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Towns record air quality breachesNICHOLAS MCBRIDE ‘‘Using dry firewood creates warmer and

more efficient fires that smoke less andemit fewer fine particles.’’Harold Barnett

Taumarunui and Taihape havetopped the list of the worst townsfor air quality in the HorizonsRegional Council area.

The two towns are consideredthe worst offenders for air qualityin the region over winter andwood burners are the main con-tributor.

The Land, Air, Water, Aotearoa (LAWA) website states thatthe main source of air pollution inboth towns was due towoodburners, particularly oncold, still winter nights.

LAWA is a partnershipbetween councils, Cawthron Insti-tute, Ministry for the Environ-ment and Massey University. Itpublishes environmental infor-mation, including up-to-datemonitoring of air quality in townsacross the country.

Regular monitoring began inTaihape in 2006 and since thenhas only had one breach, in June2013.

Regular Horizons RegionalCouncil monitoring began in Tau-marunui in 2009, breaching thestandard in July 2010 and July2011. There were four breaches in

March this year, which werebelieved to be related to crop burnoff.

Wood burners are still allowedin the townships, but must be onthe Ministry for Environment’sapproved list.

The council meanwhile isencouraging people to be moreresponsible when lighting fires.

Council environmental scien-tist Harold Barnett said everyonecould help to minimise the degreeof air degradation this winter bybeing considerate and taking carewhen using fires and woodburners.

‘‘Burning green, wet or treatedwood, plastics or household wasteshould be avoided. Their burning

releases undesirable chemicalsand gases into the air.

‘‘Using dry firewood createswarmer and more efficient firesthat smoke less and emit fewerfine particles.

‘‘It’s also important to takecare not to burn waste in yourbackyard that may release toxinsand impact air quality.’’

Barnett said air quality acrossthe region was ‘‘generally prettygood’’ year round compared to theother regions in New Zealand.

‘‘However it can becomedegraded in some towns on coldstill days and nights.’’

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Brrrrrr, she’s been a bitchilly lately butfortunately that has notstopped people from doing

things.Here at the Ruapehu Press, we

are fairly reliant on people doingthings otherwise we have nostories to tell.

I saw a great picture of aNorthern Territory News’newspaper bill board and itscreamed ‘Horse in Love withGoat’ and in smaller letters ‘andnot much else happening today’.

Even though this was a bit ofpolitical satire after Australia’selection results were announced,most journalists can probablyrelate to this at certain times ofthe year.

Now, here in the Ruapehudistrict we don’t have thatproblem. People here don’t let thewinter blues stop them in theirtracks – quite the opposite. It maybe cold but the action is still hot.

Daniel Hutchinson Contact us Editor: Daniel Hutchinson phone: 07 376 2258, [email protected] News: Stephanie Rangi, reporter phone: 07895 5841, steph.rangi [email protected] or Robert Steven phone: 07 376 2260, [email protected] AreaManager: Pamela Ryan 07 827 3840 Classifieds and general enquiries: Karen Begg, 07 895 5841,[email protected] FACEBOOK: facebook.com/RuapehuPress WEBSITE: ruapehupress.co.nz Postal address: POBox 190, Taumarunui Address: 29 Hakiaha St

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1. ART

Art classes for beginners. Thursdayevenings, 6.30pm-9pm

2. COMEDY7Days regulars will be in Ohakune,July 9, p. 7 formore details

3. SOCCERJunior Soccer Holiday programme,July 15, p. 7 formore details.

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5. PREVENTIONSuicide prevention and educationworkshop, July 29, p.7 formoredetails

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Albert Einsteinonce said“thehardest thing in theworldis tounderstand income tax”.

Weunderstand.

NZ sheep milk gelato goes globalGERARD HUTCHING

Spring Sheep Milk’s gelato.

Two New Zealand companieshave made the finals of the WorldDairy Innovation Awards,although neither managed tocome away with a first prize.

Spring Sheep Milk, based nearLake Taupo, was a finalist in twocategories: the best ice cream orfrozen yoghurt, and best dairypackaging design.

Fonterra was a finalist for thebest dairy ingredient.

Spring Sheep Milk chief execu-tive Scottie Chapman said it was agreat achievement for the com-pany to make the finals after justone year in operation.

‘‘It shows the industry is look-ing at alternative dairy.

‘‘There were so manycategories, but if you asked mewhich one I’d like to win, it wouldcertainly be the ice cream inno-vation. There is a lot of kudoswithin the industry with theseawards,’’ Chapman said.

Most of the company’s firstyear’s production was turned intoprobiotic and prebiotic powders.About 98 per cent of products arefor export, with Taiwanearmarked as the first market fol-lowed by South Korea andMalaysia.

Spring Sheep Milk would soonsell gelato, sheep milk latte andbutter on the local market.

Chapman said consumers werelooking for alternatives to tra-ditional dairy.

FarmeradmitschargesSTEPHANIE RANGI

An Owhango farmer has pleadedguilty to three charges of ill treat-ment to animals after severalwere left to starve to death on hisrural property.

Kevin Graham Groves, 54,appeared in Taumarunui’s Dis-trict Court today on three AnimalWelfare Act charges; ill-treatingthe animals, namely cattle, by fail-ing to provide adequate food;recklessly ill-treating the cattlewith the result that they died andrecklessly ill-treating the cattlecausing them to be put down toend their suffering.

Groves runs a sheep and cattlefarm on Tunanui Rd, Owhango –south of Taumarunui.

The charges relate to offendingbetween June and August 2014.

Due to a new agreed summaryof facts, details around the ani-mal’s deaths can’t be reporteduntil Groves’ sentencing.

Groves also faces additionalcharges relating to ill treatment ofanimals in 2015 but he has beenremanded on bail without plea.

Groves will be sentenced in thePalmerston District Court onSeptember 23.❚ Possession of firearms

Grant Kapinga, 49, appeared inTaumarunui District Court lastTuesday, on two charges. Hepleaded guilty to being in pos-session of three firearms andcultivating a prohibited plant,namely cannabis. He wasremanded until sentencing onJuly 12.❚ Drink driving

Tui Leanne-Marie Gonsalvesappeared on two charges; drivingwith excess breath alcohol [1030micrograms] and driving whileforbidden. The 36-year-old entereda guilty plea to both charges. Shewas fined $950, disqualified fromdriving for nine months, andsentenced to nine months super-vision.❚ Careless driving

Shane Royce O’Sullivan-Reihana pleaded guilty to twocharges of careless driving caus-ing injury. The court heard howO’Sullivan-Reihana fell asleepbehind the wheel while drivingalong River Rd in Taumarunui.He then drove through a fencebefore the vehicle rolled 30 metresdown a steep bank. O’Sullivan-

The knives came out in contestTaumarunui New World butcher Amy Jones.

Competition proved fierce asone local butcher entered in theAlto Young Butcher andCompetenz Butcher Apprentice ofthe Year and was a cut above therest.

Amy Jones, from New WorldTaumarunui, won the Alto YoungButcher category after going headto head with another Waikatobutcher, Simon Rush, from NewWorld Glenview.

Given two hours to complete apractical cutting test, eachentrant was required to showcase

their knife skills transforming aNo. 20 chicken, beef sirloin andpork shoulder into value-addedproducts.

Jones, along with Rush, willnow go on to compete in theGrand Final held in Aucklandwhere their skills will be testedagainst the other regionalwinners, with an internationalstudy tour up for grabs.

For Jones, after numerouspractices, this was the first timeshe finished her display in theallocated time so she’s nervous for

the next stage of the competition.‘‘I have plenty of work to do to

ensure I’m fully on my game butin saying that, I’m really proud ofwhat I’ve achieved today,’’ shesaid.

Jones has been competing inthe Alto Young Butcher andCompetenz Butcher Apprentice ofthe Year for the past four years. In2013 was the only female in thecountry to compete in the compe-tition when she was a second yearbutcher apprentice at New Worldand came in second place.

During her third year as anapprentice, in 2014, Jones took outfirst place in a fiercely competi-tive Lower North Island regionalfinals.

The competition has been run-ning for over two decades andbegins with four regional compe-titions where entrants have toshowcase their knife skills duringa practical cutting test. The AltoYoung Butcher and CompetenzButcher Apprentice of the YearGrand Final will be held a onAugust 25.


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Strengths – these arewhat youneed to capitalise on andtakeadvantageof.Askyourselfwhatyourbusinessdoesreallywell?Whatmakes it great ordifferent?Weaknesses – these are what you need to analyse todetermine where improvements can be made. Askyourself why your products or services are not inhigh demand? What could you do better?Opportunities – these need to be discussed nomatter how optimistic, as you may be able todevelop a strategy to take advantage of them. Askyourself what has changed in the market that youcould invest in or take advantage of? Is there a gapin the market that isn’t being illed?Threats – these need to be discussed so you candevelop strategies to overcome or avoid them. Askyourself what has changed in the market that youneed to plan for or mitigate? What issues are likelyto happen in the future that you need to plan for?

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Communityprojects getthe tickRaetihi is a lot closer to havingfree main street WIFI, securitycameras and household waterfilters installed following a suc-cessful community meeting twoweeks ago.

There was a good turnout ofover 30 residents to the meeting atthe Raetihi Primary School hallwanting to see progress on theplan to extend free WIFI along themain street, the installation ofPolice managed security cameras,and the installing of water filtersin households affected by the 2013diesel contamination of the watersupply under Project Waireka.

Ruapehu District Council(RDC) Chief Executive CliveManley said there was now anagreement on the key points forall three projects so they can nowprogress.

There was agreement from thecommunity that 100mb of data perdevice, per day would be availableand it would be available from5am to 10.30pm daily.

‘‘The community felt that thesearrangements would provide auseful service to almost all userswhile helping to control the issues

that sprung up around the freeafter-hours WIFI being availablefrom the library.’’

All going well it is anticipatedthat the WIFI will be up and run-ning by September.

With the security cameras thePolice will be working withRaetihi Promotions to secure a bitmore funding and all going wellexpect to have them operationalby the end of winter.

PROJECT WAIREKAManley said council does notaccept any liability for how longthe filters will last. Some filterswill last for the time periods speci-fied by Spring NZ or longer andother households could find thefilters last for shorter periods.

‘‘Individual households cannow consider all the issues, theassociated risks and possiblefuture costs, and then make adecision on whether to proceed.’’

Ruapehu Mayor Don Cameronadded it was a great night forRaetihi with the communitycoming together with Council, thePolice and other stakeholders todiscuss and agree how to proceed.

Karen Ngatai,

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Town beautifying under waySTEPHANIE RANGI

Beautifying Taumarunui hasbeen a mission a number of localshave decided to tackle and thanksto this, one project can be tickedoff the list.

The Manson’s Garden Fenceproject has been six months in themaking and due to a massive com-munity effort it has been com-pleted.

Project organiser Karen Ngataiwas overwhelmed with the

response. The fence project wasstarted on June 11 with five localbuilders lending their expertisefor free, building the 181 metrefence. It starts behind the oldlibrary building on Hakiaha Stand ends next to the RuapehuCommunity Arts building.

The entire project, from nails,posts to morning tea, wassponsored by local businesses inTaumarunui and supported byvolunteers. Sponsors include:ITM Taumarunui – Dave

Mackenzie – for all the timber,Ruapehu Concrete for the cement,Ross Curtis for the cappings,Farmlands for the nails, TheToolshed for the gun nails, andKiwi Rail.

Builders included FrazerMackenzie, Wayne Stewart, GaryJacobs, Andrew Buchanan, andGavin Dempsey.

Morning tea and lunch camefrom Zar’s Cafe, Arcade Cafe,Anna’s Cafe, Thai Restaurant andThe Training Cafe.


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Lines bills raising hacklesMATT SHAND

The Lines Company’s charging method is coming under fire from many of its own customers.

A new life in the pleasant town ofTurangi was ruined when Vic-toria Dreyer received a whopping$350 power bill, even though sheused less than $50 of electricity.

Dreyer’s April 2015 powerbill was just $48.31 but she alsoreceived an invoice fromThe Lines Company for $310.27.

Before then she had neverheard of The Lines Company, butsince that first bill she has been ina constant battle with the com-pany. A battle made harder due toher spinal prolapse and hearingimpairment.

‘‘Since my disability limits mycareer options, I work as anauthor and work night,’’ she said.

Dreyer lives alone and uses asingle energy efficient bulb whenshe works, and only uses a heatpump on very cold nights.

‘‘In Auckland, (where she livedwith two others) our bills wereunder $100 in summer andusually less than $200 in winter,’’Dwyer said.

Her annual power bill now is$3214. More than half of that isLines Company Charges at $1661per annum.

TLC Senior CommunicationsAdvisor Louisa Last said pricingwas done to stop permanentresidents paying for holidayhomes network costs.

‘‘It is fairer for all ourcustomers, especially permanent

residents,’’ she said.‘‘Holiday homes drive a lot of

investment and it would be unfairto have permanent residents bearthat burden.’’

A Taupo Times databasecollated from Turangiinvoices show on averagecustomers pay $103 a month in

lines charges for $98 worth ofelectricity.

The Lines Company is the onlylines company supplier in NewZealand which charges separatelyfor the delivery of electricity.They use peak demand chargingto work out monthly bills basedon the six highest, two-hour

windows of power usage duringload control periods, in a financialyear for the charges.

Last said TLC hopes to opencommunication with customerslike Dreyer who are concernedwith their invoices and they canarrange home visits for those inneed.

Lines Companyneeds lessonin TLC

MATT SHAND

Angry Turangi residents areasking for The Lines CompanyChief Customer Officer ElizabethAnglesey’s head after scathingcomments about elderly com-plainants.

‘‘With the greatest of respect,some of them are quite elderly sotime will sort this out,’’ she isquoted as saying in New ZealandHerald article on June 28.

Councillor Zane Cozens saidthe comments were arrogant andunprofessional.

‘‘I find it extremely distastefuland it shows they are not listeningto our concerns. I have asked forher [Anglesey’s] resignation overthis.’’

The Lines Company has beenthe subject of 25 per cent of allcomplaints made to the Elec-tricity and Gas Complaints Com-missioner for the last two years,despite only covering 1 per cent ofthe market. Only Vector, with 30per cent of the market, has morecomplaints.

Their CEO Brent Norrissreleased a statement apologisingfor Anglesey’s comments.

‘‘I would like to issue an apol-ogy to our customers for anyoffence or hurt caused bycomments made by ElizabethAnglesey...’’.


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Navigating politics in uncertain timesPATTRICK SMELLIE

One of New Zealand’s most fetedexports, professor David Teece,was in Auckland last week,talking to the New ZealandAssociation of Economists’annual conference about therequirement for today’s businessleaders to deal with the concept of‘deep uncertainty’.

Teece, an unusual combinationof leading US academic businesstheorist and successfulcommercial entrepreneur, saysmanaging risk is out, and thatbeing ‘agile’ in business only getsyou so far.

Analysis based on pastexperience might work if yourbusiness isn’t threatened by thedisruptive power of digitaltechnology, changing tastes, orsome other unseen cataclysm thatlies just around the corner.

But, what’s really needed is

some sort of superhuman, capableof combining a prodigious rangeof formal management skills witha freakish ability to intuit thefuture without proof, andconvince not only a board but asenior management team and aworkforce to follow their lead.

It’s a wonder anyone putsthemselves up for such tasks.

Even more so when the rewardisn’t a 1 per centers’ stratosphericsalary, but political office.

Still, it takes all sorts and it’sno secret that power can be asalluring as money.

Which brings us to Brexit.There are as many points of

view as there are social mediaaccounts on what Brexit meansand some unexpectedrepositionings.

It’s fascinating to see soft-leftorgans like The Guardianchampioning a supra-nationalagent of globalisation that has

enforced harsh austerity on thelikes of Greece and Spain.

No wonder British Labourleader Jeremy Corbyn couldn’tbring himself to campaignwholeheartedly for the ‘‘Remain’’vote.

The ‘European project’ may bea noble attempt to stop Europegoing to war with itself again, butfor Corbyn’s naturalconstituency, the EU reality in2016 is not an answer to recedingmartial history, but an emblem ofwhat the disempowered,disenchanted working class areasof England voted against.

Which is all very well, exceptthat despairing nihilism is ascanty platform on which tocampaign for a better future.

Meanwhile, combine a coterieof libertarians disenchanted withthe dead hand of the Brusselsbureaucracy, egged on by ageneration of media coverage

mocking the EU’s alleged attemptto regulate the shape of bananas,and it’s hardly surprising inretrospect that Brexit got over theline.

The result, however, is deepuncertainty.

In the short term, that meansfinancial markets volatility, in themedium term it means decisionsof every kind – from buying ahouse in the UK to investing innew jobs – being delayed.

Deep uncertainty is, for themost part, paralysing, and thetalent of current Europeanpolitical leadership will be sorelytested.

Yet, from this distance, youhave to ask: how much does itreally matter?

What’s the bet that in a coupleof months’ time, the only peoplewho care – really care – aboutBrexit anymore are the Poms?

Sure, it will be interesting for

the rest of us and there will beongoing fascination with who willbe the UK’s next prime minister,when will their next generalelection be, and whether theBrexit vote will have any impacton the United States presidentialelection.

US polling has shown a sharpswing away from Donald Trumpin the last few days, suggestingthe message to American votersfrom Brexit is ‘be careful whatyou wish for’ rather than ‘Viva laRevolucion’.

In Australia, the Liberalcoalition of Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull is looking alittle safer ahead of Saturday’sfederal election.

Conventional wisdom suggeststhere’s a ‘devil you know’ elementat play.

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JUNE – JULYWater aerobics for seniors.Tuesdays and Thursdays Gentleexercise to keepmoving. Friendlysociable groupwill welcome you.7.30-8.30am. TrustWaikatoCommunity Heated Swimming Pool(by the High School, Golf Road) $3each session including pool entry.Formore information contact JeanBotting on 07 896 8279Taumarunui Country Music ClubEvery third Sunday of themonth.Starts 1pmDoor charge $3. Everyone is welcome to come along andhave a lovely afternoon. Afternoontea plus some good talent. Lowerlounge of Cosmopolitan Club.Resourceful Group Held everyWednesday (during the schoolterm). 10am – 12pm Baptist Church(Old Taupo Road). Gold coindonation. A group committed to up-skilling parents and caregivers andteaching them a diverse range ofLost Skills by up-cycling andrecycling resources in order tobenefit themselves, their familiesand their environment. Join theResourceful page on Facebook.Thai Chi Ruapehu Community ArtsCentre, Hakiaha Street, Taumarunui.Ongoing classes. Suitable for all agesand levels of fitness. Mondays6-7pm. $8 per class or $28 for fourclasses. For further information,contact Myra Lowe. Phone 07 8956006Computer Courses at REAPComputer basics andmaintenance.Mon – Thursday 10am – 12pm. REAP115 Hakiaha Street. Start any time.Phone: 07 896 8680Art classes for adult beginners.Learn the basics and progress tofinished quality art work. Enrolmentavailable in the Gallery. Twin RiversGallery, 49 Hakiaha St. Thursdayevenings 6.30pm to 9pm. $20nightly. Most materials provided.ContactWayne 020 410 93636

JULY 6-16Waimarino Art AwardsExhibition. Royal Gallery, SeddonSt, Raetihi. TheWaimarino ArtAwards are open to all residents ofthe North Island Central Districts.The area covers fromHamilton toLevin and entries are called for inPainting, Drawing and Photographycategories. The awards aim toprovide an accessible, welcomingplatform for all artists and

photographers – of any age andexperience level – to showcase theircreativity, gain recognition andpossibly win and award for theirwork. The awards should alsoprovide an outlet for the sale ofaffordable and local works. Peoplewanting to enter should [email protected] or call021 045 7077.

FRIDAY JULY 8Marilyn Kingi & Friends.Taumarunui RSA, 10 Marae St.From 7.30pm.

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FRIDAY, JULY 15Junior Soccer Holidayprogramme. Soccer skills day10am-3pm at Cherry Grove. Run byScott Parsonage –WAIBOP Football.All children will need to pre-registerfor this day and pay $15members or$25 non-members. To register,contact Kay Kidd 027 417 6664 orMarsha Henderson 027 318 8094

WEDNESDAY, JULY20Community Health Forum roundtwo meeting for July. SeniorCitizens’ Clubrooms 11am – 1pm. Thecommunity will be updated onhealth concerns, health updates andjust general health informationbefore the next round in November.All welcome to attend. A lightmorning tea will be provided.

JULY 20-23Ngakonui Valley School’s AnnualHunting Competition. Hunting isable to start onWednesday the 20th,andweight in day is at NgakonuiValley school On Saturday the 23rdof July, from 10am-2pm. Come alongon the day and bring your kill. Onthe day there will be games andactivities going on, a cafe and a BBQ.Its a great day out for thewholefamily, andwe look forward toseeing you there. All entriesmust bein to school by Friday the 22nd.Entries can be posted to Ngakonui

Valley School , 826 TaringamotuRoad, RD4 Taumarunui. As it is theschool holidays school will be closedaround this time, but school will beopen on Friday the 22nd of July toreceive entry forms. Pleasemakesure you read all information on theentry forms, especially the rules toavoid disappointment on the day, All

information you need is on the entryform, and any further queries can beasked at school, or you can phonethe office on 07 8956181.

SUNDAY, JULY 24The Tao of Drawing Explorecreativity, develop self awareness

through the practice ofmindfulness,the art of chi kung and simpledrawing exercises. 10am – 3.30pm.Ruapehu Community Arts Centre.Bring pencils, charcoal or pastels, A3drawing paper and Lunch. Tea andcoffee will be avaliable. Forregistration, contact Myra Lowe 07895 6006

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Children are invitedto design the craziest,most colourfulonesies theirimaginations cancome up with.

In support of Women’s Refuge

annual appeal week, a competition is

being held to create the most

interesting onesie.

With school holidays approachingfast, here is a great activity to keepthe kids busy and artistic.

TaumarunuiWomen’s Refugeand Support Inc are running acolouring competition in the lead-up to our Annual Appeal Week 25th– 29th July.

The competition will run fromJuly 4-14 at 5pm, with judging byTaumarunui Pop UpWarehousestoremanager David Riley on July15.

There are six onesies to bewonfor the best entries in two agegroups [5-8 years and 9-12].

The onesies have been donatedby TheWarehouse, which sends awinter warmer hamper out toWomens’ Refuges across thecountry every year.

Entry details can be found at theWomen’s Refuge office behind theWestpac Building or from the frontdesk at REAP.

Every yearWomen’s Refugeholds an appeal and is grateful tohavewonderful support fromNewZealand for this vital cause.

It will be running a stall outsideANZ on July 27 [9am-1pm] offeringawhite elephant stall, cake stall andraffles.

Please pop down on that day to

support the cause and have a chatto the staff and volunteers. We lookforward to seeing you there!


Another award for Youth Council

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Christiaan

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Harmony Hepi,

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Corban, Angus

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Hannah May

Johnston, and

Dannielle

Graham.

Ambassadors RDC iscommitted toproviding Ruapehuyouth with aplatform to beheard.

The Ruapehu Youth Councilcontinues to be recognisednationally for their activities withthe awarding of a $5000 grant fromthe Ministry of Youth Develop-ment.

Following on from their YouthGroup category win at last year’sNational Youth Week Awards,Ruapehu Youth Council (RYC)has now been awarded the grantas part of a $65,000 distribution ofYouth Ministry funding that wasshared amongst three youth sec-tor organisations and fourCouncils including Ruapehu.

In announcing the grant,

Youth Minister, Nikki Kaye saidthat the RYC had stood outthrough their nomination for the2016 Youth Awards.

‘‘This grant funding will helpengage youth council members inleadership, volunteering andmentoring opportunities,’’ shesaid.

Ruapehu District Councilyouth liaison Samantha Arthur-Curtis said it was fantastic for thework RYC has been doing to be

acknowledged at a national levelin this way especially as the grantcame completely ‘out of the blue’.

‘‘The RYC can make the $5000go a long way and it will make abig difference to our ability andoptions for working with and dev-eloping Ruapehu youth,’’ she said.

‘‘Through the RYC and itsWaimarino-Waiouru and

Taumarunui-Ohura YouthAmbassadors RDC is committedto providing Ruapehu youth witha platform to be heard, and influ-ence, local issues that affect themdirectly.’’

Arthur-Curtis said that theYouth Ambassador role is not a‘toothless token gesture’ by RDCtoward local youth and that they

have the means and capability toeffect real change for their com-munities and peers.

Due to some of the currentWaimarino-Waiouru YouthAmbassadors having othercommitments, four vacancieshave opened up.

Applicants must live in theWaimarino-Waiouru area, aged

between 12 to 24 years and arekeen on making a positive contri-bution.

Applications can be madebefore Friday July 15 either on-line via the RDC websiteruapehudc.govt.nz or pick up anapplication from either theRaetihi or Ohakune office or Rua-pehu High School administration.


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Manunui UpD8We are over half way through the term and Manunui School is ticking along nicely. Thankyou to parents and caregivers for sending your children to our school. We currently have129 students.

This term our school has been involved in:Mother’s Day Breakfast, John Parsons – Internet safety student workshop and staffprofessional development, Rippa Rugby Interschool Competition, Taumarunui PoliceNetball and 7-aside rugby, King Country Energy Technology Challenge Day, Scienceinvestigations and presentations. Our children are competitive in the main sporting codesof Mini-Basketball, Netball, Rugby and Hockey.Mrs Brears organised two excursions – Kowhai, Rata and Rimu (junior classes) went toWaitomo Caves and all classes went to the Waitomo Discovery Centre. Mahoe and Totara(senior classes) went to the remarkable Ruakuri Caves. Both trips were amazing. Wewould like to thank our parents, caregivers and friends of the school for taking the time tosupport our children and staff on these school trips. We would like to thank Hayley Collins,Chelsea Woods, William Bourke, John Steele, Andrew Roulston and Shonny Pihama.

Mid-year reportswill be sent home at the end of this term. Parents and caregivers will receive their 3-wayconference appointment time as well. These meetings will be held Week 1, Term 3 –Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th July – 3.30 to 7pm. If you are unable to attend at thetime allocated, please phone the school to arrange another day / time.

We are pleased to have Ohura Valley School students (Year 1-6) attend our schoolevery second Thursday until lunch time. During this time they participate in Mathematics,Gymnastics, Te reo Maori and Kapahaka sessions. It is great to have the staff and childrensocially interacting together and join the teaching and learning at Manunui School.

Te Rito 4 year old Programmeis specifically for 4-year olds who will be attending Manunui School. The programme isheld Wednesday afternoons 1.30pm to 2.50pm.

The purpose of ‘Te Rito’ 4-year old programme is to help children become familiar withteachers, students, and the school environment. They will also begin to understand theexpectations of learning and behaviour before they start school.

The programme enables staff to get to know children and support them in their behaviourand learning needs to ensure they feel accepted and safe in the school environment.Families learn about school expectations as their child transitions from Early Childhoodeducation to Manunui School.

Over the past 6 years, we have found that if a child has attended Te Rito 4-year old programmefor at least 6-12 months before they turn five, then their transition to school is hassle free.

Any inquiries regarding new enrolments or the Te Rito 4 year old programme, can bemade at the school office.

Come and experience our comprehensive, balanced curriculum and fun learningenvironment where children:

gain Knowledge, demonstrate Ownership, show Respect and promote Unity.

The culture of Manunui School is based on positive and respectful relationships!

Sheep products fluffup school fundsROBERT STEVEN

Funds raised from VetEnt’s promotion

last year went towards Tokorima

School’s trip to the Waitomo Caves.

Rural schools in the Taumaru-nui district will be stoked thatlambing season is coming – andnot just because the paddocks willfill with young animals.

VetEnt are reprising lastyear’s fundraising promotion, so$25 from every purchase of prelamb product by Merial Ancareand Zoetis worth more than $500will be donated to a rural school.

Trading manager RichardMiddleton said that because ofVetEnt’s strong presence in theprovinces, the company was com-mitted to being a positive force inlocal communities. This year’spromotion would be bigger than2015, when $20 per purchase wasdonated.

‘‘Last year we had nine schoolson the books and we raised $4000to be divided between those

schools.‘‘Some schools got more, some

got less, but every school got alittle bit,’’ he said.

‘‘This year we’ve got 10country schools involved, and it’sbasically a donation of $25 to anycountry school of the customer’schoice.’’

Tokorima School principalMichaela Phillips said money theschool received last year helpedpay for children to go on camp –and this year would be no differ-ent.

‘‘We went to Waitomo in Juneto learn about our local area andwe stayed in a marae up there,’’she said.

‘‘Any fundraising money wemake will go towards a specialtrip, and help make it accessiblefor all of them.’’

Phillips said that the schoolhad a reasonably high decilerating, so didn’t receive large

funds – making the contributionby VetEnt even more valuable.

‘‘Companies like them givingback to schools is amazing,’’ shesaid.

Peggy Carmichael, principal atOngarue School, said she wantedto thank the farmers who nomi-nated the school last year.

‘‘At Ongarue School, wealways put that towards some-thing special.’’

Middleton attended OngarueSchool as a child.

VetEnt will donate $25 to thelocal school with purchases ofMerial Ancare or Zoetisproducts worth more than$500. The promotion runsuntil September 30.


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Schools struggle to findmaths, science teachersEmily Murphy

The Ministry of Education islooking at ways to make it easierto hire foreign teachers asschools struggle to fill positions inmaths, science and technology.Secondary schools have raised

concerns about a lack ofspecialist teachers. The ministryis talking to Immigration NewZealand and education agenciesabout improving internationalrecruitment rules.Christchurch Boys’ High School

headmaster Nic Hill said theprocess was an ‘‘over-complicated police check’’.Ministry head of early learning

and student achievement LisaRodgers accepted there weresome ‘‘pressure points" and saidthe ministry was ‘‘concerned’’about supply.The Education Gazette has 236

open secondary school vacancies.

26 are for technology teachingpositions, 42 are maths teachersand science has 41 vacancies.Rodgers said supply issues

were worst in Auckland,Northland, the West Coast andSouthland.‘‘While vacancies have been

increasing they are not at levelswe saw between 2002 and 2009when we previously describedthere being ‘‘shortages’’.‘‘We are looking to identify

where that occurs and tostreamline the recruitment andregistration processes.’’She said months could pass in

the current system before aschool was able to successfullyemploy an overseas candidate.Hill said teaching was

‘‘undervalued’’ and needed toattract quality staff.‘‘It’s a huge admission that

we’re acknowledging we can’t getenough [secondary school]teachers in New Zealand so we’re

going to have to go offshore.’’

Post Primary Teachers’Association president AngelaRoberts said better conditionswould encourage more people toenter the profession.

‘‘We are competing with otherindustries – we’re competing withengineers and we’re competingwith the IT industry.’’

She warned recruiting teachersfrom overseas should only be atemporary fix.

New Zealand needed to trainmore teachers itself, she said.

‘‘Since I’ve been a principal, thequality and numbers of thoseapplicants have declined.’’

The average salary forsecondary school teachers islisted on the Careers NewZealand website as beingbetween $48,000 and $72,000.

Four years of training wasusually required.


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Stars in the MakingYou don’t have to go away to be successful!

Rural communities constantly face the challenge of our

young people being enticed away to the bigger centres

with the promise of success. City Schools offer

scholarships and the premise of better opportunities due

to their size. Our students are showing very clearly, that

not only do you not need to go away to be successful, in

fact, you probably get far more opportunities staying

right here in our community with your family and friends.

A star in the making

One exceptional student who has made the most of his

opportunities and is now being recognised at the highest

level, is our Head Boy, Nathaniel Smith. Nathaniel has

been selected for The Chiefs Secondary School U18

Development Camp 2016. This is an exceptional

achievement that places Nathaniel amongst the very best

U18 players across the Chiefs Franchise Area. He is no

stranger to being selected for representative honours,

having been a regular through the age groups. What is

significant is that Nathaniel has shown, you don’t need to

go away to be successful, you can do it right here. It

might take a little more effort to get noticed, but if you

work hard enough, they have to take notice. Nathaniel

has had offers to attend more prestigious rugby schools,

has been offered better chances elsewhere, but has

chosen to stay and make a difference in his community

and in his school.

The right attitude will take you anywhere

As a school we are exceptionally proud of Nathaniel and

his achievements. He is exceptionally talented yet

humble and empathetic. He has the attitude of a

Champion and is the pride of his community.

For more information on any of these opportunities

contact the school office on 07 895 7179.

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Photo – Head Boy Nathaniel Smith

Science skills

sharedScores of parents checked out the stunning scienceexperiments done by Manunui School children at the school’scommunity evening last Thursday. The event also gaveparents the chance to meet the newly elected Board ofTrustees.

Three Manunui School pupils prepare their volcano for eruption.

A large crowd didn’t daunt this young scientist.

Children like Azazel stood proudly in

front of teacher and parents and

explained their science experiments.A wide range of topics were covered by

Manunui School’s science experiments.

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ABSOLUTELY…AROHAOver the course of the last month we have had two students who havebeen recognised for their behaviour and ability, OUTSIDE of the

school. It is wonderful to be able to highlight their achievements, as theyare showing that what they learn at school, they take outside the gate.

COMMUNITYAROHAAWARD: Congratulations to Shaydan Marsden-Mate for being acknowledged by the staff at Zarz Café for using his

wonderful manners.

HORIZONS REGIONAL COUNCIL COMPETITION: Congratulationsto Lalitah McLeod-Whare who was placed first in the World Fish MigrationDay Colouring Competition. The judges note that they were “certainly

impressed with her skill and attention to detail”. We present Lalitah with herprize pack at our AROHA assembly last Monday.

If you have any enquires about enrolments,please contact the principal, Rikki Sheterline,

on 07 896 6291 or 0276615889, or just pop in and see him!

A proud Duffy Books in Homes School.Thank you to our sponsors Clayton and

Hayes Unichem Pharmacy and King Country Energy.

If you have any enquires about enrolments pleasethe principal, Rikki Sheterline, on 07 896 6291 or0276615889, or just pop in and see him!

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Kids give golf a goROBERT STEVEN

Juniors classes atManunuiSchool practiced their golfswing on the courts, while thesenior children got out on thefield for a bit of golf onMondaymorning.

Not all kids are into mainstream sportslike rugby, soccer, netball and basketball,

so I think it’s good to give them a taste ofsomething different.Mel LeatuafiProject Energize

There’s nothing like a bit of golfto help you get into the swing ofthe week.That’s what the kids at Manunui

School found on Monday, when anexperienced golfer turned up tocoach them on their swing.Gina Scott from Otorohanga’s

Project Energizer dropped in, andtogether with Taumarunui-basedEnergizer Mel Leatuafi, the pairtaught the basics of the sport.‘‘The seniors had a bit more time

with the clubs, because they pickedup the skills quicker,’’ Leatuafi said.‘‘The little ones practiced their

swing by standing side on androlling ball – then got a go with theputter too.’’The day gave the children a

chance to try a new sport, she said.‘‘Not all kids are into mainstream

sports like rugby, soccer, netballand basketball, so I think it’s goodto give them a taste of somethingdifferent.‘‘I don’t know about Lydia Ko’s in

the making, but there were kids

that showed some promise,absolutely.’’Principal Tracey Woods said golf

was great for children’sconcentration and hand-eyecoordination.‘‘If they’re really good at it, they’ll

follow on at high school,’’ she said.‘‘It might mean they end up being

really talented…you never know.’’There was a lot of opportunity

for children to get into golf,because in addition to the chanceto get into the sport at TaumarunuiHigh School, students could haveeasy access to one of the bestcourses in the North Island, Woodssaid.Project Energize is run by Sport

Waikato and services 244 primary

and intermediate schools in theWaikato District Health Boardcatchment area which runs fromCoromandel to Taumaranui.‘‘As Energizers, we work with

primary schools in our district witha focus on physical activity andhealthy eating,’’ Leatuafi said.Leatuafi will be at Taumarunui

primary school on Friday to run across country fitness class. ‘‘Nextterm there’s a cross country raceso we’re training them for that.’’


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Turangi’s Hinerauwhiri Paki haslanded what seems to be the per-fect acting job, despite havingnever acted before.

The 18-year-old is a small towngirl with aspirations playing asmall town girl with aspirationsin the new Cliff Curtis dramaabout to air on Maori Televisionthis Thursday at 8pm.

Paki will be playing Piki, ayoung Maori girl on a journey tofind her biological father and her-self. Paki herself is on a journey ofself-discovery after an actingcareer opened up quite by acci-dent.

‘‘The producer saw a video ofme on Facebook that had goneviral,’’ she said. ‘‘She asked if Icould do an audition. Two weekslater, they called me back for asecond audition. Two days later, Iwas told I got the part.’’

The video was called Poi-onceand sees girls dancing to Beyoncewhile showing off their skills withthe poi.

‘‘I used to teach young girlshow to use a poi and we decided tomake this video,’’ she said.

‘‘For some reason it wentviral.’’

Paki saw herself on televisionthe other day as advertisementsfor her upcoming debut started toappear.

‘‘It made me really nervous.I’m really not used to seeing

myself on TV.’’She found filming quite easy,

as she had so much in commonwith her character, having livedin a small town all her life.

‘‘She is just so much like me,’’she said.

‘‘She’s very stubborn and I’malso pretty stubborn.’’

Paki wants to give acting a realgo and sees it as a new oppor-tunity for her. She has had a

couple of auditions for other roles.‘‘I didn’t see myself as an actor

before I was cast,’’ she said.‘‘I ended up liking it and want

to see where this goes.’’‘‘I’ve already had a few aud-

itions come in and hopefully andthat’s all come from Piki, so hope-fully there will be some morecoming in.

There were some lessons to belearned during filming especially

about working very long hours.‘‘The filming lasted about a

month,’’ she said.‘‘I found I learned about man-

aging my time and managing mybody. I injured my self in the lastfew days because I was not used toworking those hours. It wasfilming a little. Waiting. Filmingand so on.’’

She had the chance to meet awide range of talented people who

will help her on her journey tobecoming an actor. The showitself was produced by Curtis,although she never met him, butshe did meet and work withTemuera Morrison and CalvinTuteao on set. It was directed byKiel McNaughton.

Acting is temporarily on holdwhile Paki focuses on dance. Shehas recently flown to England totake part in a dancing tour.


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How much is

too much TV?

It is estimated we spent up to nine years of our lives watching television.

Ask Dr Libby

Email your questions for Dr Libby to

[email protected].

Please note, only a selection of

questions can be answered.

Your healthWITH AUTHOR AND NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMIST DR LIBBY

My teenage son literally spendshis life in front of the TV, whatimpact is this having on hisenergy? He often complainsabout being tired. Thanks,Ingrid.

Hi Ingrid. I think this is a questionnearly everyone can relate to – andif it’s not TV, it’s screen time ingeneral.

In 2013, people in the first worldspent, on average, three hours aday in front of the television. Toput this in perspective, if youwatched this amount of TV dailyand lived to be 75 years of age youwould have spent nine years ofyour life in front of a television.Nine years of your entire and veryprecious life.

Doesn’t that seem excessive?And not only do people reportfeeling tired after watching ascreen for extended periods,research has clearly shown thisoccurs.

When I am looking to help

people make sustained changes totheir lives, I first seek tounderstand what feelings orexperiences the behaviour theywant to change – quite often it isfood-related – gives them. It mightbe ‘‘relaxation’’ or ‘‘to distractmyself from my problems’’ or‘‘fun’’.

So if all I were to do was suggestthat your son change something –in this case, time spent in front ofthe TV – and I didn’t find out whatgives him the feeling he is seekingfrom the screen, and help him tofind another way to obtain that,then he would most likely returnto this original behaviour.

If you feel comfortable explorewith him why he watches so muchTV, is he bored, trying to zone out,overwhelmed with school and soon? Help him to identify why he isdrawn to TV in order to help himfind another activity to replace itwith.

Some of us are so unaware ofhow much time we spend in front

of screens that it can help to keep adiary for a week to track yourviewing habits, so this may be agood option to try with him.

Placing a limit on how muchTV he watches is also a good idea.

What are some healthy treats Ican given my children to rewardthem? With thanks – Marike

Hi Marike. Firstly, I must admit Idon’t believe in ‘‘rewarding’’ with

food full stop, even if it is withnourishing options. I have seenfirst hand how adults haveingrained ‘‘treat foods’’ withintheir psychology.

It never ceases to amaze mehow people can actually consider‘‘treat foods’’ a treat – it doesn’t‘‘treat’’ your body well at all! Mostof them are high in sugar, poorquality fats and salts.

When you use food as a rewardit encourages children to associatefood with non-physiologicalrequirements. If you want to‘‘reward’’ your children I believeit’s much better to do so byspending time with them, doing anactivity, reading a book togetherand so on.

Simply providing your childrenwith nourishing options – havingnutritious snack options on handfor when they are hungry, forexample, is very important. Trykeeping bliss balls made fromnuts, seeds, and a small amount offruit in the freezer ready to go.

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Margaret van Rooyen(centre) and herhusband Peter weregifted 10 extra pairs ofhands on their dairyfarm, including KCEmarketing managerAlex Polaschek; KCEKey Account ManagerKim Murray, JoshMurray, KCE TelephoneAccount ManagersMegan Ferris andKrystal Halford, as partof Holler for a Hand.

A deserving local couple, Marga-ret and Peter van Rooyen, havethis month benefited from 10extra pairs of free helping handson their busy Tokirima dairyfarm.

The van Rooyens were selectedby local energy retailer KingCountry Energy as winners ofthe company’s Holler for a Handcompetition on June 20, alongwith two other farming couplesfrom within KCE’s customerbase.

Ten KCE staff turned up to thevan Rooyen’s farm on June 24, tohelp with farm chores thehardworking couple don’t havetime for.

‘‘Peter was diagnosed withlymphoma cancer two years agoand has since had to travel intoHamilton for many check-ups.He’s also had another health scaresince then,’’ Margaret said.

‘‘These circumstances meantthat we got behind on lots of jobsaround the farm. We would neverhave gotten back around to themwithout the help of KCE.

‘‘It’s a big relief and we’re verygrateful.’’

The team cleaned the calf shedfor the new season, water blasted,cleaned windows and the roof gut-tering, weeded and trimmedhedges.

KCE community relationsmanager, Helen Peacock, said thepurpose of Holler for a Hand was

to ‘give back’ to local farmerswithin KCE’s customer base.

‘‘If there’s one thing ourdedicated Key Accounts team hasexperienced first-hand whilevisiting our farming customers;it’s that a farmer’s work is neverdone,’’ she said.

‘‘We established the ‘Holler fora Hand’ competition so that busyfarmers in our area could applyfor assistance with the jobsthey’ve become too busy for.

‘‘The van Rooyens are incred-ibly deserving winners. We trustthe help has relieved some stress

for this hardworking family.’’The van Rooyens were nomi-

nated for the competition by theirneighbour Helen Graaf. KCE willvisit two more Holler for a Handwinners during July: JudySherriff from Te Awamutu on 1July, and Andy and Val Connors

from Piopio on 8 July.KCE is the King Country’s

leading power company, retailingelectricity to farms, homes andbusinesses all over the region.The company also provides elec-tricity to customers in the widercentral north island region.

High demand for upgraded spray dryer

Expanding the facility was all about helping more companies take theirinnovations to new export markets, Waikato Innovation Park’s chief executiveStuart Gordon says.

FoodWaikato’s multi-million dol-lar spray dryer has been runningat full capacity since its upgrade ayear ago.

The spray dryer is used tomake high value powder for dairycompanies for use in diversevalue added products.

It is also being used to powdernon-dairy products such as avo-cados.

The dryer at the Waikato Inno-vation Park, Hamilton, was par-tially funded with a $3m equityinjection from Callaghan Inno-

vation allowing FoodWaikato tohelp companies take innovationsto the export market.

The facility was upgraded ayear ago at a cost of $5.7 millionfrom turning liquid into powderto turning wet blend dairyproducts, vitamins, minerals, oils,and other ingredients into highvalue dry powders.

FoodWaikato operations man-ager Dave Shute said the plantwas running at full capacity year-round.

Companies that have been

using the spray dryer include:New Image, Nu Mega, SpringSheep Milk, Central Dairy Goat,NZ Nutritional Foods, Maui Milkand other ‘‘major companiesundertaking confidentialresearch and development’’.

During the past yearFoodWaikato has produced sheepmilk powder for Spring SheepMilk and Maui Milk, both basedin the Central North Island.

FoodWaikato is a subsidiary ofthe Hamilton City Council ownedWaikato Innovation Park.


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High-vis vests will part of the uniform for the region’s rural school kids catching the

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High-vis vests are about to becomeall the rage for Wairarapa’s ruralschool pupils.

As part of a road safety initiative700 high-vis vests are being handedout to rural school kids to help withsafe travel to and from school.

The vests are for children whotravel by bus or school vanl.

Wairarapa Road Safety Councilmanager Bruce Pauling says thevests will help kids stand out on theroadside when being dropped off andpicked up.

Pauling says the idea wasinspired by a similar project in

South Taranaki.The initiative is also in response

to feedback from some parents thattheir littlies can a times be difficultto see when near the side of the road,particularly in low-light conditions.

‘‘Anything we can do to drawattention to drivers that these littlefolk are out and about is all the bet-ter,’’ Pauling says

Pauling said he hopes that whenterm three begins, the high-vis vestswill be part of the kids’ uniforms.

The vests will be issued as schoolproperty which gets returned to theschool at the end of the year.

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Property

Poor retirement plans hurt farmers

Sheep and beef

farmers are getting

older and need to lay

out plans for farm

succession or

retirement.

Ageing sheep and beef farmers withoutplans to pass farms onto the next gener-ation are among the greatest concerns forrealtors, financiers and farm advisors.

Bayleys real estate New Zealandcountry manager Simon Anderson said hisagents were dealing monthly with farmersconsidering ways to exit their farm proper-ties.

He said his agents were getting severalinquiries each month and they usually putfarmers in touch with specialists who couldhelp them.

‘‘The most successful discussions on thefuture of the farm has a third party. Theyfacilitate meetings and generally bringideas. If there isn’t a third party, quite oftenpeople find it hard to talk about retirementor succession and it can stall and takelonger.’’

He said the company was mostlyapproached by sheep and beef farmers,many who who had long-term relationshipswith their real estate people and trustedthem to find the right person.

Anderson said some farmers ran therisk of confusing retirement and suc-cession. ‘‘The truth is the two are two verydifferent issues, and one has to be managedproperly for the other to become a comfort-able reality.’’

Anderson said more statistics andstudies supported the need for greaterthought to go into how a farm would bemanaged when farmers got older, regard-less of land use.

He said Rabobank research that foundless than a fifth of farmers had adocumented succession plan, about halfhad an informal plan and a third hadnothing in place at all.

That was despite two thirds ofrespondents aiming to hand over the farm

in the next 10 years as they approached 65.Anderson said many options were avail-

able to potential sellers and buyers of a fam-ily farm.

Retiring farmers might leave somemoney in the f

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