Northern Farming Lifestyles, September 2016

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Dairy product prices on the rise

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Fonterra’s Global Dairy Trade auction has shown new signs of expectations that the worldwide glut could be easing as dairy product prices climb.

The GDT price index rose 7.7 per cent to US$2,920 (NZ$3,940), up from US$2,731 at the previous auction last month and some 36,748 tonnes of product was sold, down from 37,766 tonnes at the previous auction.

“This was a smaller overall lift than we saw at the last event, but is still an excellent result,” AgriHQ dairy analyst Amy Van Ossenbruggen said in a note.

“While it may still be a little early to say dairy commodity prices are recovering, fundamentals are pointing towards a continued improvement in the sector.”

Recently Fonterra raised its forecast milk payout for the current season because of gains at the GDT auction on August 16.

At the latest GDT auction, whole milk powder increased 3.7 per cent to US$2,793 per tonne.

“WMP volume was mostly sold through the middle of the curve-shipping November through January,” according to Ms Van Ossenbruggen.

“Much of the demand at this event came from China, followed by bidders from South East Asia and Oceania.”

Anhydrous milk fat rallied 15.4 per cent to US$4,769 per tonne, while butter jumped 14.9 per cent to US$3,764 per tonne.

“Milk fats were the stars of this auction,” Ms Van Ossenbruggen noted.

Skimmed milk powder climbed 10 per cent to US$2,224 per tonne, while Cheddar rose 9 per cent to US$3,436 per tonne.

Buttermilk powder advanced 6.8 per cent to US$2,070 per tonne, while rennet casein added 6.7 per cent to US$6,720 per tonne, and lactose rose 2 per cent to US$787 per tonne.

The New Zealand dollar last traded at US$0.7413 at about 1.09pm in New York, compared with US$0.7305 at 5pm in Wellington the previous day.

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Federated Farmers’ president Dr William Rolleston says Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith’s voice of reason is the common sense approach New Zealand needs when it comes to genetically modified organisms.

With the case of the Pexa-Vec cancer trial in Auckland and the new restrictions under the Auckland Unitary Plan, giving regional and district councils the ability to control GMO technology is not prudent.

“Full control of GMOs should sit with the Environmental Protection Authority, which is part of central government,” said Dr Rolleston.

“Regional authorities are not appropriately equipped to regulate this advanced technology. We will see unqualified council staff regulate technology they don’t understand and stifle new emerging sciences.

“We applaud the government’s decision to look into the authority of regional authorities to manage GMOs after a High Court ruling recently.

“The Royal Commission on Genetically Modified Organisms held in 2001 concluded that coexistence of GM and non-GM was possible and that New Zealand should proceed with caution on a case-by-case basis while preserving our opportunities.”

Councils applying wholesale bans on the outdoor use of genetic modification

are contrary to this recommendation and limit the choices made by farmers to use technologies which have been assessed as safe by the EPA. “It also flies in the face of science which has shown the use of the technology to be safe in food production, based on two decades of use around the world,” Dr Rolleston said.

While there have not been any developments in commercial use overseas which have been compelling for New Zealand farmers, there are a number of applications in the pipeline, which could be of considerable benefit, such as the high energy grass developed

by AgResearch, which based on laboratory work will increase production, as well as decrease methane emissions, nitrogen leaching and water use each by between 20 and 40 per cent.

Another example would be using gene drive to eliminate possums and stoats from New Zealand’s shores, giving reality to the government’s goal of a Predator Free New Zealand by 2050.

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BY ANN MORGAN Kathy Andrus grew up in Vancouver, Canada and now lives on 150 acres of rolling and flat land with 50 acres of bush in Te Arai Valley, Wellsford and her herd of more than 50 gypsy vanner horses.

“I

have always loved horses but there was no way I could have one in Vancouver as it was an hour or two travel to a place to board one,” said Kathy.

“I was very passionate about sport and was involved in many sports, including whitewater kayaking and freestyle skiing.”

At 28 years old Kathy came to New Zealand to participate in whitewater kayaking and stayed. She started a business called Down Under making kayaking equipment.

“After 20 years it was time for a change and I wanted to have a horse, so bought a property in Nelson and purchased one for $200, but he nearly killed me because he had no brakes.”

It was then that Kathy accidently discovered the gypsy vanner breed. “I had an idea in my head of the horse I

wanted but didn’t know it existed. One day I saw the horse on the internet, but I still had no idea what it was.

“It took me four months to research them and track them down in England.

I bought a mare in 2004 and a stallion in 2005 as there were none in New Zealand nor Australia at the time. Both flew over from the UK in mid-2005.

“It wasn’t cheap, quality costs a lot of money. It has been a huge journey for me, but I love the horses. They are amazingly quiet and peaceful and are referred to as the golden retriever with hooves.”

Kathy says they are like a pet dog, but she believes that is due to the way she raises them in herds like the Gypsies have done for decades.

“We have a lot of visitors on our farm and they can walk in amongst them and not be scared. Even the stallion will let

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kiddies and adults ride on him. “The horses are in their own herds with their own stallion. They don’t have problems foaling and we don’t handle the foals at all. Most people wean them early but we let them self wean.”

With self weaning, the stallion pushes them out at one year old because if it is a colt, the stallion doesn’t want competition and if it is a filly, they have to find their own herd. This is the horse’s way to ensure that inbreeding does not occur.

If Kathy sells any of her horses she can spend up to two months working in the round ring training them.

“When they leave here they will do anything for you. Clients constantly say they are the best horse they have ever had. Most people grab horses young and slap a halter on, that’s not training,” said Kathy.

“You have to work with the horse, you have to understand their language.

If you don’t know their language, then 300–400 kilos could bowl you over.

“A few years back a lady called about an older foal and asked if the horse had been handled much. I said no, but if I try hard enough I could probably put a halter on him.

“It was Jools Topp of the Topp Twins and she came straight over and went

out into the herd with the colt. “Her eyes popped out when she saw he was still with his dam. Jools obviously knows her stuff and wanted him because he hadn’t been handled, so they don’t have bad habits from humans.

“She is a brilliant horse women. He is now a four-year-old and is doing just fine with her even doing TV appearances for her show at times.”

Kathy lets her horses be horses and at the end of the day says their general well-being is extremely important and if raised properly their personalities are even better. There is no such thing as a bad horse, just inexperienced owners.

“I have two dogs and my beautiful horses, they are amazing, they have changed me in many ways. A dog will give to you no matter what, they will always try to please you.

“A horse isn’t quite the same, unless you become its leader. Then they will want to be with you and do things with you. It is a connection, when you get a horse to that point it is pretty amazing, you are communicating in a language they understand.

“They are very giving and forgiving. I have never been kicked or bitten. I feel absolutely safe with them. They have a very complex social structure and like us, they want to live as well.”

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by Rose Stirling Thanks to a partner farm scheme, dairy farming couple Tony and Briar Lunjevich have against all odds managed to increase their stock of dairy cattle despite being in the midst of a dairy recession.

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he couple 50/50 share milk with Tony’s parents Don and Linda, and describe the land in Takahue, south of Kaitaia as challenging terrain.

“Our land is about a third each of steep hills, rolling and flat — a mixed contour really. When we started dairy farming in 2011, we were milking around 200 cows — this year we will be milking 340. We are relative newcomers, so we have been fortunate to get this expert advice,” said Briar.

“The main challenge we have had is poor pasture quality. It didn’t help that the farm is shaped like a big triangle with the cowshed at one corner. There is also a big hill dividing most of the farm from the cowshed which has been a challenge, especially in terms of the time bringing the cows in and the energy loss of walking over. We have also

struggled with our in-calf rate.” It was these challenges of being new to dairy farming and working on difficult terrain that lead the couple to seek the help of the farm partnership which is fully funded by DairyNZ and the Northland Dairy Development Trust.

“We felt like there was a lot of room for improvement and we are keen and like to learn and do the best we can.”

According to DairyNZ the Lunjevich’s were the first to take up the partnership and are now in their third and final year.

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The Lunjevich’s farm is mixed contour, providing for a range of challenges when shifting cattle

“We have been very fortunate to be selected and I would definitely recommend it to other farmers needing help. You do open up your farm and your books to scrutiny, not just to the farm partners but the public as well because you have annual on-farm field days.

“We do a farm report every 10 days so there is a bit more paperwork than normal and we have set goals as well.

There are definitely no regrets. It has been life changing. We don’t think we could have survived continuing the way we were in the current climate.”

Briar says the support has been

invaluable and it is knowledge that they draw on. “Sometimes we would get into heated discussions because there have been different viewpoints. That has been really interesting and meant we have had to sift through the views to find out what will work best for us.

“We listen to the team but we have learnt we have to be responsive to what is happening here. Things can change so fast. It is a balance between listening to your gut feeling and the experts.”

As a result of the on-farm partnership, Tony and Briar have made a number of changes which

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have resulted in positive outcomes.

“We allocate our pasture based on how much the cows need and what is actually there, rather than putting them into the longest paddock for a day. Now we know how much they are getting because we measure it.

“We have lifted our stocking rate and that has improved the quality of our grass as well. It’s easier to get the residuals you need.”

She says the cows eat down to the right level on the grass and when they go back to graze that paddock the grass will snap off at the lower level rather than leaving lots of stalky grass behind, making the grass higher quality.

“Another major change we have made is reducing our cost of production, which in turn has helped to improve the profit margins.

“We have a cost of production under $3.00/kgMS. This has been achieved in a number of ways including strict budgeting, an increase in production and better utilisation of our pasture.”

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scheme is for the couple to hold annual on-farm field days, inviting other farmers to see and hear about the changes they have made.

“It has been a good experience. The feedback we have had is that farmers like seeing a challenging farm being used as a partner farm,” says Briar.

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The Kauri Museum at Matakohe has opened an exhibition which has both an onsite and online presence displaying the history of the axemen of Northland.

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he region’s competitive wood chopping and its connection with the kauri bushmen was a passion of former Kauri Museum CEO, Bet Nelley.

“Over the past century, Northland has produced many axemen and sawyers of stature. This exhibition owes much to the relationships Bet nurtured within the wood chopping world,” said exhibition developer Sheri O’Neill.

“Names such as Mick Griffen, Joe Julian, Dinny Hoey, Pero Smith, Bill Shelford and Innes Davidson have joined the ranks of New Zealand’s legendary sporting greats, and Northland’s competitive axemen continue to excel.

“This heritage sport can track its pedigree back to the kauri bushmen and is portrayed as never before, through the eyes of our contemporary sportsmen.”

Woodchopping events were not recorded for Northland before 1906, when the Kamo and Northern Wairoa Axemen’s clubs affiliated with the NZ Association. Competition was undoubtedly commonplace long before this date, due to the amount of axemen and sawyers working in the Northland bush.

Veteran axeman Bruce Alexander said: “One of the legends to come out of the Puhipuhi bush was that Tom West had run out of tobacco and challenged another bushman for a chop off, for his supply. The contestants set to work on two standing kahikatea, with Tom felling his tree an hour or so before the second place getter finished his.”

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the museum present displays. part of the Hokianga chopping fraternity “Visitors get an insight into this iconic represented by the Rawene and Opononi sport, with an introduction to some Clubs, and is a delegate for Northland of Northland and New Zealand’s to the national Axemen’s Association.

His farming retirement plans great sporting personalities and their achievements,” said museum CEO include introducing more young Lisa Tolich. people to the art of the underhand.

In the first half of the 20th century, Jason Semenoff’s maternal grandfather, skilful choppers held a place filled today Pero Smith of Kohukohu, commenced by the All Blacks in the work in the bush aged nation’s sporting psyche.

19. Pero chopped all over Bushcraft contests had the North Island saving “One of the become part of summer his substantial winnings legends to sports days and agricultural until he’d made enough to come out of and pastoral shows, purchase a farm. the Puhipuhi particularly where bushJason’s father Selwyn, bush was that felling was the local industry. influenced by his fatherTom West Competitors didn’t need in-law began chopping expensive equipment to competitively in 1975. His had run out of compete, just his work tools, career highlights include tobacco and and often substantial cash winning the Bill Shelford challenged prizes were up for grabs.

Memorial Trophy in 1987 another “Not only are we telling and 2007. Jason has set up bushman for stories of our past, we are an all-weather training arena a chop off, for on his property and is keen relevant to people of today. his supply.” to see a revitalisation of As a dual onsite and online woodchopping in Northland experience, we are able to offer a digital dimension and and is encouraging his sons ability for researchers, history buffs and Tytan and Johnson into the sport. advocates of the sport of woodchopping ”After visiting the exhibition, people to tap into additional archival content can access the website and explore from beyond our walls,” said Ms Tolich. more information at their leisure.

“The heroes of this exhibition are our Without the generous support of our living legends who consented to working sponsors, we would not have been able with the museum and a film crew to to deliver an exhibition of this calibre,” capture the video interviews. These clips Ms Tolich said. are interspersed with still images from the museum’s documentary archive.”

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Over the last nine years Inversion NZ have been attending trade shows throughout the country, reaching people with long-term back and neck problems and letting them feel for themselves the amazing benefits that inversion gives.

Two years ago at one of these large shows a disgruntled person told them how hard it was to find parking and how difficult it was to walk through the crowds to find their stand, then have to stand around and wait for a treatment. Two months later Dave experimented with a private show in Greymouth and was encouraged by how relaxed and successful the show was, so their own private expos began.

At these events there is easy parking, free entry, comfortable seating and most importantly there are no crowds of people to walk through.

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Dr Kanji has personally been using the Teeter Inversion tables for his own low back pain.

He has Teeter Inversion tables at both of his clinics in Wellington (The Sports and Pain Clinic) and he has had such success that he is now conducting the largest study in the world on Inversion Therapy.

In his own words, ‘these things are gold’ and inversion should be a first line treatment for low back pain.

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People can sit and watch and see how other people are treated and their reactions as they get off the table pain free for the first time in years, and most importantly see how they feel themselves after a treatment.

Because of Inversion NZ’s nine years of travelling the country, Inversion Therapy has gained a reputation as a simple but effective way to treat back or neck pain.

This recently gained a reputation boost by one of New Zealand’s most wellknown pain specialists, Dr Giresh Kanji. He completed a PhD on how humans experience pain and then researched low back pain, writing Fix Your Back and then spent a few years researching neck pain, headache and migraine and wrote Fix Your Neck Pain, Headache and Migraine, both books are available in most bookstores.

Dr Kanji discovered in his research on low back pain that the disc is the most likely source of low back pain and inversion showed the best results of all the trials ever written on low back pain.

Three studies showed a 60 per cent reduction in pain and one showed a 75 per cent reduction in operations for people with disc prolapse.

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New hope for long-term back pain sufferers

After over eight years in New Zealand, Inversion Therapy has now gained a reputation for success with long-term sufferers of back pain.

After over eight years in New Zealand, Teeter Hang-Ups have now gained a reputation for success with long-term sufferers of back pain. Inversion New Zealand was started eight years ago by Dave and Nancy Hare, Dave had suffered over twenty years of back pain from Degenerated Discs and had basically given up and decided to just live with it. "To me surgery was never an option" he said" as long as I still could walk, there was hope" Dave had tried everything; every time he was overseas he would search for anything that could possibly help. While on one of these overseas trips eight years ago, Dave discovered the Teeter Hang-Ups. "The first time I tried it the pain disappeared and I was completely pain free for about 30 minutes, nothing had done that" he told me. Dave never believed it would fix him, "as specialists had told me it was irreversible", "I now knew I had a place to go every time I wanted some serious relief".

To Dave's surprise the more he used the table the longer the pain stayed away, until after nearly three months he was completely pain free, "I couldn't believe it" he told me "I had spent large amounts of money on every form of treatment available and here was something I had never heard of sorting it out for me in a very short period of time" It was then Dave decided to introduce Teeter into New Zealand

and Inversion NZ was born.

Come along to the Northland Home Show, or come to one of our other shows near you, for a treatment. (See below for details) If you have completely resigned yourself to having back or neck pain for the rest of your life, then chances are you will be pleasantly surprised.

Over the years INZ have helped thousands of people get some serious relief and have seen results in not only backs, but necks, hips, knees, posture, circulation, increased height, blood pressure and lots more. "We have testimonials from people with over fifty years of back problems and even have them in a number of schools in New Zealand for their special needs children" he told me, "the blood to the brain helps these kids and the results are excellent".

What this means for the aging population is that it helps maintain the heath of the brain as we all get older.

TESTIMONIAL DEAR DAVE AND NANCY In 2008 I had been living with serious lower back pain for many years due to two discs with serious degeneration and was scheduled for a double spinal fusion at a cost of $48,000. The specialist had recommended many lifestyle changes including changing my profession, which was not practical as I own my own business.

At the Waikato Home Show I experienced a demonstration on a Teeter Inversion Table by Dave and Nancy Hare. To me the effect was amazing, I actually experienced some serious relief which lasted for an hour or two; I was told that the relief would last longer with time as long as I used the table regularly, so with the surgery scheduled for 12 weeks time, having nothing to lose and a lot to gain I purchased a Teeter. Four years on I still use my table on a daily basis, my back is as strong as ever with very little or completely no pain, I am still at my same profession and working as hard as ever and most importantly I did not have the surgery.

I consider the purchase of my Teeter has been one of my greatest investments, not only has it enabled me to avoid serious and costly surgery, it has kept me in my profession and it has brought my health back.

Dave and his son Tyler will be attending the show; Tyler (17) had been around the shows since he was 8 and has seen for himself the amazing transformations the table has given people. " Tyler loves doing the shows and has picked up a great understanding of how the Teeter works, it's a pleasure working with him".

Dave told me that he realised that, had he not tried the Teeter for himself he would still be suffering, "I would still be a miserable grumpy bugger, living with pain" that is why we do the shows, people need to try it for themselves" he told me "most people actually get off with the pain either gone or considerably less" he said "we let the tables do the talking".

Thank you very much for the opportunity.

Very best regards Frank Harwood (84) of Turangi using his Teeter, Frank has been inverting for seven years and has found it keeps him young

IT IS PURE LOGIC AS TO HOW THE TEETER INVERSION TABLE WORKS. The Teeter Inversion Table works on three levels: Discs, Muscles and Posture.

Discs: It uses Gravity to apply traction, the traction gently opens the discs and as they open up they create suction, this suction draws fluid from the surrounding tissue back into the discs, rehydrating them. This is the key! Discs do not have their own blood supply, the rely on transfer of fluid from the surrounding tissue to keep them healthy and hydrated and over the years as discs get thinner with age, they lose the ability to take on fluid (just like squeezing a sponge) and they start to dehydrate.

Dehydrated discs are less flexible, they are harder, more prone to injury, they interfere with nerve roots creating pain and ultimately the dehydration causes degeneration. The Teeter Inversion table slowly and gently brings the hydration back into the discs, plumping them up. This brings back lost height (most people will regain around 2 CM of height), it separates the nerve roots a lot more effectively and returns quality of life.

Muscles: A lot of Pain is Muscular, when muscles are stressed they become tight which restricts the flow of blood and lymph through the muscle so toxins build up, Co2 and Lactic Acid. A reverse stretch opens up the muscles and there is a treatment on the table, which is called Rhythmic traction, which is a gentle rocking motion. This stimulates circulation and encourages blood flow through the muscles, which clears the lactic acid into your lymph system where it stimulates lymph flow and deals with it. Most people with serious neck issues see a large improvement after only one treatment.

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Trying to correct posture is extremely difficult due to muscle memory as it constantly pulls the muscles to where they want to be. At a level of 40 degrees or more on the Teeter, the muscle groups open up and slowly come back into alignment, using the table daily, at least once a day, does not allow the memory to pull the muscles out of alignment and slowly the muscles start to lose their memory and go with the flow, allowing the body to slowly come back into correct posture. Then using the table once a day will ensure it is kept there.

This is not rocket science, it is just pure logic, if a machine is out of alignment it does not last long, the only difference between the body and a machine is the body is constantly repairing itself, however if the wear and tear on the body is greater than the body’s ability to repair itself, it is a slow decline.

The Teeter slowly brings the body out of its decline and allows the body to repair itself resulting in a far healthier life.

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Posture: Poor posture is one of the major cases of pain and is a major contributor to the deterioration of the body with age. A difference in leg length causes most of the hip and knee issues, as they continue to place uneven loads on the joints; much in the same way as the misalignment of your wheels on your car, they eventually wear away the wheel bearings.

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Show Specials Bring this ad along for a free treatment Inversion helps to: In 2006, a three and a half year medical study using the Teeter Hang-Ups was completed in the Regional Neuroscience Centre at Newcastle General Hospital. It was conducted by one of the UK’s leading Neurosurgeons and authorities on back care and it was found that Inversion Therapy reduced the need for spinal surgery for Sciatica by 77% compared to 22% with traditional methods of treatment.

We will set the table to the relaxing angle of 20 degrees, which gently relieves the pressure on your spine and leaves you feeling relaxed and rejuvenated.

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After eight years in NZ there are now thousands of people using the Teeter Hang-Ups to dispel the last of any doubts that these really do work. If you suffer from Back or Neck Pain or simply just want to age healthily, bring this ad along for a free 10 minute treatment. “I promise that you will be pleasantly surprised!”

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September 2016

NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES ADVERTORIAL

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See the Stripper that gets it off, everytime! current strippers, and knew sanding was a complete waste of time,” Simon says.

“Why sand when the person who made the item, sanded it in the first place? I was determined to make a product that was easy to use and made sanding obsolete.”

Simon is Kiwi-born and bred and as a dairy farmer’s son he was taught at a young age to work things out, rather than to accept things as they are.

At high school he developed a passion for working with wood and his love of fine furniture began.

Once Simon developed his own stripper, the word got out and today, Simon Cooper from the Cooper’s strip club over 30 years later, Simon’s products and methods are now known

By Dave Hare, as Cooper’s Strip Club; a complete DIY Coopers was started by Simon Cooper in the restoration system, family owned and operated, early 80’s. available throughout New Zealand and At that time, Simon was a cabinet maker with a Australia. boutique shop in Wellington making and Simon says Cooper’s is different to conventional restoring fine furniture.

Disillusioned with the standard of current paint strippers in so many ways. The main ones being that it will strip any finish from any surface, strippers and with a flair for chemistry, Simon set about making a stripper that was easy to use without the need for sanding, whether the finish is on the inside or outside of your home. and actually worked.

“I am very proud of it and the results it has I asked him what on earth possessed him to try achieved,” he says. and change the norm.

With Cooper’s having been used on well over “I was sick of how difficult it was to use the

70,000 homes, Simon says anyone can easily strip anything covered in paint or varnish such as furniture, doors and mouldings, or even weatherboards and windows baked by the sun for over 100 years.

I also asked Simon about the current problems related to safe lead removal. Simon says.

“Because there is no lead dust created through sanding, or lead vapour generated by heat guns, lead poisoning is no longer a concern” I asked Simon what the Stripping Expo is all about and he said, “The Stripping Expo is a DIY paint and varnish stripping exhibition travelling regionally throughout New Zealand.”

“The purpose of the Stripping Expo is to show Cooper’s stripping any paint or varnish from any surface.”

Simon says this months Stripping Expos are in Auckland and Whangarei, “We have on exhibition some impressive before and after displays, as well as practical one on one demonstrations.”

Come and meet the family, chat to us about your project, bring along some photos of what you want to strip and we’ll select a similar old piece of paint or varnish to strip with you.” But what Simon really wants you to do is actually bring along your project, no matter how big or small.

Bring a chair, a drawer, unscrew a window sash, a door, a piece of Archtrave or skirting board, and the Cooper’s will really show you what Cooper’s is capable of doing.

”There’s ample parking outside, so impress us with what you bring along”.

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to repeat.

Maybe you’re thinking of sending it off to the dipper, thinking it will come back ready for a new finish, unfortunately boiling your furniture in a vat of caustic is rarely a good idea. Joint damage and furry grain that needs a lot of sanding is more often the norm than the exception and I know what I’m talking about, I ran a dip stripping bath… not a good experience.

By this point we might just think it would be easier to send that chair to a ‘Professional’, well the good news is, that isn’t needed, stripping is easy and you can do it yourself.

Dorri Cooper at the Rangiora Stripping Expo Why sand when the person who made ‘it’, sanded it for you? Simply dissolve the old finish

By Simon Cooper with my Stripper then rinse it clean with my So you’ve inherited some furniture, a chair Flusher, it really is that easy. perhaps and you’ve decided to give it a new lease This month my family and I will be in Auckland and on life, but how do you do it?

Most people have tried sanding, a time consuming, Whangarei stripping up a storm, so put that chair dusty, painful experience you probably never want (or anything else for that matter) in the car and let

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Stripping your windows has never been so easy

By Darryl Clarke When it comes to stripping your windows, it’s normal to be confronted by the scope of the project, and the windows that won’t open or close properly because of the many coats of paint that have glued them shut.

The tricky corners with all that built-up paint that seems impossible to strip and of course the lead paint that we grind into dust with sandpaper to spread around for everyone to breathe; it’s all very daunting.

Well not anymore, Simon Cooper from the Cooper’s Strip Club, says.

Simon says their stripping system makes stripping your windows the perfect DIY project.

Simon confidently claims their easy-to-use products and methods will remove any paint or varnish from the inside or outside of your windows without the need to use sandpaper.

Simon says their stripper will dissolve any finish and their flusher will rinse the surface clean and because the process is wet, there is no harmful lead dust to worry about.

During September the Cooper’s Strip Club will be demonstrating at the Auckland and Whangarei Stripping Expos. Simon says “If you are interested in seeing how to get those windows dealt to once and for all, pop on down and see the perfect way to strip your windows. Even better, unscrew a window sash and bring it with you to see what Cooper’s can really do!”.

Simon Cooper at the Waiuku Stripping Expo

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We will be in each area for a few days following the expo, so if your project is too large to fit in the car e.g. House lot of Windows, Doors, Weatherbords etc, we are happy to visit your home for free and show you how to strip the easy way. If this sounds like you, come in to discuss your project and arrange a time”.

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September 2016

NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES

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This river rig, custom built by Richard himself, has twice the reach of a standard machine and has double the speed and efficiency of a standard rig’s dipper arm.

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The Northland Biological Farming Group was originally called the Kaipara Biological Farming Group, but to save confusion with district boundaries it was renamed this year.

The group has been actively helping farmers, landowners and orchardists to get more acquainted with their ‘underground workforce’ for the past two to three years, and has a strong ‘growing’ following.

It is farmer-led and farmer focussed, with the message that taking care of your underground livestock pays huge dividends in every aspect of farming and growing, most fundamentally in overall profitability and therefore sustainability.

The strong support peer group enables ideas to be discussed and trialled on farm, as well as experiences seen and shared. With local knowledge and support, the group has welcomed many well-known national and international names in biological farming circles to share their knowledge and experience with the group.

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in your underground workforce — in terms of groups that should be there but aren’t, in order to get the best from your land. The days were a great success and well attended.

Events are usually held every two to three months and the next one is due to be held in spring. In between times the group shares other relevant information, links and contacts, so get in the know, get on the list.

To be notified by email of upcoming workshops and field visits, contact Bev Trowbridge at b.j.trowbridge@xtra. co.nz.

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Past grazing experiments by Dr Arnold Bryant and the Ruakura team revolutionised the way pasture was managed through winter and spring.

Following a series of ground-breaking trials in 1999, Mr Bryant and his colleague John Penno set up the 1.75t MS/ha trial, aimed at achieving 1750 kilograms MS/ha and investigating the costs.

It measured the increase in per-cow and per-hectare milk solids production when total feed supply is increased by bought-in supplements and/or nitrogen fertiliser. A range of combinations were used to increase pasture growth with N supplements bought in and an increased stocking rate to use the extra feed.

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DairyNZ research and development general manager Dr David McCall says the pasture/supplementary debate has been polarising and confusing for some farmers.

“The pasture first concept is about managing pastures regardless of farming system. Modelling has shown that getting pasture management right is worth over $300/ha, even at today’s milk prices.”

In the 1.75t MS/ha trial, the control farmlet (no N applied) was producing 1000kg MS/ha. Using N fertiliser allowed an additional 200kg MS/ha to be produced and supplement use (maize silage) with increased stocking rate added another 400kg MS/ha.

Dr McCall has re-analysed the trial results with today’s costs and milk prices. When comparing these differing farm systems at $7.00/kg MS, 85 percent of the operating profit came from pasture, 10 percent from N fertiliser use and five percent from supplements.

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the last five percent,” says Dr McCall.

“When calculating at $4.00/kg MS, N use only increased the operating profit by two percent and the supplement groups made a loss.

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The Diversity Awards New Zealand 2016 saw Silver Fern Farms Dargaville take out the Skills Highway Award. This award celebrates organisations which develop initiatives to assist employees with literacy and numeracy, to encourage career paths in life.

“We had incidents where some staff had below average reading skills and couldn’t read the labels properly resulting The Diversity Awards New Zealand, in potential border control Skills Highway Award winners Silver Fern Farms issues in other countries upon export. I met with Sarah Searle from person wanted to buy a house within 10 Primary ITO and reviewed data we years and this course helped them get had collected on staff literacy and mortgage approval within three weeks. numeracy assessments, and decided One person was dyslexic and he now we needed to be able to help our team has NCEA level one and has nearly members upskill,” said site manager completed his boning apprenticeship.

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“Our mentors have done a superb “We opted to run our own programme job and all credit is to them. Yvette with the help of TEC funding, using Gilchrist, Steven Bailey, Sarah Searle mentors from within our production and Sharon George helped us initially environment as they already had a with the financial stability side of things relationship with people on the plant and Ross Newlove is a retired farmer and volunteers his time to help. and would be less intrusive.”

“The mentors are doing it at the They approached the programme from a learning life skills session coalface and really make the difference. starting with understanding your The programme will continue to develop payslip, goal setting and budgeting. and it has huge potential to be rolled out “The outcomes were positive. One at Silver Fern plants across the country.”

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Back arthritis is generally the least responsive to diet and supplements. Because of this we started with much higher doses of supplements. We added high levels of anti-inflammatory omega-3 with higher doses of broad spectrum antioxidants and minerals. We added a temporary antioxidant booster and a double dose of my joint formula.

In the first two months she was on over 1,500mg of high grade chondroitin and glucosamine with 200mg of 95% curcumin (turmeric) extract. Within two months she started to notice the difference. She has been able to significantly reduce pain medication and has greater mobility. As a bonus her energy has improved and feels much better in herself.

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Getting married is one of the biggest, most exciting days of your life. The preparations, depending on the style of wedding you choose, can be extremely easy and relaxed or more detailed and structured.

Once you announce your engagement, friends and family start asking when the big day will be. Well-meaning people will offer a lot of advice, some of which is helpful and some which can be overwhelming, it is up to you which advice you use.

It is your big day, your one chance to ensure you have the wedding you want, this day is all about you and your loved one.

Book the church or wedding location, celebrant and reception venue early so that you won’t be disappointed closer to the time if your choice gets booked up.

Ensure you find a good photographer as you only have one shot at getting good photographs. Maybe there is

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Even if what you want is different, a good photographer should be able to accommodate your wishes.

Whether plain or more elaborate, choose the style rings you want.

Maybe consider designing your own and getting them custom-made by a reputable jeweller.

The wedding party is a big decision.

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Being a marriage celebrant How do we choose a celebrant that will help our day reflect who we are?

Making sure the ceremony is all about the couple, their hopes and dreams is important and makes it a very special event to be part of. I personally write all ceremonies from scratch and believe there can never be too many draft copies. Including family and friends in your ceremony can also help add that personal touch.

Making sure everyone can hear clearly during the ceremony is vital, so check your celebrant has a good sound system that works well at any venue.

Holding a rehearsal will also help to make the day run smoothly and assist with those pre-wedding nerves.

Having a professional who works closely with you ensures you will look back on your day with the happiest of memories. Celebrants who are members of the Celebrants Association of New Zealand work to a code of ethics. They have training opportunities and access to a wide range of resources.

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Clean, Green and Sustainable When it comes down to rugby, Ireland have always been a strong competitor, however their wins against the All Blacks, although memorable, are minimal.

But don’t worry about that. Over the past ten years, Bora Bia, the Irish food board have introduced a new marketing brand, “Origin Green”.

This brand is described as a verifiable commitment to sustainability throughout the entire supply chain, involving farmers, processes and suppliers, aimed at reducing the environmental footprint. So it looks like Ireland, have not only stolen a march on New Zealand, but also the rest of the world.

New Zealand has always put forward our Clean, Green image brand, but that has been heavily tarnished over the years by overuse of chemicals, such as antibiotics, herbicides, insecticides, drenches and synthetic fertilisers etc which continues to keep us locked into commodity markets and low returns.

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While there’s new enthusiasm in the dairy industry on the price front, there has been plenty of comment in the media about the perceived lack of innovation on the part of Fonterra where added value is concerned.

Are pitted concrete floors an issue? Dene Richardson from AllFloor Prep Ltd recognises the problems that the agricultural sectors are up against.

“Ten years ago my cousin, a dairy farmer in Whangarei, approached me about a severe pitting problem in his dairy area and around his vat,” said Dene.

“He had tried cement based products which had failed in only a few months after application which he knew was only a temporary fix but had no other solutions.

To top it off the inspectors had given him a deadline to rectify the problem.”

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But a recent company announcement seemed to slip under the radar, with news that Chinese consumers are getting fresher UHT milk because of a Fonterra process to ship UHT to them ‘at worldleading speed’.

This involves enhancing the supply chain from New Zealand to mainland China to achieve a huge reduction in the time it takes to get product to market from more than 100 days to just 34.

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GRASS ISSUE #2: When plants can’t access the food

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Imagine that. Healthy, nutritious food has been produced. It’s packaged up and ready to eat. It’s even close by.

But what good is that if you can’t get your hands on it?

Something like this happens every day on farms throughout New Zealand. Farmers spend hard-earned money on fertiliser that’s meant to feed and grow their grass. But a lot of the minerals within the fertiliser isn’t making it to the plants – they’re close by but not within reach.

The problem is transportation.

Before we explore the issue of nutrient transportation, we need to talk about the range of foods that plants need in order to thrive. It’s more than you think.

Grass needs 16 nutrients In spite of the fixation with NPK, grass actually needs a combination of 12-16 nutrients if it’s going to add healthy weight to your animals. Among them are Calcium, Magnesium, Nitrogen, Potassium, Sodium, Phosphate, Sulphur, Zinc, Boron, Copper, Manganese, Iron, and Selenium.

Some of these minerals directly impact plant growth.

Others help plants by feeding the soil microbes that convert nutrients into forms that plants can uptake. Some minerals condition the soil and suppress plant diseases while others promote root development.

It is the combination of these minerals, working together, that causes grass to grow in a nutrient-rich fashion.

But it’s not enough for these nutrients to be in the soil, or even around the roots (micro-organisms bring the minerals there).

Something has to transport the food up into the plant.

Calcium is the Transport Truck Calcium is known as the King of Minerals. That’s because it is the nutrient that transports all the other minerals up the roots and into the engine room of a plant.

Calcium is the mineral truck which is why plants and animals use it more than any other nutrient (by weight/ volume).

What else does Calcium do?

Apart from transporting nutrient food up into your grass, Calcium performs these other crucial functions: • Calcium enhances the uptake of many other nutrients, making them available to plants • Calcium promotes healthy root, stem and leaf growth.

• Calcium improves the soil environment for microorganisms • Calcium flocculates the soil • Calcium allows Nitrogen fixation to occur on the root nodules of legumes • Calcium is important for microbes – fungi and bacteria rely on calcium for their reproduction.

Can you have too much Calcium?

Applying too much Calcium can create as many problems as not having enough.

Calcium works in partnership with Magnesium to determine soil structure. Calcium loosens soil by flocculating soil particles together and increasing air space, while Magnesium decreases particle size causing less air space and tighter soils. You need a degree of space to allow for water, air, and nutrient movement and enough compactness to enable these crucial elements to be retained in the soil.

What happens if too much Calcium is applied? The soil structure becomes too loose allowing water to flow through unimpeded which washes vital elements away from plant root systems. It also causes soils to dry out more readily.

That’s why it’s important to have between 60-70% Calcium and 10-20% Magnesium base saturation to achieve the desired structure, depending on your soil type. When these levels have been reached, you will have provided the ideal environment for the soil biology to thrive.

The Calcium - pH Mistake Many farmers are familiar with Calcium and use it primarily to shift the pH levels of the soil. There are a couple of misunderstandings behind this practice.

The first mistake is thinking that pH alone is a good indicator of soil health. When you read the list of 16 key minerals that grass requires, you can see that soil health is more complex than pH. Soil and plant

(and animal) health is a complex, interconnected system that includes micro-organisms, organic matter, water and air flow, and the right balance of minerals to feed the whole soil food web.

The second mistake is thinking Calcium is the only mineral that lifts pH. In fact, Magnesium, Potassium and Sodium all lift pH more than Calcium, 1.6x, 2x and 4x respectively. It is therefore important to have these minerals in the correct base saturation percentages to achieve the optimum 6.3 pH.

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DAIRY

Uncommon sense Surviving spring Although I reside in Hamilton city where my total effective grazeable area is controlled by a push mower, my mind is never far from the memories of gumboots, raincoats and mud.

I remember spring. When the alarm goes off, it’s like the starter’s gun for a day-long sprint. There are cows in the calving mob to check, newly born to match with mothers (then tag and record), milking, feeding calves, feeding cows, getting in newly calved cows, checking and treating sick animals, teaching new calves to feed, drafting cows into new mobs and maybe, if there’s time, trying to lift the old girl that went down (she may have to wait).

Spring is when the sleep account of every staff member is in overdraft and stress is at its highest. The one saving grace is that this period is relatively short. When you think you’ve had an absolute guts full and can take no more, it’s over.

Here are some ideas that may help. When the dust settles, it’s good to have discussions with staff and analyse what your practices have been, both good and bad.

While everything is fresh in their minds,

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get their suggestions on ways to improve for next year. And while you’re at it, look ahead three months and together do a checklist of the tasks you’ll need to get through. Discussions like this turn mere employees into a committed team.

On my recent rounds with clients, I came across a number of issues you might include in your staff talks. Farmers are turning to home-grown supplements in the way of maize or grass silage.

Although these can reduce costs, watch out for nasty surprises; there is nothing worse than finding that a large percentage of the bales you stacked last year are spoiled due to holes from rough handling.

If it’s really wet and you have a grass shortage, utilise supplements for the short term to protect your grass and avoid pugging.

Be aware of dry matter: in particular, metabolisable energy and protein for your cows to get balance. If you are feeding high amounts of maize at 8%

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protein, then a high protein to counteract this may be needed (such as soya meal @ 48% protein or DDG @ 28%). Search for a blend and get advice while you have your own feed to mix it with.

During a wet spring, a lot of sulphur will have leached out of the soil, so consider applying nitrogen to get your feed growing. Ammonium sulphate is a good option since it will deliver sulphur and nitrogen that will hang around and be fully utilised. There are publications showing it will grow grass at 6 degrees soil temp.

But don’t use urea. Urea needs at least 10 degrees to be effective and won’t grow grass in wet and cold conditions.

Here’s one thing I’m concerned about: the increasing numbers of farmers putting on lime in large amounts without first knowing where their soil’s calcium levels are at.

One farmer wasted money putting on three tonnes of lime per hectare when he only needed one. The real expense is not the lime, which is relatively cheap.

The cost is animal health. Excess calcium puts downward pressure on magnesium, which will have a negative effect on animal health.

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Motors and pumps have a high surge to start them but run at a lower rate once up and running. Fridges and freezers come in a wide variety of types and efficiencies. Check the kWh per year rating. It may make more sense to start with a new fridge more suitable to offgrid use. Electric fence units usually have information online, but do work out the length of your own fence.

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Posture of the hind legs There is a connection between the posture of the hind legs in rear view and the condition of the claws.

Normally the hind legs are more or less parallel. It is hardly surprising that in the course of a few years the difficult task of the outer hind claws may affect the posture of the hind legs. When a cow

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The ideal cow makes optimum use of her legs and hooves; her body weight is distributed evenly over her legs and hooves. This does not happen in reality, as dairy cows tend to put most of the load on their outside hind claws, so that is where most of the problems occur.

Heavy loading and contusion of the quick in the outer hind claw will in the end cause sensitivity or pain. The cow will try to compensate for this by walking on her heels and by placing or turning the foot more outwards by adopting a base-wide or a cow-hocked posture, thus making the inner claw bear more weight and the outer less.

This decreases the height of the heel, makes the angle of the front wall more shallow and causes the cow to walk with her hocks closer together.

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only partly inborn and to a great extent adopted. The latter is due partly to the unfavourable loading on the outer hind claw and to domestication, but probably for the greater part to the claw diseases that can afflict the claws.

As a matter of fact, the effect of this adjustment of posture is relative: measuring shows that in adopting a cow-hocked or basewide posture, the cow relieves her sensitive outer claw of its overload, only to a certain extent. Mostly this claw remains more heavily loaded than the inner claw, albeit less than before.

This must be ascribed to the difference in height. The longerterm effects of laminitis may eventually be seen as an upward rotation of the toe and a convex shape of the anterior hoof wall. Improving the weight distribution, together with restoring the foot to its correct shape and weight-bearing surfaces is the main aim of preventative hoof trimming.

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Bobby calf changes ‘still needed’ New regulations aimed at improving the standard of care for bobby calves have now been in effect since last month, with the Ministry of Primary Industry recording that during the peak of the calving season for dairy farmers, improvements in calf welfare have been noted across the supply chain.

The regulations which took effect on August 1 were part of an accelerated programme focussed on further improving the standard of care for bobby calves, a programme which was highlighted by media exposure earlier this year, which showed abuses in the industry both at a farm pickup point and in a slaughter yard.

“Everyone across the supply chain has a role to play when it comes to the welfare of bobby calves. What we have seen and heard so far is promising and a majority of people are following the rules, but we have also noticed some people still need to change their practices to ensure all regulations are met,” said MPI’s director of Verification

Services, Chris Kebbell. “We’d like to acknowledge the majority of farmers, transporters and processors who have always cared for young calves and are meeting the regulations with ease, but we remind the minority that they have an obligation to care for calves and they face infringement fines or prosecutions if they don’t.”

The four regulations introduced this season include fitness for transport requirements, a maximum transport duration of 12 hours, the prohibition on killing calves by blunt force to the head and the prohibition of transporting calves by sea across the Cook Strait.

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Turn back the clock far enough and one iconic brand has seen it come past twice, for very different reasons. So when they step in and show the upstarts how it’s done, the result is like Led Zep crashing a Miley Cyrus show. Right?

Jeep invented the small SUV. Well — to be more accurate, the Willys Jeep was the first ever compact, light, goanywhere four wheel drive and though it may have been spawned from the need

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Fast forward to the 1980s and TV icon Angus MacGuyver was to be found driving a copper-coloured Jeep Wrangler — a compact, go-anywhere off-roader which fit his character like the ubiquitous Swiss army knife and pocketful of string and paperclips. Now, with small, compact SUVs coming in every flavour from serious and German to pop-retro Japanese, Jeep have taken to the drawing board to lay down the law.

Their new Renegade Trailhawk channels a bit of the war-winning Willys — check that iconic grille — and a bit of the 80s Wrangler with its shape and footprint. Underneath, however, it’s all new technology, including a powerful new 2.4-litre engine with a nine-speed auto box. In typical Jeep fashion, even the name of the engine is raw and macho — they’ve called it the Tigershark.

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Neutral on rubber and plastics, it is an extremely long lasting corrosion inhibitor, a super fast penetrant and three times better lubricant than engine oil. It is also MPI approved as C11 (same as lanolin), non-flammable and safe to 39,000 volts.

Try its sister CorrosionX Heavy Duty for parts needing lubrication that often get submerged, like your boat trailer.

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CorrosionX is MPI approved C11, ideal for the farm, fishing and public areas. Outstanding lubrication factor of 0,4. Never dries, separates or evaporates. Unlimited shelf life. Ultrathin application.

CorrosionX waterproofs old and new electronics/electrics in all machinery, trucks and installations. Safe on rubber, insulation, neoprene and all plastics. Safe to 39.000 Volt.

CorrosionX Heavy Duty forms a dripless, dynamic, non-hardening, self-healing film that stubbornly resists erosion by splash or spray.

Hybrid power has come a long way since the first Toyota Prius — the hybrid hypercar is here to stay

Hard to pronounce and even harder to beat — the Koenigsegg Regera (its name means ‘to reign’) is the current king of the mega cars. A bracket above even hypercars like the Swedish manufacturer’s old Agera, mega cars like the Regera, McLaren’s P1 and Porsche’s 918 use hybrid drive systems to blend petrol and electric horsepower into a volatile cocktail.

The Regera boasts 1,800hp in total, delivering approximately 1,500 at the wheels — neatly exceeding that of the now positively Victorian looking Veyron — and it does it all with a single gear, thanks to a whole new drivetrain architecture dreamed up by Koenigsegg engineers to prevent the wholesale destruction of clutch plates during testing.

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RURAL WHEELS

Getting the edge on the competition

by Andy Bryenton

THE SIDE-BY-SIDE THAT’S GOT IT ALL

As Ford continue to go from strength to strength with their ‘world car’ formula — which has produced not just the phenomenal new Mustang but also surprise barnstormers like the Fiesta ST and Focus RS — it’s come time for them to tidy up the middle of their SUV lineup.

Not wanting to be as confusing to customers as the array of choices confronting the would-be buyer of a Porsche 911 in one of its superfast variants, Ford in the antipodes have narrowed the field down to a tight four.

At the top — biggest, most comfortable (and with off-road capabilities in the vicinity of some light military vehicles) is the very competent seven-seat Everest.

At the other end of the scale sits the peppy little EcoSport. Step up from there and you’ll find the crossover Kuga — set for its own upgrade in the very near future.

Slotted in just below the Everest used to be the Territory, but it’s headed for the proverbial dusty trail, replaced by something new. That newcomer is the Ford Edge and it’s immediately apparent that this family-sized sports utility shares the design DNA of the Ranger and Everest.

That big trapezoidal grille, distinctive wheels and side creases all tie in to the rest of the Ford stable. Purist will stick with the big powder-silver mags provided, but one could be forgiven for wanting to see the Edge kitted out with 22-inch carbon black rims.

Unlike Everest and Ranger, which share a common platform despite being as different as cats and dogs in the fine detail, the Edge is every-panel-new.

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The Edge first debuted at the LA motor show in 2013 — geological eras ago in auto terms, one would think. But the addition of new tech like Ford’s Sync 3 infotainment touch screen system and, of course, the choice of everything up to a turbo-boosted v6 under the hood make the version which will come to Kiwi shores cutting, well, Edge.

Some have compared it to BMW’s big, imposing X5 — favourable — noting that it comes for X3 money. Here that means inevitably it will face off not against euro lux G-wagens, but against Toyotas, Mazdas of the CX variety and the plucky fan favourite Kia Sportage.

Kiwis are sure to want actual off-road ability to mix it up with towing power and kid-friendly long-haul seating comfort.

It looks like a winning formula.

Spacious, clever (it even has active noise cancelling speakers to deaden road noise) and with power to spare, the Edge is a fine replacement for the Territory.

Though bigger families or serious adventure campers may still want to step up to the Everest for that third row and additional dog-room, the Edge looks set to satisfy that growing sector of the market who consider a traditional station wagon too small, but a big diesel powered SUV too large for their liking.

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

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