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Cardrona offers $7m for Treble Cone Emma Conyngham
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On Tuesday June 18, Cardrona Alpine Resort signed a conditional agreement to buy the Treble Cone Ski Area. Cardrona is now in a threemonth due diligence period before going unconditional on the stunning, but struggling, Treble Cone. If successful, Treble Cone would be owned and managed by Cardrona Resort — which along with Real Journeys, Go Orange, International Antarctic Centre, and Canyon Food and Brewery is part of the newly formed holding company Wayfare Group. Treble Cone has some of the most
spectacular scenery in New Zealand, and offers challenging runs for seasoned skiers and riders; but has struggled to make financial headway. Don Fletcher, chair of the Board of Directors for Treble Cone said, “They [Cardrona] approached us with a formal letter of interest three to four weeks ago. I would say they’d been looking at us for a while before that though.” “From my point of view, we’re an unlisted public company… so there are rules about how we deal with the approach and they are quite formal under the code. So once Cardrona made that approach we had to act on it and make a determination as to whether we put it to the shareholders. In summary we felt it was a good enough deal
to put to the shareholders.” In a letter to shareholders, Fletcher confirmed that Cardrona Alpine Resort Limited (CARL) offered $7 million for the assets for the company and they have “offered each of those company shareholders who are entitled to ski passes at Treble Cone a replacement 20-year ski pass to Cardrona Alpine Resort, Soho Ski Area (when developed), and to Treble Cone. There will be one new ski pass for each current pass. The ski passes will be fully transferable between seasons at the discretion of the pass holder.” The letter continued, “The Heads of Agreement is subject to conditions including completion of formal Continued on page 3
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Council applies for consent to dump sewage into freshwater supply for next 35 years Emma Conyngham
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LDC applied for resource consent to authorise intermittent sewage overflows to the Otago Regional Council (ORC) on Friday April 5, which has now become publicly notified. Bullock Creek, Eely Point, Glendhu Bay, the Clutha River, Luggate Creek and Lake Hawea have all been identified as sites where Queenstown Lakes District Council is planning to discharge intermittent raw sewage overflows, with Bullock Creek, Eely Point and Luggate Creek all identified at the highest risk for discharge overflow. The application states, “Public perception of raw wastewater directly entering a freshwater environment from an overflow is not anticipated to be favourable or acceptable to those that live, work and play in the Queenstown Lakes District.” The choice for Council appears to be between two evils; backflow of sewage into
homes, or the lesser evil of discharge overflow into the district’s freshwater supply. Peter Hansby QLDC general manager property and infrastructure said that these overflows are not due to capacity but intermittently caused by things like fats, sanitary items, wet wipes, and building materials incorrectly being put into the system, or from root intrusion from trees growing near pipes. “If these overflows can’t happen at these locations [manholes and pumpstations] there is a risk that wastewater could blow back into private property through toilets, showers, and sinks. This has the potential to result in greater direct adverse impacts to human health than if a release occurs at a manhole or pump station.” Hansby insists this is “not a choice between two evils. It’s about ensuring that if an overflow does happen, we are held accountable for ensuring it is managed in a way that is best practice and minimises the effects on the environment.” The council's data shows around 200
overflows have happened over a three-year period. In 2018, the number of overflows was 50 percent higher than each of the previous two years. The overflows are nothing new and have been happening for many years — albeit unconsented. In 2018 QLDC was fined $37,500 for allowing wastewater to enter the Kawerau River. By getting consent for the overflows, critics have questioned whether Council isn’t intent of fixing the overflow problem, they are simply avoiding any further implications from allowing it to happen. Don Robertson, chair of Guardians of Lake Wanaka, said “Any consented sewage release to waterways would need to be as a result of major failure and as a last resort. Any consent would need to include powerful disincentives to pollute and equally powerful incentives to perform at a very high standard. I hope we don’t end up with a consent to pollute.” Fish and Game Councillor, Ray Grubb
said, “One of the major issues is that QLDC does not have major holding tanks at any point of emergency discharge. A while back there was a brief discharge of 300 litres of raw sewage at Cromwell when a holding tank would have prevented it going into the lake. If the ORC is serious about mitigation then they would insist on holding tanks consistent with historical/potential discharge at each point.” QLDC is applying for a consent duration of 35 years to reflect the “nature of the discharges and the receiving environments, and to ensure consistency and security in future asset and financial planning including the compliance monitoring of the Network Consent by QLDC and ORC.” Submissions on the application must be received by Otago Regional Council and the applicant (Queenstown Lakes District Council) no later than 5pm on Friday, July 12, 2019. The full version of this story is available on www.thewanakasun.co.nz
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Upper Clutha maternity issues a ‘ticking time bomb’ ALLISON MCLEAN
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Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean announced she is supporting Wanaka’s community members, many of whom are grappling with the town’s maternity issues. Wanaka mothers currently have no access to a local birthing unit, which means they are working with the town’s two full-time lead maternity carers (LMCs) midwives on three choices: homebirth with a midwife and a back-up midwife, travelling one hour to Alexandra’s Charlotte Jean Maternity Hospital or travelling three-and-a-half hours to Dunedin Hospital. The town’s maternal and child hub, promised by Southern District Health Board (SDHB) nearly a year-and-ahalf ago, has yet to be delivered. Local families’ concerns around their isolation from secondary services was recently further compounded upon learning that two Wanaka mothers had unexpected births a few weeks ago that did not go according to their birth plans; Kristi James was forced to give birth on her midwife’s office floor when her baby arrived several days early. In Dean’s recent letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern regarding Wanaka’s
maternity issues in need of ‘urgent action’, she coined these recent birth stories as ‘tragedies that were averted’. Wanaka LMC Deb Harvey said, “It’s really important the community knows that having a baby in our region is safe. We have good outcomes because we are available, we know our region and community, and we are responsive to fast evolving situations. A birthing unit would be a really good option for women to have as even travelling for one hour while in established labour is tough going.” SDHB CEO Chris Fleming told the Wanaka Sun, “We can’t have a full maternity hospital in every town, so emergency equipment and emergency transport is part of how we need to deliver services across our district, as is supporting our valuable LMC midwifery workforce.” He added, “The introduction of [a new hub in] Wanaka [means] there is now more support and equipment there than ever before. At the moment these services are delivered from Wanaka Medical and will be moving to a new facility as soon as that fit out is complete. “Developing a birth plan and deciding on a place of birth...is part of the care provided by an LMC midwives and distance to the planned place of birth is a part of the planning. Of course
Donizetti Trio returns to Wanaka ALLISON MCLEAN
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Auckland-based Donizetti Trio will bring their combination of flute, bassoon and piano to Lake Wanaka Centre tomorrow (Friday). Highlights of this concert include reimagined arrangements of Wolfgang Mozart’s Magic Flute, Georges Bizet’s Carmen and Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto Grosso The Night. The trio of musicians; Luca Manghi, Ben Hoadley and David Kelly, have proved popular at their past Wanaka concerts. Tomorrow’s programme
ranges from Italian Baroque to the present day. Based in New Zealand since 2007, Manghi, from Italy, studied in Paris and was principal flute of Orchestra Filarmonica di Parma. Hoadley, a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium and the New England Conservatory, served as principal bassoon with Hartford Symphony and played in the Boston Symphony. Originally from Christchurch, Kelly is the official repetiteur for NZ Opera and coach and accompanist for the University of Auckland and NZ Opera School.
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there are times when events do not go according to plan, and rapidly progressing labours and births in unplanned locations do happen, including in urban areas. This why supporting a network of LMC midwives, equipped to handle such situations, working in conjunction with PRIME responders and emergency transport, is so important, and is central to our current approach to primary maternity services." Harvey shared a message to Fleming, “Talk to us, visit us so we can help [you] understand what concerns we have. The [Gordon Road] hub concept is promoted by the SDHB and it is an untested and unevaluated concept. We foresee issues with emergencies being triaged at the maternal hub and then trying
to move them to the Wanaka Lakes Health Centre (WLHC). These elements need to be able to work effectively together...” She added, “There has been some confusion with the SDHB thinking that the new hub was within the WLHC; it isn’t. We only have a small clinic space. The equipment in the WLHC that Fleming has referred to... is a neonatal resuscitaire, purchased by the SDHB after we had a premature birth last year and we didn’t have the equipment we needed, and a cardiotocography fundraised by the Wanaka community over 10 years ago. Both of these are stored in a corridor in the WLHC, which we have 24/7 access too, but there is no room in the WLHC that we can access to use this equipment out of hours except the clinic room but this is not accessible directly from the medical centre.” The full version of this story is available on www.thewanakasun.co.nz Pictured: Equipment available 24/7 to Wanaka’s two full-time LMC midwives that is stored in the Wanaka Lakes Health Centre corridor. The town’s midwives said there is no room in the medical centre to use this equipment out of hours except in the clinic room, which is reportedly not accessible directly from the WLHC.
QAC siting report ‘very concerning’
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Queenstown Airport Corporation recently released its 2017 commissioned study into siting options for airport development. It examined 20 different sites around Central Otago for their suitability to create a new airport. The report was short but nonetheless alarming according to Michael Ross from the Wanaka Stakeholders Group. “Clearly we are very concerned with the publication of this very brief report,” he said. “It seems as though Arup based its assumptions on the earlier QAC Masterplan, which made only passing commentary on expanding operations at Wanaka Airport. This same Arup report is now being used to support matters that were not known or revealed at the time Queenstown Lakes District Council and QAC were negotiating a lease of Wanaka Airport. The QAC Masterplan made no mention of jet services, as now proposed.” When QAC first announced their intentions to reinstate commercial flights at Wanaka Airport it was indicated as domestic flights only, with no mention of jet services or international flights. Then, in March this year, QAC finally acknowledged that narrow-body jet services would be coming to Wanaka, and also a “handful” of international flights added to that based on demand. However the Arup study was commissioned in 2017 with the objective to investigate "new airport site options for commercial jet operations". The Wanaka Sun asked QAC why it hadn’t revealed its intention for jet flights from the very beginning but received a
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non-committal response from QAC general manager property and planning, Rachel Tregida; “We do not plan to debate the merits of individual possible alternative locations on an adhoc basis as this simply creates uncertainty for people living in that vicinity when our approach is focused on complementary development of Queenstown and Wanaka airports.” The Arup report rated potential airport sites on a variety of criteria; one being the community impact. An airport located in Cromwell was assessed with a ‘negative impact’ on the local community but in Wanaka it was assessed as a ‘positive impact’. The Wanaka Sun asked QAC what criteria Arup used for the community impact assessment and how they arrived at that conclusion and whether Arup ever consulted with the communities in question. Tregida responded, “Arup has extensive experience in airport siting matters and we are confident they took a comprehensive approach by considering 20 possible alternative sites within a 140km radius/ two-hour journey time from Queenstown Airport.” The report also stated that with a dual-airport approach it is “assumed” that there is a "potential split international and domestic operations." When asked what this split entailed, and whether Queenstown would be domestic and Wanaka international (due to the potential runway lengths), QAC did not respond to the question. Ross concluded, “For QLDC and QAC now to use the report to justify introducing jet services into Wanaka is simply misleading and deceptive.” Pictured: The southern runway approach to Wanaka Airport; one of 20 potential airport sites assessed in the study.
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Alpine Lakes Research and Education Centre to be established in Wanaka Emma Conyngham
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Upper Clutha Lakes Trust (UCLT) announced last Tuesday that it has entered into a license agreement allowing it to establish the Alpine Lakes Research and Education Centre (ALREC) in Wanaka. The agreement with the Otago Regional Council (ORC) allows ALREC to use ORC’s unused depot on Riverbank Road. ALREC is the brainchild of the late ORC councilor Dr. Maggie Lawton, a founding UCLT Trustee, and Dr. Marc Schallenberg from the University of Otago. Maggie passionately believed that more needed to be done to encourage science-based management of the South Island Alpine Lakes and worked on the project up to her death. Wanaka offers an incredible setting for research and UCLT expects ALREC to play an important role in encouraging researchers both within NZ and from overseas to base future research in Wanaka. While freshwater research is a priority for UCLT, the Queenstown Lakes district provides plenty of potentiality for research and educational opportunities within other fields, including geology, zoology, botany and surveying. UCLT Chair Jeff Donaldson stated, “we are excited by the opportunity ALREC provides for different science teams to connect. The economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of our community is totally dependent on the quality of our water, especially of our deepwater lakes. Across the country, there are many different groups grappling with the complex issues associated with freshwater management. There are big gains to be made when communities partner effectively with local and regional government, as with ORC’s support of ALREC”. Outcomes anticipated from ALREC include:
More freshwater research being carried out locally, including graduate research projects; enhanced community awareness of, and engagement with freshwater issues; community understanding of the role of science in freshwater management; and inspired school kids. Other outcomes include reduced risk of lake/ catchment contamination, or declining water quality; enhancement and protection of local biodiversity; community buy-in and support for the Integrated Catchment Management Plan (ICMP) alongside Queenstown Lakes District Council and ORC; linking researchers to provide answers to ICMP research questions for lakes and catchments and partnership and support for broader community initiatives eg ONE New Zealand and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, Predator Free 2050. ALREC Establishment Board Chair and ORC Councillor, Dr. Ella Lawton, highlights the importance of community involvement and citizen science in the future health of our freshwater bodies. “Governments have not been proactive enough to protect our lifeforce, water. Community collaboration and leadership will be the force behind a future state of healthy ecosystems that provide swimmable waterways.” The Riverbank Road facility will provide researchers, school and community groups with offices, educational rooms and laboratory space. The University of Otago is assisting UCLT to fit out the facility. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise), Professor Richard Blaikie, endorsed the approach, stating that “through partnership with the community through UCLT and regional government through ORC, the University is well placed to support vital research on the catchments of our great Southern Lakes, and fieldwork to train the next generation of environmental scientists”.
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Students from Mount Aspiring College are hard at work getting ready to perform their take on the timeless Shakespeare classic ‘Romeo and Juliet’ next week at the Lake Wanaka Centre. On Monday June 24 and Tuesday June 25, at 7:00pm, the cast of nearly 30 students will be retelling the famous love story in a modern context. Two feuding law partners (Montague and Capulet) leave a legacy of hate that remains in their children, which becomes the cause for the tragic plot of the play. All members of the community are welcomed to the open public performance to watch the dynamic cast perform their exciting rendition of the classic love story. Year 12 student Kiera Gray will be playing one of two ‘Juliets’ in the production and is very thankful for the opportunity to put the play on at the
LWC, “I’m very excited to be playing Juliet,” she said, “it’s such a team effort. It will be fun.” The cast is comprised of both year 12 and 10 students from the school who have been working hard to produce the two-hour piece. The cast began the rehearsal process by asking themselves, “what would it be like to be these characters at school now?” Modern elements like cell phones have also been brought forward into the production, which sets out focusing on the relationships between each character. Students are also involved in the stage management, front of house and lighting operation of the show. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ will be playing at the Lake Wanaka Centre for two nights on Monday June 24 and Tuesday 25 at 7:00pm both nights. Tickets are available from the MAC Office and Wanaka Paper Plus. Door sales will also be available. Pictured: The cast of Romeo and Juliet in rehearsal.
Cardrona offers $7m for Treble Cone Continued from page 1
documentation, due diligence to be completed by CARL by 30 August 2019, and the Company’s shareholder approval at a special general meeting to be held if due diligence is confirmed by CARL. If the sale and purchase proceeds settlement will be after the 2019 ski season. “The Board of Treble Cone will engage an external advisor who will provide an independent report to accompany all information which will be provided to shareholders prior to the shareholders’ meeting to assist them in determining whether they consider the sale to be fair and reasonable and to vote according to their own determination.” When asked how long Cardrona had been eyeing up TC, general manager Bridget Levansky laughed, “50 years! No seriously, I think everyone has always talked about it, and the two mountains working together. I don’t think this has come as a surprise. We have obviously sat on it, and thought ‘when the time’s right’, we should look at it. So this has been brewing for many years.” For Toby Arnott, general manager of Treble Cone, the potential sale wasn’t as clearly on his radar. Did
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you see this coming? “No. It was news for us.” But Arnott is optimistic and congenial about the future, “We welcome the opportunity and the chance to work with the crew from Cardrona during this due diligence period,” he said. Levansky says the purchase of Treble Cone may have been slightly hastened due to the role of Wayfare. Wayfare is a group holding company that has naturally evolved since Real Journeys purchased Cardrona. As more brands were purchased, it became clear that an umbrella holding group was required, allowing Real Journeys to stick to its knitting. When asked why Treble Cone had struggled whilst Cardrona had thrived, Levansky said she didn’t know why it happened, but that understanding the plight of Treble Cone’s performance was all part of the due diligence study. But she is very optimistic that by bringing Cardrona, Treble Cone, Pringles and Soho Basin together, the brand would be extremely strong. Levansky said it’s early days to tell whether one season pass could be purchased to cover both mountains but she did admit that making a workable and affordable solution would be a priority. THURSDAY 20.06.19 - WEDNESDAY 26.06.19
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TB FREEDOM AHEAD FOR CENTRAL OTAGO Eradicating TB and boosting biodiversity will result from TBfree's ground and aerial possum control work.
WHAT’S HAPPENING TBfree, managed by OSPRI, has just finished an aerial 1080 possum cull in Upper Clutha.
hectares of New Zealand and only seven infected cattle and herds remain in the southern South Island.
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Possum control stops the spread of TB.
TBfree possum control work is safe and temporary – the area will be TB-free within 10 years.
Possum-reducing TBfree operations also kill stoats, rats and ferrets that ravage bush habitat and eat native birds and eggs.
We’re making progress: We’ve removed TB possums from more than 2 million
Bird nesting success dramatically improves in the Spring after aerial 1080 operations: native birds have doubled after 20 years of sustained predator control in the Landsborough Valley in South Westland, and dawn choruses boosted throughout the Southern Lakes district.
ALICE BURN AERIAL Alongside ground-based possum control, OSPRI has flown an aerial 1080 operation in the rugged hills around Alice Burn. It was completed to the strictest safety and consent standards required by Public Health Authorities.
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Cereal baits containing toxic 1080 will kill a dog if ingested. Immediate veterinary care can save a dog’s life, but there is no antidote.
DOGS AND 1080 DON’T MIX Dogs are susceptible to the 1080 toxin and contact is fatal. Dog deaths are rare, but most involve eating poisoned carcasses. Dogs tend to roam, don’t recognise boundaries and may scavenge dead animals, so avoiding operational areas and using leads and muzzles are the best ways to keep your dog safe.
POSSUM CONTROL OPERATIONAL AREA An aerial 1080 operation has occurred approximately 1.5-2.5km upstream. The Alice Burn East operational area was the focus of an aerial 1080 possum control operation on:
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If dogs ingest 1080, symptoms may appear after 30 minutes. Dogs may appear disoriented or hyperactive, bark or howl, be sensitive to touch or aggressive. The TBfree programme aims to manage and eventually eradicate bovine tuberculosis (TB) from New Zealand.
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There is no danger to drinking water. Biodegradable 1080 dissolves on contact with soil and water. Strict conditions ensure drinking water remains safe.
Induce vomiting with washing soda crystals or half a teaspoon of salt on the back of the tongue or emetic pills from your vet.
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Planning is in progress for a high-end retirement community on a piece of northfacing land, bordered by Mt Aspiring and Studholme roads. It will be specifically designed for lifestyle-oriented retirees and will be called Pembroke Village. On offer will be a variety of different housing options, resort-style amenities and the ability to cater for the ongoing health and well-being needs of its residents. The site’s local owners John May, Aaron Nicholson and retirement-industry expert Aidan Craig have secured what was part of the ninetheeth century Wanaka Station, one of the region’s original highcountry stations. “Our ambition is to develop a genuinely world-class retirement community in what we all know is already a world-class location,” Nicholson said. “Being nestled
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in a secluded and sheltered suburb just a short stroll to the Lake, Wanaka Station Park and the Wanaka township, we believe this is a very unique and appealing proposition.” He said the village was in the early stages of planning for resource-consent approval, but he and his co-owners hoped to be able to offer pre-sale opportunities by late next year. “We think it will add to the value of
the area and we’ve got something good to offer. We’re selling a lifestyle,” he said. Asked how he segued from being a retired policeman into a developer, he said he knew a few builders in town and out of that came a desire to do something worthwhile, after which it was just a matter of “finding the right people” to work with. Pictured: The proposed site for the Pembroke retirement village
Archangel Wines acquired by Australia's Joval Wine Group ALLISON MCLEAN
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Owners of one of Wanaka’s premium wine brands are selling their family owned and operated business to help engage the property with the local region on an even deeper level. The sale of Archangel Wines, located just past Luggate, to Australian familyowned Joval Wine Group (JWG), which owns Marlborough’s Catalina Sounds and Central Otago’s Nanny Goat Vineyard, was approved on June 11. The purchase includes the award-winning Archangel brand and vineyard on 19.6 ha of Queensberry land, more than half of that land being BioGro Certified Organic. Archangel founders Ian and Mary Zurakowski, who bought the property in 2001, said they poured their heart and soul into their “very special site” yet they are excited about its future by passing the ownership onto a larger family with “greater resources”. “[JWG has a] strong presence in the NZ Wine industry and own one of the largest wine distribution companies in New Zealand and Australia,”
said Mary Zurakowski. “Nanny Goat's winemaker, Alan Oswald-Peters, was born and raised in Central Otago and knows the area well. As well as loving the Archangel wines, the Archangel vineyard and winetasting room was the perfect fit for Joval.” She told the Wanaka Sun that she and her family are excited that JWG chose Archangel and that the timing was right. “Archangel alongside Nanny Goat will be taken to a whole new level. It will continue to be a magical place for locals to enjoy and a special place that they can be proud to bring family and friends to. We are truly grateful to the whole Wanaka community for their continued support over the past 18 years and helping to grow Archangel to where it is today. We know the vineyard and brand is in safe hands with Joval wine Group.” JWG will continue more vineyard plantings across the property and will extend the existing buildings to create a new barrel hall. Peters-Oswald said, “I am extremely excited to have the opportunity to work with such a highly regarded organic vineyard site, known for producing powerful yet elegant wines. The acquisition of the Archangel vineyard will provide Nanny Goat with the perfect
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location to further build on our successes…” Mary Zurakowski said Archangel’s current staff will be retained during the acquisition. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Pictured: Queenberry’s Archangel Wines is being sold to Australia’s family owned Joval Wine Group.
Could you help local families struggling with heating costs this winter? STAFF REPORTER
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Community Networks seeks donations from those receiving the Winter Energy Payment that may not need these funds. We live in an expensive, stunning and chilly place. The team at Community Networks works alongside many families that are struggling financially. Typically these families are working hard to make ends meet, are above the threshold to receive support from Work and Income, however do not have the financial capacity to help with additional expenses such as firewood. The Winter Energy Payment is a national initiative in which all superannuants are paid a subsidy to help with the costs of heating their homes from May 1 until October 1. If you could spare all or part of your subsidy your donation will help CNW support those families that are struggling with the cost of firewood and heating. Last week alone CNW had three families with young children contact them as they are unable to afford the cost of firewood. Donations can be made into an
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account (the Community Support Fund) that is held specifically for supporting families. These funds will then be used to purchase firewood or help with the cost of a power bill, based on a referral from a social worker or a financial mentor. CNW manages a rigorous framework around the Community Support Fund to ensure the funds are always allocated for genuine need and support. Kate Murray, the Manager of Community Networks Wanaka, will administer these funds and gather a database of how these donations have been used to support local families. At the end of the winter all donors will receive a letter detailing how these donations have helped keep local families warm over our winter months and therefore contributed to the social wellbeing of our community. Community Networks is a local grassroots organisation run by a charitable trust (the Alpine Community Development Trust) and has been operating for 15 years. CNW is unique to the Upper Clutha region and is not a government organisation. CNW is funded largely by local trusts,
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fundraisers and donations. Their purpose is to be a one-stop resource hub for social well-being services. Families that are struggling financially can get support via the Community Foodbank (this year they are giving out an average of 23 food parcels a month), a social worker, financial mentors, subsidised GP visits and subsidised counselling. If you are interested in donating your Winter Energy Payment please email Kate Murray for the bank account details, kate@ communitynetworks.co.nz. If you have any queries regarding this process please call the team at Community Networks on 443 7799.
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Our People, Our Doctors is a way for you to get to know the doctors of Aspiring Medical Centre just that little bit better. Learn their favourite things about Wanaka, the best local scoop on things to do as well as their exclusive health tips. This week we give you the opportunity to learn more about Dr Pip Clearwater. Doctors Name: Pip Clearwater Specialised Area: Women’s health as well as the older generation. Medical Passion: Using the tools of modern medical science to help people live their best life. Whether this is by helping them through menopause or with periods, to managing long term conditions like blood pressure or memory trouble. Personal Passion: Dr Pip Clearwater Tramping, skiing, MBSc, MBChB, mountain biking – PGDipOMG, the usual Wanaka DCH, FRNZCGP pursuits! I’ve been learning Te Reo Maori for the last 2 years and I’m enjoying that journey. And of course spending time with my husband Dan and our daughter Zoe – we are out in the hills whenever possible! Did you always want to be a doctor? I flirted with the idea of medical research in neuroscience, but I’d rather be talking to people and hearing about their lives than in a lab. How long have you lived in Wanaka? We moved here in December 2014, having lived in Palmerston North for 4 years, and Timaru before that. What’s the best thing about living here? New World on Christmas Eve and the new airport expansion! (just kidding). The fast and easy access to amazing outdoor places of course. Favourite Wanaka activity or locals tip: You can’t beat a picnic dinner at the lakes edge at Eely Point. If you could invite four famous people to dinner, who would you invite? Hilary Clinton, Tina Fey, Anika Moa and I’d invite Julie Biuso to do the cooking for all of us. Once piece of health or general life advice: Figure out a way to move everyday – make it part of your life. Movement has so many benefits for our mental health, physical health and memory – far more effective than any drug!
Call: 443 0725 www.aspiringmedical.co.nz 23 Cardrona Valley Road, Wanaka
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Last week, on Wednesday the 12th of June, the Mount Aspiring College (MAC) Choir travelled to Dunedin to compete in the annual Big Sing choral competition and returned home with several accomplishments under their belt. The group performed three pieces from the chosen genres in the competition (New Zealand/Pacifica, classical, and modern) at an exceptionally high standard, much to the delight of the school community. The Big Sing began in 1988 as a shoot off of the Westpac Schools’ Chamber Music Contest and is now the biggest choral event in the country. The event is so big, in fact, that now around 10,000 students from over 250 schools compete every year. Despite performing at several events around the Upper Clutha area recently, the MAC Choir hasn’t gone to the Big Sing for a number of years. The core of the group got together in the last two years — with hopes of entering the competition — and a number of eager young singers also joined at the start of this school year. Choir director Joanne Waide was thrilled with the result from the choir, and could not be prouder of what they achieved, “the students shone in this environment, and we look forward to refining our sound and repertoire for future competitions and events,” she said. At the competition the MAC Choir was awarded with a Certificate of Commendation, an honour received by a small group of choirs on the day. Ollie Blyth (year 11), the group’s student conductor, was also awarded with the ‘most promising student conductor award’ at the prizegiving for his efforts conducting all three pieces. The choir would like to thank their pianist Abby Peterson and the Head of Music Mat Doyle for their support to the group.
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Hi everyone. Well my weather app says snow is coming on Thursday and Friday, so the school holidays could be looking good for a day trip or two up the mountain. Watch your speed on the roads to and from the ski fields. There will be some out-of-towners driving there too, so increase your following distances and lead by example on the road. Show them that we care about our roads and lives. Crime for the week: Alcohol is coming back as the way to get the attention of the Police. Disorder is something that we all thought was for the early 2000s. Drink driving is also back onto our radar. It is simple — if you want to drive home, don’t drink. If you do, you will enjoy having your driver’s licence disqualified for six (plus) months, paying a good-sized fine, or being denied access into some countries, and also having the Police look at the eligibility of your being a firearms licence holder. We are still having fraud matters coming through to us — please consider ALL purchases on Facebook as a risk. We have had two cases where people have tried to buy Mardi Gras tickets and they have been the subject of scams. Be careful when buying stuff that is not with a reputable company that has codes of practice and values to go by. We are still getting reports of Spark callers who say that your internet is at risk. This scam can see thousands taken from your account as you watch them do it. A couple of car crashes this week. Please look left and right as many times as you can before making that decision to go — it costs you when it goes wrong. There are a couple of skateboards here at the Police station, if you have lost one then come and see us, we could have it. That goes for bikes too. Keep warm and dry over the next week and please be careful around the roads. Know when to say enough while out drinking at the pub or at friends’. Don’t be shy in tapping your mate on the shoulder and talking to them about their alcohol intake — you could save their life.
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Through the Community Voice sessions in Wanaka, Queenstown, Arrowtown and Glenorchy, instigated by the Three Lakes Cultural Trust, it is clear that their residents feel strongly about the arts. Over 150 people have attended the sessions and over 800 have responded to the online survey. Much of the discussion thus far has focused on a few key needs: the need for more coordination within the arts community and communication with audiences; a desire for improved cultural infrastructure to accommodate larger-scale visiting visual and performing-arts shows; and the need for a cultural hub (or hubs) to support community arts practice and training in the district. Trust chair, Bill Moran, said the feedback received from the wider community was essential in forming a well-rounded strategy that reflected the needs of everyone. “Clearly, we have confirmed there is great level of interest, need, opportunity and depth of talent to provide a variety of cultural opportunity across the entire district. LUMA light festival, Wanaka’s Festival of Colour and the Michael Hill Violin Competition are recent excellent examples of the quality and vision of culture we have currently happening within our district,” he said.
“We were excited, throughout the Community Voice sessions, to experience the obvious passion the community has and that our district is not only looking at the current generation, but also future generations for cultural provision. We experienced clear and far-sighted views, in relation to the current issues and in terms of where the community wants to be. It’s about leaving our community better for those who come after us.” Though it is supported by the Queenstown Lakes District Council, the trust is independently funded by members of the community. Its vision is to enrich the quality of life in the region and to ensure culture plays a stronger role in supporting social and economic vitality and resilience within the district. Global cultural consultancy firm AEA Consulting was commissioned to lead and facilitate the meetings and research. AEA has worked with the likes of Shakespeare’s Globe, the New York Philharmonic and the Grand Egyptian Museum and will assist the trust to create a draft Cultural Masterplan based on its findings. AEA is now incorporating the community feedback into the recommendations that are being developed for the indicative Cultural Masterplan, due to be completed and made public in September 2019. Pictured: The Community Voice meetings for the Cultural Masterplan were well attended
Chris Riley, the owner of Eco Wanaka Adventures, was approached by the Mountain Film and Book Festival to take part in a panel on old fashioned storytelling, but he says his story “isn’t about mountains, it’s about ice”. Then again, it could be argued that icebergs are mountains — berg means mountain in German — but then he never went up them either. He went under them. Apart from a brief spell working in the Himalayas, he’s been going under water since he was a teen in Matakana on the North Island. “Everyone goes down up there, whereas down here in Wanaka, everyone goes up” he said with his usual effusive energy. “So for me as a kid it was all about scuba diving. My original dive buddy and friend, Andrew [Penniket], who worked for NHNZ [Natural History New Zealand] said they needed a dive assistant. So I ended up going to Antarctica four times, initially with Andrew, who [by then was an underwater cameraman and ] needed an assistant with lights and equipment — my wildest dream come true.” Twice they went to Scott Base, flying down from Christchurch, “and for two cases of Speight’s beer you can get an American to drill a hole 22 miles away from McMurdo Station, so that they can drink good beer, koha instead of American beer.” Then they would dive through, “under the floating Erebus Glacier Tongue, and dive sites like that.” The first doc was called Solid Water Liquid Rock.
“That was a very good one about Mt Erebus, from 300 metres below the sea ice to the summit and then to the molten lava crater. The second doc was with Mike Single — he’s quite a character — which was called Crystal Ocean and which was about icebergs. So that one took about five seasons. He [Single] won awards on that one.” But a film was being made on the side too. That was “Single on Ice, made by another local, Rachel Wilson. There’s a whole bunch of us ice divers living here [in Wanaka].” “Anyway, for The Crystal Ocean we went down in a 61foot ketch to the Antarctic Peninsula, with all our dive gear, from Cape Horn, and then we effectively dived around there. We filmed two stories there and both revolve around icebergs. Ancient ice. Fitting in a fine whisky, incidentally,” he said. Asked what it all felt like PHOTO: Supplied down there, he replied: “The ice is fantastic. It’s a bit like diving in places like Tonga or Niue, but surrounded by chandelier glass sparkles. Visibility is at least 600 metres under the ice. When we were down on the Peninsula visibility was about 15 metres. We had a few interesting encounters with leopard seals, which are large carnivores and can’t be trusted. Particularly nasty getting out of the water…” The next day Riley was off to go diving in Niue and, if this reads like a spoiler for the storytelling session, don’t be deceived. These few stories are only the, well, tip of the iceberg. The Mountain Film and Book Festival opens in Wanaka on June 28. Pictured: Eco raconteur Chris Riley
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The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has appointed two representatives of Ngai Tahu to its policy committee, following a motion passed in the May 15 council meeting. The four Otago Runanga —Te Runanga o Moeraki, Kati Huirapa ki Puketeraki, Te Runanga o Otakou and Hokonui Runanga — nominated Tahu Potiki and Edward Ellison to be their representatives on the committee. Chair of the policy committee Gretchen Robertson said the additions would further enhance ORC’s existing partnership with iwi and inform its decision-making. “The Katiakitanga [stewardship] function in Otago’s environment will be greatly enhanced by this move. ORC faces major policy-development challenges, and having an informed iwi perspective in the room with us as we face those challenges is going to be invaluable,” she said.
ORC chair Stephen Woodhead said the two appointees would bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. “With the appointments made by Runanga, we are privileged to have two very experienced people join our policy committee. Having their input early during policy development will be a significant advantage to the outcomes we seek on behalf of our regional community,” he said. “An added benefit is an opportunity to enhance our relationship with local Runanga in a meaningful way, and we will take a lot from their input to Council’s conversations around policy.” Both appointees have significant experience in environmental and policy matters, and are respected both locally and nationally for their contributions in governance, Maori affairs, and the environment. The appointment of non-elected Maori officials to the powerful policy committee drew criticism from Councillor Michael Laws who accused ORC of racism.
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From the Wanaka Stakeholders Group Incorporated We’d like to share a letter by one of our members responding to the recently published (but two-year old!) Arup Siting Study report from Queenstown Airport Corporation on their “DUAL AIRPORT” scheme. WANAKA AIRPORT – WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON?
The Wanaka community is being shamelessly railroaded by Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC). The 2017 Arup Siting Study report recently posted by QAC on their website is yet another document in what is rapidly becoming the entirely predictable smoke and mirrors exercise that QAC is pursuing. A clever approach of course, give QAC some credit: Get a well-known international consultant on board, give them a focussed and constrained brief with objectives that you are confident will deliver the outcome you require, have them use criteria that sound good, even if they are not always what their names imply and, lo and behold, you get a report that purports to have fairly considered the options and you trumpet the outcome in the news media. ‘The dual airport option is the best option’.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT WHAT THE REPORT SAYS It is what QAC want you to think it says. It’s not what it actually says. What the report really did say, back in April 2017, is….. IF you assume that Queenstown Airport cannot handle QAC’s projected growth because of effects on Queenstown’s community and its conservation areas, land use and infrastructure constraints and IF that projected growth is correct and IF you consider development of Wanaka Airport to have a positive impact on communities and IF you ignore the cost of developing infrastructure that’s not on airport land and IF you assume that the Crown Range is a suitable road for mass movement of traffic between Wanaka airport and Queenstown and IF you think that aircraft noise has a positive impact on communities and conservation areas and IF you assume maximised development for every alternative site considered (but NOT Queenstown) and IF you ignore other sites and options not listed.....then a dual airport solution using Queenstown and Wanaka airports was considered by Arup to be the more viable of the options they considered (NOT best) since the “impacts on Wanaka could be managed with early planning and engagement”. No economic analysis, no in depth environmental and social analysis (after all that can be “managed”), just a set of subjective criteria delivering the expected
conclusion because of the constraints the consultants were given. What was NOT in the brief: NO consideration of demand planning, NO consideration of load spreading to Invercargill or Dunedin, NO consideration of whether the noise boundaries should be pushed at Queenstown as the least undesirable option, NO consideration of negative community response in Wanaka, NO other dual airport solutions etc. A further example of the subjectivity of the report: It lists 3 strengths for the Queenstown/Wanaka dual airport solution. • Shared noise impacts on Queenstown and Wanaka communities. Why is this a strength? It may be an advantage to some properties in Queenstown, whose owners all bought and built knowing the airport was there; but it is a massive negative impact for Wanaka residents. • New facilities at Queenstown and Wanaka. Why is having facilities a strength? The facilities will only benefit QAC and generate profit for them. They are not community facilities - they are airport facilities. • Limit redundant spend on existing Queenstown airport. This does not apply if Queenstown is kept as the region’s principal airport, maybe supported by Invercargill or Dunedin. It does not consider
any other dual airport solutions, e.g. Te Anau, so that tourists can be spread across the region, easing the unsustainable growth of Queenstown. From a Wanaka perspective the report identifies NO strengths to the proposal of developing Wanaka Airport as a dual airport with Queenstown. The listed strengths ONLY BENEFIT QAC and some Queenstown residents. This entirely selfcentred approach is exemplified in the report’s key recommendation: “This option (Wanaka) provides an opportunity for alleviating the constraint of environmental factors on the existing airport (Queenstown).” By contrast, the weaknesses listed are real and serious: “Significant infrastructure investment required to duplicate facilities”, “Less attractive from a passenger perspective” and “Dual Airport less efficient”, plus Wanaka having to “share the noise impacts”. What that means is it’s all negative for the Wanaka community, for visitors, for airport users and for QLDC ratepayers. So, who wins and why this report? QAC win. Their dual airport strategy allows them to bring millions more people into the lakes region and that makes them a lot of money. The report is another public relations exercise, no more. It’s just another step in QAC’s railroading exercise to persuade people that what is being foisted on them is inevitable and justifiable. – Nick Page, Concerned QLDC Ratepayer
Wanaka Stakeholders Group Incorporated was started by community members last year. Its aim is to help protect the Wanaka environment and our community values in the face of growth and change. We challenge those looking to unreasonably profit at our community’s expense. If these sentiments strike a chord with you, and you’d like to play your part in protecting everything that makes Wanaka such a great place to live, please sign up with WSG. It’s really important that we continue to build a strong membership, now more than ever. If you’d like to read the QAC Arup report, or find out more about the plans for Wanaka Airport and join a group of like-minded residents in protecting what we value as Wanaka grows, log onto the WSG website, www.protectwanaka.nz or our Protect Wanaka Facebook page: www.facebook.com/wanakastakeholders and join today. Thank you.
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Question of the week: The Draft Masterplan has been released and Ardmore Street is to become a 10kmph zone: do you support this plan?
Evie Simonsohn: “No, I don’t. It’s going to cause more traffic jams through Wanaka especially during ski season and summer.”
Lucy Fenton: “I think that it’s really great. I think it will make the lakeside a more enjoyable place to be for both tourists and locals.”
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Celebrations for Matariki started in the early afternoon last Saturday with crowds gathering to watch the hangi going down, and to participate in Maori craft, song and dance workshops. The event was run by Kahu Youth. Manager Richard Elvey says “many people aren’t aware that the whole Matariki event is run by children. They did the set up, the
logistics, helped run workshops, and managed the cordons. They were just brilliant.” The evening didn’t have a breath of wind but was severely overcast and “frigidly cold” so Elvey said he’s extra grateful for the 2000 people who made their way to the lakefront for the festivities. “This event is by the community, for the community and we all just loved it.” Pictured: Spectacular fireworks finished the night off.
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– By Emma Conyngham, Neil Sonnekus, and Gillian White Volunteering Central is proud to celebrate and recognise the collective contribution of the 1.2-million volunteers who enrich Aotearoa New Zealand and, more locally, the thousands of volunteers who enhance the Upper Clutha community. This year’s theme, chosen by Volunteering New Zealand, is ‘Whiria te tangata – weaving the people together.’ “You only have to read the pages of this paper each week to see what an enormous contribution volunteers make to our communities and how they really do weave
us all together,” said Volunteering Central’s senior coordinator Gillian White. “Volunteering creates new connections with people you may never normally cross paths with e adiverse ving W HIR I A and T Eenables T A NaGhugely Aw TA ofgorganisations wrange eavin t h e p e o p l to e tachieve o g e t htheir e r aims and realise their vision.” “Volunteers have various motivations for sharing their time and skills with organisations they have chosen to support, but whatever the reason — and no matter how big or small the act — volunteers’ actions speak volumes about
what is important to them and ensures our communities are connected, strong and vibrant.” Organisations that rely on volunteers in the diverse and t hUpper e p eClutha o p l earet o geth e rvaried and work quietly and tirelessly to the benefit of the wider community. They include emergency services, environmental and conservation groups, fundraising initiatives, programmes supporting others or providing opportunities for our youth, or hosting sports or community events. The volunteers profiled in this National
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Volunteer Week feature have all found causes they are passionate about and they all help weave our community together. Join us in celebrating, thanking and recognising them and the countless other volunteers who collectively keep our community ticking along so beautifully. Volunteering Central is an initiative of Central Lakes Trust and promotes, supports and strengthens volunteering creating stronger, more connected communities. To find out more head to www.volunteeringcentral.org.nz
Rachel Allibone: Cat Rescue Wanaka Rachel Allibone has been busy weaving the community together as a volunteer since her arrival in Wanaka eight years ago. Rachel was President at Wanaka Play Group for three years, is an active parent help at Wanaka Primary School, volunteers each year at the Wanaka Trail Ride, supports the SPCA raffle and to top all that is a cochair and trustee for Cat Rescue Wanaka, which started operating independently (but with their full support) from Queenstown Cat Rescue in August this year. Cat Rescue Wanaka is entirely volunteerrun and dedicated to caring for stray and abandoned cats in the Upper Clutha, with a key focus on reducing the stray cat population. Cats that are socialised or are young enough to be socialised are uplifted, checked by a vet, de-sexed and microchipped, and are then fostered in
preparation for adoption to a permanent home. A team of dedicated volunteers fosters the cats and kittens, getting them ready for their forever homes. Rachel, in addition to being co-chair, is currently fostering four cats herself. Prior to moving to Wanaka, Rachel worked as a paediatric nurse in London and as an environmental scientist in Australia. So, what does she gain from volunteering? “It’s good for my mood. There is always a need for volunteers in our community and I’m someone who likes to fill a need. I get a great sense of satisfaction from helping out, the ‘helper’s high’ people get from volunteering is scientifically proven and it really does boost my mood. Knowing I’ve helped out and taken the pressure off someone else makes me feel good!” “I also make new connections in the
Volunteering a matter of life and death for Coastguard
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Wanaka has 20 Coastguard volunteers who are ready 24/7 to respond to calls for help. Sharyn Gingell-Kent, who has been volunteering for almost three years as operational crew, and Alistair Williams, who has been volunteering for around one and a half years, said there were fun events to be a part of, such as Challenge Wanaka or the Ruby Swim where Coastguard provided oversight and support out on the lake. But with the fun events comes the sombre reality that things can go terribly wrong on the water. Willum Richards who has been volunteering for around five years as senior crew, said that in the five years of his volunteering there had been a few “tragic events.” “It’s one of the things; everyone deals with it differently,” he said. “You have to rationalise it. It’s part of [life] in this part of the world; it’s beautiful but it comes with risks. Sometimes it doesn’t come with a good result.” Pictured: from left, volunteers Sharyn Gingell-Kent, Alistair Williams, and Willum Richards.
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community and get to meet some lovely people such as Lucy [Jewell] at the Wanaka Primary and [Wanaka] trail ride. She’s such a beautiful breath of fresh air and I wouldn’t have had the same connection with her without volunteering,” Rachel said. Although many organisations find it a challenge to get enough volunteers or funds, there are also lots of proud moments. “Seeing a cat go to a new home that works out perfectly is really satisfying. The gratitude from new owners and knowing we’ve actually made a difference is wonderful, she said. “If you’re thinking about volunteering — just do it! Start with one thing and go from there. You don’t have to commit to a big thing forever PHOTO: Volunteering Central — do what you can, but don’t do nothing!” In addition to volunteering, Rachel is years old) and loves to find time for a cuppa a busy mother of two boys (eight and five and a cryptic crossword puzzle.
Carol Orbel — Elmslie House Retirement hasn’t slowed Carol Orbel down, however; she is a keen bridge player, likes her gardening and has been involved as a volunteer in many organisations over the years. Since 1998, Carol has been a dedicated volunteer at Elmslie House, where she helps out most Mondays and where she hosts the boccia ball game (a type of bowls). Carol has also been an active volunteer with local women's group the Alpha Club and, until 2016, Friends of Elmslie.
When her children were young she was involved in the play centre and kindergarten, Scouts, PTA, wrestling and ski club. She was also heavily involved in organising local house tours and Christmas galas. Once a volunteer, always a volunteer. Why does Carol share her time so willingly? “I enjoy giving back to the community while I'm still able to. I was brought up PHOTO: Volunteering Central in a family who volunteered so it’s just been what one does. I’ve made a lot of and wholeheartedly encourage others good friendships through volunteering to give it a try!”
Rob Clarke — Wanaka Trail Ride Like many of Wanaka’s residents, Rob Clarke’s interests are generally outdoor-related: mountain biking, sailing, hiking, cruising on the SUP and getting out in a 4X4. However, his first love is motorbikes, specifically enduro, and for the last two years he has combined this love of bikes with volunteering at the Wanaka Trail Ride. The trail ride is a huge fundraiser for Wanaka Primary School and Montessori Children’s House Wanaka, and Rob is part of a dedicated team of volunteers who set the track and mark
out the course, as well as marshalling on the day of the ride. “I volunteer because in a small community I feel everyone needs to do their part. Helping with the trail ride gets me out on my bike and is a great way for me to help the local schools. I also have two little ones, Harvey and Isla, who are at Montessori and I’m also a board member so have an extra incentive there!” he said. “My proudest moments are normally on the day of the event when riders (normally with big
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smiles) compliment us on the great tracks and on how well the event is run. It’s great to be part of, said Rob. “If you are considering volunteering then seriously give it a try. Find something that interests you and, if you have expertise in the role, then even better!”
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come down. The pilot had to decide whether to land on water or land and opted for the latter. The fire brigade and ambulance service had to get there—quickly. The plane had “to do a belly landing on the runway,” Deputy Chief Fire Office Tony Wellman said. This entailed landing on its front wheel and floaters. The fire brigade was there before the plane touched terra firma and drove just behind it, in case it caught fire. “But it went perfect,” Wellman said. “It was just one pilot, but he did a
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They are there for us when we need them the most, medically, they do it voluntarily, and they even get attacked for helping, but St John is as much a part of our landscape as Mt Aspiring is. So Lake Wanaka Cruises decided to give them a free trip and barbeque brunch on Ruby Island,
perfect job. And he gave us plenty of time. Fortunately everybody was working in town, so we got to the airport in about three minutes. We always try to get to our destination under five minutes.” The siren went off in town, his pager bleeped, he left his electrical business (where two of his assistants are also members of the fire brigade) and he and the volunteers were on their way. “The ambulance service usually has one paid member for such an event, plus a volunteer,” Wellman added. Not so the Wanaka Fire Service, which is run entirely by about 30 volunteers. “We have a duty crew, so that they’re on one week in every four.” Fire and Emergency New Zealand has 2,800 permanent staff and about 14,000 volunteers, who clearly perform an essential service.
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taking them there on Dual Image, which was skippered by Tim Cuthbertson. The wind may have been a little cold, but Barbara Roxburgh, AEO St John Wanaka, South Island Region, wanted to give the volunteers who give so much of their time, energy and expertise, a warm thank you. Pictured: The St Johns Wanaka volunteers had a great brunch on Ruby Island.
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After a successful inaugural Wheels at Wanaka at Easter this year, Robert Duncan, Executive Director Wheels at Wanaka and owner of Warbirds and Wheels Museum, with Allan Dippie, general manager of Wheels at Wanaka presented a cheque for $20,000 to a very grateful Lynn Stuart from Coastguard Wanaka. “It’s a $20,000 cheque,” said Dippie. “It’s $10,000 from the auction of a boat that was donated, then we matched that with another $10,000 which should be a great boost to their building fund”. Stuart confirmed the donation will be used for their new rescue centre on the lakefront allowing easy launch of their rescue craft which is currently housed
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at the showgrounds and can take an hour to launch in an emergency. The new facility is “still going through council process — it will be a while,” said Stuart. “We have approached local trusts and they are going to support us but we can’t do any more until we get consents. This donation from Wheels at Wanaka — coastguard is very appreciative of it.” Dippie added, “Wheels at Wanaka is a charitable trust and we chose Coastguard because there have been many rescues of boats and helicopters. So many local people use the lake so it was an obvious choice.” Dippie added that Wheels at Wanaka will be back “bigger and better” in 2021. Pictured: From left, Robert Duncan, Allan Dippie and Lynn Stuart. (On the boat, Coastguard volunteers Alistair Williams, Sharyn Gingell-Kent, and Willum Richards.)
Evan Alty was the volunteer Chair of the local Forest and Bird Chapter. Alty stepped down as chair last night (June 19) after three years’ service, to hand the reins to Ben Goddard. These are Alty’s parting words: “Ordinarily, a chairman’s report would be polite, brief and free of controversy. These however are not ordinary times and therefore call for an extra-ordinary response. “Against this back-drop it is my view that most of what we, the community do, is futile, if its purpose is not to slow down and then stop the activities that are leading to an overheated planet that is becoming uninhabitable. Like a swarm of locusts we have consumed the consumable, defaced the defaceable, burned the burnable and thus changed the face of the earth, for our warmth, for our convenience and our comfort and to meet our insatiable desire to demonstrate that we are the lords of the earth and we did it
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all in a few short years. Since 1988The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has produced five reports each painting a grimmer picture of what it refers to as the “defining issue of our age” We are told that we are at risk of self-destruction but we have waited until we can see it for ourselves on a hand-held thermometer. With our destiny staring us in the face it is beginning to dawn on us that this is High Noon; there is no more time for procrastination. I invite you to take a moment to reflect on what it would be like if some day in the lives of people now living, it was confidently confirmed that the planet had passed the tipping point, and we are on the inevitable path to destruction. And all this has taken place while we — the caretakers, the guardians, the stewards, the gamekeepers have been in charge…” The rest of Alty’s address is available on thewanakasun.co.nz
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Food for Love is a group of locals who volunteer to cook and bake for other locals who are unwell, going through a hard time, or have children that are unwell, and for the elderly. The group is desperately seeking space for its dried and frozen ingredients. The members are looking for a pantry, and space for a freezer where they can also meet each week to plan their baking and distribution. Ingredients for Food for Love are sourced from a variety of local people and organisations; recently they received a donation of $547.50 from the team who organised Cavalcade to
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Over 1.2 million Kiwis volunteer time and skills to their community with the volunteer spirit thriving in Wanaka — good reason for Community Networks Wanaka to celebrate National Volunteer Week from June 18-22. Drop into CNW on Brownston Street and you’ll be sure of a warm welcome from John, Kim, Marion, Meetu, Arda or Julie, all of whom volunteer on the reception desk. “This year’s theme ‘weaving the people together’ is particularly meaningful as we rely enormously on the dedication and generosity of our precious volunteers to help provide our services to the community,” said Kate Murray, CNW Manager. Marion Furneaux Marion Furneaux, who worked in the first pharmacy in Wanaka in 1973 and volunteered with St John Ambulance for over 30 years, has been a CNW volunteer for the last few years of her retirement: “The days are so varied. My job is not to answer all of the client’s questions but to try to suggest an option that they might try. I listen and try to help with a way forward. I like to help people,” she said. As Marion chats behind reception hardly a minute goes by without the phone ringing or someone popping through the door. This is a buzzy community hub: help is needed to fill in an Inland Revenue form; a mum asks for a top-up from the Food Bank (whilst her energetic toddler races around the reception); there are booking requests for Wheels to Dunstan transport and I.T support provided for someone without internet at home. Overseas workers, tourists and many local families come through the door for support or information. “People can put on a good face on the outside, problems are usually hidden. They fall on hard
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times for different reasons, we are here to help,” said Marion. Meetu Saklani When she started volunteering five years ago Meetu Saklani was surprised that people in Wanaka would need basics such as clothes or food. “It takes a lot for someone to come through the door and ask for help, it’s not easy,” she said. “But local people and businesses donate clothes and food, so we can give some practical help and signpost people elsewhere for other services. My advice to anyone struggling would be don’t be shy to ask for help at Community Networks. You might know the person behind the desk, but all volunteers are bound by confidentiality and are there to help not to judge.” Meetu’s phone pings constantly with messages when we meet. She is looking forward to celebrating the tenth anniversary of The Spice Room restaurant with her husband/ business partner, in July. Juggling the management of two restaurants, staff, supplies and customers, plus her two young children is no mean feat, and yet Meetu still carves out time to volunteer. “I get great personal satisfaction and learn something from every shift at CNW. My grandmother always told me that giving is the most important thing. I love the concept of karma, if you do something nice to a stranger today, it will come back to you eventually!” WANTED: Food Bank volunteer to arrange stock, seek contributions from local shops and help organise the Christmas appeal. Meals on wheels roster volunteer to coordinate driver shifts and deliveries. Male adult role models for the Family Works Buddy Programme to spend time with young men sharing everyday activities together. Winter garage to shelter the Wheels to Dunstan car. Please call CNW for more information: 03 443 7799.
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Changes coming to the stewardship of Crown land Neil Sonnekus
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Over 3,200 submissions were made to Land Information New Zealand on the “Enduring stewardship of Crown pastoral land”. Those submissions were made from 32 groups as diverse as Federated Farmers High Country, Greenpeace NZ, Ballance Agri-Nutrients and Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. The total number includes 477 individual submissions, some of them from scientists. The discussion document invited feedback on seven proposals. Overall there was general support for the case for change and for the specific proposals. However, a significant number of submitters directly affected by the changes disagree that the proposals, as presented, are an effective way to achieve improved outcomes for Crown pastoral land. Proposal One suggested a new set of outcomes for Crown pastoral land. The second proposal required that the Commissioner of Crown Lands develop a regular statement of performance expectations, approved by the Minister for Land Information. The next proposal wanted the Commissioner to publicly release guidance and standards to help officials and leaseholders to understand and comply with legislative requirements. The fifth proposal required the Commissioner to obtain expert advice and consult as necessary on consent applications. Proposal Six looked at updating the fees and charges framework. And seven, the Commissioner should regularly report against a monitoring framework. Overarching themes include the importance of Crown pastoral land to leaseholders, iwi and the public; the importance of the Crown and
leaseholders working together to achieve shared objectives; the ideal role of the Commissioner of Crown Lands; impact of proposals on the pastoral lease contract and property rights; and the role of the public in the management of the estate. This all came about when, on February 14, the government announced it would be ending tenure review. This is the process by which Crown pastoral land can be sold to a leaseholder and areas with high ecological or other values can be transferred to the conservation estate. Ending tenure review means the Crown will likely remain the long-term owner of 1.2 million hectares of Crown pastoral land. As such the government wants to ensure that the Crown’s administration of this land is guided by clear outcomes, and is transparent and accountable. The government also wants to build enduring relationships with leaseholders, who manage the land and whose livelihoods are tightly linked to its wellbeing. To that end, the government three days later (February 17) released a discussion document ‘Enduring stewardship of Crown pastoral land’, consulting on proposals to improve the management of Crown pastoral land. The discussion document proposed a number of changes to support more effective management of Crown pastoral land over the long term. These proposals cover potential changes to the legislation governing Crown pastoral land, the Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998 (CPLA) and possibly consequential amendments to the Land Act 1948. Consultation closed on April 12. Analysis and recommendations will be provided through policy advice to the Minister for Land Information, Eugenie Sage, who will report back on the results of the consultation process and provide any subsequent policy recommendations to Cabinet.
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Wanaka residents be aware. Be very aware.
The Draft Wanaka Masterplan has been released. A document driven by faceless out of town consultants (Stantec, a Canadian domiciled company) who have acted as the Pide Piper for a strange selection of people called the “The Reference Group”, our elected representatives (councillors and community board members) and QLDC bureaucrats, to produce a fantasy-filled classic. The draft has a number of factual errors and talks about “we this” and “we that” but just who does this refer to? Who is the actual face behind this process?? Does the Reference Group and the Community Board endorse the plan?? The proposal for our town centre is absurd. An ideological theory driven by some feel good attitude of “let’s make this a good place for tourists and visitors” without any consideration whatsoever given to the residents and ratepayers of our town that use it on a daily basis. Or any consideration for the business owners, retailers, property owners and others who make their living in the town. These very people are ratepayers, employers and major contributors to the community, yet planning theorists have produced a proposal which will undermine their financial viability and community well being. All this without consultation with affected parties!! Until now that is, then we are told we have until 28 June!!! Really, hardly enough time to absorb such a dramatic change document with its massive ramifications for our town and lifestyle. There is no question from the community, work is required for traffic congestion, parking and egress but this should be designed for the residents and ratepayers, NOT TOURISTS and in a sympathetic way to preserve the Wanaka environment of easy town and lakefront access for both vehicles and pedestrians. Do we really want an urbanised beach front presentation on our town waterfront, like some Los Angeles beach settlement where the only businesses are bars, cafe/bars, restaurants and tourist trinket shops?? I don’t believe the majority of our community want this. I urge all Wanaka residents and ratepayers to make their views known. Should this plan be adopted by the Council then our future will be in the hands of bureaucrats, not our elected representatives. Don’t be the silent majority, ACT NOW. Go to the QLDC website: “let’s talk Wanaka
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Master Plan” and make comments especially under the heading “What do you think we got wrong or is missing.” And telephone, email or speak to community board members or councillors to endorse your view. David Smallbone
Queenstown Lakes District Council responds Thanks for taking the time to write in and share your views. Unfortunately many of the views expressed in this letter are inaccurate and unfair, both on the process and all of the people involved in it – including a large portion of the Wanaka community who have taken up the opportunity to be involved to date. This draft document is an aspirational plan – concepts for how the town centre could evolve over a long period of time – even beyond some of our lifetimes. At this point of the process, there are no physical projects being proposed – just ideas for discussion so that Council can take the next steps of developing detailed proposals, formally consulting directly affected parties and obtaining funding. To say there has been no consultation to date is wrong. The draft Masterplan has been the subject of community engagement since March 2018 when Council proposed setting aside budget to start work on the plan. The majority of submissions received on this were supportive of the concept. Since then a significant effort has been made to continue the conversation on this project. An early insights campaign ran in September 2018, followed by an options engagement/town centre activation trial in March this year. So in fact, this current period of community engagement is the fourth time we have invited the Wanaka community to take part in this process. The writer does make one really important point though – please do get involved and make your voices known. However rather than reacting without all the facts, we simply invite people to get informed. Check out the draft plan, come along to a drop in session or pop up stall, ask questions, chat with neighbours or elected members, read the document that has been delivered with free newspapers and most importantly, make up your own mind. Then head to letstalk.qldc.govt.nz/Wanaka-masterplan and tell us what you like, what’s missing and if there’s anything you particularly dislike, please do share that too.
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Wanaka Premiers succumb to Dunedin Technical in Saturday’s battle Wanaka hosted Dunedin Technical in round two of the ODT Southern Championship last Saturday at Wanaka Recreation Centre. This is a new competition with a seven team league giving Wanaka another 12 games of competitive football. Wanaka kicked off and were immediately put under pressure from a fired up Dunedin Tech who won possession and were quick to counter attack. They attacked down Wanaka's left flank and a shot was well saved by Schafer, but the rebound fell fortuitously into the path of the Dunedin captain, Tim McLennan, who scored from eight yards out past a group of stranded Wanaka players. The worst possible start for Wanaka and perfect for Tech. 1-0 after one minute. Just four minutes later, Tech found the net again when a goal kick from them alluded a congested middle of the park and found its way to an onrunning Tech striker who made no mistake with a well-placed shot from the edge of Wanaka's 18 yard box to beat Schafer and put Tech 2-0 up after just five minutes played. Harry Grimsdale and Alex Plimmer had shooting opportunities which narrowly missed the target as Wanaka looked to get back in the match. Wanaka were guilty of not keeping possession for long enough and, after dominating the last 15 minutes and the halftime whistle beckoned, a stray
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Wanaka pass had Tech counter attack and eventually score at Wanaka's far post to make it 3-0. Finally, Wanaka get the goal they deserve in the 80th minute when Danillo showed composure to keep possession under pressure and slipped a pass to Pleskun. He moved the ball quickly to get a yard of space and fired home from 18 yards out to give Wanaka a lifeline. They briefly felt they have a chance to get something from the game. Tech responded just three minutes later with a fourth goal to kill the game off. They again scored in the 90th minute as Wanaka are again guilty of giving away possession in their own defensive third. Final score, 5-1 to Tech, for Wanaka’s Pleskun, Santana and Cavanagh are the best on the day for a team searching for confidence and continuity. On the plus side, Wanaka continue to blood youth players at the highest level possible. On the day they fielded seven players between the ages of 15 to 18. Returning experienced players in the coming weeks will bolster the squad, but for now turn their attention to next week’s away game against Northern in Dunedin. Pictured: WAFC Premiers players Fletcher Cavanagh, John Skilton (back view) and Levi Fletcher battled against Dunedin Technical last Saturday. – By WAFC
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The Upper Clutha Black, Kwik Sticks Years 7 and 8, took on the Maniototo Stingers in their sixth match of the season. Despite having much of the possession, the Blacks struggled to penetrate the Stingers’ defence. Perseverance paid off and two great strikes from Max Porter and Oscar Crowe saw the Blacks enter the second half 2-0 up. A well-worked penalty corner move enabled Abbey Ragg to get another goal, but the Stingers relentless attacking and dogged determination saw them score in the dying minute of the game. The 3-1 win sees Black maintain its fourth position in the league table. Upper Clutha Gold had an easier time of it winning 7-0 against Cromwell Blue. The Senior B team, Years 9 and 10, had a convincing 8-1 win against Cromwell Blue. With most of their players back from injury and illness, the team held their positions well and made use of swift and accurate passes to move the ball around. Austrian hostel student Franzi got the team off to a positive start with an early first goal, while James Doherty, Penelope and Thomas Benson
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kept up the attacking pace to slot home some more goals. Persistent defence by Zoe Eckoff limited Cromwell’s ability to get into the circle and score. The women’s team played their best hockey of the season when they took on top-of-the-league team, Queenstown. Queenstown took an early lead after a successful penalty, despite fullback Lisa Templeton’s supreme effort to try to save the ball on the line. Shortly afterwards, Upper Clutha equalised from a penalty corner when captain Becs Holland nailed the ball into Queenstown's goal. Queenstown piled on the pressure in the second half and managed to score another goal; however, their pressure led to being issued with a green card for stick hacking and they were lucky it was just the one. Despite dominating in the last quarter and putting on a fine display of hockey, Upper Clutha could not get past the strong Queenstown defence and lost 1-2. Pictured: Upper Clutha Black, Kwik Sticks Years 7 and 8. – By Grainne Power
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New netball uniforms for Wanaka Primary Universal Developments has generously sponsored Wanaka Primary’s 12 netball teams with new netball tunics this season. Director Lane Hocking said, “There is a great group of parents, teachers and community behind Wanaka netball. Xiao and I are really happy to be part of that.” Pictured: junior teams from Wanaka Primary in their new tunics.
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Red Bull Defiance race returns to Wanaka in 2020 Neil Sonnekus
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New Zealand’s most challenging twoday adventure race will return here next year with a new event — a solo racing category — and new dates. The event will be held on March 28 and 29. Chief executive officer Warren Bates of 100% Pure Racing, the company behind the event, said national and international multi-sporters had wholeheartedly embraced the event. “Wanaka is the perfect adventure playground for Red Bull Defiance, and we are super excited to be once again hosting this high-profile event in one of the most beautiful areas of New Zealand. The support locally always astounds us, from local stakeholders and landowners to adventure racers in general. And the region itself is so inspiring to race through,” Bates said. Traditionally held in January, Red Bull Defiance has been moved to the end of March, which Bates said created greater flexibility for competitors and everyone involved. “Late March is a brilliant time of the year for adventure racing with reasonably settled weather and slightly cooler conditions. Red Bull Defiance will effectively be the last big hit-out of the season for competitors and an excellent way to wrap up a big summer of training and competing,” Bates said.
“It also allows for greater recovery time for multi-sporters competing at Coast to Coast who want to race both events. It lays down the challenge to see who is tough enough to take on New Zealand’s two largest adventure racing weekends and is an easier time of year for volunteers who want to be part of this massive community sporting event.” New to the event for 2020 is the introduction of a solo X1 race category, which should appeal to those wanting to race as individuals. “This is a first for Red Bull Defiance and not usually an option in adventure races worldwide,” Bates said. “The new X1 solo category will attract some of the more elite and professional athletes keen to win the trophy for fastest female or male and I expect it to be very popular.” Lake Wanaka Tourism general manager James Helmore said it’s an important event on the calendar, showcasing the appeal of the region for multi-sport and active outdoor adventures. “The team behind Red Bull Defiance have put a lot of time and thought into making some exciting changes to the two-day adventure race, which I’m sure will be positive for the ongoing longevity of the event and we are looking forward to Wanaka hosting it in 2020.” Pictured: Race with a view.
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Carparking at Kai Whakapai
My family and I bought Kai Whakapai in 2010 for a scary number because of its golden position in the centre of the CBD. Importantly the location is also the centre of short stay, mostly lakefront, parking. Exactly where the very first cars of the day preferentially choose to park. Consequently take away food and and coffee is a huge part of our trade. During the pedestrianisation trial, that part of our trade suffered about a 30 percent hit as some of our best local customers, understandably, began to take lunch or coffee on the go elsewhere. It wasn't all bad, of course but overall our trading figures dropped about 10 percent. The new Masterplan proposal is significantly more onerous than the trial in terms of short term parking proximity, the nearest new parks being about half a kilometer away. The number of "take away" type parking for the whole lakefront strip would reduce from about 170 to almost zero. In our case it equates to a massive financial hit, the loss of about three jobs and also massive loss of business resale value. It changes the functional hub of the town to a new location: wherever it is easiest to park. The proposed parking plan ensures that the main profile of folks enjoying the CBD are those with the luxury of time. Great for events, tourists and locals at weekends, but forget it if you want anything in a hurry. So much for the promised CBD financial health check as Three Parks develops, the plan simply punches the CBD's ability to trade from another angle. The functionality and practicality of the town will be lost, we will no longer have that hard won takeaway local trade that offsets quiet season losses. Kai will become less local — its very best characteristic. Kai is famous for being busy so it may be a surprise for some readers to hear that despite that privilege we go financially backwards in quiet season. Imagine the effect on businesses with less of a profile? Lack of nearby short-stay parking could well be the final straw for those. Everyday trade, the type that relies on proximity of short-stay parking, is our collective lifeblood. Of course we absolutely understand that not all change is bad and new opportunities will inevitably occur. Indeed we share most of the aspirational goals of the masterplan. Retaining the character of Wanaka is a key goal. The proposed parking plan ensures "Queenstownification" for the reasons described above. Ask yourself, in the last few trips over the hill, when did I go to Queenstown's CBD? when do I go to Frankton? What’s the ratio? Ours is about 1:5. So our business case, and your ability to enjoy the CBD frequently, relies hugely on having a decent chunk of short-term parking very close pay. For all the consultation and community engagement in the world I can assure you the number of times we have been consulted before publication of the plan is zero. Imagine our frustration after so many of us fed back short-term parking concerns regarding the trial, to find that the masterplan proposal has an even more onerous parking plan. Double that frustration when we found out that the QLDC reserved several more spaces for themselves so that they were immune to the consequences of their own actions. [Blood boiling moment, calm down Roger. Grrrrrrr.] Short stay parking is essential, and for super-short stay such as the time required to get a takeaway, it needs to be free. Enough of the whinging. Now for some solutions and compromises. We personally love green spaces and a town connected to the lake and also quite like the type of mixed use zones proposed. How about using Helwick Street as the centreline of the CBD, extend that centreline as open space to the lakefront and have about 80m either side of it as amazing open green space, great for events, and the number one attraction on Lake Wanaka Tourism’s map. Then, the big compromise, on the lakefront from approximately water bar to opposite the skate park have a fairly dense short-stay carpark, partly landscape screened, no campervans, accommodating about 200 cars. It could even avoid impacting the millennium tiles. The lakefront opposite to the whole of the rest of Pembroke Park could be green as well. The rest of the long-stay parking could be similar to the ideas proposed. This vision describes a "win-win," mixed use, largely pedestrian, and a survivable business case for the CBD business. Exactly what would make it feel beautiful, excellent even and different from Queenstown. The defining difference between the towns would be that Wanaka functions better.
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If it’s not broken, don’t fix it
I have studied the Draft Wanaka Town Centre Masterplan with dismay. For some reason QLDC Councillors and their staff seem to feel that to be seen as doing their job well, changes need to be made and big money needs to be spent. The main reason that most residents live in Wanaka is that they like Wanaka the way it is. The proposed partial destruction of one of the most attractive golf courses in the country is the final straw, and this plan moves Wanaka one more step towards being a clone of Queenstown! The QLDC Councillors need to review their focus and concentrate on serving the residents and ratepayers who ELECT them, PAY them, and JUDGE them, instead of pandering to tourists, visitors and the few local businesses which make their living from them!
John Rogers
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NOTICES Wanaka Salvation Army Family Store. Opening Hours – Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm, Saturday 9.30am – 4pm. We look forward to seeing you here! Donations kindly received. Please drop them into the Salvation Army Family store or ph 443 5068 to book a pick up. Cut rags (100% cotton) and drop cloths, only $7 for a big bag. Now in the yard container at Wastebusters. Open 9-5 seven days. Rags, rags, rags ... little ones, big ones, cotton ones and drop cloths, available from the Wanaka Salvation Army Family Store 443 5068. Business Networking International. The Wanaka chapter of BNI meets weekly at 7am Tuesday morning. Great networking opportunity to grow your business. Contact Randal Dobbs for information 021 973 043
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SPORTS RESULTS Please send sports results to sports@thewanakasun.co.nz by Tuesday at noon. Results should be unformatted and presented in the body of the email. Wanaka Stadium Bowls (Monday Evening Edgewater Trophy) 1st A Coupe, C Scurr, D Minson. 2nd B Steel, V Ransom, Y Gale. 3rd S Nyhof, N Turner, Kathryn Mitchell. (Tuesday Morning 2x4x2) 1st K Allison, R Hay. 2nd B Holmes,. N Brown. 3rd K Light, K Davey. (Tuesday Afternoon 2x4x2) 1st George Cameron, P Shore. 2nd T Tovey, Y Gale. 3rd I Fletcher, R Robertson. (Tuesday Evening Trades) 1st Mt Aspiring College. 2nd The Nobowlmen. 3rd B.N.B. (Wednesday Town v Village Triples) 1st N Turner, D McLeay, J Rich. 2nd S Watt, E Templeton, N Mayen. 3rd D Studholme, B Kane, L Leary. (Wednesday Evening Trades) 1st Energizers. 2nd Solid Hits. 3rd Green Toads. (Thursday Afternoon Triples) 1st D Hope, Gilda Cameron, Maida Baxter. 2nd V Ransom, M Wilson, R Chartres. 3rd L Hardy, M Hardy, R Woolley. (Thursday Evening Trades) 1st G Dowdall, M Wight, A Haig. 2nd Locals. 3rd Stonewood. (Friday Progressive Skips) 1st T Tovey. 2nd B Russell. 3rd K Allison. (Thirds) 1st M Baxter. 2nd B Kane. 3rd J Feehly. (Leads) 1st J Rich. 2nd E Skinner. 3rd T Hyder. (Saturday Studholme Trophy) Beacon Point 14, Hawea Town 14, Hawea Country 14, Mt Albert 13, Pembroke Heights 12, Meadowstone 9, Rippon West Meadows 2, Village 1. Tarras Golf (June 1) Clark Trophy Round 3 Stableford D Allen 38, S Johnston 38, K Galloway 37, D Wilson 30, H Reinecke 30. Nett Eagles D Allen 2, K Galloway 2, S Johnston 1, G Rive 1. Birdies K Galloway G Rive Twos S Johnston. (June 8) D Wilson 104-37-67, G Lucas 124-42-82. D Wilson Nett Eagle No 8. (15 June 2019 Stableford) B Trevathan 43, M Hyndman 40, D Wilson 40, W Bosley 38, D Allen 37, D Agnew 37, K Galloway 35, B Rowley 32. Nett Eagles M Hyndman 2, W Bosley 1, D Agnew 2, G Rive 1, D Wilson 1, K Galloway 1, G Lucas 1, H Reinecke 1, B Trevathan 1.Birdies W Bosley, D Agnew, D Wilson, K Galloway, H Reinecke. Twos D Wilson.
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Netball Upper Clutha Hawea Social 18 v Mac Yr 10a 24. Silverthreads 31 v Mac Diamonds 13. Stihl Shop 20 v MacB 29. Mountainside 27 v Mac SSS1 15. Pioneer 3 14 v Cromwell Town Country C 28. Mac Rubys 17 v Fyfe Law 25. Mac Yr9a 41 v Hawea Spirit 7. Nulook Hawea 27 v Mac 9/10b 19. Cromwell Town Country A 58 v Proactive 24 Mac A 28. Mac c 40 v Lake Bar 20. Pioneer 1 70 v Hawea Property Maintenance 23. Wanaka Selection 51 v Pioneer 2 44. Wanaka Bridge Club (Monday, AJ McKenzie Pairs 2 North/South) 1st Dorothy McDonald, Marion Furneaux 59.38%. 2nd Josey McKenzie, Pam Miller 58.33%. 3rd Ken Saxby, Maggie Stratford 57.55%. (East/West) 1st Michael Metzger, Andy Goodall 69.32%. 2nd George Foreman, Alan Chisholm 58.75%. 3rd Helen Henshall, Marc Simmonds 50.85%. (Wednesday, Pisa Pairs 1 North/South) 1st Bridget McCaughan, Sonya Adams 66.48%. 2nd Maureen Hawke, Noelene Raffills 55.14%. 3rd Jill Millar, Kay Ross 54.51%. (East/ West) 1st Noeline Munro, Jen Milburn 58.77%. 2nd Nan Ottrey, Lyn Hill 55.37%. 3rd Bruce Cathie, Kate Summers 52.18%. (Friday, Handicap North/South) 1st Ena Leckie, Sherril Harries 59.95%. 2nd Daphne Stewart, Claire Romeril 55.77%. 3rd Sheryl Strudwick, Jill Paxman 50.18%. (East/West) 1st Eddie Lowe, Judy Briggs 61.30%. 2nd Jenny Pryde, Nan Ottrey 56.92%., 3rd Heather Wellman, Ruth Coghill 55.95%. Gymnastics; Dunedin Junior Comp James Watson 3rd overall, level 2. Ruben Harley 3rd vault, Marshall Watson 1st overall Boys Level 1. Boys team of Charlie Nisbet, Marshall Watson and Eddie Casey 2nd overall, Level 1 teams comp. Regional team; Sylvia Trotter, Mathilde Watterson, Tia Condren and Tayla Cooper 3rd overall Regional Competitive Silver category; Sylvia Trotter 2nd beam. Vienna Harley 2nd on Vault Step 2; Louise Bennett qualifying score 50 points. Step 3 team; Lucy Wellington, Amelia Knight, Molly Brown, Fleur Jansen and Lily Bennett, competed in Step 3.
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We are currently inviting applications for three key support staff permanent roles:
BUSINESS MANAGER The Business Manager, as a member of the senior leadership team, will be integral in effecting positive change, will have accountability over all financial aspects of the school and provide human resource expertise to the Principal. The successful applicant will be a proven team leader with an interest in the education of young people.
PRINCIPAL’S ASSISTANT This is a new position that is primarily about supporting the Principal in his role and Board secretarial duties, with a number of other duties to support the administration team of the school. The applicant will be a team player, trustworthy, super organised and would ideally have experience in a secretarial role. This is a term time only position.
CARETAKER We are looking for a special person who takes pride in their work and can maintain a friendly face and be flexible to work as part of a team. The Caretaker is required to live on site and is responsible for security of the school, the running of the boiler, property and vehicle maintenance.
Applications close for all positions at 4.00pm on For an application form and job description ring the school office on 443 0499, email learn@mtaspiring.school.nz or download at http://www.mtaspiring.school.nz/mac-vacancies.html
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HOSTEL MANAGER The Hostel Manager is responsible for the day to day management of the college hostel, which caters for thirty Year 13 students in a semiindependent living environment. The successful applicant will be a team player, a positive role model, clear communicator and problem solver, who is interested in the education of young people and has a desire to support the special character of the school. This is a fulltime permanent role and the Manager will be required to live on site.
Applications close at 4.00pm on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. For an application form and job description ring the school office on 443 0499, email learn@mtaspiring.school.nz or download at www.mtaspiring.school.nz/mac-vacancies.html
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Meeting Schedule - July 2019 Public Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 46 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 that meetings of the Council will be held as below, during the month of July 2019. Wānaka Community Board – Lake Hāwea Community Centre, Myra Street, Hāwea. Thursday 4 July 2019 at 10.00am. Traffic & Parking Subcommittee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Monday 8 July 2019 at 10.00am. Community & Services Committee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 11 July 2019 at 10.00am. Appeals Subcommittee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 11 July 2019 at 1.00pm. This meeting will be held with the public excluded, pursuant to Section 7(2)(g) and Section 7(2)(i) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. Queenstown Lakes District Council – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 25 July 2019 at 1.00pm. Meeting dates, times and venues are subject to change. All of the above meetings are open to the public. Some meetings may have items of business that will be discussed with the public excluded, as set out by the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.
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MAC one loss, one win The Mount Aspiring College (MAC) 1st XI boys football team are one-and-one after two qualifying games in the Otago/Southland regional qualifying competition for the NZ Secondary Schools Lotto National Tournament. The competition involves four teams: MAC, Queenstown’s Wakatipu High School, Dunedin’s Kings High School and Timaru’s Timaru Boys High School. The top team in the competition with automatically qualify and the next best team can apply for a wildcard entry. MAC’s lost their first game was against Kings High School who were the region's top team last year and placed 14th in the country at last year’s national tournament. On Monday June 17, the MAC boys took on Timaru Boys in Timaru. The Timaru Boys dominated possession in the first half, but MAC held them out. The MAC back five unit of right-back Jack Lanigan, center-backs Oscar Humphreys and Levi Fletcher, left-back Ben McNabb and goalkeeper and captain for the day Lukas Schafer shut down the attacks and kept Timaru out, going into the halftime break 0-0. The second half saw MAC start to take control of the match and put in combination plays; vice-captain of the day, Weston Bell, led the way in midfield and linked well with his follow midfielders Ether Arratia and Xion Lippe, who was later replaced by Red Simpson who had a fine game on debut along with Franta Novak, who replaced Oscar Humphreys at center back and his striker Harry Grimsdale and wing
forwards Toa Roode and Jacob Lang. That good work was rewarded when MAC turned the ball over from a Timaru attack and played out from the back with the ball making good forward movement from the defence to the midfield. There was great combination play between Ethan Arratia, Red Simpson, and Harry Grimsdale who saw the ball played back to Weston Bell who slotted the ball into the back of the net just inside the box to give MAC a 1-0 lead. Timaru counter attacked, but MAC picked up their defensive game, which kept them out. With just a few minutes to go, a nice ball was put in front of striker Harry Grimsdale who raced for the ball in a one-on-one battle with a Timaru defender and beat his opponent on the line to slip a ball into the box about two yards out allowing right wing Toa Roode to tap it in, which gave MAC a 2-0 lead and the game. Striker Tyler Danielson come off the field with a pulled hamstring in the first half and will likely miss the final two qualifying games. Midfield fielders Michael Gealogo and regular captain Fletcher Cavanagh should be good for the next game after missing the Timaru game due to injury and illness. The MAC boys 1st XI will face Otago Boys this Monday at the Wanaka Recreation Centre (WRC), with kick off at 12:30pm in the first of two home games. MAC will face their Central Otago rivals, Wakatipu High School, the following Monday (July 1) at WRC with kick off at 2pm. – By MAC Football
MAC 1st XV happy with points on the board against topped-ranked Otago Boys
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Wanaka features strongly in national Alpine Ski Team Neil Sonnekus
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Piera Hudson of the Wanaka Ski and Snowsports Club (WSSC) has moved up the rankings to join Alice Robinson of Queenstown in the A team of the New Zealand Alpine Ski Team. This comes after some career-best results, which include becoming the first New Zealand ski racer to score World Cup points in slalom in 15 years, at Killington in the USA last year. She then went on to achieve three first places at the Far East Cup series in Taiwoo, China, and first and third places at the Far East Cup series in Wanlong, China. The B team consists of two of Hudson’s club mates, Adam Barwood and Willis Feasey, while strong results
for Colbey Derwin, also from WSSC, on the US university circuit, saw him make a big jump from the NZ Development Squad to the C team. Derwin improved his ranking from 1256 in giant slalom and 723 slalom in 2018 to 419 and 609 respectively. Highlights from his recent season include a 27.05 FIS point results at Burke Mountain and a 28.13 result at Dartmouth Skiway. The other member of the C team is Elize Grigg of the Mt Hutt Ski Club, which has two members in the Development Squad too. They are Georgie Bushell and Amelia Gillard. The other team member is Alex Hull of the Queenstown Alpine Ski Club. Pictured: Piera Hudson shows why she’s graduated to the A team.
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The Mt Aspiring College (MAC) 1st XV rose to the challenge of playing the top ranked team in the Otago Premier Schools competition at Otago Boys High School’s home ground of Littlebourne in Dunedin last Saturday. OBHS claimed a convincing win at 67-15, but MAC could take heart from being the first side this season to get two tries past the Dunedin team. MAC started out well, with excellent ball retention and multiple phases of accurate passing and strong carries, but OBHS were two tries up 15 minutes into the first half and it was time for the visiting side to get some points on the board. The opportunity came in the form of a penalty kick after a strong phase on attack in the OBHS half when the home side infringed with offside play. Hooker TJ Lilly notched up the first three points before following up 15 minutes later with a try off the front of the lineout, diving over the ball right in the corner. OBHS proved strong out wide, utilising their pacey outside backs, and the score sat at 43-8 by half time. The second half saw another strong push with
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MAC players working hard over the ball. Second five Ryan Schmack, prop Rhys Hughes and fullback Matthew Wilson continued their strong defensive work, which has been prominent throughout the season. Lock Hamish Robinson kept up the impressive work rate, which has seen him as the number one lineout target this season. Fast ruck ball with quick accurate passing from halfback Ethan Kerr helped ball retention, and first five Milan Martinovich had the defence scrambling when he carried. Blind side flanker Ryan Jones scored under the posts after gathering a charge down off an OBHS chip kick bringing the final score to 67-15. MAC will now look forward to taking on OBHS seconds at home in Wanaka on June 22 at 1pm. At the conclusion of last Saturday’s game, Tait Scurr became the fourth MAC player to be capped this season, playing his 20th game for the side. Pictured: (left to right) Ollie Williams-Holloway, Ryan Jones, TJ Lilly, Rhys Hughes, Fergus Read, Hamish Robinson and Ethan Kerr (on the ground). – By Alex Kerr
A number of young Wanaka gymnasts from local club Aspiring Gymsports have earned podium placings at several large gymnastics competitions around the South Island recently, making the club very proud. Talented young gymnast Bella Soper travelled to the ‘Step 7’ gymnastics competition in Christchurch over Queen’s Birthday weekend and returned with some incredible results. She competed in a brand new, full size facility at the event on old Rio Olympics equipment, quite the step up from the half-size facility in Wanaka. Her events included floor, bar, vault, and beam, in which she won a number of titles. Her efforts allowed her to come overall second place in the competition, qualifying Bella to gain selection for the Otago team which will be competing in the national championships. This weekend, Bella will also be competing in the Invercargill Interclub Competition. Rae Paterson, lead coach for Aspiring Gymsports, said, “We are so proud of you and your efforts Bella, congratulations.” A number of younger gymnasts travelled to Dunedin recently to compete in the Dunedin Junior Gymnastics Competition, which went very successfully for the group. A number of first, second, and third
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place titles were all earned at the competition, simultaneously the gymnasts were given the opportunity to improve their performance. A number of boy’s teams were awarded very highly, with a second place award in the Level One Boy’s Competition. Apriting Gymnastics would like to congratulate all of their gymnasts for their effort and dedication to these competitions. For all placings, see Sports Results on Page 18.
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