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Movie town: changed Wānaka won’t cope community group has warned of a pending uproar over ambitious plans to turn Wānaka into a “movie town”. Silverlight Studios plans to establish a film studio and tourism activities on 322ha adjacent to State Highway 6 about 7km east of Wānaka. The development will include a sound stage lot with up to 10 sound stages. The project is reportedly budgeted at close to $300 million. An Economic Impact Assessment report says construction of the studio may well create “just under 2300 jobs”. “This application, if approved, will have the same sort of impact as that of CIAL (Christchurch International Airport) building an international jet airport at Tarras. If that goes ahead, the Tarras community will be destroyed forever. Will the same thing happen to us?” a submission to the Environmental Protection Authority’s Expert Consenting Panel from the Mt Barker Residents Association reads. “Silverlight seems to believe that the Upper Clutha community will want this development, based on the number of jobs it plans to bring to the Upper Clutha Basin. There is no shortage of jobs in the Upper Clutha; in fact the opposite is true - there is a shortage of skilled workers and houses for them to live in. “If, despite our genuine and serious concerns, the application is to be approved, we need to know how Silverlight intends to mitigate the impact of an additional 4000-plus people moving to the Upper Clutha. We currently don’t have enough accommodation or infrastructure to cope with such a huge increase.” “If this application goes ahead with approval for any tourism related activities, the uproar from the local community will be significant. The submission noted Wānaka was a
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lifestyle town. “People grew up here or moved here because they like the lifestyle elements. Allowing a Universal Studios-like town to be built at Corbridge Downs will change the nature of Wānaka forever. It will become a movie town. To date the Wānaka community has not been allowed to have any say about that proposed change.” The Association highlighted Wānaka’s community spirit – referring to the opposition to a proposal to scrap its Community Board, a call for the town to break away from Queenstown Lakes and the successful legal opposition by the Wānaka Shareholders Group against efforts to transfer to lease to the town’s airport to the district council to Queenstown Airport Corporation.
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But the association has taken a pragmatic view of the likelihood of the project failing to win approval. It looked forward to considering the evolution of plans pertaining to the core creative enterprise proposed. “At a minimum, approval of the application must be on the condition that Silverlight pays for the increased infrastructure costs and provides means of active transport for walkers and cyclists connected to the planned Upper Clutha network… to gain social license the commitments Silverlight needs to make to the local community should be far greater, permanently structured and far more closely aligned with the collective values of the community that currently lives here. The Association said it understood there may be benefits in diversifying the South Island’s
economy, but “to us it is only the actual creative enterprise associated with film production that has any positive value to our community”. A bevy of organisations have asked Silverlight to provide a 2.9km shared pathway from the intersection of highways 6 and 84 to the studios, as a condition of an Expert Consenting Panel granting any fast-track consent development proceeding. The Upper Clutha Tracks Trust said initial conversations with Silverlight Studios and their advisers has been positive. Simon Telfer of Active Transport Wānaka said safe and climate friendly walking and biking was a priority for the Wānaka community. “There’s now an expectation that developers enhance the town’s active transport, both within their development and connecting to the wider network. It’s all part of the social licence of doing business in our town.” The Upper Clutha Environmental Society “in general supports” the Silverlight application because it believes the social and economic benefits that will accrue to the district, especially in terms of employment and economic diversity, far outweigh adverse landscape effects. The submission, in the name of secretary Julian Haworth, says in making its assessment it took into account the 35-residence subdivision already consented to on the subject site “which itself will have significant adverse effects on landscape values”. “However the Society assesses the Silverlight subject site to be of strategic importance to the sustainable management of the Upper Clutha in that it is immediately adjacent to outstanding natural landscape-the Clutha River Corridor. This must be taken into account when consideration is given to granting consent.”
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Taking the challenge for Kate The battle of a Wānaka homeowner inspired three women to raise funds for ovarian cancer awareness and research. Amanda Mitchell, Carmen Lintsen and Laura Carleton set a goal of covering 1000 kilometres to support Step Up for Ovarian Cancer and completed the task last weekend. The trio were inspired by their friend Kate Spackman who was diagnosed with cancer in November 2019. Kate, who had always been active, had returned from her son’s wedding in the United States in August and realised something was wrong. When Kate got an intense pain in her abdomen she marked where it was with a pen and went to her doctor. An ultrasound check discovered a 5cm tumour in her left fallopian tube directly under the pen mark. She had surgery which included a hysterectomy and paraaortic nodal dissection and was diagnosed with stage 3 high-grade serous ovarian cancer. In January last year she started six cycles of chemotherapy with carboplatin and paclitaxel every three weeks. “Chemo is brutal. I lost all my hair, including my eyebrows and eye lashes. It hurt, like someone was pulling each hair out because the follicles were very sensitive. Nerve endings in my feet and hands were affected, causing numbness and my jaw was really painful, I mostly ate soup, so I didn’t have to chew, and my joints were really painful.” Kate recovered from the chemotherapy but earlier this year she became very tired, and was feeling something wasn’t right when she found a lump on her pelvis. A scan showed a cancerous lymph node. After surgery her
were very sympathetic." The Covid level change also created challenges for Kate's friends Amanda, Laura and Carmen who planned to cycle, run and walk 1000km during September for gynaecological cancer awareness month. The exceeded a goal of raising $1000 - a dollar for each kilometre. Cycling is a passion they share with Kate. Last weekend she supported from home as her friends participated in the Spring Challenge. The team was fifth in their category and 75th overall out of 220 teams started. “We had a fabulous day, starting our raft leg on the Arnold River, just below the dramatic Arnold River dam, at 7.45 am, and finishing on the edge of Lake Brunner 5 hrs, 56 mins and 59 secs later. Fabulous course through beautiful, if sometimes muddy, countryside,” Amanda reported.
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doctors recommended another six rounds of chemotherapy starting in April. A nurse recommended soaking in a warm bath to ease the joint pain, so in between treatments Kate would retreat to her second home in Wānaka which has a bath, unlike her Christchurch home. "The warm water really does help," says Kate. Her sixth and final chemotherapy session was
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Business and tourism leaders have welcomed the Government decision to issue 165,000 resident visas. The announcement would come as a huge relief for employers and their teams, Ignite Wānaka Chamber of Commerce general manager Naomi Lindsay said. “Covid-19 has presented the business community with such uncertainty, and this is one step to helping provide some certainty in this current climate. "It enables businesses to retain their key talent. There are a number of migrant employees in the Southern Lakes that provide essential skills and value to businesses, and it will be welcomed by them. They can now better plan with these staff members in mind. “Our migrant community also contribute extensively to our community, so it's great news that many of these members of our community can now stay and truly make Wānaka their home". Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult commended the Government, and in particular immigration minister Kris Faafoi following the announcement of a one-off resident visa for up to 165,000 migrants. “We have been advocating strongly for the support by central government for our migrant workforce for years. While our support is always with jobs for Kiwis first, the reality is that our economy has been reliant on migrant workers for decades,” he said. “Put simply there are not enough Kiwis wanting to do the jobs available, and without our wonderful migrant workers we would not have been able to make the contribution to NZ’s economy that we have.”
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“Businesses in our district have long been heavily reliant on migrant workers – both temporary and those who bring much needed skills – choosing to make Queenstown and the Upper Clutha home. Seeing those folks who want to stay here, who have begun building a life here, struggle with the stress of uncertainty has been heart-breaking. I have spoken much about this in the past, and today I am truly delighted that this announcement has come,” said Mayor Boult. Destination Queenstown chief executive Paul Abbot was also pleased. The one -off 2021 Resident Visa is a very welcome step forward to help the struggling tourism sector, he said. “I think more could have been done to give higher priority to tourism employees over and
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above primary sector employees but regardless I’m sure tourism operators in the region will appreciate the support being shown.” He said overseas workers here on temporary visas had shared the pain of lockdowns and the negative impact on tourism operations “so it is great to see that for many they will now have the opportunity to be part of the recovery and will have a long-term future in New Zealand”. Mayor Boult said business in the district already have enough of a challenge on their plate “and I know that they will be relieved and delighted in the knowledge that they can secure these valuable staff permanently”. “This will give them some confidence to keep pushing through these tough times with good people on board.”
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Boardwalk set to open An opening ceremony for Stage Three of the Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan will be held next Monday, Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) will host the opening at 1pm. Stage Three of the Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan runs from Bullock Creek through to the Wānaka Marina and marks the completion of Te Ara Wānaka (a shared pathway) for pedestrians and cyclists along Lakeside Road. A separate boardwalk runs along the lake edge and planting underway in the area is designed to maintain a rugged, natural look. The walkway was the centre of controversy over the weekend after cones were thrown and it was claimed a native duck, which was sitting on eggs, was killed. It is understood youths were spoken to. The Wānaka Sun sought comment from project manager Daniel Williams. We had not received a response at the time of going to press. Mondays’ ceremony will include a blessing of the section of Wānaka’s lakefront along Lakeside Road and a ribbon cutting involving Mayor Jim Boult and Wānaka Community Board Chair Barry Bruce. There will also be an opportunity to step out on Wānaka’s new boardwalk. QLDC General Manager Community Services, Thunes Cloete said he would like to invite to all members of the community interested in attending. Those attending the opening ceremony should meet at the spring on Lakeside Road at 1pm. Face masks should be worn.
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Changemaker, author to speak at summit Fulbright scholar and former Afghan refugee Abbas Nazari will speak at Wao Charitable Trust’s annual sustainability summit later this month. Nazari was seven when he was rescued by the MV Tampa containership from a sinking boat in the Indian Ocean while fleeing the Taliban in 2001, before being resettled to New Zealand. He has documented the formative experience in his memoir After the Tampa. The author will be joined by other young voices of influence including Project Blue creator Savannah Walker, School Strike 4 Climate NZ founder Sophie Handford and corporate lawyer turned neuro linguistic programming coach, Briony McKenzie. “For us to achieve our goal of reducing collective carbon emissions and creating a fully sustainable community we need our youth to buy-in,” Wao Co-founder Arna Craig said. “The younger generation are the ones who will carry the torch, so to be able to attract thought leaders who can really identify with this demographic is a huge win and a valuable asset to our community.” Nazari, who has recently returned to New Zealand as a graduate of Georgetown University in the United States, will speak on the mental health challenges facing refugee and immigrant children, and what people can do to help.
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Project Blue’s Walker will front a screening of ‘For the Blue,’ a film that highlights how New Zealand is contributing to the global waste crisis, while Handford will talk on Climate Action. McKenzie will bring her expertise to the know your money workshop. Summit programme coordinator Olivia Bonifant says youth are vital to collective community progression.
“We have a huge task ahead of us if we are to make a real difference and we need all hands on deck. This is our future, and we can’t wait for others to fix it.” The Wao Summit is a six-day event focused on mainstreaming and fostering diversity. It will include more than 40 different workshops, films and tours. For more information go to wao.co.nz
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All that glisters is not gold… Fish caught in Albert Town lagoon by teenage brothers Hudson and Hawk Weathington in April last year have been in the news this week. Four goldfish were donated by the brothers to Otago Museum and the two largest will be mounted as display to highlight the folly of releasing goldfish into waterways. A large orange carp weighing 2.4kg which set a national spearfishing record for wild goldfish started life as a tiny fish in a home fishbowl. Another, a 1.9kg fish was spawned in Otago waterways. Goldfish are technically a freshwater carp and New Zealand waterways are suited to them – and other carp such as Koi and Grass carp – but the opposite doesn’t apply. “The typical orange-gold colour we think of as typically goldfish is a fancy domestic characteristic people have selectively bred for pet goldfish,” museum Natural Science curator Emma Burns said. “So the black-bronze colour of the second whopper is the wild-type characteristic. When pet goldfish are released and breed the successive generations in the populations tend to be more black-bronze rather than orange-gold.” Many of the fish in the museum are fiberglass replicas created for the fish gallery in the 1960s. These two have been skinned, treated, and mounted over a custom mannequin and then painted.
“The taxidermist (Wildmounts) often does trophy mounts for salmon and trout, but this is his first “trophy goldfish,” Emma Burns said. It is Illegal to release pet goldfish, and in the Wānaka area the population is a growing problem for DOC and Fish and Game. The grazing habits of the fish causes problems for native fish, and they are sometimes also dumped with oxygen weed, which is a pest plant.
Charlie Unwin, who grew up in Wānaka, has been named as Laura Williamson’s successor as Executive Director of the Festival of Colour and Aspiring Conversations. The Southern Lakes Arts Festival Trust runs two biennial festivals in the Wānaka region the three-day Aspiring Conversations festival of ideas and the week-long Festival of Colour arts festival. They will run in March and April respectively. Charlie Unwin grew up playing in the thenempty fields of Wānaka, and although he has lived and worked all over New Zealand, he still calls Wānaka home. He brings more than 26 years' experience working in the professional performing arts as an actor, producer and director, and has delivered over 20 festivals around Aotearoa New Zealand. As well as his role as Executive Director of the Festival of Colour, Charlie is also the Director of the Dunedin Arts Festival and the Chair of The Performing Arts Network of New Zealand. He says he is looking forward to working on his "home festival". Charlie with be working alongside Philip Tremewan, who is programming the 2022 Aspiring Conversation festival of ideas, and Sophie Kelly, the new Artistic Director of the Festival of Colour arts festival.
Philip said he is delighted that Charlie has been appointed. “He brings his wide industry experience at Nelson and Dunedin festivals - and as chair of the national Performing Arts Network - back to his hometown of Wānaka. “He has worked in the past alongside our Artistic Director Charlie Unwin Sophie Kelly for the Nelson Festival, and together these two provide a real energy to nurture the ongoing development of both the Festival of Colour and Aspiring Conversations. He will be supported by a Wānaka-based team of Abbey Lewis and Anna McConville. Outgoing General Manage Laura Williamson said huge strides had been taken over the past few years, particularly growing the Festival of Colour’s free community and street programme and engaging with younger and more diverse audiences through both festivals. “Sophie and Charlie are the right leaders to carry on with this work and take our events to a new level.”
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Mt Isthmus Lodge was inspired by the Riverside Museum in Glasgow.
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A stunning home inspired by a museum in Scotland was among the award winners at the 2021 Otago/Southland Regional ADNZ Resene Architectural Design Awards. Tony Butel of Ground Up Studio, Queenstown, won the Regional Residential Interiors Award and the Regional Residential New Home over 300 square metres Award for his work on Mt Isthmus Lodge by The Lindis Group. Mt Isthmus Lodge at Wānaka is a four bedroom home reminiscent of Zaha Hadid’s Riverside Museum in Glasgow and is inspired by the
surrounding mountains. The interior finishes were kept to a very limited palette with heated, polished concrete floors through the hallways, stairways and living spaces. Ground Up Studio selected Haro Fumed Oak engineered flooring to clad almost all of the interior walls and ceiling. Interior doors were also selected to match the walls and to remain cohesive with the palette. The award media release noted “there is very little to distract you from the curving angular form of the building with the ceiling and walls
almost entirely clad in oak. The finish required hand shaped mitres and obtuse curved angles and is an expression of craftsmanship which is seldom seen.” The awards were announced last Friday in Queenstown. Other winners were Gary Todd of Gary Todd Architecture, Bevan Wood of Eco Workshop Architectural Studio, Richard Wilden of Richard Wilden Design, Mike Stevenson of Stevenson Design and Juan Ignacio Puricelli of SUR Architecture Ltd.
How do you feel? Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has launched its annual Quality of Life survey. Data will help Council and public service providers, such as the Southern District Health Board, understand more about the issues and challenges facing the district. The survey focuses on how residents feel about issues such as employment, housing, health services, the environment, transport, growth, and the effects of Covid-19. Last year’s survey found that overall quality of life was rated as extremely good or good by 81 per cent of respondents, while 16% said their quality of life was average and 3% poor and extremely poor. “The impacts of Covid-19 were being felt across the district and often reflected in employment and welfare statistics. Climate change was also a concern for people,” QLDC Chief Executive Mike Theelen said. “We’re keen to see how people are feeling in 2021 about living in our district. What are they hopeful for? What do people like about Queenstown Lakes, and what would they like to change? This information will help us identify priority issues in our district.” A group of people randomly selected from the electoral roll will receive letters asking them to participate and the online survey is open to anyone who lives in the district and is aged 18 and over. The survey will take about 25 minutes and is open for a month. For more details go to letstalk.qldc.govt. nz and click the link to the survey.
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If we want to add a new dimension to our photography capturing reflections is an excellent place to start. The first thing we need to find for a reflection photo is obviously a reflective surface. Once we train our eyes, we will start to notice them everywhere. It is great fun looking for interesting reflective surfaces and the result will be incredibly beautiful photos. Mirrors, glass, windows, car windscreen, sunglasses, shiny table tops or floors, marbles, bubbles and the screen of a mobile phone or tablet are all great for reflective images. In urban areas, buildings with a glass façade will make an amazing surface for capturing reflections of other buildings, people and trees. Shiny metal surfaces are another example of a great reflective surface. People are amazing subjects especially if we combine reflections with silhouettes. But these are only examples as we can use anything as a subject, just as long as its reflection makes the photo interesting and thought provoking. Reflections often show up in landscape photography - such as a snow-capped mountain with a lake in front acting as a mirror; or a river, lake or pond reflecting trees, brightly coloured flowers or wonderful skies and clouds. But we don’t need large bodies of water for reflective photos. After a rainstorm we can use the puddles on the ground to our advantage to capture amazing reflections. Once we have found an interesting subject and a strong focal point, we can create many different versions of the image by changing the angle and viewpoint that we shoot from. When we begin taking reflective photos it can be tempting to focus on nothing but the reflection. A mix of reality and reflection can lead to
some outstanding photos. Our reflections don’t have to be huge. Even a relatively small one can be an interesting addition to our composition. The best way to simplify reflection photos is to remove any distractions from the frame so that only the important parts of the image - the subject and the reflection - are left. While there is a place for beautiful mirror-like reflections, distortion and imperfection in the image can often be just as interesting. Any uneven surface will add a new dimension to our photo so that it is interesting not only in the background but also in the foreground. Symmetry is one of the most powerful tools in reflection photography. Most reflective photos show some degree of symmetry, and we can easily emphasise it to create a visually dramatic effect. When we see an interesting subject and reflection try to let go of the instinct to control. This is what Rod did when taking his photo “Reflections”. Rod was attending the Matariki celebration at Lake Wānaka this winter. Waiting on the shoreline for the fireworks display to start he saw the reflection from lights above the marina and immediately took the picture. He liked the idea of an abstract picture so introduced blur to the image. This was fortunate as his Canon EOS80D camera was hand-held and because of the light the shutters speed was 1.5 seconds with an aperture of f/8. Rod went on to photograph the fireworks but considered this was his favourite shot of the evening. Wānaka Camera Club is dedicated to helping anyone interest in photography and we welcome anyone to join us. Our next meeting is on October 11 at 7.30pm, St John Rooms, Link Way. – By Bob Moore
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Crimeline McLean B Bruce Senior Constable, NZPD Well, on the whole it has been good to see how many people are complying with the level 2 requirements but there have been a few errors of judgement. I read last week’s Crimeline and I understand we received some feedback from some sectors. I do wholeheartedly agree with Greg that if you see motorists driving badly please let us know and if you can please capture it on video to help us act on the information you give us. We had a real alcohol fuelled week this week. Three drink-drivers caught this week with some pretty high readings, and we dealt with a lot of groups over the weekend who were intoxicated, staggering and barely able to speak. I don’t see the point in that. If you are with a group of friends in town and you are drunk, you can’t get into a bar. If you are in a bar we will hold the bar accountable for having you on the premises. You can’t have a good night with your friends if you have to go home early and leave the others out having fun. Moderate your drinking and you can all have a good time. Look after your mates. We dealt with a regular noisy neighbour in the Mount Iron area. It would be nice if that person was more considerate to the others in the area as the noise travels and disturbs people some distance away. We were called to a group of University students who rented a home in Warren Street. I was stunned to see the state the house was in. There was broken glass all over the property and neighbours were upset. Be careful who you rent to. A group of 10 university students who’s plan to drink the town dry is never going to be good for your property. We attended time family harm matters this week. If you or someone you know is being hurt at home please care enough for them to let us know. Family harm is never acceptable and, almost always, children are damaged by being exposed to it. We attended one vehicle crash this week that
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N o t i c e b o a rd | P a p a P ā n u i to be held at the Armstrong Room, Lake Wanaka Centre, Ardmore Street, Wanaka. 5.30pm. Wednesday, 13 October 2021 All welcome.
SPORT NZ RURAL TRAVEL FUND OPENS FOR 2021-22 Applications for funding from the Rural Travel Fund can be made by rural sport club teams and rural school club teams within the Territorial Authority region, with members aged between 5 and 18 years, who require financial assistance with transport costs so that they can participate in local sporting competitions. To apply you must be either a rural school club team if it is participating in a regular local sports competition out of school time, which excludes inter- school and intra-school competitions run during school time or a rural sports club team if it is participating in an organised, regular sports competition through club membership outside of school time. Applications forms are available on the Council website: www.qldc.govt.nz/events/funding/funding-for-sports/ Funding round closes at 5.00pm on Friday 29 October. All applications must be emailed to Britt.Race@qldc.govt.nz
Reserved Status Clutha River Reserved Status is to be placed on the Clutha Mata-Au from the Lake Wānaka Outlet to the Confluence of the Lindis River on Friday 22 October 2021 from 0900hrs until 1600hrs. Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Queenstown Lakes District Navigation and Safety Bylaw 2018, Bylaw Clauses 31, 43, 51 and Schedule 2 have been uplifted to unable NZ Jet Boat River Racing Association to conduct the 2021 New Zealand Jet Boat Marathon. This restriction has been implemented due to Health and Safety concerns, around the geographical nature of the Clutha Mata-Au produced blind spots and reduces race crew visibility around other river users. Any spectator craft within the restricted area must remain tethered to the shore during this time and follow the direction of race officials. This Reserved Status incorporates a speed uplift for the area from the Lake Wānaka Outlet to the Albert Town Bridge as race control and competitor vessels will be on this section of the river outside of the posted speed uplift restrictions. The 2021 NZ Jet Boat Marathon will also be conducting other races within the QLDC area. These as: Wednesday 21 October 2021 Dart River Te Awa Whakatipu 0900 -1430 Saturday 23 October 2021 Matukituki River 0900 – 1600 Private Bag 50072 | 47 Ardmore Street Wānaka Phone 03 443 0024 | www.qldc.govt.nz
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The Salvation Army Family store requires a volunteer to assist our van driver Danny on a Thursday with pick-ups and deliveries. If this sounds like you, please pop into the store for some more information. Lifting of furniture will be required The Salvation Army Family Store requires good quality household goods, if you can help this would be appreciated. Your donations can be dropped at 48 Helwick street or phone for a pick up 443 5068
NOTICE Cut rags (100% cotton) and drop cloths, only $7 for a big bag. Now in the yard container at Wastebusters. Open 9-5 seven days. Business Networking International. The Wanaka chapter of BNI meets weekly at 7am Tuesday morning. Great networking opportunity to grow your business. Contact Randal Dobbs for information 021 973 043 The Salvation Army Family store is able to collect your donations, this service is available one day a week please phone the store on 443 5068 to make a booking.
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Clean, dry, safe storage available now. Ezystor Self Storage, 12 Gordon Road, Wānaka, Ph: 021 242 1630.
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GARDENER
Permanent Full Time Role – Wanaka The Aspiring Lifestyle Village has some of the most beautiful and interesting gardens in the Upper Clutha region. We are currently recruiting for a gardener with an immediate start. This is a physical role suiting an experienced gardener. The role will offer variety of work including, but not limited to; ground work, planting, digging, mulching, weeding, spraying, irrigation maintenance and hedge trimming. The role does not include lawn mowing or vegetable gardening. The role does offer the potential for future leadership. Mandatory requirements:
Key Requirements: • Able to identify weeds, pests, and disease and have an ability to find solutions • Be prepared to work as a team • Identify and give plant advice • Be organised and be a problem solver • Ability to back a trailer • Be calm, kind and patient • Be able to communicate well, laugh and enjoy the environment
• Ideally a minimum qualification of NZ Certificate in Horticulture Level 4. However, an overriding attribute will be your experience within the horticulture industry. • New Zealand resident • Clean Driver’s Licence • No criminal convictions (the successful candidate will be subject to a police background check)
• Have empathy and relate well to older people • Honesty and integrity
Please email your Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter to info@aspiringvillage.co.nz or drop your application into reception during business hours. Applications close on the 15th of October.
PREDATOR CONTROL | UPPER CLUTHA
COMMUNITY COORDINATOR (Part-time, 3 year term) An enthusiastic and organised person is sought to work with the existing volunteers in Wānaka Backyard Trapping to educate and encourage community trapping. Key attributes to succeed in this role: – Communication skills – Conservation enthusiasm – Technical trapping knowledge – Fundraising capabilities – Collaborative and sharing mindset
Applications for both roles close, Friday 8th October to: gsdworkforce@bungy.co.nz Job descriptions available on request.
ARE YOU OUR NEW EDITOR? A unique position in one of New Zealand’s most desirable communities has become available at The Wānaka Sun. We are looking for a full-time editor who can build on recent changes in our weekly publication and drive up readership on our on-line platform. The successful applicant will be a respected multi-skilled journalist with a reputation for outstanding communication, organisation and leadership – and someone comfortable with a camera and digital media. He or she will constantly update our website and produce a weekly print product filled with breaking news, well subbed supplied content, regular columns and great photography. Our new editor will, ideally, arrive with a sound knowledge of Wānaka. Journalism will be our new editor’s life, not 9-to-5. The successful applicant will see this role as a long-term appointment. Organising content and building contacts will be two of the major strengths of our new editor who will work in the community. Our new editor will be a self-starter, highly motivated and flexible. Mentoring will be available if our new editor requires it.
If you are looking for a challenging role in a positive, friendly environment, plus the benefits of working in one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, apply today to admin@thewanakasun.co.nz with your CV and cover letter.
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FIELD OPERATIONS COORDINATOR (Part-time, 3 year term) An experienced and committed person is required to coordinate the logistics of supporting and expanding the existing trapping network, and managing field staff (paid and volunteers). Key attributes to succeed in this role: – Back country and trapping experience – Office based talents – Operationally organised – Sound health & safety practices – Communication and multi-tasking – Top quality people manager – Adaptable and motivated
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Funded through Jobs for Nature, the SLS project provides both employment opportunities and game changing outcomes for wildlife conservation in the Region.
Are you needing supplementary income? Flexible hours to work around home life? Returning to work or needing a start? Prolife Foods are on the hunt for passionate and proud people to merchandise our Self Selection department and Grocery products within Three Parks New World and Wanaka New World.
Saturday: 7:30am – 2:30pm Sunday: 7:00am – 2:30pm To apply, please email your CV and cover letter, with ‘Wanaka Merchandiser’ in the subject line to recruitment@prolife.co.nz
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HAVE YOUR SAY
on Otago’s Waterways Our land and water plan
What will be in the plan?
Our waterways support all life in Otago including rare galaxiid fish, the mahika kai we collect, the swimming holes we love, how we earn our living, and the water we drink. The health of some Otago waterways is excellent but others need improving.
The new plan must give effect to Te Mana O Te Wai and prioritise the health and wellbeing of waterways.
Over the next two years Otago Regional Council needs your help to develop a new Land and Water Plan so all our waterways can be healthy and safe, from the mountains to the sea (ki uta ki tai).
There will be rules and limits on water and land use. Some activities on land or related to waterways will be allowed but others will need resource consent. Some rules will apply to the whole region, and others will only apply in specific areas called Freshwater Management Units and Rohe.
The Government’s goal is to improve water quality within one generation, and puts this responsibility with regional councils and communities. The time to start this journey together is now. From November 2021 until early 2023, we’ll visit communities to seek your knowledge and views on local waterways. See the timeline below for more information about your region.
With input from iwi, communities and the science, it will set clear environmental outcomes for our waterways.
These are your waterways, so it’s vital you get involved and have your say about what will be in the new Land and Water plan.
CONSULTATION TIMELINE KEY Consultation 1: ORC staff and Iwi will present background information on national requirements, freshwater vision for the area, iwi context and values, hydrology, ecology, biodiversity, water quality and land uses. Then they will discuss and confirm community values for waterways, identify issues for water and land and set environmental outcomes in line with government rules and the community freshwater vision drafted in 2020.
Your goals and preferences for local waterways, combined with the science we’ve collected and input from iwi, will guide how ORC proposes to manage water and land in your area. So, whether you are an angler, a swimmer, a farmer, a food gatherer, or you just love our waterways, come and tell us what you think should be in Otago’s new Land and Water Plan.
Consultation 2: ORC staff and Iwi will present and discuss water and land management options for achieving environmental outcomes with the community.
Find out more at orc.govt.nz/LandWaterRP or call 0800 474 082. You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter: orc.govt.nz/On-Stream
Consultation 3: ORC staff and Iwi will present a preferred water and land management option to the community. Notification of proposed Land and Water Plan – submission period opens.
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