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Helping Olga help Ukraine

Olga Zoma launched a givealittle page, now her fellow artists are coming to help too.

he Wānaka community is banding together for Ukraine via an art exhibition this month at the Wānaka Community Hub. “Aid Through Art” has been organised by artists who were motivated to act when their friend and fellow artist Olga Zoma, who hails from the Sloviansk region in eastern Ukraine, began a givealittle page to help move her family out of the conflict zone.

Olga has seen this all firsthand before, having been uprooted from her home when the war broke out in 2014. She considers herself a “lucky one” to have eventually found work overseas, learned English, and made her way to Wānaka,

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where she works as an architect and artist.

Now, watching from a distance as her family navigates the situation yet again, she is driven to help not only them but also the many others who are in similar circumstances.

With the support of Wānaka Arts and the Wānaka Community Hub, the live exhibition will run weekdays to the end of May, with a 40 per cent commission on art sales donated directly to three aid organisations on the ground in Ukraine helping the vulnerable and refugees, as well as Olga’s family.

Nearly 40 artists from Wānaka, Queenstown, and Christchurch entered works in the exhibition

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and a number of artists donated works in full. The art covers a range of styles, sizes, mediums, and prices, from well-known artists as well as up and comers. Modern and colourful portraiture, oil landscapes, abstract watercolour, and printmaking are just a few of the different styles on offer.

Olga is a painter, while fellow organisers SallyMae Hudson creates linocut prints, Cristina Pliego paints and produces digital art, and Whitney Oliver is a filmmaker.

All ticket sales to the opening night tomorrow (May 6) will also be donated, with live music, food and drinks provided by sponsors, including Aitken's Folly, Amigos, b.effect, Big Fig, Cardrona

Distillery, Doughbin/Kai Pai, Paddon's Paddock, and Rhyme x Reason.

“We have been overwhelmed with support from not only the artist community, but also local businesses,” says Olga. “It could be easy for everyone to feel far away from Ukraine and ignore what’s happening. It is very encouraging to feel solidarity from New Zealanders.”

A simultaneous online shop via Felt.co.nz has prints from artists across the country, allowing for participation nationwide. Tickets for the opening night, 6-9pm at the Hub, are $30 and available on Humanitix or via the group’s website, www. aidthroughartnz.wixsite.com/aid-through-art.

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CAMERA CLUB ‘IN FOCUS’

John Wekking is a Cromwell based photographer, who says he enjoys nothing more than being in the “beautiful Central Otago landscape, capturing scenic vista, the changing of the seasons and nightscape images”.

John provides this week’s selection of photos from Wānaka Camera Club members.

Autumn and Aurum Bay.

Four planets in a morning sky.

Moutere Shearing Shed.

Pine trees against St Bathans Range.

The river through my golden valley.

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Three Waters conflict continues

Central Otago mayor Tim Cadogan says he is a “lot happier” with the Government’s latest Three waters proposals.

“There are still parts of the governance model that I am far from happy about, but I am a lot happier with what we are facing now than with what the Government originally proposed,” Cadogan, who sat on a local body working party, said.

Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced a revised Three Waters plan last week.

They are designed to ease concerns among local body opponents who believe assets are being taken.

National says the plans are flawed and in Government they would repeal them.

Mahuta and Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson confirmed the establishment of four regional entities and a public shareholding structure. One covers almost the entire South Island.

"I acknowledge the anxiety around change, but ratepayers and local communities cannot keep paying more and more for services that have been underinvested in for too long, and now put their health at risk,” Mahuta said.

The working group's recommendations ensured councils, iwi and communities would have “a strong voice” in the new entities.

The Government said it had accepted most of the recommendations made by an independent Working Group on Representation, including a shareholding plan.

“The Government has announced that it has accepted virtually all of the 47 recommendations

of the Governance Working Group that I was part of over summer,” Cadogan said.

“These recommendations will ensure greater local input into the direction of the entity and have greater community accountability from the entity Board. The recommendations also strengthen the ownership model, giving a direct shareholding to every council in the entity. This shareholding will also give greater protection against the threat of privatisation and, if cross-party support is achieved, a further recommendation for entrenchment of that part of the new law will virtually guarantee against the privatisation spectre.”

Cadogan said he had “taken a fair bit of heat” for being part of the working group, “but I stand by my actions”.

“This Government is going to reform the three waters space come what may, and by being inside the tent talking instead of outside it shouting, I have had a direct hand in making those reforms better for the people of Central Otago, and New Zealand as a whole.

Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean said the Three Waters tweaks won’t ease concerns of local ratepayers “Three Waters has been a disaster from the get-go. Councils were misled by the Government and held over a barrel to comply with its plan to take control of drinking, waste and storm water services and assets.

“A one-size-fits-all approach, through the creation of centralised mega-entities, is not the way forward, especially for our small towns and communities,” she said.

Tucking in…

Albert Town’s Community Association attracted a big attendance of residents at its autumn barbecue on Sunday. “We estimate 80 people attended, mainly family groups, and all were very enthusiastic about getting together as a community and meeting neighbours and friends in the McMurdo Park setting,” association chair Heather Thorne said. “Albert Town Four Square donated sausages, patties, bread, lettuce and tomatoes and we had to race down to the shop to get more supplies as we had underestimated how many would support the concept.” She said it was a great opportunity to let people know that membership of Albert Town Community Association was free.

“All we need is an email address to send monthly newsletters to and an Albert Town street address.”

She said similar barbecue gatherings could be held in future.

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nce again the buyers from Wellington based company John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd are coming to Wanaka Monday 9th May. Mr Tony Grant from the company says “This is a great time to bring along those unwanted items you’ve sorted out during the lockdown period and turn them into cash”. Particularly wanted by the buyers are Gold and Silver (in any of its forms) and Collectables such as Old Coins and Banknotes, War Medals, Old Wind-up Watches and other interesting Old Collectables.

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“I’m sure everyone has unearthed something we want in the past few weeks and we would like to see it! Nothing is too small for our consideration. We are just as happy to buy one item as we are buying 1,000 items”. The buyers will be at a convenient location Mr Anthony (Tony) in Wanaka Monday 9th W. Grant May (see details below).

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he buyers from John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd, visiting Wanaka Monday 9th May, are happy to look at any interesting items, for example vintage pocket and wristwatches such as Rolex, Men’s Omega, Breitling and gold watches etc. Also wanted, pre 1950’s picture postcards, Maori and Pacific artefacts, old fountain pens and other small antique or historical items.

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Youth centre welcomed A major refit for the former Mitre 10 building in Plantation Rd will provide Wānaka with a new youth, community and sport centre.

The way has been paved for the work by councillors at a Queenstown Lakes District Council meeting. They gave the go ahead for Council to complete the lease of 35 Plantation Road.

Councillors also approved a budget of $4.15M to fit-out the building, subject to final approval of the 2022-2023 Annual Plan in June.

Ongoing costs to run the facility will be considered by Councillors alongside other internal submissions to the draft plan.

Last month the Wānaka Community Board agreed to part-fund the fit-out with $1 million from the Wānaka Asset Sale Reserve. An additional $900,000 could be provided from the fund if applications for third-party grant funding is unsuccessful.

The chairman of the Wānaka Community Board has welcomed the announcement.

Barry Bruce told the Wānaka Sun the building’s strategic position close to most schools and the fact there were multiple potential uses for the facilities would make it a great asset to the Wānaka and Upper Clutha communities.

“I am delighted this much needed facility has been secured for our Sports, Youth and Community Groups.”

QLDC Sport and Recreation Manager Simon Battrick said the initial 10-year lease with additional rights to renew represented an important investment for the Upper Clutha community to help meet demand.

“The new facility will complement Wānaka Recreation Centre and provide more capacity

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The former Mitre 10 building is set to become a new community facility.

for sport and recreation in the district,” he said.

“Our proposal at Plantation Road is to create two bookable, multi-use, netball-sized courts and a separate studio that could be used for dance, yoga and fitness classes, and as a meeting space. In addition there will be dedicated spaces for foundation tenants Kahu Youth and Aspiring Gymsports, both of whom have been heavily involved in this project from the start.”

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He acknowledged the site owner, Allan Dippie, for working positively with council and other stakeholders on the lease agreement and fit-out plans.

The announcement of the decision followed a public excluded session during last week’s full council meeting where commercially sensitive information relating to the lease agreement and proposed fit-out were discussed.

Road plan unveiled Eight Upper Clutha projects are included in a $15 million minor works roading programme unveiled

by Queenstown Lakes District Council.

They are headed the Golf Course Rd crossing, Golf Course Peter Hansby Rd-Ballantyne Rd intersection, Ballantyne Rd-Riverbank Rd intersection, Schools to Pool active travel route, Rata St traffic calming, Wānaka Mt Aspiring Rd speed management, Capell Ave/Domain Rd intersection (Lake Hāwea) and Cardrona and Cardrona Valley Road safety upgrades.

Half the funding for all projects included in the programme is coming from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency through its Low Cost, Low Risk initiative.

QLDC General Manager Property and Infrastructure Peter Hansby said the work will improve traffic flow and public safety in addition to the quality of roads themselves.

“These projects will make a positive difference to drivers in and around Queenstown and the Upper Clutha as well as increasing active travel options.

“The Schools to Pool route from Aubrey Rd to Wānaka Recreation Centre, linking three primary schools and Mount Aspiring College, will be a particular milestone in this regard,” he said.

“We’ll be tendering for individual larger projects and combined packages of smaller projects as we complete the detailed designs,” said Mr Hansby.

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A backyard war on predators

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Upper Clutha is home to McCann’s skink, which are preyed upon by hedgehogs.

The nesting habits of Kareakarea – the New Zealand falcon – make chicks vulnerable to introduced pests.

The community-led group Wānaka Backyard Trapping has announced a new initiative – the Wānaka Trap Library.

A total of 20 wooden boxes, each containing a DOC 200 trap mechanism, will be available for people living in urban areas in the Upper Clutha to borrow.

The project has funding from Jobs For Nature via the Southern Lakes Sanctuary Trust which has provided materials and labour to build the first 20 traps and a staff member to help set up and run the library.

Petrina Duncan, who works for the trust as a Community Coordinator, is excited to get the trap library concept off the ground in Wānaka.

“I first heard about a trap library in January when I was talking to a colleague in Queenstown.

He convinced me that it’s better to lend traps out and have them killing predators than to have them stored somewhere, doing nothing.”

The Whakatipu Wildlife Trust started a Queenstown trap library in November 2021 and it has proved to be popular.

Petrina was inspired to start a trap library in Wānaka because the cost of buying a DOC 200 trap in a box is upwards of $100 - prohibitive for some people.

As a ‘trial run,’ a single DOC 200 trap in a box was lent out in late January to Sarah Millwater, a Hāwea Flat resident. Sarah had contacted Wānaka Backyard Trapping because a ferret had been killing her poultry. After some training on how to use the trap, Sarah managed to kill three ferrets using a range of different lures. She has now purchased the trap and is continuing to trap around her hen house.

The Wānaka Backyard Trapping group has established a working relationship with the Wānaka Community Workshop. The Workshop team has offered to be the base for the trap library.

There will be regular scheduled dates when the public can come to the workshop to pick up or return a trap box and learn how to use the DOC 200 trap mechanism.

The traps can effectively and humanely kill rats, hedgehogs and mustelids, while the extra-long box prevents interference by cats. The Workshop has also started selling traps in boxes, built by their volunteers, for $25 (rat traps) and $90 (DOC 150’s). They are now constructing boxes,

to house the larger DOC 200 mechanisms, which will soon be on sale.

New Zealand has thousands of species of plants and animals which don’t occur anywhere else on Earth. The Upper Clutha region is a hot spot for rare skinks and alpine geckos, wētā, karearea – the native falcon - and tiny forest birds such as brown creepers and grey warblers.

The region is also home to Australasian crested grebes breeding on lakes and migratory shorebirds like wrybills and black-fronted terns nesting on braided riverbeds. These species and others are vulnerable to introduced mammalian predators who have already reduced native animal populations to a fraction of what they once were.

“Our group’s mission is to reduce the numbers of some of the introduced predators - rats, stoats, ferrets, hedgehogs and possums - so that our native populations of skinks, geckos and birds can survive and thrive,” Kris Vollebregt, founder of Wānaka Backyard Trapping said.

“Our wonderful volunteers regularly bait and clear a total of 294 predator traps on public land - Mt Iron; Albert Town lagoon; Lake Hāwea foreshore from the dam to John Creek; along the Hāwea River; the Lake Wānaka foreshore from Penrith Wetland to the Outlet Camp and from Waterfall Creek to Glendhu Bay - that is, our 'Big Backyard'.

“We also like to encourage the public to trap in their garden backyards to extend the positive effect across urban and peri-urban areas.” he group has 121 backyard traps on their database and are keen to see more traps installed, especially near key biodiversity-rich sites like Mt Iron and the Albert Town lagoon.

For more details email wanaka backyardtrapping@gmail.com or call 021 204 5083.

Workshop date To kick start the trap library, a Predator Trapping Workshop for Beginners at the Wānaka Community Workshop, 15 Gordon Road will be held on Saturday (May 7).

People can drop in anytime between 10am and 1pm to learn how to use traps. The focus is on how to safely set, bait, clear and clean traps. Participants will also learn how to monitor backyard pests using chew cards and tracking tunnels. Trap boxes can be borrowed by users after they pay a $5 membership to Wānaka Backyard Trapping and learn the basics of how to trap from a trapper.

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Sarah Millater is sorting out her ferret problem at Lake Hāwea thanks to backyard trapping.

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New wētā species discovered Six new species and three new subspecies of alpine cave wētā from the southern regions of the South Island have been identified.

Professors Steven Trewick and Mary MorganRichards from Massey University’s School of Natural Sciences announced their discoveries in a paper published in the European Journal of Taxonomy.

Trewick and Morgan-Richards worked with alpine expert Danilo Hegg to find the wētā.

The Pharmacus wētā, known as ‘alpine sorcerers’, were found above the tree-line in mountain ranges from the Nelson Lakes area to coastal Fiordland and Central Otago.

Understanding the biology of the alpine zone wētā have been limited by the rugged terrain, extreme climate and short summer seasons.

The alpine sorcerers live in rock crevices or holes under boulders above the treeline and up to 2800m above sea level. Here they survive in landscapes that are covered by snow for more than six months a year.

They have evolved to survive freezing conditions, and can be active when it is very cold.

They join an elite group of New Zealand insects

that are freeze tolerant and this sets them apart from other cave wētā that live in more stable conditions.

“The New Zealand alpine zone is a critical environment with a rich biota that is found nowhere else in the world. Our analysis of climate change shows how vulnerable this system is and provides a warning of how conditions will change in other situations,” Professor Trewick says.

The good news is the new species have been found – the bad news is the professors predict climate change will result in at least a quarter of New Zealand’s alpine species becoming extinct in the next 50 years.

“Climate heating rapidly reduces the available alpine habitat on our mountains. As the alpine zone shifts uphill it gradually squeezes species toward extinction,” Professor Trewick says.

Of the announcement of six discoveries at once, he told the Wānaka Sun they had been working on this group of species and several others for many years.

“It takes time to get sufficient information about the presence of populations in different places and to identify their distinguishing

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The newly discovered alpine wētā species Pharmacus cochleatus.

characters. Like a jigsaw, placing the biodiversity pieces needs other pieces, so we identified this group (genus) of species by more extensive work involving many other species in this family of crickets (called the Rhaphidophoridae).

A snapshot of alpine wētā shows eight species – two were already known.

“Some live in different regions of South Island, some have overlapping populations. All live above the tree-line on the Southern Alps. In the mountains near Wānaka Pharmacus cochleatus is present, which come in a speckled form and a dark form.

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May date set for international landing Queenstown Lakes will welcome its first international flight under eased travel restrictions on May 23.

New Zealand is back on the world map for tourism and business travellers now the country has opened to visitors from around 60 visawaiver countries.

Citizens of visa-waiver nations, like Australians, can now travel here without isolation if they are vaccinated and do a pre-departure and arrival test for Covid-19.

The return of international travellers will be a major bonus for the district.

“Our first direct international flight lands

at ZQN on 23 May,” a spokesperson for the airport said.

“While there have been some international visitors arriving on domestic flights through other ports, we expect to see a buildup in late May and June ahead of a busy Winter season.”

Airlines are reporting a strong interest for Queenstown bookings over winter.

“At this stage scheduled airline capacity for winter is looking good. Three of the four airlines will be operating at ZQN over winter and at peak times flight numbers are on par with winter 2019,” the spokesperson said.

“On the busiest winter days, we are expecting more than 50 international and domestic aircraft movements (arrivals and departures).

Pre-Covid peak days were 60-plus aircraft movements in winter.

Stuart Nash said the opening of the borders marked a milestone for visitors from key northern hemisphere markets in the USA, UK, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada and others, “who can now jump on a plane to come here”.

“Later this year major international airlines like Emirates, Air Canada, Malaysian Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, LATAM Airlines and Air

Tahiti Nui are restarting routes. Air New Zealand is also adding long haul routes from San Francisco, Honolulu, Houston, New York and Chicago.

“Our tourism destinations are amongst the world’s best. The industry knows there is a rebuild ahead. International travel will be very competitive, and airlines will take time to build up their schedules and routes.

The Government has also opened the door to up to 5000 international students for the second semester of the academic year.

It had also accepted over 6000 applications from young people seeking Working Holiday Visas since March.

Planner opposes Thiel’s lodge Queenstown Lakes District Council’s senior planner Sarah Gathercole says she doesn’t think a multimillion dollar luxury lodge planned to overlook Lake Wānaka should be permitted.

Her report is a key element in the Resource Consent process for the project.

The company behind the proposal is Second Star, owned by Peter Thiel, the founder of PayPal. A hearing is scheduled this month to discuss objections to the proposal when it is expected the case in favour of a 330m-long residential complex at Damper Bay will be put.

The Sun reported last month that the Upper Clutha Environmental Society had said the development - a series of stand-alone buildings, including accommodation for 24 guests - was likely to make significant physical changes to the landscape.

The society’s presentation opposing the development contained this illustration to show the extent of the lodge.

In her report released on Tuesday, Gathercole said she considered the adverse effects of the activity on landscape quality and character, visual amenity, design and density of development, cumulative effects and earthworks would be unacceptable.

The proposal would be visible from the Glendhu Bay Track, Wānaka Mount Aspiring Road and Lake Wānaka, “and is of a scale well in

excess of what could be reasonably anticipated within the rural zone and an ONL (Outstanding Natural Landscape),” she said.

“The proposal will adversely affect the character and other values of the ONL and the visual amenity of the public domain. These adverse effects cannot be appropriately mitigated.

“Whilst some positive effects will result from

the proposal, I consider it does not constitute a positive effect on the environment to entirely offset or compensate for the adverse effects on the environment that will or may result from allowing the activity.”

Her report said “in particular” the proposed buildings are considered to be an inappropriate development within the ONL.

Scott’s tramping feat Scott Lange has decided he’s no longer a fan of kea.

The inquisitive alpine parrots made his trek last month an unusually tough challenge – because one made off with this left shoe.

And he completed the tramp in Mt Aspiring Park with one foot bare.

“I've been running on rocks barefoot since I was a kid so it honestly didn't bother me much,” he told bemused Facebook followers.

“Before this weekend I thought the cheeky Keas were pretty cute but this weekend they spilt water in my sleeping bag in -10C conditions, woke me up every 15 minutes, stole my shoe and put holes in my stuff. I'm not a fan of them at all now.”

Lange’s problems were also experienced by other trampers.

Hannah Morey and two friends who were walking up to Cascade saddle in Mt Aspiring

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Fortunately they recovered their own missing pair, and Lange’s to boot.

Then, with some more sleuthing using the Tramping New Zealand site, they were able tie up the loose strings and find Lange and arrange a meet up in Christchurch.

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MUM

When a gastro bug hits Aside from coughs and colds, I like to think we're a pretty healthy family. We take our supplements, eat fairly well and do as much as we can to live a healthy lifestyle.

Despite our best efforts we were all struck with a gastro bug. And boy did it hit us.

Last Saturday I found myself throwing up violently. With a long to-do list and Tobias in tow, I tried to push through it assuming it was something I had eaten.

When my partner arrived home, I handed over the reins and monged out on the sofa for a good few hours. As bedtime loomed, I plucked up the energy to breastfeed Tobias and crawled straight into bed.

At 1am Tobias awoke feeling unwell. Soon enough, he too was puking up. I remember thinking “at least we have Daddy to take care of us.” But by 9am, my partner also went down. This

is when things got really tough.

Neither of us had the strength to lift Tobias but because he felt so unwell, he really wanted to be carried around. It's times like these when I really start to doubt our decision to move away from our families. With everyone living in the UK and most of our Wānaka friends in self isolation, we were caught short.

If we were still in the UK, we would have had plenty of help. Our parents would have popped by with supplies and even taken Tobias while we went for a nap. But we’re not in the UK and like many Wānaka parents we don’t have family to call on.

Instead, we have to muddle through. I’m not sure how other people do it when they’re sick but hopefully it doesn’t happen that often. And, if it does, we now know that we can rely on the help of Disney’s Moana to get us through.

– By Daisy Watford

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Greetings Wānaka – what a variety of weather we have been having lately. It doesn’t seem to know what it wants to do, but one thing for sure with a bit of a nip in the air, winter is on its way.

Well with a bit of a dip into the old lolly bag of jobs attended by your blue team this week here’s some of what we’ve been up to.

There were a couple of crashes this week, one serious and another with a car knocking down a pedestrian. The serious crash occurred on one of the back roads around the town and involved a single vehicle. Four occupants were taken by helicopter to both Dunedin and Christchurch hospitals. This is still under investigation at present. The other occurred in a carpark where a vehicle reversed and struck a pedestrian knocking them over causing minor injuries. So, the moral here could be, be aware when backing out of your parking spaces and our back roads need to be treated with respect as they can still bite if attention is not being paid to them.

Drink driving again this week with another couple of drivers going to court and having lost their licence for 28 days for high readings, while another received an Infringement Notice.

With the easing of the restrictions around numbers of people allowed into venues, and with our boarders beginning to re-open it will be nice to see the local businesses recapture revenue, however this is again starting to come at a price with a noted increase in alcohol related disorder

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and other offences around town over the weekend.

Saturday night saw wilful damage to a parked vehicle because of an intoxicated male on Ardmore Street. This followed on from a few calls for disorderly behaviour and scuffles around the same area. During this, one officer also suffered a minor assault while attending these events. All of these were alcohol related and I’m sorry to say the finger of blame was directed towards some members of the local rugby club by the various establishments.

With charges laid regarding the wilful damage and soon for assaulting Police, please remember have a good time but also know when to stop and look after your mates. If you are representing the town, do it with pride don’t get into a situation where you are going to bring shame to both the town and your representative club.

This week also saw us attend some family harm events where wrap around services are being provided to help those affected as well as mental health crisis interventions.

Please remember if you, a friend, or family member are going through a period of mental health issues you can reach out for help. There are many services out there to help during times of crisis and the Mental Health Crisis Team can be reached on 0800 46 78 46.

So, stay safe, drive to the conditions, be considerate and courteous and have a great week Wānaka.

– By Adrian Kerin Acting Sergeant, NZPD

The crew secure some of the final bolts on the Yates Feature.

An autumn safety programme has started following rock stabilisation work on the Nevis Bluff, between Cromwell and Queenstown.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s Aspiring Highways team has been working on the Yates Feature on the Bluff since January following an increase in movement late last year.

During the 14 weeks on the cliff face the team has drilled about 1000 metres and installed 90 bolts to secure the schist rock.

Robert Choveaux, Senior Network Manager, Central Otago for Waka Kotahi, says the works

PHOTO: Wayo Carson, Cliffcare

will roll into the usual autumn checks, which would result in some travel delays.

“These will run for roughly three weeks and will allow the team to look at not only the Yates Feature, but the Bluff as a whole.

The autumn work will run between 8am and 5pm to May 20, and it is weather dependent.

“The best time to do this work is the shoulder seasons in autumn and spring when traffic volumes are at their lowest,” Mr Choveaux said.

The Nevis Bluff is 25 minutes’ drive from Cromwell, above the Kawarau River, on SH6.

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On the hunt

I am currently researching the history of medical services in the Upper Clutha area, particularly related to the Doctors Club that operated in the first half of the 20th Century. I have access to the minute book of the second club, but the first club had two minute books and the first, recording up to March 30, 1917, is missing. If anyone knows of the whereabouts of this book, could they please contact Jo Wilton at admin@uppercluthahistory.org.

Dennis Pezaro Wānaka

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Retiring to learn…

Barbara Lindsay discusses the U3A organisation – and how it has forged a close relationship in Wānaka with St John.

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N o t i c e b o a rd | P a p a P ā n u i Resource Consent Application Resource Management Act 1991 Details of the resource consent application and submission forms are available in the offices at Queenstown Lakes District Council, Gorge Road, Queenstown; 74 Shotover Street, Queenstown and 47 Ardmore Street, Wānaka during normal office hours (8.00am to 5.00pm). You can also download these on our website. www.qldc.govt.nz/services/resource-consents/notified-resource-consents#public-rc or via our edocs website using the RM number as the reference edocs.qldc.govt.nz/Account/Login.

S & J Guest (RM220106) What is proposed: Application under Section 88 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) for a 2-lot subdivision not complying with the minimum lot areas, subdivision of a residential flat from a residential unit and for land use consent to breach setbacks.

Access to both lots is proposed from Aubrey Road.

Application under Section 127(3) of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) to delete condition 4 of RM200922.

Application under Section 221 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) to cancel Conditions of Consent Notice 7875350.2 as they relate to Lot 2 Deposited Plan 406222.

The location in respect of which this application relates is situated at: 963 Aubrey Road, Albert Town, Wānaka (Lot 2 DP 406222) Address for Service for Applicant: C/- Nicole Malpass nicole@ipsolutions.nz IP Solutions Ltd 15 Cliff Wilson Street Wānaka 9305 The planner processing this application on behalf of the Council is Tim Anderson, who may be contacted by phone at 03 4430122 or email tim.anderson@qldc.govt.nz.

Submissions will be received until Thursday 2 June 2022 and must be served on the Consent Authority, Queenstown Lakes District Council, Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348 or email rcsubmission@qldc.govt.nz. These must be dated, signed by you, and include the following information: 1. Your name, email address (preferred) postal address and telephone number.

Demonstration time: St John First Response Volunteers Dell Taylor and Jane Presto secure Allan MacLean, President Mt Aspiring U3A, onto stretcher during the organisation’s recent monthly meeting.

It is a misconception that when we retire, we are ‘put out to pasture’ - our skills and creativity no longer used. No early starts, long coffee breaks, perpetual holiday - that’s the worker’s dream.

However, most of us are lucky enough to be fit and well and still capable of, and ultimately needing, intellectual, social and physical stimulation following retirement. Wānaka, because of its beauty, quiet lifestyle and range of activities attracts large numbers of retirees.

Staff at the university in Toulouse, France, recognised the pool of experience, knowledge and intelligence of retired people and set up a framework to utilise and share these resources.

U3A (University of the Third Age) was born and grew fast, within eight years 60 U3A groups were established in France. The idea has since spread world-wide.

The first New Zealand group was established in Remuera, Auckland in 1989, and there are now 83 U3As throughout the country, two of them being in Wānaka. The “English Model” of U3A, established in Cambridge in 1981, is based on the concept that “those who teach shall also learn and those who learn shall also teach”. This ideal has been widely accepted.

As well as its monthly meetings, where invited speakers address members on a range of topics, the Mt Aspiring U3A runs a number of optional Study Groups, on a diverse range of topics such as astronomy, history of medicine, science, current affairs, whisky appreciation, Te Reo for beginners, book group and creative writing, as well as social interaction groups – walking, movies, lunch, chess and mahjong tuition. Each of the groups is convened by a member, thus harnessing the huge variety of past career experiences and skills that might otherwise go unrecognised.

Since its formation in 2017, the Mt Aspiring U3A has enjoyed the use of the St John meeting room in Link Way, Wānaka, for its monthly meetings. St John were most generous in the rent they charged, recognising U3A as offering community engagement while being non-profit making, and a close bond has been forged between

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the two organisations.

Over the intervening years U3A membership numbers have been steadily increasing and this year the group has been forced to seek a larger venue.

St John officers were invited to attend the April meeting to enable Mt Aspiring U3A to express its appreciation and make a small donation from its funds Barbara Lindsay to be used locally. St John officers outlined the services they provide in the Wānaka area, which include not only the well-known and utilised emergency ambulance service, but also a strong youth programme, a lively outreach therapy pets programme visiting schools and rest homes with trained dogs, and also an outreach programme for older residents in the area providing companionship and a regular lunch outing. Apart from the paid Wānaka ambulance crew, there is also a well-trained group of volunteers running a First Response Unit, who respond 24/7 instead of the main ambulance when it is out of town.

The proceeds of the donation from the Mt Aspiring U3A group will be used for additional training equipment, including a double stethoscope (great for training!) and the balance put towards a small size mannequin.

Friendships are formed between people of like interests within U3A: new study group topics are frequently suggested and implemented where interest is shown. Retirement takes on a new guise: intellectual, social and physical stimulation not only provides purpose and enjoyment, but perhaps helps to increase life expectancy.

Barbara Lindsay is the secretary of Mt Aspiring U3A. The U3A annual meeting will be held at the New Life Church in Reece Cr on May 26 and the organisation welcomes new members. For more details email mariejlewis@xtra.co.nz

2. Details of the application in respect of which you are making the submission including location and the Resource Consent number.

3. Whether you support or oppose the application.

4. Your submission, with reasons.

5. The decision you wish the consent authority to make.

6. Whether you wish to be heard in support of your submission.

Any person may make a submission on the application, but a person who is a trade competitor of the applicant may do so only if that person is directly affected by an effect of the activity to which the application relates that: a) adversely affects the environment; and b) does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.

You may make a submission by sending a written or electronic submission to Queenstown Lakes District Council (details below). The submission should be in the format of Form 13. Copies of this form are available on the website www.qldc.govt.nz/services/resource-consents/application-forms-and-fees#other_forms.

Address for Service for Consent Authority: Queenstown Lakes District Council

Email: rcsubmission@qldc.govt.nz

Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348

Phone: 03 441 0499

Gorge Road, Queenstown 9300

Website: www.qldc.govt.nz

Dated: Thursday 5 May 2022 Signed by QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL

Alcohol Licensing Applications Current alcohol licensing applications can be found at www.qldc.govt.nz/services/alcohol-licensing.

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Winetastic Limited

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Rata 43 Ballarat Street, Queenstown Attiqa & Sundeck 4 Ballarat Street (The Mall), Queenstown

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If you have a query about an application, a public notice, or the notification process, you can find more information here: www.qldc.govt.nz/services/alcohol-licensing. Or, alternatively, please call 03 441 0499 or email services@qldc.govt.nz.

This notice is dated: 28 April 2022

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The Wānaka chapter of BNI meets weekly at 7am Tuesday morning.

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The Salvation Army Family Store is able to collect your donations, this service is available one day a week please phone the store on 443 5068 to make a booking.

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NOTICE

Mary Gibson Collings Born 19 March 1935 – Passed away 4 May 2021 in Rotorua “Gone is our mother’s light, love, and laughter. We will miss her terribly and will keep her memory alive.”

Our mother Mary loved her life in Wanaka with her husband Neil Collings playing golf, bridge, bowls, and working for so many years. Mary loved getting to know people and enjoyed the company of her family and friends she regularly invited to her home. Mum enjoyed being a part of our lives and we still hold her close in our hearts. We invite all who remember her to share your memories and a smile as you raise a glass. In memory of our loved Mum, Mary.

Missed by her children Helena Keenan, Damien Keenan, Rebecca Keenan, Patrick Keenan and their spouses, her grandchildren and siblings.

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Squash success

The Wānaka squash club juniors competed in the third junior Head squash tournament in Dunedin last weekend.

It was another great tournament for the Wānaka juniors who have cemented the club’s position as the number one junior club in Otago. Four juniors are now in the A division and two in the B. In last weekend’s A division Oisin Corbett was second, Rui Fukaya fifth, Kyan Prince sixth and Matthew Botting seventh. Cody Armstrong and Ethan Prince dominated the B division with Cody winning and Ethan finishing second.

The Wānaka Juniors head to Alexandra on June 12 for the fourth Head tournament.

Pictured from left last weekend were Cody Armstrong, Matthew Botting, Kyan Prince, Rui Fukaya, Ethan Prince and Oisin Corbett.

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A unique position in one of New Zealand’s most desirable communities has become available at The Wānaka Sun. We are looking for a full-time editor who can build on recent changes in our weekly publication and drive up readership on our on-line platform.

The successful applicant will be a respected multi-skilled journalist with a reputation for outstanding communication, organisation and leadership – and someone comfortable with a camera and digital media. He or she will constantly update our website and produce a weekly print product filled with breaking news, well subbed supplied content, regular columns and great photography.

Our new editor will, ideally, arrive with a sound knowledge of Wānaka.

Journalism will be our new editor’s life, not 9-to-5. The successful applicant will see this role as a long-term appointment.

Organising content and building contacts will be two of the major strengths of our new editor who will work in the community.

Our new editor will be a self-starter, highly motivated and flexible.

Mentoring will be available if our new editor requires it.

If you are looking for a challenging role in a positive, friendly environment, plus the benefits of working in one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, apply today to admin@thewanakasun.co.nz with your CV and cover letter.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand.

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Live Sign NZ are on the hunt for a Wanaka local to take up a role installing our fantastic reusable solar powered real estate signs. Part time hours to fit around your lifestyle. Must have a full and clear NZ drivers licence and your own vehicle with a towbar. Signs and trailer supplied. Live Sign NZ is passionate about eliminating single use corflute plastic signage.

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Working from our client’s Wānaka based office this role will provide full Executive Assistant support to the Managing Director of a large family business also offering support in the various other roles they hold in the community and across Aotearoa, New Zealand.

The Cleaners Wanaka currently have an opportunity for a motivated cleaner to join our team. We focus on holiday houses and commercial business sites around Wanaka.

You will need an excellent level of verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work autonomously whilst being resourceful, innovative, and proactive. As a natural decision-maker you will very capable of thinking under pressure and at all times display good judgement. Obviously, your technical skills of writing, preparing reports and presentations and having a keen eye for detail will all have to be well honed. Inevitably the workload is across the financials at times, so tell us if you have any experience.

We operate 7 days a week and require someone available for weekends and public holidays.

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There is a demanding workload in this role, so you will need to have a superb ability to selfmanage your priorities and workload - whilst being able to also manage upwards!

Critically - your ability to exercise discretion when supporting the Managing Director will be flawless.

We expect the role to be initially part-time with the capacity to increase hours over time when both parties are ready.

If you are experienced in a similar role, eager to learn new skills, be exposed to exciting industries and become an integral part of a caring and respectful team then we’d love to talk to you.

Apply for this role by sending your CV and covering letter to Linzi Ebbage-Thomas at Linzi@careersteps.co.nz by 16/05/2022.

We are looking for a talented writer with energy and passion to make The Sun shine.

Is it you?

Does writing community news excite you? Can you build up a contact list and get stories from our schools, service and sports clubs? Can you become the go-to person when newsmakers in our community look for publicity? Can you monitor organisations and see stories where others can’t?

Are we looking for someone who will devote a day to a story? No. This role requires a quick-thinking nimble journalist who can get the balance right between quantity and quality.

If it’s you, then start writing now - tell us about yourself and why you should be in our newsroom.

If you are looking for a challenging role in a positive, friendly environment, plus the benefits of working in one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, apply today to admin@thewanakasun.co.nz with your CV and cover letter.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT CO-ORDINATOR UPPER CLUTHA Plunket is New Zealand's largest provider of support services for the development, health and wellbeing of children under the age of five. We are a community focused not-for-profit organisation. Our teams of Plunket people provide services to help families and communities throughout New Zealand.

We are seeking a highly motivated, energetic person to join our team as a Community Support co-ordinator in Upper Clutha. This is a part time position, 15 hours per week based in Wanaka, working with communities to coordinate and develop services that meet the needs of whanau.

We are looking for someone who is highly motivated and passionate about working in the community. They will be able to foster positive, collaborative relationships and strengthen and expand our volunteer network and Plunket groups, ensuring volunteers have a rewarding and enriching experience.

We are looking for someone with: • An understanding of the principles and practice of volunteering and volunteer coordination • Ability to develop a rapport with a wide variety of people • Excellent communication skills both oral and written • Ability to use Microsoft Office at Intermediate level • Excellent time management skills Applications close 20 May 2022 For any enquiries email catherine.caley@plunket.org.nz.

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‘Drifters’ to give lake answers WAI Wānaka is working with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research on a short-term study of currents in Lake Wānaka.

This research is the first of its type on the deepwater lakes in the area.

The test is being done using floating ‘drifters’ across Roys Bay – the first test was carried out at the end of last month, the second will be some time in May or June.

Data from the study will help provide an understanding of where run-off of contaminated urban stormwater flows when it enters the lake.

It will show if it reaches the intakes for the Wānaka town drinking water supply or swimming areas.

WAI Wānaka have been advocating research into the Upper Clutha deep-water lakes (Lake Hāwea and Lake Wānaka) since its inception in 2016. This project represents the first step in developing the capability to predict the effects

Wānaka back on the road Wānaka faces a daunting away trip to Roslyn Wakari in the latest series of games in a Covid-hit Southern premiership football league.

The Dunedin side lost its unbeaten record to University last weekend while Wānaka was held 1-1 by visitors Green Island.

Dunedin City Royals and Northern, who have a game in hand, top the table.

Wānaka were quick underway last weekend, grabbing the lead through Steve Pleksun following a fine through ball from Barry Grehan.

The hosts had further chances, but Green Island was well in the game at the break and scored shortly after half time.

The match ended in scrappy fashion, with Flynn Brown going closest to winning it for the home side when he struck the post.

Results: Northern Hearts 0 Dunedin City Royals 3, Northern 1 Queenstown 1, Queens Park 3 Mosgiel 4, Wānaka 1 Green Island 1, University 2 Roslyn Wakari 1.

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of currents on the dispersal and dilution of contaminants within Lake Wānaka.

As an indication of the cost associated with not understanding lake water, $144 million was committed in 2008 for the Rotorua Lakes cleanup projects over a 24-year period.

Don Robertson, trustee of WAI Wānaka, Guardian of Lake Wānaka and a former NIWA scientist, says that while this is a small study, he hopes it will lead to a better understanding of the effect of human activities on the quality of water in the lake.

“We rely on Lake Wānaka for drinking water, tourism business, farming and recreation.

Urban and rural stormwater run-off into the lake brings with it nutrients, protozoa, bacterial and viral pathogens, organic matter, heavy metals silt, and other contaminants all of which reduce water quality.”

“We don’t know enough about the outcomes

of using the lake this way to be able to protect it into the future. WAI Wānaka hopes to continue to support research that will enable development of evidence-based management practices to maintain and improve water quality and lake biodiversity for the local community and future generations.”

He said with rapid development around the lake, increased resident and visitor population, and the introduction of invasive weed pests, the ecosystem of Lake Wānaka was under pressure.

“But without research it’s difficult to know what steps are required to reduce the human impact on lake degradation. These concerns apply also to Otago’s two other deep-water lakes – Hāwea and Whakatipu.

The study will focus on Roys Bay south of a line between Damper Bay and Beacon Point – Wānaka’s main area for recreation and where the town’s drinking water intakes are located.

A drifter like this will help show water flow patterns.

Juniors kick off It was the first round of the 2022 football season and for a large number of our U6 players it was their first match of their football careers.

We have seven teams in the U6's this year including two girls teams. It was a bit of a juggle with players and coaches having to isolate but players, parents and other coaches jumped in to make sure every team had enough players and everyone could have a great day out on the pitch.

It was an emotional roller coaster for the

Football’s growth spurt The Central Otago Junior football season kicked off last weekend on Sunday at Kelly’s Flat, Wānaka.

The season will run for 11 weeks until July 10.

Football has experienced a huge growth in recent years in the Central Otago region and specifically in Wānaka. In 2021 there were 743 players in the Junior Football competition and this year there are 855 players - which is an impressive 15 per cent growth in the region.

Coach Chris Gilfedder with Under-6 players, from left, Heidi Wisbey, Lola Williams, Harriet Millar, Ciara Gilfedder, Gracie Jolly and Grace Wootton.

supporters on the side line who watched some football. All in all it was a great start to the season sensational goals, some close misses, great and the players now know what they are in for in tackles, quality passes and seeing massive smiles the rest of the season. on the players’ faces after two or three games of – By Chris Gilfedder There are 99 teams in the competition and 112 new members.

Wānaka AFC has 48 teams entered from U6 to U17s which makes up nearly 50 per cent of all the teams in the competition and Wānaka alone has seen an increase of 82 new members this year.

A big part of the rise in the club’s membership has been thanks to the dedicated Girls’ Football programme launched this year which has received huge support from the Wānaka community.

In 2021 across the region there were only three girls teams - this has increased in 2022 to 12. This is made up of 10 girls only teams from Wānaka and two from Alexandra.

In addition to this there are two youth

THURSDAY 05.05.22 - WEDNESDAY 11.05.22

development teams from Wānaka and Queenstown competing in the Football South Development League. This is the first year Wānaka has entered a team into this league.

The Football South Development League is the pinnacle of youth league in our region and is open to team’s federation wide. This league has specific criteria to meet to gain entry which help to ensure the league is a high standard and player development focused competition.

Wānaka AFC is committed to supporting and developing our coaches. This year we have already invested in educating 22 coaches and plenty more courses will be available throughout the season.

–By Anne Timpany, Wānaka AFC

THE WĀNAKA SUN