Changing International Competitiveness and Trade: Recent Experience in New Zealand Agriculture

1994 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 1041-1046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron A. Sandrey ◽  
Grant M. Scobie
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
International Competitiveness ◽  
Recent Experience

scholarly journals Workplace Reform and International Competitiveness: The Case of New Zealand

1970 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Enderwick
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Product Differentiation ◽  
Value Added ◽  
International Competitiveness ◽  
The Other ◽  
Workplace Relations ◽  
Innovation Product

The Porter Report recommends New Zealand businesses pursue a strategy of high value added through upgrading competitive advantage. Central to such a strategy is the refotm of workplace relations. This paper posits two possible models for reform: one based on Japanese type practices the other building on the Australian refotnz experience. The discussion suggests the need for reforms based primarily at the level of the enterprise and conducive to behaviour which assists improvements in quality, innovation, product differentiation and flexibility.

Retrofitting an emergency approach to the climate crisis: A study of two climate emergency declarations in Aotearoa New Zealand

2021 ◽  
pp. 239965442110289
Author(s):  
Sylvia Nissen ◽  
Raven Cretney
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Local Scale ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Grassroots Activism ◽  
Climate Politics ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
National Governments ◽  
Climate Crisis

In the last year, hundreds of climate emergency declarations have been made by local and national governments around the world. Instigated through grassroots activism, these declarations have become a focus of aspirations for radical climate action. However, concerns have also raised been about the desirability of emergency declarations in responding to the climate crisis, including at a local scale. In this paper we consider the enactment of emergency declarations by two local government authorities in Aotearoa New Zealand that have recent experience with multiple crises. Drawing on in-depth interviews with activists, councillors and officials, our findings show that adopting the ‘international language’ of climate emergency can be a source of hope but also tension. In particular, we highlight the struggle of local practitioners to overlay an emergency approach, something that is already contested in response to sudden onset disasters, with the scale, complexity and temporality of climate change. Our analysis suggests that retrofitting an emergency approach to the climate crisis at the local scale has the potential to reproduce status quo politics, and calls for a greater understanding of the diversity of approaches to emergency in climate politics.

scholarly journals OPORTUNIDADES AGROINDUSTRIALES EN LA CUENCA DEL PACÍFICO

1997 ◽  
pp. 74-77
Author(s):  
William C. Bailey ◽  
◽  
Lidia V. Norina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
International Competitiveness ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Export Market ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Export Agriculture ◽  
Comparative Advantages ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Compare the possibilities of New Zealand and Peru in export agriculture and agribusiness, in which both countries have great potential. He considers that, to remain competitive internationally, both countries must stop exporting raw materials and replace them with products with higher added value. It analyzes the situation and the expected evolution of four New Zealand export products: meat, milk and derivatives, venison and kiwi, and argues that the central aspect to take advantage of the challenges and opportunities in agribusiness is to never forget the importance of the consumer and the consumption patterns, as the importance given to products sensitive to the environment is growing. As possible strategies, mention is made of taking advantage of the comparative advantages offered by nature, developing products specifically destined for the export market, protecting natural resources while maintaining the international competitiveness of agribusiness.

scholarly journals Nutrient budgets - a key indicator of soil sustainability

1996 ◽  
pp. 219-222
Author(s):  
M.B. O'Connor ◽  
I.K. Boddy ◽  
J.D. Morton ◽  
D.C. Edmeades
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Market Access ◽  
National Level ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Nutrient Budgets ◽  
Sustainable Land Management ◽  
Soil Sustainability ◽  
Inputs And Outputs

Sustainable land management is now embedded in New Zealand law in the form of the Resource Management Act, 1991. Nutrient budgets and soil tests are seen as important tools for monitoring soil chemical sustainability. Nutrient budgets require that all inputs and outputs of nutrients from a farm are quantified. The aim is to ensure inputs and outputs are in balance thus producing a sustainable system. Recent experience suggests that using the study group (or Landcare group) approach is an effective way of introducing the nutrient budgeting approach to farmers. At the same time a computer software package ('Overseer') for assisting the calculations involved is being developed and tested. P nutrient budgets for two Waikato dairy farms suggest that surplus P is being produced. Such information provides a basis for future decisions on P fertiliser inputs to balance the P requirements for production against those for sustainable land management. Nutrient budgets can be aggregated to the regional and national level as required. By being able to calculate nutrient budgets in this way, New Zealand will be in a good position to _ demonstrate a commitment.to.nutrient.management~ thus ensuring continued and perhaps enhanced market access for our agricultural products. Keywords: dairying, nutrient budgets, study groups, sustainable land management

scholarly journals New Zealand midwives' management of perineal trauma during childbirth: A survey of practice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Robin Cronin
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Home Birth ◽  
Interval Data ◽  
Perineal Trauma ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Second Degree

<p>Background: Perineal trauma is the most common complication of vaginal birth and how this is treated has an impact on the incidence and duration of pain and dysfunction. Responsibility for the management of women’s perinea after uncomplicated births in New Zealand ordinarily rests with midwives although this is a little known aspect of practice. This study aimed to identify how midwives assess and manage second degree perineal trauma, the level to which their practice reflects best evidence, and what influences midwives’ decision-making.  Methods: A descriptive approach using an online survey of 75 questions was used to access the population of 2910 New Zealand midwives. Inclusion criterion was current perineal management. Quantitative data were collected and associations examined using chi-square and Fisher’s exact test. Interval data were analysed with a two-sample t-test.  Results: 818 midwives returned a questionnaire, 744 (25% of the midwifery population) met the inclusion criteria. Evidence-based suturing material for repair of the last second degree tear was used by 96%. Correct suturing technique throughout all layers of repair was 42%. Rectal examination during assessment was performed by 45% increasing to 86% after repair. Confidence to repair was directly related to years since midwifery qualification (p<.001) and self-employment (p<.001). The tear was left unsutured by 7% and associated with reduced confidence with repair (p<.001), lack of recent experience with repair (p<.001), and home birth (p=.002). Unsutured tears were shorter than sutured tears (vaginal/perineal length, p<.001; depth, p=.004) and associated with delayed healing (p=.034). Care to six weeks postpartum was provided by 377 midwives. Perineal analgesia included oral medication (76%), pelvic floor exercises (44%), cooling (38%), and suppositories (31%). Visual assessments of healing were performed by 84% of midwives, 49% of women, and 7% of support people. Complications of infection (2%), pain (2%), and healing delay (3%) were uncommon.  Conclusions: This research has added a New Zealand midwifery practice perspective to the existing literature on second degree perineal care. Potential for reductions in perineal morbidity were identified, even though New Zealand midwifery care already has a low rate of complications compared to international studies.</p>

scholarly journals New Zealand midwives' management of perineal trauma during childbirth: A survey of practice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Robin Cronin
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Home Birth ◽  
Interval Data ◽  
Perineal Trauma ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Second Degree

<p>Background: Perineal trauma is the most common complication of vaginal birth and how this is treated has an impact on the incidence and duration of pain and dysfunction. Responsibility for the management of women’s perinea after uncomplicated births in New Zealand ordinarily rests with midwives although this is a little known aspect of practice. This study aimed to identify how midwives assess and manage second degree perineal trauma, the level to which their practice reflects best evidence, and what influences midwives’ decision-making.  Methods: A descriptive approach using an online survey of 75 questions was used to access the population of 2910 New Zealand midwives. Inclusion criterion was current perineal management. Quantitative data were collected and associations examined using chi-square and Fisher’s exact test. Interval data were analysed with a two-sample t-test.  Results: 818 midwives returned a questionnaire, 744 (25% of the midwifery population) met the inclusion criteria. Evidence-based suturing material for repair of the last second degree tear was used by 96%. Correct suturing technique throughout all layers of repair was 42%. Rectal examination during assessment was performed by 45% increasing to 86% after repair. Confidence to repair was directly related to years since midwifery qualification (p<.001) and self-employment (p<.001). The tear was left unsutured by 7% and associated with reduced confidence with repair (p<.001), lack of recent experience with repair (p<.001), and home birth (p=.002). Unsutured tears were shorter than sutured tears (vaginal/perineal length, p<.001; depth, p=.004) and associated with delayed healing (p=.034). Care to six weeks postpartum was provided by 377 midwives. Perineal analgesia included oral medication (76%), pelvic floor exercises (44%), cooling (38%), and suppositories (31%). Visual assessments of healing were performed by 84% of midwives, 49% of women, and 7% of support people. Complications of infection (2%), pain (2%), and healing delay (3%) were uncommon.  Conclusions: This research has added a New Zealand midwifery practice perspective to the existing literature on second degree perineal care. Potential for reductions in perineal morbidity were identified, even though New Zealand midwifery care already has a low rate of complications compared to international studies.</p>

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