publications

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/publications/

A list of the Ministry's regular specialist publications.

Rural Bulletin
http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/rural-nz/people-and-their-issues/rural-bulletin/#2004

Monthly bulletin of interest and relevance to Rural New Zealand. Available online as well as by email subscription in PDF or Word format. You can also opt to receive an email when the new issue is available.

Rural News
http://www.ruralnews.co.nz/index.asp

"Daily farming and rural news including the latest dairy, sheep, beef, animal health, machinery, forestry and horticulture news. Plus the latest weather, agri-politics and market prices for the New Zealand rural and agriculture communities."

The Grower's Bookshop
http://touchwoodbooks.co.nz/

For tree, gardening, horticulture, viticulture, olive and farming titles, for example "Land and Climate Information for a Sustainable Future" by Crops for Southland Inc: Compact disc: $45 and New Zealand Nursery Register 2004/2005 - the who-grows-it, where-to-get-it directory of the NZ nursery industry at $69.95. Newsletter and online secure order form.

Manaaki Whenua Press
http://www.mwpress.co.nz/store/dynamicIndex.asp

Produces and distributes New Zealand natural history and science publications. Started business in 1993, as part of the New Zealand Crown Research Institute Landcare Research. Many of the books are developed from research by the staff of Landcare Research, and include the standard reference works on flora and fauna in New Zealand. Also stock books produced by other New Zealand natural history publishers, and we are the New Zealand distributors for books produced by CSIRO Publishing in Melbourne, Australia. Categories listed include agriculture, botany, the environment, gardening and soils.

The Workplace Productivity Challenge
http://www.dol.govt.nz/productivity/

By the Workplace Productivity Working Group about how we can improve our workplace productivity so that we all can enjoy the benefits. "Improving labour productivity comes from smarter ways of working, selling higher value products, more investment and technology per worker, reorganising work and firms, and gaining more skills. Workplace productivity refers to productivity that is affected by firm decision-making rather than by factors outside of the firm's control." Published November 2004 and can be downloaded from the website (100 pages and 3.1MB). If you are on a slower dial-up connection, you can order a hard copy by email.

Lifestyle Farmer
http://www.lifestyle-farmer.co.nz/

"A monthly magazine that targets the owners of small farms, lifestyle blocks and those who have turned their passion for living on the land into commercial or semi-commercial ventures. We feature ideas and stories on people from around New Zealand, provide practical advice and information on land and animal management, growing plants, maintaining machinery and other topics useful to people who want to turn their lifestyle dreams into reality."

The website contains poorly presented but nevertheless useful information from feature articles on topics such as home-kill butchering and choosing a ram for your flock.
A free trial subscription is available.

OSH list of publications
http://www.osh.dol.govt.nz/order/catalogue/index.shtml

A vast list of resources collated by OSH. Includes an alphabetical as well as subject-based option. Areas include agriculture, chemicals, education and training resources and foresty.

Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Act 2002 Publications
http://www.osh.dol.govt.nz/order/catalogue/
hse-publications.shtml

A list of publications that provide guidance on the 2002 amendment to the Health and Safety in Employment (HSE) Act

Developing Tourism Series
http://www.cresa.co.nz/publications/tourism.htm

• Developing Rural Tourism in New Zealand
• Developing Heritage Tourism in New Zealand
• Developing Urban Tourism in New Zealand

Entrepreneurship in New Zealand Farming: A Study of Alternative Enterprises on Farms
http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/rural-nz/profitability -and-economics/emerging-industries/entrepreneurship -in-farming/httoc.htm

Summary of findings and policy implications. MAF Policy Technical Paper 97/7a, June 1997

Alternative Agriculture and the Critique of Modernist Industrialising Agriculture