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Landforms
April 2019
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From our photographic files:
Fifty years after the first moon landing, and eight years since
the space shuttle programme ended, the United States of
America is resuming crewed space flights launched from
American soil, starting in 2019.
From the Lincoln University photo archive we recall a visit to
the campus in 1987 by US Astronaut Michael Collins, pilot
of the command module for the triumphant Apollo 11 space
mission of 1969 which landed the first men on the Moon.
Collins visited Lincoln University with members of the US
From left: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and
Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin. National Geographic Society’s exploration and research
committee. He is pictured here at the group welcome by
then College Principal Professor Bruce Ross (right). Alumnus
Rodney McMillan (BAgrSc Hons 1980), then an Assistant
Extension Officer in the Rural Development and Extension
Centre, led the campus tour for the US committee members.
Photo courtesy of Living Heritage. Alumni are always
welcome to contribute Lincoln photos
from their personal collections for use on
Living Heritage.ac.nz
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Contents
Welcome News and research
2 Vice-Chancellor’s message 22 Wellbeing focus for new book
3 Alumni Association President’s message 23 Aspirations of Māori youth discussed at Lincoln
Summit
Celebrating success Kim Hill Debate: Peak meat reached?
4 Seeds of achievement sown early 24 Minister’s speech rounds off finance event
6 Graduation awards Head of Science
7 LU Medals 25 Blue and Gold awards
26 Grass is greener in dairy farming
On campus activity
Long-term effects of ‘youthquake’ in spotlight
8 Governor-General visits Lincoln farm
27 Lincoln helps bring street athletics to
9 Dairy research showcased to Chinese
Christchurch
consumers
10 Lincoln pair claim Young Farmers awards Sport
11 Secretary of State for Scotland visit 28 Basketball
12 Parks and Recreation celebration 3x3 Basketball
Protected Areas 2050 Symposium Hockey
29 Rugby
Arrivals, departures and promotions
Jordan off to Tigers territory
13 Staff appointments and departures
Obituaries
Alumni office and events
30 Dr Roger Gabb
14 Roundup of alumni events
Dr Ron Close
18 The Christchurch terrorist attacks
Desmond (‘Des’) McSweeney
20 Philanthropy
31 Emeritus Professor Reinhart Langer
Te Whare Ra - pioneering wine enterprise
grew to greatness Also acknowledged
The last word
32 Biodiversity - an irreplaceable taonga
Hon. Eugenie Sage, Minister of Conservation
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Alumni from Lincoln University’s class of 1978 have Landforms
a unique ritual whenever they return to the campus ISSN 2253-2692 (Print)
for a reunion. A time capsule, buried years ago is ISSN 1179-7592 (Online)
re-exhumed, opened, and its contents including Contact details:
a bottle of nicely aging wine examined. Actually Editor
the wine is more than examined, it is opened and Alumni and Development Office
sampled! And replaced with a new bottle ready for Lincoln University
the next reunion and re-exhuming. PO Box 85084, Lincoln 7647
Here at the ‘Dig It Up Reunion’ held in April 2018 Christchurch, New Zealand
are alumni Rob Latimer (left) and John Land, close alumni@lincoln.ac.nz
to the Hudson Rock, the time capsule’s location.
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Vice-Chancellor’s
message
Education, the ‘business’ you’re in. What sticks from your
we’re in as a university, has days at Lincoln University are the
an ancient lineage. In the friendships you made as a student,
Western tradition it goes the memories of the good times
on campus, and gratitude for the
back at least to the schools
opportunities that Lincoln as a
of Greece and Rome. From
small university was able to offer.
those schools one of the That’s been my ‘take out’ from
principles that has come Lincoln.”
down to us today is the
In essence, Jude is talking about
importance of developing the ‘spirit’ of the place. Jude
both the body and the mind. graduated in 1988 and again in
A ‘healthy mind in a healthy 1993. Our job today is to make sure
body’, as the old saying goes. that Lincoln University offers the
same sort of environment that she
I like to think we follow this principle
and those others I meet at alumni
fairly closely at Lincoln University,
functions experienced.
with the word ‘mind’ meaning more
The Transformation Board Report International students bring
than simply intellectual prowess
of 2017 observed that one of diversity and energy to the
or quantum of knowledge, but
the attractions of the University campus and have always been an
conveying a sense of spirit or soul,
campus is its strong identity and important element in our make-up.
as the early philosophers saw it.
sense of place. International enrolments are up 24%
There is a word for it in Māori this year on 2018.
- wairua, or the spiritual side Work to preserve, enhance and
add to this sense of identity and The commitment and loyalty of our
of health, one of the pillars of
place, and the other elements that staff also adds to the University’s
wellbeing.
contribute to Lincoln University’s wairua. They have tolerated
At Lincoln University, what are wairua, is well underway. many inconveniences since the
some of the things we do that Canterbury earthquakes, but have
contribute to wellbeing? Currently the physical shape, size, shown loyalty and commitment
configuration and appearance of throughout. A stable staff brings
Time and again when attending our central campus is receiving the reassurance of continuity to the
alumni gatherings I hear reference close attention. student experience.
to ‘camaraderie’ and ‘the friends we
While the Joint Facility as originally
made’ during student days. Lincoln Belief by students, staff and alumni
envisaged is not going ahead,
as a place where life-long friends in the contribution that Lincoln
Lincoln is committed to working
have been made features very University makes to New Zealand
collaboratively with AgResearch
strongly in the consciousness of and the world is vital for validating
and others. We will be constructing
our alumni. a personal sense of purpose, which
a new science building of our own.
is another aspect of wellbeing.
Alumna Jude Ellis, profiled in Lincoln University is of value to
Looking to the future, the principle
this edition of Landforms, put New Zealand and the world, and we
of collaboration is going to be
it this way: “When you’re out in need to hold close to that point.
central to our way of doing things.
the work force after graduation,
your learning continues through Another feature that contributes to Professor Bruce McKenzie
having to acquire all the specific Lincoln’s wairua is the international Acting Vice-Chancellor
professional details of the job component of our roll. Lincoln University
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Alumni Association
President’s message
Dealing with life is all about capacity’ for providing input to the
perspective. Some will say University. It’s a mandate for us to
we live in turbulent times, have a say. So, if you have concerns
or suggestions you would like to
others will see challenges
make, please let me or any member
and describe our era as full of of our LUAA Executive know so we
opportunities. can pass these on.
If you apply this lens to Lincoln Our alumni membership is
University, I certainly opt for the numerically strong. The campus-
latter view. based Alumni and Development
Sure we’ve had our ups and downs, Office is the University’s interface
such as the coming and going with the Association and Alumni
of a couple of vice-chancellors, and Development Officer Anisha
abandonment of the Joint Facility Thomas, who looks after the
as originally envisaged, but on the alumni database, tells me that the
positive side of the ledger I see a lot total number of alumni recorded
of opportunities for going forward is 35,530 and that the office has
optimistically. contact information of some form
for around 23,000. In New Zealand people like
Perhaps it’s my banking Errol Costello, facilitator of the
background, but let’s focus on the Our alumni are keen to keep in highly successful Tuesday Lunch
Credit column as an indicator of touch with one another. Alumni and Clubs, and John Nimmo with the
future wellbeing rather than the Development Officer Penny Curran, annual Wellington pre-Christmas
past Debit column. who looks after reunions and events gathering, and in Australia those
of all sorts, tells me that the office like Michael Findlay, Alan Boddy
Whatever the ultimate outcome is never short of enquiries from and Rob Latimer.
of the talks exploring partnership alumni wanting to organise class
possibilities with Canterbury and year reunions, social functions As I write these words it is with
University, Lincoln’s alumni have a and events. a heavy heart that I think of the
valuable opportunity to assert their Lincoln students, alumni and others
identity, pride and solidarity as we The third office member, Ian associated with the University who
have done at other critical junctures Collins, who looks after heritage lost their lives in the tragedies
in our history. matters, confirms that heritage is at the Christchurch mosques on
a strong area of interest among 15 March. They will no longer
This time it’s an opportunity alumni too. Numerous deposits live to fulfil what it means to be
underpinned by an assurance that of archival material are received Lincoln alumni. Their names, and
the Lincoln University we cherish from alumni and family members, memory of them, will however be
will retain its name, qualifications, and always welcomed, along with preserved as part of our collective
unique character and branding and enquiries relating to historical Lincoln consciousness. The Alumni
will in no way allow its identity to be information and records. Association Executive extends
‘swallowed up’ or subsumed.
The volume of work the office its condolences to the families
I urge alumni to show renewed carries out is a good indicator of and friends of all those killed
support for Lincoln University as it the strength of alumni affiliation and injured.
faces the future. with the University.
Andrew O’Regan
The Alumni Association’s MOU with I thank all those who act as President
the University gives us an ‘advisory catalysts to bring alumni together. Lincoln University Alumni Association
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Celebrating success
Seeds of achievement sown early
Self-confessed small town Leaving school at the end of 1984 my priority, ahead of getting a
girl Jude Ellis, who grew up with the “vague idea of doing ‘proper job’.”
to take on the might of the something in horticulture”, Jude
With thousands of kilometres
drifted from her home town
Atlantic Ocean with a pair of training on Lake Karapiro
of Turangi to do a six-month
of oars and a tiny boat, has horticultural course at a technical
and elsewhere, Jude went on to
a remarkable place among institute in Hamilton. However, she
represent New Zealand at three
Lincoln University’s pantheon world rowing championships,
admits she was uncertain of what
of achievers in sport. Tasmania in 1990, Austria in 1991
she really wanted to do in life and
and later Canada in 1999. Her
wasn’t sure university was for her.
Not only has she rowed the Atlantic, dream to represent New Zealand in
coming fourth, with crew mate It was while doing the Hamilton sport was achieved, but not over.
Steph Brown, from a flotilla of over course that she discovered Lincoln
University’s Diploma in Parks and Disappointed that no women’s
30 entrants in the 2001 Challenge,
Recreation Management course, sweep oar crews were being
but she has achieved top honours
which “ticked all the boxes” for selected for the 1992 Olympics,
and represented New Zealand in
what to do next. Jude retired from rowing in 1993,
two sports.
arguably at her peak, winning six
It’s a stellar record by this Lincoln Lincoln University provided the gold medals at the New Zealand
University double diploma holder perfect environment to expand her rowing championships that year,
who works for Drug Free Sport New enthusiasm for sport. The head of and notching four national titles.
Zealand as its Programme Director, Parks and Recreation, Professor
Testing and Investigations. Grant Cushman, was a Physical With the idea now of getting
Education graduate of Otago a ‘proper job’, Jude returned
Some say that life can only be University with research interests to Lincoln University for a
understood backwards. In Jude’s in sport, and the lecturing staff postgraduate diploma.
case that seems true. Looking included Dr David Simmons, who
retrospectively at her school Having played women’s rugby
had represented New Zealand
days and teen years, the seeds of semi-seriously during her first stint
in rowing at the 1976 Montreal
sublime later sporting achievement at Lincoln, she picked up the oval
Olympic Games.
are clear. ball again on her return.
While the Lincoln University
“At school, Tongariro High, I loved “In the late 1980s and early 1990s
environment was rich in sport, it
PE and did every sport available women’s rugby was winning
was actually in Whanganui, while on
there, or outside of school - recognition in New Zealand. Laurie
a work placement for her Parks and
running, soccer, cricket, squash, O’Reilly, appointed Children’s
Recreation Management course
badminton, even roller hockey. Commissioner in 1994, was a great
that Jude, at the age of 21, picked
advocate for the women’s game
up an oar for the first time and tried
“It was after gymnast Nadia and I remember the time fondly.
her hand at rowing. It was a life-
Comaneci and runner John Walker He was selection Convenor for the
changing moment.
had achieved prominence. They national women’s team and also the
were my heroes. Running was my “After Graduation in 1989 all my coach for Canterbury.
big thing at the time and I wanted classmates went off into jobs, but
to run the 1500 metres at the I made a conscious decision to “It was when I returned to Lincoln
Olympics. Playing sport for pursue my dream of representing University for a postgraduate
New Zealand, that was my dream New Zealand in sport, and it was diploma and took up rugby again
at school.” going to be rowing. All I wanted to that I won selection for Canterbury
do was row. Rowing was definitely and then for the New Zealand team.
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Top: Back together. The New Zealand
Women’s Coxless Four from the 1990
World Championships in Tasmania,
pictured at the 2017 World Masters
Games in Auckland. Jude Ellis second
from right.
Bottom: Jude Ellis has oversight
of Drug Free Sport New Zealand’s
testing programme, which includes
officials working at international
events such as the UCI Track Cycling
World Cup, held in New Zealand in
January, and illustrated here.
“It’s my dream job and brings
together my experience as an
athlete, coach and policy advisor
together with my passion for
anti-doping. DFSNZ is all about
protecting clean athletes and
promoting clean sport. Being a
former athlete has given me an
understanding of the pressures
and challenges confronting
sportspeople, and I really try to
bring that perspective to my anti-
doping work.”
Of course the biggest elements
in the life-coping kit possessed
by Jude are the physical and
psychological lessons taken from
her participation in the 2001 Trans-
Atlantic Rowing Challenge.
Fifty days on the Atlantic in a tiny
boat rowing with fellow Kiwi Steph
Brown, covering almost 3000 miles
of ocean from the Canary Islands
to Barbados was a matchless
“I remember the level of strength the Programme Director, Testing
experience. The pair finished fourth
and fitness I acquired through and Investigations, with Drug Free
in the fleet of 36 starting boats, and
rowing being a real asset on the Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ).
were the first all-women crew to
rugby field, especially ripping the
Jude has carved out a career of ever complete the race.
ball out of mauls.
over 25 years working in the sport She says she grabbed the
The highlight of my rugby career sector and has been with DFSNZ opportunity to take part in the
was playing in a test series against for six years in July, following Trans-Atlantic Challenge when
Australia, which of course we won!” many years working in the field as asked because she “can’t resist a
During her 1993 year back at a Doping Control Official (testing challenge and couldn’t think of a
Lincoln University studying for her athletes) in her spare time. reason to say no.”
Postgraduate Diploma in Parks,
Jude’s role at DFSNZ involves Footnote: With what can now be
Recreation and Tourism, Jude seen as unconscious prescience,
overseeing the organisation’s
completed a special assignment Lincoln College chose Jude Ellis to be
testing programme, intelligence
for Lecturer Anne Hindson, on one of the first students it featured
gathering, and investigations pictorially in media advertising when
doping in sport, a topic that was
aimed at deterring and detecting it began planned and deliberate
of particular interest to her at marketing activities towards the end
doping in sport. She also liaises
the time. of the 1980s as competitive ‘open
with international counterparts and
market’ influences started
Retrospectively, that’s another clue ensures New Zealand compliance to impact on universities and
to the story of her life as she is now with international standards. student recruitment.
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Celebrating success
Graduation
awards
Farm advisor John Tavendale
ONZM, Synlait co-founder
Dr John Penno and naturalist
Hugh Wilson all received
Honorary Doctorates in 2019.
John Tavendale’s career as a farm
advisor spans 50 years.
His farm management work has
been of considerable benefit to
the agricultural sector and the
economy, raising production and
profitability, and he was awarded
the New Zealand Order of Merit in
the 2013 Queens Birthday Honours,
for services to agribusiness.
Dr John Penno is a primary sector Dr John Penno. Hugh Wilson.
business leader, co-founding the
then dairy farming, and now dairy
Hugh Wilson has a national and Journal of the Canterbury Botanical
manufacturing, company Synlait
international reputation as a Society, and the Department
Milk in 2000.
botanist, naturalist and innovator. of Conservation.
He stood down as its CEO and
Managing Director in August 2018
For the last three decades as The Ngāti Moki Trophy for
manager of the 1250 hectare Māori Leadership went to
but remains on its Board.
Hinewai Reserve on Banks Senior Lecturer in Māori
He was directly responsible Peninsula, he has overseen the
Studies at Lincoln University
for leading Synlait Milk’s transformation of gorse-infested
farmland back to a native flora and
Dr Lloyd Carpenter.
strategy development, business
development and financial fauna reserve. Dr Lloyd Carpenter, who has a
management. PhD in English, works to open
Since 2015 he has also managed
After completing an Agricultural the adjacent 192 hectare Purple his students’ eyes to Aotearoa’s
Science degree at Lincoln Peak Curry Reserve for the history, the significance and place
University, he completed a PhD New Zealand Native Forest of the Treaty of Waitangi, and Māori
in animal science from Massey Restoration Trust. culture.
University. His passion for the topic has been
He has authored numerous
As a scientist and research botanical publications including responsible for igniting similar
programme leader he worked to scientific treatises and popular passions in his students.
enable New Zealand dairy farmers field guides on the plants of Aoraki
to increase productivity and profit, Mt Cook National Park, Stewart
and was involved in early work Island and Banks Peninsula, as
measuring the impact of intensive well as papers and articles for the
dairy farming on the environment. New Zealand Journal of Botany, the
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Right: LU Medallists
L-R: Peter Chamberlain,
Kendra Cocksedge,
George Haddow.
LU Medals
Black Fern Kendra Cocksedge was supporter of Lincoln University
among a trio of alumni receiving alumni activities and sport.
Lincoln University Medals in a
George has previously coached
Council ceremony last November.
the University’s Premier Colts
The medals recognise long-term team, and for the last six years has
meritorious voluntary service and coached the Mighty Wethers, the
support to the fabric or reputation Lincoln University’s Division Two
of Lincoln University. men’s rugby side.
Originally from Taranaki, Kendra He has been instrumental in setting
moved to Canterbury to study at up and maintaining the strong team
Lincoln University. She was named environment within the Wethers.
The 2019 recipients of the 2015 World Rugby Women’s
Lincoln University’s top Player of the Year and became Also receiving medals in 2018
medals for distinguished the first female to win the Kelvin R were Lincoln University Alumni
Association Sydney Branch
career achievements and Tremain Memorial Player of the Year
Award at the annual New Zealand Ambassador Alan Boddy and
contributions are alumni Dr
Rugby Awards in 2018. Lincoln University Alumni
Allan Hewitt of Canterbury Association Melbourne Branch
and Bruce Jefferies of Otago. Kendra made made her test debut Ambassador Rob Latimer.
in 2007 at 19 and is now the most
Dr Allan Hewitt, a pedologist Alan makes a big contribution to
experienced member of the Black
receives the Bledisloe Medal, the success of alumni gatherings in
Ferns backline with 47 caps. She
instituted in 1930 for outstanding Sydney and is a valuable member
is also a skilled Sevens player and
services advancing New Zealand’s of the Association.
was part of the squad that won the
interests, and Bruce Jefferies
inaugural Women’s Sevens World He does considerable
receives the Alumni International
Series in 2013. administrative work behind the
Medal, established in 2003 to
acknowledge outstanding work in a Also receiving Medals were former scenes, including keeping track
country other than New Zealand. Lincoln University Council member of names and addresses, job
Peter Chamberlain, who remains positions, and liaising with the
You can find more information on the University’s Animal Ethics Alumni and Development Office.
about these awards on the
Lincoln University website.
Committee, and Lincoln University
Rob has voluntarily maintained the
www.lincoln.ac.nz rugby coach George Haddow,
database of contact details for the
whose seven year commitment to
Melbourne branch, liaised with the
the club was recognised.
Alumni and Development Office
Peter served on the Council from and organised at least one large
2013 to 2015, and is an active function a year for alumni.
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On campus activity
Governor-General visits Lincoln farm
Their Excellencies, the Rt “Their Excellencies saw Te Waihora Professor David Simmons, and Dr
Hon Dame Patsy Reddy first hand, and the work being Blair Miller from Lincoln Agritech.
done to restore the mauri of the
and Sir David Gascoigne, The group spoke about the
lake,” Mr Lambie said. “There was
toured several key sites in importance of contributing
a presentation by one of the Ngāi
the Selwyn District as well as Tahu Co-Governors, Liz Brown, who
to better water outcomes
Lincoln University last year. while driving innovation
gave an overview of Te Waihora
in the agriculture, tourism
They started at Ngāti Moki Marae and the catchment in terms of the
and conservation sectors,
at Taumutu and finished at Lincoln vision for the lake and plans for
with particular reference to
University’s Ashley Dene Research restoration of its mauri.”
environmental protection within
and Development Station. managed landscapes.
The group stopped at several
Former Lincoln University restoration sites before reaching
Chancellor and current the Lincoln University Ashley Dene
Environment Canterbury Research and Development Station,
Councillor Tom Lambie said the where presentations were made
visit represented an excellent by several Lincoln academics,
opportunity to showcase all the including Professor Grant Edwards,
good work happening on the Soil Science Professor Keith
Cameron, Livestock Production Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy
ground around the lake, and
(centre) and accompanying party
research activity at the University. Professor Pablo Gregorini, Tourism at Ashley Dene Research
Development Station.
8 LandformsDairy research
showcased
to Chinese
consumers
A group from Asia’s largest
dairy company toured
Lincoln University recently
to see some of the ongoing
collaborative work between
the two organisations.
Among the visitors were five
consumers of the Inner Mongolia
Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd (Yili),
who had won a competition to
visit New Zealand and gain a
first-hand understanding of how
dairy products can be traced from
paddock to plate.
Lincoln University works closely
with Yili to carry out research
activities across all facets of
dairy, from production to final
consumer products.
The group visited the Lincoln
University Demonstration Dairy
Farm and toured campus, as well as
the University’s food labs.
Some of the consumers streamed
the event live via a social media app
so they could share the experience The group from Yili toured University labs, top, as well as the Lincoln University
with hundreds of thousands of Yili Demonstration Dairy Farm.
consumers in China.
Yili Innovation Centre Oceania role that dairy has for maintaining South Island of New Zealand, it
R&D Manager Dr Philip Wescombe health in the general population.” made a lot of sense to partner with
said it was important to allow the Lincoln University.
Dr Wescombe said Yili’s vision was
consumers to learn more about the “to be the most trustworthy global “Lincoln is well placed to continue
science and technology involved in healthy food provider”. to apply research excellence
manufacturing and developing new
alongside the industrial and market
dairy products. “To help us achieve this, we have
expertise within Yili.”
established international innovation
“Many consumers do not realise centres in two of the most As the demand for dairy in China
the significant work that goes respected dairy exporting nations, continues to grow, Dr Westcombe
on behind the scenes to New Zealand and the Netherlands. said it is important to develop new,
develop healthy, safe and The centres work closely with innovative products.
nutritious products. research institutions that have
expertise in dairy production, food “This is a constant challenge
“The visit to Lincoln was an and one that the food and dairy
safety and processing.
opportunity to showcase the science experts at Lincoln will
ongoing collaboration between “After developing Oceania Dairy be instrumental in helping us
Yili and the university and further Limited, Yili’s first green fields to address.”
emphasise the important nutritional production site at Glenavy in the
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Young Farmers and Lincoln students Emma Subtil, left, and Hannah Nichols both received awards.
Lincoln pair claim Young Farmers awards
Two Lincoln students have Hannah, is from a 230 cow dairy Hannah chaired the TeenAg club
claimed the two World farm in Dargaville in Northland, at Dargaville High School for three
Congress Charitable Trust while Emma who grew up on years and competed in last year’s
Omarama Station, a 12,000ha TeenAg Grand Final in Invercargill.
awards, given each year to
sheep and cattle property.
Young Farmers members. The World Congress Charitable
Both will use the money to help Trust was started with funds
Hannah Nichols 18, is studying with some of their study costs, remaining from the 1965 World
a Diploma in Agriculture while Hannah for accommodation while Congress of Young Farmers and
21-year-old Emma Subtil started Emma will put it towards travel was formed into a Trust in 1969.
a Master of Management in costs for her planned research,
Agribusiness in 2019. The scholarships are now in their
travelling the length of New
47th year and have contributed
Zealand to study employment in the
The $1500 scholarships are for to more than 100 Young Farmer
meat industry.
Young Farmers members who member’s educations in that time.
are currently or intending Emma first came to see the Lincoln
on studying agriculture or campus through Young Farmers,
agriculturally-related topics. visiting as part of TeenAg.
10 LandformsSecretary of State He heard from Assistant Vice-
Chancellor Grant Edwards, as well
technology development that we
do at Lincoln University and Lincoln
for Scotland visit as Professor Cameron, and Lincoln
Agritech’s Blair Miller, about some
Agritech, because the UK and New
Zealand share similar challenges
The Secretary of State for of the exciting innovations they in terms of sustainable production
Scotland visited campus in have developed in recent years. and environmental protection.
August, 2018. One project that attracted “The British High Commissioner
particular attention was ClearTech, to New Zealand, Laura Clarke,
The Rt Hon David Mundell was at
a new treatment system for dairy was part of the delegation and
Lincoln as part of a trip around
farm effluent, which was developed complimented the university and
the country to explore potential
in collaboration with Ravensdown Lincoln Agritech on the science and
opportunities for collaboration
and is designed to treat and recyle innovation that is being conducted.
between New Zealand and the UK
water at the dairy shed, thereby
after Brexit. “We all look forward to potential
saving freshwater.
He and his delegation met future collaborations in science and
Keith Cameron said the visit proved innovation between New Zealand
with then Vice-Chancellor
“very positive”. and the UK.”
James McWha, then visited
Lincoln’s Ashley Dene Research “The delegation were really
Development Station. interested in the science and
L-R: Professor Grant Edwards, Vice-Chancellor James McWha, Secretary of State David Mundell, British High
Commissioner Laura Clarke, Professor Keith Cameron, Professor Hong Di, Dr Blair Miller.
Landforms 11On campus activity
Parks and Recreation celebration
Over 40 years of teaching The honoured guest was the doyen
Parks and Recreation of Parks and Recreation teaching at
Lincoln University, Dr Pat Devlin.
at Lincoln, one of the
University’s renowned Professor David Simmons, Pat’s
flagship courses, and more first masterate student and long
associated with the course, drew
than 30 years of teaching its
attention to its global reach,
associated course Tourism, particularly the huge influence
were celebrated on 20 in their homeland of its Nepali
June 2018 with a campus graduates, such as the late Mingma
gathering of around 80 Norbu Sherpa.
alumni and VIP guests. Among speakers was the Director-
Former Parks and Recreation staff
General of Conservation, Lou members Anne Hindson and Pat
Attendees included graduates from Sanson, who was delighted with Devlin at their old department’s 40
the earliest Parks and Recreation the calibre of the current students Years On celebration.
classes, such as Bruce Jefferies awarded DOC scholarships,
and Di Lucas, through to current and confirmed the on-going
students holding Department of permanence of the department’s
Conservation (DOC) scholarships. scholarships tenacy at Lincoln.
Protected Areas Minister Sage said she wanted to
make the environment central to
work with others to increase
the value of conservation to
2050 Symposium how we measured success in New Zealand.
New Zealand, and grow a wider
The symposium featured a range
Conservation minister and deeper appreciation of of speakers, including Lincoln
Eugenie Sage was a keynote ecosystem services. University DesignLab head and
speaker at the two-day She also wanted to manage event organiser Associate Professor
Protected Areas 2050 biodiversity in New Zealand Mick Abbott, as well as workshops.
Symposium in June 2018. better, which involved developing Mr Sanson also presented Lincoln
new toxins and tools to control students studying the new Parks
The event was intended as “an
predators and to manage protected and Recreation major, part of a
opportunity to propose the key
lands to protect biodiversity. suite of new additional majors
elements for success in valuing,
introduced this year, with DOC
managing, maintaining and She said there was a need to look scholarships. He said DOC had
strengthening our protected areas.” at biodiversity on public and private traditionally employed Lincoln
land, as well as building better graduates in the field and the
It sought to “identify ambitious
relationships with Treaty partners. scholarships would reinforce that.
goals, and pathways for their
implementation, that span the Department of Conservation (DOC) The majors are giving students
land, freshwater, marine and Director General, Lou Sanson, more choice in their degrees as
Antarctic environments for which spoke about DOC’s vision to ensure they can include environmental and
we are kaitiaki.” New Zealand is the greatest living other majors in more traditional
space on earth and its desire to degrees, such as commerce.
12 LandformsArrivals, departures
and promotions
Staff appointments and departures since the last edition of
Landforms include the following. The list is not exhaustive.
2018 2019
Appointments, Promotions Departures, Retirements Appointments, Promotions
July June New Chancellor
Fiona Simpson, Art Collection Andrew Lingard, Finance Manager, Bruce Gemmell became Lincoln
Curator Finance Section, after 25 years University Chancellor this year, after
Roger Shew, Director, of service the departure of Steve Smith from
International Student Desley Tucker, Event & Sponsorship the role.
Engagement Manager
Bruce joined Lincoln University
August July
Council in August 2013 and became
Hitesh Sharma, Event & Katy Sinton, Inclusive Education
Pro-Chancellor in May 2018. He
Sponsorship Manager Coordinator
has also been a member of the
September Heather Watson, Catering Manager,
University of Canterbury Council.
Phil O’Callaghan, Chief Operating after 31 years of service
Officer (promotion) August A chartered accountant and former
October Philippa Jones, Chief Operating senior partner at international
Stuart Reilly, Acting Director, Officer accounting firm EY, he now works
Campus Life (promotion) Rod Vardy, Trades & Service as a professional director, holding
John van Wijk, Food, Beverage & Manager, after 33 years of service positions with Planz Consultant
Conference Manager September Limited, Orion New Zealand Limited,
November Faye McGill, Conference & Events the Highlanders rugby franchise,
Professor of Plant Pathology Manager, after 32 years of Miramar Consolidated, and the CSO
Philip Hulme awarded title service Foundation Trust.
Distinguished Professor October He is also Board advisor to Fortress
(promotion) Damian Lodge, Director, Learning & Information Systems, Ticket Direct
Dr Lorraine Petelo, Assistant Teaching/University Librarian and Dash Tickets.
Vice-Chancellor (Teaching & November
Learning) (promotion) Sue Allan, Research Metadata January
Professor of History Greg Ryan Analyst Professor Grant Edwards, Deputy
and Lecturer in Law Amrapali Martyn Brown, IT Projects Manager, Vice-Chancellor (promotion)
Macdonald appointed after 46 years of service Kirsty Havill, President, Lincoln
Lincoln University Proctors Associate Professor Geoffrey University Students’ Association
(appointment) Savage (Biochemistry, Food (appointment)
Science), after 40 years of Professor Bruce McKenzie, Acting
service Vice-Chancellor (promotion)
December Professor James McWha, Pro-
Murray Clark, Senior Lecturer in Chancellor & Provost,
Accounting, retired 2017 but Chancellor Children’s University
continued as University Proctor (appointment)
for further year and a half, February
thus completing 42 years total Dr Rosyln Kerr, appointed Dean,
service to Lincoln University Faculty of Environment, Society
Professor James McWha, Vice- & Design (promotion)
Chancellor April
James Ranstead, President, Lincoln Associate Professor Roland Harrison,
University Students’ Association Dean, Faculty of Agriculture &
Steve Smith, Chancellor Life Sciences (promotion)
Landforms 13Alumni office and events
Tauranga Auckland
A Lincoln alumni function was held in Tauranga on Penny Curran and Dione Payne hosted a LincUp Alumni
Wednesday 25 July. A first for the city, it was organised & Friends event in Auckland, on Thursday 26 July.
by Penny Curran of the Alumni and Development Office Craigs Investment Partners were again the sponsors
and sponsored by Craigs Investment Partners. and the event was well attended. Neil was guest
speaker, with Steve Smith (previous Chancellor) giving
Around 60 Bay of Plenty alumni and friends attended
the University update.
the event. Dione Payne, Director Kaiarahi Māori was
MC, with guest speakers’ alumnus Neil Craig, company “We thoroughly enjoy meeting and connecting with
founder of Craigs Investment Partners and the 2018 our alumni, and it is encouraging to see a range
Bledisloe medallist, and James McWha (previous Vice- of generations, young and older, attending,” said
Chancellor), who gave the University update. the Chancellor.
Neil (BAgrCom 1974) said his Lincoln studies in
economics helped inspire him to a career in finance
1 Tauranga: Neil Craig and audience.
and investment, and his years at Lincoln were among
the best in his life. He gifted a framed Lincoln College Tauranga: Trio with Lincoln
2
heritage photo from 1955, found randomly in a garage memorabilia.
in Tauranga, to the University’s archives. 3 Auckland: Alumnus Neil Craig.
4 Auckland: L-R Sir Don McKinnon, Paul
Quinn, Patrick Clement, Neil Craig.
1 3
2 4
14 LandformsAlumni event in Hawke’s Bay Above: Hawke’s Bay: Among the group are previous
Chancellor Steve Smith, former Student President
Alumni in Hawke’s Bay held their annual dinner at Kahlia Fryer (now a LUAA Executive member), and MC
David Todd (extreme right).
Deliciosa Restaurant in Havelock North on Thursday 29
November. The guest speaker was previous Chancellor
Steve Smith with alumnus David Todd, BCom
(Agricultural) 1987 as MC.
Thanks to Alumni Association executive member Kahlia
Fryer for helping with this gathering. Kahlia, BCom
(Agricultural) 2016 and past Student President and
Future Leader Scholar, now works in Hawke’s Bay.
Alumni Christmas luncheon
in Wellington
Wellington-based alumni attending the annual
Christmas luncheon at The Wellington Club on 22
November had former Vice-Chancellor James McWha
as the guest speaker for the first time. The MC, former
Interim Vice-Chancellor John Hay, thanked long-time
principal organiser of the Wellington luncheons John
Nimmo for once again arranging a congenial gathering.
Lincoln University Foundation Chair Barry Brook gave a
toast to the University.
Vice-Chancellor James McWha addresses the Wellington luncheon.
Landforms 15Alumni office and events
Queensland reunion Tuesday Lunch Club Christmas
Alumni camaraderie is thriving on Australia’s Gold Tuesday Lunch Club members met for their final
Coast and the Alumni and Development Office was gathering of 2018, which was also their Christmas
delighted to hear from Tom Quinn, Richard Saxton and lunch, at Lincoln University on Tuesday 27 November.
John Kerr about the three-day reunion they arranged Dione Payne, spoke at the lunch, giving an update
over 22-24 June, centred on Southport. on the University. Membership of the Tuesday Lunch
Club stands at over 110 pre-1970s alumni and friends.
More than 40 registrants, including wives and partners,
Throughout the year, 10 luncheons were held with an
attended and enjoyed a full programme that included a
average attendance of around 40 people.
bus tour to Tamborine Mountain and a winery visit,
a waterfront restaurant dinner with special guest
speaker Grant Batty, celebrated All Black winger of the
1980s, a whale watching trip, island resort barbecue
Sydney alumni deliver challenges
and other activities. Loyal Lincoln University alumni at their annual dinner
in Sydney on Thursday 8 November delivered two
The organisers received favourable feedback from tasks to University representatives attending the event,
all attending, and are now looking ahead to the next Professor Grant Edwards, and Kate Flower, Director,
Queensland reunion. Student & Stakeholder Engagement. They charged
Grant with ‘making sure Lincoln does not lose its
name, brand and culture’ in any future partnership with
Canterbury University. And they charged Kate with
‘making sure Lincoln uses its alumni to spread the word
about its value, special character and uniqueness’.
Melbourne branch dinner During the evening Grant presented the 2018 Lincoln
Lincoln University honoured Melbourne Alumnius University Medal to the University’s Sydney Alumni
and former ambassador Rob Latimer for his years of Ambassador Alan Boddy (DipAgr 1966) for his years
dedicated service. Rob came to Lincoln from Australia of service in that role. A full age-spread of alumni
in 1978 and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce attended, from a DipAgr graduate of 1958 to the
(Agriculture) in 1982. He was Alumni Ambassador in youngest who started in 1990. They all spoke highly of
Melbourne for 11 years up until the end of 2016. the value in their lives of their Lincoln qualifications.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Grant Edwards addresses alumni chapter gatherings in Melbourne (left) and Sydney (right).
16 LandformsOur Wellington alumni function
Three former student presidents, Kirsty Burnett
(1986), Jeff Montgomery (1988) and Dan Ormond
(1991), and a Bledisloe Medallist, Neil Taylor (2002),
were among the 40 alumni at the Wellington
LincUp Alumni and Friends gathering on Thursday
25 October. James McWha, Kate Flower and Penny
Curran represented the University.
The venue was Meridian Energy’s headquarters, kindly
facilitated by alumnus Nick Robilliard, Meridian’s
Procurement and Property Manager. Guest speaker
and alumnus Dougal Morrison spoke about his past
work as Project Manager with Ohmio Automotion
Ltd, supervising the construction and trial of an
autonomous (self-driving) shuttle vehicle. According
1
to Dougal, autonomous vehicles are ‘on the way’.
2 3
Above: Wellington
1 Lincoln University Foundation Chair Barry
Brook (right) with the Vice-Chancellor.
2 Vice-Chancellor James Wha and audience.
Alumnus Nick Robilliard of Meridian Energy
3
facilitated the venue.
The 1969 BAgrSc/BHortSc reunion group at Ashley Dene hearing from On the Ashley Dene visit, alumni Iles Baker (left)
Manager Willem Erasmus. and Graham Cooney.
Landforms 17Alumni office and events
City alumni following The Christchurch terrorist attacks
Lincoln’s progress with
interest ‘We are one whānau’ –
Lincoln University student
Christchurch alumni showed a
president.
keen and constructive interest in
developments at Lincoln University, The Lincoln University community
including the Canterbury University was left reeling by the devastating
partnership proposal, when
addressed by James McWha and
events in Christchurch on 15 March. We love each
Sadly, we lost four members of our
Wayne Lawson, at the LincUp whānau during the attacks.
other, we
Alumni and Friends gathering in the always look
city on Thursday 18 October. Ansi Karippakulam Alibava
was due to graduate this year after each
A capacity audience of 50 filled the with a Master of Agribusiness other and
meeting room venue of function
sponsors Craigs Investment
Management, having completed we embrace
her studies only weeks before
Partners, Victoria Street. A good her passing.
our diversity
generational cross-section of and many
alumni attended. Ansi and her husband, Abdul Nazer,
migrated to New Zealand in 2018 cultures.
James told them that whatever from the Southern Indian state
future pathway was negotiated for of Kerala.
Lincoln, it must be acceptable to
alumni, students and staff. Since October last year, she had
been working as a marketing intern
at Lincoln Agritech Ltd, a research
and development company owned
by the university.
He was known throughout the
Ansi touched many lives during Lincoln University community as a
her time at Lincoln, thanks to her hardworking, disciplined student
beautiful smile, radiant spirit and and a kind, considerate person with
strong intellect. Her lecturers say a fantastic sense of humour.
she “blossomed” at the University
and they had no doubt that she Naeem Rashid completed
would achieve great success. a Postgraduate Diploma in
Commerce at Lincoln University
Haroon Mahmood completed his in 2011.
PhD in Finance at Lincoln University
in 2018 and was due to graduate The following year, he embarked on
this year. His thesis involved an in- a PhD that focused on developing a
depth analysis of Islamic banking. comprehensive hierarchical model
of Islamic banking in Pakistan.
Between 2014 and 2016, he
worked as a teaching assistant Naeem was a kind, friendly, gentle
and tutor in the Agribusiness and person and a joy to work with.
Commerce Faculty.
He will best be remembered at
Originally from Pakistan, Haroon was Lincoln as a devoted family man
a loving husband and a wonderful who cared deeply about the
father to two beautiful children. university and his fellow students.
18 LandformsMuhammad Abdus Samad gained days after a senseless attack on my
a PhD in Plant Science from university family,” he said.
Lincoln University in 1989, having
“The Lincoln University community
received a New Zealand Foreign
truly is a big family. We love each
Affairs scholarship to undertake
other, we always look after each
his studies.
other and we embrace our diversity
Returning home to his native and many cultures. When I first
Bangladesh, he worked as a came to Lincoln, I was welcomed
lecturer there until the end of 2012. with open arms.
He then moved to New Zealand “This is absolutely not the New
with his wife and two sons, Zealand that I know and love.”
returning to Lincoln.
Lincoln University Students’
Dr Samad was a highly-respected Association President Kristy Havill
colleague and those who knew also spoke to the crowd, directing a
him best describe him as a quiet, message specifically to students.
peaceful, humble person.
“To us, you are not just students,
To acknowledge the passing of but you are our family. We are all
these exceptional individuals, one whānau,” she said.
Lincoln University held a campus
“On this day, remember those we
memorial service on Monday,
have lost and stand together as
18 March. Top: Lincoln University campus
students of Lincoln University. It’s
memorial service.
As Acting Vice-Chancellor not my Lincoln, it’s not your Lincoln
Professor Bruce McKenzie – it’s our Lincoln.” Above: Campus respect. The New
Zealand flag flies at half-mast at
addressed the crowd, he expressed Lincoln University.
his shock and sorrow at the attacks.
“In my 39 years in New Zealand and
my 37 years at Lincoln University,
I never considered that one day
I might be offering my Lincoln
whānau words of comfort a few
Landforms 19Alumni office and events
Philanthropy Te Whare Ra - pioneering wine
Lincoln University’s Hogan enterprise grew to greatness
Hurst Scholarship in
Horticulture is endowed by Passion, ’nouse’ and an from what he picked up working
Joyce Hogan of Wanaka. empty lucerne paddock part-time for a mate in Western
Joyce is the daughter of near Renwick at the top of Australia, mixed with an interest in
industrial chemistry.
former Lincoln College the South Island were the
Council Chairman, the late genesis of the first small Joyce was good at growing things,
Sidney (‘Sid’) Hurst OBE, DSc winery in Marlborough, Te coming from a North Otago
honoris causa. Mr Hurst was Whare Ra, home to some of farming family, the Hursts, and
a Lincoln College Council the district’s oldest vines. together they complemented
each other and formed a
member from 1962 to 1985,
Founded by Allen and Joyce Hogan strong partnership.
and Chairman for the last six
in 1979, Te Whare Ra was nurtured
of those years. in their hands over 19 years from
“We split our skills. Joyce focussed
on the vineyard and I looked after
Joyce and husband Allen had an bare farmland to wine producing
the winery.
association with the wine industry stardom, becoming the first
spanning almost 20 years, as winery in New Zealand to produce “As a business venture, based
recounted below. The Hogan botrytised wine commercially. on just 11 hectares of land, it
Hurst Scholarship has been wasn’t lucrative to start with, but
“We have always enjoyed a
awarded twice to date, in 2018 to it became so. It took six years to
challenge,” says Allen, who
Georgina Maud of Raumati South, make a profit. You have to hang
confesses that at the beginning
studying for a Viticulture and in there, and although there were
he had no formal winemaking
Oenology degree, and in 2019 times when we wondered what the
knowledge or experience, apart
to Brooke Benny of Loburn, hell we were doing, you have to
studying for a Bachelor of maintain your confidence. It’s no
Environmental Management. use having misgivings, you
wouldn’t do anything if that
was your attitude.
“The early years were hard and full
of learning. I was learning all the
time. To help keep things afloat
It’s clear Joyce worked off the property for
there was an the first four to five years, and we
appreciation lived a fairly frugal self-sufficient
lifestyle with a large vegie garden,
of what we did, cows and hens.”
and it’s nice to
The late 1970s and early 1980s were
know we’ve left the early years of the wine industry
a legacy. in Marlborough.
“Coming in at the beginning
there were a lot of friendships we
made among others starting out
in the business. Everyone worked
together. We swapped things and
shared things,” says Joyce.
20 LandformsThe 2019 winner of Lincoln
University’s Hogan Hurst Scholarship
in Horticulture, Brooke Benny of
Loburn (centre), with Scholarships
Office staff members Mandy Carter
(left) and Sue Smart (right).
In the early days the fledgling The crown of Te Whare Ra’s Another legacy is the Marlborough
viticulturists and winemakers from selection under Allen and Joyce Wine and Food Festival, which Allen
Marlborough, Nelson and Wairarapa would have to be the botrytised and Joyce started with Ernie Hunter
would come together annually sweet white wines. These were of Hunter’s Wines.
for a few days, over a weekend or based mostly on Riesling and
Allen and Joyce left Te Whare Ra
so, hosted in turn by each of the Gewurztraminer in Germanic styles
to pursue other interests, and have
districts. Joyce and Allen say these but occasionally on Sauvignon
a break from the demands of the
were wonderful occasions for Blanc, Semillon or Chardonnay in a
enterprise they had built.
sharing knowledge, enthusiasm and more Sautern-like style.
emotional support. “With a small winery it’s always
“Of course you get nowhere unless
hard to get away from it. And our
To bolster the informal grape- people know about your product
operation was so intensely ‘us’
growing and winemaking and purchase it, so we had to
that we had to be there almost all
knowledge derived from his own devote a lot of thought and energy
the time.”
experiential learning and the to our marketing.
shared wisdom of neighbours in The first of these ‘other interests’,
“To tell customers about our wines
the same business, Allen turned and Allen and Joyce have many,
I generated a 6000-name database
to the Government Viticultural was the purchase of a yacht on
and we engaged in intensively
Research Station at Te Kauwhata which they sailed around the world.
personalised direct marketing,
and its renowned Chief of Wine But that’s another story!
which achieved a very high
Research, German-born Dr Rainer
response rate. Much above what is Since 1997 Te Whare Ra has had
Eschenbruch.
normally calculated. two owners and the property today
“I did a 12-week vintage at Te is organic certified and managed
“Our approach to marketing was
Kauwhata and ran the laboratory with a combination of organic and
a huge factor in establishing our
there with Dr Eschenbruch. It was biodynamic practices. Under Jason
wines with consumers and building
a very instructive experience and and Anna Flowerday it won the New
brand loyalty.
contributed significantly to our Zealand Winery of the Year award
evolution as winemakers.” “We ran Te Whare Ra for 19 years in 2014.
and sold up in 1997. Now over
Te Whare Ra’s earliest
20 years later, and away from If you would like to talk
plantings were of Riesling and
Marlborough, we still bump into old about making a gift or a
Gewürztraminer varieties and the
customers who remember us and bequest to the Lincoln
winery’s initial reputation was built
our wines. It’s rather satisfying to University Foundation
on these. However the contact
reflect on the service and products for scholarships or
with Te Kauwhata provided new
we were able to bring to wine lovers research, please
inspiration which led to additional
and consumers. contact the Alumni and
offerings such as Chardonnay,
Semillon and a Bordeaux type “It’s clear there was an appreciation Development Office
blend based on Cabernet of what we did, and it’s nice to alumni@lincoln.ac.nz
Sauvignon and Merlot. know we’ve left a legacy.” phone 64 3 423 0012.
Landforms 21News and research
Wellbeing focus
for new book
Lincoln University
Agribusiness and Economics
Research Unit (AERU)
Professors Paul Dalziel and
Caroline Saunders teamed
up with Leeds University
philosopher Dr Joe Saunders
to take a new approach to
wellbeing.
Their book Wellbeing Economics:
The Capabilities Approach to
Prosperity challenges the traditional
policy focus on economic growth
and argues we need to focus on
wellbeing directly.
It presents practical insights on Professor Caroline Saunders and Paul Dalziel.
how to do this, drawing on two
decades of research by the
Lincoln University duo, and recent promote the wellbeing of people, in 1972. The Treasury is currently
research by Dr Joe Saunders at communities and the environment, doing important work on wellbeing
Leeds University. with the 2019 budget having a through its Living Standards
focus on wellbeing. Framework.
The book observes that traditional
economic policies have achieved “It’s a great start that Governments Professor Saunders says the new
growth, but also increased serious and policy makers are focusing on book builds on this New Zealand
global problems such as income wellbeing, but how do we put that tradition.
inequality and climate change. It into practice? In the book we offer
has not focussed on what matters “People and communities are
practical solutions for how to put
to people and our wellbeing. already motivated to improve
wellbeing firmly in the forefront
their own wellbeing and we need
of economic policy through a
“While we have been measuring to harness that motivation and
capabilities approach to prosperity.
success in terms of dollars and provide an economic and wellbeing
cents more and more people are “This means investing in the framework that supports it. Both
struggling. The market economy capabilities of persons, families and local and central governments have
is creating large numbers of jobs households, community groups distinct opportunities to do just
that pay less than the living wage, and business enterprises to create that, which we explain in the book.”
for example, contributing to high the kinds of lives we value, and
levels of child poverty. The way The eBook version is free and
have reason to value.”
we are growing is also increasing has already had more than 4700
greenhouse gas emissions and our New Zealand has a strong tradition downloads.
environment is suffering,” Professor in wellbeing economics, going
Dalziel said. back to women achieving the
right to vote 125 years ago, the
The New Zealand Government Social Security Act 1938 and the
has announced its intention to Accident Compensation scheme
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