodchopping ring, watching his father compete.

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t was inevitable Stu would pick up an axe and follow suit. At the age of nine, he entered his first competition — the boys’ chop. Four years later, he started competing in the men’s competitions, starting out in the novice events. Initially, Stu’s father, Peter, tried to coach him. However, Stu wouldn’t listen to his father so woodchopping legend, Goldie MacIntosh, took over.

Later, as Stu grew older, he found competing alongside his father in some of the competition finals to be a big sporting highlight.

As Stu’s skill and technique improved, he won a few under-21 axemen championships. In 2007, he qualified for the New Zealand under-21 team, travelling to the Royal Melbourne Show to compete against the Australian team.

“That was a big honour and also a big eye-opener,” said Stu. “A favourite memory was in Melbourne, hearing the national anthem after the first test against Australia. It sent chills down my spine.”

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At this year’s McKenzie and Ridley Axemen’s Carnival’s Putaruru Timber Museum Chop, Tim won the 325mm standing handicapped event

the cost of travelling, entry fees, axes and saws.

“It’s rather an expensive sport to be a part of.”

Stu’s parents, Peter and Shirley, along with his two sisters, and his partner, Jess, all compete in woodchopping.

Peter was the former president of the Horowhenua Axemen’s Club.

“My partner has just started training for the underhand,” said Stu. There are eight disciplines within woodchopping: standing, underhand, single-saw, double-hand sawing, Jack and Jill sawing, jigger, chainsaw racing and axe throwing.

Stu’s favourite event is the underhand.

He also enjoys the camaraderie and

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Stu recalls cutting his leg during a competition in Putaruru and the look on his sister’s face when she saw him.

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Stu on the podium at the 2018 Memorial Woodchopping Event in Taumarunui

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Rural mailman reflects on career

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by Denise Gunn Retired rural mailman, Ron Law, began his postal career in 1966 after buying two rural delivery runs in the Manawatu.

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on was working as a mechanic at Selwyn Motors in Palmerston North when he and his wife, Jacquelin, decided to try a different type of career.

The couple bought RD1, Palmerston North and RD5, Feilding.

A small Anglia van, with a Royal Mail sign on the front, was part of the deal.

When the odometer clocked up 360,000 miles, Ron replaced it with another.

Following an increase of another 170,000 miles on the second Anglia, Ron bought an Escort van.

Ron estimates he covered approximately 55,000 miles each year in the seven years he worked as a rural mailman.

“I worked out that I pushed the clutch about 500 times a day, plus many a brake pedal push as well.”

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Ron’s first stop each day was in Bulls, just across the Rangitikei River, where the bulk mailbag was unloaded. He then drove back over the bridge towards Feilding to cover the RD5 run. On the homeward journey to Palmerston North, Ron transported boxes of flowers from growers around the Feilding area for delivery to florists in the city.

“As a mailman, I had to be on time, and reliable and honest, dealing with the folk in the country,” said Ron. The afternoon followed a similar routine. Around 1pm Ron loaded bread, which he and Jacquelin had wrapped in white paper, into his van. Then it was another trip to the post office for more mail sorting. Crates of milk bottles were collected from the milk station in Gillespies Line, and large bundles of newspapers picked up from the Manawatu Standard office.

Ron was back on the road again by 2pm, heading out of Palmerston North to start the RD1 round. This run began after crossing the old, wooden one-way bridge, which spanned the Manawatu River near Ashhurst, and ended with newspaper deliveries at Linton.

Occasionally, Ron collected dry cleaning for farmers and visited the Country Library Services to pick up books, films, records and journals for delivery to rural schools.

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Ron’s mechanical knowledge was put to good use when his vehicle broke down during the RD5, Feilding run.

“The engine decided it had enough.

My good wife had to tow me home with our Prefect car. I worked all hours to get it running the next day.”

In 1970, Ron featured in the New Zealand School Journal, part one — number one. Photographer, Gordon Burns, and writer, Walter Hirsh, accompanied Ron on the afternoon rural delivery run to check out and document his job. Photos were taken at each stage of the journey, starting with Ron refuelling his Anglia van at Palmerston North. The story has been read by thousands of school pupils.

“I enjoyed being my own boss, and meeting and getting wonderful presents from the country people at Christmas time,” said Ron. When the rural delivery runs were sold, Ron returned to the motor trade, working at Bryan Bates Motors. During the years, he also worked at Treelands in Oroua Downs, Don Grady’s garage and Master Tune. Ron’s final working years were spent at Jolly and Mills, which later became McVerry Motors.

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BY DENISE GUNN SPENDING TIME ON A RELATIVE’S DAIRY FARM LED DOMINIC SEMMENS TO FOLLOW A CAREER IN THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

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ominic was raised as a townie but often helped his uncle on the farm whenever opportunities became available. From the age of 16, Dominic was employed as a casual worker by his uncle, working weekends and during school holidays. That led to his first dairying job when he left school, as a dairy assistant for his uncle.

Initially, however, he considered studying veterinary science, looking to qualify as a large animal vet.

“It was in part influenced by seeing what vets did on the dairy farm, and having a genuine interest in improving animal health on the farm,” he said.

“I chose to go dairying because my uncle had a position open up on his farm just as I was finishing school.”

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He lists placing in the dairy industry awards as a highlight in his career so far, along with achieving a low somatic cell count (SCC) last season.

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Jamie Hill operates BH Agriculture, a contracting business based at Fielding in Manawatu that specialises in loader wagon silage, round and square baling, cultivation and effluent spreading.

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Purchasing their first Deutz Fahr tractor back in 2014, the fleet has gradually expanded. It now includes five of the German powerhouses from 100 to 250hp, alongside a fleet of implements with familiar names such as Kverneland, Maschio, McHale and Gaspardo, all supplied by local dealer Power Farming Manawatu.

“We’ve had the 6215 TTVs on the fleet for about one and a half seasons, and it really stands out as a very comfortable tractor, combining front axle, cab suspension and an air suspension seat,” says Jamie. “Whether it’s in the paddock or at 50kp/h on the road; it’s a very smooth ride.”

Jamie also notes that operators also like the ease of operation delivered by the I-Monitor display and the well laid out and logical controls. This is also the case with the TTV transmission that offers three driving modes to suit the job at hand, stepless speeds from 0 to 50kp/h and four preselectable cruise speeds, called up at the touch of a button.

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Get mobile and enjoy life

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My Ride Levin, formally Southend Cycles, has been supporting and servicing cycling and mobility in the Horowhenua for more than 30 years.

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Winning the Innovation during Covid award at the 2020 Electra Business & Innovation Awards for Kapiti and Horowhenua has been a huge highlight after all of our hard work and dedication.

When it comes to bikes, we have an extensive range to suit all age groups and abilities from balance bikes through to full suspension electric bikes to suit all terrains. All of our bikes have a full mechanical check and come with 12 months of free safety checks — conditions apply. Oh, and while you are in store don’t forget the accessories, from light, mirrors, drink bottles — everything to meet your cycling needs and scooters too.

My Ride Levin is also Southend Mobility, ‘Mobility for life’, with a difference. In addition to the great service and sales, our company also rents mobility equipment, meaning that we can give people a chance to experience the equipment, rehabilitate or try before they commit to a long-term purchase. Our extensive range of hire

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equipment is available on short or longterm hire, and we have shower stools, walkers, mobility scooters to crutches to name a few.

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From large farming corporations to lifestyle blocks, family-owned farms and market gardens, the array of services they provide reflect the diversity of their customers.

Harvesting services include maize and grass silage, large rounds and big square hay and baleage. There is also a demand for conventional hay bales for smaller operators. Their fleet of harvesting machinery includes a New

Holland Forager for maize and grass silage, two New Holland round balers, a New Holland D1010 big square baler, Webline wrapper, a selection of Fella rakes and tedders and a fleet of Case tractors.

A fleet of five spreaders, including two new Mercedes 1630s, keep up with the demand for bulk fertiliser spreading. The business is a consignment store for both Ravensdown and Hatuma Lime. It has a certified weighbridge in operation at our Koputaroa bulk store.

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Mitsubishi’s original Eclipse was a long way from the current vehicle, which bears its namesake, and it’s a story that encapsulates the way the market has shifted.

The original, a compact and sporty car, which came out of the ‘golden era’ of Japanese coupe’s and compact sports machines, was defined by being small and nimble. The alchemy which Mitsubishi has wrought in creating their latest Eclipse badged vehicle, the Eclipse Cross, is to keep that sense of nimble road-holding grip and poise, while turning everything above the wheels into a mid-sized SUV. The time of the crossover is definitely upon us when marques like Lamborghini and Aston Martin have their own sporty, sports-utility derived tall and wide cars on offer. Mitsubishi may be in a more humble price bracket with the Eclipse Cross but expect the same formula. An SUV with minimal body roll and car-like handling, removing the ‘on stilts’ and boxy image of their much older offerings like the original short wheelbase Pajero.

AWD models don’t even call the system simply all-wheel-drive. It’s now super allwheel control, which hints more at the rally-crushing 4x4 set up of that other legendary Mitsubishi, the Evo Lancer, rather than ponderously large, big iron diffs and transfer cases moved about by levers like those on a steam train.

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There’s even crash mitigation tech under the hood, to pull the Eclipse Cross up short should the driver in front feel a pressing need to stand on the brakes.

There are so many gadgets at your disposal that they’ve fitted the car with a small touchpad, like you’d find on your laptop, helping to navigate

through screens, which command navigation, sound, communications and climate control.

The mid-sized SUV market is tight and fierce right now, with superb offerings surfacing from many big names.

However, for value for money, the Eclipse Cross, with its price point of just a touch above $40,000 for the best in the line-up, looks like a well-sorted package indeed.

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Thank you for giving me the opportunity to continue as the Member of Parliament for Rangitikei.

Whether or not you voted for me, it is my privilege to serve as your MP for the next three years. It is certainly not something I take for granted. I will continue to work hard for you, and for rural and provincial New Zealand.

It was definitely a Covid-19 election, and I believe the result reflected the government’s largely successful management of the initial health crisis, and the actions taken to reduce the early impact of the pandemic. Restrictions in place because of Covid, especially in Auckland, also made campaigning very difficult in some electorates.

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