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Northland

Introduction

Federated Farmers Northland represents local farmers' views at three district councils and one regional council. The councils tend to be farmer friendly, but dialogue is always an ongoing issue. We have concerns as well about farm profitability and adverse climatic events.

Main Issues

Kaipara District Plan  - Federated Farmers has been involved in the new Kaipara District Plan by lodging submissions and presenting at the Hearing in July 2010. Big topics that Federated Farmers submitted on involved landscape protection over farmland, indigenous vegetation clearance rules that were too uncertain for both council staff and people of the district to interpret, noise rules and earthworks rules with volume limits that would capture farming activities. In November 2011 Federated Farmers lodged an appeal to the Environment Court to ensure that farmers don't have to get resource consents for everyday farming activities.

Hearing Submission for Kaipara District Plan (721kB)
Member Advisory Kaipara District Plan Hearings (42kB)
  • Federated Farmers presented at the Variation 1 Hearing on Tuesday 29 November 2011. Variation 1 deals with landscape protection in the Kaipara District. Federated Farmers sought changes that ensure farming is still permitted on landscapes and the recognition of farmers' contributions to amenity.
Var.1 Hearing Submission (Landscapes) (551kB)
Member Advisory- Landscape Protection in Kaipara (53kB)

Northland Regional Policy Statement - Federated Farmers commented on the discussion document in December 2010, and is preparing further comments to the draft RPS in December 2011.  The RPS is very important because is sets the policy agenda for all councils in the region. Topics like water quality and quantity, and the balance between protecting soils for production with subdivision and development will be addressed in the RPS.

Federated Farmers comments to Northland RPS (408kB)

Provincial news

 To download a copy of the latest provincial media release, newsletter and column, please click here.

Contact the Executive

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Matt Long

Matt Long

President

T: 09 434 3370
M: 027 272 3322
E: matty.j.long@xtra.co.nz

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Ashley Cullen

Ashley Cullen

Dairy chairperson

T: 09 431 8530
M: 021 136 6447
E: ash.karen@ihug.co.nz

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Roger Ludbrook

Roger Ludbrook

Meat & Fibre chairperson

T: 09 405 9530
M: 021 165 1703
E: theludbrooks@gmail.com

Field Officer

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Michael jujnovich

Michael jujnovich

Field Officer for Northland, Auckland and Hauraki-Coromandel

T: 09 459 5343
M: 027 4755 675
E: mjujnovich@fedfarm.org.nz

Regional Policy Advisor

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Richard Gardner

Richard Gardner

Senior Policy Advisor

T: 0800 327 646
E: rgardner@fedfarm.org.nz

Qualifications: BSc, BBS, LLB (hons), Dip Business Studies (Dispute Resolution), AAMINZ
I have been with the Federation: Eight years
You will know me because: We coordinated the opposition of a large number of landowners to the Landscape Variation to the Auckland Regional Council's Regional Policy Statement, which was subsequently put 'on hold'.

Federated Farmers 2011-2012 Directory

To download a copy of Federated Farmers Directory click on the PDF below.

2011-2012 Directory (131kB)