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The Triangle,at865 Balmoral Station Rd, is one of 20 farms owned worldwide by the multinational TRG (The Rohatyn Group) Management LP company, whichhas officesin14 countries, including New Zealand. One of the partners in the company, Tauranga’sStuart Donald, attended a fieldday and farm tour held at the farm lastThursday. He said he was proudofwhat had beenachievedat the property to reduceits environmental footprint. ‘‘There is alot more awareness aboutthe environment now and we are more awareofwhat can be doneto protect it,’’ he said. ‘‘Like all farmersaroundthe world we want to ensure we have fresh water like we usedto.’’ The fieldday was organised to showcasethe environmental work sharemilker Nigel Gardiner has achievedonthe farm.Thisincludes protecting anatural wetland area, creatingnew wetlands with extensive native plantings, and protecting a stream with asmallpopulation of HIGH COUNTRY FENCING HILL COUNTRY SPECIALIST - Dozer and Digger RURAL STOCK YARDS EARTHWORKS WE STAND BY OUR WORK GEOFF ROGERS 021 640 748 www.highcountryfencing.co.nz 2209036 Working together ... Sharemilker Nigel Gardiner, left, with Stuart Donald, apartner in TRG (The Rohatyn Group) Management LP, owners of The Triangle dairy farm at 865 Balmoral Station Road in Culverden, where awetlands and streams field day was held on Thursday last week. PHOTO: SHELLEYTOPP endangered freshwater mussels. Thefield day wasorganisedby HurunuiBiodiversity Groupmembers whoshareaninterest in conserving andenhancing naturaland indigenous biodiversity within the Hurunui. Agroup trustee, Jamie McFadden, coowner of the HurunuiNativesplant nursery, said they were pleased with the fieldday turnout, which included adiverse group of people of all ages and occupations. The feedback from those attending had been positive. ‘‘There were lots of questionsand people learntalot.’’ Field Days planning begins ThePremium Difference ***TRY BEFORE YOUBUY*** Check outour websitefor forDemoTimes &Locations DEMODAY DEAL 5% offBBQ’s andaccessories only on Demo Days! 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Tineka, whogrew up in Hawarden, said theorganising committee tooka break following its debriefafter this year’sfield daysheld at Kirwee, near Christchurch, in March. ‘‘We always take afew monthsoff after the field days to give the volunteers a break,but we’ve got acouple of meetings before Christmaswherewewill start planningfor the nextone.’’ Michaela replaces Lincolnfarmer Rodney Hadfield,who presidedover the field daysin2017and earlierthis year. ‘‘Usually the field dayschairmanjust doesone fielddays,but Rodney did two, because it was my firstfield daysas secretary this yearand Michaela was expecting ababy,’’ Tinekasays. ‘‘ButMichaelahas had an extratwo years,soshe has knownit’s comingand she’s lookingforward to it.’’ Other thanthe changeatthe top,‘‘it’s business as usual’’, withjust one organising committee memberstepping down,after19yearsofservice, andtwo new recruits joining. MidCanterbury farmer Hayden Dorman is vicechairman and likely to step up for the 2023fielddays. North Canterbury farmer Alastair Robinson, of Waikuku, is staying on as governance committee chairman,having servedas2015 fielddays chairman. Other committee roleswill be allocated over thenext twomonths. The organisingcommitteewill also work on anew strategy,asitlookstoset some short and longtermgoals for the twoyearly event, the field days site and the overall governance of the organisation,Tineka says. In betweenfield days,the site is leasedtoneighbouringfarmer Tony Redmond,but thereisalso growing interest in usingthe site for otherevents, with the Fencing Contractors AssociationofNew Zealandhostinga training day there earlier thismonth. ‘‘It’sabout finding abalance.Weonly use it for one month every two years, so it has to be aviablefarming option so we can earn an income to pay the rates and insurance,’’Tineka says. 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