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Funding set aside for new community centre Pat Deavoll
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new community centre for Wānaka could be a happening thing after a budget of $1.2m was approved by councillors in last week's full council meeting at the Lake Wānaka Centre.
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A proposal to buy or lease the old Mitre 10 building in Anderson Heights for refurbishment as a community youth centre was being considered by council staff. The budget, deferred to the next financial year by councillors, was for “fit out costs” for the facility. Councillor Nicki Gadding spoke on the issue at the meeting and said it was “exciting.”
“It means the council is dedicated to the possibility of this project going ahead,” she said. “But we can’t get excited about the project just yet as no decision has been made whether to proceed or not and the finances have to be worked through. “An internal submission to the Long-Term Plan (LTP) has been made and will be available shortly,” Gladding said.
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Sport Otago’s Tiny Carruthers was one of several locals working on the proposal who presented the idea to the Wānaka Community Board (WCB). He said to the Wānaka App the purpose of the new facility was to provide a “permanent premise for numerous community groups in need of a place they could afford.” Continued on page 2
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New maternity hub opens Pat Deavoll
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Women in Wānaka will have a new space to receive maternity care starting as of last week. Te Whare Kōhaka o Wānaka, / Wānaka Maternity Hub located at 61 Brownston Street will now house the lead maternity care midwives, tele-health and rural secondary care clinics. The space is also equipped for responding to maternity emergencies and unplanned rapid births. Te Whare Kōhaka o Wānaka, / Wānaka Maternity Hub is part of the Southern District Health Board (SDHB) primary services strategy. Similar spaces exist in Te Anau and Lumsden and provide extra support to remote rural communities. The Hub will not be a designated birth space or offer overnight postnatal care. Wānaka residents can currently birth or stay postnatally at home, Charlotte Jean Maternity in Alexandra, Lakes District Hospital, Dunedin Public Hospital or Southland Hospital in Invercargill. Southern DHB continues to evaluate where the best place for Central Otago primary birthing units will be, with a decision expected later this year.
Wānaka families and midwives remain hopeful for a primary birthing unit in Wānaka. This unit would provide a designated space for planned low-risk birth and postnatal care closer to home. The opening week of Te Whare Kōhaka o Wānaka aligns with International Day of the Midwife, May 5, 2021. It is a day to advocate for investment in quality midwifery care around the world to improve sexual, reproductive, maternal, new born, child and adolescent health in the process. This year’s theme is “Follow the Data: Invest in Midwives”. “We are fortunate in Wānaka to have dedicated midwives, primary care colleagues, proactive families and a supportive DHB all working towards excellence in rural maternity care,” said Wānaka Maternity Hub co-ordinator and registered midwife Morgan Weathington. Until now, the interim Hub has been located at Wānaka Lakes Health Centre, and we thank them for their support as we transition into a new space. “The new facilities offer more space for women and their families receiving maternity care,” said Weathington.
NZ’s newest cycle trail opens
There were heaps of clothes for all ages at the Wānaka Swaps event this week
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Wānaka Swaps smashes last year’s fundraising total at the weekend PHOTO: Supplied
There are seven bolt-on bridges – total length of 360m and one suspension bridge.
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The Lake Dunstan Cycle and Walking Trail, between Cromwell and Clyde in Central Otago, officially opens on Saturday, May 8. First riders and supporters will enjoy an entertaining series of celebrations in both Clyde and Cromwell. The official opening will occur in Lodge Lane in Clyde at 9.45 am with MP Jacqui Dean cutting the ribbon and sending off the first pack of official riders. They’ll be wearing tee-shirts commissioned for the occasion. Other cyclists are welcome and will be released in waves thereafter. It will be ‘one day – one way’ with riders moving from Clyde to Cromwell, due to anticipated numbers. Cyclists will be welcome at Cromwell
Heritage Precinct from noon until 5 pm where a grand opening event is being held for cyclists, supporters and members of the public. It will be a spectacle for the afternoon with entertainment, food and wine. Cromwell and Districts Promotion Group, in association with the Trustees of the Lake Dunstan Cycle Trail are behind the festivities. The Lake Dunstan Cycle and Walking trail construction commenced in May 2019, building 58km from Smiths Way, through Cromwell and near to Bannockburn, around Cornish Point, along the other side of the Lake Dunstan (from the main road) before finishing in Clyde. The total cost of constructing the trail was $7 million, funded due to a tri-partite agreement between Central Government, Central Lakes Trust and Otago Community Trust.
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The team behind Wānaka Swaps were super busy this weekend, as they raised a record amount of money for a well deserved cause. Organiser Emma Edwards and her team of volunteers raised $3330.80 for Search and Rescue Wānaka. This tops last year’s total of $2354.90, which was donated to Food for Love. Men, women, children, and babies gathered together to swap clothes at this two-day event, which was held at the Lake Wānaka Centre. Edwards was ecstatic with the turnout. “Saturday was pumping and we had DJ Juke playing, which had a real great vibe,” she said. Event attendees who donated a bag of clothes could fill a new bag for just $5, with everyone else paying $10. “At one point we were so busy with donations that two swappers and Christine,
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from the Lake Wānaka Centre, jumped in to help,” Edwards said. It was also the first year that the event offered men’s clothes, providing a great selection for everyone. Local builder and father, Sean Minors, was very happy with his finds. “I wasn’t expecting to find much but I walked away with a great bundle,” he said. Attendees voted on which non profit organisation would receive the proceeds, with Search and Rescue Wānaka coming out on top. The event was born out of Edward’s growing interest in the slow fashion movement during her maternity leave, seven years ago. “I wanted to make sure that we reduce our waste within our own community, whilst keeping everyone warm and clothed for the upcoming winter,” she said. Edwards attended a similar event, run by her friend in Canada, before making the move to Wānaka.
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Hāwea Store here to stay Pat Deavoll
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A supermarket, medical clinic, cinema and restaurant are all part of a new expansion proposed for the Lake Hāwea commercial zone. Matt Laming, of Lake Hawea Holdings Ltd has applied for resource consent to the Queenstown Lakes District Council to develop the Capell Avenue site for commercial, retail and visitor accommodation use. The Hāwea Store and Kitchen (dairy and café) owned by IWC Holdings would be demolished and repurposed. The proposed two-storey development would also include eight accommodation units with 12 parking spaces on the ground level. There would be six retail spaces, the cinema and restaurant totalling an area of 1666m2. Two additional lots to the south were recently re-zoned to Local Shopping Centre Zone as part of the Proposed District Plan. The application has not been publicly notified. The Hāwea Store and Kitchen owners Hamish and Erica Mackay wanted to reassure the Hawea community that whatever the expansion of the Lake Hāwea commercial zone may entail, they were here to stay. The couple had spent four years growing their business and were
Whatever the expansion of the Lake Hāwea commercial zone may entail, the Hāwea Store isn’t going anywhere.
adamant that nothing had been “set in stone” regarding the fate of their grocery store and café. The Mackays had signed an ‘affected party approval’ consenting to the proposal by Lake Hāwea. Hamish Mackay said that no decision has been made to demolish the building. “We are separate entities agreeing to work together for the best outcome for the community. We want to reassure our staff and customers that we are not going anywhere. As one of the few longstanding employers in Hāwea, we have provided jobs to locals and visitors to the region and New Zealand alike, for many years now, and the continuity of those jobs is important to us. “Our commitment to improving our existing business and offerings remains a huge part of what we are doing,” he said. Erica Mackay said that they have been in talks with Laming for several years and that signing the affected party approval document was solely to “start the ball rolling” for the resource consent application and that “nothing is set in stone.” “We have grown to love this community and we are fully aware of the tension around any development here.
We feel strongly about maintaining real transparency around any plans for the people who live here and for our staff. “Whatever happens with the development, we intend to maintain our footprint on this site. Until consent is issued, we simply don’t have a timeframe. “We recognise that the Hāwea Store and Kitchen store exists very much as a meeting place for the community. We enjoy feeding the hungry builders, ravenous hikers and local families with their weekly favourites. We love providing a space for the mums and bubs coffee groups, birthday parties, and anniversaries. Over our time here we have come to realise that our little store is more than a local grocer, restaurant and bar. It is the hub and the heart of Hawea and that is something we are intent on preserving,” Erica Mackay said. Laming said that the proposed twostorey development could only be “good for the community.” “We are excited to be able to potentially offer these services to Hāwea residents and we are working respectfully with the existing business on the site. We have always been up-front with Hamish and Erica and none of us is trying to hide anything from the community.”
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Protestors gathered outside the Lake Wānaka Centre to object to a proposed jet capable Wānaka Airport last Thursday.
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About 35 people gathered outside the Lake Wānaka Centre last Thursday to greet Mayor Jim Boult and Queenstown Lakes District Councillors as they arrived for a full council meeting. Waving placards, the group accused the councillors of ignoring those people of the Upper Clutha who objected to a jet capable airport in Wānaka. The protestors called for the council to cease wasting “ratepayers’ money” in considering the idea. Protest organiser Anna Simmonds said the group was there because they “cared about the environment. “We cannot grow well if we have aviation emissions in our midst,” she said. "It is the wrong direction for our community and makes no sense given the country has just declared a climate and ecological emergency."
Mayor Jim Boult said before the meeting that it had never been the intention of the Council to have an international airport in Wānaka. He did not know if or when there would be a consultation process involving the community on the future of Wānaka Airport. He said it was for the council to decide. In the public forum during the council meeting Wānaka Stakeholders Group deputy chairman Mark Sinclair told councillors the recent judicial review had found the council lease of Wānaka Airport to the Queenstown Airport Corporation was unlawful and the council must start to consult "openly and transparently" on any plans for Wānaka Airport. He said he represented 3500 members, had the support of the five Upper Clutha residents’ associations and "we do tell the truth". "Councillors and QLDC executives, we are watching you,” he said
Funding set aside for new community centre Continued from page 1 Carruthers, Aspiring Gymsports’ Colleen Nisbet and Wānaka Watersport Facility Trust chair Michael Sidey, encouraged the WCB members at the time to support a proposal to secure the Mitre 10 building for the community. They outlined the concept, which aimed to provide permanent premises for numerous community groups, including Kahu Youth, Aspiring Gymsports, Aspiring Trampolining, Snowsports NZ, the Toy Library as well as martial arts and the squash and bridge clubs. Caruthers said he started working on the proposal in 2020 and had identified 39
community groups and clubs looking for a home within the next five years. He said several of the organisations identified had outgrown their current premises, had children waitlisted for classes, or simply couldn’t afford their ever-increasing rents. “The Mitre 10 option ticks all of these boxes,” Caruthers said, adding that many of these groups couldn’t afford to wait the five to 10 years it would take for a new council facility. Gladding said the community could “let us know what they think” by presenting an oral submission to the LTP hearings or by emailing their elected members.
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Consultation on the QLDC Draft Spatial Plan closes Pat Deavoll
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Community consultation on the draft Queenstown Lakes Spatial Plan closed on Monday 19 April and the submissions were made available to the public on the QLDC website. The submissions from the Upper Clutha were wide and varied and below is a sample of these. Granted, there were more submissions from the Wakatipu region but Upper Clutha residents made themselves heard. David ALLARD The Spatial Plan assumes a return to pre-covid revenue streams by 2023. This means that the planners have assumed that tourist numbers will return to pre-covid levels. The Minister for Tourism has on repeated occasions stated that NZ will not be continuing to pursue a mass tourism model. The reasons were clearly stated. Communities such as ours cannot fund the level of infrastructure required to support those numbers and the very thing that tourists come to see would be jeopardised. On that basis the Spatial Plan has missed the mark and is worthless. Andrew BARTHOLOMEW Growth is inevitable. You talk about growing well but the increased population will eventually become sick and unwell and require ease of access to publicly funded medical services. This means much greater investment into local publicly funded hospital services. No further housing growth should be planned until funding is identified for a) a new hospital in Wānaka and b) extended hospital services in Queenstown. Babu BLATT There is a failure to live up to Council’s stated commitment to climate emergency and a carbon neutral economy. Specifically, there is no investment to reduce carbon emissions in the Upper Clutha. There is not even a commitment to measure carbon
emissions properly across projects and activities in the district. Further, Upper Clutha spending on carbon mitigation initiatives is severely limited, with investments heavily weighted towards Queenstown. CARROLL Dean Council should review its consultation methods and how it treats community input and input from community organisations into planning, especially strategic planning vehicles such as the SP. This will be absolutely necessary for QLDC to move from 48 percent of respondents in 2020 who “are satisfied with the opportunities to have their say” to their target of 80 per cent in all following years. John COERS The spatial plan is void of any commentary, concept or detail on potential development to provide dwellings in the rural environment. Due to this omission, the document assumes or strongly implies that housing choice will be constrained to urban or suburban environments. This lack of choice is contrary to the reality that the district has a long and strong history of people enjoying the areas spatial environment going back to its very beginnings. Nat CRAIG The Wānaka Stakeholders Group is a good example of a community organisation who represent a very high percentage (almost half of residents) of the Upper Clutha community, yet Council appear to ignore feedback from this organisation. Tourism operators and big business should not be the main drivers of long-term strategy planning, but only a part of it. Philippa JONES The planning documents do not genuinely address issues of over-tourism and how to achieve sustainable destinations both for visitors and residents. Long term strategic planning for Wānaka must take climate costs and community desire to manage visitor numbers into consideration. Allan KANE
Insufficient credence is given to protecting our open pastoral landscapes in the Upper Clutha. These landscapes are one of the main defining features of the Upper Clutha and one of the key values that many in the community hold dear. The views of these particularly from the major access points into the district are important for both visitors and locals alike. They are in danger from inappropriately sited dwellings and buildings and lifestyle subdivisions. Bridget MCCAUGHAN I do not support any further increase in housing density or heights in semi-rural villages such as Luggate. I do not want sections to be smaller than 800m2. People do not want to move here to live in suburbs of tiny sections and existing residents don't want them either. I do not want to see Luggate inundated with small, cheaply built houses on small lots in the guise of offering 'a wider range of price points. Grant MEREDITH Council’s approach has been and continues to be very poor in the Upper Clutha area. Projects and plans have been continually moved out that would greatly assist climate change. Case in point are the proposed safe biking lanes. QLDC has done very little of what it promised. Also, the airport plans are a joke and the veil of secrecy around these plans is unbelievable Nick PAGE The QLDC Draft Spatial Plan is fatally flawed as it grossly underestimates likely future population growth. The Spatial Plan may read nicely as an aspirational document but as a Plan it is almost useless as it is entirely based on assumptions of future population growth that defy historic reality and any reasonable assessment of what the future might hold under present council policies. Keith PATERSON We participated in spatial plan work at Luggate where we also have an interest. At that time there was
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Steve Schikker I believe the urban growth boundary should include all land within the confines of the Clutha and Cardrona rivers.
good support for urban growth of the town into the Luggate Triangle. I do not see these are identified as future urban growth areas. The idea of intensification to achieve growth did not align with the town aspirations of reasonable sized sections and areas for kids to roam around in true kiwi kid style. Steve SCHIKKER Having read the spatial plan document my feedback is as follows. I have an interest and shared ownership for the 5.8 ha block on the corner of Highway 84 and Highway 6. (known as Mt Iron Junction). This land and other blocks within the vicinity are current anomalies in the district plan. I believe the urban growth boundary should include all land within the confines of the Clutha and Cardrona rivers. This logical boundary is consistent with many of the spatial plan’s ideals. Mt Iron Junction has currently gone through a resource consent and subsequent mediation. Consent between all parties has been achieved which will with have the final sign off from the court. Anna SIMMONDS To quote council documentation the Queenstown Lakes Spatial Plan sets a vision and framework for how and where our district will grow in the future. It is based around the phrase ‘Grow Well’ or ‘Whaiora’ which translates to ‘in the pursuit of wellness’. It will guide decisions and investment across local, regional and central government to ensure we’re delivering the best possible future for our community and the generations that will follow us’.
School children get creative at pedestrian underpass Daisy Watford
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Wānaka has some new artists in town -160 of them to be precise. The children, from Te Kura O Take Kārara school, started the highly anticipated mural at the Three Parks pedestrian underpass on Tuesday. The mammoth project, led by conservation artist Chrissy Wikkes, got off to a great start as the first group of 20 students put their paint brushes to work. “It’s been an awesome day,” Wikkes said. The children, who were all very keen to share their masterpieces, have been experimenting with different ideas over the last term across seven art sessions run by Wikkes. “The main focus is for the kids to have fun and enjoy creating,” she said.
Some worked in groups, while others will have their very own section to work on. Teachers from Te Kura O Take Kārara school were also “very impressed” with the children’s creativity so far. While Wikkes has been supporting the children to develop their ideas, she wants the project to be led by them. The mural is a chance for the children to express themselves and make their mark in the community, she said. It is expected to be completed within a few weeks, depending on the weather. The school was selected to work on the mural PHOTO: Chrissy Wikkes due to their close proximity to the underpass. Children from Te Kura O Take Kārara painting the underpass mural on Tuesday. All the students will take part, with children as young as five joining in on the fun. Her brand new book, which has been 12 years community include the dinosaur at the lakefront Wikkes, who has also launched a book titled in the making, showcases and celebrates the work park and a selection of fabulous mural art at Creative Conservation, is “super duper excited” of 35 different artists from across New Zealand. Wānaka Primary School. to see the children’s creations. Wikkes’ other successful projects in the – By Daisy Watford
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Helwick Street Birthday Party on Saturday- come along! Pat Deavoll
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Chris Hadfield of Ritual Cafe is organising a Helwick St birthday party for Saturday, May 8. The long and short story was I was talking to Kaz at Gifted about the Trans-Tasman Bubble and saying ‘isn't it cool that there are no boardedup shops in Helwick St,’ Hadfield said. “And then I thought on May 1 my partner and I will have been in Ritual Cafe for 14 years and other shops and cafes have been there even longer. “The number of years all these enterprises have been in Helwick St adds up to a hundred years, so I thought “let's have a birthday.” “So, we are going to put up a non-Council
sanctioned Happy Birthday banner across the street, have some music and promote lower Helwick St as ‘we are still here, come and spend some money.’” We wanted a good news story rather than ‘oh no, we are so down and things aren't going well and the landlords are arseholes,’ said Hadfield. “We are looking at inviting Doreen Umbers to our party.... get her to bless the event. “Her husband's family had the garage where the Wool Shop and Big Fig are and her brotherin-law had a hardware shop where South Beach is. Her aunt and uncle were the Wests who had the wee house where Speights is.... she is about the oldest existing tie to the businesses there.” So folks, turn up on Saturday and celebrate Helwick St’s birthday!
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The site, which was home to Cromwell Holiday Park for 30 years, is now half way towards completion.
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It was the end of an era last week as Cromwell Holiday Park locked its doors and hung up the keys for good. After welcoming travellers for 30 years, the family friendly holiday park had its final day, in preparation for a brand new development. Joint owner Catherine Woods was very sad to say goodbye to the park, which had a successful year despite the impacts of Covid 19. “It is a great loss to the Cromwell community and I am very sad, even though we have had a lot of time to come to terms with what’s happening,” she said. The holiday park, which is located on Prospector’s Park and spans across 12 hectares, is to be transformed into a large subdivision with residential sections, a community house, apartments, and recreational facilities. It will also provide access to the lake, golf clubhouse, and central reserve.
The subdivision was approved by Central Otago District Council in 2018, with joint owners Richard Wallis, Catherine Woods and John and Kay Searle moving their focus towards the development. They took the subdivision on for themselves in order to keep the park running for six more years, Woods said. Together with Design and Contract Engineer, Landpro, Contractor Civil Construction Ltd, they have designed an expansive development consisting of 173 lots. Last week, the remaining campsites and guest rooms were cleared out by staff. “We put a lot of blood sweat and tears into the park so it is sad to see it go,” Woods said. Exceedingly high running costs, airbnb, and the rise in freedom campers were all contributing factors, according to Woods. All is not lost though. as the new subdivision will provide affordable housing to families in and around the area.
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Duck shooting in the Upper Clutha is good, but not as good as more coastal areas where there are farmlands and more ponds.
Duck season off to a “flying start” Pat Deavoll
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Right-hand side of the road approaching Tarras.
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Otago’s newest stock truck effluent disposal site now open for business at Tarras The new site is the ninth in Otago’s network, making it easier for stock trucks to keep the region’s roads clean and safe. The new stock truck effluent disposal site (STED) is located on the right-hand side of State Highway 8 when approaching Tarras from the Lindis Pass, covering the northern route in and out of Central Otago. Otago Regional Council (ORC) General Manager Operations Gavin Palmer said the site was expected to further reduce stock effluent on roads across Central Otago. “The benefits of a comprehensive network for stock trucks to safely dispose of effluent go beyond farmers and trucking companies. Untreated effluent, when spilled on our highways, can have significant safety impacts for other road users, as well as polluting the environment when it is washed into local waterways.” The site is open ahead of the annual stock moving day (gypsy day) on 1 June. “ORC encourages farmers to stand their stock overnight before moving, to reduce effluent on the journey. Trucking companies should have effluent storage tanks installed and plan their journey to make use of the disposal sites around Otago,” Palmer said. Anyone can report stock truck effluent spills by phoning ORC’s pollution hotline, on 0800 800 033.
The weather conditions were in the duck's favour as the sun rose on the 2021 game bird season around the country. Around 45,000 hunters were out in calm, sunny conditions around most of the country for the traditional Opening Day of the game bird season. Anticipation was high amongst hunters after the Covid-19 virus delayed the start of the 2020 game bird season by three weeks. Upper Clutha hunting guide Gerald Telford was one of the duck shooters participating in the Opening Day. “I was. It's almost become a tradition to go out with family. We go down to my family’s property in South Otago as I have for the last 40 something years.” It was a comfortable day for duck hunters and an uncomfortable day for ducks as there was some wind, and that is always good for duck hunters, he said. “Wind always allows the hunters to know which way the ducks are going to fly because like aeroplanes they land into the wind. “There are always plenty of ducks – it’s just nice to spread them around as we had 17 shooters on the property that weekend. “It was a good day for duck shooters. Sometimes one location will shoot better than another but this time everyone had a good hunt.” Telford said “once we have shot all these ducks, they all get plucked and consumed. When we stop shooting there is about three hours when we are all plucking, gutting, bagging and washing and sorting the ducks out for cooking.” Is there good shooting in the Upper Clutha? There is but it's not as good as the coastal Southland and Otago regions.
Ducks like grain and agricultural lands and water- that’s the big thing for ducks. There aren’t so many ponds in the Upper Clutha, he said. “I may do some duck shooting when I get back to Wānaka but I have enough ducks in my freezer. “But it is also a significant way for friends and family to get together.” For well over 100 years Kiwis have gathered on the first Saturday in May to take part in the annual celebration of New Zealand’s game birds. Unlike other forms of hunting, game bird hunting is done collectively as it is only for a few weeks a year and gives families and friends the chance to spend time together. Duck hunting is also multigenerational, with all ages coming together for the weekend to connect, enjoying the great outdoors that makes Opening Weekend an ingrained part of New Zealand's culture. Around the country, Fish & Game staff reported hunter numbers were strong and compliance with the rules very good at this stage. The Mackenzie country had a cracker of a morning but despite that rangers reported plenty of birds harvested, compliance was very good with only one pond of three hunters letting the rest of the team down. Duck hunters had mixed bags across Otago. Almost all hunters checked by Fish & Game Rangers were compliant. One infringement notice was issued for possession of lead ammunition at a pond. Some of the large ponds checked by rangers had shot well while others were quieter, and several ponds had less water than usual. The Maniototo produced mixed results for hunters in cool and breezy conditions
Queenstown CBD parking restrictions to be reduced Starting today, parking in the Queenstown CBD will be free for users and without restriction from 6.00pm onwards during evenings, three hours earlier than the current 9.00pm limit. Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has announced the change to Council-controlled parking in the Queenstown CBD, with restrictions on timed and pay and display spaces confirmed to end earlier in the evenings. QLDC General Manager Property and Infrastructure, Pete Hansby said the change was driven largely on the back of requests made by the community, leading to recommendations championed by both Elected Members and Council staff. ORC Long-term plan consultation period extended The consultation period on the Otago Regional Council’s (ORC) Long-term Plan for 2021-31 closes on Sunday 9 May, but the Council confirmed on Friday that it would accept submissions until Sunday 16 May. ORC Chair Andrew Noone said interest in the Long-term Plan (LTP) so far had been high. “We want people to get involved and have their say on how we manage Otago’s natural resources over the next ten years. It’s great to see that more than 4,000 people have visited the online consultation page, which shows a good level of engagement at this mid-point in the consultation period. We’re running an extensive advertising campaign to promote the Long-term Plan, alongside the consultation document.” ORC recently learned that the consultation document was not delivered to all parts of Otago, as had been intended. Most of Cromwell, central Oamaru, and most of Mosgiel, as well as some parts of Dunedin and Balclutha were missed during the delivery process, making up approximately 12 per cent of the total consultation documents. Nominations open for Cromwell Community Board By-election Nominations opened last Thursday for the Cromwell Community Board by-election. Due to the recent resignation of Robin Dicey a by-election is required to elect one member to the Cromwell Community Board. The Cromwell Community Board has seven members, four elected from the ward and three appointed from Council. With the next local body election to be held in October 2022 the new Board member will be committing to just over a year in the role. “It is a great opportunity to ‘try before you buy’,” said Central Otago District Council Chief Executive Sanchia Jacobs. “If you’ve always wondered what it might be like to represent your community at this level, then this opportunity will give you a chance to see what it is really like before the next election. We hope to attract a range of candidates that give voters in the Cromwell ward a high quality pool of applicants to choose from – that way they get the best outcome for the $26,000 cost of the by-election. Community Board members work incredibly hard across a broad range of issues on behalf of their communities. Any interested candidates are welcome to get in touch if they would like to have a confidential chat about the role.” Nominations close at noon on Thursday 27 May.
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Over the last few weeks, Cat Rescue Wānaka has reported a significant rise in the number of stray cats in the area. Natalie Ward, a volunteer at the non profit organisation, reports that there are currently 12 kittens ready and waiting for adoption, with a further 20 cats in foster care. “We have also received quite a few sightings of stray cats in the area. The kitten season started fairly late and we now have a huge number of cats in need of a home,” she said. While the organisation continues to receive generous donations across the community, Ward reports that it is not quite enough for the amount of cats coming through their doors, due to high vet bills. Helping to take care of them are a team of 1015 passionate foster carers. “If you can’t adopt, fostering is a wonderful and much needed alternative”, says Ward. Foster parents provide a warm, temporary place to stay whilst the strays wait for their forever family to arrive. Bronwen Cleugh, Foster Coordinator at Cat Rescue Wānaka, said that along with saving lives, fostering cats and kittens is highly therapeutic. “There has been heaps of research on the stress reduction that pets provide, and there’s nothing quite like having a cat to snuggle on the couch with after a day at work.” Cleugh hopes that families will also see the appeal, with the scheme providing children the opportunity to learn and develop new skills
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around animal care. Foster families are supplied with food and equipment for their furry friends. All they need is permanent resident status, a landlord’s permission, and, of course, an undying love for cats.
Pro athlete Braden Currie and wife Sally have given themselves just a few days to organise a global running event in Wānaka. The Wings for Life World Run takes place on Roy’s Peak this Sunday for the very first time. "Braden and I decided to host a Wings for Life World Run event in Wānaka literally last week," said Currie. The couple hope to raise much needed funds for spinal cord research by donating 100 per cent of the race entry fees to the cause. Currie said that the rehab journey of Braden’s fellow RedBull athlete Brook McDonald, who injured his spine in a bike crash in 2019, was a big inspiration for the event. “For us, that hit close to home and shows how valuable and important ongoing research is in the area,” she said. Up until now, the only place in New Zealand where people could take part in the event was Auckland. Both Braden and Sally hope to make the event
a success, within the limited timeframe they have. “We are both committed to making this an awesome event for Wānaka locals and beyond to run/walk for those who can't.” The couple, who only returned back to Wāanaka five days ago, will also be running the race. Hundreds of thousands of runners and walkers, from around the world, will take part at the same time, hence the late start time of 11pm. Unlike most other races, there is no finish line. Instead, participants download an app with supportive audio commentary and a virtual car chaser that sets off 30 minutes later, at 14km per hour. The chaser car steadily increases its speed until the last athletes have been caught. This means that there is no pressure on participants to complete the entire track. “We'd love to have Wānaka locals join us (with their head torches),” Currie said. There will be a refreshment station upon return and all participants will be briefed on how to use the app. To register, people can head to wingsforlifeworldrun.com and simply search for the Wānaka based event.
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Emeritus Professor Russell Bishop from the University of Waikato has an international reputation for his scholarship and research in the field of Maori education and in addressing disparity in educational achievement. Professor Bishop now lives in Wānaka and he will be the guest speaker at the annual general meeting of the Mount Aspiring U3A group on 27 May. Professor Bishop will speak on “Teaching to the North-East: a reflection on a career in Maori education”. The continuing growth of Wānaka is reflected with two U3A groups now being well established in the town. The President of the Mount Aspiring U3A, Dr Allan Maclean, will report to the annual meeting that the group continues to grow strongly with over 130 members now enjoying
the monthly meetings. U3A is an international movement that provides intellectual stimulation for those in the community now living in their “third age”, typically those people no longer in full-time employment. The Mount Aspiring U3A also provides a wide range of study groups where members join together to pursue interests as diverse as astronomy, local history, and whisky appreciation. “Our study groups are a very popular aspect of our group, and new members are made most welcome,” Maclean said. Maclean is confident that the group will continue to grow in the next 12 months, and is looking forward to another year of interesting monthly meetings, more study groups, and the occasional field trip to places of interest. Bishop’s lecture will be held at the Wānaka New Life Church at 1.45pm on 27 May, and is open to interested members of the public for a $5 donation.
A new programme providing Southern Lakes business owners with access to free confidential counselling or coaching support was launched yesterday. “Take Stock” will provide owners with the opportunity to share the stress of running their business and the impact of this on those around them with a trained professional. The service is being promoted by the Business Response Group (BRG) which is a collaboration between Ignite Wānaka, Lake Wānaka Tourism, Queenstown Chamber of Commerce, Destination Queenstown and the Economic Development team within Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC). “Take Stock” will be provided by Benestar and is being coordinated by the QLDC Economic Development team. “Take Stock” offers a range of ways business owners can receive support including phone-based, face to face, digital or live chat contact. The programme will also include a series of webinars that will be offered to all owners, employees and family members of businesses within the Queenstown Lakes District. These will run once a month for the duration of the programme and will cover a variety of topics, such as Mental Health and Wellbeing at Work, Dealing with HighStress Customer Behaviour and Managing Your Optimism, Resilience, and Wellbeing Owners of small businesses play a key role in supporting the wellbeing of their staff, often at the neglect of their own. They not only carry the burden of responsibility for their livelihood but for other members of their local community. Having sole responsibility for a business can
weigh heavily on the mind; owners and operators may go to sleep thinking about their work and wake up still thinking about it. The threat of business failure or late payments, all whilst trying to maintain a semblance of work-life balance, can impact heavily on mental health and wellbeing. Benestar General Manager Julie Cressey, said she was pleased to be working with the Southern Lakes Business Response Group, as the team had acknowledged not just the financial impact of COVID-19 on the region, but most importantly, the human impact. “The Southern Lakes BRG has acknowledged that the mental health of their region’s leaders has a direct impact on the wider community, and supporting these individuals will benefit everyone,” said Cressey. “We applaud the Southern Lakes BRG for taking a proactive, human response to the impacts of COVID-19 on the district.” Speaking on behalf of Queenstown and Wānaka Chambers, Ignite Wānaka Executive Officer Naomi Lindsay echoed these comments, noting that support for the district’s small and medium business owners would build resilience and health, both key factors for community success. “Accessing appropriate support and advice from professional counsellors will help owners be the best they can be, enabling them to continue to thrive, support themselves and their teams during the recovery journey ahead,” said Lindsay. “The Take Stock programme will assist more than 90 small and medium enterprises and includes five dedicated webinars run over the next six months. It is another way to help create conversations amongst our business owners and their staff about the importance of well-being and resilience.
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Festival passes are now on sale for the 2021 NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival. In this, the 19th year of the event, the focus for the non-profit trust was to continue to make the festival and its events accessible to all. The Southern Lakes Regional Events Funding has enabled event organisers to market the Festival at a national level, to encourage audiences to attend in person in the Southern Lakes. The focus was encouraging festival goers to attend events and also view shows online afterwards. All tickets and the full programme will be released 1 June.
A new infrastructure project to increase the resilience of the Franz Josef community and the wider Westland economy has been given the green light. Economic and Regional Development Minister Stuart Nash said phase one of a flood protection scheme for the Waiho River had gained final approval after West Coast councils put the project to the government for COVID recovery support. “The Franz Josef flood protection project puts fresh investment, confidence and jobs into the local economic recovery,” Nash said. In 2019 the Waiho bridge was swept away by a one in a hundred year flood which also caused widespread destruction around Franz Josef, closed SH6 and hurt the town’s economy. Waka Kotahi-NZTA rebuilt the bridge in just two and a
half weeks, but the damage was estimated to have led to an economic loss of up to $50 million for the West Coast The first phase of the new project will upgrade the northern stopbanks to protect Franz Josef township from the Waiho River, followed by work on the southern stopbanks. It will take about 18 months and the council's estimate is it will provide up to 30 full time jobs. The flood protection work involves investment of up to $12.3 million by the government and local councils. The co-funding arrangement involves $9.23 million from the government, through the Provincial Development Unit. “Phase one of the flood project is only the start,” said Nash. “It is the first step in a staged approach to protecting Franz Josef. Central government agencies, local government, iwi, businesses and the town’s residents will have to be involved in
even longer term planning.” The jobs and commercial activity generated by the project will give the local economy an immediate “shot in the arm” as it recovers from the loss of international tourists following the global COVID19 pandemic. “Jobs, businesses, and whole communities depend on resilient infrastructure links on the West Coast.” Nash said. State Highway 6 is the “lifeline” that links south Westland to larger towns, ports and rail hubs in the north. It is the path taken by tourists to destinations in the south such as the Haast wilderness area, Queenstown, Wānaka, Central Otago and Fiordland. “We need a bigger plan to protect the town and West Coast’s vital infrastructure for decades to come. Government agencies and councils will work alongside the community to deal with these tough issues,” Nash said.
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Whether our goal is to capture the power of a coursing river or simply the serenity of a gently rolling stream there are plenty of possibilities for photographers to create great pictures of moving water. In many situations using a slow shutter speed and either a polarizing and/or a neutral density filter will allow us to make attractive images as it blurs the movement of the water rendering it gorgeously smooth and milky making for really appealing photos. The use of a polarising filter will also remove the glare from the water and help to bring out important details in the colours of the river. Once we have some eye-catching silky river shots, we should try to use faster shutter speeds to freeze the movement of the water to emphasise the power and direction of the river. Light, as always is the key to great photographs and is often better at the
beginning or the end of the day as the light is warmer in colour and the lower angle of the sun emphasises detail and texture. Shooting in the middle of the day with the sunlight directly on the water itself can often produce disappointing results. If shooting later in the day overcast conditions will likely result in better pictures. Compositionally water offers excellent opportunities giving leading lines to another subject like a mountains or waterfalls.The patterns and shapes made by flowing water offers endless possibilities and can be the main subject in itself. Reflections and reflected light can also help to build up composition provided the water is not too fast moving. Shooting upstream draws our viewers eye into the picture while shooting downstream may lead our viewers eye out of the shot. We should consider changing out viewpoint from normal standing height. Get down as low or as high as we can. Doing
this will give our viewer a completely different view. of the scene and give more variety to our images. If a river is in a valley try to get up high to get a bird’s eye view of the river as it meanders through the landscape. This can be very effective if the river is ‘S’ shaped and curved. Different lenses also give the same image a different feel – a wide angle lens can make a modest stream look like a mighty river because we can include more in the frame and distant objects will appear further away, Conversely a telephoto lens will concentrate on a small part of the view and bring distant objects closer. The choice is ours to choose so we should play around to see what view we prefer. Photographing water in the landscape is great fun so be creative and remember rules are not compulsory, they are merely suggestions. Rob Norman’s image ’Haast River’ is a great example of river photography. It was taken in the Upper Haast River using a Fujifilm XT3 camera with an
PHOTO: Rob Norman
Upper Haast River.
aperture set at f20 and a shutter speed of ¼ second (aided by a tripod) with a 55-200mm zoom lens at 60mm. Rob liked the image of moving water and the colours of the rocks, bush and river.
Wānaka Camera Club is dedicated to improve the skills of anyone interested in photography. Come along and see what we can do for you. Our next meeting is 10th May, 7.30pm St John Rooms, Link Way.
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The Wānaka Community Workshop settles into its new home along Gordon Road, with a wonderful team of volunteers. Co-founder Ben Acland reports that the volunteers have been hard at work, painting and preparing the space, ready for an exciting line-up of community events. There has been no stopping this dedicated team who hosted a bike chain maintenance service, which saw 12 adults and 15 children take part. There was also a visit from the Dunedin based Stitch Kitchen and Tikki Studio who taught sewing skills as part of the 4KT Elephant Project. Ben Ackland is very impressed with the amount of support so far. Over the last month, the volunteers have built a large number of rodent traps, using building materials that would have otherwise gone straight to landfill.
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"Our first volunteer to help build rodent traps was Lorna Schmit of Luggate. Lorna spent the morning and completed six traps." The traps, which are up for sale, will raise much needed funds for the organisation, said Acland. And the hard work of volunteers doesn’t stop there. Graham Stuart, a retired electrician, has mapped the power outlets to the power board, and used his contacts at Radcliffes Electrical to get a deal on some wiring and conduit to add some 15amp plugs to the workshop. The community has also donated an impressive amount of tools including a large drill press, table extension, chainsaw, files and more. The Wānaka Community Workshop, which was founded by Ben Acland and Gwilym Griffith-Jones, aims to create a welcoming space where people from all backgrounds can learn, share, and develop a wide range of skills.
Lorna Schmit, pictured, is just one of the volunteers helping to make the workshop a success.
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Wānaka’s beloved swim coach Cameron Stanley steps down from his role as Head Coach at The Wānaka Swim Club this week, with Jackson Reardon taking over the reigns. As the face behind some of Otago’s finest swimmers, Stanley has played a significant role in the club’s success. He started the role in May 2019, working with Development Squad and Junior Competitive Coach, Belinda Donaldson. During this time, the Wānaka Swim Club has achieved an impressive accolade of championship titles including Otago’s Emerging Swimmer of the Year award. Vice President of the committee, Kathryn Bennie, said that Stanley has helped put Wānaka on the map at podium level. President of Wānaka Swim Club, Natasha Schurink also acknowledges that Stanley has been a huge asset to the club.
“Cameron brought a wealth of coaching, administrative knowledge, and finesse to the club,” she said. But, Stanley doesn’t intend on leaving the club entirely. He will continue to play an active role, coaching a few sessions each week. Following in Stanley’s footsteps is Jackson Reardon, who, according to Schurink, has already hit the ground running. “Reardon is without question proving a valuable resource, bringing new vision to the senior club”, Schurink said. Reardon, who can’t wait to get started and knows that he has big shoes to fill. “Cameron is arguably one of the best coaches in the country and he’s pushed the club into a really strong direction,” Reardon said. Going forward, Reardon plans to build upon the work that Cameron has already started, hoping to achieve some fast times along the way. The committee expects that Wānaka will see even more impressive results for the year ahead.
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New Head Coach Jackson Reardon, pictured in the front, working alongside Stanley at a Dunedin swimming event last month.
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WAFC striker Steve Pleskun.
Wānaka AFC hosted Northern AFC from Dunedin in a battle of the two bottom teams in the OTD Southern Premiership. With both teams, there was a chance to kick start the season and it was Wānaka who started the game with a patient opening 20 minutes where they dominated possession - led by Captain Thomas Van Hees and fellow centre back John Skilton. Wānaka was content to knock the ball across their back four and wait for the right opportunity to play forward. Northern had a compact shape underlying why they had been a more competitive side this season and they worked hard as a collective unit to deny Wānaka’s front three of Adam Harms, Steve Pleskun and Toa Roode the valuable space they sort to exploit. Wānaka full-backs Levi Fletcher and Angus Mcdonald tried to exploit the space down Northerns flanks. Thirty minutes in and Wānaka went close to taking the lead.
Wānaka’s midfielder Thomas Tinkas gave a swinging corner that was flicked on by Pleskun and his header was cleared off the Northerns goal line. The following rebound fell to Wānaka’s Ethan Arratia who had his first shot blocked as Northern again cleared the danger. Wānaka finished the half strongly as Roode jinked and turned his defender and delivered dangerous balls into the Northern’s penalty area. But Northern had the experienced hands of Liam Little in goal who claimed any shots and crosses - he then looked to find Northern’s strikers with long balls which seldom troubled Wānaka’s defensive line. Halftime 0-0 . Just three minutes in Wānaka’s Tinka won the ball in midfield and found Harms who then played a short forward ball to Tinka who drove into Northern’s penalty area, Little in goal came out and challenged for the ball. Tinka went down under the challenge and the referee blew for a penalty.
WAFC Adam Harms attacks against Northern.
Adam Harms stepped up confidently having scored his previous two penalties for Wānaka. His shot went down the middle and as Little dived to his right it was a trailing leg that saved Harms penalty keeping the score at 0-0. To Wānaka’s credit, they kept their heads up and continued to control the game and five minutes later Arratia had a shot saved by Little as Wānaka started to find more space in their attacking third. Jack Lanigan came on in the 61st minute and Levi Fletcher pushed up when Adam Harms came off and the move sparked Wānaka. A throw-in from Mcdonald on Wānaka’s left found Van Hees who switched play to Lanigan. Lanigan slipped a ball to Fletcher who drove inside and beat two defenders before linking up with Pleskun who fed a cute ball through to Arratia He drove into the Northerns penalty area and held off a defender and hit a low shot that Little couldn't prevent from crossing the goal line. 1-0 Wānaka. Just the boost Wānaka was after but the need
for a second goal was clear as they continued to attack where possible. Ten minutes later and they got their second. Again a throw-in on the left had Pleskun control under pressure and find Roode. He wriggled out of the attention of two defenders and drove across field and found Tinka who hit a first time pass forward into space for Arratia to run on to. Arratia shot past the advancing keeper to make the score 2-0. Wānaka was now in complete control of the game as Roode, Tinka, Mitchell and Arratia continually troubled Northern and Skilton and Van Hees had little trouble in dealing with Northerns limited attacking threats. For Wānaka, several good performances across the pitch with Tinka, Arratia and Roode in fine form but Man of the Match went to Wānaka’s Captain Thomas Van Hees. Next week Wānaka travels to Dunedin to take on Mosgiel. – By WAFC
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A large crowd of over 150 attended the Mitre 10 Mega Wānaka Central Otago Sports Awards at the Wānaka Golf club on Tuesday evening. This was kicked off with the presentation of the John Fitzharris Services to Sport award. Mary Lee was a popular winner and the award was presented by John’s widow Jolyn Fitzharris. WorkPlace First Aid Coach of the Year went to row coach Simon Smith. He is a volunteer coach “on the way up” who has put hundreds of hours into his Dunstan Arms and Dunstan High School athletes. The Health 2000, Junior Sportswomen of the Year, in a very close result, went to triathlete, cross
country and track athlete Hannah Prosser. Judges found it difficult even to narrow the nominees down to the finalist, commenting that quality athletes missed the finals list. The Gallaway Cook Allan Junior Sportsman’s Award went to Gustav Legnavsky. Gustav’s mother, Bridget was on hand to accept his award. Duncan and Kelly Good sponsored the Junior Spirit Award, which Dunstan High Schools head boy Josh Allan won. The large crowd enjoyed a question-andanswer session with Moto X double world champion Courtney Duncan. After the break the Jennian Homes Team of was announced. Nathan Simon presented the NZ Youth Curling team with their award. Gary Anderson Sound and Vision Senior
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Trapping rather than poisoning
Your Forest & Bird respondent believes it is impossible to trap in the high country whereas trapping can be carried out anywhere. Forest & Bird believes that the cruelty of the animal poisons does not matter and that trapping is more expensive than poisoning due to cutting tracks. Cutting trails through the bush on 100 m x 100 m grids is a poisoner method of spreading poison on the ground. Their tracks are cut in straight lines regardless of terrain and lined with bait stations which are then filled with poison baits. This work can be done by volunteers - no skill required. Trappers only cut tracks where needed. A ground-based poison operation may well be more expensive than an aerial one but all poison operations are expensive because of the massive legislative back-up required. Poisoners rest their reasoning on "science". This "science" costs tens of millions of dollars every year. When last estimated, in the 2015/16 season, the cost of the 1080 "science" added $30 to the cost of every hectare receiving aerial 1080 for that year. The paper work and publicity involved in poison operations costs more than the 'science". The paper work is covered by the poisoners themselves: Forest & Bird, DOC, OSPRI and regional councils but government departments MPI, Worksafe, DHB, MBI, EPA are all involved as well. The publicity costs are enormous as is the development and distribution of the pro-poison propaganda. This propaganda has been widely absorbed to the point where Forest & Bird can criticise trapping with such authority and so little knowledge. All these costs have to be met before you pay for someone to chop a path wide enough for volunteers or to fly a helicopter or make a poison bait. Nothing is ever learned from these poisonings so there is never any progress. Poisoners return to a pre-poisoned area with the same plan as the first time. Overgrown trails are re-
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cut and helicopters fly on the same grids so that the entire area is covered with the same amount of poison time after time with little or no knowledge of the actual effects on the ground. Professional poisoners have rarely witnessed an animal's death by one of their poisons and have no idea how cruel it is. According to the government scientists a death which occurs within ten minutes is deemed "humane". Because they take hours and sometimes days of complete agony to kill, all possum and rat poisons are scientifically deemed to be "inhumane". Forest & Bird thinks the cruelty of these poisons is OK. Death by predator whether it be a falcon, a morepork, a kingfisher or a stoat is very quick and deemed "humane". Rat and possum poison baits are eaten by passerines and parrots. Toxic carcasses are eaten by the predators and the scavengers. As many native predators and scavengers will be killed in this way as non- native ones. Toxic insects are eaten by insectivores. A trapping regime which has been working for some years becomes very efficient after hot-spots have been identified and can be cheaply accessed so that possum numbers can be kept low over a large area all the time. After it has been in place for a few years a trapping operation becomes more effective and a lot cheaper than poisoning. Efficient, effective trapping takes skill and experience - not something that can be left to volunteers. Our government spends tens of millions of dollars every year on research into poisons but virtually nothing on traps and trapping. All the traps have been designed by private persons and all the successful trapping operations are managed by private people on private lands. These privately run, no poison operations have far more bird life than can be found in the poisoned zones. While our government continues to manufacture and distribute poison baits trapping operations have not been encouraged on DOC managed land; if we trapped instead of poisoned all those involved in the poison back-up programme would be out of a job.. John Veysey
Blurred by nostalgia
Pat Deavoll's memory must be blurred by nostalgia. Yes, I too, think back of the good old days in Wānaka. I arrived here 48 years ago. Even then, we had the Wānaka Hotel (THC) for fine dining, the Wānaka Lodge at Lakeside Rd. (now a backpacker), the Crusader Court (now Youth Hostel), and let’s not forget the Kingsway Tearooms. Even in 1965, when I first came to New Zealand as a backpacker, Wānaka had the lovely La Boheme which good old Mick Monley had turned into a Fish and Chip Restaurant when I returned. Sometime later he got a partner in his business and made it a real dining place, called the First Cafe. Then, 1984, my ex-husband Eddie Jones and I opened the Cardrona Hotel Restaurant after restoring the old Pub. And at about that time, the Edgewater Hotel opened. Colin Sutherland opened Ripples Restaurant in the Pembroke Mall. Can't remember when Relishes started, but Capriccio's Italian Restaurant followed. We have always been spoiled for choice when it comes to eateries in Wānaka. The little hidden "only" Restaurant Pat refers to was not the Kai, it was Te Kano, a Vegetarian Restaurant. I might have missed some, I hope my memory is not as blurred. However, I do wish Pat all the best for her future wherever she moves to. Rosemarie Jones The editor: Thankyou Rosemarie. You are right. Put it down to us not looking around Wānaka enough to know what was available for eating places. But it had to be cheap for us. No fine dining. Just fish and chips or a hamburger - we were poor. And you are right, Kai Pai was known as Te Kano back in those days- I forgot. But they did a good stir-fry veg dish! Whether these places were open though the week was another story!
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The scale of the Covid virus in India is truly horrifying, as we are finding out every night on the National News. As of yesterday, India had over 20 million cases of Covid, with 222,000 deaths and this statistic is thought to be vastly underestimated. Even after more than a year of Covid surges across the world, the intensity and scale of India's current crisis stand out. Images of patients desperate for supplies of oxygen, pleas for help from overwhelmed hospitals, people being resuscitated on hospital beds and images of body bags and funeral pyres have been shown across world media. As daily case counts soar far beyond what other countries have reported, experts caution the official Covid numbers from the world's second-most populous country are likely a massive undercount. WHO estimates that based on modelling from a previous surge in India, the true infection numbers could be 10 times higher than the official reports. In the meantime, New Zealand has the luxury of opening borders with Australia and most recently, Cook Island. It's hard to comprehend what India is going through down here in our antipodean paradise, with India’s ever-escalating demands for a lockdown, but the government unwilling because of the threat to the country’s economy. I have to admit that having friends in India, I feel guilty. Take it from someone who has had many trips to India, it would be extremely hard to curtail the spread of Covid. In Delhi, and especially
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Crimeline Nolet G Greg Constable, NZPD Hi everyone and welcome to the start of the frosty mornings. Yes, a couple of good ones so far and that’s with not much snow on the tops. So more to come, I fear. The week that was, produced a couple of people that will be a little frosty after going to court for drink driving. A checkpoint at the Albert Town bridge saw 15 people have a scare after they blew, just under the adult limit. A male was arrested for assault and is to appear in court. When we look through the pub’s we are expecting that everybody will be having a great time, as we do when we go out for a social night. What we do find is some people that have had a bit too much alcohol and as the law goes for the hoteliers, it then becomes illegal for them to allow those intoxicated people to remain on their premises. So please, when asked to leave it’s not because you don’t have the right ‘Eau de toilette’ on. It is just that you have had your time there and it's now time for you to go home. The pub will have transport options on a poster on the wall for you to use. They will also have free water and a nice food menu for you to enjoy as part of your time there. Recently a couple of people did not like being
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he buyers from John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd will be in Wanaka Monday 10th 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. “We are keen buyers, especially of the items in the list below” said Mr Grant. “I’m sure everyone has unearthed something we want in the past few months 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 Mr Anthony (Tony) items”. The buyers will be W. Grant in convenient locations Fellow of the Royal Numismatic in Wanaka Monday 10th Society of New Zealand May (see details below). Incorporated As Tony Grant says “if you Director and Buyer John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd are in any doubt about Author of the John Bertrand any items you wish to sell, NZ Coin & Banknote Catalogue take them along for an instant appraisal”
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uring these uncertain times we have seen a sharp increase in the price of precious metals. The gold price in New Zealand is still at a high level so gather up all your unwanted items and take them along to the buyers. Tony Grant says “We can buy old gold items in all forms, including Jewellery (Rings, Chains, Brooches etc), Coins (Sovereigns and the like), Alluvial (River Gold), virtually anything, even Gold Teeth! We also need all Sterling Silver including Cups, Tea Services, Cutlery and Old Coins” he said.
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he buyers from John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd, are in Wanaka Monday 10th May and 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 1920’s picture postcards, Maori and Pacific artefacts, old fountain pens and other small antique or historical items. “If you have something unusual which you would like to sell, please bring it into one of our venues, we would like the chance to at least have a look at it” said Tony Grant, buyer for the Company. “We will consider anything which may be of interest to a collector” he said.
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arly New Zealand Banknotes dated before 1932 are currently fetching big money! This is according to Mr Tony Grant, author of the John Bertrand New Zealand Coin & Banknote Catalogue. Mr Grant is in Wanaka Monday 10th May on a buying trip for John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd and would be very keen to see any of these issues. “We will pay at least $300 for any undamaged Ten Shilling or One
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urrently, throughout NZ and the world there is a big demand by collectors for war medals. These cover all wars right through from the New Zealand Land Wars and the Boer War, to the First and Second World Wars and the later Korea and Vietnam conflicts. New Zealand Servicemen and Women first served overseas in the Boer War in South Africa around 1900 and the war medals awarded for this service are needed by the buyers, as are any other Medals from early New Zealand and the New Zealand Wars. General service medals from both the First and Second World Wars will also be purchased, but as can be imagined these were awarded in fairly large numbers. “If a group of medals has any special award for bravery such as the Military Medal, Military or Flying Cross or other medals for Distinguished Conduct or Meritorious Service, these can add great value to a group” stated Mr Tony Grant, buyer for John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd. “Many families have old medals, some dating back to early Imperial days, that they are not sure what to do with. These are better off in the hands of collectors who will look after them. We will be happy to look at any war medals whatsoever, just bring them in to venues” he said.
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Old Coins Can Toss Up a Rarity
n lockdown when you sorted out your drawers and cupboards you may have come across some old coins. You just never know what rarities may be lurking there. The advice of Tony Grant from John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd is to bring them in to the venues and have them appraised. “We want to see any old foreign coin accumulations. We are quite happy to go through your coins on the spot and give you an idea what we can pay. You just never know what can turn up. We are also particularly keen to buy pre 1946 New Zealand Silver Coins for at least 10 times their face value” he said.
JOHN BERTRAND (COLLECTABLES) ARE BUYING NOW!! GOLD & SILVER
OLD GOLD
TOKENS
• Racing Cups • A&P Show Cup • Sports Cups • Presentation Keys & Trowels • Show Pieces • Sterling Silver Tea Sets • Sterling Silver Cutlery • Scrap Gold & Silver *No EPNS or Silver Plated items Please*
• Unwanted Jewellery or Broken Rings • Gold Chains • Gold Watch Cases • Alluvial (River) Gold • Dental Gold • Gold Coins • Gold Racing & Trophy Cups
COINS • All Gold & Silver Coins • Gold Sovereigns • Gold Half Sovereigns • NZ Silver Coins 1946 & Before (For at least 10 times face value) • Australian Silver Coins to 1963 • English Silver Coins to 1946 • NZ 1935 “Waitangi Crown” • USA Coins up to 1964 • Also wanted NZ & World Coins after 1946 • Old Collections & Accumulations of World Coins • Modern Platinum & Palladium Coins & Sets • NZ Reserve Bank Sets *No Pennies or Halfpennies Please*
• NZ & Australian “Tradesmen’s” Tokens • NZ Transportation Tokens • Railway Passes • Tram Tokens (not Dunedin Tramways) • Presbyterian Church Communion Tokens • Bread Tokens • Theatre, Cafe, Discount Tokens etc • Any other tokens relating to early New Zealand
COLLECTABLES
WRIST & POCKET WATCHES • Any Rolex Watches • Omega Gents Watches • Gold & Silver Pocket Watches • Any Breitling, Jaegar Le Coultre, Vacheron & Constantin, Patek Philippe, or IWC Watches • Moon Phase Watches • Chiming or Alarm Watches (Pocket or Wrist) • Military Watches • Divers Watches • All other pre 1950s wind up watches (parts value only) *No Quartz or Battery Operated Watches Please*
• Albums & Accumulations of Pre 1920s Postcards (used or unused) • Old Fountain Pens • Maori & Pacific Artefacts • Stamps & Postal History • Vintage Film Cameras
WAR MEDALS ETC • The New Zealand Wars & Boer War Medals • 1st World War Medals • 2nd World War Medals, Stars etc • Orders and Decorations • Korea & Vietnam Medals • Antarctic or other Polar Medals • Fire Brigade Medals • Lodge Medals • Shooting Medals • Military Badges and all other Military Medals • Gold returning Fob Medals or “Tokens of Honour” from residents of small town New Zealand
HISTORICAL MEDALS • A&P Show- Gold, Silver & Bronze Medals • Commemorative Medals & Medalets • Prize Medals (Gold & Silver) • Sports Medals (Gold & Silver) • Life Saving Medals • Shipwreck Medals • Coronation Medals • etc, etc, etc
BANKNOTES • NZ & Australian “Trading Bank” Notes pre 1932 (e.g. Bank of New South Wales, Bank of NZ etc) • Reserve Bank of NZ Pre-Decimal Notes • Any £20, £50 or £100 Notes • Hong Kong & Malayan Banknotes • Australian Pre Decimal Notes • Australian “Star” Notes • Early Fijian and Samoan Banknotes • NZ Traders Promissary Notes (1840s) • NZ Government Debentures • NZ Banknotes overprinted for use in Fiji, Cook Islands etc • Postal Notes • All other World Banknotes
No item too small for our consideration
JOHN BERTRAND (COLLECTABLES) LTD
OUR BUYERS ARE BUYING IN YOUR AREA NEXT WEEK
WE WANT TO BUY – CASH-IN NOW
WANAKA
Mon 10 May St John Ambulance Training Room, 4 Link Way 12 noon to 3 pm
ALSO AT
CROMWELL Wed 12 May
Presbyterian Church Hall, 10 Elspeth Street 9 am to 11.30 am
NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY Please note: Suitable ID is required if you wish to sell any items.
John Bertrand The Trusted Name In Numismatics Since 1965! John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd T: 04 232 9832 • E: info@bertrand.co.nz Level 1 Harcourt’s Building, 215 Main Road, Tawa, Wellington 5028 PO Box 323, Wellington 6140
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