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8 Wednesday May 13 2020 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Our People SELWYN TIMES Ash-Leigh Campbell Fonterra’s Dairy Woman of the Year Ash-Leigh Campbell was last week named the Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year. She speaks to Bea Gooding about the achievement and her love of farming How did it feel to win the award? When I first found out, I was shocked and I even cried a little. I’m just absolutely filled with gratitude, this is my job day in, day out, and I love what I do. So to be recognised for such a prestigious award blows my mind a little bit. Tell me about your role as technical farm manager at Ngāi Tahu Farming? I’ve been with Ngāi Tahu for about three-and-a-half years now, but I’ve been in this role for two years. I work alongside our farm managers and I help them with sustainability, audit and compliance; ensuring they understand the technology that we’ve got on our farms. This also includes a lot of analytical and project work. It’s a really awesome job because I get the best of both worlds as I can be out on the farm for three to four days a week or working from my desk for a couple of days. If it’s a nice, sunny day then I make sure to be out on the farm but when it’s a little bit cold I can hide behind my desk for the day. Has farming always been something you wanted to do? I kind of stumbled into the dairy industry milking cows a few times a week during high school, I didn’t really think much of it at the time. I think I wanted to be an air hostess when I was younger. It was quite funny, a lot of my girl mates ended up being nurses and teachers but I was the only one that was really outdoors and working in the environment. The year after high school I went to university but I also found that wasn’t really for me. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do after that, but I knew how to milk ACHIEVEMENT: Ngāi Tahu Farming manager Ash-Leigh Campbell was named Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year for 2020 last week. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN cows so I decided to go into dairy farming full-time. At that point in time, I had no suspicion whatsoever that you can make a career and become something amazing from that. From then it just snowballed really as there are so many opportunities in the dairy industry and organisations such as the Dairy Women’s Network, and Fonterra, that can provide career progression. I’ve been in this industry for 10 years now and I’ve held various roles – it just shows that there are heaps of opportunities if you want to take them up. What do you love about your job? I feel really privileged to work for Ngāi Tahu Farming. Obviously being an iwi-owned company here in the South Island, they’ve put a really unique lens across farming; a really holistic approach. A lot of businesses do what they do for financial drivers but Ngāi Tahu takes a wider view on that. It’s not just the financial side of things, it’s what we’re doing with the environment or what are we doing to look after our people and grow their capabilities. I guess the silver lining to all of that is they wrap their Ngāi Tahu values around it, and it makes you feel like you’re a part of the business. I love what I do, it still doesn’t feel like a job to me. You’ve got to enjoy what you do, otherwise, what’s the point? Can you tell me about how you re-connected with your iwi? I had a passion for the agriculture sector but I made the decision at 24 to return to Lincoln University and this time, actually study something that I wanted to be there for. That’s when an opportunity came up through a programme called Whenua Kura; an organisation that gets young Maori into jobs across the primary sector. I was a recipient of their scholarship and it connected me with my Ngāi Tahu whakapapa. I grew up knowing I was of Ngāi Tahu descent but it was an awesome opportunity to have that time set aside to understand my whakapapa and where I’m from. It snowballed from then as well because that’s how job opportunities came up with Ngāi Tahu Farming. It’s been a journey of not only self-discovery but a journey of connecting to that side of my heritage. Where do you live? I am in Halswell but I grew up just outside of Lincoln on a small lifestyle property. I’m not from a traditional farming background. Can you tell me a little bit about your family? I’m the eldest of two children, we live pretty close to each other. My younger brother is a gas plumber and my parents have just moved into Lincoln. Any hobbies or interests outside of farming? A lot of my spare time is taken up being a member and chair of the New Zealand Young Farmers organisation but we do a lot of social events there. I do love a bit of country music and always love an opportunity to head to a music festival. I also love getting out and enjoying our backyard, whether it’s enjoying the sun or going for a hike in our hills and mountains. During summer, I enjoy a bit of water sports as well. What are your goals for the future in your chosen industry? The dairy industry has got me for life – I love this industry and I don’t see myself doing anything else. My goals for the next 12 months are to be an ambassador for the Dairy Women’s Network and for Fonterra, but that’s going to look a bit local at the moment due to the restrictions of Covid-19. I really hope that in a few months time I can get out there, move around the country and attend events more as well to connect with others. I’d also really like the opportunity to inspire young and intelligent people to join our sector. 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SELWYN TIMES Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Wednesday May 13 2020 9 News ON THE RISE: The category to see the biggest rise in population throughout Canterbury from the early 90s to 2018 is the “other” category, with an increase of 22,060 per cent. Diversity on the rise across Canterbury Canterbury’s diversity has shown significant growth since the early 90s. Louis Day investigates why the region has attracted so many from overseas and how Covid-19 could impact future growth IN 1991, ONLY 594 individuals classed as either Middle Eastern, Latin American or African lived in Canterbury. The latest data released from the 2018 census shows that number has increased by 852 per cent to 5655. The Maori and Pasifika populations within the region have also shown substantial growth between 1991 and 2018. There were 22005 individuals of Maori ethnicity recorded in 1991 compared to 37938 in 2018, a 72 per cent increase. The Pasifika population has grown 110 per cent, going from 5835 people in 1991 to 12279 in 2018. The Asian population has also increased by 658 per cent over 27 years, going from 6993 people in 1991 to 53034 in 2018. However, the most significant increase has been to the ‘other’ category with an increase of BY THE NUMBERS Total population: 1991 – 438,171 1996 – 468,042 2001 – 481,431 2006 – 521,832 2013 – 438,744 2018 – 490,530 European 1991 – 409,239 1996 – 422,892 2001 – 430,125 22,060 per cent from the 30 people recorded in 1991 to 6648 in 2018. Al Noor Mosque imam Gamal Fouda, who moved to New Zealand from Egypt in 2003, said a lot of skilled migrants from Egypt Gamal Fouda moved to the region to work in the IT industry. He said in particular Christchurch’s flat landscape and amenities such as Hagley Park also proved to be very popular amongst migrants from the Middle East and the 2006 – 393,222 2013 – 364,962 2018 – 405,483 Maori 1991 – 22,005 1996 – 31,011 2001 – 31,635 2006 – 36,669 2013 – 27,750 2018 – 37,938 Pacific Islander 1991 – 5835 1996 – 7752 2001 – 8622 2006 – 10,923 2013 – 8289 2018 – 12,279 Middle Eastern/ Latin American/ African 1991 – 594 1996 – 1581 2001 – 2256 2006 – 3360 2013 – 3270 2018 – 5655 north of Africa. “Christchurch is not as big as Auckland or as small as Palmerston North, it is not too crowded but not too quiet,” he said. Christchurch city councillor and chairman of the multicultural committee Jimmy Chen said he had witnessed a steady increase in the region’s diversity since moving to Canterbury from Taiwan 24 years ago. “New Zealand is quite a friendly and democratic country, people coming here can make their dreams come true,” he said. He thought Canterbury’s low density compared to other places such as Auckland was what set it apart from other areas. Asian 1991 – 6993 1996 – 14,841 2001 – 19,428 2006 – 29,172 2013 – 28,359 2018 – 53,034 Other 1991 – 30 1996 – 66 2001 – 105 2006 – 7254 2013 – 8322 2018 – 6648 Director of the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies and Canterbury University professor of anthropology and sociology Steven Ratuva said the lifestyle the region had to offer was very attractive for Pacific Islanders. Steven Ratuva “There are a number of factors [attracting Pacific Islanders to Canterbury], one of them is that it is much cheaper than Auckland. Auckland is the centre for Pacific communities in New Zealand, but it is a lot more of a relaxing lifestyle down here which is better for the children and their education,” he said. Canterbury University associate professor of history and anthropology Lyndon Fraser said how Covid-19 would Lyndon Fraser impact migration to the region in the short and medium-term, remained unclear. “We as a region had such momentum before the pandemic and globally the movement of people had such momentum, but we just don’t know what is going to happen with the current situation. If things get back to normal eventually, and that might be two or three years down the track, we could expect similar amounts and mixes of people to come again,” he said. Dr Fraser said the rate at which diversity would continue to grow would depend on a lot of things such as the introduction of a vaccine, whether New Zealand chooses to adopt immigration restrictions and how other country’s cope. BEEN OUT CYClINg DURINg lOCKDOWN aND DECIDED IT’S TIME TO... upgrade to an e-bike 12 MONTHS INTEREST FREE * *conditions apply More e-BrandS More e-ChoiCe NEED YOUR BIKE OR SCOOTER SERVICED THIS WINTER? 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