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ine-year-old Willis McCarroll was pretty chuffed to make Wānaka Primary School famous in the Waikato on Saturday night. The youngster was selected as Tuatahi Chief for a Day, ran the ball onto the park in Hamilton for the Super Rugby Pacific quarter final against the Waratahs and posed with favourite player Brad Weber afterwards. In the second half of an exciting Gallagher Chiefs 39-15 win, he featured on the big screen in his Upper Clutha Rams Under-10 kit and “Wānaka Primary School’ was also in lights. Willis learned he would be the Chief for a Day in the middle of last week, and the timing was perfect – he had just come out of Covid isolation. 'He was a bit concerned about letting his team mates down, but it's a once in a lifetime opportunity,” dad Shaun, of Shaun McCarroll Construction based in Albert Town, explained. It’s dad’s love of the Chiefs – he is from Chiefs territory and has been in business in Wānaka for nine years – that ignited the passion in Willis, who adores Weber and Damian McKenzie and tries to emulate their moves. With the Highlanders out of contention, his school mates might be wishing Willis all the best this weekend when his heroes play the Crusaders in Christchurch. Will it be another boys’ trip away to watch the semifinal tomorrow? Shaun and Willis were expected to have a chat with mum Kylie this week.
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The annual day of Yoga will be observed in Wānaka.
Yoga programme planned The International Day of Yoga will be celebrated over a three day period in Wānaka starting on June 19. In its third year of being held in Wānaka, organisers are focused on supporting people to stay healthy and rejuvenated and foster discovery of the self, the world and nature through yoga. Another focus is to unite yoga teachers
Rena Margaret (Peg, nèe Graham) Mathieson passed away in Dunedin, on Friday, May 6, 2022 in her 98th year. Peg was a founding and life member of both the Upper Clutha Historical Records Society and the Wānaka Genealogical Group. She had a lifelong passion for both local and family history. Peg arrived in Wānaka with her husband Jim in 1984. She soon found she was missing her previous involvement with genealogical and historical societies and decided to do something about it. In 1985, Peg, in cooperation with Stan Kane helped resurrect the Museum Committee. It had not met since 1979. That same year Peg, with the help of Lyn and Dave Love, established the Wānaka Genealogical Group. Both these groups had, as part of their mission, a responsibility to collect and preserve local history. As a result, the Upper Clutha Historical Records Society was also formed in 1985 with three representatives from each group on its committee. Peg was appointed as its secretary, a position she held for the next 20 years. Peg played an important role in the early days of sorting and cataloguing the archival material being collected for the records
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society. She started the Accessions Register and organised for a stamp to be designed, both still in use today. She also started a card file which, while no longer used, served us well in the days before digital files. Peg had a particular interest in houses and organised our first historical tour in 1994, “Architecture Past and Present” led by Ashley Muir, Architect with Mason and Wales. She continued to support our annual historical tours over the following 15 years. In 1996 Peg worked with Denis Schwartz listing houses and trees of importance for the District Scheme and later in 2002 started a file on early houses and buildings in this area. Peg was on the Book Committee that worked with Rev Irvine Roxburgh to produce “Wānaka and the Surrounding Districts” and in 1993, organised a public lecture by Dr Peter Marshall on “The Disruptions, 1843”. In 2001, with spades in hand, Peg and June Hyde headed to Studholme’s Nursery Plaque in the Cardrona Valley to plant daffodils around it. When they are flowering, remember Peg. • This item was published courtesy of the Upper Clutha Historical Records Society. – By Margaret Thomlinson
from Wānaka and surrounding towns. Organiser Keity Garcia of Soul Yoga said there was a commitment to share passion and knowledge of yoga with the community through a free event. Doris Blum of UniKum, a coorganiser said the practice of yoga had tremendous benefits for body and mind and “the more it is spread within the
community, the better for the wellbeing of the people”. Psychologist Rebecca Bloore will deliver a workshop on positive talk strategies, and author Lauren Roxburgh will explain about fascia and its connection with movement. For more details go to www.soulyoga.co.nz
Our people in the honours Wānaka’s Anne Urlwin and Paul were honoured in the Queen's Birthday list announced on Monday. Anne Jane Urlwin, an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, has been a director, a chartered accountant and business consultant for more than 20 years. She began her career with KPMG before undertaking senior management roles in the information technology and meat industries. She then moved into governance roles and is currently a Director of Precinct Properties New Zealand Limited, Summerset Group Holdings Limited, Vector Limited, and Ventia Limited. She is also the Independent Chair of the Te Rūnanga Audit and Risk Committee of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and also serves on the boards of City Rail Link Limited and Queenstown Airport Corporation Limited. A New Zealand Order of Merit was also bestowed on former Black Cap Paul Ernest McEwan for services to neonatal care.
Paul McEwan is a founding trustee and Chair of the Canterbury Neonatal Unit Trust formed in 1992. His leadership of the trust has raised more than $600,000. Under his leadership it has supported several projects and causes including supplying incubators adapted for the rescue helicopters, providing a support package to families who reside outside of Christchurch but have their infant in the Christchurch Women’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The trust helped establish New Zealand’s first human milk bank at Christchurch Women’s Hospital. More than 2,000 mothers have helped since the milk bank was established in 2014. Paul McEwan made more than 100 appearances for Canterbury cricket and played four tests and 17 oneday international matches for the Black Caps. The Queen's Service Medal was awarded to David James Clarke of Arrowtown for his services to heritage preservation
David Clarke has contributed to the heritage/museum sector within the Queenstown Lakes District as Director of Lakes District Museum in Arrowtown for 32 years. The former Arrowtown Ward Councillor frequently provides advice on a range of local issues and has been committed to protecting and restoring local heritage buildings, such as the Arrowtown Miners Cottages and the Arrowtown jail. He has initiated several major developments associated with the Lakes District Museum, such as the purchase of Arrowtown Post Office. He was also a community leader in promoting the ongoing protection of the Arrowtown Chinese Village. David Clarke has curated more than 150 art and history exhibitions and coordinated more than 600 hours of oral history recording of Queenstown Lakes District citizens to preserve historical knowledge. He raised $3.5 million between 2019 and 2021 for the restoration and strengthening of the Lakes District Museum.
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Queenstown Lakes is backing a proposal to transform the country’s recycling. Te panoni te hangarua - Transforming Recycling – proposes a container return scheme, standard kerbside collections and separating business foodwaste from general waste. Submission on the proposals closed last month. The country produces 17 million tonnes of waste a year – and all but four million ends up in landfills. Environment minister David Parker said householders incorrectly disposes of 178,000 tonnes of waste each year. The report said while each of six proposals in the plan could be implemented on its own, together they were designed as an integrated package to lift the performance of New Zealand’s household kerbside collections to international best practice. The proposals are: • All household kerbside recycling should collect a standard set of materials so that you can recycle the same materials everywhere in the country • All urban households should have access to a food scraps collection. • Reporting on performance occurs, to understand how well collections are performing and how they might be improved • Councils have minimum and stretch targets (or performance standards) to enable clear performance expectations and to drive best practice • Councils have flexibility on how to meet these targets.
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The report says “we want to understand whether glass and paper/cardboard should be collected separately, because this increases the quality and quantity of material recycled. We are also seeking views about whether all councils should be expected to provide household kerbside recycling services. “We recognise that local government will need support to make these changes, and that small and rural communities face particular challenges. We also need to motivate and upskill New Zealanders to recycle better, reduce their food waste and make sustainable choices around what they buy.” The QLDC is in the midst of a checking programme on yellow-lidded mixed recycling bins across the district. The purpose of the bin checks is to help the community improve their recycling, reduce
contamination “so we can meet the strict quality standards set by reprocessors, and keep the staff who collect and hand sort our recycling safe”, the council says. If you are unsure what to recycle, go to the qldc.govt.nz website
Queenstown Lakes District Council Mike Theelen says the organisation supports a system change to transform recycling and accelerate towards a circular economy. In an extensive submission to the Government’s plan made late last month he said widespread, systems focused change was much needed to safeguard the living systems that the planet and people depend on. “For greater impact on emissions and waste, initiatives must target changes at the top of the waste hierarchy, not just diversion from landfill,” he said. The submission backed a container return scheme, improvements to kerbside recycling and separating business food waste. On food waste the submission noted the country’s infrastructure for dealing with domestic and commercial organic waste was lacking. Focus and investment in services and infrastructure was needed for both the household and business. “QLDC fully supports an approach that will lead to greater consistency of services and infrastructure across the country,” Theelen said. “There will be some small, rural, or remote communities where it is not realistic to provide the same level of service as a more densely populated area. Alternative solutions should be explored and supported for these communities.”
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Work is underway to stop kea taking the bait.
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New bird repellents are being tested in the hope they will discourage kea from being poisoned by the very 1080 bait which is laid to protect them. “Evidence shows kea rear more chicks and survive in greater numbers after predator control operations but in some areas, there is a risk of kea eating 1080 baits, especially where birds have learnt to scrounge human food,” Doc Science Advisor Kerry Weston said. Kea are one of the most intelligent birds in the world. Introduced predators have reduced their population to as low as 3000 and chicks are vulnerable to stoats and occasionally possums. “Arthur’s Pass is one of the places where kea regularly interact with people and scavenge, putting them at higher risk, which is why we’re doing this research here,” Weston said. “Previous trials with these repellents have shown promise but we need robust evidence to show they work to reduce the risk to kea without compromising the effectiveness of predator control itself. “We’ve completed trials with a peppermint-flavoured additive, d-pulegone, in non-toxic cereal baits at 18 alpine sites and have seen some interesting kea reactions, although results have yet to be analysed.” If the d-pulegone works to sufficiently repel kea and passes tests with rats and possums to ensure they will still eat the bait, it will be trialled in a predator control operation. A new method using tiny capsules of repellent in the bait is being
used to reduce evaporation problems. Trials using anthraquinone will also take place as part of planned predator control operations later this year. This repellent makes birds feel temporarily sick and it will be used prior to operations to ‘teach’ kea to avoid 1080 baits. This method has been used with some success by Zip (Zero Invasive Predators) in Predator Free South Westland. The trials have been co-designed with Ngāi Tahu, animal disease management company Ospri, Zip and the Kea Conservation Trust, and build on previous research. Ospri’s Research Manager Richard Curtis said results from previous trials were encouraging. “Aerial pest control operations are necessary to protect the health of our cattle and deer herds from bovine TB. These operations also provide biodiversity benefits by suppressing predators such as possums and stoats, which threaten to decimate our native birds, including kea.” Up to 100 kea will be monitored through the repellent trials and 1080 operations, using radio transmitters and video cameras, to assess their behaviour and ongoing survival over several years. A total of 45 GPS trackers which show kea flight path data are also being used. They have already shown that kea move around far more than previously thought. If the repellents prove successful, these methods would likely be added to DOC’s Code of Practice for use of 1080 in kea habitat.
Council aims for pool date The Cromwell Pool, which has been closed for a heating upgrade, is expected to open in time for the Term 2 school holidays. Central Otago District Council Parks and Recreation Manager Gordon Bailey said it was earlier hoped the pool would be back in action on June 22. The date was then pushed out until July 4, a few days before the end of Term 2, to enable worker to be completed. “We hoped to avoid this situation by ordering the required equipment well ahead of time but unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances out of our control vital equipment has yet to arrive,” Bailey said. “With the current situation regarding freight from other countries, we have a number of items which were due on site that are still on the water. This has had a knockon effect to work we can carry on with because of the sequencing of the work.” The Cromwell Pool’s LPG boiler is being replaced with a centralised water-sourced heating system that uses the town water supply as the heat source. Work began mid-April.
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Users venturing into the backcountry of Wānaka, Queenstown, and Mt Aspiring National Park can make sound decisions based on a more tailored forecast. The New Zealand Avalanche Advisory (NZAA), owned by the NZ Mountain Safety Council (MSC), is trialling a 13th avalanche forecasting region, called ‘Aspiring’, over winter. The shift affects Mt Aspiring National Park, Mt Brewster, the Treble Cone backcountry, and the Main Divide. MSC Chief Executive Mike Daisley said this change alters both Wānaka and Queenstown forecasting regions and will allow for more tailored and clear forecasting. “The original Wānaka region was very difficult to forecast, leaving users struggling to accurately decipher the parts of the forecast which were relevant to them due to the sheer size and varying conditions within the region,” Daisley said. More often than not, the high altitude and proximity to the main divide of Mt Aspiring meant the danger rating was high or considerable for the region, when in the eastern areas such as the Treble Cone backcountry where participation is higher for most of winter the conditions weren’t as severe. This change effectively splits that old region to make things easier to decipher, he says. This new region will benefit users heading into Mt Aspiring National Park, Harris Mountains and Treble Cone backcountry as they will no longer read the same forecast. The Mt Brewster area, which was not previously part of a forecasting region, will now be included in the new ‘Aspiring’ region. “In more technical terms, the new region
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boundaries will better represent areas of relatively uniform snowpack conditions, which will make forecasting easier too,” Daisley said. The scheduled forecast dates for the new Aspiring region are from July 1 to November 30, but dates could change. At the end of the forecasting period MSC will determine whether or not the region will become a
permanent fixture. The new forecasting region is the latest of a handful of changes made over recent years. In summer 2020/21, the NZAA launched its alternative summer elevation bands for the Aoraki/Mt Cook region to improve forecast accuracy for region during the warmer months. For more details go to avalanche.net.nz.
NEWS INBRIEF Warming up Wānaka’s mean monthly temperature of 14.6 degrees Celsius was the second highest since NIWA began taking record in 1955. Rainfall in Otago was less than 50 per cent of what is usually recorded nationally it was the third warmest May on record. New committee Officers elected at the annual meeting of the Upper Clutha Historical Records Society included new committee members Erena Barker and Kerrie Waterworth. Other officers elected were - president Ken Allan, secretary-treasurer Bruce Foulds, committee Graham Dickson, Pam Kane, Margaret Thomlinson and Jo Wilton. Surgery cut The South District Health Board has cancelled 100 operations in the last two months as it battles with Covid rates and staff shortages. Flying back Air New Zealand transtasman flights will return to Queenstown on June 24. Qantas and Jetstar have been bringing passengers in from Australia since late last month.
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The weather’s getting chilly and we’re restarting our annual winter road reports. If you’re interested in a rundown of local road conditions emailed to you daily by 7.00am then sign up at qldc.govt.nz/winter-roadreports
Wānaka Library is hosting a one-off workshop for students thinking about leaving home, starting a job or heading to tertiary study. Budgeting experts from Family Works Otago will offer tips and tools to give you a financial head start. Thursday 9 June, 5.30pm at the Lake Wānaka Centre. To book a free seat contact 03 443 0410 or wanaka.library@qldc.govt.nz
Library programmes return Queenstown Lakes librarians are thrilled to relaunch their regular programmes! From Wriggle and Rhyme for preschoolers to virtual reality sessions for teens and meditation sessions for adults, there’s something for everyone. Visit your local library to see what’s on offer or check out codc-qldc.govt.nz/whats-on
Volleyball is back Bump, set, spike it – that’s the way we like it! QLDC Sport & Rec’s volleyball league starts up again mid-July. Gather your team and get ready to sign up at qldc.govt.nz/volleyball
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What’s happening with Mount Iron? Council is currently completing the purchase of nearly 100ha of land on Mt Iron and Little Mt Iron. It will be several months before this becomes public reserve and there are no immediate changes to public use. If you’d like to stay up to date, sign up to our regular newsletter at qldc.govt.nz/mount-iron
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Bridging those gaps
The Kepler Track in Fiordland National Park.
Kiwis stay on track The popularity of New Zealand’s outdoors continues to grow. In the week 2022-23 Great Walks season booking opened for the period July 1 to June 02023, bookings by New Zealanders accounted for more than 100,000 or 85% of bednights booked. A further 17,500 bednights were booked by international customers. DOC’s Heritage and Visitors Director, Tim Bamford said excluding the storm damaged Heaphy Track, there was a slight increase of around 5% in opening week bookings across the Great Walks, compared to last year. “It’s great to see the gradual return of international visitors to our Great Walks and the communities that host them, with an increase from 11% of opening
bookings last year to 15% of bookings this year,” he said. “These figures will change as the season progresses. Although we wouldn’t anticipate a return to pre-Covid numbers, we do expect overseas bookings to increase a wee bit over the season – often filling weekday or offpeak times.” Tim Bamford acknowledged multi-day tramping wasn’t for everyone but there was an option to overnight in nature to suit most people and budgets. “DOC accommodation is located in some of the world’s most stunning nature, and fees go back into conservation and recreation in New Zealand. I’d encourage everyone to make the most of their conservation huts, lodges, cabins and campsites across the country.”
Central Otago District Council has given approval for the development of a bridge strategy proposal that will include comprehensive details about the extent of the repair, maintenance and replacement work required to ensure the ongoing integrity of the district’s crucial bridge network. At the Council meeting in Alexandra last week Executive Manager Infrastructure Services and Water Lead Julie Muir presented a report outlining the state of the bridges. “Like many Councils across New Zealand, our region has an aging bridge network. This, combined with the impacts of climate change, earthquake risk, regulatory changes and increasing volumes of heavy vehicles means many of our bridges will need to be replaced or undergo significant work over the next decade. We know this will not come as a surprise to the locals who use our bridges. “Council has committed to collecting the evidence required to support a robust investment application to Waka Kotahi in July 2023 for replacement and upgrading of substandard bridges. This will also inform community consultation regarding increasing community funding for bridge renewal work in the 2024 Long Term Plan.” The report includes data collected from 187 structural inspections undertaken on Central Otago bridges between February 2021 and May 2022 by Council and external engineers.
Key findings include: • 109 bridges require no work or only minor maintenance • 4 bridges have been closed (Scott Lane/Kyeburn River, Māniatoto Road/ Taieri River, McCunn Road, Craigroy Road) • 2 bridges have been restricted to light vehicle access only (Linnburn Runs Road and Nevis Road Bridge/Stewarts Creek) • Danseys Pass Road/Kyeburn River Bridge will require a weight restriction assessment to be undertaken • Eight bridges are expected to require replacement in the next few years • 17 bridges require high priority repairs • 37 bridges require special access to identify work required The report identifies the bridges and some of the work that needs to be prioritised within the $1.45million of funding that council has available between 2022 and 2024. It provides recommendations on how council can build a robust strategy to support its 2024-27 funding applications. Roading activities receive a 51 per cent subsidy from Waka Kotahi (New Zealand Transport Agency) and the remaining 49 per cent is funded by ratepayers. Waka Kotahi funding is allocated in three-yearly periods with the next round of funding due to commence in 2024.
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Dunedin’s capacity for emergency and planned mental health respite care is set to increase through an expanded service contract between the Southern District Health Board and community service provider Pact. A five-bed home will open in September, providing adults experiencing acute mental distress with 24-hour in-home support in a residential environment less than 10 minutes from Dunedin Hospital. The Pact-owned property will be furnished in home-like surroundings and provide support with an emphasis on privacy and easy access to a tranquil garden setting. Families will also have a space to visit privately or stay overnight on site. The home will be run by Pact, which specialises in helping people recovering
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from mental illness through supported 24/7 accommodation, planned respite care and community support. Pact manages a similar home in Lower Hutt. Toni Gutschlag, Executive Director of Mental Health, Addictions and Intellectual Disabilities for the Southern DHB, says the new partnership will provide people in crisis with professional clinically led community-based support rather than hospitalisation, enabling them to remain closer to home. “Dunedin has historically had a one-bed unit available for emergency respite care, so this capacity expansion is addressing a long-standing service gap. “Having a dedicated team of trained mental health support workers and a larger facility with comfortable, homelike surroundings will allow us to provide earlier intervention and more
focused care for people in the Dunedin region. We anticipate that this will reduce hospital admissions and hope it leads to an improved experience for users and their whānau.” Pact General Manager Thomas Cardy says Pact will work with the Southern DHB’s crisis/community teams and inpatient services to ensure people receive the support when they need it. The service will be staffed by a mix of clinicians and support workers. Work is also getting underway to set up a crisis support service in the Queenstown Lakes District. The Dunedin and Queenstown Lakes initiatives meet areas of need identified through the 2021 Time for Change – Te Hurihanga review. They are part of a larger programme of mental health reforms.
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Former Masterton District Council chief Pim Borren has been appointed interim chief of the Otago Regional Council, following the sudden resignation last month of Sarah Gardner. Gardner walked after giving a week’s notice. She had been in the role since 2018. On her last day councillors were told in a report their disregard of her advice led to Environment Minister David Parker launching a second investigation into the organisation in under three years. Borren’s appointment was confirmed by councillors in an emergency Council meeting last week. He started work in the position on Tuesday. He boasts more than 27 years in corporate, local government, tertiary education and private sector economics – and 15 as a
public sector chief executive. “Dr Borren is an experienced chief executive in both the public and private sectors,” ORC chair Andrew Noone said. “The Interim role is for approximately nine months, or until a permanent CE is appointed,” he says. The search and appointment of a permanent Chief Executive will be undertaken by the new council, following the October elections. Nick Donnelly spent three weeks in an acting capacity while an interim chief was found. Dr Borren’s most recent appointment was as Chief Economist to the Government of the Cook Islands, including during the Covid-19 pandemic which decimated the country’s economy which was 85% reliant on international tourism.
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When good nights go bad Kia ora Wānaka. Here is a snippet of what the local constabulary have been up to this week. We all like to go out and enjoy ourselves and have a social drink. However, going out shouldn’t turn you into superman or superwoman or a MMA/WWF superstar. There is absolutely no reason why going out should turn in to a violent affair. Police attended a couple of incidents this week where an outing to a local establishment has turned violent between patrons. This is not the answer and you will find yourself in a spot of bother if you engage in any form of violence or similar behaviour. Police attended a number of family harm incidents this week. All incidents varied from minor to serious. Alcohol and drugs, children, money and mental health were all factors in the incidents attended. If you need help don’t be shy to ask or seek it. Don’t forget the Wānaka Community Networks at the Community Hub, 34 McDougall Street, Wānaka has a number of agencies that are there to help. I’m sure most of you would have heard about, observed or come in to contact with the increased Police presence last Wednesday. Police were out and about reminding road users of their obligations when operating a motor vehicle. Restraints, mobile phones, speed, impairment and stopping at stop signs were the focus for this day. Unfortunately, there were many failures in these areas and many infringement notices issued. Please be a prudent driver and be respectful of all other road users. It wouldn’t be a crime line without a mention of the continuing trend of drinking and driving. Wānaka is a small community and I’m sure you all know of someone who has been affected by drink driving in some way or form. Don’t be that person or the next person to be caught over the limit. You not only put yourself at risk but you also put the community at risk. Make the
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right decision. A reminder to all that winter is well on its way. We have already had a couple of frosts. Please ensure your windscreens are clear before travelling and you plan to leave a few minutes earlier than usual to travel to your location. This may also be a timely reminder to give or get someone to give your vehicle a once over and check window wipers, defrosters, heaters, tyres and fluid levels are all tickety boo. Finally, an ongoing issue in Wānaka is the use of mobile phones whilst driving. The Rotary Club of Wānaka and Police are teaming up to try and improve this dangerous practise. Many vehicles have the ability to set up hands free calling through blue tooth. This can be slightly tricky for some to set up especially if you don’t have a 13-year-old you can call upon. If you would like to bring your vehicle and phone to an event with experts to help, please register your interest with Mike Elliot, email melliot144@gmail.com. If there is enough interest a date and location will follow. Keep up the good work Wānaka, look after each other and our community. Wrap up warm and see you all out there. – By Adrian Kerin Acting Sergeant, NZPD
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When discussions turn to its proposed new international airport at Tarras, Christchurch Airport operators are keen to focus on their world-leading “green transition”. And on its own terms, it is impressive. Emissions from ground-based operations have been cut, and the remainder offset, leading to a claim of carbon neutrality in 2021. But airport emissions are dwarfed by the enormous emissions of the planes themselves: aviation was responsible for 12 per cent of New Zealand’s CO2 emissions in 2019. And airports are a vital component of the industry – no airports, no flights. Airport expansion and aviation growth are joined at the hip. This is an industry with a proven ability to increase emissions at a staggering rate: New Zealand’s international emissions were up 40 per cent in the four years to 2019, domestic up 20 per cent. And one factor in that is the convenient fraud that international emissions somehow “don’t count”. They are not in our national climate targets or carbon budgets. International flights are not charged any fuel excise tax or GST, and are not in the Emissions Trading Scheme. But all this may be about to change. At the COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow, New Zealand joined 21 countries in the “International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition”: New Zealand will unveil “ambitious and concrete” plans to reduce aviation emissions this year, in time for a UN meeting in September. In response, we have written a detailed report looking at all the options. What would such a plan look like for New Zealand? One of the key questions is growth. The past two years have seen a wave of new ambition around the world, with many commitments (including by Air New Zealand) to net zero aviation by 2050. But this just cannot be reconciled with the short to medium term impossibility of technological solutions (such
as long haul low-emission planes and lowemission jet fuel), the Paris Agreement, and the industry’s wish for unlimited growth. For example, we think that it could just be possible for New Zealand to build three sustainable aviation fuel plants by 2035, two using forestry waste and one fully synthetic using just water, carbon dioxide, and renewable electricity. The cost might be $2 billion, and the uncertainties – considering that no such commercial plants are in operation anywhere in the world – large. But even this would supply just eight per cent of New Zealand’s aviation fuel at 2019 levels of demand. And the fuel would be expensive. A common response when we raise these concerns is that flying is better than the alternatives for a particular trip. Unfortunately, that argument ignores the fact that the very convenience of flying encourages vastly more travel, which then becomes normalised and embedded in the economy, from decisions about where to live and holiday to where to invest and what products to export. The fact that flying is better for the passenger on one particular trip does not justify any amount of growth or any amount of emissions. Until we get a national plan for decarbonising aviation, local opposition to growth can be effective. Locals have stopped the planned expansion at Wānaka through the courts. A new CEO at Queenstown Airport, Glen Sowry, is radically scaling back growth plans, partly in response to local opposition. However, flying remains fundamentally problematic. Sowry said, “Airlines will fly where people want to go. The ability to leave work on a Friday in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane and be in [Queenstown] for dinner, on the ski field the next day, ski all day and be on the plane the next day, there is high appeal in that.” And that’s the problem in a nutshell.
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Council rates not a bad effort... The Central Otago District Council rates for 2022-23 were adopted at Alexandra last week. Having not signalled any significant changes for year two of the Council’s 2021-2031 Long-term Plan, which involved an extensive public consultation, there was no requirement to consult on the 2022Tim Cadogan 23 Annual Plan. In adopting the Long-term Plan (LTP), the average rates increase was predicted to reach 7.8%. This has reduced to 7.5%. The fees and charges for 2022-23 financial year were also adopted as part of this process. Mayor Tim Cadogan said bringing the figure back to 75 per cent was “not a bad effort”. “This is an average rate rise and different areas and different types of properties will have a different level of rise that make up the average. For instance, the Teviot Valley rates increase will be higher due to the impact of the funding agreed last year for the new swimming pool. “Council has chosen not to reduce any levels of service across the organisation, which is what would have been required to bring the rise back further.” The council’s Executive Manager Corporate Services Leanne Macdonald said the Council had also seen increased costs relating to wastewater and waste (rubbish) collection and disposal. Wastewater and waste minimisation had increased in year two of the LTP as predicted. This created differences across the district as well, she said.
Ratepayers get two options Ripponvale community ratepayers have been given a choice of how they would like to pay for their water scheme upgrade. Central Otago District Council took over the scheme last November. Councillors have now decided ratepayers can: • Opt into a one-off payment for the scheme by way of a one-off capital contribution of $4,726. • Take the default option and pay a 10year targeted fixed rate of $602.57. The payment options will be applied on July 1. The Ripponvale Community Water Scheme agreed to pay half the $600,000 of upgrading the network to meet the New Zealand Drinking Water Standards, and minimum engineering standard requirements. Members also agreed that existing properties on the scheme would have the option of paying their share of the $300,000, by either a lump sum payment in the year one of the scheme or as a targeted rate . A letter will be sent to all members of this water upgrade scheme, confirming Council’s decision and will include an invitations to ‘opt in’ to the one-off payment. Ripponvale was one of two capital funding plans, the other being the Clyde Wastewater Reticulation Scheme, approved along with the adoption of the 2022-23 Annual Plan, and the fees and charges for 2022-23 financial year, at Wednesday’s Council meeting.
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The new provisions include rules that set minimum standards for intensive grazing.
Otago farmers preparing resource consent applications can now work under one set of provisions, instead of two - designed to further protect freshwater quality across the province. The Otago Regional Council has ratified changes to the operative Regional Plan: Water for Otago, which now allows some key parts of proposed “Plan change 8” that relate to rural discharges to become operative. ORC’s General Manager Policy and Science Anita Dawe says the PC8 rules which set minimum standards for animal effluent storage and application, intensive grazing, and the establishment of small in-stream sediment traps apply now. In some cases farmers’ consents for existing animal effluent storage may not be required until a later date. The PC8’s primary sector provisions - to counter adverse water quality effects of rural land - cover rural discharges, animal effluent application and storage, intensive grazing, stock access to water and sediment traps. The new provisions include rules that set minimum standards for animal effluent storage and application to land, for intensive grazing, for the establishment of small in-stream sediment traps, plus an amended rule for stock access to water bodies. The balance of PC8 will affect urban developers and operators of reticulated storm and wastewater systems. The key provisions for urban land uses are aimed at reducing any adverse water quality effects, including for the management of sediment loss from earthworks for residential development. Because the Environment Court is yet to release its decision on the parts of the plan change which cover the urban activities, it is unknown when those provisions will become operative. PC8 is part of a transition toward a new freshwater management framework, being set into the ORC’s new Land and Water Regional
Plan, the latter intended to be operative by December 2025, Ms Dawe says. “The development of the Land and Water Regional Plan is a longer process, and to avoid any further environmental degradation in the meantime, ORC commenced a series of plan changes to address known deficiencies with its current planning framework,” she says. Collectively, these plan changes would result in a strengthened interim management regime for freshwater in Otago; with one of the changes being Plan Change 8. “This Plan Change 8 proposed to make a range of amendments to the current water plan provisions to better manage specific urban and rural activities, known to be contributing to water quality issues in parts of Otago,” Ms Dawe says. ORC chair Andrew Noone acknowledged the collaboration, goodwill and participation of all the parties involved with the Environment Court process for the rural provisions, including successful mediation, and 15 parties presenting evidence for ORC in the Environment Court. “Everyone helped with moving the rural provisions of Plan Change 8 toward being consistent with National Policy, achieving greater environmental outcomes and in being practical to implement and regulate,” he said. With ORC councillors approving Plan Change 8 -Rural Discharges, it moves another step towards a more fit for purpose and comprehensive planning framework, he says. PC8 was part of a larger proposed Plan Change, called the Omnibus Plan Change, which was “called in’’ for fast-tracking by Minister for the Environment David Parker in April 2020 and was referred to the Environment Court. The Court then heard Plan Change 8 as two separate matters – with one being the primary sector topics, and the second the urban topics - with separate mediation and hearings. The Omnibus Plan Change included Plan Change 8 to the Water Plan and Plan Change 1 to the Regional Plan: Waste.
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Feds see ‘sense’ in water report Federated Farmers sees positives in the report released by the Rural Supplies Technical Working Group on water services which Andrew Hoggard rejects an inflexible ‘one size fits all’ approaches to rural supplies. "Many of the findings raised by the group look sound," president Andrew Hoggard said. "The report appears to be a tiny sliver of common sense in amongst a pile of water policy decision-making we are struggling to explain to our members." The technical working group chaired by Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan has recommended all council-owned mixeduse rural supplies should transfer to the new water services entities because they will have the people, resources and expertise to operate these schemes into the future. Federated Farmers still has major concerns about the set-up of the ‘four entities’ under the Government’s Three waters proposals. "But we like the recommendation that there should be the option for rural community to take back water assets with shared ownership or maintenance agreements," Andrew says. "It would depend on capacity, finances and capability, the predominant use of the scheme and other factors. But the community should decide." Feds agrees with the report’s recommendation rural service users should generally not be subsidising urban service users. Also that consultation with rural users on the water entities’ funding should start before the new entities ‘go live’ and before domestic volumetric pricing is introduced to new areas. The recommendation new water quality regulator Taumata Arowai should provide cost-effective ways for schemes to comply that recognises their uniqueness, offers options to not chlorinate in certain drinking water supply situations, and closely involves rural stakeholders in designing and implementing regulatory requirements, are "spot on," Andrew said. Federated Farmers continues to analyse and submit on the vast array of other regulatory changes proposed in the water management area. "Sadly this is just a small piece in the much larger puzzle we are trying to put together properly for our members right now," Andrew said.
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Current alcohol licensing applications can be found at www.qldc.govt.nz/services/alcohol-licensing.
A Statement of Proposal and a range of supporting information is available at the following locations:
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Trading Name & Address
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Last Date for Public Objection
• Online letstalk.qldc.govt.nz • At Council offices and libraries across the Queenstown Lakes District • At the Queenstown Events Centre and Frankton Golf Centre
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The proposal is to revise the budget included in the 2021-2031 Ten Year Plan up from $8.1M (with a further $1.5M staged outside the ten-year window) to an estimate of $17.2M.
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The proposal also requires a corresponding increase to the development contributions to reflect the capital cost estimates and required debt recovery, from $8,490 per dwelling equivalent to $16,490 in the 2021 Development Contributions Policy. This excludes properties in the Mount Cardrona Station zone which are not eligible for the ‘Small Scheme Subsidy’ of 20% reduction on development contributions. Properties within this zone would be charged $20,070. Further details on the proposed Development Contribution and rating impact can be read in the Statement of Proposal.
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• By emailing services@qldc.govt.nz to request a copy How to make a submission: Anyone with an interest in this proposal is invited to make a submission as part of the decision making process. There are a number of ways to make a submission: • Head to letstalk.qldc.govt.nz and complete the online submission form. Please note, you will need to register before being able to give feedback. • Post to ‘QEC land disposal submission’, Queenstown Lakes District Council, Freepost 191078, Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348. • Email your submission to letstalk@qldc.govt.nz - please include the subject line ‘QEC land disposal submission’. Submissions will close at 5.00pm on 14 July 2022. A submissions hearing will be held in Tāhuna Queenstown in August 2022. Final details for the hearing will be confirmed as soon as possible and may be held online via Zoom. This notice is in accordance with the Local Government Act 2002.
Proposal to increase investment in proposed community drinking water scheme for Cardrona Valley Queenstown Lakes District Council has commenced consultation on a proposal to increase budgets and debt recovery required to invest in a Cardrona Valley community water supply scheme, in partnership with the investors of Mount Cardrona Station. What’s proposed?
A Statement of Proposal and a range of supporting information is available at the following locations:
Proposal to dispose of land at Queenstown Events Centre and Frankton Golf Centre Queenstown Lakes District Council has commenced consultation on a proposal to dispose of land at Queenstown Events Centre and Frankton Golf Centre. What’s proposed? The proposal is to potentially dispose of parts of the Queenstown Events Centre (QEC) and adjoining Frankton Golf Centre (FGC) to Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency. The Crown through the Department of Conservation (DOC) owns portions of the land affected by this proposal, which includes approximately 2,493m2 of the QEC land and approximately 8,230m2 of FGC land. The acquisition will support delivery of part of the Government funded $115M NZUP Queenstown Package, which includes upgrades along State Highway 6 and 6A, to provide dedicated public transport infrastructure and support people to choose more environmentally friendly ways to travel. The acquisition of land at Frankton Golf Centre will require some minor modifications to the golf facility. Full details are included in the Statement of Proposal.
• Online letstalk.qldc.govt.nz • At Council offices and libraries across the Queenstown Lakes District • By emailing services@qldc.govt.nz to request a copy How to make a submission: Anyone with an interest in this proposal is invited and encouraged to make a submission as part of the decision making process. There are a number of ways to make a submission: • Head to letstalk.qldc.govt.nz and complete the online submission form. Please note, you will need to register before being able to give feedback. • Email your submission to letstalk@qldc.govt.nz - please include the subject line ‘Cardrona Water Supply submission’ • Post to ‘Cardrona Water Supply submission’, Queenstown Lakes District Council, Freepost 191078, Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348. Submissions will close at 5.00pm on Wednesday 6 July. A submissions hearing will be held in Tāhuna Queenstown in July 2022. Final details for the hearing will be confirmed as soon as possible and may be held online via Zoom. This notice is in accordance with the Local Government Act 2002. Private Bag 50072 | 47 Ardmore Street Wānaka Phone 03 443 0024 | www.qldc.govt.nz
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‘Little’ brother takes title Temwa beat his big brother Lwamba Chileshe to take the Wānaka Queen’s Birthday squash tournament in front of a packed audience on Monday. It was a coup for the club to attract two of the country’s top players, and they met in a pulsating five set final of high-quality squash, with long exhausting rallies. The match was watched by up to 100 spectators. Temwa won 4/11, 11/6, 11/6, 7/11, 11/3. Lwamba Chileshe is ranked second in the country and Temwa fourth. Both have recently been named in the NZ Commonwealth Games Team with Temwa edging out New Zealand number three Evan Williams for the last remaining place. In the semi-finals, Temwa beat former NZ Junior Champion and former New Zealand senior team member Oliver Johnston of Christchurch three games to one, while Lwamba beat Tom Pickles of Oamaru by the same margin. The Women's final was won by Lowri Waugh of Dunedin who beat Tracey Flux of Queenstown 11/5, 11/5, 6/11, 11/5. Club president Tony Johnston, who is a former Chair of Squash NZ, said the weekend was “fantastically successful”. “The contribution from so many local Wānaka club president Tony Johnston with tournament winner Temwa Chileshe. businesses amazes me and just shows the type of “Further, this tournament has now given us the through the weekend at the club, said she had to community that we live in,” he said. impetus to continue with our development plans limit entries – illustrating the need for a third court He said it would be remembered as one of for the club given that at times the current two at the club. the great weekends for squash in the club’s court complex was stretched far above capacity.” “We also have a thriving junior membership which 40-year history. Tournament controller Pip Gardner, who worked bodes well for the future of the club.”
Draw from jaws of victory Wānaka saw red and dropped points to Northern in the latest round of Southern Premiership football. Three points looked almost in the bag as the home side led 2-0 with 10 minutes to go – but Brandon Dickson’s 80th minute straight red when he reacted to a tackle put a completely different complexion on the match. Sean Allen brought the visits back to 2-1 two minutes later and then the league’s second top scorer, Tyler Muir, levelled from the spot with 90 minutes on the clock. Earlier a Thomas Tinka “toe poke” had Wānaka ahead, but despite dominating the game it wasn’t
until Ethan Arratia rounded the keeper early in the second half that the lead was doubled. The result left Wānaka with three wins and three daws from nine matches and a comfortable midtable position. Queenstown is three points ahead of Wānaka after a 3-1 win at Mosgiel in another match where the home team surrendered the advantage after going head. Ultimately Thomas Mills sealed the win with a brace from the penalty spot in the 63rd and 74th minute. Dunedin City won 3-1 at bottom placed Green
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Island to maintain a four point lead in the league. Roslyn Wakari, four points behind with a game in hand are the only close chasers. They always led in a goal fest at home to Northern Hearts which finished 5-4. Queen’s Park moved off the bottom of the table on goal difference with a 1-0 win at University in the other game. Wānaka travels to Northern Hearts this weekend. At junior level Wānaka beat Alexandra 4-1 in an Under-11 match. Wānaka took control late in the game with goals from Josh Fielding, Blake Lindner and Dylan Godfrey.
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Wānaka bowler Richie Muir was on former in Invercargill last weekend as the Waverley Club hosted three singles events. The Ranking, Shanghai and Scottish Qualifier were played at the opening Professional Bowls Association event of the season and drew a large draw and high standard of players. Craig Merrilees won the ranking singles, Bevan Clark the Shanghai qualifier and Muir sealed a victory in straight sets against Arrowtown's Debbie Jackson to take out the Scottish Qualifier. Muir made his way to the final by beating Dave Bean (Waverley) while Debbie Jackson won a nail bitter against Merrilees in a tie breaker. Muir will now play in the finals in Wellington in September. Players will return in three weeks for the World Singles and World Pairs qualifying events.
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