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Starting at 10am local time on April 29, women’s groups around the world began walking with the aim to have people stepping out across the globe for a continuous 24-hour period.

Several walks were held in both the North and South Islands to cover RWNZ members’ provincial areas. Total distances were tallied towards the goal of walking 1600km — about the length of New Zealand. Some of the groups charged a small entry fee to raise

funds while a number of walkers were sponsored.

A group of members from the Scotts Ferry branch of the RWNZ took part in the global challenge, walking from the Bulls Domain, across the sports ground, along the Bulls River Walk, under the Bulls bridge then along SH1 towards the centre of the township before returning to the Bulls Domain.Three other members completed a walk around the township.

Rangitikei walk organiser Jane Russell Bowen said the group were pleased with their efforts, clocking up 5.7km on a pedometer.

The New Zealand Walking Access Commission sponsored a number of pedometers for each group of walkers to keep track of the distances covered.

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Rural women walk: A group of members from the Scotts Ferry branch of Rural Women New Zealand walked alongside the Rangitikei River as part of the recent global ‘Women Walk the

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Now into its 23rd year, the 2012 Beef Expo will also celebrate the Steak of Origin Challenge’s 10th anniversary.

Commencing with the Future Hoof and Hook competition on May 12, competitors under the age of 24 years will exhibit a steer to be judged on the hoof. The steer will then be sent to slaughter and the carcass quality points will be combined with the live assessment to find an overall winner.

Performance Beef Breeders New Zealand CEO Murray Meads said entries for this competition are up from last year.

Several education modules will also be held during this competition.

Guest speaker during a breakfast and technical forum on May 14 is United States National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president and Nebraska cattleman J. D. Alexander.

Mr Alexander owns an 809-hectare corn, soybean and alfalfa farm, marketing around 15,000 head of cattle per year.

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A strong line-up of cattle are set to feature at thisyear’s four-day annual Beef + Lamb Beef Expoat Manfeild Park in Feilding

On-farm and led judging of stock will continue throughout May 14, culminating with the announcement of the PGG Wrightson Champion of Champions.

Mr Meads said the Queen of Hearts show and sale, introduced to the Beef Expo last year, proved very successful and shows a slight increase in lots this year with heifers entered from all over New Zealand.

The Queen of Hearts heifer show and sale will be held on May 14 at 3.30pm followed by the Steak of Origin dinner at 7.30pm.

Sales commence at 10am on May 15, featuring Hereford, Shorthorn, Gelbvieh, South Devon, Simmental, Charolais and Angus breeds.

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Since taking over the property, Moira has stylishly woven aspects of her rural background and her love of

Moira Irving was raised on a mixed dairy and sheep property in Taranaki and has been an active member of the community for most of her life

art into the interior design at Waiau Country Estate.

Originally built as a winery, Waiau Country Estate underwent renovations by previous owners, Rowan and Natasha Cambie, who set up the restaurant about six years ago.

The property has been developed to offer an ideal venue for private dining, meetings, functions and events, catering to both large and small groups.

Waiau Country Estate’s barn-like restaurant design provides an amiable setting for guests to dine amongst a charming rustic interior. The restaurant’s large bi-folding glass doors open out onto a sheltered terrace for an al fresco dining experience.

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“We have hung chandeliers in the main restaurant and milk can light shades in the foyer area,” said Moira.

“Our aim is to enhance the barn feeling whilst also adding some sophistication.”

The walls of Waiau Country Estate’s woolshed have been decorated with wool brands from local farmers, including ‘Tablelands’ from Moira’s father and grandfather.

“We encourage the locals to bring in their brands and the wall that is decorated with them attracts lots of comments,” she said.

Wool presses, from a friend’s family sheep farm in Tariki, feature as bar leaners and a 1920’s barn door provides an enormous table.

Moira said leather couches and Persian rugs on the floor offset the rural feel.

“The woolshed was used as a conference room but we wanted to provide an alternative to guests for when the main area was closed for weddings and functions.”

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mature trees and provides a tranquil country environment,” said Moira.

“The beach is 300 metres down the road and a favourite spot for wedding photos with bridal parties.”

Wine barrels dotted around the venue and several vines of eating grapes provide a glimpse into the property’s history.

Head chef Jeremy Webling has introduced new breakfast, lunch and

dinner menus for diners, and the restaurant’s hours have been extended from Wednesday lunch until Sunday afternoons.

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When news of the Otago gold discovery reached the Victorian goldfields, Chew Chong left Australia, arriving in Dunedin in 1866. For the next three years he sold goods and collected scrap metal to ship back to China.

Chew Chong trekked north, settling in New Plymouth in 1870 and travelled around Taranaki selling goods and buying fungus. The fungus, which flourished in Taranaki as it grew on burnt, decaying logs, was similar in taste to a highly-prized Chinese plant eaten as a delicacy and used for medicinal purposes.

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Chew Chong opened a store in New Plymouth where he traded fungus in exchange for goods. He exported the fungus back to China, sold other merchandise and expanded his enterprise, opening several more stores in the Taranaki.

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to England and in his quest to improve the quality, opened the Jubilee dairy factory in Eltham in 1885, imported the first cream separator and also became recognised for producing New Zealand’s wrapped one pound of butter.

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“I can only imagine his philosophy and goals that he used in his lifetime.”

Chew Chong generously financed farmers to build up their dairy herds on the ‘shake of a hand’ deal. But when the Bank of New South Wales backed a co-operative dairy movement opening several factories, Chew Chong found it difficult to retain his suppliers. In 1901 he had to close the Jubilee factory and creameries.

“To Chew’s great credit, he never held any grudges regarding the shoddy treatment he had received, including the non-repayment of his generous loans to farmers, but went on to other ventures,” said Brian.

“He was involved in acupuncture healing, was a founder member of the New Plymouth Cool Stores, activist in the formation of the Breakwater sea wall, and was a participant in pursuing the development of the oil wells at Moturoa.”

Chew Chong retired and returned to New Plymouth in 1901. He died in October 1920 at the age of 92.

The Chong family has retained links to the dairy industry through the generations.

As an architect, Brian was involved with designing extensions, layouts and repairs to Kiwi Dairy factories (now Fonterra) in the Taranaki. He also conducted valuations for insurance purposes. One of Chew Chong’s grand-daughters also works for Fonterra as a laboratory assistant in the Waikato.

Chew Chong was inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame in 1996.

Chew Chong and Elizabeth Whatton on their wedding day in 1875

Brian Chong dressed as his grandfather Chew Chong for the film ‘The Enduring Land’

The two most common chronic muscle problems are Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) and Fibromyalgia (FM). Both FM and PMR are autoimmune diseases and result in muscle pain but that is about where the similarities stop. PMR mostly affects those over 60 and common symptoms are stiffness and pain commonly around the neck and shoulders especially in the mornings. Around 20% of people with PMR also develop Temporal Arteritis. This is caused in� ammation of the major arteries which pass through the temple causing vision problems and even blindness.

The major medical therapy is the steroid prednisone which blocks the production of in� ammatory cytokines usually with a rapid reduction in symptoms. Many recover in a year or so but others have this for an extended period or � nd that it recurs after a period of remission. People on statin medicines need to be aware that these can exacerbate PMR symptoms which is why I invariably add CoQ10 to those with PMR who take statins.

Nutritional therapy complements the effects of prednisone by reducing immune system production of in� ammatory chemicals. We add a wide range of antioxidant and anti-in� ammatory compounds to assist energy production and to lower in� ammation. Serious fatigue is a feature of PMR and increases in energy is often the � rst bene� t people feel from nutritional therapy.

FM is a lot more complex. These are often referred to as FM syndromes as they involve other problems especially Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. There are relatively few medical treatment options but the most common are tri-cyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline taken in single evening doses to treat both pain and insomnia.

FM is more dif� cult to treat with nutritional therapy as it is not a simple in� ammatory problem. It appears that muscle mitochondria are damaged by free radicals which impair muscle � bre function which reduces energy and causes pain (M. Cordero et al, 2010). I have found people get real bene� ts from intensive multi-antioxidant therapy including CoQ10, OPC, resveratrol and many others. I always add broad spectrum vitamin and minerals and often high dose MSM before bed to help with muscle oxygenation. Curiously, as with PMR people with FM often notice an improvement in energy before any reduction in pain. Give me a call if you need help.

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It was just over a decade ago when Shona and her family relocated to Hunterville for her husband Euan’s

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Shona’s initial community involvement began with a young mothers and babies group that she ran from her own home. At that time she had one primary school-aged child and three under 17 months.

“I feel it is an essential part of country living for mums, especially to meet with other mums,” said Shona.

“A bonus too is that the babies and toddlers can play while the mums chat.”

Since then Shona has helped to organise a wide range events and been involved with Playcentre, Hunterville School, St John’s, the Hunterville Rugby Club and the Hunterville Fire Station.

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This year’s Hunterville Huntaway Festival will be held on October 27 and features the hotly contested Shepherds Shemozzle. Competitors and their huntaway dogs take part in a gruelling 3km race tackling a variety of obstacles. Shepherds also require a strong stomach with such compulsory

Shona Jones has helped put the small Rangitikei farming community of Hunterville on the map, through organising and promoting several of the township’s events. But one surprising aspect is that Shona was a ‘city girl’ from Wellington, with no agricultural background or knowledge before she and her family moved to the township

Shona Jones and her family have moved to Feilding but their connections with the Hunterville community will continue

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Shona said since her involvement with country community events, her knowledge has broadened.

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“Also what wonderful people are in our communities organising these events.

“I am only one of many people in communities such as Hunterville who tirelessly put in hours upon hours of their volunteer time to events such as this.”

She said it has also been a great way to get to know people and make new friends.

“It’s wonderful to see a group of people passionate about a community and wanting to promote it and to organise events so that others can meet together.”

Shona’s organisational work has recently been recognised with a 2012 Kiwibank Local Heroes Award.

“I never expected to get anything in return and would give of my time again.”

“I have loved getting to know the community, the people and the spirit of Hunterville and the memories and the laughter will remain with me forever.”

Shona and her family have now settled in Feilding where she works part time in a medical centre.

And she’s sure that if a community or school event requires volunteer work, it will find her.

“I am sure it will find me and I really do have trouble saying no,” she said.

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That’s why when Suzuki (famous, of course, for their stable of speedy race and road bikes) wanted to design the perfect machine for the Kiwi back country they didn’t try to put it together in a Japanese laboratory. Instead they turned to New Zealand Service Manager Tom Peck, who had a fair idea of what Kiwi farmers wanted in a bike. The formula contained a big helping of rugged dependability, and this was put to the test around Wanganui’s hillsides and rough terrain — a much tougher proving ground than any test track.

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project with a road-legal dirt bike as the template, but numerous changes were made along the way as the true demands of the Kiwi farm made themselves known. Innovations and additions like a higher redline, an oil cooling system and a change to the gearing made the DR200 — named the Trojan — more practical for the kind of gruelling work it was being engineered for. A big 12-volt headlamp surrounded by protective bars was fitted to beat low light conditions, and a front-to-back anti-corrosion regime prepped the bike for a life semi-submerged in mud and water on the job.

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Brake NZ spokesperson Caroline Perry said drivers may relax as they approach home and think they know the road.

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“The most important advice is to drive especially slowly and carefully as you approach home as this is also likely to be the place where people are about.”

Miss Perry said drivers need to keep focussing on potential hazards.

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Miss Perry said the most common causes of vehicle accidents on rural roads are inappropriate speed on bends and overtaking where the driver can’t see what is coming ahead.

Fatigue is another significant risk factor when behind the steering wheel. Driving as a job requirement or after a long stint at work is a problem experienced by a number of employees in a raft of industries.

“Employers have an unspoken and often unrecognised moral responsibility for employees who drive to and from their workplace, as well as the much more widely recognised responsibility for their employees who drive as part of their job,” said Miss Perry.

Preventing rural road deathsby Denise Gunn

You’re on the final stretch of a road trip and thinking ahead to what’s next on the agenda as you get closer to home. Although the journey may just be a short drive to or from work, research shows that the majority of accidents occur closer to home and familiarity with the road lends a false sense of security Always wear a seatbelt – no matter how short the journey

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“Employers should ensure that employees do not undertake work shifts that are so long that an employee is likely to be fatigued on the drive home.”

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Gypsy Dayby Denise Gunn

Although some herds will be trucked, others will be walked to new farms and it is essential that all stock are fit for travel, able to bear weight on all four limbs and be healthy enough to endure the stress of a journey.

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“We also have a real strong team on the farm that works well together.”

Last season Thomas set a target of 120,000kg MS, achieving this with 120,033kg MS even though a drought struck the area.

“This season I targeted 125,000kg MS but are on track to do 130,000kg MS.”

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Notes from the shed with Mark McKewen

A lot of people ask if Milfos is from some distant foreign country. Well… no it isn’t. Milfos is a Kiwi company which has just celebrated 25 years serving NZ farmers and more recently farmers all around the world.

From humble beginnings in Hamilton, Milfos International is still here, now in a purpose built factory just off Kahikatea Drive in Hamilton. Milfos employs over 120 people with staff in several countries and growing fast.

A number of employees in the company have been here over fifteen years and many more over five years, which is a credit to the great family company it is.

A lot of what has been achieved in the last 25 years has been because of the Kiwi companies that have supplied Milfos with a huge array of high quality materials, products and services.

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Thomas has set a goal to be 50 percent sharemilking by 2015 and to own land long-term.

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Working from photographs, Julie captures her client’s personal stories through painting rural scenes and in turn preserving generations of family history.

Julie first began her trade working as a photographic restoration specialist before continuing her art studies at the Brisbane College of Art, achieving honours in Art and Design.

She initially established her business, Oliver’s Art, in Brisbane over 20 years ago.

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Mangaweka, Julie said she prefers the peace, tranquillity and space provided by a rural lifestyle. She also finds it especially favourable for creating her artwork.

“As much as the city can also inspire certain artworks, I still prefer to travel to the city some of the time and call the country ‘home’.”

The property she shares with her partner Tim backs onto the white papa cliffs carved by the Rangitikei River. These cliffs form a stunning backdrop, providing impressive views from Julie’s home studio.

Julie particularly enjoys specialising in oils and as well as continuing on with her commissioned artworks, prepares for exhibitions.

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Her next exhibition centres on scenery from the Desert Road area.

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When taking a break from art work, Julie’s main interest is horses and the study of their behaviours.

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While the government describes the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill as being enabling and Fonterra will make the final decision, many dairy farmers voiced major concerns overtrading amongst farmers and the Commerce Commission having oversight of the Fonterra price setting mechanism.

Many see this as being the introduction of draconian intervention whereby the government could intervene in public interest initiatives to control Fonterra’s milk price.

The future of New Zealand’s economy is closely tied to the performance of agriculture. Government intervention in the economy should be kept to a minimum.

This includes any legislation pertaining to the structure and operation of the Fonterra Dairy Co-operative and the company’s shareholders must retain the final say on any legislative changes.

While the detractors have argued Fonterra sets the domestic milk price in New Zealand, the reality is that supermarkets stock a range of milk products, not only processed by Fonterra but also other New Zealand proprietary milk processors.

Other milk products such as cheese are manufactured by a number of independent processors and the prices for these products vary in range. The New Zealand housewife has a large selection to choose from, simply on price and supermarket mark-ups vary considerably.

If the government and the Commerce Commission were seen to be getting into the role of price setters this would be counter to free market policy.

New Zealand dairy farmers today, understand and are fiercely loyal to the principles of cooperation as a means of working together to sell their products.

It is clear from comments made by Prime Minister Jon Key that he would like to see external investors involved to maximise Fonterra’s profit. This rings alarm bells with a substantial number

of farmers who are suspicious of the government’s intentions.

Farmers of New Zealand pointed out to the primary production committee that in 2001, during the Select Committee process hearing, there was one submitter who is now a Fonterra board member who then openly advocated incorporation

of the Fonterra company. In addition he voiced support for differential payments to farmers based on transport costs and the need to be flexible in payments where Fonterra faced competition for milk supply.

The one thing about New Zealand dairy farmers is they have very

long memories, and so they should have. Some shareholders remain suspicious that the proposed stages are simply the first stages in the process of incorporation. They fear a loss of control and a risk to their long term profitability.

Fonterra is holding a special meeting of shareholders on 25 June to discuss the detail of the trading among farmers. Sir Henry van der Heyden, in a letter to shareholders said that while the majority of shareholders are urging the Fonterra board to get on with it, a small group of shareholders had concerns and were vocal in New Zealand media causing the issue to split the shareholder base and it was not in the best interests of the co-op’s future.

He was critical that instead of the shareholders resolving the matter in the family, debate was now spilling into international media and damaging Fonterra’s reputation. Farmers of New Zealand are disappointed that Sir Henry had admonished the farmers that have continued to voice their concern and that they should have kept it quiet within the family.

Well, Sir Henry, you may not be aware, that over the last hundred years there were many debates amongst farmers, and when Sir Walter Nash and the first Labour government formed the origins of the New Zealand Dairy Board not all farmers were happy about the then government’s proposed plans to legislate the sale of New Zealand dairy produce through the dairy co-operatives.

Sir Henry should exercise patience to allow for full discussion and disclosure of all information to enable Fonterra dairy farmer shareholders to confidently support change.

Parliament’s primary production select committee met last week to hear submissions on the proposed Dairy Industry Restructuring Act

“ The future of New Zealand’s economy is closely tied to the performance of agriculture. Government intervention in the economy should be kept to a minimum”

by Bill Guest, Operations Director, Farmers of New Zealand

Farmers demand control of Fonterra


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