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A new primary industry scholarship focussed on developing future agricultural leaders has been launched this month.

The ANZ Future Leaders Scholarship has been developed in conjunction with New Zealand Young Farmers and will offer at least four $10,000 scholarships every year to members who exhibit a strong commitment to a career in the primary sector and have a desire to lift their leadership potential.

The scholarship will help NZYF members achieve their potential through a personalised professional development plan.

“Both ANZ and New Zealand Young Farmers share a goal of building a more progressive, productive and performance-focussed future for New Zealand agriculture,” said ANZ general manager Agri, Ross Verry.

“In the future, farms will need to be run like top New Zealand businesses, with an emphasis on efficiency, performance and profit. We’re proud to help the Young Farmers organisation strengthen the

management, leadership and business governance skills of the next generation of New Zealand farmers.”

Farmer Dean Rabbidge urges NZYF members to apply for the scholarship if they’re seeking professional development and says the networking opportunities, even in the application stage, are well worth the effort.

Mr Rabbidge said similar opportunities he had experienced had allowed him to observe and learn from the best and had enabled him to implement new policy on his own farming operation that increased productivity and economic sustainability.

Figured farm accounting head of rural, Sophie Stanley, said the main benefit she gained from programmes similar to the ANZ Future Leaders Scholarship was the contacts and networks she made.

“My current job was a direct result of networking at a conference where I presented my scholarship findings.”

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Staff of NorthSouth Multi Media Ltd, the Dargaville-based publishers of the Northern Farming Lifestyles, have taken out top awards at the The NZ Community Newspaper Awards held last weekend in Rotorua.

Salesperson of the Year went to Betty Willets of Northern Farming Lifestyles and runner-up for Best Junior Feature/Lifestyle Journalist of the Year was awarded to staff reporter, Ayla Miller. Fellow journalist Ann Morgan was also commended by the awards judges.

“The CNA awards are a major event held for independent publishers who were represented by some 85 titles,” said NorthSouth Multi Media managing director, Allan Mortensen.

“Our staff winning the awards reinforces the fact that as a media organisation in the Kaipara, our publishing and journalism values, which are based on what are at times classed as ‘old fashioned’ are still very valid in this hi tech, digital age.”

Mr Mortensen says with technology today, reading newspapers is still an important part of everyday life for a lot of people. Unlike much of the information communities are exposed to in the digital world, readers of community newspapers can have a degree of comfort that information, articles and news stories in them have been researched, verified and crafted by trained professional journalists.

“Picking up the runner-up journalism award at a function of this calibre validates what we do, and our staff do it well. I am very proud of all of our team.”

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The judges’ comments included praise for ‘some very good portfolios from smaller community newspapers outside the main centres, such as the Kaipara Lifestyler, and added that ‘Miss Miller and her colleague Ann Morgan had excellent material drawn from the farming sector and addressed a good range of topics’.

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Demand for his sauce is definitely growing he says and at the moment he is running the operation single–handedly with the occasional help from his two young boys, aged eight and nine.

“The longer you are around the more people want your sauce,” he says.

He grows around 1,000 plants with about 70–80 different cultivars.

“As we are growing we are collecting our own seed and we get hybridised versions as well coming through. Maybe one day we will grow the hottest chilli in the world,” he laughs. As for the secret to growing good chillies, Clint says it is to make sure the plants get plenty of water, sunshine and warm temperatures.

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His favourite part of the whole seed to sauce process is harvesting.

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As a vet he saw first hand how most diseases affecting cattle were influenced by the conditions the animals were living in and believes that improving animal health and welfare means more farm sustainability.

“As a consultant my two big focusses are growing, management of pasture and animal production. It’s about getting that balance right and that is the key aspect of making a positive impact.”

Graeme says the length of the grass determines the energy ingested which then determines milk production. By measuring the width, breadth and magnitude of the grass he can help farmers gain a deeper understanding of what their pastures are doing and what kind of output they can expect which he believes is especially important in the Kaipara and Northland area.

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“It’s really rewarding being part of making good decisions and not spending my working day being at the bottom of the cliff,” Graeme says.

He is also very active in multi-sport and adventure racing which suits his competitive nature. Although it

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Heading South on the Road Show this week I met up and stayed with our Sales Rep Murray Nichol and his wife Carolyn in Waimate. Lovely people!

During conversation about the growing trend towards organic production, Murray produced a copy of the Ashburton Guardian, a farming journal dated May 2016. It was full on about the move to organics and all the bene� ts that can be gained using a natural certi� ed system that maintains production, increases the nutrient value

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The guardian quotes that the big movers and shakers of this demand for safe, certi� ed, nutritiously dense food are the Y Generation.

This group’s common birth range is 1982—2000. According to the paper the Generation Y consumers are waiting in the wings to hold power and shape future markets. Conventional producers should be very concerned about their future direction as the chemical age passes its use-by-date.

Caitlin Bingham is one of those future voices. Young, hard working and environmentally conscious, this 21 year old was raised on meat and three veg. She has moved away in favour of what she sees as clean living. Caitlin only buys fresh produce labelled organic, however she is fully aware of products that claim to be organic, but are not!

These false claims of products being organic has impacted on the growth of the organic movement. However, today’s consumers are fully aware of organic certi� ed logos which guide them towards genuine products.

During our Road Show this year we are pushing for the need to move away from chemical production based around the

new consumer demand for safe certi� ed, nutritiously dense food produced in an animal friendly, sustainable and eco-friendly manner, this is the new demand and it’s increasing globally.

The chemical age is well past its use by date as antibiotics, drenches, herbicides and the list of rescue remedies fail to do their job creating more problems as pests, diseases and weeds have become immune to chemicals.

The underlying problem is synthetic, soluble nutrients and the chemical fertiliser’s nutrient requirement of basically only providing arti� cial nitrogen and superphosphate to plants leaving all the other essential elements out of the equation.

All of life is dependent upon mineral for health and vitality, today, it is lacking in most foods and this is heavily endorsed with the huge lift in vet clinics, medical centres, alternative centres and alternative medicines, as people are clamouring to try to stay healthy.

Most of the health minerals produced today are in a synthetic form, and in a lot of cases these tablets are not recognised at the cellular level, passing straight through the body; con� rmed by a portaloo operator, hosing out the loos after a venue and � nding piles of mineral

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Young farmers trek to base campA group of New Zealand Young Farmers are planning an expedition to Everest Base Camp to raise money for a Nepalese agricultural charity and a New Zealand based charity which is yet to be confirmed.

Led by 27-year-old Denise Knop of the Bay of Islands club, the Northern region of Young Farmers aim to do the 26 day trip in April 2018.

Known for her adventurous ideas, Miss Knop said initially her idea was at first met with disbelief but once it was explained many thought it would be a great adventure. Miss Knop has recently begun a new role managing a 700 cow farm outside Kaikohe for the Mangakahia Valley Dairies Trust with her partner, and said the trip was ‘something positive’ in light of the difficult conditions many in the industry were facing. “I’m always challenging myself to something new and this was an exciting trip to do.”

All NZYF members who were keen to join the expedition from around New Zealand would be welcomed, she said.

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The Northern region of NZYF has committed to developing leadership skills and this was part of that challenge. “I love the leadership development that NZYF encourages. The organisation has given me the opportunity to network and meet heaps of people of similar age in my area.” The trip will include two days in Kathmandu with nine days walking

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Some 800 dairy farmers attended the DairyNZ conference at Mystery Creek to hear Bill English, and other keynote speakers say the government was extremely grateful and thanked dairy farmers for their valuable contribution to the NZ economy.

Mr English also recognised that more than 85% of NZ dairy farmers’ businesses were at risk due to the current milk price crisis and that some farmers will not make it through.

A number of sharemilkers are also abandoning their sharemilking careers due to banks foreclosing on them. The Farmers of New Zealand banking team

have been working very hard with our sharemilker members dealing with their banks.

Sharemilkers make a very valuable contribution to the dairy industry. The operating environment over the last 30 years has been characterised by the large payout fluctuations. The price of land has increased significantly.

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Fonterra CEO Theo Spierings told the DairyNZ conference that Fonterra had to start telling the world the New Zealand story. He said the #431AM promotion that Fonterra has initiated, featuring Richie McCaw, would be a major marketing plank in moving forward to promote Fonterra to the world.

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The fact is the world has too much milk and it could take a significant amount of time before farmer returns recover. On a wider scale, the European

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The European farmers, particularly the French, are now demonstrating and burning their agriculture products because they do not support the current trade bans against Russia.

In the United States many Americans are protesting against the current political establishment. While the world is awash with milk and other dairy products, there is a worldwide food crisis affecting more than three billion people, half the world’s population, who are short of food. What is missing is the political will on the part of world governments, industry and finance, to support the alternatives that are needed to correct it.


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After what had been a very healthy season for wool selling, with almost total clearances at every auction, the market got the staggers on April 21 in Christchurch as exporters struggled to find homes for the relatively small offering of less than 10,000 bales.

However by May 5 the market had taken a turn for the better again with most of the losses in April reversed, and on May 19 in Christchurch a good strong tone had emerged once again. The mix of wool types offered for sale during late April through until mid-May was of a wide variety with many drought affected, but mainly crossbred fleece (including second-shear fleece), crossbred lamb’s fleece, plus crossbred oddments.

Several lines of crossbred lamb’s fleece were re-offered during May after failing earlier in the calendar year to reach grower reserves, however a number of growers remained disappointed as limited demand for lamb’s was obvious. A few half-bred/Corriedale fleece types (including a handful of hogget types) and a selection of oddments both fine and coarse, made up the balance of the offerings.

Analyses of South Island wool auctions during the April and May period showed that perhaps a larger than usual proportion of the wools catalogued

were affected by vegetable matter contamination (vm, eg seeds, straw, sticks, etc), much of which can prove difficult to remove during processing, simply because of the nature of the wool types. The presence of vm, whilst not necessarily of concern in some wool types destined for a worsted processing system, can create problems when processed via the woolen and/or semi-worsted systems. Along with the more noticeable (than in earlier catalogues) vm contamination to many of the crossbreds, the strength of the Kiwi dollar, both at its eight-month high near US$0.70 around April 21, and its softer US$0.67 around May 19, was also an influence in assisting price fluctuation during the period.

At the beginning of each season, exporters and brokers meet to agree auction sale dates for the ensuing wool season and to predict their best estimates concerning bale numbers, likely to be offered at each of those auctions.

The pre-season work is necessary not only because the auction system remains the predominant first point of trade for the local wool industry, but also and more importantly, to assist New Zealand Wool Exporters assess their financial, wool scouring and shipping requirements for the following twelve months and to advise international customers of the anticipated availability and approximate quantities of specific wool types throughout the season. For the majority of the current auction season to date, all brokers have struggled to fill their catalogues, up to the originally rostered bale quantity for each sale, due mainly to the seemingly ever decreasing New Zealand sheep population, something which has, in itself, created an urgency from exporters bidding to ensure they secure their requirements. Despite fluctuating prices, when compared to last year at a similar time as well as to the previous couple of seasons, the overall depth and strength of the market for at least the foreseeable future appears very good, as most of New Zealand’s wool trading partners have indicated their desire to continue including our wonderful wool fibres in their finished products. Recent visits to New Zealand by several overseas manufacturers have proven

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Ngati Whatua, Ngati Paoa and other tribes settled in this region before European traders and missionaries arrived in the 1820s. The town of Auckland was founded by a man

named governor William Hobson in 1840. Auckland began to expand in the 1870s when the gold, kauri timber and gum trade started to take off. The 20th century saw Auckland city grow to become the country’s main city. The construction of motorways allowed for urban sprawl and encouraged the use of private vehicles, which has led to a traffic problem in more recent years as the population continues to grow.

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Annual trout � shing contestThe annual Kai Iwi Lakes trout fishing contest is set for the weekend of July 2 and 3.

The contest is the highlight of the northern freshwater fishing calendar and has been running for approximately 35 years, with regular trout anglers coming most years to try proving their skills and hoping for some luck against their counterparts.

Lakes Kai Iwi, Taharoa and Waikare are a group of three lakes known as the Kai Iwi Lakes, and are freshwater dune lakes 30 kilometres north of Dargaville off State Highway 12.

Lakes Waikare and Taharoa are stocked each year with rainbow trout fingerlings from the Rotorua hatchery. Fish and Game New Zealand, Northland Region’s manager, Rudi Hoetjes says the annual release of fingerlings will be released into Lakes Taharoa and Waikare in early June to take advantage of abundant autumn feed, allowing fish to reach takeable size within six to eight months of their release. “Fishermen who have not experienced angling Kai Iwi style, should make this contest the year to sample Northland’s wonderful trout, and experience Northland’s hospitality and Northland Fish and Game Council’s family focussed premiere fishing event.

“The lakes have been fishing very well over the past couple of years with some very nice trout being caught by anglers with a range of methods as allowed under the Northland Anglers

Notice. Tales of fishing this contest are talked about throughout the angling fraternity and feedback for this year is that three and four-year-old trout out of both lakes have a great condition factor, which bodes well for an excellent catch for the 2016 contest.

“The continued wonderful and very generous support from all of our sponsors has provided a fantastic variety of prizes for the different categories.”

Tickets will be available from McCoy and Thomas Sports and Nola’s Sports in Dargaville, and through Northland Fish and Game and Hunting and Fishing Okara Drive in Whangarei, from the June 4. Please either email [email protected] or phone 09 438 4135 to purchase

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Entry fee is $50 for adults. Juniors and children are free to enter and all entrants including juniors must hold a current fishing licence. Fishing commences on Saturday, July 2 from 7am and closes at noon on Sunday, July 3.

Camping at the Kai Iwi Lakes is available by phoning 09 439 0986 or search the internet for the many bed and breakfast accommodations close by to the lakes. A barbecue lunch will be provided at the final weigh-in prior to the prize giving on Sunday from 12.30pm at the fishing headquarters.

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Profits made during the competition will be donated to the foundation, and organisers Anita and Mark Dancaster say they chose this charity as it is relevant for many of their contestants.

“When you think fishing, you think males, and although we have an enormous amount of women who have entered this year, we felt the charity could do with a boost in awareness,” Anita says.

The popular event sold out in six weeks and Anita says this year’s contest is shaping up to be bigger than ever.

“We have had to put a cap on the team numbers at 60 because of space available where they can fish.

“We are well supported because of our connection to the Prostate Cancer Foundation. We were motivated to give back to the community and anyone who is involved in the contest is giving something back.

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“In particular, we welcome the proposal that we are no longer required to sell milk to large processors who predominantly export their products. We’re also pleased to see the proposal that remaining processors are able to access less of our milk over coming years,“ said group director of Co-operative Affairs, Miles Hurrell.

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“The requirement to accept all milk acts as a disincentive to Fonterra to invest in the right kind of assets and undermines the industry’s ability to grow value added business and maximise returns to NZ farmers, as we are all committed to do.”

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Andy Warren, regional manager for Rayonier Matariki Forests, has been in the industry for more than 40 years, the last 23 with his current employer.

He started working in the industry at 16 years old as a labourer and then became a ranger trainee before graduating to a junior supervisor. This was followed by successive positions involving 14 moves in eight years around the Northland region.

He knows the business and the region well and views forestry as a dynamic industry providing plenty of opportunity for Northland.

“Northland forests are unique in the fact they produce a very high quality wood for engineering grade products and very strong structural products which are in demand both locally and internationally,” said Andy.

“There are opportunities to grow the industry, especially with Maori land owners working to identify appropriate opportunities for afforestation. This will deliver employment for local youth and the potential to develop commercial ventures to benefit these groups and the community.”

Forestry continues to be a significant contributor to the prosperity of the Northland region with its contribution to GDP ranging from 4–8 per cent annually, featuring above tourism and third to dairying and beef.

Since 2010, logs and processed forest products have contributed to 65-75 per cent of Marsden Point wharf output. The shift from Port Whangarei to the new facility at Marsden Point was in part driven by the anticipated wall of wood available in the north.

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One of Andy’s career highlights has been working on sand-dune forestry during the 1970s and 80s when Aupouri Peninsula and Pouto were being planted as ‘protection forests’ to nullify the threat from wind-blown west coast sands engulfing the pastoral lands and smothering lakes and wetlands.

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It means there has been a massive worldwide shift in the mindset of dairy product consumers. The fact that they’re willing to pay a lot more for organic milk is a sure sign they’re no longer comfortable ingesting the chemicals found in typical milk products.

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Here’s what else it means. Farmers will need to take greater responsibility for adding value to the products coming off their farms. With recent low commodity prices, we’ve been critical towards dairy companies for not producing and marketing value-added products from the milk sent to them. We’ve expected the factory to add the value and increase our return. Fair enough. I think that’s a critical part of Fonterra’s job.

But what if some of the onus is on us to supply Fonterra with a better value-added product to begin with? Products like organic milk. Wouldn’t that put Fonterra in a stronger position to maximise our payout in a global market that clearly wants chemical-free products?

A small group of farmers are discovering that it does. These farmers, either certified organic or close to going organic, were brave enough to significantly alter their management practices some time ago — $9.20/kg ms will be the reward for their foresight. Good for them. But where does that

leave conventional farmers? We need a shift in our thinking.

It’s impossible to run a farm without penicillin, weed sprays and pour-ons, and urea?

I thought so when I first contemplated the idea. But I learned that I’d become brainwashed over the years by the companies that made the chemicals. These corporate giants with their big marketing budgets were constantly promoting a version of science that lead me to think I needed the chemicals they were selling.

At some point however, I focussed on proving that good production was not determined by a high usage of nitrogen. At that time the farm was growing 14 tonne of dry matter per hectare while using 150 units of nitrogen per hectare. After adjusting my management, the farm grew 19 tonne dm/ha from applying only 30 units of nitrogen per hectare. A 35 per cent increase in production with 80 per cent less artificial nitrogen.

Over 10 years, I challenged and successfully changed a lot of conventional practices. Others went even further than I did. They’re the ones that will collect $9.20/kg ms next year.

If you’re thinking of joining the trend to move away from a heavy dependence on chemicals, can I suggest you take this first step: sack your conventional thinking consultant. He can’t possibly think outside the chemical square because it’s the chemical system itself that gives him an income.


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What difference would it make? Why would we care? I believe that if you really want to solve a problem, you need to know what causes the problem. How else are you going to solve it? I believe that if we try to keep lameness under control by solving all the physical issues then we are only solving the symptoms. So, what is my point? When I talk about laminitis I am talking about an unhealthy live tissue in the hoof caused by internal imbalances.

The symptoms of an unhealthy live tissue are haemorrhaging, holes and cracks, deformed hoofs and just about anything else we see wrong with the hoof. Most people mistakenly assume that all those symptoms are caused by standing on stones and other ‘sharp objects’, or ‘pushing cows too hard’ and therefore adding too much pressure on the hooves. The problem here is that this has never been proven to be the case. However, the fact that those symptoms are mainly a domestic cow issue and not so much a wild cow issue shows that there has to be more going on than just physical forces. I would argue that a cow in the wild is a lot harder on her hooves than a domestic cow on our farms. The fact that those symptoms are more cow-related than hoof-related raises questions.

Why are those symptoms symmetrical on both feet on most cows? That doesn’t make sense if it was caused by physical force. Also, why do we see haemorrhaging up on the dorsal wall? How could physical force be the cause of that? Why do we see the outer claw deformed much more often than the inner claw? Why do most cows go lame on the rear hooves if they only carry 40% of the weight? Why do we see mostly

the outside claws displaying these symptoms if this is supposed to be the claw with the most protection? Why does it have a positive effect on the cow when we take some of that protection away by trimming? Think about it. How do you explain all those things from a physical force point of view? Research overseas has shown that diet and stress have a major impact on lameness. I know we are in New Zealand, but if it looks like a duck, it quacks like a duck, it waddles like a duck and it flies like a duck it probably is a duck. We need to understand this properly because it will affect our management style — all of a sudden, controlled starvation becomes a problem rather than a tool, only one water trough may not be enough, and having cows out of the paddock for long periods of time becomes an issue, and the list goes on.

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Thousands of sharemilkers load their cows into stock trucks or herd stock on roads and move equipment and families to new farms and the Ministry for Primary Industries warns this mass movement could also move velvetleaf seed to other properties.

“Seeds from this invasive weed can be moved to new locations in cattle dung, in their hooves and on farm equipment,” MPI’s David Yard says.

“There are some simple management measures farmers can employ now to reduce this risk, but the key is the ‘now’.”

Mr Yard says if cows have been grazing fodder beet crops where velvetleaf is present, it is important they are moved off those crops at least 24 hours before movement.

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It’s tough at the top. When, like agricultural machinery giant Case IH, you have a well respected product on your hands, but also see the need to press forward with innovation and gains in efficiency, it can be daunting to turn the page on history.

When that product is the Case Puma series of tractors, it’s an even more challenging prospect, as this marque has achieved a lot for the Case IH brand. But there is a call in the market for greater fuel economy, and governments, especially in Europe, demand stricter emission standards. At the same time, Case IH have developed better and more intuitive operator controls — and they’ve come up with a new design aesthetic too, giving the Optum a fresh new look.

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Bruce Wayne’s batcave. Polaris hope that the masses reason thusly — for just shy of $22,000 all up, those who love Americana and heritage will fancy the Scout over a Harley Davidson Sportster 1200.

While those who are intoxicated by burning the Octane’s namesake will see it as a real contender against the V-Rod — and more individual.

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Though in this case, the differences between the classic cool of the Indian Scout and the menacing, muscle-car-inspired Victory Octane put them in two very different classes of their own. And their aim is a two-pronged attack on the dominance of the elephant in the room — Harley Davidson.

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The nail in the coffin — which turned horses from the mainstay of transport to pets, companions and sporting animals — was Henry Ford’s Model T. So you can bet that there’s more than simple coincidence to the name Tesla’s Elon Musk has chosen for his latest car. It’s called the Model 3 and, just like the famously black ‘tin lizzie’, it’s causing a bit of a revolution.

Part of that reason is the massive advances in battery technology which have occurred since the first modern electric cars came onto the scene. Tesla have invested in a mighty ‘gigafactory’, one of the largest structures on earth, to produce components for the Model 3 and other, future EVs.

Just like Henry Ford’s original production lines, which made the petrol auto available to the masses, Tesla’s

battery tech may hold the key to not just more efficient charging times for cars — but for computers, airships, robotics, medical prosthetics — anything which needs electrical power. Knock-on effects aside, you have to love the concept of a car which costs the same as a petrol executive sedan, but which can travel over 300 kilometres on a single charge at the cost of a handful of coins. And does so with acceleration which puts many sports cars to shame.

Speed sells — just ask the big boys of Bathurst, who spend millions to slug it out on the Mountain each year, hoping to translate champagne and trophies into hard forecourt capital.

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We wait, of course, to see if the sleek looking little Tesla holds up to the real world in the same way Henry Ford’s flagship did over a century past. The smart money right now says it will — and that the sea-change starts here.

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NOW OPEN IN WHANGAREITo bring our service & expertise to a whole new level

129 Port Rd, right beside the Te Matau A Pohe Bridge

0800 788 [email protected] | 148 Victoria Street, Dargaville

129 Port Rd, Whangarei | 2052 SH10, Waipapa 42 Matthews Avenue, Kaitaia | 40 Kepa Road, Ruakaka

Gas & Tyre www.gasandtyre.co.nzDargaville | Kaitaia | Ruakaka | Waipapa | Whangarei

Whangarei

SILO & BULK DELIVERIESSilo deliveries of

Stock feed and Urea.Bulk deliveries of palm kernel,

woodchip, sawdust and post peelings.

Call Dan: 021 407 255 PO Box 253, Kerikeri

Work or Recreation, These Machines do it all.Making use of powerful V-Twin engines and loaded with industry-leading technology, Kawasaki’s highly acclaimed Brute Force All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) work just as hard as they play. On the farm or in the wilderness, these high-performance machines are ready for anything.

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Kaitaia Tractors 09 408 0670 North Road, Kaitaia www.kaitaiatractors.co.nz

Shaw Motorcycles 09 438 1183 111 Cameron St, Whangarei www.shawmotorcycles.co.nz

Warkworth Motorcycles 09 425 8535 Kaiwaka Branch 09 431 2123

Rob Titter Farm Services 09 401 1774 55 Station Rd, Kaikohe (next to RD1) Email: [email protected]

For our Fieldays® specials,contact your local dealer

Expansion plans come to fruitionIt’s quite usual to hear of a large, multinational corporation opening a new branch office in a small New Zealand town, bringing a successful formula but ultimately sending profits back to either Auckland or, more predictably, overseas.

Thankfully local Northland business Gas and Tyre have been doing things a bit out of the ordinary since their inception in Dargaville, and that’s part of the reason they are now embarking on a new chapter of growth — in central Whangarei.

It’s been a meteoric rise for the team behind the big orange and black buildings, now situated in Waipapa, Kaitaia, Ruakaka, Whangarei and Dargaville. From a small operation in a humble shed, hard work has paid off, leading to alliances with major international brands such as Nokian and Mickey Thompson. With customers as varied as forestry operators, rural contractors, road freight fleets and ordinary families, the ‘secret’ to that rapid growth has been clear. It’s also been no real secret at all. Fair prices, good advice, and a willingness to go ‘above and beyond’ have all played their part. That’s not just good business rhetoric either, for some of the fleet service drivers and technicians who wear the Gas and Tyres colours, going above and beyond might mean heading out in the darkness of a cold morning to get a big rig rolling. It could equally

Open for business — Gas and Tyre’s new building is hard to miss, situated in the industrial heart of Whangarei

mean getting a tractor back into the field during time-critical planting or reaping, or heading out into the forest to fix up a skidder that’s stopped a multi-million dollar forestry operation in its tracks.

The hard work recently has been of a different nature, of course — constructing a whole new base of operations to tackle a slightly different market.

The Whangarei store may be a new kind of location — perhaps a bit more urban than the other Gas and Tyre satellites. The same kind of attitude

which can see a technician happily seeing a contractor on his way before dawn is what’s built it. The new branch, situated right next to the new Whangarei harbour bridge, is likely to see many more passenger vehicles — as well as a fair few heavy trucks from the industrial

edge of Northland’s biggest conurbation. In short then, this is the very opposite of the town coming to the country.

It’s a case of knowledge learned in the field, and a winning work ethic, coming from our small Northland towns to the city.


Bruce Cameron 027 498 8412 / 09 235 8263

Acraflex Dairy Wall Coatings

Colourcrete Dairy Floor Colourcrete Dairy Floor Colourcrete Dairy Floor Colourcrete Dairy Floor Colourcrete Dairy Floor Colourcrete Dairy Floor Colourcrete Dairy Floor Colourcrete Dairy Floor Colourcrete Dairy Floor Colourcrete Dairy Floor Resurfacing SystemResurfacing SystemResurfacing SystemResurfacing SystemResurfacing SystemResurfacing System

Suitable for repairing damaged dairy floors or slippery areas

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Maintenance

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ATS & Repair

• Kitchen/Bathroom Fit Outs• Water Blasting & Chem Washes

• Decks • Rental Repairs • Section Cleanups• Fences & Repairs • Concreting • Rubbish Removal

• Hedge Trimming • House Renovations • Plus Much More• Hedge Trimming • House Renovations • Plus Much More

Andrew Turner 027 455 7750 / 09 439 [email protected]

Steve SwannPhone 021 274 [email protected]

Kelly WrightPhone 021 437 684Phone 021 437 [email protected]• Patented Bridging system

• Environmentally friendly• Aesthetically Pleasing

• Low Impact• Robust • Cost Effective www.clearwatercrossings.co.nz

ANDY MACKAYAANDDY MAACKAAYANDY MACKAYCONTRACTING

AGRICULTURAL & FENCING

Ph/Fax Andy 09 423 7339 or 0274 956 674

Pump water on your farm or to your house 24/7 NO Electricity Bills.

Harrison Water Ram Pumps4 Models

Also Available Solar Water Pumps (No Batteries)

Enquiries: [email protected], Ph 027 483 9996 John or 022 059 5166

NO Electricity Bills.

Enquiries: [email protected],

Special Price for 15-25mm Model

$850.00 Inc. GSTuntil 31/01/2016.

BRADLEY

TreeGuyzLOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED IN WHANGAREI FOR 32 YEARS

• Tree Felling/Trimming• Dismantling/Removing• Storm Damage/Chipping• 13T Digger/4T Hiab/Grapples

• Shelter Belt Removal• Insurance Cover• Free Quote


Phone ALAN 09 435 0399 or 09 434 6946Mobile 027 227 5095

“We just love your trees to bits!”

LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED IN WHANGAREI FOR 32 YEARS

NOW AVAILABLE – GRADER AND 12 TONNE DIGGER + 2 AXLE TIPPING TRAILER

PH: 027 262 1848 A/H: 09 433 7325 www.dempsterdiggers.co.nzPH: 027 262 1848 A/H: 09 433 7325 www.dempsterdiggers.co.nzDempster Diggers Ltd

110HP 4WD Tractor and Slasher.

Phone now for pricing and bookings.

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p. 09 401 1706 | [email protected] Broadway Kaikohe | www.bouquetsonbroadway.co.nz

Bouquets on Broadway

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roadwayFresh Flower Bouquets and gift ideas

• Flowering Plants• Cake and Wedding accessories• Balloons, cards & soft toys• Venue dressing • Daily deliveries

Don’t forget Mother’s Day Sun May 8

• Rollers 1.5 - 13 tonne• Diggers 1-20 tonne • Site dumpers 1-10 tonne

• Loaders, Trailers, Plate Compactors etcCall the team at ATJ for your hire needs

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Warkworth 09 425 8845 or Aaron on 021 210 0493Warkworth 09 425 8845 or Aaron on 021 210 04934 Morrosion Drive, Warkworth

SELF DRIVE MACHINERY HIRE

CARPET OVERLOCKING SERVICES

39 Worker Rd, Wellsford

09 423 8322

021 403 072

[email protected]

Free parking and we don’t run lateNeil Johnson

P: (09) 438 4273

Phone CraigPhone Craig021 440 634 021 440 634

09 439 6465 09 439 6465

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Northern Rural Marketplace

Do you need secure

storage on your farm?

www.containerco.co.nzCall us today on 0508 732 873Shipping containers for hire, sales and modification New Zealand wide.


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phone 0800 4 DOLOMITE

0800 436 566 Bio-Gro certified

All Services & Maintenance Available

PO Box 1174, WhangareiPh 09 434 7741 • Mobile 027 273 6865

1279 S/H 14, MAUNGATAPERE

Northland Laser Drainage Ltd

027 273 6865

Neil Carter Trading as

Subsurface Drainage Specialists (Nth)

Ph 09 439 5065 Dargavillewww.newmanengineering.co.nz MARGARET & JOHN BISHOP

Newman Engineering (2004) LTD

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

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1043 Whananaki North Road, RD1, HikurangiPhone: 09 433 9833 | Fax: 09 433 9832

www.homekillservices.com | e: [email protected]

• Minimum 7-10 day hang-on-the-bone

Your meat - from paddock to freezer

• We guarantee all of your meat back • No mix ups!• On-site killing service • Full yield calculation • Online slaughter request and ordering

• Offal disposal service• Covering 60km radius (negotiable) • Inspection welcome • Weighed on site

www.animalherbs.co.nz We courier to your door!

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

Ph 09 432 0820 Email: [email protected]

Visit: www.animalherbs.co.nz to buy online

• Solutions for control of fleas, ticks and worms with WashBar products, Diatomaceous Earth and Flee Flea

• Herbal and Homeopathic remedies for you and your animals

• Consult with Pat for solutions to skin problems and other health issues for your pet

• Orijen Organic Dog and Cat Food — no grains

Doug Wilson ManagerPhone: 09 430 2934Fax: 09 430 2936Mobile: 0274 302 934Email: [email protected]

Specialising in Fertiliser and Metal cartage.30 Tonne units available.We cover your country!

IES CONSTRUCTION LTD.CONCRETE AND TILT SLAB CONSTRUCTION• Bridges• Farm buildings• Feed pads• Bins PO Box 448, Kerikeri, 0245 • PHONE: 09 407 8784

FAX: 09 407 8770 • EMAIL: [email protected]

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Northern Rural Marketplace

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

For Sale2016 FORD Ranger/Mazda BT50. New Wheel and Tyre sets 2016. 17” Alloys with 265/65 x 17 tyres, Bridgestone Dueler HT or Dunlop Grandtrek AT22 $1000 a set. 16" Steels with 265/70 x 16 tyres, Bridgestone Dueler HT or Dunlop Grandtrek AT20 $600 a set. Phone Mark 021 153 0663 or 09 412 8471.

BACK 2 Wood Demolition. We buy & sell renovation materials. Servicing Northland — Auckland. Specialising in Windows, Doors, Ranchsliders, Kitchens, Vanities, Roofing and More! Check out our website back2wood.co.nz or Phone 0800 10 98 77.

Horses rising 2yr Pinto Colts.

Smithfield X bred pups, 3 mths old, handy working farm dogs.

Phone 09 439 7242

Nurseries & PlantsHERITAGE APPLE Trees from $20.00 — Hardy root stocks — Diversify your farm with an Orchard tree pack. Ph 09 408 5443 — 027 346 7645 — www.tastytrees.co.nz.

GOT2GO PLANTS: Corokia $6, Rosemary $5, Bottlebrush $1 - $6, Portwine Magnolia $6, Pohutukawa Maori Princess $6 - $8, Vibrance $8, Spring Fire $8, Cordylines $1 - $8, Nikau $3 - $6, Psudopanae $1 - $8, Griselina $3 - $6, Pittosporum $3 - $6, Kowhai $3 - $6, Flaxes (10 types) $1 - $6, Coloured Manuka $6, Grasses $1, Coprosma $4 - $6, Puka $6 - $15. Friday to Sunday 9am - 4pm or Phone 09 439 5556, 55 West Coast Road, Te Kopuru.

Calf Milk PowderJUNE PROMOTION for Brytec Calf Milk Powder FREE delivery North Island $2875.00 per tonne $2975 plus deccox. Inc GST South island $3025.00 per tonne $3125 plus deccox. Inc GST Analysis 15-18% Fat.30-35% Protein. 40-45% Lactose. No additives just High Grade Cows Milk Powder. Call or text Ted: 02040619534 [email protected]://www.facebook.com/cal fmi lkpowderwww.calfmilkpowder.co.nz

Rural HealthHAVE YOU heard about the crazy wrap thing? 72 hours, I lost 9cm. For more info www.lifestylechoice.WrapWithMe.info. Contact Helen 027 293 7157.

HOW IMPORTANT is your pets health? Replace their adult stem cells and yours. For more info www.equinepetgoldleigh.stemtech.com. Helen 027 293 7157.

Energy EfficiencyWINDMILL WATER pumps by Ferguson Windmills Company. Phone 09 412 8655 or 027 282 7689.www.windmills.co.nz. [email protected].

Firewood For SaleDRY FIREWOOD for sale $75+gst/mtr. 2mtr minimum. Pine/Macrocarpa mix. Free delivery Ruawai, Paparoa and Maungaturoto areas. Winz registered, quotes available. Call Glenn 021 983 734 for your order.

Public Notices

WHANGAREI CASE IH AND KUHN SALE CENTRE:Opening 14th July 2016Open day, All Welcome

26 Rewarewa RoadWhangerei

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

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

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

CHAIN & SPROCKET KITS DIRT OR FARM BIKE. SAVE 10% off RRP If you get them fitted at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636. www.atvtyres.co.nz.

NEED NEW ATV TYRES? GET 20% OFF RRP & FREE FITTING at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636. www.atvtyres.co.nz.

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

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

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

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ROUSE MOTORCYCLES LTD 1 KING STREET, HIKURANGI, WHANGAREI. PH; 0800 96 36 36MAUNGATUROTO MOTORCYCLES LTD 117 HURNDALL STREET, MAUNGATUROTO. PH: 09 431 8555

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