Dec 13, 2024
Noticeboard
- Deer Industry New Zealand Board Observer 2025
- 2025 Deer Industry Enviromental Awards - Registration Open!
- Worksafe's updated leptospirosis guidance now available
- Pamu Visit
- MetService outlook December 2024
- Did you know?
- Deer Industry News - Advertise with us
Events
- 2024 National Velvet and Hard Antler Competition, Awards night - 14 December, Invercargill
- Elk Wapiti Society Velvet Competition and AGM - 7 February (Judging) and 8 February (Awards and AGM), The Gate, Cromwell.
- 2025 CK Import Export National Rising Stars Hard Antler and Velvet Competition - 8 March, Te Awamutu
- 2025 Deer Industry conference 2025 - 14 May, Queenstown
Deer Industry New Zealand Board Observer 2025
Deer Industry New Zealand invites expressions of interest for the role of Board Observer for 2025.
Key points:
- The opportunity is open to any stakeholder in the deer industry who has an interest in assuming governance roles. Applications from individuals who also have skills and experience from outside of the deer industry are encouraged.
- A selection committee of two DINZ Board members and one from the NZ DFA Selection and Appointment Panel will assess expressions of interest and then interview a shortlist of candidates. An appointment will be made in December 2024, for a person to attend DINZ Board meetings during 2025.
- The term would be from 1 February 2025 until the first board meeting of 2026. At the beginning of the term the Observer will be expected to attend Institute of Directors governance training at DINZ expense.
For more details please click here: Deer Industry New Zealand Board Observer 2025
Applications:
Those interested in applying should submit an expression of interest to DINZ CEO - rhys.griffiths@deernz.org by midday 20 December 2024. Please ensure you have “Board Observer” as the heading.
Enter your farm into the 2025 Deer Industry Environmental Awards, registrations open now!
Entries close Friday 28th February
Primary Goals:
To recognise innovative deer farmers for implementing and practicing sustainable and profitable deer farming practices in land and deer systems management.
To promote the adoption of sustainable deer farming practices on all deer farms.
To encourage sharing of experiences and proven best management practices and innovation through the resource of the NZ Deer Farmer's Landcare Manual.
There are several awards to be won including The Elworthy Environmental Award which involves a cash prize of $2,500 to the premier winner, as well as a commemorative plaque and native tree. Premier winners also receive complimentary awards dinner tickets at the 2025 DINZ conference (i.e. a total prize value of ~$3,000).
Thanks to our sponsors: Ministry for Primary Industries, Gallagher, NZDFA, Duncan NZ, NZ Landcare Trust and Streamlands Export NZ
Register now: https://deernz.org/home/events/2025-deer-industry-environmental-awards/
Worksafe's updated leptospirosis guidance
WorkSafe’s updated leptospirosis guidance is now available
Leptospirosis is the most common work-related infectious disease in New Zealand.
People usually catch leptospirosis from exposure to the urine of infected animals (including farm, domestic and feral animals) or urine-contaminated soil and water.
Sickness from leptospirosis usually starts with flu-like symptoms, but if not treated quickly can be severe and result in hospitalisation, long-term illness, or even death.
See our updated guidance for practical suggestions to manage the risks to protect people from getting sick.
The guidance is for those working in close contact with animals and anyone visiting rural/farming areas
Pāmu on a three-farm tour of deer in the Te Anau basin
MetService Outlook - December 2024
Summer begins on a warm note for eastern regions across the country, with cities from Gisborne down to Oamaru expected to reach into the upper 20s to low 30s over the next few days as gusty northwesterly winds spread northwards. A few rainy days from Westland to Southland, tipping rainfall above average there, while the rest of New Zealand trends much drier under prevailing high pressure. Another weather system brings a short burst of rain across southern parts of the country to end the week.
Next week sees an unsettled start with cooler temperatures over parts of the South Island, but conditions improve markedly by mid-week as another ridge slides across New Zealand. An overall dry week again for central and northern parts of the country, trending wetter about the West Coast. A windy westerly flow is likely to accompany these weather systems which could again push temperatures near or above 30C in downwind regions. It will become important to watch for any low development north of the country later in the week with the MJO passage, and any system that develops and approaches the country could bring a risk of boom-or-bust rain event into week three, along with warmer and more humid weather.
The third week of December sees the trend for a wetter west coast of the South Island persist, while high pressure moves east of the country. This may allow a progression of fronts to cross over the country with near-average rainfall elsewhere. Temperatures are likely to trend slightly warmer than average, but a northerly low could tip the scale much warmer.
The final week of the year brings little change to the weather pattern, with hints of more settled weather possible as we head into the new year. While weather models continue picking overall dry conditions across eastern South Island and most of the North Island, the start of the tropical cyclone season means conditions north of New Zealand will become increasingly favourable for low development, and it takes only one northerly low to bring a notable rain event and push totals towards the wetter end of the scale.
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Bottom Line Westland, Fiordland and coastal Southland is likely to trend wetter-than-average, while a dry and warm anomaly is expected elsewhere. The risk for a northerly low increases from mid-month, with the potential to deliver a northerly rainmaker to central and northern New Zealand. |
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Source: https://www.metservice.com/rural#monthly-outlook
Did you know?
The world record for a Christmas tree is 221 feet.
The Douglas fir tree was cut and put on display in 1950, at a shopping mall in Seattle, USA. The tree is as tall as 12 giraffes standing on top of one another! Thankfully, no giraffes did have to stand on top of each other to measure the tree - they just used an extra-long measuring tape!
A crackling log fire is the reason we pull Christmas crackers
During the late 1840s, a London sweet maker named Tom Smith sat by a crackling log fire and imagined how fun it would be if his wrapped sweets made the same sound when opened. A short time later, 'Cosaques', a log shaped sweet package with a surprise crackle element inside, were put on the market. The public came to know them as crackers and by the early 20th century, hats, jokes and various trinkets had replaced the sweets inside them. Soon they were adopted as a traditional festive custom and the rest they say is history.
Jingle Bells was the first song broadcast from space
History was made on 16th December 1965 when a song was broadcast from space for the first time. It happened on board NASA’s Gemini 6A spacecraft when astronauts Wally Schirra and Thomas P. Stafford told Mission Control that they could see an unidentified object ‘probably in polar orbit’ piloted by someone ‘wearing a red suit’. They then started playing Jingle Bells on a harmonica and a set of tiny sleigh bells which they’d smuggled on board without NASA’s knowledge.
Deer Industry News - Advertise with us
Events
If you have an event that would be of interest to the deer farming industry, please email info@deernz.org with details.
2024 National Velvet & Trophy Competition
The 2024 Awards Night has been confirmed for Saturday 14th of December. Contact southlanddeerbranch@gmail.com for any enquiries.
Elk Wapiti Society Velvet Competition and AGM
The Elk Wapiti Society will be holding their velvet competition next February. The judging will take place on the 7th February with AGM and awards on the 8th February at The Gate, Cromwell.
For further information please contact Grant Hasse - 027 224 5542.
2025 CK Import Export 2025 National Rising Stars Hard Antler and Velvet Competition
Saturday 8th March 2025 will see the return of the National Rising Stars to be held at Waipa Racecourse, Te Awamutu. Please contact Helen Clarke for further information - campbell.clarke@xtra.co.nz
2025 Deer Industry Conference
SAVE THE DATE!
2025 will see the 50th anniversary of the Deer Industry conference which will be hosted in Queenstown on the 14th May.
Rooms have been reserved and are now available to book at The Millennium hotel. Rooms are $295 per night.
When booking, reference the DINZ 2025 Conference to receive the room rate above.
To help plan your travel and attendance below is an outline of days/timings.
13th May
12:00pm Branch Chairs Meeting
6:45pm TSS Earnslaw and Dinner
14th May
NZDFA AGM
Full day conference
Awards dinner
15th May
Field day location tbc, finish up around 3pm
Watch this space here for further details - 2025 conference
