June 2005 Rural Women Magazine, New Zealand

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O F F I C I A L J O U R N A L O F R U R A L W O M E N N E W Z E A L A N D I S S U E N o . 3 , June 2 0 0 5

Growing for good

Retiring councillors

Medical matters

Genetic s

in this issue...

Controversial restructuring plans have seen 35 jobsaxed at the Correspondence School over the lastmonth, while 15 new liaison positions have beencreated. How is this going to affect children in ruralareas on distance education?

Faced with a changing student profile and a budget deficitof over $5 million, the Correspondence School recentlyannounced the loss of 35 jobs and plans for sweepingchanges to the way it delivers services to its students.

Under the differentiated service delivery model, adedicated 15-person national student liaison team willwork in four regions around the country, giving pastoralsupport and guidance to students and establishingrelationships with whanau and hapu. Three of the regionsare in the North Island, while the South Island will betreated as one region.

The new focus reflects the changing make-up of the Correspondence

Schools roll. The majority of students now live north of Hamiltonand distance-learners number around 1,000, from a total roll of morethan 20,000. The school has 4,500 Maori students and the numberis growing.

Over recent years the school has inherited a burgeoning number ofstudents who have slipped through the cracks and been excludedfrom mainstream schools, which has increased the strain onresources.

The school also has a large number of dual-enrolled students whoattend other schools but who study individual subjects bycorrespondence. In the past these students have received pastoralsupport from Correspondence School staff, but in future dual-enrolled students will be supervised and assisted by staff in their

home schools.Under the new system, the stated goal is to improve educationaloutcomes for all students by focusing on individual learning needsand tailoring resources to suit. But how will the changes affectrural students, the schools traditional users?

In future children will be individually assessed and then assignedto one of four quadrants. This will be based on their level of needand the level of support available to them, either from a parent-supervisor or another teacher. Each child will receive learningmaterials and liaison support from Correspondence School staffunder an agreed formula for each quadrant.

But the latest moves have drawn sharp criticism from TheCorrespondence School Parents and Supervisors Association

(TCSPSA), which sees the changes largely as a means of slashingfunding, which it says is already insufficient for running a multi-media educational delivery model.

The TCSPSA fears that rural children in particular are more likelyto lose out under the new model. Many rural children are motivated

and diligent students with good support at home and will thereforenot receive one-to-one visits from liaison staff under the quadrantsystem, though these visits are highly valued by rural parents andstudents. Instead it may be decided that the most important focusfor these students is to provide opportunities to socialize with otherchildren through group activities such as camps. Low needs / highsupport students will also receive fewer but larger postings of workfrom their teachers, and thus less regular feedback, which is anotherconcern for rural parent-supervisors and their children.

Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) believes the needs of ruralfamilies are unique. It is not just the students, but also the supervisingparents themselves who set a high store on having face-to-face contactwith Correspondence School staff. Most of the parents are notteachers and need guidance and reassurance in their role.

RWNZ urges the Correspondence School to take into accountgeographic-isolation when assessing the level of liaison supportallocated to distance learners. The needs of at risk children shouldnot come at the expense of those who have no choice.

Meanwhile, Correspondence School CEO, Debbie Francis, remainsconfident about the decisions being taken. At a meeting in RuralWomen New Zealands offices last month she told our NationalCouncillors that there were many fundamental problems in the wayservices were being delivered at the school, with overlap andconfusion between the roles of regional staff and teachers.

The new model is now undergoing two to three months of testingwith a sample group of 400 students and their families, after which

time it will be modified as required.

From now until the end of the year the Correspondence School willalso be going out to the regions and holding workshops with agencies,students and parents and talking through further ideas for refiningthe system.

Rural families concerned at Correspondence School cutbacks

Correspondence School students visiting Mt Bruce reserve


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l by Sherrill Dackers,Na tiona l PresidentHave you ever stopped to think

about the challenges our

founding mothers faced back

in 1925? It must have been a

daunting prospect when you

consider all the difficulties that

had to be addressed to improveliving standards and general

conditions for the rural people

of New Zealand.

Rural Women New Zealand members worked hard to

achieve better roading, better education, health services,

communications and to lower the impact of isolation -

and in doing so created a sisterhood of women with

impact, women who wove together the fabric of rural

communities, created healthy, happy families and

prosperous and thriving farming businesses. We have

much to be grateful for.

Unfortunately, the tables are now turning on rural people.

With the loss of small farms and the subsequent downturn in rural

population, rural communities are now in the minority. Consequently

theres been a loss of services and we can no longer keep step with

our urban cousins. Rural representation is small on local bodies, in

Parliament and in Government agencies. The rural voice is barely

heard.

In the last two weeks we have seen three examples of the problems

affecting rural communities in the 21st century.

First land access. This major concern is causing considerable worries

for many rural people. The lack of detail, apart from a few crumbs,

leads to rumour and disagreement between the farming and urbanrecreational communities. It seems inappropriate to change a law

that has worked perfectly well and that has enabled farmers to know

who is on their property and their whereabouts. With health and

safety concerns, Rural Women New Zealand continues to have

reservations about the worth of this legislation.

Secondly, consider the 111 furore. Rural have always had isolation

issues but in todays modern and violent times it is easy to be

frightened about safety. For the most part the 111 system has worked

well but recent shocking incidents have shattered much rural

confidence. The newly published external review on the 111 scheme

makes very interesting reading and we hope that most of the 61

recommendations will be actioned very soon. We have had severalmeetings with top Police personnel and National Councillors will

soon begin work with police in rural communities.

Finally there have been the upsets about the Correspondence School.

This has been an essential component of rural life for many years.

Through the Correspondence School generations of isolated rural

children have had access to an excellent education. Unfortunately,

with the schools change of focus, rural children are now in the

minority and consequently their needs are not seen to be as great. It

is our duty, as Rural Women New Zealand, to watch the proposed

changes closely and ensure that rural families and children do not

suffer or become disadvantaged.

These are facts of modern life but there is no reason why weshouldnt continue the fight of our founders to create excellence in

rural communities. We have a duty and a responsibility to ensure

that rural communities are recognised as an integral part of the New

Zealand population.

On April 13 RWNZ signed a substantial sponsorship agreement withFMG for the delivery of learning packages to Women in Farmingand Women in Agribusiness.

RWNZ values theongoing support ofFMG and itsg e n e r o u s

sponsorship of$20,000 annuallyover the next threeyears to supportt r a i n i n gprogrammes forwomen activelyinvolved on theland.

RWNZ Executive Officer, Maggie Bayfield, and FMG GeneralManager Sales & Marketing, David Clapperton, sign the sponsorshipagreement, while WIF members Diana Jannett (left) and Annette

Litherland look on.

FMG Sponsorship

RWNZ welcomes pa id pa renta l

leave extensionRural Women New Zealand is delighted that after three years

extensive lobbying the Paid Parental Leave scheme is to be extended

to the self-employed. Since its introduction in 2002 the scheme has

given much needed assistance to some families with newborn babies,

but until now has excluded self-employed workers. This omission

has affected many farming families and has been a source of

considerable concern to RWNZ. The enhanced scheme will enableself-employed families to employ extra assistance during the vital first

14 weeks of a newborn childs life.

blueprint for sa fe drinking wa terDid you know that bore water can be 30,000 years old and the purestwater you can have?

This is just one of the gems in the Blueprint for Safe Drinking Watervideo produced by the Ministry of Health.

The video covers the risk management planning process for roofcatchment, surface water and ground water supplies, and helps addressthe problem of generally poor access to technical advice on drinkingwater for small community supplies.

Health risks include campylobactor, giardia and cryptosporidiumwhich can affect rural supplies for schools, cafes and other businesses

as well as domestic users.

Copies of the video will be made available in quantity in July throughlocal health protection officers or District Councils. In the meantimeif branches wish to borrow a copy of the video, please contact NationalOffice.

Now thats a personalised number pla te with a

touch of nostalg ia!

These plates once graced theAccess Homehealth vehicle, butwill be going under the hammerat auction during the National

Conference in Dunedin at theend of this month.

The plates have been donated by Rimanui branch, which will use themoney raised to train people to become home carers for AccessHomehealth.



growing for goodIntensive farming methods in NewZealand draw on our environmentsnatural capital - rivers, lakes andaquifers, soils, biodiversity andatmosphere. In his recent reportGrowing for good theParliamentary Commissioner for theEnvironment, Dr Morgan Williams,

(right), l ooks at how we can learn tolive off the income from this natural capital without exhaustingthe capital itself. Dr Williams wrote to RWNZ to bring us upto date with progress.

I have been delighted with the response to Growing for good, myreport on intensive farming, sustainability, and New Zealandsenvironment.

Since its release in November last year, all sorts of groups havewaded in to debate it. Ive been invited to talk to Federated Farmersbranches, Dexcel and Fonterra, as well as agencies such asLandcorp and district and regional councils.

We have distributed over 3000 copies, and the report is stillconstantly referred to in the media, particularly the rural media.

So that farmers and others could debate it, the New ZealandLandcare Trust ran eight regional workshops from Northland toSouthland in February and March this year. The workshopsattracted over 730 participants, 46% of them landowners.

Of all who attended, just 1% thought the report was unnecessaryand that no changes to New Zealand farming are needed.

Over half thought some problems need to be addressed but thatfarming is mainly sustainable, while 42% thought some farmingpractices are unsustainable and that change is needed at all levels.

In terms of the hard data, it is too early to say what real differencethe report has made to major trends such as the soaring use ofnitrogenous fertiliser. The Growing for goodstatistics on fertiliser

use ran to 2002, but the latest evidence does tend to reinforce thereports key messages.

According to the May 2005 MAF Bulletin, urea applicationincreased by 14% to 398,800 tonnes in the year ended June 2004.The greatest increases occurred in Canterbury (up 25%) and inthe Waikato where much of the 16% increase occurred on dairyfarms.

These figures challenge one common response to the report. Whileadmitting to problems, many farmers assured us they were alreadybeing dealt with. Through nutrient budgeting and other steps,were constantly re-designing, they claimed.

Thats not what the figures above suggest, which reinforces anothertheme that despite some very good initiatives from individual

farmers, the industry still has a long way to go.I like to think the quality of the information in Growing for goodexplains its impact to date, but I suspect that timing has played abig part too. We farm, work and live in a world where environmentalawareness is growing, and the report tapped into that.

According to a recent Lincoln University survey of 2000 people,water quality has overtaken air pollution as New Zealandersleading environmental concern.

One in four of us say that our rivers, streams and lakes are in a bador very bad condition. We think that management of farm effluentand runoff is the least well managed of the environmental problemsinvestigated.

Many groups have now taken up key messages from Growing for

good but its full impact may not be known for many years.Hopefully, people will look back and say it made a difference that it helped to ensure our natural capital, on which farming andall of us depend, was looked after for future generations.

national office activitiesSo, what have we been up to in Wellington? Its been a hecticcouple of months with staff putting in many extra hours to getall the work done.

Lillians been updating our membership records so we can mail theYearbook to members directly for the first time this year. She andMaggie have also been busy with all the behind-the-scenes

preparation for Conference. Jackies been working on a newresource kit for RDOs which will be available, once complete,through a new members page we are developing on the website.

National Councillors met here for four days during May, whichalso included a briefing by Debbie Francis, CEO of theCorrespondence School.

Hot issues that we are focusing on include Access Homehealth andthe need for increased funding for home care workers, changes afootat the Correspondence School, student transport and Transpowershigh voltage transmission lines in the Waikato.

We put out press releases expressing concern at the CorrespondenceSchool cutbacks, welcoming the extension of Paid Parental Leaveto the self-employed and the new $36 million health travel policy.

We also made submissions on country-of-origin food labelling,ageing in New Zealand and health and disability services.

Press releases and submissions can be viewed on our website:www.ruralwomen.org.nz.

happy gardening!

Moutere branch of Rural Women New Zealand presentedgardening tools to students at Lower Moutere schoolrecently after members saw a plea for help in the local

newspaper.

The school was delighted when Anne Ackroyd (vicepresident) and Gabriele Abeltshauser (secretary) arrived at

the school to present the children of Room 4 with awheelbarrow, hose and a range of tools.

We really enjoyed getting all the goodies for the childrenand seeing their happiness when they saw the filledwheelbarrow, says Gabriele.

The pupils of Room 4 are making an organic garden.

honours badge firstIn what is believed to be a first for Rural Women New Zealand,Poatiri Branch recently presented an honours badge to a malemember, Mr Neil McCulloch.

Mr McCulloch is one of only two or three men who belong to RWNZ

around the country. He has been actively involved in Poatiri Branchfor many years, where hes held the positions of treasurer, secretaryand vice president.

Everything he does is just A1,says branch secretary, Shirley Murray.

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Heres Hilda!A proposed tour of HeresHilda! a play by Jan Boswell

about her glorious, outrageousand indomitable grandmotherHilda Blair Gardiner has drawna strong response from RWNZ

branches around the country.

Hilda was born on the Taieri Plainin 1896, married a farmer and livedat Tokerahi in North Otago and laterat Awamoa, just out of Oamaru.

Jans tribute to her grandmother is

a story that just had to be told.

Hilda was a performer in everysense, she was such a character andvery, very funny. As a young woman she performed in a concertparty entertaining First World War soldiers, she was a driver in the1918 flu epidemic and raised seven children on a farm during theDepression. She was a founding member of the National Party in1936 and was involved in a myriad of community organisations,including WDFF.

Jan is very keen to take her solo play to rural communities in NewZealand, and is happy to play in local halls. After publicity in ouremail newsletter Women Alive! Jans already had a strong responsefrom several RWNZ branches. Shes currently working to secure

sponsorship to cover her travel costs.

For further information about bringing Heres Hilda! to acommunity hall near you, contact Jan on (04) 905 8203 or [email protected].

Tini has served two terms on council. For the first

three years she was on the health committee and thisyear has been part of theeducation committee. She hasalso been in charge of runningthe competitions and lookingafter the archives.

A focus for Tini during hertime as Rimanui councillor, hasbeen bringing the regiontogether. During her time inthe job, she organised a bus trip

to the furthest outlying branch in the region at Colville, wheremembers stayed overnight with their Coromandel hosts. Shes alsohelped start up two new groups, one in Gisborne, which is nowflourishing, and a WOTL (Women of the Land) group in EasternBay of Plenty.

She leaves for a long overdue extended trip to Europe in July, butwill be returning to her post as President of Awakeri Branch.

Patsy GordonHighlights for Patsy during her 12 years on Council have beenOperation Kowhai and Nurturing Natives,two very successful projects which sawmembers planting kowhai all over NewZealand. Patsy has taken a keen interest inland use and sustainability and spoke to theSelect Committee on the signing of the KyotoProtocol. This is Patsys second retirementfrom National Council. She served for sixyears during which time she was VicePresident, retired for two years and returnedfor a further six as National Finance Chair.Patsy is looking forward to retirement andplans to garden, grow strawberries, and scrapbook the many boxesof old photos under the bed!

Patsy offers congratulations and good luck to Jacky Stafford, whotakes over the reins as Finance Chair.

Hazel Nicholls says the best part of being a councillor over the lasttwo years has been the people she met:members, friends and other councillors.

She will step down from council in June,where she held the land portfolio - animportant one given the on-going land accessdebate.

Hazel first formed her local WDFF branch46 years ago filling a very important need inbringing isolated women together. When

shed first moved to the area she didnt seeher next door neighbour for seven months.

In her retirement Hazel plans to write a book about her local school,and will continue to live on the sheep and cattle farm where she alsobred angora goats for many years.

Barbara McPhee

Retiring councillor Barbara McPhee says her

four years on the national executive of

RWNZ has been a wonderful experience. I

have gained a lot of knowledge and made

lots of friends. With 1,000 members in her

region, covering a large geographic area

from Waikato to Taranaki, Barbara has

travelled many kilometres attendingmeetings and events.

Barbara welcomes the inclusion of Women in Farming under

RWNZs umbrella as a way for young women to get the practical

help they need. She also helped set up a new RWNZ branch recently

in Pio Pio.

With more time on her hands, Barbara is looking forward to a trip to

Alaska and Canada in September.

At a recent function, mid-Canterbury

provincial proudly awarded JillWalkham life membership,

acknowledging her long-term

commitment and enthusiasm.

Jill joined WDFF in 1957 and continues to

be a loyal member at branch and provincial

level. Jill has been Provincial Treasurer for

two years, Vice President for one year and

President for three years.

life membership

Hazel Nicholls



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We had a great response to our membersdraw for Rosemary McLeods book

Thrift to Fantasy. Thanks to all whoentered, and especial thanks to Francie

Bellis a member of the now closed Tinuibranch who sent in these recollections:

Rosemary McLeods great-grandmotherwas an original member of Tinui CWI and probably of WDFF too.

She and another local lady drew ballots in the Langdale stationsettlement in 1901. She had nine children and amongst other thingskept the Whareama Post Office. Management of the small dairyfarm became her responsibility while it seemed to be the daughterswho provided much of the labour.

While it was a lean life, and self-sufficiency very important, there

still seemed to be time to have fun, albeit home made. So makedo and mend was a very important art to be taught.

The lucky winner of the Thrift to Fantasy book draw was LesleyHandcock of Galatea branch.

thrift to fantasy

Governor General Dame Silvia Cartwright invested formerNational President, Ellen Ramsay, with a Queens Service Order

at Government House last month.

Following the ceremony, Ellen visited RWNZs offices where shewas presented with flowers and enjoyed afternoon tea with her familyand staff.

Ellen held the position of National President from 2001 to 2004 andwas awarded the QSO for her service to rural communities.

kiwis off to flying sta rtOff to the Races!off to the races!

Newly elected Winchmore president, Sandra Curd, held a

committee meeting race-day style on New Zealand Trotting Cup

Day. Champagne and nibbles were part of the form

Rural Women Pakawau

met at the Old SchoolCaf on 31 March tocelebrate theiranniversary in the same

building where thebranch first began 70years ago.

30 women, representingpast and present members,shared a beautiful lunchand memories with invitedguests from the Bainham

and Takaka branches. Theywere also entertained withold time favourite songsfrom opera singer andTakaka branch member,Avrill Sixtus.

Maude Gover, Pakawaus oldest branch member, cuts the 70th

anniversary cake with the youngest member, Vicki Jennings

Rotorua Provincial

marked its Golden

Jubilee recently by

planting a kauri treein the Rotorua Tree

Trust.

Two young kiwi

were saved fromnear-certain deathwhen they weresalvaged as eggs

from a Taranakiforestry blockbelonging to

RWNZ ExecutiveOfficer, MaggieBayfield, last year.

The eggs werehatched and thechicks raised atRainbow Springs inRotorua until they

were big enough to fend for themselves.

Stoats and cats kill 95 percent of kiwi chicks before theyare six months old. Current conservation strategy focuseson keeping them safe until they reach around 1.2kg in weight, when

they are able to defend themselves against these predators, althoughferrets and dogs are still a threat to adult kiwi.

Tara and Naki reached the required size last month and Maggiewent along with members of the Taranaki Kiwi Trust, of which shewas a founding trustee, for the special moment when they werereleased back in to the wild in Egmont National Park.


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Cromwell RWNZ would like to invite all past members

(including WDFF) to join them for their 75th Anniversary

Dinner to be held on 13 August 2005. For information

tel: Lesley Miller (03) 4450 738 or email

[email protected].

Ea st Inverca rgill celebrates Golden Jubilee

Seven foundation members, including two daughters of the firstpresident, were special guests of honour at the East Invercargillbranchs Golden Jubilee recently.

To commemorate the Jubilee, the branch tablecloth was embroideredwith members names.

Oldest or longest-serving member?As we celebrate our 80th year, we hear tales of members who havebeen involved with our organisation for many, many years.

But who are our oldest and longest-serving members?

If you think someone in your branch might hold this honour, pleasewrite in and let us know. We hope to run profiles of these stalwarts inthe next magazine, sharing their stories and celebrating their longevity.

Write to Jackie Edkins, Rural Women New Zealand, PO Box 12-021, Wellington, or email [email protected].

We are pleased to announce that the following RWNZbursaries have recently been awarded:

Hawkes Bay - $1500: Anna SmythFlood Funds - $1000: Anna Welch, Jessica BeslyFlorence Polson - $1000: Laura McDonald

Diamond Jubilee - $1000: Hamish GalletlyTertiary - $1000 each: Amy Lawrence, Caroline Falconer,

Geoff Chrstopher, Ngaire Te MoananuiTextbook Grants - $250 each: Kate Bierre, Sophie Gaskin,Samantha Middleton, Jennifer Magen, Stacey Managh,Gabrielle McCullough, Sarita Kennedy, Shirley Nisbett,Kasey Moratti, Robyn Barraclough

Education Fund: Sylvia Craw ($200), Dianne McGowan($500), Shirley Read ($350), Linda Begg ($350)

Thanks! We have received a thank you letter fromEllen Burnard, grandmother of Angela Sarten, who wasthe recipient of a book grant in 2002. Angela recentlygraduated as a chartered accountant and her grandmothersays she has always been grateful for RWNZs support.

Thank you on behalf of us both for helping to make herjourney that little bit easier.

Bursa ries Awa rdedYes we ha ve lots of ba nanas!

A visit to a small Bay of Plenty banana plantation and palmgarden was one of the many highlights of the Rimanui conferenceheld in Gisborne in March.

Delegates heard from several fascinating speakers including Sue Bootof Bush Limited who runs a business purchasing possum skins fromhunters and selling the fur to factories for processing into possumproducts. Herbalist Angela Chadwick told members of her quest to

find New Zealand equivalents for traditional Chinese herbs, whileall enjoyed the chance to sample Di Sherrats delicious Fouettegourmet ice cream.

Retiring regional councillor, Tini Wetting, thanked RDO JocelynSimpson and Gisborne branch members Barbara Hunt and AnneRedpath for their hard work in organising the conference, which wasattended by 65 women, representing a good percentage of the regions

250 members.

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Anniversaries

Cosy bla nkets for hospita l pa tients

Ten members from Galatea branch have had their knitting needlesclicking recently making peggy squares for knee blankets. Eightblankets were presented by the group to the elderly services unit atRotorua hospital, which was very grateful for their gift.

The happy knitters are now working on their next project, knittingwarm childrens clothes for younger patients at the hospital.

Galatea knitters: Vera Paris, Beryl Carter, Frances Shaw,

Margaret Steiner, Lillian Payne and May Bridgeman

Cromwells 75th

Inch Clutha branch members recently donated a picnic table

and seat to the Otago Regional Councils Bi-Centennarywalkway. The RWNZ branch raised funds for the table throughmarket stalls and catering and it was installed by members of

Balclutha Round Table.

Lifes a picnic!

Quilts in the CountryExhibition by Rangitikei Country Quilters:16 & 17 July 10am-4pm at Huntly School, Wanganui Road,

Marton. Cafe & Merchants. Parking for cars and buses.



By Annette Litherla nd

Recent developments in genetic technology comingavailable to sheep and beef farmers will lead to

rapid improvements in farm profitability for thosewilling to master the technology. In the face of themultitude of genetics options available farmers willneed the ability to choose selection goals thatcustomize their animals to their farm environment

and farming system.

Some recent advances in genetic technology includecalculating the breeding value of a ram using all thegenetic data from its siblings, offspring and ancestors.Ram breeding flocks are increasingly linked so thatthe genetic merit of rams can be compared betweenbreeders. Farmers will finally be able to work outwho has the highest genetic merit flocks. Sheep are

available with resistance to facial eczema andparasites. Sheep are also being produced with singlegenes for fertility that can be transferred into any sheepbreed. In the future animals will be able to be testedfor genetic markers for a number of traits. Geneticprogress will be very rapid.

In a survey of farming women, Women in Farmingfound that many women on farms are involved in sirepurchases and selection policies on the farm. Now isthe time to upgrade your knowledge so that you cangrasp the opportunities that are coming available.

Women in Farming has contracted Sharon McIntyreto deliver a two day genetic workshop. Women will

be able to upgrade their knowledge on setting farmbreeding goals, financial returns from investing ingenetics, basic genetic principles, population genetics,crossbreeding, selecting using indexes, genetic gainand new technologies. These workshops are freelyavailable to any member of Women in Farming. Newmembers are very welcome. Annual membership ofWomen in Farming is $100 or $77.50 for Rural WomenNZ members.

These workshops are available to any Women inAgribusiness or Women in Farming groups. Contactdetails for groups in your area are contained on theRural Women NZ website.

Confirmed start dates so far are:

Northern Rangitikei 13 June

Taranaki 14 June

King Country 20 June

Wairarapa 22 June

Hawkes Bay 27 June

Tararua 29 June

Taihape vet Phyllis Leigh who delivers animal health learning

packages to Women in Farming groups

Official Journal of Rural Women New Zealand PO Box 12021, Wellington Tel 04 473 5524 Fax 04 472 8946

Ema il [email protected] www.ruralwomen.org ISSN no 1171-4425

Editor: Head Office, PO Box 12021 Wellington Printer: Precise Print & Design, Paraparaumu

women in farmingto provide genetics workshops

June 2005 Rural Women Magazine, New Zealand

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