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Horticulture joins Ahuwhenua awards

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Horticulture New Zealand has signed up to be part of the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy Te Puni Kokiri Excellence in Maori Farming Award, which recognises excellence in Maori farming.

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Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Mike Chapman and Kingi Smiler, chairman of the Ahuwhenua Management Committee, signed an agreement that will see a horticulture Ahuwhenua Trophy in 2020.

Each year, the awards recognise a farming sector and horticulture will be on a third-year rotation, after dairy in 2018 and then sheep and beef in 2019.

“There are significant Maori holdings in horticulture, so it is great for our industry to be able to join the legacy that the Ahuwhenua Trophy holds,” says Mr Chapman.

“We are excited to see what horticulture success stories can be given a wider audience through this competition, and Kingi Smiler, chairman of the Ahuwhenua Trophy Management how together with the Committee and Mike Chapman, CEO of Horticulture New Zealand Ahuwhenua Management Committee we can encourage growing the event is moving with the times, but businesses to tell their stories. There still embracing the vision and values of is a lot of backing within horticulture for the two founders of the competition, Sir participation in these awards.

Apirana Ngata and Lord Bledisloe.

“Horticulture is a growing industry, “Maori have always been great and we keenly promote young people horticulturalists and in fact were the through our young grower competitions, first exporters of horticultural produce. so there is a strong synergy with the As Maori have gained greater ownership Young Maori Farmer Award component. of their lands, they have shown great We are very much about trusted people initiative and innovation in developing providing healthy, safe and sustainable new businesses in this area. It is food, so feel a strong alignment to the therefore fitting that these people now Ahuwhenua Trophy. We are proud to be have the opportunity to be publicly part of this partnership.” recognised for their efforts in the same Mr Smiler, says he is delighted way as sheep, beef and dairy farmers. that horticulture has decided to join “Having an Ahuwhenua Trophy the Ahuwhenua whanau by becoming Bledisloe Cup for horticulture will help involved in the staging of an award inspire and incentivise whanau, trusts dedicated to horticulture. and incorporations to showcase their “This adds a new dimension to the success in a way that has not be Ahuwhenua competition and shows that possible in the past.”

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Following significant support in the consultation process from farmers Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s board has decided to proceed with the proposed increase in the sheepmeat and beef levies. new environment strategy,” says Mr Morrison. “Farmers also encouraged B+LNZ to work collaboratively across the sector to ensure there wasn’t a duplication of effort.”

While many endorsed the additional investment proposed by B+LNZ, noting the small percentage of overall animal sale value, others indicated that they were concerned about potential cost pressures for the sector too.

“We’re aware that for some farmers their costs are increasing, and that there is uncertainty around the impacts of Mycoplasma bovis and what their share of the phased eradication cost Andrew Morrison, Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s chairman will be,” says Mr Morrison.

“In making this decision, we have of this additional investment will deliver considered farmer’s concerns carefully. benefits for our industry.”

Even though we had a clear mandate To implement the levy increase, from the 2015 referendum to increase B+LNZ will be gazetting the change in levies, we committed to coming back September, informing meat processing to farmers to ensure they backed the companies of the rise, and advertising direction we were heading in. We have the change to farmers over the listened to the valuable feedback that coming weeks. farmers have given us and we will be working hard to ensure that the results

From October 1, 2018 the levy for sheepmeat will increase 10 cents to 70 cents a head and the beef levy by 80 cents to $5.20 a head. It is 0.4 per cent of the average slaughter value for prime steer/heifer, 0.7 per cent cull dairy cow, 0.7 per cent of lamb and 1.1 per cent of mutton over the last three years.

The additional levies will be invested in accelerating four key programmes: the international activation of the Taste Pure Nature origin brand and the Red Meat Story, helping the sector lift its environmental performance and reputation, telling the farmer story better, and strengthening B+LNZ’s capability to address biosecurity risks.

“There was clear support for the levy proposal with almost 63 per cent of respondents backing an increase,” says Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s chairman, Andrew Morrison.

“Almost two-thirds of respondents indicated support for the strategic direction of B+LNZ, which is an encouraging message from farmers.”

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For Kai Schubert, grapes are like people. Those who sail through life in perfect conditions are OK, but not particularly interesting he says.

Those raised in extremely harsh conditions may wither and die — but those with the right balance of the two, are the most experienced and complex.

ai and his partner Marion Deimling met at Geisenheim University whilst studying viticulture and oenology in Germany and travelled the world, sometimes separately, sometimes together, with the idea of setting up a vineyard to produce their own pinot noir.

Eventually, they came to Wairarapa and fell in love with the place and the wine it produced.

In spring of 1998, they acquired a small established vineyard in Martinborough and a block of 40 hectares of bare land in East Taratahi, followed by plantings in 1999 and 2000.

Kai was interested in wine from an early age despite not coming from a wine-growing family.

“I remember going on a school trip when I was 16 years old, the legal drinking age in Germany for wine and beer, and buying my first bottle of wine with lunch.”

From then on Kai was hooked and started reading a lot of books about wine.

“Friends of mine bought their first motorbikes whilst I bought bottles of wine, some of which I still have in the cellar back in my old home. They have increased in value over time, so it was probably the better investment.”

Kai wanted to become a film director and saw wine as a hobby at first; however, when he finished school, he began to think his chances of making it big in Hollywood were numbered.

“One day I had an epiphany and decided to make my hobby a career.

I started working for a local winery just helping out, and then I did an apprenticeship — always with the longterm plan to start my own vineyard.”

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passion — pinot noir. After travelling through regions like Oregon, California, Australia and parts of Europe, it wasn't until arriving in Martinborough in the Wairarapa province of New Zealand that Kai and Marion felt they had found what they were looking for. In Martinborough the couple discovered that it didn’t matter which winery they went to, all the pinots were of high quality.

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will never turn them into good wine.”

Martinborough is known for having extreme temperatures between the day and night.

“This is beneficial for grape varieties and allows the grapes to keep an acidity structure that is just right. You lose the finesse, fruitiness and acidity structure in too warm climates and the grapes don’t ripen if it is too cold.

“To be in exactly the right climate creates an elegant wine and the Wairarapa is just the right combination.”

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“It is important to market the wine because we can’t drink it all ourselves,” Kai jokes. With New Zealand having only about four million people it is important to look at export markets. Even so, we are only a small business — we now export about 85 per cent of our wines to currently 40 markets.

“Wine is about variety and one lifetime is too short to try all the wines out there, so life never gets boring. An exciting good partnership in life and also in the business it has worked well for Schubert Wines.”

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Guy Farman was given work experience in forestry when he was a young man, and that opportunity turned into a passion for a successful career and giving other young people the same chance he was given.

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His company works mainly with smaller woodlots and forests in the Wairarapa area.

“I love the industry as the people are great, there’s lots of variety and knowing that you can grow something that can be used for so many different purposes is exciting,” says Guy. “Most of our work is harvesting woodlots — if someone has trees on their farm they want harvested, we assess the trees’ value and determine where we are going to sell the logs whether it be to a sawmill or export

it to China. We also need to work out what machinery is required to harvest the forest and also work out how we will access the forest as often a road needs to be built to the forest edge.

“Guys and girls are both involved in the industry, and there is a massive variety. There are many career paths from forest management, nursery work, pruning, harvesting, truck driving, roading engineering and earthworks, environmental, training, health and safety all the way through to wood manufacturing — the list goes on.”

When students go out with Guy, he explains how a tree grows from a seedling, its cycle of life and why a forest is grown in a certain way.

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Once designed, the students return in a few months and see the completed road they helped create.

“They experience everything in the harvesting operation and learn what the different machinery is used for. They are taken to the sawmills to see the wood manufacturing side of the industry and are shown around the timber merchants and building sites, so they see where all the products end up from the forest.

It is pretty cool for the students seeing the whole cycle.”

The students also learn to fly the drone to look at forest blocks, particularly after harvesting because you can see if the streams and fence lines are clear of debris, branches and trees.

“Technology is really coming into play now, and flying a drone around is great fun too,” says Guy. “Health and safety is obviously huge for us, and the culture has really changed for the better over the last five to six years. There is a lot of emphasis on personal and team safety, and there is improved communication between everyone.

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“Most people within the industry will either be ‘in training’ under supervision or hold the appropriate unit standard for the task they are doing. People can’t just roll up with a chainsaw and start cutting down trees.

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“I take the pupils out to try and get them

enthusiastic about the industry because it is a great career path. I am proud to be in the forest industry. I reckon it is the best industry in the world.

“Staff are well paid, and it is deserved because it is skilful work, no matter what part of the industry you are working in.

“With the right attitude and enthusiasm, you can go far.

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NEW LEASE OF LIFE

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When a 12-year-old heading dog named Tod arrived at Tararua Vets in Pahiatua for his final visit, he gave vet nurse Natalie Smith a look like he wasn’t ready to go. Natalie called his owners and arranged a retirement home for Tod. Six years later, Natalie has rehomed retired working dogs all over the country through Retired Working Dogs (RWD) NZ.

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e help farmers find retirement homes for their dogs after all those years of hard work,” said Natalie.

“We also rehome the young ‘failed’ dogs; those who are a bit soft for the job, and we get quite a few working breed pet dogs through as well.”

Farmers contact RWD through the organisation’s Facebook page facebook. com/Retired.WorkingDogs or website retiredworkingdogs.org.nz. The dogs that can stay on-farm until they have found a new home are then advertised on behalf of the farmers.

Natalie says it’s then up to the farmer to decide where the dog will go.

“Sometimes we have dogs that need to be off-farm for whatever reason, and so we take them into foster care.”

The dogs are desexed, vaccinated and socialised before advertising begins. Dogs are also often referred to RWD through veterinary clinics. These dogs tend to have sustained careerending injuries.

“We take these dogs into foster and have the surgeries done, and then rehome them.” Pounds, the SPCA and other rescue agencies refer dogs too.

“People also contact us looking for dogs, so we advertise for them as well.”

Dogs have been taken in from Northland to Otago.

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All potential new owners are met and their properties inspected. Dogs go out on trial and if it doesn’t work out, they are returned to RWD. A team of fosterers, located from Martinborough to Ohakune, play a critical role behind the scenes to help the dogs.

“Fosterers are so important,” said Natalie. “They take the dogs in and teach them how to be pets.

As most of the dogs have never been inside previously, they need to learn about cats, children and sleeping inside.

The fosterers take the dogs to vet appointments and to meet prospective, new owners.

Natalie said one of the fosterers is a sheep and beef farmer.

“This is brilliant because when we get dogs from the pound, they go up there so we can learn whether they want to go to a working home or a pet home.”

Philip Cox has been fostering working dogs for the past six years. He and his wife Karen live in rural Wairarapa, surrounded by farmland, river and hills.

Philip said they foster dogs to give them a second chance after coming off the farm. When a dog arrives on the property, the couple tries to establish a routine around sleeping and feeding.

“It’s important that it has a safe space and it isn’t threatened. Once you see their confidence increase, you can move forward with walks and socialising.”

Philip says involvement with RWD has taught them much about dogs and people.

“When you see the way some dogs have been treated, your heart goes out

to them, and it’s so important to give them a safe place.”

Manawatu-based Vicki Lim has had a soft spot for working dogs after meeting them in her capacity as a veterinary student. She has since fostered eight dogs.

“They’re intelligent and affectionate and are able to match your lifestyle really well,” she said.

“They tend to be very well-behaved and willing to please, which makes them really trainable.

“We’re extremely proud to be able to give these awesome dogs a loving home after years of hard work.

“Doing this, we prevent the dogs from getting put down, and allow people to have some amazing companions for the rest of their days.”

Natalie also fosters dogs and helps coordinate the foster network, assists with decision-making, and does some administration work for RWD. “There’s a whole team of people working behind the scenes on the day-today running and fundraising,” she said.

“There’s a lot of transport involved too. Either we transport them, or they’re collected. Sometimes we’ll put a post up if it’s a long way and there are fantastic people out there who will offer to deliver dogs on their way somewhere.”

Natalie works as a farm rep for Royal Canin, travelling all over the North Island allowing her to pick up and drop off dogs on her travels.

“They’ve been brilliant and are our primary food sponsor. All our foster dogs are fed by Royal Canin, which is incredible.”

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“And of course, the incredible team behind the scenes who help save lives every day.”

Natalie said RWD has almost been finalised as a charitable trust and there are several fundraising plans in the pipeline, including a public dog walk.

“We are always looking for new foster homes in the lower North Island if anyone is interested.”

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It’s Blue September again, and the Prostate Cancer Foundation is getting the message out to Kiwi men to get checked for prostate cancer.

Research shows that rural men in New Zealand are not good at getting checked. That needs to change. Early detection is the key. With one in eight men getting prostate cancer, diagnosing the disease early and getting effective treatment saves lives. That’s the central message this Blue September. Don’t wait for symptoms. A recent survey has shown that 61% of men diagnosed had no symptoms, so getting a routine check is very important.

Farmlands has joined the fight against prostate cancer this year as Blue September sponsors along with AGPAC supplying blue silage wrap.

Up and down the country people are organising Blue Dos. Farmers, tradies, workmates and radio hosts are all getting in on the act. You can check out the website for upcoming events and get ideas for your own Blue Do. Perhaps you fancy a blue breakfast, a blue BBQ or a blueberry bake-off? Or organise a Blue

Friday like many workplaces organise.

It gets people involved in dressing up, preparing some novelty food and focusses on awareness of the number one cancer in Kiwi men. More than 600 die from it every year. It doesn’t need to be that way.

Jason Gunn has joined the great team of Blue September Ambassadors — he tells how his Dad was diagnosed with the disease and how hard it was to talk about it, and what the prospects might be. Fortunately for them — the outcome was good.

Family members can be a great incentive and encouragement for the men in their family to go to the GP and get a check. Don’t leave it to the men — they are often a bit slack in looking after their health. If they won’t go to get a check themselves, make an appointment and get them along.

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by Alastair Scott, MP for Wairarapa

New Zealand business confidence is falling. The Producer Price Index figures released last week show business input costs are rising.

Faced with a squeeze, businesses have to raise their own prices, hire fewer workers or cut investment.

The government’s anti-growth policies are starting to do real harm. The main business concerns stem from Labour’s plan to wind back the clock on industrial relations, to strengthen the unions and pit employers against employees.

The government’s proposed Employment Relations Amendment bill contains 14 changes, which will add further costs to businesses. Labour admits this law is to strengthen ‘union rights’ for ‘union members’. It totally ignores the vast majority (82.3%) of New Zealand workers who do not belong to a union.

The proposed legislation will significantly increase compliance costs, reducing business confidence to employ new staff, lift wages or invest for future growth.

Some of the idiotic changes include detail around rest and meal breaks and the scrapping of the 90 day trial periods for all except small businesses. In an environment of record job growth over the previous 10 years, they make no sense for the New Zealand economy, employers or the 82 per cent of New

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Business needs the certainty of sensible, consistent economic policies that encourage them to grow. The government have downplayed the significance of slumping business confidence, but as BusinessNZ observes, there is now ‘indisputable evidence’ falling confidence is impacting actual activity. It is naive for the government to say companies are profitable enough

to cope with policies that are slowing the economy and driving up costs. In the real world, employers must juggle priorities and make difficult decisions that affect workers and investment.

I believe that a growing economy means more jobs, higher incomes and more revenue to pay for things the country needs.

Without growth, the argument becomes how we split our current ‘pie’ amongst ever-growing demands. We have to grow the pie.

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Your design will be a determining factor in the amount of effort you need to spend watering and maintaining the area.

Soil type, house placement, waterways, climate and how much sun and shade you have helps determine what and where to plant. Too much shade from plants in winter might make your home cold and damp; however, planting certain plants in full sun may not be good for them.

Knowing the mature size of trees and shrubs you may include in your project is important. Trees and shrubs can create screens between your home and neighbourhood or road noise to lower noise levels creating a healthier mood for all to enjoy.

Planting to protect against erosion is beneficial if your site is near a stream or on the coast. Trees also provide some protection against stormwater erosion and reducing run-off, whilst their root networks hold the soil together. Your local or regional council often has lists of suitable plants for your area and nurseries also have a variety of information and options available. Talk to your neighbours and see what works for them. If you choose plants that are suitable for local conditions, your

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Based on the corner of state highways one and three at Sanson, the company are importers of Kivi Pekka stone pickers and also offer rock picking services to all manner of clients with large and small properties across the country helping prepare the ground for planting.

“We go into a worked up paddock, that has been prepared, and our machinery goes down 80–100mm and removes all the stones and things from 40mm to 400mm in size — making the land ready for planting and more successful,” says Dean.

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“With the start of a new season now is a good time to upgrade old machinery and equipment or get your existing items serviced and maintained.” All the brands come with standard warranties for peace of mind with Branson tractors providing a two-year warranty for commercial use and four-year for lifestyle.

“Our workshop is run the ‘old school’ way and no job is too big or small, we don’t turn any job away. We provide vehicle servicing, warrant of fitnesses and all farm equipment can be worked on.”

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There is not much better to a farmer’s eye than looking down a straight fence line, all the posts in perfect position, no tops poking one way or another, and all the same height. A simple feat to achieve? Not if your fencing contractor doesn’t have the skills!

It’s important to choose someone who will do the job you want done. You need to be specific about your needs, and these needs may vary depending on the location of the fence.

For example, a new fence along your driveway, or that is visible every time you look out your house window; you are going to want that completely perfect, compared to a short length down on the back boundary that you mostly look at from the paddock as opposed to down the line.

You will need to establish with your contractor whether they are supplying all materials for a complete job, or whether they will use items you already have available, which would save you money on the job.

If you already have a box of fencing staples in the shed or three to four rolls of clean wire — there is no point in them supplying those for the job. Next, are they collecting the required materials

and bringing to the job or is it feasible for you to provide what they need? It may be another cost saver for you.

Arranging payment terms is another consideration.

Do they require some of the payment up front to purchase posts, or will they invoice you the total amount at completion? Will that payment be required within seven days or on 20th of next month? One more thing to think about — does your neighbour need any work done?

It could be worth asking, particularly if either of you only have a small job needing done, as it may save the contractor some running around with their post driver!

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The success of Walter and Maria Van Lier’s flower growing adventure began in 1951 when they arrived from Holland to begin a new life.

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he couple originally started growing potatoes in 1952 and have become nationwide rose suppliers known as Van Lier Nurseries where the family produce some of New Zealand’s finest rose blooms.

“Continuing in the traditions Walter and Maria, fondly called Opa and Oma, their son Theo and grandson Harry now run the company that annually grows more than 1.6 million rose stems,” says business manager Joanne Hurley.

“Carnations were the first cut flower, Opa grew and in 1974 he saw the romantic necessity for long stem roses, and by the 1980s they were the main component of the business.

VLN has 14,000sqm of glasshouse planted with more than 35 rose varieties.

They also produce other cut flowers — Alstroemeria, Gypsophilia, Limonium,

Hellebores and Parzival. Recently we built a 2,000sqm glass house and shed for propagation. We propagate plants for ourselves and other cut flower growers and are the sole provider of carnation cuttings in New Zealand. They also grow the houseplant Zanzibar Gem and would like to introduce others to the range.

A gas-fueled boiler heats water, which is pumped through the pipes to keep the glasshouse heated. Fifteen micro and macronutrients are delivered through the irrigation system to produce topquality flowers.

Summer roses are harvested three times daily during peak harvest to ensure that the flowers are consistently picked at the right stage of opening.

Several quality checks are made for straightness and strength, damage, pests or disease and head tightness.

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“When I first joined VLN 11 years ago the immediate challenge was to improve the company’s profitability.

In recent years we have been able to reinvest back into the business and take advantage of new technologies to improve productivity. It is rewarding to see the family enjoy the fruit of their labour,” says Joanne. “To keep up to date we look at the trends and discuss with our florists what they require annually.”

The Van Lier staff travel to growing trials in Europe to choose their rose varieties.

“Bringing new stock into New Zealand is a lengthy and costly process. We apply for permits and go through at least a six-month quarantine process, rigorous testing and cull of the varieties that were initially imported.” Fifty plants of each selected variety are then made and planted in the trial area.

“We hold open days showcasing these and send samples to florists for their feedback. Once a variety is chosen as a production plant, it takes 12–18 months for it to mature to full production. Our flowers have not travelled across the world and are grown with minimum pesticides.

“We have the largest range of cut rose varieties in the country including the exclusive David Austin Roses — he is a world-famous English rose grower.

“David wanted to create a cut cultivated rose and nearly bankrupt himself in his achievement.

“The Patience has a dense centre that is fragrant and is popular as a wedding flower. Another favourite rose is Avalanche, from a Dutch breeder

and Kim Kardashian used them at her wedding.”

Cut cultivation roses have different characteristics to outdoor rose bushes and breeders invest heavily in developing new varieties.

“They don't have the fragrance because the focus is about productivity and stem quantity. Florists need a long vase life, good stem length and flower shape, and few thorns — all important factors when producing floral art designs and wedding bouquets.”

Joanne says rose growing is in the blood and Harry will tell you he is a ‘rose grower’ not just a business owner.

“Harry loved completing his internship in Europe and bringing the innovations back here. He is proud of his rose growing abilities.

“It is fulfilling and gratifying to provide top quality flowers to people. My favourite is Peach Avalanche — I love the colour and the fact it has no thorns — its vase life is up to three weeks, and it holds its bloom.

“This is a typical small family business carrying on a passion with a green thumb. It is a big achievement to remain sustainable over three generations particularly given that the core product is a discretionary spend — you don’t have to have cut flowers to stay alive. They definitely bring a lot of pleasure though.

“Looking for ways to be innovative is a credit to Opa’s legacy, and Harry and Theo are able to pass on the generational success.

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Matt inspects and picks rose blooms ready to be sent for processing in setting the bench system in the new propagation house.

“Opa was still coming up to the nursery, and before he died in 2016, Theo would put Opa’s scooter into the covered trailer and Opa would inspect the stock. We had a problem with hollow

stem once, and Opa knew immediately it was a copper deficiency. He certainly passed on his knowledge, and it is appreciated today and will be for generations to come.” The Van Liers sell their products to florists, other growers, and wholesalers throughout the country.

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“A well-functioning NAIT is a key part of our efforts to protect our vital primary industries from pests and disease,” said Mr O’Connor.

Changes to the NAIT Act 2012 will align the NAIT Act search powers with the Search and Surveillance Act. It will make it clear that all animal movements must be declared to NAIT, even if the new location is not a registered NAIT location and it will hold to account those who fail to declare those movements to NAIT. These changes go no further than powers that already exist under other acts, which allow officers to lawfully obtain information where noncompliance is an issue.

Three infringement offences have been created under the Animal Products Act 1999 related to non-compliance with certain Animal Status Declaration requirements and M bovis is being made a notifiable organism under the Biosecurity Act 1993, meaning people who suspect the presence of the disease in a new location must report it to MPI. Prompt reporting is necessary to eradicate the disease.

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can be held to account. Since getting the NAIT Review in April, compliance activities have been stepped up with hundreds of on-farm checks, compliance warnings, stock truck checks and 39 infringement notices — compared with one in the previous five years,” he said.

“This legislation marks another meaningful step in bolstering NAIT. We are already implementing nearly

two dozen changes that don’t require legislative change and will revisit NAIT legislation again in coming months — after consulting on more changes, including making NAIT easier to use.

“Farmers know that the government is here to help them in times of biosecurity threats and wants to improve a system that was left without change for too long by the previous administration.”

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Return of the warrior

by Andy Bryenton

Suzuki has been producing a small, super-compact off-roader under various names for the past 40 years now — the Samurai was the first in this lineage, and the current Jimny is the latest. In between, we’ve seen the boxy, military-jeep inspired form move with the times, but the recipe has remained the same.

It’s one beloved of real off-roaders — take a peppy, high-revving engine, add a generous amount of ground clearance, simple, wheel-at-each-corner chassis design, a gearbox and differentials, which can take the hard knocks, and wrap it up in a price which makes the big boys of the off-road world look bloated and expensive.

Like the light little Caterham on the race track or the Toyota MR2 on the road, it’s an exercise in cutting right to the core of what a machine should do, then adding absolutely nothing unnecessary.

Which brings us to the latest iteration of the Jimny. It has added something, which the outgoing model doesn’t have, inspired, perhaps, by the success of the retro-cool Ignis, also in the Suzuki stable. It looks fantastic.

Cute as a button but still sharp-edged and eager, like a Rottweiler puppy or a baby version of Mercedes’ G-Wagen.

The crisp, boxy creases and sharp lines hint at serious off-road chops, evoking everything from the old Willy’s world war two jeep through to the first edition Toyota Land Cruiser. Moreover, because it’s part of the Samurai-Escudo-Jimny

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For decades, the smallest Suzuki off-roader in the garage has offered supreme value for money.

It’s even been a weapon of choice for serious off-road racers, who value its lightness and power to weight ratio when

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