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WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS, JUNE/JULY 2023 “I would have gone through torment if I didn’t have a place like this to come to.” Critical cancer service needs your help this Daffodil Day No one should face cancer alone. Get your business behind our Daffodil Day appeal this August. To sign up, visit daffodilday.org.nz PROUDLY SPONSORED BY Over the course of a lifetime, 1 in 3 Kiwis will experience the lifechanging reality of a cancer diagnosis. For Paeroa local, Stephen Phillips, the Cancer Society’s Lions Lodge made an immeasurable difference during his own cancer journey. The Lodge, made only possible thanks to the generosity of the New Zealand public, was a free-of-charge ‘home away from home’ for Stephen while he underwent five weeks of treatment at Waikato Hospital. Without it, he dreads to think of how his situation might have played out. “I know for a fact I would have gone through torment if I didn’t have a place like this to come to,” says Stephen. “The support is brilliant and it made life a lot easier.” Stephen is just one of the many people from across the Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Gisborne-Tairāwhiti regions that use the Lodge. In fact, in recent months, demand for the Lodge and the transport to treatment service, has reached record numbers. And with those record numbers comes a desperate call for help. “More than ever before we’re appealing to the business Sharon Robertson, Cancer Society Partnership Manager, is appealing to the community for urgent support this Daffodil Day. community to get behind us this Daffodil Day. Whether that’s by participating in our street appeal, hosting a counter box, branding a product, or holding a morning tea – the options are endless,” says Partnership Manager, Sharon Robertson. Daffodil Day, this year on Friday 25 August, is New Zealand’s largest street appeal and is a critical fundraiser for the Cancer Society’s Lions Lodge. Support from generous businesses like yours this Daffodil Day will ensure that Cancer Society services like support from nurses, transport to treatment and accommodation near treatment centres remains free for people with cancer. “You’ve got to give back,” says Stephen. “You don’t realise until you’ve been in a situation like I’m in now what you can actually give. I can’t say enough about the Cancer Society.” To donate, sign up or find fundraising ideas, visit daffodilday.org.nz To contact Sharon about how your business can help, email: sharonrobertson@ cancersociety.org.nz At Bayleys, we believe relationships are what businesses are built on and how they succeed. We understand that to maximise the return on your property you need: Professional property management A business partner that understands your views and goals Contact the Bayleys Waikato Commercial Property Management team today. Jan Cooney Head Commercial Property Management - Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Taranaki 027 408 9339 jan.cooney@bayleys.co.nz David Cashmore Bayleys Commercial Manager - Waikato 021 943 305 david.cashmore@bayleys.co.nz Gert Maritz Senior Facilities Manager - Waikato 027 230 2514 gert.maritz@bayleys.co.nz Darren Rule Senior Facilities Manager - Bay of Plenty & Taranaki 027 214 1631 darren.rule@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008 ALTOGETHER BETTER Residential / Commercial / Rural / Property Services
Restore Native digs in for the environment WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS, JUNE/JULY 2023 3 FROM - PAGE 1 The awards honour the teams and individuals whose talents and toil help New Zealand’s farmers, foresters and fishers thrive. Passionate about native trees and biodiversity, Adam began his tree planting journey on his Cambridge farm in 2018. “I've always been really passionate about the bush and growing things. I just keep chipping away at it and learning more, and eventually got to a place where you turn into a business.” A full time mortgage broker at that time, Adam made the shift towards growing trees as a full time business in 2020. “It was quite funny when the COVID stuff happened I thought the property market is toast. I'm going to get out and just go full time in the nursery but I couldn't because it was so busy.” Still a shareholder in My Mortgage, Adam continues to support the team on a weekly basis but supporting farmers to plant their land in native trees is how most of his time is consumed these days. The nursery grows more than a million native trees to plant on farms and he leads by example, being well on his way to meeting his personal target of digging in 250,000 trees on his own beef finishing farm. “I'm trying to demonstrate how we can farm sustainably. We're intensifying the areas we can drive a tractor over and trying to get a good return out of that. And where we come off those flat areas and onto the steep stuff, we're retiring it completely back into native bush.” I love my work with the farmers and to be recognised for something like that is really, really cool. In the five years that Adam has been on this journey production on his farm has increased and he has returned around 25 percent of the land to native bush. “We're actually just farming better; farming good land and our streams are running clear rather than full of silt.” Selling trees by the thousands, Adam clients are looking to restore land they are retiring, planting out marginal land and protecting waterways with riparian planting. Adam says land restoration is something many of the new generation of farmers are fully committed to achieving. “The reality is that ‘the exploiting the land to make a living view’ is actually dying out with the people who hold it. My generation wouldn't even dream of doing those things.” And he says, farming for the environment rather than in competition with it is far more enjoyable. “It’s also a pride thing. The amount of people who call me up and say how stoked they are to see trees growing that we put in a couple of years ago.” It might not happen overnight but Adam says planting trees that are native to the area is a recipe for success. “We’re blessed in the Waikato because native trees grow really well. Two, three, four or five years after planting you can be looking at a pretty impressive bit a native bush that was once a barren, muddy hillside.” It’s the busy season for the Restore Native team and Adam says his usual team of eight doubles to meet the demand. The team not only grow the trees they also offer advice on best planting for the site, they do the planting and provide ongoing support to ensure those trees get the best start. “We offer a full service and it is full accountability; if the tree dies, it's my fault. But if you follow the recipe for this specific place, you can do really well.” A self-described risk taker, Adam says making the move away from mortgage broking into growing trees was much more than venturing into a new business to make money. “It does need to be financially sustainable. But there are lots of other things like the sustainability of employment of our people. The sustainability for mental and physical health. I'm physically and mentally healthier than I ever was and my team says the same thing. And there’s sustainability in terms of the quality time spent with my kids. I can take them to work, and they can go - oh, that's what dad does. I can help with the sustainability for our community by offering part time jobs to the local kids and donating plants for schools CREAM OF NZ’S PRIMARY INDUSTRIES RESEARCHERS AND INNOVATORS HONOURED Teams and individuals were honoured at the 2023 Primary Industries New Zealand Awards with 65 nominations across nine award categories. Waikato entrants took out four of the coveted trophies, including three AgResearch personnel. The Science & Research Award went to the AgResearch Endophyte Discovery Team for their world-leading development and commercialisation of strains of ryegrass with improved insect protection and plant persistence, coupled with fewer adverse effects on animal health. Scientist Dr Louise Hennessy (Ngāti Maniapoto) claimed the Emerging Leader Award for her efforts at AgResearch and other crown research institutes championing support for early career researchers and a learning approach that blends matauranga Māori with western science. And another AgResearch scientist, Dr Dave Leathwick, was presented with the Primary Industries Champion Award. Praised by the awards judging panel for his knowledge sharing and effective communication, Dr Leathwick has demonstrated “an unwavering commitment to the rural sector”, in particular championing parasite control and anthelmintic drug resistance management. and community projects. And obviously it's sustainable for the environment - we're protecting water and air.” Winning the award was the icing on the cake for Adam who started a passion project that is now bearing fruit Dave Leathwick and PaySauce chief financial officer Jaime Monaghan for sustainability. “I was stoked. I was honestly super proud. I literally took a punt to grow trees without any formal training. I love my work with the farmers and to be recognised for something like that is really, really cool.” Endophyte team - David Hume, Christine Voisey, Linda Johnson and Yashili GM people and capability Tina Yakas Louise Hennessy and Professor Grant Edwards, Lincoln University Vice-Chancellor Lincoln University
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