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January 2018 NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES

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“There will never be enough funding — locally or nationally — to undertake all the desired construction, upgrading and maintenance work across Northland’s transport infrastructure.

“Given funding is limited, we need to ensure the proposed spend delivers the best benefits for our region collectively.”

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January 2018

NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES

Just the berries

by Ann Morgan

Growing raspberries, blackberries and kiwifruit on their 30 hectare orchard in Maungatapere is not just a lifestyle to the Malley family but a way to provide employment and education opportunities for others.

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inzi and Dermott Malley purchased the property in 2011 — their son Patrick and his wife Rebecca returned from the United Kingdom to join them with the orchard project in January 2012.

“The proper ty was par tially established and we then applied ourselves to establishing kiwifruit and made small, yet very important changes to how we were caring for our orchard,” says Patrick.

“We use mostly biological sprays and focus on sustainability by controlling our irrigation use efficiently, applying compost, and planting comfrey and other plants to control weeds.

“In 2015 we decided to start producing hydroponic berries and harvested our first crop in March 2016.

We seized an opportunity that came our way — it helps keep our staff employed and creates many full-time jobs for local

people which is why we also work for other orchards.”

They hire approximately 45 full-time employees and this increases to 100120 from November to June.

“The first part of the project was a massive punt for us but we are confident and took the opportunity to continue growing at the same rate.”

The family grow the raspberries and blackberries under plastic tunnels as this allows them to focus on nutritional value and adapt the environment to suit each plant.

“This gives us a good fruit quality outcome and we can remove wind, rain and other elements from the harvest.

“Having different crops diversifies our risks as a horticulture operation although it is a challenge to grow berries in the region. I love eating the fruit and if you genuinely love something what better thing is there than to do it every

Patrick and Dermott Malley have been developing their family orchard together since 2012

day. “We supply our berries nationwide under our Maungatapere Berries brand, and the majority of our kiwifruit are exported with Zespri.

“We have a strong focus on sustainability and mostly follow an

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organic programme with biological opportunities to control pests and diseases. We set traps for some of the moths we could potentially have issues with.”

Some moths are territorial and fake moths are on display to deter the pests entering into the growing tunnels.

“We use as many organic controls as we can and are constantly experimenting to be able to become spray free. You have to be dedicated and live on site in

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Focusing on nutritional value, the family grow their berries under plastic tunnels

order to ensure the berries grow well. If you have an irrigation problem you can lose all your plants in two days.

“It is not an industry that suits everyone as things can go very wrong very quickly. It is part of the risk we take but the thing that validates us is the satisfaction of doing a good job.

“Our company vision is to build an enduring diversified agricultural business for Northland and do well for our consumers and dedicated staff for many years to come.

“We believe in investing in our staff as this will ultimately benefit everyone in the future. We focus on employing and upskilling locals and this has been very positive. We have helped many people with education programmes through Education Unlimited.”

Some workers are getting training with numeracy and literacy skills and others are learning budgeting. They also get a greater understanding of how a business is run.

“Contracting and providing services to other growers for their orchards means everyone is helping everyone and part of the reason we do this is to ensure our staff are busy.

“We have a strong belief that you need to continue to challenge yourself — if you rest on your laurels someone will overtake you, so to be the best you need to measure yourself with fellow industry partners and what better way to do that than entering food in NZ Food awards.”

The family were finalists in this year’s NZ Food awards.

Patrick uses as many organic controls as possible throughout the orchard

Patrick also started a small hor ticultural software company named Dataphyll — focussing on providing leading edge traceability and productivity management software to the horticultural industry.

He has been using the software in their berry operation for several years allowing them to easily manage staff timekeeping and performance, whilst

providing excellent traceability from the field to the packhouse. “We have worked with some major horticultural companies including T&G Global, and recently won the Innovation Award at the Northland Business Excellence awards.

“As a family we are really excited about what the future might bring. We are proud to be able to help others the way we do — it is important to us.”

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January 2018

NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES

Restoring the

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Babydoll sheep are a heritage breed from England originally known as the Southdown with records showing their existence in the early 1800s.

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iona and Luke Goodin are veterinarians working at the Kamo Vet clinic and discovered the breed whilst investigating a small sized animal for their 15 acre lifestyle property.

“We used to breed White Galloways but could only keep a small number of breeding cattle on our property,” says Fiona.

“We tried Suffolk sheep but they ate the trees in our orchards. We discovered that winemaker Peter Yealands is using Babydolls around his grapevines and other people have them on organic properties and orchards to keep the

grass down around trees. Peter has been breeding the sheep and now has about 1,500. There are a few other small flocks around the country.”

The Babydolls look miniature and are between 18-24 inches at the shoulder.

“They can be black or white with a darker colour on their legs like they have little brown leg warmers on.

“When refrigeration came along and it was possible to store meat for longer, bigger carcasses became favourable so the original small Southdowns were bred to become the larger Southdown we know today.”

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In the late 1980s an American man, Robert Mock, went on a mission to find all the remaining small type Southdowns to restore the original breed. After four years he found 350 and a registry was formed and they were named the ‘Olde English Babydoll Southdowns’.

“There are not many of the heritage breed in New Zealand, they are all from Australian genetics. Up until the end of 2016 you could only import sheep material from Australia. The timing of England being opened up for imports was perfect for the venture,” says Fiona.

They imported embryos from the United Kingdom and used surrogate sheep to implant them in. It took two rounds of collecting as in the first round only nine were gathered. The second round produced another 48.

“The breeder in the UK did a massive amount of work for us collecting the embryos and we are grateful for the opportunity she has given us to bring some new genetics here.

“We used Animal Breeding Services to surgically implant 52 embryos into 29 recipients. They set up a surgery and laboratory in our friend’s woolshed with portable equipment. They thaw the embryos as they go and only used the viable healthy ones — it was fascinating to see them work.

“We produced 14 lambs — that was a lot lower than we expected but we ended up with nine ewes and five rams 1 24/11/15 and all ofnewsad-11-2015-FINAL.pdf the genetics we imported are

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represented so we can breed within our flock.”

Babydolls have very fine wool which has the same microns as cashmere.

“It has more barbs per inch than other wool and is popular for crafting and blending different types of fibre together.

“For lifestyle block owners these sheep are relatively easy but they do need more care than a cow. They need to be drenched, vaccinated and shorn, and their feet checked occasionally but they are all skills you can easily learn.”

A vet will do the drenching, vaccinating, and feet for you, or a mobile shearer will often offer that service. “When you have any livestock you need a facility to do these things such as yards or a pen to contain them in. No matter how friendly your animals are they won’t stand there whilst these jobs are done.”

Fiona and Luke are excited to be a part of the re-establishment of a relatively new breed.

“It will take at least two years to get a decent size breeding flock so we can sell our excess lambs and we will import semen to keep the genetics diverse.

We plan to breed next year as hoggets with a genetically suitable ram and the year after do another round of embryo transfer and a natural round to build up our numbers.

“They are great mothers and are efficient with the grass, that is one reason we chose them, so we can have 18:39 a larger flock on our small lifestyle block.

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Babydolls are often called ‘smiling’ or ‘teddy bear’ sheep due to their natural grin “They are very friendly and have a characteristic smile. They are often called the ‘smiling’ or ‘teddy bear sheep’ because they have a lot of wool around their face and legs which gives them a

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by Anna Harding Nestled at the start of the Tangowahine valley is Heather Carrigan’s flax farm. After working as a florist for years then learning to weave, Heather started her Flax and Fibre business, and can proudly say that she sees her creations through from start to finish.

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eather and her husband Shawn bought their quarter-acre property after moving from Whangarei.

“The only reason I got into weaving was because there’s a beautiful big hedge of really nice weaving flax, that Katie Tito who had owned the property before us, put in. We named it in her honour — Nga Korari O Keita. She was really hesitant to leave it behind, so we told her she could come use it anytime.

I have always been one of those people who like to use what’s available to me.

So here was this flax,” said Heather.

Her son Ace was just over a year old at the time, so she looked online for a weaving course she could do from home.

“I found the Hetet School of Maori Arts. I was the first student — now we’ve ended up with more than 60 here in Dargaville. It’s been really successful to help bring people back to Maori weaving which is what I really feel my role in the arts is — to encourage people to get involved and have a go.

“I wanted to study with Veranoa Hetet because there’s tikanga with weaving. I didn’t want to take this on as a hobby. I really wanted to make sure I was respectful and aware of tradition.

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She then came across Lincoln University who have Rene Orchiston’s collection of New Zealand flax cultivars. They sent her genetically tested, pure strain cuttings of the main varieties. There are more than 120 varieties of New Zealand native flax and Heather grows about 25 — mostly suited to making flowers and fine kete.

Although Heather has been weaving for a while, it was only around August 2017, that she started Flax and Fibre.

Most of her business is based on the internet, but the shop and gallery in front of her house is picking up. “It’s Tangowahine’s first shop in about 50 years. It use to be ‘Smith Butchery’ and it’s the last remaining commercial building left in Tangowahine.

“I mainly started it as a place to work and I thought while I’m out there I might as well have the doors open.”

The shop also features other artists’ work. “While I like to create, my favourite thing in the world is encouraging other artists, appreciating their work and putting it forward. Which is why this is the perfect thing for me.”

To keep up with demand she also has four local employees — Shayna Rusbridge, Cathy Woods, Di Taylor and Gloria Seymour.

Gloria has been a florist for years.

“When I first moved to Dargaville Gloria was kind enough to let me work in her shop and it’s lovely to be working together again.

“Employing people is important to me because it gives something back to the community and introduces more people to the opportunity of working in artistic fields.”

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“We want to make sure that we don’t tax the plant, that we respect the plant life cycle and that it’s not constantly being picked and put under strain.

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Heather is also interested in taking the green approach. “We don’t want to use plastic wrap, so are looking at other options like working with local artist Christine Rope who makes paper from rice grass, kumara and flax.” With

big plans for the future, Heather has a landscape designer working on a plan to make the space a tourist attraction.

“We want to try and start some kind of tour to show people the flax gardens and how we prepare, dye and make the flowers and kete. It’s really unique to New Zealand — a cultural art form.

We’d like to have a homestay as well as some point.”

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by Ann Morgan Marijke Lindgreen has been riding horses since she was a young girl and with many years’ experience says road users and horse riders can better share the road by understanding the dangers.

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er comments follow a National Ride for Road Safety event when hundreds of riders across the country joined forces to bring awareness to motorists and cyclists that if they give a two-metre berth, and pass at 20km/h — as they would with a school bus — they could save a life.

“I love riding and my horse is a good friend to me, and as any rider will tell you they become part of your family.

There are many disturbing stories of road safety regarding meeting a horse and rider whilst people are out driving.”

She said drivers at times have driven close enough for her to touch them with her riding whip.

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“We enjoy riding our horses as much as other people enjoy their bicycles, vintage cars or motorbikes, but people don’t realise simply slowing down and giving us two metres can save lives, including the people in vehicles.”

A horse can weigh 500kg and a spooked or injured horse can jump through the windscreen or on the roof of a car, and cyclists and motorcyclists are also at risk.

“If you are approaching on a motorbike, in a truck or with a trailer in tow, the noise can spook a horse and it can bolt sideways with fright.

Slowing down gives us a safety barrier to work in.”

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She says with more city people relocating to rural areas education of country roads is important.

“Younger people are also learning to ride on country roads as well as drive on them. It is the same when you approach a herd of cattle or sheep being moved on the road. Slow down — all animals can get a fright.”

Knowing a horse rider’s hand signals is very important.

“The signal for you to slow down is the rider extending their arm outstretched with an open hand, palm out and moving their arm up and down.

“If they need you to stop they will show a raised hand out front. This might be because they are training an inexperienced horse in using the road or something has happened.

“To turn right we will point with our right arm outstretched and point left with our left arm outstretched to turn left.”

A horse will hear a vehicle approaching from the rear, but won’t necessarily see it and modern cars such as hybrids are very quiet. Ambient noise like high winds or farm machinery also means the horse might not hear you which could startle it, and it may lurch sideways into your path before the rider can regain control.

“Loud stereos and noisy blow-off valves or exhausts as you accelerate away can also cause a fright. Gently accelerate away once you pass the horse and don’t use your horn.” At a roundabout a horse rider will stay left

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the whole way around, even though they might be turning right — watch for hand signals.

Marijke says riders need to remember to always wear a helmet and be courteous on the road. Don’t ride more than two abreast, or on the right of any moving vehicle.

‘If you are leading another animal always keep it on your left away from the traffic, and if at night wear reflective clothing and carry a torch.

“It is courteous to give a friendly wave, smile or nod to motorists when they pass safely. If you face a negative experience refrain from rude gestures or shouting because this can lead to an altercation and startle the animal.

“Be aware of everything going on around you and if riding in a group approach the road single file with the most experienced rider in the lead. Before crossing the road, get your animal’s full attention and cross together when it is safe and then continue with one horse length between each person.”

Mail boxes, flags, or garbage tossed into the ditch could startle animals.

Horses use their ears to focus on sounds and may hear something before you do so stay aware. Engine sounds give clues as to what type of vehicles are approaching and the speeds they may be travelling.

“Always respect private property and ‘No Trespassing’ signs and leave gates

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It is advisable to reduce speed when passing horses and riders and to give them as much room as possible

the way you found them — open if they are open and close them behind you if you open them to pass through,” she says. Ultimately, if everyone respects each other, rides and

drives in a safe manner and pays attention to other road users, we can all enjoy ourselves and certainly have way less unnecessary accidents or incidents.”

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Show time for shearing contest Shearers will take centre stage at this year’s Northern Wairoa A&P show, to be held at Arapohue on Saturday, February 10.

Show manager Nicky Poyner said she’s confident the event will build on the success of the last one, and that the public can look forward to a really good day of family entertainment.

A development she is particularly pleased about is being part of the inaugural ANZ Northland Shearing competition. Having teams of shearers able to gain points at the local shows to qualify for a final to be held later in the year at the Kumeu show is a real plus.

Congratulations to the ANZ Bank for having the foresight to sponsor the Northland competition, it can only be good for the sport of competitive shearing, and by extension the local shows, including Northern Wairoa.

“We are hoping for a good entry of show animals, which together with exhibition animals in some of the sideshows, should see plenty to satisfy the eye of young and old.”

As show manager she has always had a soft spot for the indoor section.

“In this day of being more conscious of healthy eating, it can be inspirational to see what ordinary people can grow in their gardens. Believe me, it is a case of if they can do it, so can anybody.

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“It means that the whole family can come to the show and have a really good day without breaking the budget.

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Fruit set is the process in which flowers become fruit. The seed develops and the surrounding tissue grows to form a berry. Yes, as strange as it may seem, the avocado fruit is botanically classified as a berry.

Fruit set is a stressful time for avocado trees due to the high demand and competition for resources between the mature fruit that is being harvested, the fruit that is being set for next year’s harvest as well as the new shoots that will produce next year’s flowers – three concurrent growth cycles. The challenge is to balance the resource needs of all three growth cycles in order to ensure optimal tree health and performance as well as optimal fruit quality and yield.

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• Practice balanced soil and leaf nutrition. The supply of nutrients from the roots can be insufficient to satisfy the high nutrient demand during flowering and fruit set. Supplemental fertiliser nutrients applied to the foliage can help to meet this demand.

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A new model is needed that covers all parts of our agricultural system and lessens the negative impacts on our topsoil, waterways and environment as a whole.

The current model of agro-chemical production is well past its use-by date and out of kilter with today’s consumer call for safe, certified, nutritiously dense food produced in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way.

Here at Agrissentials we already have the new model of fertility, based around Mother Nature, which is designed to remineralise and revitalise deficient topsoil, all for the price of our fertilisers, which are in line with current fertiliser costs, but with all the benefits of building a multi-mineral, microbial

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Farmers will remember Mr Anderton as a pragmatist who got things done, Federated Farmers President Katie Milne says.

“While many Kiwis cherish him as a straight-shooter who spoke up for the disadvantaged and less well off, his significant contribution to the primary sector also should not be forgotten,” says Ms Milne.

People in rural communities joined other New Zealanders in mourning the loss of a respected MP and leader who fought hard for the causes he believed in.

“There were some raised eyebrows when Helen Clark appointed Mr Anderton as Agricultural and Biosecurity Minister in 2005. Three weeks into the role, he told a meeting of the Federated Farmers National Council that while he didn’t know much about farming compared to his audience, as Economic Development Minister for the previous six years he brought expertise in bringing industries together to improve their economic performance and ‘I’m the minister for getting things done’.”

Ms Milne says he turned out to be one of our best agriculture ministers.

“He was a strong advocate for the sector, and regularly reminded New Zealanders that farming was the most important source of export income for New Zealand.

“I was greatly impressed and inspired as a young leader when I had the privilege of accompanying him when he

visited the West Coast in his early days as the new minister. My lasting memory of Jim Anderton is of an approachable and accessible man who listened and got things done.”

He championed the importance of irrigation to the economy, supporting an in-depth study that quantified the economic and environmental value of the Opuha Dam to South Canterbury, and boosting funding assistance for irrigation through the Community Irrigation Fund.

His advocacy spurred a significant boost to the sustainable development of the primary sector, including financial support to establish a nationwide network of Rural Support Trust to assist rural communities following adverse events,” Ms Milne says.

“Mr Anderton was not afraid of a challenge and would do what was right rather than what was popular. He was one of the ministers who initiated New Zealand taking Australia to the World Trade Organisation over their blockage of New Zealand’s apple access to Australia.

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A new ‘Can I swim here?’ online tool launched recently means Northland residents and visitors can enjoy our rivers, lakes, and beaches with confidence this summer.

The online tool shows the most upto-date water quality information for 60 sites across the region and is freely available on LAWA.org.nz/swim.

“With Northlanders now making the important decision of where to swim this summer, the launch is well timed and it started two weeks after Northland Regional Council staff started weekly summer-season water quality monitoring,” says Environmental Monitoring manager JeanCharles Perquin.

Mr Perquin is part of the local water monitoring team and is pleased that information from samples the team collects is freely available to the public.

“Each week we collect samples from 60 sites across the region and they are sent to an independent lab for water quality testing,” he says. “The results are shown on LAWA’s ‘Can I swim here?’ site with unsafe-for-swimming faecal indicator bacteria levels marked red, and good levels marked green.”

The LAWA website contains valuable information on other swim-smart things to look out for before taking a dip. This includes advice on checking if the water is clean and clear, avoiding swimming for two days after heavy rainfall, and looking out for other possible hazards.

LAWA is a partnership between councils, Cawthron Institute, Ministry for

Lake Taharoa is among 60 popular swimming sites tested for water quality each week in Northland

the Environment and Massey University and has been supported by the Tindall Foundation. Northland Regional Council chairman Bill Shepherd says he will be using the tool.

“This information will help families get out and enjoy the stunning rivers, lakes, and beaches our region has to offer,” he says. “The website covers popular swimming spots such as Ocean Beach and Lake Taharoa, and I recommend people look at the information before heading out for a swim.”

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The Ministry for Primary Industries has confirmed that the bacterial cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis is present on a farm in the Ashburton area.

The current number of infected properties now stands at 14 – one in Hawkes Bay, nine in South Canterbury, three in Southland, and one in Ashburton.

The Ministry’s response incident controller David Yard says milk sampling carried out by the dairy industry just before Christmas revealed a suspected positive result and MPI’s Animal Health Laboratory testing has just confirmed this.

“The affected farm and an associated property have been under controls since Christmas Eve as a precautionary measure. No animals or other risk goods such as used farm equipment have been allowed on or off the property during this time and these controls stand,” Mr Yard says.

“There has been no sign of any illness in any of the approximately 600 animals on the property.

MPI is now tracing animal movements on and off the farm to determine if there are links to other affected properties, and will carry out checks and testing on some 30 other farms that have had some association with the new affected property.

“Farmers that have had some connection with the affected property will be contacted and those who do not hear from us in the next couple of weeks should consider they are under no increased risk from this most recent

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detection.” MPI is continuing tests on another Ashburton area farm that had previously returned inconclusive results.

This farm is not regarded as positive, although it is under controls just in case.

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Keeping drinking water safe Safe drinking-water is vital for good health and with the hot summer weather and possible droughts in store, people using household water collection tanks are reminded to check their tanks are clean and safe.

It is your responsibility to reduce the risk of waterborne illness from contamination as this water is used for drinking, teeth cleaning, hand washing, bathing, showering, food preparation and cooking, and needs to be free from harmful germs and chemicals.

If your water comes from a mains supply, it is monitored by your local authority.

Water contamination can cause illness such as diarrhoea and vomiting which can be particularly dangerous for infants, very old people, or people with damaged immune systems.

Contaminated water can carry harmful germs such as Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Campylobacter, Salmonella, E.coli 0157 and viruses.

Tank water is generally collected from rain off the roof, streams or lakes, a bore or a natural spring. Water may be contaminated from ash, dust, agricultural spraying, wildlife droppings or dead animals and be discoloured or unpleasant to taste.

Check the paint on your roof is safe and ensure pipes and gutters are approved for rainwater collection.

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Roof areas should be kept clear of overhanging vegetation to prevent leaves and debris falling on to the catchment.

Overhanging branches also give pests access to the roof and allow birds to roost above it.

Exercise extreme care when cleaning roofs and gutters. Ensure that the ladder is secure and away from power lines and that there is another person present.

Disconnect the pipes that feed water to the tank and use a chlorine solution (half a teaspoon of plain household bleach added to 10 litres of water) to scrub and flush away the faecal material and use sufficient water to flush away the remaining material, then reconnect the pipes that feed water to the tank.

Tanks should be inspected annually and cleaning should ideally be carried out by tank-cleaning contractors. Should you personally need to enter the tank to clean it, ensure it has adequate ventilation and there is another person present.

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After 132 years in the business of offering plenty of fun both on and off the water, the Pahi Regatta for 2018 will be held again over Anniversary Weekend attracting players and spectators from around the north and beyond.

Only in a few years during the two world wars have the holiday weekend waters stayed quiet off Pahi, and this year as ever, the Pahi Beach Holiday Park will be wall-to-wall packed with tents, caravans, mobile homes and house trucks for three days of harbourside fun and games.

However, sites are expected to be at a premium so if you don’t have a booking, you will need to check availability, perhaps find another site from many Kaipara has to offer.

Offshore, launch and powerboat races, kayaking contests and all manner of aquatic activities keep the crowds entertained while the sometimes dramatic bathtub races attract all eyes to the water as home-made contraptions powered by small outboard motors vie for prize money. On shore in the big marquee, a carnival atmosphere is in progress. There are side shows and stalls aplenty, and under canvas hosts beauty contests and live music.

The emphasis will once again be on plenty of fun, plenty of sport and plenty of entertainment with the overall emphasis on safety and family enjoyment.

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Feed company to import and deliver molasses nationwide New Zealand-based national feed company GrainCorp Feeds has announced it will offer molasses through its national supply chain.

General manager Daniel Calcinai says this change from solely a distributor to an importer and distributor is significant for the dairy industry and will offer farmers greater choice when it comes to their liquid feed requirements.

The company will offer the product direct to New Zealand dairy farmers using their national storage facilities, which can hold up 35,000Mt of product.

This will streamline the import and distribution process of molasses as a liquid supplementary feed across the country.

“Our ports in Tauranga, New Plymouth, Bluff and Timaru are strategically positioned to allow the efficient delivery of molasses throughout New Zealand’s dairy regions,” says Mr Calcinai.

“Molasses has a proven history of increasing output and improving quality when used as part of a comprehensive feed programme. Our priority is to offer New Zealand farmers access to industry leading feed products supported by an efficient supply chain with outstanding customer service.”

Mr Calcinai believes that the focus on milk composition with the incoming parameters and potential penalties from inflated fat, measured using the fat evaluation index (FEI), will encourage the use of feeds other than palm kernel. Molasses provides the flexibility to be fed in its current state

The Graincorp feed team at Tauranga port

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“It’s widely agreed that molasses is an excellent supplementary feed for pasture fed ruminants and provides many benefits for dairy cows as part of the overall diet,” he says.

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by Ann Morgan Extracting oil from avocados is how the Olivado story began in Kerikeri back in 1999 when a group of technical people, foodies and an investor saw the opportunity for avocado oil to be introduced as a healthy culinary option.

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“Originally the team worked together with scientists at Massey University to pioneer and perfect the process of oil extraction from the avocado. It uses just the pulp of the fruit,” says acting general manager Jason Vokes.

“By 2003 the New Zealand avocado supply could not keep up with our demand so we established a processing plant in Queensland, but avocados grown in tropical areas have a lot of waxes so are difficult to process and the project proved unsuccessful.

“Gary Hannam, our investor at the time, discovered the Murang’a district

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“Our Kerikeri factory processes mainly Hass avocados and Kenya produces mostly from the Fuerte variety. From New Zealand, we have changed the lives of more than 10,000 people in Kenya through employment opportunities due to the crop sizes available.

“We process around 150 metric tonnes of avocado oil annually here in Kerikeri.

“Gary has that rare mix of a business capability coupled with creative thinking.

He lectured in international business and marketing at Victoria University before becoming a leading player in the New Zealand film industry in the 1980s.

He was one of the producers of ‘The World’s Fastest Indian’ movie and it is his vision that has steered Olivado to where we are today.

“It has been proven that extra virgin avocado oil is one of the healthiest and most versatile culinary oils available and natural nutrition is the company’s philosophy.

“We believe that a balanced diet comprising a variety of foods should give a person all the nutrition they need daily.

“The high burn point makes the oil the best choice for healthy pan frying and high heat cooking, and the rich smooth taste enhances the flavours.

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The avocados are processed to remove the oil and the remaining dry pulp and clean water is utilised on a neighbouring farm vitamin E. “Our products include extra virgin avocado oil, macadamia and coconut oils, organic omega oil, sesame, sweet almond and peanut oils, and most recently organic olive oil, as well as a variety of flavour infused oils - all cold pressed to preserve optimum health benefits during the extraction process.

“We do a few refined oils meaning we press at a higher temperature producing a nice clear cooking oil.”

Avocado oil can only be extracted from ripe fruit and these are graded by hand for ripeness and imperfections.

They then go through a water bath before being de-skinned and destoned. The remaining avocado flesh goes into a malaxer and comes out with the consistency of guacamole.

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The Kerikeri based company employs 18 local staff — processing 150 metric tonnes of avocado oil annually

the temperature must stay below 50 degrees. The resultant puree passes through a centrifuge, similar to that used for olive oil, which separates the pulp from the oil and water. The final stage of the process separates the water from the oil which is then ready for bottling, labelling, and packaging on site.

“The skins and stones go to the green waste for compost,” says Jason.

“The dry pulp goes to the dairy farm across the road. We extract the last of the oil from the green water and end up dealing simply with clean water and this is spread over the pasture with a muck spreader.

“We also press olives for local artisan growers who sell their oil at the farmers’ markets and we recently won a gold medal in Northland for our olive oil.”

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Mawera Karetai is a lecturer of business strategy, a hunter of pest animals and birds, and teaches people to cook with wild foods available around the country as a healthy food option.

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Mawera and her husband Dave Barrett hunt pest animals including peacock, turkey, rabbit, goat, pig and deer, and she enjoys feeding her family food that they have got some control over.

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THE SHORT DROP LIMITED

NORTHLAND

Serving the industry for 40 years

Swale Earthmovers & Supply Yard 103 Mill Rd, Helensville Ph: 420 8352 Mob: 027 498 2716 E: swaley@xtra.co.nz

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compostingtoilet.nz Anita Grant • 027 462 1339

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food. Every five peacocks or turkeys eat as much grass in a day as one sheep.

“Dave came from Canada and had always hunted so he provides our meat and we haven’t brought any in 12 years.

We got into peacock hunting when we heard the regional council was poisoning them to control the population.

“We asked them to let us manage the population and use them as food. One farm was contending with 3,000 birds and this caused major damage.”

The couple sell the bird feathers across the country and overseas as a way to ensure nothing is wasted.

“We clean the feathers thoroughly and have never been declined with an inspection.

“They do arrow fletching in Germany so we send quill feathers, and in America the turkey tail feathers are used for Native Indian headdresses as that is their endemic species and our feathers were used in the Hobbit movie for the hand made arrows.”

Feathers are also used for quill pens and kapa haka costumes.

“Goat is a big staple in our family along with peacock, and hare. Rabbit are also beautiful — especially in winter with the grass so green — the meat is sweet.

“We pluck the opossums and the meat goes to pig farms as food to grow the pork — it is more important for the pigs to eat them than us.”

Mawera says wallabies can be destructive because they graze the grass and any little shoots, killing the pasture.

“There has been a spread in the wallaby population because they weren’t

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L I G N AT O R Dave with a kingfish he caught on one of his fishing adventures

contained. They actually like confined spaces but where there is food pressure they spread out. If you keep them culled they stay in one spot.

“Goats meat is beautiful and better than lamb. We make mince and sausages which are not filled with chemicals and other unhealthy products.”

Dave moved here from Canada as a scientist in 2000.

“When he landed here he says he found paradise and in summer his is a trout fishing guide.

“Hunting is a wonderful thing and as a family we go off into the bush and we involve other families as well and teach them. We show people how to cook

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peacock and other wild pests foods and I present public demonstrations and judge at wild food competitions across the country. It is awesome to be connected to our food. This is something I value most highly in my cooking life.

“It feels so much better to be working with something that we went and got ourselves.

“It’s not cruel, it is completely the opposite. The animals are happy and then they are dead, it is that quick. I write a wild food blog, thewildcook.co.nz, where I endeavour to take readers on a culinary journey to wild and wonderful places you might never otherwise have gone.”

Forest harvesting, forest advisors, tree buyers Contact us for all your forestry needs or a free appraisal on your wood, big or small.

Call Brett on 021 390 965

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FINE LIME The Ultra Fine Lime Co. is now the authorised distributor of PFP fertilisers wide range of high quality Ultra fine ground lime & fertiliser products. Using the high quality fine particle products at our recommended rates will boost production while reducing transport and application costs by a considerable amount.

We operate our depot out of Kaikohe and our office from the Redwoods Centre SH10, Kerikeri.

Book now for your Autumn and early Winter requirements.

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CONCRETE POLISHING Residential and Industrial Polishing • Grinding Surface coatings • Repairs For over 15 years we’ve provided high quality floor finishes from Auckland to Northland. We can help with designer polished finishes, surface repair, glue removal, prep and more. If you have concrete questions, call us. www.grindingnz.co.nz T: 0800 611 616

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• HAY • SILAGE • SPRAYING • CULTIVATION • SEEDING

Office: 09 433 1733 Eden: 021 0842 6587 Warren: 027 391 4777

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Predator Winch

Solidly built, strong performance, highly controllable

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Cow Cafes & Beef Barns • • • • • •

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Find your local dealer

0800 347 483

Now available in 5 eye-popping colours

Feed Pads for Dairy & Beef Covered & Uncovered Dry Scrape Option Clear Plastic Roof Covered Effluent Storage Customised Design from Experienced Feed Pad Builders

8/10 REWA REWA ROAD, WHANGAREI  09 470 0650  glenntaylor@guyco.co.nz

COME VIEW OUR RANGE AT OUR NEW WEBSITE:

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Northern Rural Marketplace ATJ

Acraflex Dairy Wall Coatings Able to be applied between milkings during summer months

Colourcrete Dairy Floor Suitable for repairing damaged dairy floors or slippery areas Bruce Cameron 027 498 8412 / 09 235 8263

SELF DRIVE MACHINERY HIRE

• Rollers 1.5 - 13 tonne • Diggers 1-20 tonne • Site dumpers 1-10 tonne • Loaders, Trailers, Plate Compactors etc

Call the team at ATJ for your hire needs

Warkworth 09 425 8845 or Aaron on 021 210 0493 4 Morrosion Drive, Warkworth

C&C Contract Electrical

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• Patented Bridging system • Environmentally friendly • Aesthetically Pleasing • Low Impact • Robust • Cost Effective

phone 0800 4 DOLOMITE 0800 436 566 Bio-Gro certified

Steve Swann Phone 021 274 3831 steve@clearwatercrossings.co.nz www.clearwatercrossings.co.nz

BRIDGE BUILDING & PILING SPECIALISTS

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Fresh Flower Bouquets and gift ideas • Flowering Plants • Balloons, cards & soft toys Don’t forget to order for your Valentine this February 14th!

• Cake and Wedding accessories • Venue dressing • Daily deliveries

p. 09 401 1706 | bobflorist@xtra.co.nz 107 Broadway Kaikohe | www.bouquetsonbroadway.co.nz NOW AVAILABLE – GRADER AND 12 TONNE DIGGER + 2 AXLE TIPPING TRAILER ALSO AVAILABLE – WOOD CHIP AND SAWDUST FOR ANIMAL BEDDING

Commercial • Industrial Domestic • Dairy

Phone Craig 021 440 634 09 439 6465

Bouquets on Broadway

We offer design & build for bridges including plans, permits, consents and construction.

Or see us to strengthen and repair your existing bridge to ensure safe access on your property.

Contact: GHK Piling Phone: 09 435 4443

Address: 9-11 Hewlett St, Whangarei

110HP 4WD Tractor and Slasher.

Dempster Digger s Ltd

Phone now for pricing and bookings.

PH: 027 262 1848 A/H: 09 433 7325 www.dempsterdiggers.co.nz

GORDYS FLYTRAP FITTING®

Available from Farmlands.

UV Protected Polycarbonate.

Fits on any container with a flat surface.

Instructions supplied with the fitting.

$20 plus p&p

GORDYS FLYTRAP FITTING 21 LITCHFIELD ST, BLENHEIM Email: admin@ghk.co.nz Web: www.ghk.co.nz

Email: elaine.gordon@xtra.co.nz www.gordys-flytrap-fitting.com Patented in New Zealand/Australia

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Northern Rural Marketplace IES CONSTRUCTION LTD.

• Minimum 7-10 day hang-on-the-bone

• We guarantee all of your meat back • No mix ups!

• On-site killing service • Full yield calculation • Online slaughter request and ordering • Offal disposal service• Covering 60km radius (negotiable) • Inspection welcome • Weighed on site

Your meat - from paddock to freezer 1043 Whananaki North Road, RD1, Hikurangi Phone: 09 433 9833 | Fax: 09 433 9832 www.homekillservices.com | e: office@homekillservices.com

CONCRETE AND TILT SLAB CONSTRUCTION • • • •

Bridges Farm buildings Feed pads Bins

• Trailers & Ute deck fabrication • Guillotine cutting and sheet metal folding • Certified welding , onsite repairs/fabrication • Precision machining: bushes, ram spears, pins, etc.

PO Box 448, Kerikeri, 0245 • PHONE: 09 407 8784 FAX: 09 407 8770 • EMAIL: ies@concrete.net.nz

Ph: 09 435 1493 | Mob: 021 033 7079

Make Your Life easier! use our services now!

• Pipe & Steel Supplies • LTNZ Approved Workshop • General, Agricultural & Structural Engineering • Mobile Welding Services • General Repairs & Maintenance • 2 Ton Gantry Crane • Plate Roller, Profile Cutter & Press Brake • de-CRAP-it®, Landplane®, Serious Incinerator® • Field Rollers, Water Carts • Kumara Gear

Newman Engineering (2004) LTD Ph 09 439 5065 Dargaville

We courier to your door!

A big range of Health Solutions for you, your family and animals

• Solutions for control of fleas, ticks • Consult with Pat for solutions and worms with WashBar products, to skin problems and other Diatomaceous Earth and Flee Flea health issues for your pet • Herbal and Homeopathic remedies • Orijen Organic Dog and Cat Food — no grains for you and your animals

Ph 09 432 0820

PH 022 131 0121 or 0800 TREEFIX info@symbiosistreeservices.co.nz

1279 S/H 14, MAUNGATAPERE

Email: homeopat@ubernet.co.nz Visit: www.animalherbs.co.nz to buy online

Ed’s Floorsanding

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Subsurface Drainage Specialists (Nth)

Specialising in Fertiliser and Metal cartage.

30 Tonne units available.

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09 430 2934 09 430 2936 0274 302 934 dougw@nrh.co.nz

MARGARET & JOHN BISHOP

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Northland Laser Drainage Ltd

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Doug Wilson Manager

ILL SER

We offer a homekill service at a great price, you have a choice of gourmet or standard in your order.

We do Beef, Lamb, and pigs.

Beef starting from $490 inc GST. We will hang your meat for 7 to 10 days before we process.

GIVE US A CALL OR EMAIL TO FIND OUT MORE.

Call Michael on: 09 437 0571

Email: info@wgm.net.nz

NORTHERN FARMING CLASSIFIEDS Reach 33,300 Rural Homes — Phone 0800 466 793

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Animal Health Products

2013 QUAD, Honda 500, power steering, only 370 hours, 2,400 kms, excellent condition, 1 owner, reason for sale farmer retired, just serviced, $9500 ono, phone 027 245 6834.

BACK 2 Wood Demolition. We buy & sell renovation materials. Servicing Northland — Auckland.

Specialising in Windows, Doors, Ranchsliders, Kitchens, Vanities, Roofing and More! Check out our website back2wood.co.nz or Phone 0800 10 98 77.

NEW YAMAHA FARM ATVs — 5.9% interest & 3 year warranty. Only at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi — phone 0800 963 636 & Yamaha MC Whangarei. Phone 09 438 0804.

HIGH CELL Count? Apple Cider Vinegar, Garlic & Manuka Honey 20L $49.95, 200L $450 or 1000L $2,000 +GST with free delivery. Black Type Minerals Ltd. Phone 021 185 1501. blacktypeminerals.co.nz.

ATV MATS from $89 — Come in & see us at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636. www.atvtyres.co.nz.

ATV SAFETY HELMETS — from $119 accessories from $15. The law has changed! Have you got yours? Come & see us at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636. www.atvtyres.co.nz. Subject to availability.

NEED NEW ATV TYRES? GET 20% OFF RRP & FREE FITTING at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi.

Phone 0800 963 636. www.atvtyres.co.nz.

SINTERED BRAKE PADS — for MX and FarmBikes — from $39 at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636. www.atvtyres.co.nz.

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WEED EATERS & CHAINSAWS — GET 10% OFF STOCKED ITEMS at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636. www.atvtyres.co.nz.

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GREAT POLARIS DEALS AVAILABLE ATV FINANCE OFFER 4.99% P.A. OVER 24 MONTHS

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Subject to credit approval, fees, terms and conditions apply. Based on a 24 month Finance Contract. Offer expires 31/1/2018.

Available on Polaris Ranger, ATV, ACE and General models only. Finance is offered by Gilrose Finance Company Limited.

Overseas model shown with optional accessories.

$9,195 INC GST

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Subject to credit approval, fees, terms and conditions apply. Based on a 24 month Finance Contract. Offer expires 31/1/2018. Available on Polaris Ranger, ATV, ACE and General models only. Finance is offered by Gilrose Finance Company Limited. Overseas model shown with optional accessories.

$13,845 3 845

AVEE SAV SA S G 000EEXGST 00 $10 PLUS

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$23,995 $23 995INC GST

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ROUSE MOTORCYCLES LTD 1 KING STREET, HIKURANGI, WHANGAREI. PH; 0800 96 36 36 CA MOTORCYCLES LTD 725 POUTO ROAD, DARGAVILLE. PH: 09 439 0170 ADVENTURE POWERSPORTS 34 FORGE ROAD, SILVERDALE, 09 444 0636 KUMEU CHAINSAWS AND MOWERS LTD MAIN ROAD, HUAPAI. PH: 09 412 8109 WARKWORTH MOTORCYCLES 22 WHITAKER ROAD, WARKWORTH. PH 09 425 8535 No interest payable over 12 months. From no deposit. Applies to Gilrose Finance Company Limited’s (Gilrose) interest free fi xed instalment contracts and is available on all products Polaris Youth or RZR products. Instalments required throughout the interest free period.

Gilrose credit criteria and conditions apply. A Booking Fee of $95.00 and a Credit Check Fee of $10.00 and $3.15 Monthly Account Fee applies and is included in the monthly rate. Overseas model shown with optional accessories. Offer expires 31/1/2018.

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