Selwyn_Times: May 11, 2022

Wednesday May 11 2022 Selwyn Times
NEWS 15
Legal Matters
Ensuring a smooth move
for Dairy Day 2022/2023
CLOSE CALL: Hunter Lowe was second in both the mallard and paradise
duck calling categories.
PHOTOS: JOHN COSGROVE
Pitch makes perfect
• By John Cosgrove
A BIT of a quack or two.
Contestants who managed a good
mimic were on the mark when the Lincoln
University Hunting Club held its annual
duck calling competition at The Famous
Grouse Hotel last week.
Organiser Tom Whiting said the club
wanted to create a bit of a buzz to get
everyone excited prior to start of the 2022
duck hunting season on Saturday.
“We’ve done it on and off for the past
seven years and it’s a great fundraiser for
the club, as everyone has a lot of fun trying
to pitch the perfect duck call,” he said.
“It gives everyone a bit of the taste of
what’s needed for opening weekend. After
all, they’ve been waiting since the season
finished last year to get back out to the
lakes and rivers.”
He said the large crowd offered up a lot
of loud and annoying noise as they tried
their hand at winning prizes for the best
paradise, hen and goose calls.
Whiting, a bachelor of agricultural commerce
student, said he had enjoyed being
a duck hunter ever since his grandfather
took him on his first hunt as a 13-year-old
on the banks of the Waimakariri River.
“It’s being able to trick a wild animal
that you’re the real thing, to get them
thinking that they’re going to a safe place.
“It is also pretty cool to be able to communicate
with wildlife using the vocal
skills that you’ve built up over the
years,” he said.
Reigning champion mallard and goose
caller Braedyn McKenzie, of Rolleston,
said the secret of a good duck call was
practise.
“Use your diaphragm, don’t use your
mouth, just use your diaphragm and
breathe deep.
“A good caller should always practise,
practise and practise some more, go anywhere
and just practise,” he said.
McKenzie loves shooting and said duck
hunting was all about planning your hunt.
“Go out in the days and weeks before the
season opens and look at what the ducks
are doing, what times of the day are they
moving away or coming back. They have a
rhythm, and a good hunter needs to know
that,” McKenzie said.
“Time behind the glass pays off.
“Last year’s season started three weeks
later due to Covid so there will be a lot
more birds out there this season, but sadly
there is also a lot more water out there
compared to the last couple of years so the
birds will be much more spread out, making
the hunting a wee bit harder,” he said.
On the night McKenzie picked up the
mallard and goose calling categories,
while Hunter Rowbothom snared the
paradise duck section.
Whiting said the judges were impressed
with the competitiveness and quality of
the callers entered.
• Watch the video on starnews.
co.nz
1 June annually marks the first
day of the dairy season. Whilst
many are hunkering down for
winter, thousands of dairy families,
sharemilkers, contract milkers and
employees are moving to new farms
to commence new enterprises,
employment and milking contracts.
Such movement of people,
their possessions, livestock and
machinery is a critical part of the
dairy industry and is commonly
known as “Dairy Day”.
To ensure Dairy Day runs smoothly
for all involved significant planning
and preparation is undertaken in
the preceding months. Therefore,
despite its name, even the physical
aspect of Dairy Day takes far longer
than just 24 hours with farms
starting the move before, during or
after 1 June.
Farmers need to be pre-planning
early to make sure their move
goes smoothly which includes all
the things that go with a farm; the
livestock, plant and machinery,
water, consents and supplementary
feed to name a few.
1 June also marks the date many
farms and cows are bought and
sold annually. Often the farms
are advertised for sale around
October of each year once calving
is complete. This means contract
negotiation, financing, and due
diligence with a clear deadline
that cannot be deferred. It is
often an exciting time within the
dairy industry as farm owners
progress their careers and realise
opportunities. We encourage early
contact with us so we can ensure
you are in the best position to
succeed.
Dairy Day transactions are
always multifaceted, with key
considerations, not limited to, but
including:
• Environmental Management;
• Accountancy Advice (e.g. utilising
the purchase price allocation
addendum, value of feed, stock,
and machinery);
• Transfer (and splitting where
appropriate) of Water Rights and
Consents;
• Irrigation Share Transfers;
• Due Diligence and Vendor
Warranties;
• Existing Leasehold Arrangements;
• Employment Contracts; and
• Sharemilking Contracts.
Our lawyers are well practised when
it comes to the transactional and
regulatory requirements needing to
be met. We have an excellent team
of lawyers specialising in providing
top service to Primary Industry
clients. We are available to provide
advice on Dairy Day and all farming
matters.
Please contact us to make an appointment
in one of the four convenient office locations
Darfield • Ashburton • Rolleston • Christchurch
COMEBACK:
Last year’s
champion
caller Braedyn
McKenzie
demonstrates
a paradise
duck call.
Kate Warren (Senior Associate)
Mobile: 0273843054
Email: kate.warren@tp.co.nz
Rolleston & Darfield office: 03 317 9099
Christchurch office: 03 374 9999
Ashburton office: 03 308 4188
Rural and Agricultural Law, Conveyancing, refinancing, leasing & property transactions,
Land acquisitions, boundary adjustment and subdivision, Insurance Law, Occupation Right Agreements
and Estate and Succession Planning, including Enduring Powers of Attorney, Trusts, and Wills.
SKILLS: Hunter Peacock works on his goose impersonation.