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Page 28, Ashburton’s The Courier, Thursday 24 October 2019 Local news at www.starnews.co.nz Rural&Lifestyle Extra $250,000 to help with Mbovis support Mid Canterbury farmers continuetheirbattle against Mycoplasma Bovis (Mbovis),and in someinstancesstill face ongoingbattles to get compensation claims paid. An extrafunding boost of $250,000,set aside to help farming familiesnationwide facingchallenges dealingwith Mbovis, will helpbut is astop gap measure. Rural SupportTrusts (RST) willadminister thefunding. Mbovis Programme North South Island regional managerLydia Pomeroy said the number of legacyclaims (openfor longer than 60 days)inthe Ashburton district was at 13, as of this week. Therewere four activeconfirmedcases of the disease still in the Ashburton district. ‘‘Nine of these (legacy)claims have just reached the 60day status,’’ shesaid. ‘‘We are working hard to assess theseclaims.’’ ‘‘Nationally, just over $100 million has been paid out in compensation, withthe majority of claimstaking an average of 23 working days to complete.’’ ‘‘A total of 30 farms (in the district)have been infected,and 26 are now free of the diseaseallowing them to startgetting back to business.’’ Ruralcommunities and agriculture minister Dairyshed yard work including topand backing gates Rotaryboom irrigatorrepairs and service, including wirerope &splicing Mainline installation andrepairs Anyother general engineering/fabrication requirements Bale feeder –calffeeders Standardorcustom-made Phone 308 5903 weekdays l Email: agserve@xtra.co.nz On call 7days:Doug: 027 282 2245, Matt (Tomo): 021 518 538 15 MalcolmMcDowell Avenue, Ashburton 2213755 DamienO’Connor said the fundingwillallow RST’s to help farming families. ‘‘I know thatrural families are worried about someofthe challengesfacingthem, including theongoing uncertainty createdby the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak. ‘‘Those concerns sit alongsideongoing worries aboutbankdebt and howbesttomeet the challengesofimproving our waterwaysand meet New Zealand’s climate Lydia Pomeroy change commitments. ‘‘To thatend, I’ve spoken to theRural Support Trusts and, alongside our Mycoplasma bovis Programmepartners, Beef +Lamb New Zealand and DairyNZ, we’veset asideanextra $250,000 to help with theirwork talkingto farmersonthe ground. ‘‘The trustwill developaplanfor using themoney, in addition to the other farmer supportmechanisms providedbythe Mbovis programme, andthe DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb New Zealand Compensation Assistance Teams (DBCAT). ‘‘TheRuralSupport Trusts do afantastic job andare wellplacedto deliveradditional help. They’re experiencedand practicalpeople who can coachfarmers through difficult times.’’ Mr O’Connor saysthe newfundingwas on top of previous increases. ‘‘TheGovernmenthas already boosted funding forthe Rural Support Trusts from $386,500 a year to $626,000 for theirdaily work. Outside of that,the trust is budgetedtoreceive more than$1m in the next year for Mbovis related work. Mr O’Connor has met with all the major banks andRST’s andasked financial institutions to make surethey were working alongside RST’sand others,to help farmerswhere required. ‘‘I’mextremelyproud of theongoinghigh performanceofour primarysector.We’re gettingrecord prices for our food andfibre. ‘‘Inthe Budgetweset aside $229 million to spend on things like boostingadvisory and extension services. ‘‘A Farm Debt Mediation schemewill be asafety netfor farmersand improvements to NAIT willhelp prevent some of thetracingissues we’ve experienced with Mbovis.Soonwewill releaseanindustrybackedplantoensure the sector getsthe skilled workers it needs. ‘‘The Budgethad $1.9 billionfor mentalhealth to improvefrontline services,rural communitiesincluded.’’ Ms Pomeroy said the Ashburton Regional AdvisoryGroupled by the local council continuedtobevaluable to both farmersand those withinthe Mbovis Programme. ‘‘Theseare roundtable meetings of farmers, industry, and programmepartners. ‘‘It’sagreatplacefor all of us to stay uptodateand share information.’’ Deer farmers reminded of submissions deadline • DairyNZ accredited Effluent Pond Design andConstruction • Pond Constructionand Irrigation Development • Hedgeand Stump Removal • Farm Conversions • DairyTracks– Lime or Gravel • PumpHire • Wellsand Galleries • Bulk Earthworks • Subdivisions • SiteWorks • Tree Shear • Transportation 2116939 With just one week to go,DeerIndustry NZ (DINZ) and theNZDeerFarmersAssociation are reminding farmers who are concerned about aspects of theGovernment’s proposedfresh water reforms to make asubmission. The deadline for submissionsisOctober 31 at 5pm. DINZchiefexecutive InnesMoffat said it was abusy time of the year for deer farmers, but submissionswritteninasubmitter’s own words can be influential. ‘‘You don’t have to comment on allaspects of the proposals, just those that are of concern to you.Remember that clean waterissomething we all support. How that is to be achieved is the issue. For farmers, the changes need to be practical, costeffective, resultin better water quality and notpenalise those whoare doing the right thing.’’ NZDFA chair John Somerville said the proposals underminedregionalcouncil plans and wereunduly prescriptive. He said each farm, and eachregion, had different water quality issues that needed to be addressed regionally, notbyapplying blanket rules across the country. ‘‘Areasofconcern include an undueemphasis on resource consents and the fencing of waterways. Deer fencing is expensive andon many extensivefarms thereare targeted actions farmers can takethatwill markedly improve water quality at much less costthan fencing,’’ he said. ‘‘Iurgeall deer farmers to thoroughlyreadthe proposal and submit on howthe proposedrules would actually effect them. Explainhow proactiveyou have been, whatyou have achieved and what this has involved in terms of timeand money.’’ DINZ environmental stewardship manager Lindsay Fung says the Beef +LambNew Zealand (B+LNZ) website hadagood summary of issues of concerns andatemplate for submissions.Itcan be found at www.beeflambnz.com/freshwaterconsultation DINZ shared B+LNZ’s concerns and supportedthe position stated in thetemplate,he said. There are three areas that DINZconsiders deerfarming to be quite distinct from sheep and beeffarming thatare useful to highlight: Wintergrazing management practices (deer are typicallynot confined to anarrowfeeding break so the risk of mud and pugging is less than for heaviercattleordairy cow stock). Excludingstock from wetlandsinhilland high country ‘fawning’blocks willbevery costlyand impractical. These blocks arenot used for most of the yearand when in usetheyare stocked at low ratestoallow hinds to spreadout. The use of wintering barns fordeer (particularly mixedagedstags) has averylow risk to the environment. They are quite different frombeef feedlotsorother stock holding areas but could be captured under the currentwording for duration of housing or requirements forbase permeabilitystandards. ‘‘Ifyou don’t want to comment on all of the questions in the discussiondocument or issues described in thetemplate,westill encourage shorter submissionsthat focus in on oneortwo areas of concern. Examples could be winter grazing management or stock exclusionfromhill or high countrywetlands,’’MrFungsaid.
Local news at www.starnews.co.nz Ashburton’s The Courier, Thursday 24 October 2019, Page 29 Rural&Lifestyle Roads board building given heritage listing PeterIreland has spent alot of time in the tiny Methven Roads Board buildinginMethven. And he was instrumental in ensuring its protection. The modest timber Methven Roads Board building, builtin1879, one of the firstbuildings in Methven,has been put on the New Zealand Heritage List as a Category2historic place. Mr Ireland, aformer member of the Methven Caledonian Pipe Band, and past presidentof the Ashburton branch of the Historic Places Trust, completed the paperwork to have the buildinglisted and he had beguntothink it wouldnot happen. But it has, and he is thrilled. ‘‘This is the final site, and I’m very pleased to have it official. I’d almost began to think it wouldn’t happen.’’ Mr Ireland, wife Glenda, Angela Grieve, president of the Methven Historical Society, Dan McLaughlin, of the Methven Community Board, Marian Martin, secretaryofHistoric Places Mid Canterbury, SoniaMcAlpine, of the communityboard, and KellyBissett, Ashburtoncouncil propertyadviser,visited the buildingtomark the listing. Mr Ireland said he read years ago that the building was to be moved‘‘and Ididn’t like the soundofit’’. He saidhewrote to a dailypaper to express his concern and began filling out the forms to see if the building could get heritage protection. RURAL DIARY Thu • Brought to you by your local insurance brokers From left, Gwenda and Peter Ireland, Marian Martin, Angela Grieve, Sonia McAlpine, Dan McLaughlin and Kelly Bissett outside the Methven Roads Board building, now used as atoy library. The buildingwas moved safely and without damage from its originalsite, and Mr Ireland was there to see it. It wasshiftedin2000 to give the playcentre play space. Mr Irelandsaid the full pipe band practised in the buildingand said the tiny entranceway was referred to as the ‘‘drummers’lounge’’. It is listed as a relativelyrare purposebuilt standalone road building building witha long historyof community use. The buildingisat59 Main Street, Methven, or State Highway 77. It has historicaland cultural significance, in reflecting the story of New Zealand’s emphasis on building roads sincecolonial times,and for its varied publicuse for meetings, worship, Sunday, October 29 • Temuka Wednesday, October 30 • Canterbury Park All Stock Thursday, October 31 • Temuka Store Cattle Friday, November 1 • Ashburton A&PShow Saturday, November 2 • Ashburton A&PShow Monday, November 4 • Temuka Tuesday, November 5 • Canterbury Park All Stock exc. Store Cattle Thursday, November 7 • Temuka Store Cattle 2207881 music and recreation. The building also has aesthetic, architectural, archaeological and social value. Mount Hutt Road Board was set up in 1879and tenders were called for an office, cottageand stables in Methven. The contractor was a Mr Coutts, who completed the officein time for the boardto hold its first meetingat theend of 1879. It is asinglestorey woodenbuilding with a gabledcorrugated iron roof. It comprisesamain hall, just over 10m long and 5m wide, witha leanto lobby on its north side. Inside there is dado panelling over lath and plaster,and on the south wall is atimber fire surround with MHRB markings. By the timefor road Rural Directory CONTRACTORS GENERAL ACL -Ashburton Contracting Ltd Ph: 308 4039 SHEARING CONTRACTORS Proshear Limited Ph: 302 7541 To advertise in this space please call 308 7664 199 Burnett Street, Ashburton board was formed, muchofthe roading network was established, so abig partofthe work was maintenance and gathering rates. It also servedasa pollingplace, assessment court and generalmeeting venue. The Caledonian band practisedthere and a local rockgroup,My Dad’s Tractor, alsoused it. Red Cross Parcels for soldiersinWorld War Two were prepared there, and the Methven CitizenCommittee met there. It also acted as the Domain Board from 1885to1922. After the road board was disestablished in 1939, the building continued to be usedby the community, includingbymusical groups. Road boards were 2180558 some of the first examples of local bodies in New Zealand, butnot all boards had their own offices. Of those built,few survive. As at May,2019, the only known purposebuiltroad board WIN WITH NEUMANNS Read this storytoget the questions answered When founder, Len Neumann set up a tyre business in Ashburton in 1945, the work was diverse in the extreme. He would find himself repairing gumboots and then he would be inserting liners in the tyres of Bob Burnett’strucks to keep them roadworthy.With post-war fuel rationing discouraging people from driving, Len’s customer service never waned. He could often be seen cycling around town to collect tyres in need of repair. Not interested in sales alone, he would offer friendly advice, good honest product and on-site after-sales service. The business today is based on these foundations. Later, with his sons Alan and Ian at the helm, the enterprise flourished and has expanded to include 9 Tyre General branches, Methven Tyre & Hire and various other business links and service agents around the South Island. The beauty of the South Island wide network is that jobs may be charged back to the WIN WIN Completethe form belowand answer 3questions to enterthe draw to win one of 20 vouchers. QUESTIONS: 1. What year wasNeumanns Tyresfounded? 2. Whoare the twoNeumann brothers? 3. What is the name of one of the common brands of tyre stocked by Neumanns Tyres? ANSWERS: from building on the New Zealand Heritage List was theMount Cook Road Board building at BurkesPass. The former Coldstream Road Board officehas been relocatedtwice and is now at the Plains Ashburton account of the client. Stocks of tyres are held in the Ashburton store or may be sourced from Tyre Retreaders factory in Christchurch. Neumanns Tyres have apreference to sell superior quality tyres, which guarantees the client, get the best possible mileage and not changing on afrequent basis. Some of the brands stocked are Continental, GT Radial, Michelin, Double Coin, Goodyear Dunlop, BF Goodrich, Mickey Thompson, BKT, Maxxis, Cooper, Maxam, Hankook, Hi-Fly, Advance, Alliance, Vipal, Diamondback, Pirelli, Falken, General, Kiwi Heavy Truck, Yokohama, Vitora, Starmaxx, and Roadlux. Booking an annual wheel alignment ensures any irregular wear on tyres is picked up and corrected at the time which extends the life on the tyres. Neumanns Tyres may be found at197 Wills Street (next to the Event Centre) and our service team is always available when you phone 03 3086737. a$50 Voucher Hunting &Fishing Museum at Tinwald. The Heritage New Zealand document supporting the listing notes alargecupboard withinthe buildingasa chattel. The building is now Methven’stoy library and usedtwice aweek. 1 .................................................................................................................................................................. . 2 .................................................................................................................................................................. . 3 .................................................................................................................................................................. . NAME: ......................................................................................................................................... PHONE: ...........................................EMAIL:............................................................................. ADDRESS: .................................................................................................................................. Please deliver to our competition box in-storeatNeumann’s Tyresbefore7th November. Winners will be announced on Thursday, 14th November in the AshburtonCourier 197 WillsStreet,Ashburton(next to AshburtonTrust EventCentre) Phone 03 308 6737 2219895
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