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hile the global economy remains volatile line with pre-pandemic sales levels. The median sales price, however, has not dropped as far as sales volume continue to drop, Wānaka’s property after significant price gains during the pandemic. “With borders now opening and a realisation market has proven to be resilient. Queenstown-based Mark Harris, managing that the market has changed, we are seeing a pickdirector New Zealand Sotheby’s International up in enquiry again and good quality properties Realty says the Wānaka market has gone through in Wānaka are attracting multiple offers.” Economists estimate that national house prices a “reset” over the last six months, much like the will drop between 10-15% in 2022 and will ease rest of New Zealand. “But prices at the high-end of the market in 2023 as interest rate rises flatten off. As a result, independent economist Tony remain very solid and the region continues to grow in popularity with both domestic and Alexander said recently that Fomo, or fear of international purchasers,” he told the Sun. missing out, has largely been replaced with Foop, Harris says sales volume in the Wānaka market or fear of overpaying. and through his Wānaka agency has dropped 25 per Section sales have slowed due to supply chain cent in the first six months of 2022, bringing it back in issues and the rising cost of building, but the high
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end of the market was still very strong for welllocated, good quality homes and apartments. Harris said enquiries from expats looking to return home or foreigners looking to relocate are still common. “...the ability to work remotely and commute easily to the city means an increasing number of families are moving to Wānaka. It’s a much more viable option now.” Harris’ agency has recently celebrated success in The Asia Pacific International Property Awards. It took home the official title of ‘Best Real Estate Agency 5-20 Offices New Zealand’, having been awarded the only five-star accolade in its category. NZSIR was also an award winner for the ‘Best Real Estate Agency Marketing New Zealand’.
There’s an election on. Wānaka Sun readers know that because we have produced local body stories as lead stories in recent weeks. We regard it as important – and lobby group Stand Up Wānaka does too. So it begs the question: where was the promotion in the form of advertising for the 2022 local body elections to encourage candidates? Advertising for this election throughout the country appears to have been geared to bypass genuine community newspapers which take an interest in local body politics. It might be argued more money has been spent getting Three Waters as a discussion around the dinner table than the elections. Meanwhile, many district councils have introduced Māori wards for this election. Voters on Māori rolls for general elections were automatically switched to new local body Māori rolls. But no one actually thought to tell them. So the current local body term draws to a close, relations between local and central government are testy at best. By noon tomorrow the door will have shut on nominees who will serve at local government level for the next three years. A check midweek suggested that unless a large number of nominations were going through a vetting process, in Queenstown Lakes the $200 fee to be a candidate may just buy a seat on the council or community board. If there isn’t much appetite to promote these elections, it may not be such a surprise if potential candidates – and ultimately voters – don’t get enthused either.
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Spoken through to music semi-finals Mount Aspiring College band Spoken will fly the Wānaka flag at the semi-finals of the annual Smokefree Rockquest competition this month. The 30 top placing young musicians in the competition were announced last week and include two from Central Otago – the other being Estrogen from Wakatipu High School. There will be three semi-final events. Estrogen and Spoken, comprising Matilda Metcalfe and Oscar Goodwin, finished first and second respectively at the regional finals of the competition held online last month. The top Central Otago solo/duo acts, Daisy Orbell from Mt Aspiring College, and Billie Carey from Wakatipu High School were not listed in the top 30 media release. The national winners’ prize packages for bands and solo/duo winners includes a $16,000 recording, video and promotion package, a photo shoot and a branding package. The event, launched in 1989, has been instrumental in developing the careers of, among many others, Six60, Opshop, Ladyhawke, Brooke Fraser, Anika Moa, Kimbra, Aaradhna, The Black Seeds and Bic Runga. This year’s event attracted more than 750 bands and solo/duos. Thirty acts are now required to record their entry of three original songs in a live studio setting. The top 10 acts – to be named on August 26
- have the opportunity to play at the national finals, a day recording in a studio with a mentor. Auckland will host the national finals in September. The semi-finalists are: Bands: 3D Howls - Burnside High School & Kaiapoi High School (Canterbury) Alchemy - Papamoa College & Mt Maunganui College (Bay of Plenty) Bright Sky - Scots College, Wellington High School, Com Ed Centre, Wellington East Girls' College, & Rongotai College (Wellington) Estrogen - Wakatipu High School (Central Otago) Lift - Diocesan School For Girls (Auckland Central) Mmc B - Mt Maunganui College (Bay of Plenty) Mystery - Alfriston College (Manukau) Parkdale - Mt Albert Grammar School (Auckland Central) Pinejah - Cambridge High School (Waikato) Sense of Time - Kings High School (Otago) Smoked Paprika - Hillcrest High School (Waikato) Spoken - Mt Aspiring College (Central Otago) Stay In It - Palmerston North Girls' High School (Manawatū) Studio AMiddleton Grange School (Canterbury) Súe Chef - John McGlashan College (Otago) The Flares - Cashmere High School (Canterbury) The Gandharvas - New Plymouth Boys' High School (Taranaki) The Jehts - Christchurch Girls' High School, Christchurch Boys' High School, Avonside Girls' High School (Canterbury) Their there - Mt Maunganui College (Bay of Plenty)
Matilda Metcalfe and Oscar Goodwin are Spoken.
This Machine Means Murder - Western Springs College (Auckland Central). Solo/Duo: Beattie Brothers - Long Bay College (North Shore) Emerson Devos- Hutt Valley High School (Wellington) Grace & Leigh - Albany Senior High School & Kristin School (North Shore) Heidingbehindanna - Christchurch Girls High School (Canterbury) Imani J and KahuSB
- Nayland College, Nelson College For Girls (Nelson) Keira - Gisborne Girls' High School (East Coast) Micah - Mt Maunganui College (Bay of Plenty) Stank Plankton - Hutt Valley High School, Wellington High School and Com Ed Centre (Wellington) Third Junction - Timaru Boys' High School (Timaru) Zac & Maddison Garin College & Waimea College (Nelson).
Trust money helps Winter Games Otago Community Trust has donated $400,000 in their July funding round and four Wānaka organisations received grants. There was $25,000 for the Wānaka Games Charitable Trust, $9780 for the Wānaka Yacht Club, $2500 for the Wānaka Squash Club and $5000 for the Friends of Bullock Creek. The $25,000 grant is to support with the 2022 Winter Games The $9,780 grant will assist the purchase of a rescue boat for the Wānaka Yacht Club which provides water safety support for club youth training programmes, club sailing and community events. The Club's current rescue craft is in urgent need of replacement. It owns one Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) suitable for coaching and support and one mid-sized centre console RIB for rescue and coaching. Wānaka Squash Rackets Club gets $2500 to assist with the cost of upgrading the Club's court booking system. Friends of Bullock Creek’s $5000 grant will assist with the cost of extending the wetland boardwalk. The extension will complete a loop walk from the existing boardwalk, up to the education platform, and back to the boardwalk. The project is part of a wider environmental protection and enhancement plan for a significant wetland Another major grant went to Leaning Lodge Trust which gets a $40,000 boost to help replace the old Leaning Lodge hut structure on the Rock and Pillar range near Middlemarch. The building was closed in 2014 and a new steel-framed prefabricated hut is now proposed for the site. The July funding round also saw the Otago Outdoor Education Trust receive support for an upgrade of its outdoor education camp facility in Bannockburn. A $25,000 grant will assist with the cost of upgrading the camp’s bunkrooms, specifically the double glazing, exterior cladding, interior wall insulation and new flooring coverings. Otago Community Trust also approved a $45,000 grant to Te Hou Ora Whānau Services. THO is a kaupapa Māori social service and education provider offering a variety of programmes and services that support and empower tamariki, rangatahi, pakeke and whānau. Other organisations benefiting from grants in July include the International Festival Environment Science Technology Dun NZ Inc who were approved $75,000 grant to assist with the cost of developing and presenting NZ's only International Science Festival.
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A battle is looming over moorings on Queenstown district lakes.
Moor certainly not the merrier A resource consent row is brewing over moorings in the Queenstown Lakes district. The crux of the debate is that the council says existing use rights under the old Harbours Act have expired, so mooring owners who have previously paid rent for their space on the water must apply to keep them under the Resource Management Act. QLDC says it began a review of jetties and moorings across the district late last year to validate existing information held on the structures and ensure they were meeting safety and permit requirements.
That involved checks on about 320 known private moorings across Lake Whakatipu, Lake Wānaka, Lake Hāwea and Lake Hayes. A total of 75 of the moorings were at Wānaka and one at Lake Hāwea. “As part of this review, we have been communicating directly with mooring and jetty owners/permit holders to update information held and ensure they are aware of their responsibilities under relevant legislation and local bylaws,” a spokesperson said. “This has been an ongoing and complicated process and we are continuing
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to develop more resources and guidelines for mooring/jetty owners to make the process and requirements really clear. “We expect this guidance to be available in the coming weeks.” The move has left boaties frustrated The boaties argue that they have existing rights which predate the law change and while the council is looking for a series of individual consents, they say historically they owned them and the resource consent should not be applicable to old moorings. It is understood they will argue that the consents should be granted at now cost, while new moorings will incur a cost.
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Time, ladies and gentlemen
Deputy Mayor Calum MacLeod won’t be seeking re-election as a Queenstown Lakes district councillor. He tells Wānaka Sun readers why.
Yes, after nine years as a Councillor, six years as Deputy Mayor I am handing over the chains. Why? Because it’s time. Thank you for your faith in me. I fondly remember getting elected for my first term onto the Wānaka Community Board. The Upper Clutha was a very different, smaller place. The hot topic at the time was demolishing the old Town Hall and building a replacement. The old hall went and after some debate we got the Lake Wānaka Centre which has served us well ever since. I was given the skate park to initiate as I was the youngest member. I was 37. I am not a skater. I love the fact it is now on stage four and is one of the best and most popular facilities in the country. Well done Wānaka skaters! I went back on Council nine years ago. Every term has had its challenges and rewards, highs and lows. The first term was in at the deep end, being the rookie learning on the job. The second term was the best and the most fun. We got a new Chief Executive, the pool was built, the ‘can do’ council worked together as a team, the District Plan was full of learnings, runs on the board and the occasional win. The third, defined by Covid, was less cohesive. Council felt more like a group of individuals than a team. As for wins I do not claim any of the below as mine. Any councillor is but one cog in a very
large machine. The following however would be a quick top 10 of some things I played a role in ensuring we got a positive result for the Upper Clutha. No particular order: • The new swimming pool, we were getting a flat floor rec centre we desperately needed a new pool. We got both even though the mayor at the time voted against it. • The roundabout and active travel underpass into Sir Tim Wallis drive, it was initially proposed to be a T-intersection. • The Wānaka Lakefront from management plan to development, the new jetty, boardwalk • Mount Iron being owned by the community, our One Tree Hill. • Reclassifying the Ballantyne Rd poo ponds, retaining them as a sports hub and playing fields • The ‘Schools to Pool’ active transport link • WAI Wānaka, the Community Catchment Plan, Buoys in Lakes Wānaka and Hāwea, a simply wonderful team of consistently amazing people doing vital work • NZ’s first ever Passive House standard community facility, the new Luggate Community Hall • The old Mitre 10 building becoming a community group asset, proving the need and test driving the plan for a new build facility in the next 10 years • All of the Commissioner work, the PDP, power craft free upper Mata Au, new earthworks standards, the Climate Action Plan and declaration, closing and activating the Wānaka lakefront (Still the best community response to any council
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engagement – ever!) Why is it difficult to get candidates to stand? A wise man once said – “If you want to get things done, hire talented people and don’t vilify them if they make a mistake”. In actuality, we seem to do exactly the opposite. It’s a rewarding job but it’s tough and it is not made any easier by social media. Council is often vilified. QLDC staff and management are in actual fact a group of
talented locals trying their very best, every day, to secure the best outcomes they can for this wonderful district. I wish all of the candidates well. The challenge is simple - work hard, do the reading, question lots, remember the Serenity prayer, listen, make your decision because it is the right thing to do, not the populist thing to do - and through it all, stay relentlessly positive. Calum out! See you at the Paradiso.
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Ride on: Kieran backs Hospice A King Country builder who will cycle the circumference of New Zealand to raise money for Hospice New Zealand plans to move to Lake Hāwea next year. In May, Kieran Powell’s grandmother was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer at the age of 97 and was admitted to Hospice care in the Waikato. Since then, her family say she has received the most amazing care and support - and it has inspired Kieran to do something tangible to help the charity. “When a loved one is diagnosed with cancer it’s devastating. My Nana has been our family’s rock, our whole lives,” Kieran said. When news of the journey, tagged The Long Way Home, reached the Wānaka Sun we asked if there was a “local angle”. And we learned Kieran and his fiancé Ainslie Speedy purchased a section at Lake Hāwea and plan to start building on it shortly. “Kieran is hoping to get The Long Way Home finished and out of the way so he can move to Hāwea for the build to oversee and manage it,” Erin Speedy, who is handling his publicity said. Ainslie is the owner of I am Yoga and plans to extend her business into Upper Clutha. Kieran says the journey is about 12,000 kilometres and will take him around five months to complete. “It’s going to be tough, incredibly tough both physically and mentally but it’s nothing compared to what our Nana is going through,” he said. The sole owner and employee of KP Building, he will have to give up his business for a few months for the fundraising campaign. “It will be a long way home but I’m excited for it, I’m nervous and scared all in one. When the
going gets tough I know that doing this for Nana is what’s going to get me through.” Kieran worked directly with Hospice Waikato to make sure every cent would be donated to the charity, rather than using an external fundraising platform that takes a percentage in the money raised for fees. “As an essential service, Hospices rely on the generosity of the public to make up a shortfall of nearly $82 million dollars a year that the Government does not provide so every dollar raised will go a long way. “Dying is part of life and affects everyone, which is why hospices and the palliative care they provide are so important to both those being cared for, as well as their loved ones. Hospice gave people support, love and dignity in their final months, weeks, days and hours.” He is also looking for businesses and organisations to get in behind him and support him by sponsoring his journey. “I’m going to need a lot of gear, a lot of food and a lot of support to get me through those months on the road so if there are any businesses or organisations out there who would be interested in supporting The Long Way Home financially, it would be beyond appreciated.” The former triathlete has a bike and has been training 15 hours a week, expecting to start the journey in November. “I’ve still got a few months up my sleeve to really dig into my training for what’s needed out there and plan and map the logistical side of it all. I’m expecting some of those steep West Coast hills with dense bush to really test me.” Kieran has set up social media pages on Facebook and Instagram.
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Keys to success The Wānaka Concert Society has donated a Kawai K400 piano to Mt Aspiring College and that’s great news for Year 10 student Cholula Brown (pictured) - one of the pupils who will make good use of it. Cholula played a short concert for society trustees last week as a thank you for the donation. Concert society president Kate Lovell and school principal Nicola Jacobsen also attended. The piano will feature in the school’s new music room and will be used by students for both rehearsing and performing.
Hāwea water talk Red Bridge closure Queenstown Lakes council staff will provide updates on Sunday on Hāwea’s wastewater management. A drop-in session at the Hāwea library will run from 10am to 1pm. The council says it has completed a “detailed options assessment to confirm the optimal pipeline and pump station configuration for conveying wastewater from Hāwea to Albert Town”. The option is a single 315mm diameter pipeline and new pump station in Hāwea on Domain Road.
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Luggate’s century old Red Bridge will be closed Monday and Tuesday next week while scaffolding is removed following repair work. Waka Kotahi, the NZ Transport Agency, says people who usually use the bridge between 9am and 5pm on those days will have to take a 30 minute detour route or travel outside these times. “While the repair work has strengthened the damaged area, the rest of the pier on this 100-yearold-plus structure is not reinforced,” Senior Network Manager Robert Choveaux said. “So we need all drivers and in particular heavy vehicle drivers to continue to drop their speeds to 30km/h when they use the Red Bridge.
The Red Bridge at Luggate.
“Options to control bridge speed with traffic lights are being looked into, similar to the system used on the Beaumont Bridge.” Aspiring Highways maintains the state highways in Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes District for Waka Kotahi. The detour route, unsuitable for some vehicles north of SH8A is via Kane Road, Camphill Road and SH6.
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Fifteen to 20 year olds are being given the chance to have their say in the local body elections – through art. Young people are being invited to enter a poster design competition where the winner could be printed on the back of a bus. The competition, run by Queenstown Lakes District Council, is to design a poster that encourages people to vote in this year’s local election. QLDC Electoral Officer Jane Robertson said the competition aims to engage young people in the election. “While young people under the age of 18 can’t vote, we want to engage them in the election process. Voting habits and an interest in democracy can start young, especially if we make it interesting.” The winning design could be displayed on the back of a public bus*, published in QLDC’s magazine Scuttlebutt, shared with local and national media, and on the QLDC website and social media channels. Large copies of the winning design will also be printed. “We hope that keen art or design students, or any young person, may be interested in entering to help boost their portfolio for any future art and design endeavours – art school, further education, job applications anything like that. Or perhaps just because they have an interest in design, communications, and democracy,” said Ms Robertson. The competition is open to people who live in the Queenstown Lakes District. Entries close at midnight August 21. For more details go to www.qldc.govt.nz
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Mayors slate transport ‘no show’ We’re told there will be a workshop, a paper, a decision. But so far nothing – Jim Boult
Otago mayors Jim Boult (Queenstown Lakes) and Aaron Hawkins (Dunedin) have hit out at the level of action on reducing emissions and delivering a fit-for-purpose public transport network. In early May, the Mayors issued a joint letter to the Otago Regional Council (ORC) looking to open discussions about different models of governance for the public transport services. Dunedin City and Queenstown Lakes favour of a transfer of the service to territorial authorities, but say they were prepared to compromise and entertain alternative options in good faith. Acknowledging that the ORC had delivered important service improvements such as the introduction of the Bee Card and flat fares, the letter presented rising fuel prices and climate change as catalysts for the debate.
Boult is not seeking re-election, Hawkins is. In areas of significant urban growth both Queenstown and Wānaka needed to proactively design and deliver public transport services, ahead of planned development, and it was crucial to reduce car-based dependency for those new communities,” the mayors said in a statement. “Similarly, there is a need for rapid actions that significantly reduce transport emissions, with public transport playing a key role in realising the degree of mode shift that is required. As such, we need to have greater integration between management of the road network and public transport now. “We do not believe that the current arrangement of split transport responsibilities can deliver the scale or speed of change that is needed. The time is right to consider how full integration would be best achieved,” the statement read. Boult said after almost three months of chasing he felt zero progress was being made. “We’re continually being told discussions by the ORC haven’t been held, despite being keen to progress them. We’re told there will be a
Pest rabbits under attack
A new attack on pest rabbits has been launched in Albert Town. The joint rabbit control operation by Queenstown Lakes District Council and the Department of Conservation is on reserve land adjacent to Albert Town, Hikuwai and Northlake. QLDC is also carrying out control work at the old oxidation ponds at 101 Ballantyne Road and in Luggate Park. The operations involve toxic Pindone carrot baits placed on the ground. Timing is weather dependant, and the operations are expected to require up to three toxic applications, about four days apart The council says it strongly advises people to exercise caution if they enter any of these areas when baits have been applied and to avoid touching baits or removing carcasses. If near an area in which the rabbit control operation is underway, dog owners should keep their dogs under close control or on a leash. Signs on tracks and entrances to reserves will be in place when bait is laid. Private landowners are also carrying out rabbit control on their land and will have signs in place, as the council does not carry out rabbit control on land it does not manage.
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workshop, a paper, a decision. But so far nothing. “Our locals are the ones that are crying out for a reliable, usable and environmentally friendly public transport system and that’s why we want to have a discussion about how that can be delivered – whether that’s in partnership with the ORC or by QLDC.” “How long does it take to organise a meeting?”
asks Mayor Hawkins. “The closer we get to local body elections, the more it looks like this has been put on the nevernever. If that’s the case, and we certainly hope it isn’t, we at least deserve to be told that.” Both mayors say they are on standby and ready to join a conversation that could transform public transport in Dunedin and Queenstown Lakes.
Calling all artists…. The call is out for artists to beautify Chorus cabinets with murals in the Central Otago district. Chorus is partnering with Central Otago District Council to transform five more cabinets and artists have until August 31 to get their designs in. The competition follows a successful event in 2021. Chorus Community Relations Manager Jo Seddon says it makes sense to partner with councils, as they have the same goal in mind when it comes to street beautification. “Central Otago District Council and the Central Otago District Arts Trust have nominated a further five cabinets this year and we’re really looking forward to seeing what local artists come up with.” These cabinets become works of art in the street, often telling stories about the communities in which they are located and help beautify the local area, she said. There are more than 11,000 Chorus cabinets in the country. The selected work will also feature on the Chorus website and be considered for the 2023 Chorus cabinet art calendar.
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Be honest, says All Black Havili All Blacks midfielder David Havili has suffered a few concussions during his rugby career. Some have been mild and others much worse. The 27-year-old wants up-and-coming rugby to listen to their bodies, and to know they need to recover properly. “Speaking from experience and having a few concussions myself, it really does affect your playing career,” Havili says. “And it’s not only that – it’s making sure that your friends and everyone else who is playing the sport is OK.” Havili was one of three All Blacks – along with Quinn Tupaea and Jack Goodhue – who spoke to about 25 Māori and Pasifika school students at Aotea College in Porirua on the eve of the side’s test against Ireland in Wellington. They were there as part of a session run by New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and ACC on managing and preventing concussion. ACC accepted 25,699 rugby-related concussion injury claims between 2011 and 2020. Almost 40% of those claims came from teenagers aged 15-19. There were 2356 claims In the Otago region. NZR is focused on improving player welfare outcomes for Pasifika and Māori rugby players, particularly teenagers. Its research shows Māori and Pasifika players have higher rates of concussion and lower rates of reporting. Havili says concussion can affect people in different ways. “I’ve definitely had a lot of neck pain myself a few times through concussion. “So, it was easy enough for me to identify. It could be blurred vision, vomiting sometimes, and headaches.” “It’s looking at how are you feeling and making sure you rest and recover properly.” The 16-test All Black encourages fellow rugby
New Zealand Rugby led a session to discuss head injuries with Māori and Pasifika students.
players to “be honest”, and to “understand that you’ve only got one brain”. ACC partners with NZR to deliver the internationally recognised RugbySmart injury prevention programme. In 2020, ACC increased its investment in RugbySmart to $9.3 million over the next five years. ACC injury prevention partner Nat Hardaker says it’s invaluable having ambassadors and influencers like All Blacks talking to young players about the importance of recognising concussion. “They take much more notice of them than they do of us,” she says.
“It's great to have them delivering messages on concussion management to improve player safety.” NZR recommends stand down periods after a concussion should be 23 days for players 19 and under and 21 days for over-19s. “What we find, particularly with the high school age players, is the brain is still developing,” NZR research scientist Danielle Salmon says. “So, we want to make sure that before they come back to play, they're fully recovered.” For players who don’t recover, the symptoms from the concussion are worse and the recovery can take longer, Salmon says.
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She says it’s crucial players rest fully in the first 48 hours following a concussion. Hardaker says ACC and NZR are focused on improving concussion reporting rates within Māori and Pasifika rugby players. “Some of the barriers to reporting concussion might be costs of health care and a bit of health literacy – knowing what to do and where to go to get help,” Hadaker says. “They need to call it out” The Four Rs of Concussion Management for Rugby are: Recognise, Remove, Recover, Return. For more on Concussion management go to www.accsportsmart.co.nz/concussion/
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intersection, it is imperative to take the time to stop and check both directions. If you are seen “rolling through” expect a $150 ticket from us. Please remember to be patient when in the ski traffic. It is only a short trip from Cardrona or TC back into town. We are seeing a few impatient snow bunnies trying to overtake in areas that are not safe to do so. The later part of the week we had trees and power lines down on many of our main roads. This caused detours and disruptions for many. Unfortunately for two vehicles they had insufficient time to react to downed trees and came a cropper. Thankfully no one was injured. We appreciate all drivers for following diversions or waiting whilst contractors did their work to make the roads safe. Friday night we dealt with a bouncer
being punched in the face for calling it a night on one patron who had their fill. The offender was found in the bushes soon after and will be appearing in court for an assault. Saturday’s night life was fairly busy for the nocturnal but patrons were well behaved. A report of a serious assault came in on Sunday morning in Luggate. Investigations are ongoing Next time you are in your wallet check your licence status. There are a few of you out there who can progress to restricted or full licence, or your licence has expired. “I’m booked in next week” doesn’t wash with us. Doing the admin around this is a lot cheaper than tickets or being forbidden to drive. Keep warm and have a safe week
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Since having a baby, I have been really neglectful of my friends in the UK. Some of them have no kids while the rest of them have older kids but somehow I've managed to lose touch with all of them. We're talking lifelong childhood friends here. Friends I would always make an effort with. I would give them video calls, send birthday cards and even order gifts for their kids. These days, I skim through their Facebook messages, get distracted and forget all about it. I then find myself apologising weeks or sometimes months later. You see, long distance friendships take effort and when you’re a working parent, you don’t have much time to give. Whether we have kids or not, life is busy and it’s not easy staying in touch with friends who live so far away. I do hope that these friendships will stand the test of time. That amongst our chaotic schedules, we will carve some time out to talk. I hope that when we finally visit everyone, we will be able to reconnect. Not necessarily like the old days, but in a totally
new way. Another realisation I’ve had about friends is how naive I was when they had children. Instead of popping round to cuddle the baby, I wish I had helped them more. I wish I had done some housework, took the baby for a walk or told my friend to have a nap. I feel bad for not acknowledging their sleep deprivation, for not knowing that they were probably drowning in laundry or desperate for some sleep. It’s too late now but I finally get it. I get the long arduous journey they were on. I get those hazy nights, I get the sore nipples and the feeling of not showering for days on end, I get the anxiety of having visitors and the contradictory fear of being alone. I appreciate how they listened to me moaning about trivial things when they were probably struggling inside. It’s all a bit late now but at least I know what to do when other friends have a baby. A simple message to check-in or insisting on taking bubs for a walk is all it takes. – By Daisy Watford
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Ngā Tahu says it hopes legislation to reinstate its representatives to Environment Canterbury will pave the way for other iwi to strengthen relationships with local councils. The Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Bill passed its third reading with 77-43 last week. It empowers mana whenua through Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu to appoint two councillors with full voting rights. Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Kaiwhakahaere Lisa Tumahai said the passing of the Bill was historic. National opposed the bill, saying it removed equal voting rights in the region, as well as the basic principle of democratic accountability. A statement from Ngāi Tahu said its two councillors would be appointed through a process designed to select the best candidates with the right skills and experience from more than 74,000 Ngāi Tahu whānau members. “While ECan’s 14 councillors are held to account by voters at each election, our representatives are reporting back to their wider whānau and will be held to account at every hui, with our councillors expected to provide regular detailed updates. “Our people will bring hundreds of years of mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) when making decisions alongside councillors about
Husky racing festival returns The South Island Siberian Husky Club will host the national sled dog championships in Upper Clutha over three successive days. It will be part of Wānaka’s sled dog festival – a Covid victim last year – and start at Snow Farm in Cardrona Valley on September 7. “We have a great mixture of entrants this year with a number of novice mushers and young adults through to those more experienced coming back for another go on the snow,” spokesperson Sarah Campbell said. The event is the only snow-based sled dog race in in the country to be sanctioned by the New Zealand Federation of Sled Dog Sports. Racing is usually done on dryland in forests where wheeled rigs and scooters are used. “There is a real mixture of dogs involved from your traditional Siberian Huskies which are more known for being your ‘snow dogs’, to many mixed breed dogs, border collies, farm dogs and your every-day pet dog who loves to run,” Campbell said. Race classes include eight dog teams down to single dog ski-jor teams. In total over 50 people are involved in this race – about 21 entrants, plus support crew and officials and about 80 dogs.
Carlin joins the club Queenstown’s The Carlin has become the first New Zealand hotel to be accepted into the Small Luxury Hotels of the World. The hotel, which opened in April, has joined a 25-strong network. The announcement follows the recent mention of The Carlin in Time Magazine’s World’s Greatest Places. Carlin developer and majority shareholder Kevin Carlin said the Small Luxury Hotels of the World network opens opportunities to reach “high net worth and discerning travellers”.
the future of our whenua, awa, mahinga kai and taonga native species. This can only enhance the Council’s decision making.” The Otago Regional Council appointed two Ngai Tahu representatives to its Strategy and Planning committee during the last triennium and its Land and Water Regional Plan Governance Group is a partnership between Ngai Tahu and regional council governance.” ORC chair Andrew Noone said the role of the governance group is to champion the development of the plan and oversee the strategic approach to address key freshwater and land use management issues in the region. Environment Canterbury works in partnership with 10 Ngāi Tahu Papatipu Rūnanga who hold mana whenua within the Environment Canterbury boundary through a collective known as Te Rōpū Tuia. Te Rōpū Tuia Co-Chair, Liz Brown said this was not the first-time mana whenua had had representation on Environment Canterbury, and was already a proven success. “Under the National-led Government, mana whenua were represented on the Council, with the appointment of a Ngāi Tahu commissioner alongside six Crown appointments. Two Ngāi Tahu councillors
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Farmers told to plan winter grazing The Otago Regional Council is encouraging farmers to apply – using a template it provides – for intensive winter grazing areas they want to use as part of their planned farming cycles. “These rules for intensive winter grazing were introduced as part of the wider Essential Freshwater package and ORC is responsible for implementing them,” council consents manager Joanna Gilroy said. “We’re looking to do this in a way which is practical for farmers, but also recognises the environmental risks of some farming activities and encourages farmers to think about these risks,” she says. The applications involves a $1900 deposit and may have some additional compliance monitoring fee, but farmers can undertake the activity without consent if they can meet the criteria in the regulations. As part of applying for a consent, they must produce a winter grazing management plan. The plans will also be a component of any future freshwater farm plan “In most instances we are encouraging farmers to apply for consent for the next 3-5 years. Farmers will then need to update their management plan annually and tell us where they have grazed in the previous year, and where they plan to graze next season,” Ms Gilroy said. People can use existing grazing templates,
Compliance flyovers by the Otago Regional Council this time last year found nearly all landowners were abiding by the rules.
but ORC have prepared a template for use that people can access. While farmers must apply for the paddocks they’re likely to graze over the next several years, actual paddock selection and the day to day operation of their property is still in the farmer’s control. “We appreciate that the operation of a farm can be fluid and the process we have developed provides for farmers to change their plan in response to the many factors which can influence day to day management,” Ms Gilroy said. ORC’s Compliance Manager Tami Sargeant says there will be some monitoring of farms. “Once a consent has been issued, the compliance team will monitor the winter grazing practices to check that farmers are complying
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The lure of winter sailing in Rarotonga proved irresistible for five young Wānaka sailors during the school holidays. They were invited by teams racing host and facilitator Ross Sutherland, to join 15 other high school students from around New Zealand for a week of full-on sailing. Sailing two-person Sunburst dinghies and the two to four person traditional “Vakas”, they experienced entertaining windy conditions in the picture-perfect shallow warm waters of Muri lagoon. “Teams Racing” involves many short races between two teams, each with three boats. In Wānaka, teams racing training is hosted by Wānaka Yacht Club. It is seen as a natural progression from learn-to-sail programmes. “We are proud to have encouraged a strong grassroots sailing community,” club Commodore
Graham Berry said. “With the infectious enthusiasm of Teams Racing coach Lily Grimshaw, the army of parent volunteers and more and more boats available to us, our many keen learn-to-sail graduates have exciting opportunities for continuing their sailing journey without the need to own a boat.” In Rarotonga, a bittersweet moment for the Wānaka team was experienced when they became the first recipients of the Sean Dickey trophy. Sean, also from Wānaka, had planned to give his time to help train and umpire the racing in Rarotonga, before his recent death. The trophy’s inscription “A great leader and generous man” provided a reminder that a fulfilling life comes from giving back. “The Wānaka team hope to do Sean proud in the forthcoming nationals, to be held in Algies Bay this October,” Graham said.
The Wānaka team received the Sean Dickey trophy from Ross Sutherland. Pictured from left were Otis Murphy, Thomas Jurczyluk, Mabel North, Oliver Wyeth and Madison Smith.
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The season’s hockey competition wraps up for Mt Aspiring College tomorrow. The Upper Clutha 1st XI team will play Dunstan in Cromwell – 7.10pm start – in the Central Otago division final and the second team also meets a Cromwell combination in the play off for fifth. Both teams are looking for first wins over their opponents – after two encounters this season they have each recorded a draw and a loss. The teams are managed by Rachael Prendergast and Lucy Benson, and coached by Campbell
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Mount Aspiring College has booked its placed in the middle four semi-finals of the Otago secondary schools rugby. Spurred on by an outstanding performance from captain Rory Read, MAC thumped Otago Boys’ second XV 52-17. The team plays Waitaki for a place in the middle four final. In recent weeks MAC has been guilty of failing to turn possession into points. This time they clocked up 26 in each half, led from start to finish and turned in arguably their best performance of the campaign. “We finally put together a 70 minute team performance with lots of positives,” Coach Gareth Howley said. “It’s pleasing to see at this late stage of the season how far the boys have come and how much their skills and execution have improved. We have set a new bar now so we are looking to improve again as we head into our semi-final this weekend.” MAC continued its run of good starts , and were 7-0 up courtesy of an Otis Harry try, then doubled that when Read kicked through a loose ball and forward George Lister finished off with a strong run to the line. With some time with the ball OB hit back
with a well-timed kick and chase to make it 145, but MAC bounced back with a further two tries to hooker Dane Bowler after a good break by half back Jacob Field and, just on half time, to winger Tom Sides. Having been guilty of dropping off the intensity the previous week , MAC showed determination to put in a 70 minute performance in front of their home crowd. They quickly had OB defending their line early in the second half and Read found a gap to get over the line putting and at 33-5 the win was all but secure. Otago Boys made substitutions and put together some good phases to score and bring the scoreboard back to 33- 12. In response a try to full back Ben Simmers followed by another to centre Ewan Hughes put the game well and truly out of reach for the visitors. To their credit the visitors did find their way over try line once more, but it was all too late and in the last play of the game Field finished off another great back line move to score under the posts. MAC scorers: Otis Harry, George Lister, Dane Bowler, Tom Sides, Rory Read, Ben Simmers, Ewan Hughes, Jacob Field tries, Cullen Meyer 6 conversions.
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