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The post will be through to Hikuwai after all.

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wo week after “The Last Post” Hikuwai residents are being told by New Zealand Post to buy letterboxes.

The Wānaka Sun reported at the start of the month, under the Last Post headline that postal services to the new subdivision in Wānaka would go to a community collection of post boxes rather than individual homes.

The move caught both residents and the developer on the hop.

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But this week New Zealand Post has revealed it is working with a contractor to introduce a traditional service.

“We hope to have this postal service up and running within three months. To have post delivered, Hikuwai residents will have to erect a mailbox in a suitable location and as per NZ Post’s mailbox specifications.”

New Zealand Post told the Hikuwai residents last September that their mail was no longer going to be delivered and for homeowners not to install a letterbox. Mail was to be transferred to an allocated PO Box in either Wānaka Central

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But that dialogue happened without the knowledge from Hikuwai developer Lee Brown.

“We had absolutely no idea that New Zealand Post would not be delivering to Hikuwai. There is no land set aside for cluster boxes,” he said.

In their statement, New Zealand Post said they consulted with the developer about the clustering letterboxes at the entrance but their discussions were “unsuccessful”.

Regardless, Mr Brown said the news was a great outcome.

Aggrieved Hikuwai resident Jacqueline

rejoiced over the announcement. “What a simple sensible decision… this will make a lot of people happy”.

While New Zealand Post adjusted their outlook for Hikuwau, the spokesperson said it was difficult to maintain a sustainable delivery system as suburban merges with rural boundaries to accommodate growth.

“We need to make sure that the way we deliver mail to New Zealanders is financially sustainable and clustered letter boxes for new developments is an important step to ensure NZ Post can deliver mail to these areas.”

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‘Little clarity’ on mansion Daisy Watford

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Neighbours, who took the owners of a Briar Bank Dr mansion in Wānaka to court, are still waiting to find out what happens next despite having won the judicial review last month.

On June 2, neighbours Murray Frost, William Brown and Jennifer Munns, took the property’s owners to court over the removal of screening vegetation and its 8.9m height.

But, despite getting a result, Murray Frost said there is very little clarity around what the outcome will entail.

He suggested that “winning didn’t really achieve too much.”

The neighbours say they do not have a gripe with the couple building the house - their issue was with the fact their plans were given consent.

A judicial review took place following complaints from 30 neighbours who learnt that the house exceeded a seven metre height restriction.

The applicants claimed that the council had failed to correctly assess vegetation

removal and did not consider the adverse effects on the public environment and the neighbours' views of the site.

Justice Rachel Dunningham found that there was a material error in the removal of the consent notice that required the house to be invisible from the Lake shoreline.

It was decided that the consent notice must be reinstated.

Frost said that the owners would now have to work with landscape gardeners to draw up a plan.

It was also ruled that while the council had made an error in the assessment of vegetation removal, it was insufficient to warrant relief.

QLDC told the court that while the application proposed to remove around 640 square metres of kanuka, it would also provide 428 square metres of structural planting upon completion of the house.

It was decided that the neighbours would be entitled to costs, but the land use consent was not quashed.

Frost described the outcome as “reasonable”. He said he would prefer to see sky rather than trees around the house.

“It would be difficult to totally hide the house with trees around it,” Frost said.

“We are hoping that it will result in a satisfactory outcome for all parties that meet their requirements based on that consent notice and our requirements based on it not being so intrusive in the area” Frost said.

Until an agreement has been put into place, the couple are able to appeal the case.

According to Frost, the neighbours sympathise with property owners David and Paula Clarke.

“Our gripe is not with the owners. They applied for consent and they got consent.”

The Clarkes received non-notified consent from QLDC to begin constructing the property in December 2018.

The mansion, which spans across Lots 60 and 61 of Briar Bank Dr, is situated on an elevated position which currently makes it visible from the lake.

Frost said that they hoped to receive an update on the owner’s decision around the screening of the house over the next few weeks.

The Sun was unable to secure comment from the Clarkes’ lawyer.

A view of the under-construction home from Penrith Park Drive.

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Talking about gay identity

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Michael says one of the best things about performing the show is the conversations he has with audience members.

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Futsal reps, from left, Toa Roode and Levi Fletcher, Lukas Schafer.

Wānaka trio to Futsal champs Three Wānaka U19 players will represent Football South at the national youth futsal championships in Wellington this weekend.

Futsal is a five-a side indoor football game.

Toa Roode, Levi Fletcher and goal keeper Lukas Schafer are former members of the successful Mount Aspiring College futsal team which dominated secondary school futsal in Otago for several seasons.

They were part of the Mac team that ranked 11th in New Zealand in 2018 and were Otago champions in 2019 and 2020. They also helped their team Mac Kai-Pai win the Wānaka Futsal league last year.

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All three have played Football at U15 and U16 rep level, were members of the Southern United football Academy and regularly made the Central Otago representative age grade teams.

This will be Toa Roode’s second youth futsal championships. Toa and Levi have been regular members of the Wānaka AFC Premier football team for the last three years.

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Local writer/performer Michael Metzger is opening up the conversation around gay identity, bullying, and masculinity by bringing his award winning play to Wānaka.

“It’s a topic that needs to be addressed, a conversation we need to be having. Bullying is still a major issue for young people generally but for rainbow youth it can be doubly hard,” Metzger said.

The play, which will be performed in Wānaka at the weekend, explores his experiences growing up gay in 1970s rural Otago.

While delving back into his past was “challenging”, Metzger said that it’s a story he had to tell.

“Things haven’t changed quite as much as you might hope since I was a kid.”

“Recent surveys show just how many rainbow youth experience bullying and depression and the number resorting to self-harm is troubling,” Metzger said.

Performing on a treadmill, Metzger pieces together childhood memories with his presentday experience of training for a marathon.

“Running a marathon gave me a contrasting

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experience of a diverse group of people supporting one another to achieve a common goal.”

The play, which won the award for best theatre at the Dunedin Fringe in March, was named after the space at school “where bullying was persistent and often brutal,” Metzger said.

Metzger is also concerned with the rise in cyberbullying and its impact on young people.

“It used to be that you got bullied at school and then you went home again but now it can be experienced 24 hours a day. Now people will write and text things that they would never have the gumption to say face to face.”

Beyond the Fringe, the play was also performed to school students in Metzger’s hometown of Tapanui.

Metzger says The Changing Shed is a play about overcoming the long-term effects of bullying, offering a message of hope and solidarity.

It adds to the small canon of New Zealand gay plays and is the first to address gay identity specifically in a rural context.

The play will be performed at Te Kura O Take Kārara on Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm.

The Wānaka season will raise funds for Community Networks’ mental health support fund which Metzger sees as a natural fit with the themes of the play.

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Shaw: why I said no to the plan

Councillor Niamh Shaw voted against approving the council’s 10 year plan.

She talked to Lauren Prebble about her decision.

The council meeting on June 30 had the weighty final document of the ‘Ten Year Plan’ on the agenda.

When it came to the vote eight were in favour and two against.

One, Wānaka’s council representative Niamh Shaw, was the first to speak out about her reservations in the discussions about the proposed spend for Queenstown-Lakes District Council plan for 2021 to 2031 before voting against its approval.

Councillor Shaw launched into the discussion saying “I feel the 10 year plan should’ve been visionary. Spending $1.6 billion isn’t visionary if we’re not spending it on the right things”.

An estimated $1 billion dollars of QLDC is set aside for infrastructure development and restructure - 75% of the budget.

Climate action was a pivotal talking point in the submission process, the Ten Year Plan allocated $250,000 for the cause which equates to 25% of the budget.

Councillor Nikki Gladding was gracious for the concession in the final document but firmly stated “How we spend that $250,000, needs to be spot on”. She was the second to vote against the adopted Ten Year Plan.

The document was 18 months in the

making and Shaw expressed concerns over the expectations from public submissions not being met in its future outlook.

“Just over a year ago, we heard community submissions on the council’s Annual Plan. Pretty much unanimously, our community told us they wanted us to take the opportunity afforded

by Covid to hit the ‘pause’ button, to reset, to consider what we want to be in 10 years time and plan how to get there.

“I voted against the final version of the TYP because I do not feel it reflects the feedback we received from the Upper Clutha - and wider community.”

The Ten Year Plan gathered 504 submissions from the Queenstown-lakes, and the bulk came from Upper Clutha residents.

This results in a disproportionate engagement from the community as the resident population of Upper Clutha is much lower than that of Queenstown.

While specific Wānaka based projects like Active Transport received a $5 million boost to implement its travel networks over yearly increments, the holistic framework was not addressed in this final document.

Priorities to lower emissions by 50% by 2030 were conflicted by specific infrastructure spend,

Niamh Shaw did not believe the plan reflected Upper Clutha feedback.

for instance, the traffic bylaws received $360,000 from the budget compared with $250,000 set aside for climate action.

“Within council, we have never discussed whether our spending priorities are still valid in the midst of a global pandemic and the challenges presented by climate change,” said Cr Shaw.

Discussions in the council meeting did highlight the pressures that revolve around buffering our region against the global pandemic.

One committee member noted: “so much is on the back burner due to financial constraints”.

Cr Penny Clarke felt reminded the board of elected members that the plan was to be ‘reviewed

in three years’.

While the notion for the Ten Year Plan passed on a majority vote, there is much speculation that we’ll be seeing much of the same from QLDC and business as normal and that’s a feeling that echoes with Cr Shaw.

“Many submitters, particularly on this side of the hill, remarked that the TYP appeared to support ‘business as usual’.

“In my opinion, approving the TYP would have provided licence to council to proceed as normal.

I would like to think future plans will incorporate a more strategic and visionary approach to how we allocate our money.”

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Farmers plan howl of protest “...in farmers’ minds... the Wellington Beltway thinkers just don’t get regional New Zealand”. – Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard.

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Around 200 farmers will fire up their utes and tractors in downtown Wānaka as part of a nationwide protest, on Friday.

Farmer action group Groundswell NZ is organising ‘A Howl of a Protest’ following rising frustrations around the deluge of new regulations and costs from central government.

Mark Patterson, President of Federated Farmers Otago, said that he’s not surprised by the number of rallies being held across the country.

“It’s caused a lot of uncertainty which is half of the battle. We’re not quite sure how each reform is going to play out and what the future looks like in terms of farming systems.”

The Wānaka demonstration will involve a mass dog “howl”, followed by speeches from event organisers.

The government recently announced that it will place a fee on higher-emission vehicles, including utes.

Federated Farmers President Andrew

Hoggard said that the new fee, "has just highlighted in farmers’ minds that the Wellington Beltway thinkers just don’t get regional New Zealand".

In his speech to the Federated Farmers National Council in Christchurch last week, Hoggard said that suitable electric vehicles are not yet a realistic option for farmers.

The government announcement also follows growing concerns and uncertainty around freshwater regulations and phase one of the Resource Management Act. "Any one of those things is a pretty big reform but having them all come at once is a big concern,” Patterson said.

Farmers from the Upper Clutha are expected to gather in Wānaka at lunchtime.

“The protest is a chance to give voice to the issues and visibly demonstrate them to the local public,” Patterson said.

Groundswell NZ is also encouraging tradies, who are impacted by the ute tax, to join the country wide protests.

Patterson said that the event will be "huge" throughout New Zealand.

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Tractors, dogs, and utes will take over Wānaka's Town centre on Friday.

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A problem with the waterworks Lauren Prebble

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The Three Waters reform is causing a divide amongst elected public officials as the government looks to centralise the water responsibilities of 67 local councils to four public entities.

The reform looks to pool all councils into territorial buckets, having taxpayer money assist with the upgrades of water infrastructure costs and upgrades across that region. The reform will take away the decision making from local councils but will ensure they meet the national standard of healthy water requirements, a concept known as Te Mana O te Wai, which puts water health at the top of the agenda against all else.

Local councils now have the responsibility to take care of public treatment of water for their area. Their commitment to maintain healthy water spans three categories: Water supply, wastewater and stormwater. Three Waters.

But not all councils are made even. Deputy Chairperson of Otago Regional Council, Michael Laws hotly explains why.

“Central Otago District Council has very little debt [in regards to water upgrades]. They don’t need Three Waters. Dunedin does,” he said.”Under the reform CODC and QLDC will subsidise Dunedin’s debts. CODC will be a glorified rabbit board if we took away infrastructure... we’re not to subsidise useless councils.”

Otago Regional Councillor, Alexa Forbes is “seeing how this reform plays out” keeping an open mind to the devolved shift to centralise. She admits the financial modelling is compelling.

Internal Affairs have compiled data forecasting the cost per household with or without the

reform. For Queenstown-Lakes each household pays an average cost of $1920 in water rates currently. By financial year 2051 this cost will balloon to more than $8690 if no reform is in place. If the reform is actioned the household cost will sit at $1640. The public entities will have the ability to take on more debt than that of local councils.

Annually the cost will go down for paying households but it will eliminate the need for public consultation on this subject.

“Public monopoly that I put money into but have no control over,” says Michael Laws..

“Ratepayers find it hard to fund something they can’t see,” says Councilor Forbes.

She believes public engagement for infrastructure needs on a local level is ‘not working’.

‘Infrastructure isn’t a sexy topic’ agrees Laws when addressed on the subject of lowering public engagement.

QLDC councillor Nikki Gladding finds this notion of abandoning public consultation on water infrastructure unnerving and fears that the community needs will go unheard.

She wants the government to ‘help us do our jobs better, instead of taking the job off us’.

In the recent QLDC Ten Year Plan, 50% of their billion dollar budget has gone to Three Waters upgrades. “Three waters is a huge part of local government work” says Councillor Forbes.

She noticed the ‘timely’ coincidence as the local government reform, which explores the internal structure of councils, comes parallel to the three waters reform.

Deputy Councillor Laws ‘can’t conceive that the two aren’t parallel’.

Water testing is now the responsibility of district councils - but that could change.

He says he asked Internal Affairs whether the two reforms were related and was told they were not.

‘The health of the environment is frankly what this is all about’ says Councillor Forbes. “But I’m not sure loads of pipes is the way to do it.”

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MAC block right on track Daisy Watford

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Building work for the new school block at Mount Aspiring College is on track, Ministry of Education representatives say.

The Ministry's head of property delivery and infrastructure services, Scott Evans, visited the Aubrey Road construction site last week.

He described the progress as a key milestone and says he looks forward to seeing it develop over the coming months.

“It’s too early at this stage to determine whether we will achieve the completion date but we’re confident that the programme is going how we expect it to at this stage.”

He was joined by Principal Nicola Jacobsen and board of trustees chairman Dr Ian Hall, who both expressed their excitement for the project.

“It’s going to give us a range of learning spaces where we can meet the needs of different students," Jacobsen said.

Mayor Jim Boult, also visited the site along with project delivery manager David Patterson, Naylor Love’s Commercial Manager Robin Bashford, and Central Otago Regional Manager Greg Boland.

“It’s wonderful to be on site here today and see the progress," Boult said.

The Queenstown Lakes Mayor said that the new build, which will increase the capacity from 1140 to around 1600 students, is indicative of the growth in the area.

Upon completion, the site will include brand new arts facilities, teaching spaces, and a library.

Drama, technology, music, and art will take place downstairs, with a “really great space upstairs" for the college's Year 7 and 8 integration programme, Jacobsen said.

The first teaching spaces are expected to open by the end of the first quarter of 2022.

“It’s an opportunity for us to review our curriculum and our pedagogical approach and make the most of the opportunity we have.”

Jacobsen also said that the new theatre spaces will enable the students to showcase their work on site.

Dr Hall said that while the project has been a long time in the making, "we hope it'll be well worth waiting for."

"As a board, we are very excited about this development."

Boland hopes that the project will be completed by the end of next year.

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Principal Nicola Jacobsen and Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult, at the New South Block construction site.

Left to right: Greg Boland, Mayor Jim Boult, and Scott Evans visited the site last Thursday.

How the completed school block will look.

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Birthing Unit case close, says board

House prices climb continues Otago house prices have risen more than 17 per cent in the past year to a median average of just over $650,000.

Nationally, prices rose 28.7% over the year to $820,000, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand said in its monthly report out this week.

Sales compared to June 2020 in Otago were down 13.5 per cent, but the time to sell dropped by two days to 34.

In Queenstown Lakes the median sale price was $1.063m, up from $930,000 12 months ago. There were 98 sales compared to 83 in June 2020.

Gail Hudson, REINZ Regional Director, said the price increase in the QueenstownLakes District was in part due to strong growth in Arrowtown and the Queenstown/ Wakatipu Ward, “and the low level of inventory across the district”.

Sales volumes for the Queenstown-Lakes District were strong, up 18.1% when compared

to June 2020, and should continue to be steady over the winter months, she said.

Auckland drove a national boom in house sales by recording its busiest June 15 years – but the rest of the country slowed.

The number of residential properties sold in June across New Zealand increased by 6.2% compared to the same time last year (from 6,913 to 7,345) – the highest for a June month for five years.

But for New Zealand excluding Auckland, the number of properties sold decreased by 4% from 4,769 to 4,579 – the lowest for a June month in two years.

In Auckland, the number of properties sold in June increased by 29.0% year-on-year (from 2,144 to 2,766). six regions out of 16 saw annual increases in sales volumes – the others were Northland, Taranaki, Tasman, Nelson, and Canterbury.

The biggest regional decreases were in Hawke’s Bay, Southland, and Gisborne.

Home-grown skiers Fill the holiday gaps The health board has plans for two new birthing units, including one at Wānaka.

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The Southern District Health board says it hopes to have a business case in place for a new birthing unit “in this financial quarter”.

The Ministry of Health is preparing to invest up to $7 million in birthing units in Central Otago but a decision on where has yet to be made.

Units would be primary - in place for births which are deemed “low risk”. Dunedin and Invercargill host the nearest units for high risk and complicated births.

The Health Board has indicated a desire to towards establishing two units - one in Wānaka and the other in Clyde.

“What we do know is that the facility will provide local birthing options for low-risk expectant mothers, the ability for whanau to be involved in the birthing journey, a supportive place for postnatal stay, faster access to emergency care, and improved telehealth facilities to enable easier access to care without the need for extensive travel. It recognises and values the work of local midwives and aims to provide a

sustainable facility as an option for women’s care in Wānaka and surrounds,” the board said in a statement to The Sun. Stories of babies being delivered on the side of the road prompted the Board to take action on the maternal care issue.

Midwife Peta Hosking can see the boom of young families residing in and around Wānaka and welcomes the proposed birthing unit.

“The whole area needs a hospital... if Queenstown grows, Wānaka grows”.

The current moves were a good start, she said.

She was among the LMCs (leading community carer) present at consultations held by SDHB. Two ‘really long’ meetings were conducted before the working group presented the module to the board.

“We’re not just talking an hour” says Peta “we’re talking a full day”.

She was happy with the outcome, saying ‘everyone was on the same page’.

The only push back she can recall from the meetings was the facility being understaffed but she was confident the board would deliver on the LMCs amendments.

The net impact of Australian cancellations caused by the travel bubble pause on the ski accommodation sector will be minimal, according to new data.

New figures from Bachcare, New Zealand’s largest holiday home management firm, show last minute domestic bookings quickly offset gaps left by Australian tourists unable to travel to New Zealand as a result of disruption to the quarantine-free travel bubble.

According to the data Queenstown and Wānaka have reached 90% capacity and Arrowtown is at 88% - as domestic interest in skiing during the school holidays surges.

Zaina Razzaq, spokesperson for Bachcare, says they have managed to resell almost all bookings cancelled during June.

She says as a result, their sales projections indicate this ski season will be 15% above forecasts.

“We can see from our analysis of bookings this year that the July school holidays are all about skiing and the domestic market has significantly shifted towards ski regions when compared to last year.

“As a result, Wānaka bookings are up 74% compared to the holiday period last year. Queenstown bookings are up 37% and

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Arrowtown is up 42%. Ohakune bookings are also up 20%,” she says.

Razzaq says other regions around the country may be feeling the impact of the surge of interest in skiing.

“With ski accommodation sales performing so well, other regions haven't been quite as popular compared to last year.

“The only exception is Marlborough where bookings are up 63%,” she says.

Razzaq says high local demand over the July period may also put pressure on tourism infrastructure including rental car stocks in popular ski areas.

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Take a seat - it’s free now

Wānaka and Queenstown have become the latest towns to gain access to child car seat recycling.

Residents can take their expired or damaged seats to either of the towns’ transfer stations for recycling.

Collected seats are dismantled, and the plastic, metal and straps recycled or repurposed as part of the SeatSmart programme.

SeatSmart Programme Manager Toni Bye says the programme aims to tackle the issue of 100,000 seats expiring in New Zealand every year and going to landfill.

“Up to 75% of a seat’s material by weight can be recycled, so it’s a huge waste of resources for them to end up in landfill,” she says.

The programme also works to raise awareness of expiry dates on seats.

“The average life of a child car seat is six to 10 years so it’s easy to put that information aside when first buying a seat, but before you know it the seat has been used for multiple children and that time has passed.”

The programme recently reached the milestone of 20,000 seats and 100,000kg of material collected and repurposed or recycled.

“There are still areas without access to seat recycle but we’re working hard to change this, which is why we were so pleased to open up collection sites in Alexandra and Cromwell last year, and now Queenstown and Wānaka,” Toni says.

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“The programme is another piece of the puzzle which is helping to improve New Zealand’s waste problem.”

– Toni Bye. which is helping to improve New Zealand’s waste problem and contribute to council zero waste goals,” she said.

“Thanks to a subsidy from Queenstown Lakes District Council the cost of recycling a seat will be $15.”

The Council’s Waste Minimisation Project Officer Katherine Butter says the subsidy will make recycling a car seat more accessible.

“We’re delighted to support the SeatSmart programme and help our community do more to reduce, re-use and recover materials as well as enhance awareness around child car seat safety,” she says.

Collected seats are dismantled with help from a number of organisations including SeatSmart programme managers 3R Group as well as by social enterprises, which provide employment for people who have a disability or are disadvantaged or marginalised. Some dismantling is also done

by Department of Corrections work programmes providing useful indoor work for offenders.

“The programme aims to grow its positive

Waste Management NZ Limited Team Leader at Wānaka Transfer Station Ross Brownson with Wānaka local Ruth Blunt who brought a seat in to be recycled.

impact within our communities by engaging with the brands who manufacture and sell child car seats to encourage them to build the cost of car seat recycling into the cost of sales,” says Toni.

“This approach, known as product stewardship, would mean we could offer recycling free of

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charge when a car seat expired or was damaged in an accident. Plus, we could then work with the brands who design seats to consider dismantling and recycling issues right from the start.”

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Cluster fuss for NZ Post Lauren Prebble

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New Zealand Post wants to set up clusters of mail boxes so it can deliver to a single point in some new subdivisions.

While Hikuwai celebrates getting individual letter boxes and a personal postie, others in newer developments in Wānaka are concerned about being left out..

Alpine Estate resident Monique Mayze contacted Wānaka Sun shortly after reading the Wānaka Sun story about the decision not to deliver to individual homes in Hikuwai.

She shared a similar story.

“Shortly after taking possession of our home in May this year, we found a letter on our doorstep.

It was dated September 2020 and informed us that there would be no mail service to homes at this estate. It went on to say that, 'Implementation of mail delivery is being investigated. In the meantime, please do not erect a mailbox until this process has been completed'.

“This lack of a postal service has been very frustrating at a time when we are settling into our new home and a new country,” she said.

Monique drafted several emails expressing frustration and sent them to regional NZ Post delivery manager, Dean Robins and Alpine Estate developer, David Reid. She said she did not receive a response.

David Reid said there was “absolutely”

no communication with NZ Post about clustering letterboxes.

Being a developer residing as a resident, he said he did receive the letter in September 2020 about the postal changes.

“They alleged that they tried to talk to the developer - I am adamant that I have not been contacted.

The development of Alpine Estate happened five and a half years ago and half the area is occupied and built, according to Mr Reid.

He does not deem Alpine Estate to be a new development and has not accounted for the land needed for clustering letterboxes.

“I sold everything 3 years ago”. The installation of cluster letterboxes was mentioned by resident Monique Mayze in her email but when asked, Mr Reid thought the look would be ‘untidy as hell’.

The rural drawcard played by NZ Post does not sit well for both residents of the dwelling.

Alpine Estate is off Cardrona Valley Road next to the Wānaka Lakes Health Centre.

“Our home is only a couple of minutes drive from the centre of town.” says Monique.

Mr Reid claims NZ Post ‘hiding behind rural’.

He opposed the plans for cluster letterboxes for Alpine Estate but confirmed that for the newest development venture ‘Terrace Wānaka’ he had sanctioned ‘some parts’ for cluster letterboxes.

Lochie’s skifields of dreams Daisy Watford

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Lochie Win spent 40 days skiing the slopes of Cardrona Alpine Resort last year and raised more than $10,000 for the Cancer Society.

But this year, the seven year old has taken it one step further, embarking on a five week trip across Aotearoa’s 24 ski fields.

Joined by his father Luke, Lochie set off on his epic fundraising adventure on Monday, beginning at Cardrona Alpine Resort. He then flew over the powder at Treble Cone on Tuesday, followed by a trip to The Remarkables on Wednesday.

Inspired by his mother, who underwent cancer treatment three years ago, Lochie hopes to support families going through a similar experience.

“The Cancer Society turned up when we needed them the most and for us as a family, we’ve never forgotten that,” Luke said.

In order to help as many people as possible, Lochie has decided to fundraise a little differently.

“We are completely mixing it up. Last year, all the money went directly from the GiveaLittle

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All money raised will be used to purchase much needed equipment for the Cancer Society's Daffodil Houses.

Using a list of items from each Daffodil House, Lochie and Luke plan to purchase the equipment from local businesses.

“We want New Zealand to feel a part of it. The money needs to go right across New Zealand,” Luke said.

Along the way, the pair also hope to put a spotlight on domestic tourism and ecofriendly snowsports.

After learning about the environmental damage caused by ski wax, Lochie decided to find a plant based wax for his New Zealand tour.

Lochie, who started skiing at the age of five, said that most ski wax products are toxic to the environment and to humans.

“When it comes to spring or summer, we’re drinking in it and swimming in it,” he said.

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mountainflow eco-wax, Lochie’s ultimate goal is to encourage all the ski resorts to use an ecofriendly wax in their workshops.

“It would be great if we could get others to cross the line too,” Luke said.

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It’s not OK - looking at family harm

“Domestic abuse cuts a deep wound into our society,” says author Jess Hill in her book See What You Made Me Do. As many as one in three women in Aotearoa may experience domestic abuse, also known as family harm, at some time in their lives.

Even though the Police attend a family harm incident approximately every 5-10 minutes it is believed that 80% of domestic abuse incidents go unreported. These are shocking, almost numbing statistics.

Let’s define what Family Harm is. It can be physical, emotional, financial, sexual and spiritual control and harm by one person in a relationship and/or family against others, including children.

It is being subjected to threats, name-calling, shouting and being sworn at, humiliated,

belittled, and being blamed for things that are not your fault. It is being hit, held around the throat or physically threatened in any way. It is also your pets being harmed to threaten and punish you. It is all the things that make children really scared.

Many adults and children say that the emotional and psychological abuse is even worse than the physical abuse. When presented with the issue many in the public ask “why does she stay?” Seldom do we hear “why does he do it?”

Hill’s book explains that domestic abuse is about power and control. Her research shows that there are two primary types of abusers, coercive controllers and insecure reactors. She describes the hidden emotion of shame as being at the very core of the problem. Shame leads to abusers acting out a kind of “humiliated fury”

to cover the damage and inadequacies hidden inside them.

Please do not turn a blind eye where you know this is happening. Please do not dismiss the effect of Family Harm on children by saying they are resilient, and they will ‘bounce back’. The hurt and damage are serious. Frequently children growing up in these situations present like war veterans suffering with PTSD throughout their lives, and in danger of repeating the cycle of abuse.

Taking the first step to break the cycle can be very scary. But the perpetrator of the abuse and those subjected to the abuse can only receive help, love and support when the problem is brought out in the open.

– By Lauren Sleeman Retired Counsellor and Psychotherapist

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Five Mount Aspiring College students have partnered up with a Kenyan business to create socially sustainable and ethically sourced products.

Seventeen year tolds Tessa TreadwellBurke, Meg Kilbride, Alice Howard and Angus Veitch and Barnaby Jackson, 18, founded the social enterprise group Shanga to support developing communities in Kenya.

Working with Kenyan based company bibi&me, the students employed Wānaka women to make their collection of beaded lanyards and chains.

Treadwell-Burke said that 20% of all profits from the products will also go towards the work of New Zealand based charity So They Can, which aims to provide quality education for children in poverty stricken regions across Africa.

Torn between making the products here in New Zealand or sourcing it out to the women in Kenya, TreadwellBurke said that the students had to carry out a lot of research.

“We were tossing up between making environmentally friendly products here

in New Zealand but then we found that the socially sustainable side is really important.”

While hefty importation taxes were one of the group’s biggest challenges, Treadwell-Burke said that “it was still worth it because we were providing an income for the women to send their kids to school.”

“It was really good to give back and we learnt so much.We facetimed the team at bibi&me twice a week and they sent us daily updates.”

Shanga, which is the Swahili word for beads, are now selling their products in Wānaka.

“We found that people are always losing their keys and glasses, and we wanted to create a useful and stylish solution.”

Cassandra Treadwell, Wānaka resident and CEO of So They Can, said that the non profit organisation was “very grateful and proud” of the students’ hard work.

"The proceeds So They Can will receive from this social impact initiative will go towards the education costs of our girls in East Pokot. Having their education funded enables these girls to

attend boarding school and avoid child marriage and female genital cutting.”

“In short, the Shanga funding is life changing."

"Stylish and socially sustainable", the products have been particularly popular with Wānaka tour company Maher Tours who made a pre-order of 500 lanyards.

Treadwell-Burke said that the preorder enabled the students to pay the women upfront.

Becky Roberts, owner of Thieving Kea, said that she is also proud to support the initiative.

“The product is beautiful and it's a privilege to support a community who is working tirelessly to achieve more for their people."

The students encourage Wānaka residents to support the cause and become more socially sustainable at the same time.

“Our group is very inspired by all that So They Can have done for the developing communities in Kenya and South Africa,” Treadwell-Burke said.

The products can be purchased at Thieving Kea in Wānaka or online via Shanga’s website.

Shanga team member Meg Kilbride showing off the team’s socially sustainable lanyard.

Edgewater on board The Wānaka Women in Business coffee morning series will continue to enable women to connect, collaborate, and share stories and ideas thanks to the support of a new partner.

Wānaka’s Edgewater Resort has come on board as naming and hosting partner for the event which is held throughout the year to help women connect.

The brainchild of Ignite Wānaka, an arm of the national Chamber of Commerce, the Wānaka Women in Business series – open to all women - is in its 10th year.

Edgewater General Manager Catherine Bone said supporting the series was an important initiative to her and the Edgewater team to get behind.

“Over the years we have fostered a great relationship with Ignite Wānaka and truly appreciate the work the team do for the business community in Wānaka.

“The chance to host inspirational business women here throughout the year is a fantastic opportunity and we are delighted to support the group and the development of our local women.”

“The next meeting on July 27 will feature three independent book businesses – all created in the past year - run by Wānaka women Kate Gordon-Smith, Sally Battson and Mandy Myles.

Members of the Edgewater team, from left were Shelly Chou, Jo Bailey, Tania Delahunty, Yumi Katsuura, Jenny Grace, Leni Karavanas, Catherine Bone, Karina Fay and Lara Mathews.

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NATURE by Forest and Bird

A Fishy Business Sustaining human life by catching and consuming fish is an ancient and venerable activity. It is also an important one for our country in being an important source of protein while also generating $2 billion in annual exports and employing 13,000 workers.

Commercial fisheries might seem a topic a long way from us here in Central Otago, but it is actually only as far away as our local fish ‘n’ chip shop or deli at the supermarket.

To ensure the sustainability of our fisheries so we can always have our Friday night fish ‘n’ chips, we have a quota management system where the total allowable catch is set by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries. This approach has a lot to commend it but requires both the Ministry, who advises the Minister, to have good science on fish stocks, and a high-level of integrity among the fishing fraternity. In a recent case brought

by Forest & Bird before the High Court these ingredients were both found to be missing.

In 2019 the quota for tarahiki was before the Minister for review. Under pressure from the fishing industry the Minister was persuaded not to focus on sustainability but to adopt instead six performance targets proffered by the fishers that they said would result in sustainability.

In the event, within a reasonably short time, two of the six targets had not been met.

First, it was acknowledged that fishing boats had failed to keep out of the Voluntary Closed Areas that they promised not to fish

because of their importance as a breeding area for juvenile tarakihi.

Second, the industry didn’t adhere to its own voluntary “move on '' rule, which says that if too many undersized tarakihi are caught, the boat will stop fishing and move on.

The tragedy of these errors is that 85% of the tarakihi fishery has been decimated. For a fishery to sustain itself a critical mass of mature reproducing stock is required. Time alone will tell whether the tarahiki fishery has been destroyed.

When these matters were recently argued in the High Court, the Judge accepted the Forest & Bird’s case that the Minister had misconstrued the law in the allocation fishing quota and must confine his consideration to matters set out in the Fisheries Act. Forest & Bird advocate Geoff Keey summed it up as “Leaving the future of our oceans up to an industry that has a financial incentive to overfish makes no sense. The eastern tarakihi fishery is in a terrible state. It’s time for the government to stand up to the industry pressure and restore the fishery with enforceable regulations” Whilst the Courts’ decision applies only to the inshore tarakihi fishery, the Minister’s erroneous approach may well have been used in setting catch quota for other species that would render those decisions null and void as well.

That Forest & Bird gave ‘nature a voice’ by taking such action is good news for fisheries.

Further good news was the recent announcement

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of cameras on over 300 inshore fishing boats.

This means inshore fishers using methods that harm protected wildlife like long lining, trawling and set netting will have cameras to monitor catches and practices. Forest & Bird commends

the Government on this development that will be transformative for our fishing industry.

Another positive change is the announcement of a ban on commercial fishers discarding fish overboard, described by some commentators as the biggest change to fisheries management in decades.

It seems counterintuitive that a fisher would dump fish that are on their quota, but if the caught fish are smaller or damaged, and the price for larger and undamaged fish is higher, there is a financial incentive to dump those fish and catch some more, with the problem being most fish returned to the sea do not survive.

The new law means that fishers will be required to bring everything they catch back to port and the cameras on board will ensure the new rules are followed.

In other countries with this rule the so-called by-catch has become highly valuable as fishing companies develop new markets and new products for what was once waste dumped at sea.

So this Friday night enjoy your takeaways knowing the fishery it came from is getting closer to the sustainability needed to protect nature and satisfy seafood-lovers in perpetuity.

Evan Alty is the Acting Chair of the Central Otago Lakes Branch of Forest & Bird.

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Just like England's nail-biting match against Italy on Monday, this past week has come with its own set of highs and lows.

It all started well with music groups and scenic walks. We caught up with friends in town, Toby took his first few steps and I managed to wash my hair (bonus).

Of course, that was until another bout of sickness caught us in our stride.

I almost feel like I'm repeating myself but this sickness malarky is never ending.

It seems that everytime we go to a baby group, Tobias comes down with another bug.

Top it all off with a developmental leap, a new tooth, and some separation anxiety to match.

Talk about bad timing.

All in all, let’s just say that the last few nights have been interesting.

To be fair, sleep has always been a challenge for us.

I am someone who likes to be in bed by 10pm, drifting off into a deep sleep feeling nice and snug. But, since having Tobias, an early night is nothing but a distant dream.

Before Tobias was born, I don't think I realised just how much I valued sleep.

In fact, I still don't think I've fully recovered from the sleep deprivation of the newborn era.

As each night progresses, I feel more and more like a zombie.

From pretending to be fast asleep to letting out a huge sigh, I do everything I can to get a few minutes of extra shuteye - even if that means getting my partner up instead.

Each morning we recall who had the most sleep, something which is almost always up for debate.

At the weekend, we plead our case for a sleep in and hope that the next night will be better than the last. And this was all before Tobias

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became sick.

Right now, Tobias doesn't even want to go down in his cot.

Feeling so poorly, he just wants to be comforted. And rightly so.

The problem is that when you're not a night person, you feel way too tired to walk a 10kg baby around the room at 2am.

But, despite the exhaustion and random dreams, we somehow carry on.

While I long for five hours of solid sleep, I still manage to smile through it. I conjure up the ability to chase Tobias around the room and keep him entertained at 6:30am.

Unlike the England football fans back home, I know that all hope is not lost.

I know it'll get easier. I know his sleep will improve.

I look forward to that day and try to ignore the distant sound of the ticking clock.

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Public Relations company Scope celebrates the opening of their new premise. Lauren Prebble chats with founder Celia Crosbie about the milestone.

What does today mark for Scope Media? How does it feel to have a new physical presence?

It’s pretty surreal. When I set up Scope Media in June 2013 from the kitchen table, I had no idea how the business would evolve. The idea of having an office wasn’t even on my radar – mostly due to the fact that my husband and I were expecting our first baby eight weeks later.

Fast-forward to today and Scope Media has an amazing team of talented individuals and we help clients throughout NZ and Australia with their PR, communications and digital marketing. It’s great to have a warm and inviting space for the team and somewhere to welcome our clients.

How many staff do you have onboard now?

We have a team of five based in Wānaka – all with immense journalism, marketing communications, copywriting and digital marketing experience. I’m always amazed at how much talent exists in our community.

How were you conducting business previously? Was it remote?

We’ve operated on a home-based model for the past eight years, and the business has grown

organically via word of mouth, referrals and online content. The early days were a blur while I juggled setting up a new business with adjusting to life with a newborn... I do vividly remember, just before Charlotte was born, arranging a media interview with the Sunday Star Times for a Queenstown client from my hospital bed not long after being induced!

What are the biggest achievements for Scope thus far?

Firstly, it would have to be the team. I am constantly in awe of their talents... I’ve worked hard over the past few years to create a strong team culture despite us all working from home, so this has transferred easily to an office environment.

Secondly, it would be some of the amazing projects we’ve been able to work on and deliver – all from little old Wānaka. We produce a 20,000-circulation lifestyle magazine that’s distributed nationwide every quarter for a client.

We’ve helped clients all over NZ deliver some really cool initiatives to achieve their business objectives... and we’ve helped Wānaka and Queenstown businesses increase their brand awareness to a nationwide (and international) audience...It’s nice to see our work recognised and so another achievement would be making the finals at the PREScom Awards for the past two years in a row. Finally, moving into the office is a pretty cool achievement too.

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Crimeline McLean B Bruce Senior Constable, NZPD Hello all you lovely people. I am still champing at the bit to get back in uniform after my nasty crash at Christmas time but not long now… I would like to welcome Constable Andy to the team. I worked with Andy when he started in the Police in Dunedin, great bloke. If you see him around town, please say hi.

Along with the rest of the team here I will be targeting those people who deliberately hurt others, risk the safety of others and take what they do not have the right to take whether - it is on the roads, homes or businesses.

I was showing a group of Primary school children through the Police Station last Friday and I asked them what the Police do. Every group of little ones came up with the “catch baddies'', “catch robbers”, “catch speeders” … etc but every group had at least one littlie who said “Help People!!!” thank you to those who remind the community that we have a primary purpose to protect.

Generally, that is what Police do. If it is protecting people causing carnage on the roads, assaults, thefts, or drugs we pretty much do all our business to help someone. If I arrest someone for a family harm offence I do so to protect the victim from further harm or injury. If I write someone a speeding or seatbelt ticket or whatever, I am protecting them or other motorists from being hurt. You only need to ask a Police officer if they

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have seen how speed and seatbelts cause trauma on the roads…

Don’t even get me started talking about the drink driving in this town. It’s disgraceful.

We have had a busy week, but a few particular matters stood out.

We caught burglars this week who in broad daylight entered a property and were spotted by the owner who was home. Those persons were caught thanks to quick actions by the owner and notifying us as soon as possible.

We had three road crashes on one day before 9am. Make sure you clear your frosty windscreens because every year we have crashes caused by someone looking through a porthole and visibility clearly wasn’t good enough. Set your alarm five minutes earlier at this time of year to get up and go in time to clear the car so you are not rushing. Drive expecting Jack Frost to lay his devious traps…

There were a number of other youth matters I won’t mention here.

How about we have a fluffy bunnies week. If you know you are doing, or about to do something that your Grandmother wouldn’t approve of, take a breath, walk away, or think again.

I would love to write a Crimeline next week that is all about how many snowmen were made or how many people have helped someone cross a road or how many muffins were given to people who need something nice or other kind things were done for others.

Take care of each other please.

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Hive of Action in the bowls The artificial bowling mat laid 13 years ago at the Wānaka Bowling Club is being replaced.

Specialists from Australia have been braving the recent frosts to continue the work.

I tell you - these guys are tough men who have dressed like they are in Queensland shorts and tops every day - starting as early as 6.30am and working under lights until after 7pm. Hopefully the new mat will have been laid by the end of this week ready for the new summer season in September.

When about 60-70 members arrived at the Wānaka Bowling Club last Saturday to play in, or watch at the Club’s Bowling Stadium for the on-going inter-suburb series for the Neil Studholme Trophy, they found a carpark with utes, front end loaders, piles of gravel and the old mat stacked in rolls. There were also very large boxes of technical equipment containing

things like a theodolite used to level the surface to a maximum tolerance of 3mm.

Back to the bowls on Saturday. It was another great afternoon of bowls and many ‘an old hand’ commented on the high standard of bowls being played. It’s a big ask to put your bowl right on the spot where the skip has indicated they want the bowl and most players did very well.

On many ‘ends’ the lead changed hands due to skilful play. In some respects it is like chess, where you plan your moves well ahead. In some cases the result of the game changed with the last bowl.

The two leading teams Meadowstone (35pts) and Hawea Blue (33pts) played each other with Meadowstone running out the winners by 19-3. In fact Hāwea Blue lost both their games on the day and dropped to third place.

The biggest mover on the day was Mt Albert with two close wins against

Defeat still a step forward Mount Aspiring College’s run of matches against the heavyweights in the college rugby’s top six division have resulted in a couple of lopsided scores – but there were positive signs in last weekend’s 53-12 defeat in Dunedin at John McGlashan College.

MAC kept their rivals pinned back early, but when the hosts adapted to the conditions they opened the scoring – and increased the advantage after MAC was punished with a yellow card for repeat offences.

The game looked to be getting away from MAC when winger Ben Simmers intercepted a wayward pass to score under the posts and bring MAC back into the game at 12-7.

Down 22-7 at the break, MAC turned into the wind and McGlashan extended their lead to 37-7 before first-five Rory Read slipped through to make it 36-12. A run of three late tries extended the hosts’ lead.

Coach Gareth Houley was satisfied with the improvement over the last two weeks: "We took another step forward being competitive for the whole first half,” he said.

“It highlights where we can still improve as we build for two home games to finish the regular season."

The team’s next match is against South Otago on July 24.

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Rippon /West Meadows 13-9 and the current leaders, Meadowstone 11-9, in a very close battle that went down to the The Rams surrendered the lead they held for most of the final late on. last bowl. Mt Albert are now second on the points table.

There are still five weeks of play and the competition is still wide open, so Saturday afternoon’s will continue to provide lots of excitement.

Points: Meadowstone 41, Mt Albert 34, Hawea Blue 33, Beacon Point 25, Rippon/West Meadows 22, Village 19, Pembroke Heights 17, Hawea Gold 17. Upper Clutha Rams’ prizegiving chance with the boot to restore – By Peter Wilson night on Saturday will celebrate the lead but hooked his 40 metre a season which saw them denied penalty attempt.

Coach Garry Hape’s side was the Central Otago rugby title by a eight up with a quarter of the game late try.

On the day when Lachie Garrick gone and extended an 8-5 half time celebrated his 50th appearance in lead to 11-5 before conceding the the club’s forward pack, his side game-breaking converted try.

The club took to social media travelled for a grand final against Cromwell Goats – and a game which in gracious fashion soon after the match to congratulate the new saw the home side prevail 12-11.

The Rams led throughout until Central Otago champions – a Cromwell scored a second half move which prompted followers converted try following a turnover to acknowledge Upper Clutha’s with just 12 minutes to go which led efforts during the season and on to a penalty Cromwell chose to run. the day.

The resulting try and conversion Or, as Mark Paterson put it – sealed a 22nd successive win. It was “bugger”. the second time this season the two Saturday’s prizegiving will follow sides had been separated by a point the last home match of the season – and Cromwell won both. for the club – the colts take on Brady Kingan had one more Green Island at 12.45pm.

Harry Gillespie in action against John McGlashan College.

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An announcement that the Challenge Wānaka event will return to its original route has been welcomed.

The event moved from its central town location to Glendhu Bay at the beginning of the year.

But, due to health and safety issues around a one lane bridge, The Challenge Half and Garth Barfoot Aquabike race will return to its traditional bike course next year.

The announcement, which was made last week, has been welcomed by athletes and local business owners who were impacted by the move.

The race will return to its original route for 2022, passing Lake Hāwea and looping back around Wānaka airport and Mount Barker and there are plans for Friday events.

The Challenge Wānaka Charitable Trust said that the decision was made after considering health and safety risks on the 2021 course.

“We are sure a return to the traditional bike course will make a lot of people very happy and give the people of Wānaka and Hāwea back some of that epic race day atmosphere," Bill Roxburgh, Integrity Homes Challenge Wānaka Race Director, said.

The route will provide more space for cyclists, which means there will be no cap on entries for 2022, Roxburgh said.

Rebecca Clarke, who won silver at this year's event is looking forward to the return of the traditional route.

"It's challenging, the scenery is spectacular taking you to Lake Hāwea and back to Glendhu Bay with hills, flats and descents along the way.”

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Challenge Wānaka will return to its traditional bike course for two races.

The bike course will transition at Glendhu Bay Station and cyclists will ride into and through Wānaka township, along to Lake Hāwea and back around to the Red Bridge at Luggate.

It will then return, up past the airport, turning onto Mount Barker Road and then down McDougall Street back into Wānaka and back

through to Glendhu Bay Station.

The run course will also see a change, with the run along the Motatapu Road being removed and athletes running two laps of the Bike Glendhu course.

Roxburgh plans to liaise with businesses and community groups over the next few months to develop the event further.

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“We are looking at having events in Wānaka on the Friday night as well, to increase our presence in town for the community."

The Integrity Homes Challenge Wānaka Festival, which is open to all abilities and ages, will be held on February 17 to 19 next year at Glendhu Bay Station in Lake Wānaka.

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