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risk management

Kendal Buchanan

This report investigates the impact of climate change on Waikato's agriculture, highlighting risks like increased heat stress and drought for livestock farming, while identifying opportunities for diversifying land use.

Peter Saunders

This report examines risk management practices on Canterbury dairy farms and explores whether there is a need for the development of an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework specific to the dairy sector.

Paul Martin

New Zealand is a significant participant in the global dairy export market, making up 30% of this market. The major dairy export item from New Zealand is currently Whole Milk Powder (WMP), which is one of the most price volatile commodities in the world. The United States and European Union regions have become prominent competitors … Read more

Satwant Singh

NZ dairy farmers are directly exposed to uncertainty and fluctuations in commodity pricing. Over the past ten years external factors have had a significant impact on dairy farming businesses, leading to increased financial pressure, delayed investment plans and solvency issues. New Zealand (NZ) dairy farmers have been left behind. Sophisticated and diverse price risk management … Read more

Payne, John

At 4.35am on 4th September 2010, Canterbury was hit by an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale. On 22nd February 2011 and 13th June 2011 a separate fault line approximately 35km from the first, ruptured to inflict two further earthquakes measuring 6.3 and 6.0 respectively. As a direct result of the February earthquake, 181 … Read more

Morrison William, HR

New Zealand’s sheep and beef farmers continue to struggle. With the global economic crisis stumbling along the situation on most farms is unlikely to improve within the next 18-24 months. Farmers have slashed spending, livestock numbers are depleted, a drought, an earth-quake, a storm, and sheep and beef farmer confidence is very low. Change is … Read more

Hogg, Richard

The February floods 2004 were dramatic in our recent river history and may have changed the way our whole river systems are managed, farmed and where we live. This report is a case study of the Rangitikei River but is only a model for many other river systems in New Zealand. Hogg, Richard

McHardy Stuart

On 2 March 1987 the Bay of Plenty region suffered an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale, centred at Edgecumbe. Severe damage to personal and industrial property and drainage systems occurred. In hindsight, although much of the damage was covered by insurance, loans, public and government contributions, the continuing reconstruction costs have had … Read more

Fox Andrew, CD

To make recommendations on a reform process for the ACC; the result being that in ten years (2007) New Zealand will have an affordable, clearly defined, no fault (not a return to the right to sue) accident insurance scheme that is acceptable to the employer, employee, taxpayer, the medical profession and politicians. Fox Andrew, CD

Louise Deans

1987 project during Canterbury drought to understand political changes impacting rural NZ, aiming to influence bank policies and prevent farm bankruptcies.