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“Sue has worked in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in New Zealand for more than seven years. She is currently a captain flying the Northland Emergency Services Trust’s Sikorsky S76C++ helicopters in Whangarei.”

Sue, an artist and awardwinning sculptor, created the Sue Dinkelacker, Northland Rescue Helicopter pilot and sculpture artist with the Haast Club eagle sculpture eagle head sculptures for she created to represent helicopter rescues across New people that have used the Zealand and the world emergency helicopter services as a memento that can also be used 2013 after his foot was chopped off in as a conversation piece. a farming accident on his family property “The Haast Club membership is a way in the Far North.

Mr Vujchich was also the first person to commemorate a personal rescue. The purpose of the club is to offer a tangible to join the exclusive club. ‘legacy-quality’ collectible to remind “When I heard about the club I joined you of your experience, and create a immediately. It is thanks to their speed talking point to share your story while that got me to Whangarei Hospital raising funds for New Zealand Rescue and into surgery that I survived. It was Helicopter Trusts,” says Sue. technically impossible for me to survive “Many different types of helicopters with what actually happened because have saved people over the last half-a- losing a foot like that you should bleed century. A helicopter-shaped artwork out within five minutes,” he says. would be recognised as a specific “What has always stuck in my head chopper, whereas an eagle symbolises was I could hear the rescue chopper them all. Inspired by the eagle that coming in, and I could see it land. I snatched Gandalf to safety in the Tolkien have a new appreciation for the service stories, the Haast Club artworks depict and those on the team. When I see the largest eagle ever to have existed the chopper in the air, I wonder who in the world, the extinct New Zealand is hurt, where are they from and how Haast’s eagle.” badly. I encourage anyone who has been The club is designed for anyone, rescued by chopper or their family to anywhere in New Zealand and across join The Haast Club and support The the world.

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The Farmer Pride rallies were started as a way to support rural New Zealand afforestation of large parts of rural New Zealand to mitigate climate change, which had specifically been mandated.

The Paris Climate Accord was specifically where I saw an affront to farmers’ rights.

“The idea started as a cowshed conversation with my partner. I had had enough of farmers taking their own lives due to the enormity of the tasks they had to undertake or ultimately having to sell their farms with small businesses being affected.

“People arrived in Dargaville and Ruawai on their tractors as symbology because every day, of every month, of every year we are on them. Tractors help bring food to New Zealand and the world. We are the best in the world at that, and I wanted to show the greater audience that we would always be here to feed them.

“We had great progress and gained momentum but were saddened by the apathy farmers have a lot of, as they are so often browbeaten.

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to gather more traction. Now, in fact, what Covid-19 has done is brought the importance of farmers to the world as food producers. The world is now grateful and no longer looking through a macrobiotic lens at us. All through the virus, we have continued to feed our nation and other nations, and now the pure illustration of that has come to light.

“Now we are stabilised again as a part of national pride, and we are more than happy to be part of the society that gets the country going again. The general consensus in the wider public has been very positive.

“The growers, including kumara, have carried on and were harvesting during the lockdown and have been as active as they have ever been. They made the necessary covid disease operational standards and did everything to carry on farming as we know we have a nation to feed.

“The crops have to come out, cows need to be milked, and beef and cattle farmers continue to do what they do

Mark believes farmers across the country can be proud of producing quality food for the world well. I will live here forever, if I am fit and able. I have kidney disease and was told I had 18 months to live and have managed to stay away from that since. I eat healthy and sleep as much as I need. Everyone has their stuff, and this is ours. I certainly didn’t want this, but it happened — I haven’t allowed

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A vision to create an encouraging environment for farmers through surfing was a goal Stephen Thomson pursued two summers ago starting in Gisborne, and last summer added Sandy Bay as the sixth national location.

“I

watched a documentary called Resurface. Soldiers from the American army that fought in Afghanistan were taken surfing to help them work through Post Traumatic Stress Disorder,” says Stephen.

“It helped the soldiers get their mental health back on track. I thought if it was working for them, we could use the model to help prevent mental health issues for farmers. I didn’t know if we would get anyone with mental health issues but thought it was a great way to get people away from the farm.

“Getting a break from business with no dogs, sheep, cattle, drought or cell phones around you for a couple of hours every week is incredibly refreshing.

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were surprised how interested people were. Then we received requests to take the idea to other regions. This year, we also ran programmes in Mount Maunganui, Waihi Beach, Gore Bay and Sumner Beach in Christchurch, and Sandy Bay in Whangarei.

“The South Island farmers were desperate for the initiative. Then Jake Thomson rang from Whangarei saying they were having the worst drought and could we please help the farmers there.”

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Farmers across the country have joined together at various beaches to learn to surf through the Surfing for Farmers initiative

the guys to carry on. They really enjoy the concept of getting off-farm and are buzzing. We had more than 30 farmers who have never surfed in their life, getting on boards and telling their mates to try it.

“Being reached out to by five other regions is huge. Every week during summer, an average of 120 farmers get to ride the waves. They get off-farm and have a good time and can leave their problems behind for a moment. For me it is about creating a new habit — it wouldn’t matter what it was. If we are teaching them to get off-farm that is a major achievement, but there is a lot of science behind saltwater and mental health, so surfing is a great option.

“My parents are farmers, I enjoy working on the farm when I can. I am a real estate agent for Bayleys Rural and

was a farm consultant for 13 years.

I understand the pressures people are under, It is nice to be able to get people along for a surf and chill out a bit. The break helps people make better decisions the next day when they are at home.

“The Surfing for Farmers initiative means girls and guys who haven’t done any surfing and come along talking about the farm turn their conversation with excitement to ‘did you see the wave I caught?’

“The cool thing this summer was people in their first drought were talking to guys who have experienced many droughts. Being more relaxed means they can discuss their issues with older guys and get advice when they normally wouldn’t. One guy said surfing was a better option than being at home looking

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out the window at the lack of feed onfarm. It gave him time to breathe and get away from the worry.

“Wives, partners and children can come along, but the priority for the gear goes to the farmers. Children who have their own gear can come with their dads, and it is awesome to see them surfing side by side. It is good for the family to come if it encourages the farmer to participate, even if the children just play on the beach.

“The initiative is geared at the workers getting a break and to be able to talk adult. It is about the fencer, the shepherd, the contractor having time out. Shepherds may be stressed due to stock condition, or the fencer may

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Finnisha Tuhiwai, is a packhouse manager for Maungatapere Berries and is a finalist the inaugural Ahuwhenua Young Maori Grower Awards.

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“I was born in Whangarei and started out as a dairy farmer, but changed to horticulture because work at Maungatapere Berries was closer to home for me,” says 25-year-old Finnisha.

“My iwi is Ngati Te Rino and Te Parawhau — which is the Mangakahia Valley area. My papas were very much into the land and river, so that has been passed through the generations of our family. They taught me lots growing up, including gardening and about eels.

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Finnisha carries out the maintenance and harvest of the plants.

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Maungatapere Berries grow a variety of berry fruit including raspberries, which Finnisha helps cultivate, maintain and harvest

Finnisha is a finalist at this year’s inaugural Ahuwhenua Young Maori Grower awards

Malley has ensured we have the right knowledge and training. “Someone suggested I enter the Ahuwhenua Horticulture Awards, and Patrick encouraged me. Having the judges come on-site was scary, and I was shy but didn’t want to disappoint.

I didn’t realise how much I knew until I went through the discussions with him and shared my skills and knowledge. “I suggest other young Maori enter future awards and am hoping someone from here will have a go and make it a tradition. “Horticulture is always changing, and I put my hand up to learn everything I could to understand the different aspects of the job. My goals include continuing my education and further developing the packhouse, looking at new technology and how the

business can be the most productive.

I love being involved in the decisionmaking, troubleshooting ideas, working on processes and training others.

Horticulture is an excellent career, and I am able to earn while I learn, which is important for helping support my family.

Spending time studying and putting that study into practice goes hand in hand.�

Judge Aaron Hunt of Te Tumu Paeroa says the standard of entrants was very high and reflects the number of young Maori who are making successful careers in horticulture. “Maori have always been involved in the horticulture sector and recently in significant new enterprises. The sector has natural appeal to young Maori because it offers an outdoor lifestyle combined with excellent career prospects leading to management

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roles. As judges, we found all the entrants passionate about the industry and enthusiastic about their future prospects.�

Finnisha has completed other personal development training including leadership courses, the storage and handling of berry fruit course, Train the Trainer and Kiwifruit Orchard Skills through PrimaryITO. “I am currently studying Horticulture Level 4 — Fruit Production and would like to do the agribusiness diploma. I hope to take my experience back to my people and be a great role model for my family and show that you can make this a career for yourself.�

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We are being toyed with

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The government is playing with us. They are treating us like children and seem to have the naive belief that if they manipulate the message, they will suck us into voting for them at the next election — despite the litany of failures we have had to endure for the last three years.

When I look back at this time three years ago when I was on the campaign trail, I remember thinking that my most potent and insidious opponent was not that wily old fox Winston Peters, it was the array of outrageous promises being made by the Labour Party. My consolation was two-fold: One: I didn’t think Northlanders would be sucked in by them (they weren’t) and Two: The Labour Party didn’t think they would actually win and have to live up to their promises.

Well, they did get in (thanks to NZ First), and they have dug themselves into a huge hole with an abject failure to deliver on any of their promises.

Even worse, and in desperation, they have resorted to manipulating the message and the media in an effort to make themselves look better than they are. Moreover, some of that, a lot of that is holding the country back for their own personal and political aims.

An example is a recent announcement by the repetitive self-promoter and big-spender Shane Jones of a $3 billion spend-up on infrastructure to ‘revitalise’ the economy post-Covid.

He would only name 12 projects the money would be spent on, preferring to drip-feed the other projects through a

series of announcements leading up to the election.

How’s that for playing politics with our money?

There is one other thing. The current drive, in the light of post-pandemic recovery, to fast-track the Resource Management Act. Do you know that the National Party submitted no fewer than 56 major projects, including six in Northland, that we felt should be fasttracked, and the government voted every one of them down? Every one!

Why? Maybe because they weren’t their ideas and they would gain nothing from them politically. Moreover,maybe they just wanted to make the announcements themselves.

Whatever the case, it is my firm belief that we are being toyed with for cynical political gain. It is also my belief that we will again see through that come September 19.

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Rural Building/sheds & shelters Not just a man cave

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Like everything else in the building code world, size will be important as it will dictate what permits may be required from the local council. In many cases in New Zealand, a shed becomes a home build project, while there are quite a number of kitset and ready-built options on the market.

Once the design is decided upon, permits applied for and in the case of an extensive rural facility, probably a building contractor lined up — a shed site needs selection, again in a rural context there will be several choices.

It would seem simple enough, but a lack of forethought can prove one’s undoing.

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Plant shade trees Will Halliday, Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s senior adviser on biosecurity and animal welfare, suggests farmers considering a planting programme this winter contact their regional council or authority for advice on site selection and suitable tree and shrub options.

“What might be suitable in Northland, for example, may not be appropriate for more southern regions,” he says.

“Regional councils might also have funding available to help with planting or fencing-off programmes. Local nurseries are also a font of knowledge about the suitability of trees and shrubs for different climates, environments, sites, soil types and uses. New Zealand Farm Forestry Association also has valuable resources on its website.

“When considering trees for shelter, think about the wind direction of both cold and desiccating winds.

“Wind chill will increase the metabolic rate of livestock, and when this is combined with pregnancy or lactation, feed demand will be increased significantly, which isn’t ideal in a year where feed supplies are limited.

“Having set areas where animals are protected from wind chill could be very valuable, and in mid-summer, shelter trees will protect pasture from hot, dry winds. Shelter belts will slow down the wind speed and can protect pasture and enhance pasture growth to quite a surprising distance.”

While it can be challenging to be thinking about shade in the middle of winter, Will says farmers will have a good idea of where on their farm shade trees would be beneficial.

Winter is a good time to plant trees to provide shelter for stock

“Providing good shade during the heat of summer will help reduce water demand by livestock. An ideal shade tree will have height and plenty of room underneath, so the shadow moves in line with the sun, providing shade throughout the day.

“Again, local nurseries or regional authorities will be able to provide advice on suitable shade trees options

for specific sites. As well as providing shade, trees such as poplars and willows help stabilise soil and can be used as an emergency feed during feed shortages.

“Trees can also be of value for timber or firewood at the end of their lifetime.”

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Further along on our tour, there’s a fully operational 110-year-old woolshed shifted onsite and restored to full operation, driven by an antique Lister three horsepower petrol engine.

Bruce Galloway tells the story of the club in his recent book, The Flying Farmer, launched last month. Today’s site was an eightacre scrub and pine tree block back in 2001.

“Firstly, the trees were harvested free of charge by Leo Glamuzina Logging. The proceeds for the logs went into the club funds. All the stumps and rubbish were dug out. Some were transported off-site. Most were burnt. The big fires we had sure lit up the night sky.

It has taken many years to complete the project, and now this display complex has turned into a great community asset and tourist facility.”

Bruce Galloway signs for a book launch customer Adds president Bill: “Our club is open every Wednesday and Saturday; Bruce Galloway’s new book, The Flying also any day when we’re asked because Farmer, is available at The Lifestyler at any excuse to open up and show off our $50, plus relevant postage — phone 09 treasures is welcome.”

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Today the club is a jewel in Dargaville’s crown, located high above the town in Harding Park. Home to an extensive new showroom of vintage and veteran machinery restored to pristine condition when first delivered to many Kaipara farms in days gone by.

The current club president is Bill Fitness, who is pleased to show visitors through the collection. Outside are workshops where derelict machinery is undergoing extensive makeover work by club members.

“Amongst our acquisitions is ‘Rose’ a 1952 NCK excavator, 18 tons with a 50ft boom, once used for pile driving, bridges and buildings. An RB-0 Dragline was used extensively in the Northern Wairoa drain cleaning, building stopbanks and digging water dams,” says Bill.

There are some 70 to 100 vintage wheel and crawler tractors on display of many shapes, sizes and colours plus farm implements cowshed and dairy equipment, corn shellers, timber and logging machinery, horse and bullock harness. All crowd the club’s display building and members look forward to the possibility of new patronage as Kiwis look to holiday at home in the post-Covid foreseeable future.

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Alex Macmillan has milked family house cows for the past 75 years, and the 82-year-old beef farmer says he has no intention of stopping now.

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“I have milked hundreds of cows by hand during my lifetime. I was one of seven children, and my mum was equal to Alison Holst as a cook,” says Alex.

“We set the milk in a big fridge in a shallow bowl by leaving it for a couple of days to get the thick cream on top.

We had a wooden churn that would turn the cream into butter. One of the byproducts is buttermilk, which is strained off leaving pure butter. This was washed off with very cold water and mum would work salt into it like making bread with the dough in front of you.

“We had a little kauri pats with a corrugated side. Before it got too firm, she would take a tablespoon of butter and roll it between the two pats and make them long or round with a pattern for when we had visitors.

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She is a Hinterwald, from around the Black Forest in Germany. The breed established itself on the rough ground and has a reputation of having a very fine-grained meat and is worth more per kilo due to that factor.

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announced that for the first time ever they would not have a live hand milking demonstration as they couldn’t find anyone to do it.

“I have milked different breeds of cattle, and to me, it all tastes the same.

A Jersey generally has yellowish cream.

Most people like white cream so they use Friesian, Shorthorn, Simmental or Ayrshire.

“In 2012, I won the Steak of Origin title for the best steak in New Zealand with a Hinterwald steer out of nearly 500 entries countrywide. There are not many of this breed in the country.

“We don’t sell our raw milk. You need your sheds up to standard and a permit.

I have my stainless steel bucket, a very fine mesh, and I keep the concrete floor area sterilised. Our strainer was made about 50 years ago.

“It takes 10–12 minutes to get around eight litres of milk. One cow I milked in the paddock I could get 20 litres from. She was outstanding.

“I leg rope all my milking cows as there is nothing more frustrating than when you are just about finished, and it lifts its legs and puts it straight into the bucket.

“Most of the cream comes from the last few drops of the milking. Some get clever and hold back. You beat it by putting the calf on her to stimulate her, and then get the last bit out.

“Our daughter Carla makes her own cheese, and we still make our own butter. There are a lot of things we could do if we had time.”

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“In fact, from 82 per cent in favour at the last levy vote in 2014, support shown during the vote last November had risen to 91 per cent,” says Federated Farmers Herbage Seedgrowers Subsection chairperson, Hugh Wigley.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and the rest of cabinet have approved continuation of the levy.

“Grasses and clovers are vital to our sector, but contracts for growing from proprietary seed are not always available and are more expensive. This levy safeguards supply of non-proprietary and uncertified seeds and provides different options to our farmers,” Hugh says.

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Levies are collected from Nui, Moata, Manawa, Tama, Ruanui, Huia and Pawera, as well as uncertified ryegrass, red and white clover Commons.

“For the Commons to continue to be publicly available, live nucleus and pre-nucleus seed of each of the Commons must be maintained to make breeders and basic seed available to growers. It costs an estimated $180,000 for Grasslanz Technology to Hugh Wigley, Federated Farmers ensure this base material is Herbage Seedgrowers Subsection chairperson available to growers. About 15 to 20 per cent of this material comes is five per cent, although it is typically from the commercial sale of breeders around 1.5 to 2 per cent.

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“I grew up in Maramanui, and my dad owned a livestock trucking company. I learned to drive young and did a stint at Fonterra in lower-level management when I left school and then worked for my father-in-law driving tip trucks before taking over the family company from dad.

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“The UK is an important market for New Zealand’s high-value lamb exports and has good potential for beef.

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Forging a new path

by Andy Bryenton

You’d have to be either stupid, brave or very very confident to start a new car company. Many begin with high hopes, a shed and dream, and leave with none of the above after their masterwork catches fire on a test track somewhere in Germany or can’t fulfil the promises made by early design sketches. Big names have fallen in this pit, such as DeLorean, Marcos and TVR. Others have gone on to glory.

Nevertheless, when successful manufacturing and chemical company Ineos announced that they were going into the automotive world, no one quite knew what to make of their bid.

Certainly, they had the global reach and innovative track record to shine in a rough and tumble industry.

Their idea, a proper, rugged 4x4, was notably missing in a world full of anaemic crossovers and wheezing high street tractors with more gilding than guts. Would they crumble like the Bricklin or rise like Mr Lamborghini getting out of the tractor market?

What began as a quiet pint and convo at the Grenadier pub in London has turned into an impressive exercise in function over form, a 4x4 that’s been built on a skeleton of ladder-chassis, beam axle, transfer-case engineering.

The design team wanted to capture the ‘honesty’ of the great off-roaders of all time; the Willys Jeep, the W200, the Land Cruiser, the G-Wagen and of course, the daddy of them all, the Land Rover Defender. When it comes to looks, there’s a lot of all of these

in the design of the Ineos Grenadier (lucky the pub those lads met at had a suitably powerful name; the Ineos Bell and Chicken doesn’t quite have the same cachet).

These are the words the Grenadier is supposed to embody — assured, robust, faithful, dependable, purposeful. Its designers say that while most examples built (they are looking at figures of 25,000 a year) won’t need to face the Serengeti or the Arctic tundra, those that do will be able to keep going, providing a comfortable and modern ride — no matter the terrain. With development by renowned auto component supplier Magna, the Grenadier will come with a powerful internal combustion engine, though its parameters are as yet undefined. Electric, it was felt, might not meet the requirements of sheer durability that were demanded; at least not yet.

As to price, it’s unlikely to be cheap, but expect a sub-Mercedes G-Wagen starting point for a machine that has been designed from the first pencil stroke to be unstoppable.

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