1988 Reports

Ageing is a process of adaptability. Elderly people view ‘old age’ as a negative state, characterised by sickness and disability along with loss of control of their environment. They do not see themselves as old and are astonished when others refer to them in this way. Their rejection of the label ‘old’ was taken to … Read more

This project was undertaken on behalf of the New Zealand Kiwifruit Marketing Board to fulfill the stage II course requirements of the 1988 New Zealand Rural Leadership course. The origin of the project had its beginnings back in 1986 when the New Zealand Kiwifruit Marketing Board (NZKMB) agreed to introduce new maturity testing procedures for … Read more

It is 10 years since fundraising and planning began for the Mossburn Community Centre. What has been my intention is to try and summarise the events during the past years, so that members of our community may be able to look back and recall the fellowship that took place and the success of their labour. … Read more

The purpose of this project is to evaluate exotic sheep that have been introduced into N.Z, and to see if they can benefit the Meat Industry by lifting the quality of our lamb carcasses. I will give background information on the development of the Sheep and the Meat Industry to date. I will also outline … Read more

This paper aims to outline the advantages of the single seller principle. The example backgrounded is the New Zealand Dairy Board. The New Zealand Apple and Pear Board is another of the producer Boards’ that has marketed itself through a single desk approach, with the most recent addition being the statutory adoption of sole selling … Read more

This study is based on the assumption that the marketing of arable products and commodities on the international market could use some improvement. It is designed to provide those within the industry, or an outsider, with enough information to develop a better understanding of the industry and thus to be able to discuss its future … Read more

The events of line route determination and compensation in the contentious Mt. Pirongia region of the Huntly-Stratford 220kV transmission line has prompted me to carry out this project in the hope that it will contribute to and initiate action so that this unfortunate and unnecessary episode never occurs again. Residing within this area in question, … Read more

Local and regional government is a large and vitally important part of the public sector. It touches on almost every aspect of life in New Zealand and provides some of society’s most fundamental needs. It employs around 50 000 people and has an annual turnover in the region of $5 billion. Over the past loo’years … Read more

This paper is a broad overview of the current shipping industry in New Zealand, aimed at a readership not directly involved in the sector itself. The paper starts with a section setting out historical developments in New Zealand shipping, in order to put the current scene into context. Various issues are then discussed. Stevens, David … Read more