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Birthing unit on the way ānaka will have a new birthing unit early next year.

Te Whatu Ora Southern announced this week the purchase of a facility to house a Primary Birthing Unit in Albert Town.

It will incorporate one birthing room and three postnatal stay rooms.

Hannah Gentile, Acting Service Manager Primary Maternity, Te Whatu Ora Southern, says the facility will extend whanau’s place of birth choices in our rural environment.

She said the facility was a well-established property and would enable closer-to-home care “in a welcoming and comfortable environment.”

“Approximately 180–200 women in Wānaka

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receive care through local Lead Maternity Carers. Te Whatu Ora Southern expects around half of these pregnant people will now choose to birth at the new Wānaka Primary Birthing Unit, dramatically cutting down their travel time to a birthing facility and allowing for midwifery model of care which meets the needs of the community, on their own doorstep.”

Wānaka Maternal and Child Hub Co-ordinator Morgan Weathington welcomed the news.

“We are so excited to have a Primary Unit in Wānaka. It is an incredible celebration for the midwives, families, and community stakeholders, who have advocated for a birthing unit in Wānaka.”

Te Whatu Ora Southern will organise some building alternations, while a midwifery team will work toward finalising the midwifery model of care, ahead of the doors to the unit opening early next year.

The facility will complement the Central Otago Maternity Unit in Alexandra and the Queenstown Maternity Unit at Lakes District Hospital.

The Wānaka Primary Birthing Unit is part of a larger project which will also see the Central Otago Maternity Unit move to a new purpose-built facility in Clyde, alongside Dunstan Hospital. That is expected to happen in early 2024.

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On the road to Wānaka

Waikato artist Andrea Meddings has made the annual IHC Art Awards semifinal with a painting showing a road on the outskirts of Wānaka.

Her work will be considered for the awards which feature 100 pieces of art providing artists with the opportunity to have their talent recognised, their voices heard and to sell their work.

The artwork goes on show at a Popup Gallery in Wellington and will be available for sale. The public are also able to vote for their favourite piece for a People’s Choice award.

Entries were open to artists aged 13 years or over with an intellectual disability or intellectual disability and autism.

Meddings participates in Enrich Plus’s Supported Activities art and craft sessions in Te Awamutu where artists come together to develop artistic skills and techniques with like-minded people.

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Andrea Meddings with her painting Road Trip, a scene she replicated for the IHC Art Awards.

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Event funding announced

From music events to festivals and sporting activities, the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) awarded funding to a range of events at its full meeting last week.

In total $527,000 was awarded as part of the contestable Events Fund which goes toward attracting and supporting the success of events in the district.

QLDC Relationship Manager Arts and Events Jan Maxwell said the funding would enable a mixture of sports, arts and culture, wellbeing, and community events to happen.

“It’s great to support a range of organisations, both big and small. The flow-on effects of

these events are great for local communities as well as bringing people to the district, raising our profile, and supporting the economy. These events really contribute to the vibrancy of Queenstown Lakes,” Ms Maxwell said.

“It’s been a challenging couple of years for event organisers, and we’re proud to provide our support to organisations that help make the Queenstown Lakes District an exciting place to be for both locals and visitors alike.”

Mayor Jim Boult said it “wonderful” to welcome back so many high quality events.

“From accommodation providers to sound

engineers and hospitality, events stimulate all corners of our economy and provide the opportunity to showcase just how special this area is as a destination,” he said.

“Kudos should be given to the event organisers who have hung in during the tough times and reemerged to provide these fantastic experiences.”

QLDC’s Events Funding Panel, which consisted of councillors Craig Ferguson, Penny Clark, Quentin Smith and Heath Copland, considered the applications in late May. The total estimated economic benefit to the district in 2022-2023 as a direct result of the events proposed to be funded is almost

$102,000,000.

Events to receive funding are: Over $30,000: Luma Southern Light Project, New Zealand Open Golf, Crankworx, Festival of Colour, Winter Games Under $30,000: Akarua Arrowtown Autumn Festival, Challenge Wānaka, Lake Hayes A and P Show, Michael Hill International Violin, Motatapu, NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival, Ripe – Wānaka Wine and Food, Welcome to Winter, Wheels in Wānaka, Winter Pride, Queenstown Marathon, Cyclorama, Queenstown Bike Festival, Synthony, Centre Stage Origins

It’s show time Mt Aspiring college has featured in the country’s biggest performing arts competition. The school sent a team of 47 students from Years 7 to 13 to the Southland Regional Showquest event. The team came away with the Best Use of Video Wall Award and student captains Aimee Harrold and Daisy Orbell won the Outstanding Rangatahi Award. Daisy wrote and performed a song live at the event.

Aimee oversaw the direction of the work and guided the choreography.

Estelle Gellatly, Tayla Doran, Ruby Mclachlan and Bella Soper choreographed strong dance sections ultimately making up a superstar senior crew of creators.

Film fest gears up The French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022 will be launched in Wānaka in mid-July.

It will feature 21 French films.

The programme highlights include the new historical drama Farewell, Mr. Haffmann, starring Daniel Auteuil, La Traviata, My Brothers and I, the story of a 14 year old finding hope through music, and director François Ozon’s Everything Went Fine starring Sophie Marceau, which looks at the lengths a daughter will go to for her father.

“The demand for high quality foreign film is most certainly growing and thriving amongst kiwis and it is a privilege to bring a little France to Aotearoa each year, Festival Director Fergus Grady said.

“After our most successful year yet in 2021, we are thrilled to be back again bringing the crème de la crème of French film to cinema goers.”

School choir returns The New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir is to perform in Wānaka for the first time in eight year.

The choir will present music from classical choral to gospel, jazz, modern, and New Zealand and the Pacific.

The choir of 53 singers is selected at nationwide auditions to join the NZSSC for a two-year cycle.

There have been a few Central Otago members over the years and the region is represented through Clyde resident Carole Randall, who has been the choir’s student welfare manager for over 10 years.

She runs a small choir in Clyde and has been part of the NZ Choral Federation and the Otago Big Sing competition over many years.

“Local audiences will be rewarded with a concert which will warm their hearts on a cold winter’s day. They will find the programme to be uplifting and diverse, something for everyone.

Most of all they will love the energy, enthusiasm and beautiful choral sound these young people produce,” she said.

The choir will be in Wānaka on July 17.

The choir last performed in Wānaka in 2014.

Opportunity for South Island performers Young performing artists from across Te Waipounamu are being offered a financial boost thanks to the Dame Malvina Major Foundation.

The Christchurch Committee of the Dame Malvina Major Foundation is inviting applications for its Arts Excellence Awards, with up to $10,000 available for young artists with outstanding ability and real development potential.

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available to young artists who have lived in, or had a substantial proportion of their training and artistic development in the South Island.

The committee will also award be awarding the $1,000 Cecily Maccoll High Achiever Award, funded by a legacy from the late Cecily Maccoll, for young classical instrumental or vocal performers in the Canterbury region.

Dame Malvina Major Foundation Christchurch Committee Chair Warwick

Shillito says the committee is thrilled to be able to extend the awards to benefit young artists across the entire South Island region.

“The South Island is bursting with talent and potential across all performing arts. We are eager to support these young people so they can make the most of the opportunities in front of them.”

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of grants, prizes and scholarships to enable education and training opportunities.

The focus of the Dame Malvina Major Foundation’s regional committees is on fostering local talent and supporting their development.

Alongside financial support through Arts Excellence Awards, this can include offering professional guidance and organising local fundraising events where artists have the opportunity to perform.

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Building figures rocket

Stonewood Homes has about 28 homes under construction in the region.

A record 51,015 new homes were consented across the country in the year ended May 2022, up 17 percent from the year ended May 2021.

The Statistics New Zealand figures are echoed in Queenstown Lakes District Council building consent figures.

The council told the Sun this week consents for new residential buildings totalled 467 in Wānaka in the year ended in May 2020 – that’s up 67 on the previous year.

And across the district the total rose from 787 in the year ended May 2021 to 1025 by

May 2022.

Nationally, the figures reflected a building boom – which has been evident since March last year when figures eclipsed a record number set nearly half a century ago.

“Prior to 2021, the highest number of new homes consented was 40,025 in the year ended February 1974,” construction and property statistics manager Michael Heslop said.

The February 1974 record was first broken in the year ended March 2021.

“May 2022’s annual record is now nearly

10,000 higher than what was set in the year ended March 2021,” Mr Heslop said.

Stonewood Homes Central Otago director Mark Harry has about 28 homes on the go and says after a quiet few months things have picked up since Easter.

“Things were a bit quiet in the showroom in the January March period, and I think was related to Covid, but now we are getting lots of enquiries and are as busy as we have ever been,” he said.

The cost of a new build in Wānaka was sitting at around $900,000 to $1 million – but there

was not a lot of vacant land, and Harry said the demand was considerable for land – it was not plentiful, and some sections were attracting high prices.

Consumer confidence in Otago is also outstripping its neighbours.

The Westpac McDermott Miller consumer confidence report to the end of June showed while confidence levels had dipped almost four per cent since the March quarter, they were down 31.5 per cent in Southland and 18.6 per cent in Canterbury.

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Council takes climate action

The district council has firmed up its goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 44 percent in the next eight years.

Queenstown Lakes has adopted its Climate and Biodiversity Plan, running to 2025, a plan described as bold but achievable.

The plan sets out how the district is going to respond to climate change and biodiversity loss over the next three years and involved engagement with community and environmental groups, Ngāi Tahu, not-for-profit organisations, climate experts, and partner agencies, as well as public feedback.

Katherine Durman, QLDC’s climate action programme manager said the plan was bold but achievable through collective effort.

“This plan really moves the dial on Queenstown Lakes’ response to the climate and ecological emergency. One of our goals is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the district by 44 per cent by 2030. This won’t be easy, but we need to challenge ourselves to avoid the worst impacts of climate change,” said Ms Durman.

There are 70 actions in the plan, ranging from reducing carbon emissions through more effective land-use planning and infrastructure design, to regenerating native forest, and embedding climate change into Council decision-making.

“The actions are quite varied, there are technical, nitty-gritty actions focused on procurement and building materials, as well as broader actions, such as pledging our commitment to the international effort to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius,” said Ms Durman.

Council’s climate action team began developing the plan in April 2021, building on the first Climate Action Plan 2019-2022.

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The draft was further revised following engagement and public feedback this year, “We’ve talked to hundreds of people about what should be in this plan and considered views from all corners of our district. We really started from the ground up.”

Ms Durman said the Queenstown Lakes Climate Reference Group (CRG) – made up of community leaders and climate experts – was instrumental in the development of the plan.

Bridget Legnavsky, Chair of the CRG, said the group evaluated best practice in Aotearoa New Zealand and globally.

“As we took part in the review, we stretched our network to gather as much information and expertise as we could. In doing so it was heartening to learn that so many people are already showing significant leadership in the climate and biodiversity space, right across the district.”

“We have seen so many wonderful examples of people and communities learning, sharing, and shifting. If we can focus all our people on the changes required, anything is possible,” said Ms Legnavsky.

The plan includes an emissions profile for the district and Council, predicted climate impacts, and a focus on the biodiversity crisis.

Bill Nicoll, QLDC’s Risk and Resilience Manager said an increased focus on biodiversity is an important theme of the new plan.

“This reflects the fact that we are facing both an ecological and a climate emergency, and they must be tackled together. We need to apply equal focus to protecting and restoring biodiversity, reducing carbon emissions, and adapting to a changing climate,” he said.

The plan outlines major challenges for the district, including climate and biodiversity leadership, urban growth, tourism, public

transport, agriculture, air travel, waste, and communication.

“Our district has a very broad range of views and opinions, and while we cannot satisfy everyone, we hope this new plan reflects the priorities and values of our communities to support and accelerate the changes that are already being committed to,” said Mr Nicoll.

The implementation of all 70 actions over the next three years will require strong collaborative partnerships between Council, partner organisations, and communities, said Mr Nicoll.

Mayor Jim Boult acknowledged the positive work already underway across the district by different groups.

“Although we have made strong progress in delivering on the first plan, now is undeniably time for us to step up a gear. We are all in this together and Council cannot turn the tide alone.

This plan belongs to our district,” he said.

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Parliament is seeking feedback on legislation to set up four public entities to take over the provision of water services from local authorities. Submissions close on 22 July. We know many of you have an interest in Three Waters reform, so make sure your opinion is heard. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3AhK1Gc

Inflatables, toys and activities will be set up at the Wānaka Recreation Centre pool every day during the July school holidays. For a full schedule, visit www.qldc.govt.nz/recreation/ swim/wanaka-recreation-centre

Investment in Cardrona Water Supply Submissions are now open on a proposal to increase budgets and debt recovery needed to invest in a Cardrona Valley community water supply scheme, in partnership with Mount Cardrona Station. Details of the proposal can be found at letstalk.qldc.govt.nz.

If you want to comment, get in before 5.00pm on Monday 18 July.

Looking after our landscapes Our district is famous for its beautiful landscapes and we’re working hard to protect them. Schedules setting landscape values for 29 priority areas have been drafted.

If approved, these will be added to the Proposed District Plan. Submissions close on 26 August. For details of the landscape schedules and ways to make a submission see www.qldc.govt.nz/landscape-schedules

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Headlights on mental health

Sugar Load scenic reserve has been the site of a successful conifer eradication programme.

Sweet success in the conifer battle A major step in the control and eradication of wilding conifers in the Central Otago district has been reached with the completion of an operation at the Sugar Loaf Scenic Reserve near Cromwell last week.

The old shelter belt was a major seed source for the spread of the pest species over parts of the reserve.

The Central Otago District Council also dealt with the wilding seedlings that had spread from the shelter belt at the Lowburn inlet end of the reserve. Additionally, there were a number of individual trees and several small groups of wildings also removed or poisoned throughout the reserve area.

The Government has allocated $100 million over four years to control wilding conifers, and the Wilding Conifer Control Group has been allocated a share of this for control costs.

The group identified the Sugar Loaf Scenic Reserve as a priority site on which to control wilding conifer spread, and provided approximately $70,000 towards the project, with the Cromwell Community Board contributing $20,000.

The operation was carried out in an effort to protect this sparse arid natural landscape from further spread of wilding conifers. The reserve did not have any identified wildlife species.

A peer-delivered community mental health programme aimed at empowering people to stay well is gearing up to grow after being successfully piloted in the Queenstown Lakes District.

Since May 2021, the ‘GoodYarn Community' programme has brought together over 250 people from different community sectors to talk about mental health and arm themselves with more knowledge, strategies and skills to help them stay mentally well and support others who are struggling.

Designed and delivered by the Queenstown-based Southern Wellbeing Trust, in partnership with the Good Programmes Trust (GPT), the objective of the pilot was to increase mental health knowledge and skills across the district, prioritising those who were most vulnerable, to help combat the widespread mental health effects of COVID-19 and build resilience.

The pilot was based on the GPT’s GoodYarn mental health education programme, which has been successfully delivered to large workplaces and rural communities since 2007. The pilot was designed with input from local agencies, and the content adapted to suit individuals, community leaders, cultural groups, new and expectant parents, and small businesses.

The success of the pilot is bring largely credited to the use of peer facilitators community members who can relate to the group they’re working with.

The pilot ended on June 30 and a new

Pictured from left, Head Light Trust team members Mary Mansell, Jazz Braden, Anna Dorsey and Carrie Ly.

charitable entity – the Head Light Trust – has been formed to focus on refining the GoodYarn Community programme so that it can be scaled up and rolled out to empower more communities to support their mental wellbeing.

Anna Dorsey, co-founder of the Southern Wellbeing Trust, is the new Chief Executive of Head Light and will lead its team of operations staff and community-based GoodYarn facilitators.

“This programme is all about prevention, early intervention and staying well. We can’t think of a better outcome than as many New Zealanders as possible having the skills and

confidence to shine a light on mental health and be able to help themselves and those around them who are struggling,” she said.

Workshops have achieved consistently high quality learning outcomes, with 97% of participants stating that the workshops have increased their knowledge of mental health and wellbeing.

“Feedback shows that in just one three-hour workshop, people come away with better insights into mental health, their own behaviour and some coping strategies for themselves and ways to support their whānau, friends, neighbours, and colleagues.

Long term Contract for Envirowaste EnviroWaste has been awarded a waste contract which could last for 12 years.

Central Otago District Council says the contract will bring more sustainable and efficient waste management services to the district from July next year.

It will also add an organic kerbside waste collection and says the Queenstown Lakes District Council is a potential user of the new organics processing facility.

Services will include transfer station operation, kerbside collections, glass crushing plant operation, organics facility operation, and the servicing of drop-off containers for rural recycling and waste.

The contract is described as a significant step forward for Central Otago’s commitment towards sustainable waste management, and will see approximately 1400 tonnes of waste that was otherwise destined for landfill converted

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The Māori Language Commission says new statistics showing te reo Māori is supported and spoken by more people than ever before is an early birthday present.

“We turn 35 in a month’s time, the same day that te reo became an official language of our country. To know that more of us value te reo and are speaking it in our everyday lives is an early birthday present,” said Ngahiwi Apanui, Tumu Whakahaere (Chief Executive) of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori.

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towns and families across Aotearoa, their passion is revitalising our language.”

“In 1975 less than five percent of Māori children spoke te reo: today almost a quarter of all Māori New Zealanders speak te reo as a first language.

The journey our families have been on is epic.”

Tatauranga Aotearoa (Stats NZ) says that since 2018 the ability of people to speak more than a few words or phrases of te reo had risen from 24 to 30 per cent.

“We are now at a point where more than four in 10 New Zealanders under the age of 35 can speak more than a few words or phrases of te reo.

This is an incredible place to be: this changes the future and what it is to be a New Zealander.”

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They love it, and hate it

Lake Hāwea programme draws fire “…We’re talking regenerative agriculture, carbon, high country mustering, animal welfare, merino wool, native seedlings, branding and maybe even some dog whispering.”

That was an invitation from Lake Hāwea Station for people to watch them in the June 26 episode of Country Calendar.

It was also the most watched Country Calendar of 2022.

After Lake Hāwea Station Facebook post, Country Calendar also chimed on its page promoting the episode.

But the story of Geoff and Justine Ross’ fouryear update of their work on the station produced a national mixture of abuse, sarcasm, support and warmth.

Cue 684 comments and 13 shares as keyboard warriors blasted or applauded the programme – and made the matter personal with attacks or compliments to the station owners.

Some critics appeared to show a hostility towards anything which purported to help the climate.

The show’s producer responded: “Hyundai Country Calendar is about all sorts of rural people, rich and poor, doing all sorts of things – sometimes different from the norm… we think it’s good to show what different types of people are doing on the land and let them have their say.”

The couple are aiming to make the station 10 time carbon neutral positive and they are using regenerative planting – a process of growing plants in harmony with the land without tilling.

They also showed off conservation work, native planting and their sheep and cattle operations.

But it was in the shearing shed that their ideas attracted the most comments.

They had painted the inside white and placed a mattresses at the foot of chutes to give sheep a

The sheep get a soft landing after shearing.

shearing and silage featured an episode filmed on methods to nurture and protect their stock and Lake Hāwea Station in Central Otago. It followed land, and it made farmers around the country a wealthy farming family who use unconventional steaming mad”.

Geoff and Justine Ross.

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smoother landing. And in place of AC/DC, the song list went for Vivaldi.

The station was described as Australasia’s first carbon neutral farm, but even that was debated online.

Toitū announced in April 2021 it had certified the station as the first Carbon Zero farm in Australasia. Toitū describes itself as “a team of scientists and business experts who have come together to protect the ecological and economic future of this place”.

Geoff and Justine Ross founded 42 Below Vodka – they also came in for online criticism for their businesses.

Justine Ross said the Hāwea project over four years had been their biggest challenge, and she acknowledged they were disruptors.

And Geoff Ross told the New Zealand Herald “we are always happy to open source all that we do with the farming sector. Exchanging ideas and the results of our trials. This is how sectors advance.”

Stuff ’s shearing writer Tara Ward wrote “after 56 years on our television screens, Country Calendar finally went rogue. On June 26, the placid documentary series that celebrates

Awards to ‘showcase’ arable sector New Zealand’s arable industry wants to celebrate the achievements of its tall poppies.

"We’re a sector that generates $800 million of sales a year, $260m of that in exports, and we’re determined to better highlight to fellow New Zealanders the role we play," Federated Farmers Arable Industry Chairperson Colin Hurst said.

The innovators and heroes of New Zealand’s arable industry will be recognised at an event at Te Pai, Christchurch, on August 4.

Federated Farmers, the Foundation for Arable Research, United Wheatgrowers and the Grain & Seed Trade Association are working together to make the 2022 New Zealand Arable Awards a showcase of the sector’s people and products, recognising, celebrating and rewarding excellence.

"Our industry involves more than $2 billion in annual direct and indirect spending and 11,310 full-time equivalent jobs," Hurst said.

"Not only are we world leaders in seed production - 60% of the world’s radish seed, 50% of white clover seed and 40% of global

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carrot seed, for example - the maize, feed and grass seed we grow is crucial for the New Zealand dairy and meat producers who drive the lion’s share of our export receipts."

Home-grown wheat for bread products assumes even more importance with supply chain disruption and the war in Ukraine, and our thriving brewing industry soaks up our barley, Colin said.

The growing diversity and impact of the arable industry is reflected in the fact that the 2022 awards have been expanded to eight categories, Foundation for Arable Research CEO Alison Stewart said.

"As well as recognising top maize, cereal and seed growers and a standout agronomist, there are awards for Emerging Talent, Environment & Sustainability, Innovation and an ‘Arable Food Champion’ award open to both growers and those innovators who turn our seeds and grains into end products that consumers want to snap up."

An overall winner will be chosen from the eight category winners.

Here are some of the comments posted about the programme on Facebook.

Bryan Williams: “…I have personally worked for this family on their Station and if you could see the money, hours and love that has gone into restoring and enhancing this property from the run down place that it was I’m sure you’d all be impressed.”

Wendy Oats: “90% of real farmers in NZ would have been laughing at this program or like my hubby left the room!”

Jo Gough: “Oh, the great Kiwi knocking machine hard at work, how the Tall Poppy flourishes even in the depths of winter!”

Jill Jones: “…film a story about a real country station.”

Frances Anderson: “Closed mindedness is what is going to hold this country back.”

Wayne Deed: “Having watched CC for 20+ years I thought this was one of the worst episodes I've ever seen.”

Linda Mary Smith: “Kinda obvious from some of the hater and ridiculing comments, that some farmers are going to be stuck in the mud for years to come.”

Neal Lavin: “TVNZ once again proving the woke line is the only right line.”

Hayden McCall: “Good grief - what an outpouring of bitterness.”

Lynley Daly: “Shame it was slanted towards slapping all of our excellent, world leading farmers in the face... Bet those two don't get much of a reception at the local.”

Peter Jones: “Right at the beginning it said their methods were supposed to be disruptive. At least actually understand what that means before opening all your gobs.”

Bart Johnson: “Do they really think that the emissions from their farm is going to make a difference to the earth’s climate?

Derek Bull: “Did Country Calender get a kickback out of this as well?”

Jade Gray: “My only regret is that the rural sector didn’t have someone of their vision, courage and smarts 50yrs ago when the wool sector faced disruption from man made fibres.”

Andrew Johnstone: “Impressed with the imaginative outside the box thinking on display in this episode. Less impressed with the litany of whining farmers on this thread, they are the sort that have given the rest of us a bad name.”

David Wellington: “I sat there watching it with a degree of skepticism till they mentioned 'climate crisis ' that was it for me.”

Mary Stuart: “To the naysayers: Just keep on knocking anyone who excels or tries anything new and see how far you or this country goes. No wonder this country has one of the lowest productivity levels in the OECD.” Cat Burkitt: “We turned off after they started going on about climate change.”

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Ice and cones…

Our week began with follow-up enquiries to successfully identify and charge a driver who managed to park their car on top of a barrier arm and some bushes at the Lakeview Holiday Park.

It was a lesson in many things, but we will start with clearing your windscreen from ice before you drive.

Also, in the early hours of Monday morning an intoxicated person wearing a road cone, flung said road cone into a shop on Ardmore Street. Thankfully good CCTV footage quickly identified the culprit and it is expected the court will see that they make amends for their actions.

The same night a burglary was reported in a Wānaka business downtown.

Monday night saw us taking one drink driver off the road for the night. It was a case of after work drinks extending too far.

On Tuesday we saw something that grinds everyone’s gears - when someone crashes into your parked car but doesn’t leave a note. Thankfully the eye in the sky caught this one. Honesty pays.

Later that day we did a checkpoint for intoxicated drivers on State Highway 6, which resulted in another driver being found over the limit.

On Wednesday police attended a crash near the airport after a driver attempted to overtake a slow-moving tractor. Thankfully no one was injured, but it was an incident that could have been prevented with a bit more patience.

During the week police also identified a person who has been targeting our grocery stores for shoplifting, the most recent being on Sunday.

They don’t know it yet, but they will be receiving a visit from police shortly.

On Saturday night a bar patron left a bar and found the nearest bicycle and took it to make his way home. What he didn’t realise was that our officers were watching it unfold and after following him up Ardmore Street, he was out of gas and busted. When you’re drinking, plan your way home… your “own” way home.

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Finally on Sunday there was a very close call where a pedestrian getting into their vehicle on the roadside was nearly struck by a passing vehicle. The door was collected by the vehicle but thankfully not the pedestrian. A passer-by had the good sense to follow the vehicle who which stop after the incident, and police have since identified the driver.

There has been a flurry of driver licence suspensions being issued this week. These have been courtesy of excess demerit points. It’s a good reminder that there are consequences for traffic tickets if you make it a habit. A total of 100 demerit points within a two year period will result in a three month suspension, but on the plus side riding a bike is good for your health.

The last trend we’ve noticed this week is the race to the mountain that happens every morning. We remind skiers and the like to not rush and make it up the hill safely. Expect to see police patrols monitoring speeds.

Stay safe out there.

Portrait photography has many guises but one of the most interesting to many photographers is environment portrait.

This is a photograph, often taken in a place that our subject lives, works, rests or plays and spends most of their time in. As a general rule people feel more at ease in a place they feel relaxed in and it is easier for a photographer to depict some of their personality rather than just appearance. Indeed it can give content to our subject and often gives our viewer an insight to PHOTO: John Gray their character, lifestyle and natural ‘Knife Maker’. working environment. depends on the location. However, because the We are looking to say something about our subject’s personality because, this is what this space we are shooting in is often confined a useful lens is a 35-70mm zoom. As a rule Environmental type of photography is all about.

Environmental Photography is somewhere portraits are typically taken with the bigger part between Studio portraits which are usually of the image in focus so the depth of field needs posed and candid photos. An environmental to be deep. The setting around our subject is photograph aims to show the viewer something important so we need a narrow aperture (say more about the subject and their lifestyle, f5.6/ f8) to capture all the detail in sharp focus. rather than just what they look like. We should Keep the shutter speed around1/100 sec and if consider what we want our image to convey. It need be raise the ISO to give the correct exposure. is helpful if we meet our subject beforehand and We can shoot in either jpg or Raw format. listen to what they say about their lifestyle. The However a Raw format will provide all the ’raw’ environment surroundings of our picture needs data and settings to adjust our image without to be of interest without dominating the shot. quality loss. We can correct sharpness, contrast, The expression of our subject is very important, White Balance, and exposure even after we have so we should consider how it fits the overall taken the shot. The place we take the picture is scene. For example if we are shooting in a formal obvious – where our subject feels at home in and environment it might not be appropriate to spends most of their working life. Take care that photograph our subject with a big cheesy grin the overall image corresponds to the subject’s – we might consider it more appropriate more personal character and working way of life. A good Environmental portrait will tell a strong serious look.

Try to take pictures of our subject wearing their story of the subject. Their surroundings will give natural clothing, whether that be overalls, a suit, our viewers an insight to who the person is, what or sports gear. This makes our model feel more they do and their lifestyle. relaxed and helps to reflect their lifestyle, One A good Environmental Portrait is John Grey’s question to decide is whether we shoot the image image ‘Knife Maker’. John took the image when with our subject looking directly at or sideways to passing through a small workshop in Morocco. the camera. Probably the answer is to take pictures He took a quick shot as he didn’t want to attract both ways and see what works best. Usually when the Knife Makers attention. John’s camera was we see a person looking directly at the camera our hand-held with a focal length of 50mm, an attention is immediately on their appearance and aperture of f5.6 and ISO of 250. facial expression – it is a visual contact with our Wānaka Camera Club is dedicated to helping subject. When our subject is looking side-on to the skills of anyone interested in photography. the camera it seems we are watching him or her We welcome anyone to join us irrespective of photographic ability. Our next meeting is ON more remotely from the outside.

There are no set right or wrong camera setting, it July 11, 7.30pm in the St John Room, Link Way.

LETTERS

Matariki reflection

Astronomer Professor Rangi Mātamua is the expert on Matariki in Aotearoa New Zealand.

A world renowned scientist, he is clear about the purpose of this unique kiwi event. As he states, Matariki occurs mid-winter and is a reminder to slow down and take stock. It is a time to remember those we have lost and to care for the environment. Fireworks are the antithesis of caring for the environment and the explosions run counter to the purpose of this slow, reflective time. Moreover, birds can have panic attacks causing death. Bees can become so disoriented they are unable to locate their hives. Fish, eels and other animals can die from ingesting the debris from fireworks. Wild, farm and companion animals can bolt in panic and often experience severe anxiety.

Celebration of the present at Matariki is intended to be low-key, such as sharing meals with whānau or friends. It is not about gift giving, raucous parties or fireworks. The forward-looking aspect of Matariki includes thinking about how we can support our environment and our community. As a community it would be appropriate to embrace Matariki in the spirit for which it is intended: A reflective period where we take time to care for others and preserve our unique flora and fauna. Most of the community events planned for Matariki this year were ‘fit for purpose’ as evidenced by a range of engaging and educational activities at the lake shore with Kahu Youth.

Let’s endeavour to make sure we continue to reflect the intent of this special time of the year and delete the inappropriate fireworks.

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YES team comes up roses

First Fireworks While the past week has been fairly uneventful with more sickness and days off, the following week was pretty exciting.

We decided that we really wanted to make the most of the Matariki public holiday by celebrating it together. On Friday we had a family day and cooked up a yummy feast.

On the Saturday we took Tobias to town to join in the celebrations.

Unsure how he was going to take it, we took things slow. At first, it was all a bit overwhelming but once the bubble show began he soon started to enjoy himself.

We had been in two minds about staying in town to watch the fireworks. We wanted to see them but we also didn't want to scar him for life.

Armed with ear defenders, we decided we'd walk up Lismore Park with a quick escape route to the car just in case.

I spent the week preparing Tobias so that it didn't come as a shock. I told him all about fireworks and how loud and pretty they are.

He practiced wearing his ear defenders and told us everyday that they would make the fireworks quieter.

Speaking of ear defenders, I made sure I had packed them before leaving the house.

For me, they were the most important item - the difference between a happy fireworks celebration and a nightmare one.

After the hangi I checked that they were still in the bag. Check. But, somehow, on our way between town and Lismore Park we managed to lose them. Don't ask me how.

With only a few minutes to go before they started, it was too late and too busy to look for them. I was cross with myself for losing them and also afraid of what was to come.

We got the snacks out and hoped for the best. Lucky for us, he loved them. We "wowed" our way through the bigger ones and although he covered his ears a few times, he kept on smiling. Thank goodness!

It was one of those moments where it could have gone either way. We could have had a complete meltdown, scarred him for the next few years and felt like the worst parents.

Despite losing something that we are inevitably going to have to buy again, everything worked out well.

Of course, we are all now suffering with another round of coughs and colds but at least we got to enjoy Toby's first fireworks with smiles.

– By Daisy Watford

Oil banned The Otago Regional Council has ratified proposed changes to its operative Regional Plan, Waste for Otago, which bans oil use as a dust suppressant and includes some new policy around landfills.

ORC’s General Manager Policy and Science Anita Dawe says the reason behind proposing the change was to strengthen the regional planning framework while a new Land and Water Regional Plan is being developed.

Changes also include a new policy and changes to an existing policy, to better manage landfills.

“The dust suppressants changes included prohibiting the use of waste oil, changing the permitted activity rule to bring it in line with other regional councils, and amending the discretionary activity rule,” Ms Dawe says.

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Pictured at the seminar at Aspiring Retirement Village were, from left, George Elworthy, Matt Barclay, Amelia Holmes and Lucie Barman.

A team of entrepreneurial secondary students is developing a liquid fertilisers as part of the Young Enterprise Scheme.

Pooh4ewe, a Young Enterprise group, says its vision is to take waste products and turn them into an effective fertiliser that can be used easily by gardeners, and which has a positive impact on the environment.

The team of four Mt Aspiring College students comprises chief executive Amelia Holmes, sales manager Lucie Barman, marketing manager Matt Barclay our marketing manager and production manager George Elworthy.

“George, our production manager is from a farm up in the Wairarapa, and saw the potential in dags because they have become unutilised on his

own family farm,” Amelia told the Wānaka Sun. “Living in Central Otago, we have a local vineyard, Maude Wines, who have an excess of grape waste which they are willingly donating to us. This would otherwise be disposed of so we are being sustainable by using what would instead be wasted.”

The team has staged two seminars with residents of the Aspiring Retirement Village where feedback was provided by experienced gardeners.

“For testing our product we contacted the Wānaka Garden Club, where the leader brought us with the brix test. This testing made sure we knew our fertiliser would make a difference to the plants around us.

The company has won seed through the

University of Waikato and has been awarded further funding because after performed well at the Southland pitch competition.

As part of the Young Enterprise Scheme - YES – the company pitched its product to seven judges.

“With the feedback we were able to gain some insight in the professional business world and use it to improve our business.”

The company is poised to start selling its first batch of Pooh4ewe fertiliser – made from Wānaka sourced sheep poo, coffee grounds and grape waste - at $18 a litre of a concentrated formula “that makes up to 100 litres of liquid fertiliser”.

The company also has its own site - pooh4ewe. mystorbie.com and is on Instagram.

COMMUNITY NETWORKS / LINK Help and advice

Midwinter support Wānaka winters can be tough for anyone, but there is support available to help you keep warm and well. If you’re in need of a little extra help, pop in and see Community Networks/Link at the Wānaka Community Hub. We can help you access a range of practical support to help you with day-to-day needs, including food parcels, vouchers and our Community Support Fund, or connect you to welfare support like financial mentors or social workers.

The Community Support fund is there to help individuals and families in the Upper Clutha with the costs of counselling, school uniform or stationery, household costs such as power and medical bills and one-off costs like fuel and firewood. Anyone can access this fund via a health professional, such as a GP, social worker or Public Health nurse.

We can offer some support in the form of vouchers for those financial necessities, including Wastebusters vouchers to buy warm clothing and bedding from the Wānaka reuse shop.

As always, the Community Networks/Link Foodbank is open for anyone struggling to make

Come in and see us this winter – we can help you access a range of practical support to help you with day-today needs, or connect you to welfare support.

ends meet by taking some of the pressure off dayto-day living costs for a while, Monday 1-4pm, Wednesday 11am-2pm and Friday 9am – noon.

If you’re looking to help local families this winter, Murray Walker, a ‘Young Aged Pensioner’, is fundraising for the Community Networks/ Link Community Support Fund by asking seniors receiving the Work and Income Winter Energy Payment to consider donating. There are many ways to show your support - visit www. communitynetworks.co.nz to find out how. If

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cash donations aren’t an option right now, you could also think about donating bedding, heating and warm clothing to an op shop.

Finally, if you or someone you know is struggling, there is mental health support available. Visit our website for a list of available counselling and mental health services, including free and webbased services, and useful self-help resources. For support with anxiety, distress or mental wellbeing, you can call or text 1737 to talk with a trained counsellor for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Chips in, coal is out The Central Otago District Council is going live with a new wood chip-fired boiler.

It replaces a coal-fired boiler and means the Council will be using a cleaner, low-emission, more sustainable system to heat the Dunorling Street building in Alexandra.

It will also be more energy efficient – up to 93% compared with the estimated 60% efficiency of the old coal burner.

The wood chip fuel will be sourced from Otago plantation forests and is carbon neutral.

Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan said the conversion was part of a programme to reduce council’s carbon footprint.

“Council declared a climate crisis in September 2019 and followed that up by endorsing a plan last year to reduce its carbon footprint by 55%

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Wood is the word… Central Otago District Council Mayor Tim Cadogan (left) and the Council’s Property and Facilities Manager Garreth Robinson outside the boiler complex.

over five years. Getting rid of the old coal fired burner is great to see and initiatives in other areas, especially in waste, are going to see us achieving that goal”.

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

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MAC gets a pass mark Mt Aspiring College came from behind in Oamaru to bean St Kevin’s 26-17 in Otago secondary school rugby last weekend/ The side scraped home with a last ditch win the previous week on the back of an uninspiring performance, but they sowed their mettle this time round.

MAC had to absorb considerable first half pressure as St Kevin’s started with intent and pace – and on the back of a couple of handling errors they led 7-0 thanks to a well worked try.

After being put under more pressure the away team bounced back to work their way into St Kevin’s half with ball in hand and after several phases the ball went wide out to Ben Simmers who scored in the corner.

Cullen Meyer’s conversion – the first of three – levelled things up.

But St Kevin’s did not take long to respond, using the wind well to keep play down in MACs half. Once in possession they eventually found a gap in the defence to score and hit the lead 12-7.

MAC kept their heads up and stuck to their high tempo game which was starting to cause St Kevin’s a few issues as the hosts were pinged for repeated infringing. They lost a player to the bin just before half time and MAC came close to

scoring before the whistle ended the half.

MAC continued where they left off in the second half, keeping the pace of the game at a speed that had St Kevin’s struggling. The MAC forwards made good ground with straight running and aided by the referee’s whistle soon had St Kevin’s defending their line before prop Macu Hukui-Leebody found a way though to score. The try was converted with an impressive side-line kick by Meyer to put MAC out in front 14-12.

Keeping their discipline, MAC followed this up with some fine play to keep the pressure on.

They used the wind well and kept the mistakes to a minimum which lead to another try, this time to Loose forward Otis Harry who had been a constant threat all game. Another successful conversion put them out to a 12 – 21 lead after 48 minutes.

St Kevin’s were not done yet and always looked threatening when they put some phases together.

They rallied and had MAC pinned in their half for a sustained period. They opted for a penalty shot to close the score which missed, but they soon regained possession and this time were able to get over the line through their forwards to close the gap to four points.

St Kevin’s picked up the intensity and MAC

Otis Harry and Ben James (right) get to grips with a St Kevin’s opponent.

did well to absorb it, and when St Kevin’s made a mistake they were punished. After several phases Otis Harry found a way over the line to score a crucial try that gave a nine point buffer at 26-17 – the final score 17-26.

“I was really encouraged by how the team

bounced back from a lacklustre performance last week to show the attitude required to win tight games,” coach Gareth Howley said.

“That experience will help build our belief coming up against Wakatipu next – they are in good form.”

Squash team third

Wānaka’s successful swimmers pictured in Dunedin last weekend.

Golden swims for Wānaka athletes

Wānaka celebrated 14 gold medals at the Otago championships held at the Moana Pool in Dunedin last weekend.

And overall they collected more than 100 medals.

Golds were won by Max Bagley, Hana Carnie, Catarina David, Stella Harper, Vincent Lamb, Coast Morland, Luisa Palmer, Maya Parker, Nevaeh Reddy, William Schurink, Benjamin Silipo, Cameron Stanley, Hinato Watanabe and Maddie Young.

Coach Belinda Donaldson has been working hard on the skills of the junior swimmers and was

particularly pleased with the way they performed under the pressure of competition. She said they stood out for their technique and turns.

The senior swimmers also made good progress in their skills and pacing with the meet serving as good race practice for the upcoming South Island and National Championships.

The next major competition for the club senior members is the South Island Champs in Christchurch at the end of July.

Junior swimmers are preparing for the Makos Junior Festival in November in Dunedin.

Winter games dates set Winter Games NZ says the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest snow sports event will return to Queenstown Lakes from August 27 to September 11.

Cardrona Alpine Resort, Coronet Peak and The Remarkables will host the best of New Zealand’s snow sports athletes, as well as welcoming back international competitors for the first time since 2019.

The Games will include 16 events across alpine, freeride and freestyle (park and pipe) disciplines.

“We are excited to bring back the Winter Games NZ this year and look forward to providing a platform that allows kiwi athletes to benchmark themselves against

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their international competition across many disciplines and events, Winter Games chief Marrty Toomey said.

“We are committed to a four-year plan, which will see Winter Games NZ growing year on year towards the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

“We love showcasing the Southern Lakes to the world and want to encourage as many people as possible to watch our events live on mountain.”

Organisers say content will be provided for digital and television audiences.

The 16-day snow sports spectacle will be rounded off with Big Air and Park Jam events at

Pictured in Dunedin were, from left, Simon Breton (manager), Neal Corbett, Kyan Prince, Rui Fakaya, Oisin Corbett and Ethan Prince.

Wānaka made light of its fifth place ranking at the Otago E championship eliminations in Dunedin last weekend – and just two match defeats proved the difference between finishing first and third.

The club’s fine-strong team comprised Oisin Cardrona Alpine Resort. The format for these events is being co-designed with athletes to give them their best chance to demonstrate their incredible talent.

“With so many events to choose from across our world class venues, the 2022 Winter Games NZ will be quite the celebration.”

The events will kick off with Alpine Ski racing at Coronet Peak on Saturday the 27th August.

There will be two FIS Super G Continental Cup races on day one and will be followed by two FIS Continental Cup Giant Slalom races on the 28th and 29th August.

Freeski and Snowboard Halfpipe and Slopestyle action follows at Cardrona Alpine Resort from the 1st to the 4th of September. These FIS Continental Cups will draw a big crowd with kiwi stars dropping in alongside their team mates and other

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Corbett, Kyan Prince, Rui Fakaya, Neal Corbett and Ethan Prince.

At stake was the chance to represent Otago in the national finals in September.

Ethan Prince and Oisin Corbett won four of their five matches. international competitors.

The North Face Frontier is back between Saturday 3rd and Thursday 8th September, at The Remarkables. The event will be hosted within a 6-day weather window with the two best snow and weather days identified for the action. This kiwi freeride institution features 2* and 4* Freeride World Tour Qualifier events and will attract many names you now see on the Freeride World Tour. The 2* event will be held in Shadow Basin, while the 4* event will be hosted in the Alta Chutes with Lake Alta providing an epic viewing platform.

The 16-day snow sports spectacle will be rounded off with Big Air and Park Jam events at Cardrona Alpine Resort. The format for these events is being co-designed with athletes to give them their best chance to demonstrate their incredible talent.

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