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Lakes District Council meets. Following a wave of opposition to its proposal to dump the board at the next election, culminating in a petition to break away from QLDC altogether, the council will vote on a recommendation that it keep the Board (WCB) - with a change in its composition. Wānaka Sun readers will be able to see the debate live on Zoom by following links from the council’s home page www.qldc.govt.nz – and the Sun will post a story from that meeting on our website www.thewanakasun.co.nz Under the proposal which follows a consultation process, the Board would from next year’s election carry on with one Wānaka-Upper Clutha Ward councillor instead of the present three. Because of the population growth in Wānaka, it is also proposed that the Wānaka-Upper Clutha Ward get another QLDC Councillor, taking the total number to four. This change recognises that although the whole Queenstown Lakes District is growing, Wānaka and the surrounding towns are growing faster than the Whakatipu Basin. On the other side of the Crown Range it is proposed that four Councillors be elected in the Queenstown-Whakatipu Ward and three elected in a new Arrowtown-Kawarau Ward. The mayor will continue to be voted for across the whole district, bringing the total number of QLDC Councillors to eleven and mayor. Retaining the WCB and reducing the number of QLDC Ward Councillors from three to one will allow WCB to have a stronger local voice. Once elected to QLDC, Councillors are legally obliged to consider the greater good of the whole district, rather than representing just the needs of Wānaka and the Upper Clutha.
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Critics of the Wānaka Community Board have argued that it is not effective enough. Going forwards, WCB chairman, Barry Bruce is keen to see changes to strengthen the WCB, giving it “a much more meaningful role in local government.” “The response from the community strongly wanting to retain the WCB has sent a very clear signal to QLDC that Wānaka wants more
autonomy, wants change.” Bruce is in favour of reducing the number of QLDC Ward Councillors on the WCB. “With just one of the QLDC Councillors sitting on the WCB, there should be more opportunity for open discussion, without the WCB members being overridden by the councillors,” he says. “It would be helpful too if WCB members could
sit in on QLDC committee meetings to better understand what’s going on.” When it comes to money, Bruce also wants to see changes, starting with an increase to the WCB’s Minor Improvements Budget (MIB). Recently the WCB asked for their MIB to be increased from $1.4million to $5million. QLDC has come back with an offer of $2million. “We need a much more meaningful amount,” says Bruce. “I would like to see it tagged to our rate take and increased accordingly.” Currently the WCB is kept in the dark as to what revenue is generated from the WānakaUpper Clutha Ward. “We would like an executive summary of how much QLDC income is being generated over here and how it is being applied,” he says. Bruce would also like to see the Wānaka Reserves Land Sales Fund administered by the WCB, not QLDC. Originally $15million, some of this fund has gone towards the Sport and Recreation Centre and $1million has gone to the Luggate Hall, but Bruce believes that the remaining funds should be handled by WCB. Bruce is also concerned about the lack of clarity in the Governance Protocol Statement between QLDC and WCB. “A review of the statement and the WCB delegations would be a good starting point,” he says. There has been concern at the level of consultation by QLDC with the WCB on policy changes. This was highlighted by the debate over the Wānaka Airport and the change to the 40km speed limit in Wānaka. “We should be part of any discussion on significant policy changes,” says Bruce. When it comes to QLDC staffing, Bruce would like to see a different spread of staff across the district. At present most of the full-time QLDC staff are based in Queenstown and a handful work out of Wānaka. “There are around 450 full-time staff in Queenstown and just 12 in Wānaka,” he says.
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It was the perfect storm in Wānaka last week when a 1960’s weatherboard home on Beacon Point Road sold for over $2.1m. This was more than double the rateable valuation, and while such sales are not uncommon in Wānaka, Gail Hudson, regional director of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand says it was “a seriously good result.” She says that if there is a premium out there for a property then, “with the right auctioneer,
an auction can achieve this.” In this case Mat Andrews was the man on the day. He’s been selling property in Wānaka for over 20 years and says, “sometimes the ducks all line up.” In this case the ducks were a shortage of properties on the market, a strong demand for properties in “old” Wānaka, outstanding lake views, sub-division potential, the right sales strategy and six active bidders on the day. Bidders came from Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Christchurch, and Wānaka, evidence of the wide interest in Wānaka as a place to live. “The market is very strong, and listings are short.
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People from all over the country are willing to pay (a premium) for the right property,” Hudson says. It is not known what plans the new out-of-town owner has for this Beacon Point Road property, but around the town some have expressed concern that with properties in “old” Wānaka being further sub-divided, the character of the town may change, not necessarily for the better. Alongside the strong property market in Wānaka, the rental market is also strong. With new legislation making it less attractive to rent, some owners are selling their investment
properties, while others owning holiday homes are not prepared to take the risk that their tenants may refuse to leave after fixed terms. “There is not a home shortage in Wānaka, but there is a serious rental shortage,” says Colleen Topping from Wānaka’s Home and Co. “We are still desperately short of long-term properties for rent. We’ve had 19 applications for one property and 13 for another two properties.” With demand outstripping supply to this extent, she says, “Rents have been creeping back up to what they were back in January 2020, before our first lockdown.”
House price numbers hit new high Wanaka reached a record median house price last month of $1.193m - up 26.2% on the same time last year. The latest Real Estate Institute of New Zealand report says the QueenstownLakes District’s median house price which increased 10.6% year-on-year to $1,045,000. Queenstown-Wakatipu reached a record median house price in August, up 15.2% yearon-year to $975,000. REINZ Regional Director Gail Hudson reported the Covid Alert Level 4 lockdown had coincided with an increase in online buyer enquiry. She said a slowing down of offers could be attributed to the generally high percentage of out-of-town buyers who were unable to travel. “The number of first home buyers in the region have continued to decrease as the median house prices exceeds $1,000,000 and access to affordable property becomes more difficult,” she said. THURSDAY 16.09.21 - WEDNESDAY 22.09.21
Properties had sold faster in August and the median number of days to sell fell annually from 58 in August 2020 to 38. Nationally, median prices for residential property increased 25.5% from $677,400 in August 2020 to a record $850,000 in August 2021. Four out of 16 regions reached new record median prices and 25 districts reached new record median highs. The median house price for New Zealand excluding Auckland increased by 22.8% from $570,000 in August last year to a new record of $700,000 in August 2021. Auckland again underpinned the strength in the New Zealand median, hitting a record median house price in August of $1.2m - up 26.4% from $949,500 in August 2020. This growth was reflected throughout the Auckland region with five out of seven districts reaching new record median prices. The number of residential properties sold in August across New Zealand decreased by 26.5% year on year from 7,828 to 5,753.
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Tuesday’s apology by Auckland couple William Willis and Hannah Rawnsley for a flagrant breach of Lockdown rules was as orchestrated as the trip they took. The best one could say about the couple was that in keeping with Jacinda Ardern’s battle on Covid, they went hard, and they went early. It was only because they were dobbed in in Wānaka that their behaviour became public – but even then, every step of the story had an unsatisfactory tone. Police revealed the breach on Sunday, telling media they had flown from Hamilton to Wānaka. In fact, they flew to Wellington, then Queenstown and then drove to Wānaka. Police refused to say what day they flew, how long they were in transit and where and when they returned to Auckland and how. On Monday we asked if the limited information released at the weekend was linked to the fact one of the two was the son of a prominent New Zealander. Answer: “This matter remains under investigation and until the investigation is complete we are not in a position to provide more detail,” police spokesperson Katherine Saxton told the Wānaka Sun on Monday “Any queries about testing or other components of the health advice, or potential locations of interest, should be directed to Ministry of Health.” Pressed again with questions, including one about the release of information, Alexander
Lewin responded “as Kate said below our investigation is not complete and as such we are not in a position to provide more detail”. The first “not” was put in bold type. Rawnsley is a lawyer. Willis is the son of District Court Judge Mary-Beth Sharp. The holiday home the couple used is reportedly jointly owned by Willis' father Robert, barrister Tony Bouchier and his wife, district court judge Josephine Bouchier. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stood back from the case on Monday, leaving it to police to discuss. There were no alerts from the Ministry of Health. That is not consistent with other cases of Lockdown breaches. Legally, the case has also broken unusual ground – a suppression order was issued in a case where no charges had been laid. “The issue is one of jurisdiction, not merit, Judge Bruce Davidson said in ordering the suppression. “As I have noted my preliminary view, in the limited time available to me and without full argument of the matter, was that I did not have jurisdiction. “However, it must be at least arguable that the District Court does have jurisdiction under its incidental and implied powers, to make such orders.” The order gave the couple until 7pm Tuesday to advance their case to the High Court. They chose not to. The names are out, the apologies have been made – but there is more to come – a lot more than might have been the case had this matter not followed such an unusual path.
An artist’s impression of how the completed Stage will look.
October date for boardwalk Stage Three of the Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan is close to completion and construction is expected to finish by the end of this month. Queenstown Lakes District Council plans a boardwalk opening in October. Running from Bullock Creek through to the Wānaka Marina, Stage Three will feature Te Ara Wānaka (a shared pathway) for pedestrians and cyclists along Lakeside Road, with sections of the pathway already able to be used. A separate boardwalk will run along the lake's edge, and wide scale planting will be undertaken in the area once construction has finished, aiming to maintain a rugged, natural look. Wānaka Community Board Chair, Barry Bruce said he was looking forward to seeing this stage of the development open for the Wānaka community to enjoy. “We've seen a heap of foot traffic through the
accessible parts of Lakeside Road over our recent lockdown, and I've personally loved being able to walk along parts of the shared pathway down there," Mr Bruce said. "You can already experience how much extra space has been made for pedestrians and cyclists, and viewing the Grebes and their current nesting period has only further emphasised how valuable this section of Wānaka's lakefront is." Further around Roys Bay, a detailed design for Stage Two and the area of lakefront between the Wānaka-Mt Aspiring Road Carpark through to Dungarvon Street is nearing completion. Concept designs for Stage Four and Five of the Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan have begun, and the Stage Five design is expected to be released next month. Stage Four is adjacent to Wānaka’s town centre, and Stage Five is next to the Wānaka Marina and Yacht Club.
The Council Word Wānaka Community Board meeting The Wānaka Community Board is scheduled to meet at the Lake Hāwea Community Centre from 10.00am on 23 September. Anyone who would like to speak during the public forum can do so by calling 03 443 0024 or registering online at www.qldc.govt.nz/your-council/ meetings-committees. Arrangements may change depending on COVID-19 alert levels.
Libraries supporting seniors Seniors and anyone immunocompromised are invited to visit Wānaka library from 9.00am-10.00am on Tuesdays and Thursdays under Level 2. You can also ‘Dial a librarian’ to have a friendly chat about accessing digital services, whilst MyBookBag offers both a delivery service for housebound customers and a click-and-collect service providing books specially selected for you. For more info call 03 443 0410.
School holiday ideas Separate programmes from QLDC Sport and Recreation and Queenstown Lakes District Libraries are here to keep the kids entertained over the holidays. For more info drop by your local venue or head online to www.qldc.govt.nz/ recreation and www.codc-qldc.govt.nz
Free job advice for migrants Work Connect is a free ten-hour online programme to help eligible migrants find jobs. Runs through September with a dedicated webinar for migrants living in the Queenstown Lakes District on 5 October. Find out more at www.careers.govt.nz/work-connect/. Funded by Immigration NZ and delivered by the Tertiary Education Commission.
Home sweet home? Love living here but can’t afford to buy a house? Frustrated by the lack of housing options for individuals and families across the district? We want to hear your views on proposals to improve housing affordability, choice and quality. Feedback on QLDC’s draft homes strategy and action plan is open until 26 September. Go to letstalk.qldc.govt.nz to find out more and have your say.
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Road closures planned National transport agency Waka Kotahi will carry out significant road repairs over the next week which will result in roads being closed. Maintenance works on and near State Highway 6, will close the Kawarau Gorge, Kingston Road and Haast Road overnight, starting this weekend. “We need to complete our postwinter clean-up and inspection of our network,” says Mark Stewart, Waka Kotahi Maintenance Contract Manager, Central Otago. “Unfortunately, due to the nature of the works we are unable to do this while there is traffic on the road, for the safety of our staff and road users. “Our only option is to close roads completely and we are choosing to do so at night to minimise disruption. For Kingston and Kawarau Gorge, the route will open at 30-minute intervals and a pilot vehicle will escort traffic through. For the Haast Road, the intervals could be up to an hour given the longer length of highway end to end.” The work involves: • The Haast Road, SH6, south of Makarora to Hāwea, closed from 9pm to 5.30am, Thursday and Friday nights, September 23 and 24. Delays could be up to an
hour using the escort system. • The Kawarau Gorge, SH6, from the Goldmining Centre to east of Victoria Flats Road, closed with escorted journeys on the half hour from 9pm to 5.30 am, Sunday and Monday nights, September 19 and 20. • The Kingston Road, from south of Lakeside Estate to Staircase Creek and from Staircase Creek to Kingston, closed from 9pm to 5.30 am, with escorted journeys on the half hour, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, September 21 and 22. The works will be carried out by Aspiring Highways, on behalf of Waka Kotahi. “Our crews on site will be cleaning culverts, checking and cleaning water tables, sealing channels, pot holing, collecting rubbish, weed spraying and upgrading line markings,” says Mr Stewart. An alternative route from Cromwell to Queenstown is via the Crown Range Road. Drivers are reminded weight restrictions apply on this Queenstown Lakes District Council Road. To check travel updates, go www. journeys.nzta.gov t.nz/traffic/ regions/13
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The man behind the petition He has launched a petition which has the community talking about how it should be governed. VIV MILSOM catches up with a man with a mission, DEAN RANKIN. A local bloke through and through, Dean Rankin was born and bred in Wānaka, and has spent most of his adult life in the town he loves. His family originally moved to Wānaka from Cromwell back in 1971, and Dean was born seven years later in 1978. He and his older sister were among the early students at Mt Aspiring College. After secondary school he went on to do a mechanic’s apprenticeship, studying at Otago Polytech before returning home to work at the Wānaka BP workshop, pouring petrol at night and the weekends to earn extra pay. In 1999 he spent six months in Australia, but when he had the opportunity, he returned home to what he calls his “dream job”- deer-shooting from a helicopter on the West Coast. He was 21 years old. Two years later a bad car accident near Fox Glacier left him with a broken neck, smashed jaw and head injuries. A slow recovery followed, along with a loss of shooting accuracy. No longer able to work in venison recovery, it was “home to Wānaka and ‘the spanners’ again.” Back and settled in Wānaka, he left his mechanic’s job to work for his dad as a crane operator at Aspiring Cranes, a job he would do for the next 10 years. In 2004 he bought his first home. A year later, his friend Zivvy moved in as his flatmate. In 2010 they married and now have three children: Liam, Ethan and Kaitlyn, who has just turned five years old and started school in Wānaka. Zivvy is a nurse, and in recent months has been working as a Covid vaccinator in Wānaka. Seven years ago, Dean decided to set up his own business, Spannerworx, on family land on the outskirts of Wānaka. “I service everything from 50cc motorbikes to heavy diesel vehicles and jet boats,” he says. “I wanted the freedom of working for myself, and it’s meant I have time to do some helishooting again.” Dean shoots for his mate, James Scott, a pilot who owns a helicopter business on the West Coast. Besides his love of shooting, Dean was a passionate rugby player until his car accident. “I played hooker and now I support my boys’ rugby. They’re both very keen.” Music also runs strong in the Rankin family. His dad is a talented musician who “played a lot around the region in earlier years” while his sister, Robyn is married to well-known local singer, Paul Tamati.
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Dean himself learnt and played the drums as a kid and performed several times in “Stars in Your Eyes” a popular annual Wānaka community event. Now he says he loves teaching his own kids how to play. What then motivated this Wānaka bloke to suddenly get involved in local politics? What made him feel strongly enough to start a petition supporting Wānaka to break away from QLDC and establish its own district council? “I'm not into local politics, just sick of seeing what QLDC is doing,” he says. “It was driving along Ballantyne Road every day and seeing all the resources going into making the footpath between Golf Course Road and Three Parks. What it was costing us as ratepayers and how long it was taking.”
He’s not just concerned about what he sees as QLDC’s inefficiencies though. He believes that too often out-of-town contractors are being used by QLDC, instead of local businesses to complete infrastructure work around the town, and he’s also concerned about what is “not getting done”. “We urgently need more roundabouts in Wānaka,” he says. “There are already frequent accidents at the crossroads between Ballantyne Road and Riverbank Road, and the build-up of traffic at other intersections, like Anderson and Aubrey Road is another big problem.” He also questions whether Wānaka is getting its fair share of rates money. “Our broken wharf on the waterfront says it all.” Ultimately, he believes that Wānaka has “a lot more going for it than Queenstown”.
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“It’s growing at a faster rate than Queenstown and has a really bright future, if it’s managed correctly.” For Dean Rankin that means Wānaka and the Upper Clutha breaking free from QLDC and establishing its own independent district council. “The petition is a first step on a long road,” he says. He says by land area, QLDC is the sixth largest district council in New Zealand and of the 67 councils around the country, 20 of them are smaller than Upper Clutha. So far, he has had “overwhelming support” with over 1600 Wānaka people signing his petition, more than enough to trigger an investigation by the Local Government Commission, and it is not over yet.
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Make it a good run… THE NUMBERS • From 2016 to July 2021 ACC accepted 7002 running related injury claims in Otago • In 2020 there were 636 running related injury claims in Otago • The cost of running injuries from 2016 to July 2021 in Otago was $3.6 million • The cost of running injuries in 2020 in Otago was $682,214.
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One of New Zealand’s greatest ultrarunners is delighted to see people hitting the streets in huge numbers during lockdown - but has urged them to have a training plan. Throughout her 25-year career, Lisa Tamati competed in over 140 ultramarathons around the globe, totalling over 70,000km of running. She retired five years ago and is now a coach alongside her business partner Exercise Scientist Neil Wagstaff to over 700 athletes. Running is one of the few activities New Zealanders can do at all Alert Levels and Tamati says it is common for people to get into running and go too hard, too soon. “I’ve dedicated my life to running all over the world, and it’s one of the most rewarding sports you will ever get into,” says the 52-year-old from New Plymouth. “But most runners don’t come to us until they are injured. Everyone thinks that running is easy and that you put one foot in front of the other and it’s a simple thing: you buy a pair of shoes and
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then off you go. “It’s not. It’s a skill like ballet that you need to work on and perfect. You need good form, you need strength and mobility, you need a coach and a properly structured plan.” Between now and late November there are marathons planned in Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Queenstown and Dunedin marathons and a lot of ultramarathons. ACC data shows from 2016 – 2021 to July 31 81,845 claims were accepted for running related injuries which cost $52.6 million to help people recover. In 2020, 14,294 new claims were accepted for running injuries, which cost $10.2 million. The number of new claims was the highest since 2017 and the cost was the highest in the last five years. On the back of Covid-19 lockdowns, there were 4,111 running injuries in spring 2020 (September, October, November) – the highest since 2016. “This is encouraging as the popularity of
running events and running for general fitness seems to be increasing,” says ACC Injury Prevention Partner Natalie Hardaker. “Alert Level 3 and 4 are the ideal time to get into running, but it’s important to have a plan so you can make the finish line. Make sure you build into your training slowly.” In the five years to the end of July the 40-44 age group recorded the most running related injury claims (9,712) ahead of 25-29 (8,669) and 35-39 (8,575). Of the 14,294 injury claims for running in 2020, 13,136 were soft tissue injuries (92 percent), 457 (3 percent) were punctures, cuts or stings and 314 (2 percent) were fractures and dislocations. Every year ACC invests around $80 million into injury prevention. Lisa Tamati hosts a health, fitness and medicine podcast “Pushing the Limits” – a globally top 200 ranked show - and is an experienced speaker. She says stress promotes injuries. “When you’re stressed, your body is tighter, your immune system is down, and your digestive system isn’t working as well. Learning to manage our stress levels is so important.” She says New Zealanders are stressed like never before. “I’ve been a speaker for around 15 years and these days I get so many requests on stress management and resilience. People are really struggling right now. “Getting out in the elements for a run is great for your mental health. We need to be out in
nature, in the sunshine and pushing ourselves. It’s part of our DNA and is hugely beneficial to our mental and physical wellbeing.” Tamati says it’s common for ‘weekend warrior’ runners to sign up for a marathon or half marathon without a plan. They try to cram in their training and end up injured and demoralised. “Your fitness is really hard won. When you get an injury, you’re back to scratch again so preventing injuries is so important.” She says it’s good to know if you get injured, your rehab costs may be covered by ACC. “It’s an amazing system and fantastic back up to have for New Zealanders in their life should things turn to custard,” she says. “We’re lucky to have it.” Lisa Tamati’s tips for injury prevention: • Talk to a running coach • Go to a store where the staff know how to fit running shoes properly. • Warm up. A dynamic warm up will improve performance and make running more enjoyable, not to mention prevent injury. • Strength / Mobility / Balance – Go to a gym if you can or have some basic pieces of kit at home like a kettle bell, resistance bands, maybe a TRX and a foam roller or shakti mat. • Eat whole, unprocessed foods and don't overdo the simple carbs. Put aside time to stretch after your run. Build recovery See what Lisa Tamati and Neil Wagstaff do at www.lisatamati.com.
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I've always been a bit of a travel addict. As soon as I got my first job at 17 I developed a serious case of itchy feet; drawing up a long list of all the places I wanted to visit. And whenever I ticked one off, I added another. In fact, it was my desire to travel that brought us here to New Zealand in the first place. When I was younger, I think I saw travel as a form of escapism. A distraction from all the more serious things in life. Of course, as I travelled, my perspectives changed. For me, travelling is all about connection. While travelling with a baby is totally different to backpacking solo, it has given us the opportunity to make even more connections. Whenever we go away now, Tobias sparks up conversations with other people who we would never have met otherwise. We had originally planned to visit the UK last December, stopping at a couple of places along the way. Of course, thanks to COVID-19, that didn't quite happen. In hindsight, flying halfway across the world with a four month old probably would have been a pretty big challenge. As we can’t go overseas just yet, we are trying to make the most of New Zealand; preparing ourselves for international travel with a toddler. This weekend we went to Dunedin. It's been a while since we took a long car journey with Tobias. While he slept for 90 minutes, we then had to find ways to keep him busy for the rest of the journey. For someone who suffers from bad travel sickness, this isn’t always fun. After about five hours of singing
nursery rhymes, snack stops, and roadside nappy changes, we finally arrived. Although five hours to get to Dunedin may sound like a long time, it’s pretty good for us. You see, one thing we've learnt about travelling with Tobias is that we need more time. For someone who used to cram in as many activities as possible, travelling at a slower pace isn’t exactly in my DNA. At the weekend, we took Tobias to quite a few cafes and restaurants. We’ve realised that eating out as a family is now an experience that can be enjoyed rather than rushed. While I used to be someone who’d prefer to eat on the go, watching Tobias enjoy his meals is far more rewarding than munching on a bagel along the street. Travelling at Toby's speed also allows us to spend more time in one place. Last time Tobias was at the beach, he was too small to really take it in. This time, he saw the beach as an invitation to see just far he could crawl. It was so nice to watch him enjoy his newfound freedom, even if it did mean trailing sand all the way back to the car. This weekend got me thinking about all the different countries we could take Tobias post-Covid and how different travelling with a toddler will be. While I won’t be able to tick off as many landmarks, I think we will be in for far more interesting experiences. But for now, we can make the most of travelling in New Zealand and adapting to our new pace. The next stop on Toby’s travel list is Milford Sound.
Wānaka is encouraging coffee lovers to drink from the same cup.
Consumer tackles the ‘greenwashing’ brigade The Commerce Commission has warned a takeaway coffee cup manufacturer for misleading consumers by claiming its hot drink cups are 100 percent recyclable. The cups are, in theory, fully recyclable – but not in New Zealand. Wānaka has a good record when it comes to coffee cups – it is removing single use cups completely. SUCfree Wānaka, led by the hospitality industry and established under the banner of non-profit Plastic Free Wānaka, aims to see Wānaka become the country’s first single-use cup free town. It sells stainless steel cups and uses all the profits to reduced single-use plastics in our town.
The commission said Glopac New Zealand “likely” breached the Fair Trading Act by claiming its cups were recyclable, when in fact hot drink takeaway cups are not accepted into recycling streams in New Zealand. In April, Consumer NZ reported that New Zealand was the secondworst country for packaging recyclability based on a global trial with eight other consumer organisations. The study assessed packaging recyclability and labelling of 11 popular products sold across nine countries – including Pringles, Kit Kat bars, Heinz ketchup and San Pellegrino Sparkling Water. In the trial, only Brazil fared worse.
In comparison, Australia placed third. Hong Kong had the best recycling rate. Consumer NZ chief executive Jon Duffy said the commission’s warning shows companies understand the power of marketing their products as being environmentally friendly. “Consumers want to do the right thing for the planet. This type of greenwashing takes advantage of that goodwill for profit. It’s good to see the commission taking action to call out Glopac New Zealand. Companies need to take the shortcomings in New Zealand’s recycling ecosystem into account before making claims that their products can be recycled. “Recyclable ‘in theory’ doesn’t cut it.”
Scholarship on offer Young people interested in a beekeeping career are being encouraged to apply for the annual Ron Mossop Youth Scholarship, sponsored by Tauranga based Mossop’s Honey and Apiculture New Zealand. The scholarship was set up three years ago as a way of giving young people the best possible start in the apiculture industry. The scholarship includes $2000 to be put towards best practice training and/or set up costs. It also includes membership of industry body Apiculture New Zealand for a year and attendance at the industry’s national conference in the year of the award. Apiculture is regarded as one of New Zealand’s fastest growing industries and the Otago Polytech, which runs a certificate to enable students to become an assistant beekeeper, says there is such high demand for this skill that it is listed on Immigration NZ’s Immediate Skills Shortage List. Last year’s scholarship recipient, Bay of Plenty 18-year-old Angus Brenton-Rule, says the scholarship provided valuable support in his first year of beekeeping. As well as allowing him to buy resources to kick-start his career, Angus
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welcomed the opportunity to make connections with the wider industry through his membership of Apiculture New Zealand and his attendance at their June conference. “Conference was a really great opportunity to meet other beekeepers and hear about what’s happening in other parts of the country. I learnt lots.” Angus has spent the last year working for Whakatane-based Golden Grove Apiaries says the experience has him enthused about a future in the industry. “It’s such a fun and interesting job. I definitely see it as something I want to do long-term.” Angus advises other young beekeepers or young people interested in a career in apiculture to apply for the scholarship. “It’s so worth it and you’ll never know unless you try. If you win, you’ll be glad you applied,” he says. The scholarship is named after industry pioneer, Ron Mossop, who started his family beekeeping businesses in the 1940s. Applications for the scholarship close October 29. For more details go to https://apinz.org.nz/ scholarship-in-beekeeping/
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Tricks of the traps
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Nicole Sutton from DOC shows Hāwea Flat school children a Weta Motel during a “Curious Minds” visit to Makarora
Why do some traps catch more rats? As anyone who has ever tried catching rats in their shed or in the wild will know, some traps catch far more rats than others. As a person who spends a lot of time killing rats to protect wildlife, I really wanted to know why this difference exists, and see if it could help us be more efficient at catching rats. The Forest & Bird predator trapping project at Makarora, run with DOC to protect Mohua and other bush birds, has had rat traps out for years which have only caught one or two animals where others a few hundred metres away have caught dozens. The reason for this difference is not obvious. With funding from the Curious Minds Otago Participatory Science Fund through the Otago Museum, we were lucky to get Otago MSc student Peter Doyle to answer the question. Makarora was a useful study area for him, as there are trap catch records going back to 2006, with consistent types of baits and traps being used over that time. Peter spent several weeks at Makarora, surveying the possible environmental factors relevant to rats, within 20m of each trap along many of our trap lines: the different types of vegetation, distance from water or tracks, soil and landform and aspect. The research focused on beech forest, as that is the most widespread forest type in the trapped area (and elsewhere in the Southern Lakes). All the data went into some fiendishly complex statistical software, which compared these environmental factors against rat catch data from 100 traps. So, what is the answer? It’s complicated! Peter found some quite solid correlations. Where traps are sited near small trees and shrubs under the bush canopy, like karamu, putaputaweta, horopito, mingimingi and round-leaved Coprosma, they catch more rats. These species produce rat tucker (berries), and also tend to be twiggy with thin branches and often dense foliage, preferred habitat for climbing ship rats. Where traps are under mature beech forest with little understory, they
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catch fewer rats. There are also local variations: a lot more rats are caught adjacent to the Makarora village and traps which get flooded don’t do much at all. Overall, Peter’s research results mean that we now set our traps differently. We still follow ‘best practice’ and space them at around 100m (approximate rat territory size) on trap lines, or even closer in trap grids, but move them around within that distance so they are under berrybearing sub-canopy plants. These findings will also be use in the upcoming Southern Lakes Sanctuary programme, which will be putting out many more traps at Makarora and elsewhere around the Hāwea-WānakaWhakatipu region over the next three years. If the rate at which we catch rats improves by even 10%, that is a lot less rats roaming our forests and hopefully a lot more native species protected. The project also involved schools in the research, an integral part of the Curious Minds programme. Teachers from Upper Clutha schools spent several days at Makarora, looking at the trapping programme and the philosophies, techniques and outcomes of predator trapping. As a result, the Hāwea Flat school is embarking on their own trapping programme along the Hāwea River, with help from Enviroschools, Forest and Bird and Wānaka Backyard Trapping. They will be surveying the vegetation and bird populations, monitoring predator numbers, putting out and clearing traps, recording the results, and answering their own questions about why some traps catch more rats. In the end, all of this is about the birds and the biodiversity. Traps and dead rats are just one means to the end of saving our vanishing native taonga. If the pupils of Hāwea Flat school can carry on this battle, their Curious Minds will be well satisfied. Mo Turnbull is a committee member of the Central Otago Lakes branch of Forest and Bird – By Mo Turnbull
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Another very busy week for all in Wānaka as we adjust to Alert Level 2, albeit with several changes to help combat Delta. As we all know and at the time of writing this week’s Crimeline, we are currently sitting at Covid-19 Alert Level 2. Whilst many freedoms have been returned, we still need to remain vigilant and ensure we are adhering to the current restrictions and health advice. Several people continued to push the limits towards the end of Alert Level 3. Regardless of what level we are at don’t let fatigue kick in! It was well publicised in national media that an Auckland couple who blatantly disregarded Level 4 lockdown restrictions and travelled to Wānaka for a spot of skiing. The couple have since returned to Auckland where they will face charges for their actions. Please inform Police if you see or hear any similar behaviour, we don’t want the actions of a few to compromise all the great work we have done thus far. Police attended a fatal Motorbike crash on the Crown Range. Our thoughts and condolences are with the family. Thank you to those who stopped and assisted at the crash scene and to all those who travelled around the Cromwell way to get to Queenstown. Local businesses have done a great job adhering to their requirements of Alert Level 2 using novel ways to continue to operate. Police continue to get out and about visiting businesses and workplaces checking to make sure they were complying with QR codes, sign in registers, distancing and all the
other requirements for Level 2. A male was refused service from a local bottle store for his intoxication levels. He left the premises in his vehicle and was subsequently breath tested a short time later. He will be off to court this week after blowing nearly four times the legal limit. The owner of a vehicle who had it parked in their driveway found a drunk man inside it during the early hours of the morning. The male was bringing up the contents of his dinner. Police were unable to locate the man and inquiries are ongoing. To avoid situations like this please ensure you lock and secure all vehicles regardless of where they are parked. A check point on Aubrey Road found one driver in breach of their licence conditions and one who blew over three times the legal limit. Two others were stopped over the weekend for drink driving. One was in Luggate and another coming from the Lindis Pass produced a shocking breath alcohol reading over six times the legal limit. These drivers will be off to court and will spend some time without a licence. Several drivers in the Wānaka area were handed Driving Suspension notices for excess Demerit Points. This will see them off the road for the next three months. Not wearing your seatbelt, impaired whilst driving, being distracted and or speeding will quickly see your demerit points rack up and find you in a similar situation. A shoplifter who had committed a number of thefts in local Supermarkets was caught and will be off to explain their actions in front of the judge. Be patient, be prepared and be kind. Nga Mihi
Black Diamond made the top 10.
A southern diamond Bookabach’s list of top 10 holiday homes in New Zealand has just one in the South Island. A $500-plus a night luxury home in Queenstown overlooking the Remarkables and Lake Wakatipu was judged the best in the south. The three-bedroom Black Diamond is a fiveminute drive from the Queenstown centre. The awards, in their 11th year, saw gold, silver and bronze medals awarded to properties in Northland, Coromandel and Ohakune. “The winning baches reflect today’s travel trends where we’re increasingly seeing Kiwis
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take frequent and sometimes last-minute road trips to private holiday houses,” Bookabach spokesperson Simone Scoppa said. Bookabach awarded the gold medal to Collies Beach House in Mangawhai Heads, Northland. Bookabach has more than 12,000 properties across New Zealand, and over two million properties internationally available for rent. The awards were based on a judging criterion of bookings over past year, traveller reviews and star ratings and relevance of amenities and the home catering to Kiwi families.
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WANTED The Salvation Army Family store requires a volunteer to assist our van driver Danny on a Thursday with pick-ups and deliveries. If this sounds like you, please pop into the store for some more information. Lifting of furniture will be required The Salvation Army Family Store requires good quality household goods, if you can help this would be appreciated. Your donations can be dropped at 48 Helwick street or phone for a pick up 443 5068
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Mountain bikers will crank it up An international event brand known for high action thrills is coming to Central Otago and Southern Lakes later this year. The Crankworx Summer Series 2021 will run from November 27 to December 12 and feature events in Queenstown, Cardrona and Wānaka and Alexandra. Funding support from the Central Otago District Council, the Southern Lakes Event Investment Panel, and the regional tourism organisations of Queenstown and Wānaka helped secure the event and support in principle is also on offer to host the event for three years. Five mountain biking disciplines will feature across the region. Alexandra is to host the Super D (Downhill) on the existing trails on Matangi Station. Matangi Station is in the process of applying for resource consent to operate a commercial mountain bike park which if successful could be opened in late 2021. Events will also be held in Central Otago District Council Chief Executive Sanchia Jacobs said Crankworx Rotorua attracted over 47,000 on-site visitors in 2020 and just under 700,000 viewers tuned in world-wide to watch live action. “When the combined exposure of all media, social, production efforts is combined, the global reach of this event is staggering. “This is another great example of how the Regional Event Fund has enabled Central Otago to work closely with our neighbours to bring events to Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes. While no one has enjoyed the impacts Covid-19, what it has done is give us the chance to work more closely and support one another, which can only be good for the future.” Tourism Central Otago has committed $50,000 to support the 2021 event as part of its destination promotion role, while Central Otago
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The action at Matangi should match the view.
District Council as granted another $10,000 to support event costs this year. The Alexandra Super D event will run over the weekend of November 27-28 and will be the first event in the Crankworx Summer Series programme. “We know events like this leave a lasting legacy in the host community,” said Tourism Central Otago (TCO) General Manager Dylan Rushbrook.
“Our team has been working closely with members of the community and Crankworx event organisers to ensure the legacy value of this event is fully realised for Central Otago. We want to inspire the next generation of elite mountain bikers and, with the natural advantages those living in the region have to get out on their bikes, we should see even more world-class athletes emerging in a few short years.” Tourism Central Otago’s digital marketing
specialist Antz Longman is avid mountain-biker. “As a keen mountain biking family and as a member of the local club Mountainbikers of Alexandra it is really exciting to see this event taking place in our little patch of paradise. To see locals working alongside the event organisers who work at this scale will help lift the capability and knowledge within Central Otago, and bring significant benefits to the community in the future.”
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RESOURCE CONSENT APPLICATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 Details of the resource consent application and submission forms are available in the offices at Queenstown Lakes District Council, Gorge Road, Queenstown; 74 Shotover Street, Queenstown and 47 Ardmore Street, Wānaka during normal office hours (8.00am to 5.00pm). You can also download these on our website www.qldc.govt.nz/services/resource-consents/notified-resource-consents#public-rc or via our edocs website using the RM number as the reference www.edocs.qldc.govt.nz/Account/Login 1. Multiplied Investment Partners (RM210271) What is proposed: The establishment and subdivision of 22 visitor accommodation units with associated access, earthworks, parking and landscaping. The location in respect of which this application relates is situated at:
ADDRESS FOR SERVICE FOR APPLICANT: C/- Lance Hessel lance@civix.co.nz Civix Ltd PO Box 5204 Wellesley Street Auckland
Submissions will be received until 14 October 2021, and must be served on the Consent Authority, Queenstown Lakes District Council, Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348 or email rcsubmission@qldc.govt.nz. These must be dated, signed by you, and include the following information:
Any person may make a submission on the application, but a person who is a trade competitor of the applicant may do so only if that person is directly affected by an effect of the activity to which the application relates that:
The Council planner processing this application on behalf of the Council is Wendy Baker, who may be contacted by phone at 021 184 3309 or email wendy.baker@qldc.govt.nz 2. Second Star Limited (RM210784) What is proposed: Land use consent is sought to construct a series of stand-alone buildings, including a lodge for visitor accommodation for up to 24 guests, accommodation pod for the owner, together with associated lodge management buildings, infrastructure, landscape treatment, water features and meditation space. Access is proposed from Wanaka-Mount Aspiring Road. Earthworks of 36,800m³ (cut and fill) is proposed over an area of 73,700m², with the maximum depth of cut being 7.3m and the maximum depth of fill being 3.5m.
Lot 1 DP 337193, Wanaka-Mount Aspiring Road, Wanaka.
The Council planner processing this application on behalf of the Council is Sarah Gathercole, who may be contacted by phone at 021 184 3309 or email sarah.gathercole@qldc.govt.nz
1. Your name, email address (preferred) postal address and telephone number. 2. Details of the application in respect of which you are making the submission including location and the Resource Consent number. 3. Whether you support or oppose the application. 4. Your submission, with reasons. 5. The decision you wish the consent authority to make. 6. Whether you wish to be heard in support of your submission.
Corner Aubrey and Anderson Road, Wanaka (Lot 7 DP 300376)
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C/- Michael Holm mike.holm@ahmlaw.nz AHM Law PO Box 1585, Shortland Street, Auckland 1140
a) adversely affects the environment; and b) does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition. You may make a submission by sending a written or electronic submission to Queenstown Lakes District Council (details below). The submission should be in the format of Form 13. Copies of this form are available on the website www.qldc.govt.nz/services/resourceconsents/application-forms-and-fees#other_forms Address for Service for Consent Authority: Queenstown Lakes District Council Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown 9300 Email Phone Website
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Warbirds bring back the jets Jets will race in the skies over Wānaka when the Warbirds festival returns at Easter 2022. The world’s fastest motor sport will take centre stage at the Warbirds Over Wānaka International Airshow. Jet racing first featured in 2014, with high-performance jet aircraft racing around a tight aerial course marked by large inflatable pylons on the ground. Warbirds Over Wānaka General Manager Ed Taylor said it was planned to bring back the event at the 2020 show which was cancelled at the last minute because of COVID. “We know this was so popular back in 2014 and after the disappointment of 2020 we’re rapt we’re able to stage it next Easter. The sight of these aircraft hurtling around the race-course at high speed is something to be seen.” He says because the course is tight, aircraft are in view for the entire time on each lap. The 2014 Wānaka Jet Racing Championship was won by Hamilton-based Paul ‘Huggy’ Hughan flying a 1950s Vampire Jet. He will be back in 2022. “The jet racing in 2014 was such a blast. A chance for a group of very experienced pilots to test their skills and aircraft against each other. While we were fierce competitors on the race track, we were all good friends once the aircraft were back on the ground,” says Paul. He will be up against fellow Vampire pilot Brett Emeny from New Plymouth, Tauranga’s John Mathewson flying an L-39 Albatros and Auckland-based Dave Brown at the controls of a Strikemaster. Paul, John and Dave are ex-RNZAF A4 Skyhawk fighter jet pilots, while Brett is a highly experienced formation aerobatic pilot across many Warbird types. Ed Taylor has also confirmed Universal Developments has come back on board as sponsor of the Jet Racing after the 2020 Airshow cancellation. “It’s the continuing support of people like Lane Hocking and his team at Universal Developments which has made the recovery from that cancellation possible,” he said. The jets will race all three days of the Airshow.
Jets make a stunning sight as they round a pylon.
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