Alfred Buxton (1872-1950) was New Zealand's most prominent landscape gardener of the late nineteenth and first half of the twentieth centuries. His first company, A.W. Buxton Limited, was a major Christchurch nursery, ...

Hill pasture renovation methods have been restricted in the past to surface oversowing of unaltered, trampled or burnt pastures. Unfortunately the old pasture recovers and may compete vigorously with the establishing new ...

The "Financial Budget Manual 1989" continues the series of Budget Manuals published by Lincoln College. This Manual contains a wealth of up to date information relating to the agricultural and horticultural industries of ...

There are many theories, guidelines and advice about how to lead others effectively. This survival kit contains some of those theories and guidelines for your information. However, it is important to remember that these ...

Without the quick action of one affected farmer this water right appeal would never have been heard. Includes; Correspondence between publicly formed objection committee and the Northland Regional Council (the controlling ...

A simple introduction as to what a machinery ring is could describe it as "a management co-operative whose members, through a central office and accounting system, seek to rationalise their machinery and labour levels ...

The idea for this project came as the result of a controversy between the Southland Acclimatisation Society and the Southland Catchment Board which was publicly aired in the Southland Times in December 1988. The ...

The process that started this project was an outcome of numerous factors. Firstly my interest in non-formal learning in rural areas, and experiences at Stage I of the N.Z. Rural Leadership Programme. My selected topic ...

The problem of providing services for people is an ever present, ever compounding one in New Zealand. The decisions relating to who needs what, how those needs can be filled and how much money should be used to do so ...

Southland is a rich farming area. It has a reliable climate, fertile soils and a variety of topography. Its cool winters help to keep pests and diseases at bay. While New Zealand itself is renowned as a very favoured ...