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Springing into bowls Where many bowling clubs are focused on the summer season, the Wānaka Bowling Club offers bowls all year round - in the summer on their outside green and in the winter in the comfort of the Club’s Indoor Stadium. With the Covid lockdown, the transition from the winter programme to the upcoming outdoor summer programme has been somewhat disrupted, but with the move to Level 2 things are certainly starting to happen. The mainstay of the winter programme - the Neil Studholme Trophy - came to a very sudden stop with the latest lockdown. It’s been a great competition this year and such a shame that the last two ‘finals’ days have yet to be played - and may not. As it stands the teams have finished in the final order after 20 weeks of round robin play - Top Four: Meadowstone 1 Mt Albert 2. Hāwea Blue 3, Beacon Point 4. Bottom Four: Pembroke 5, Rippon West Meadows 6 Hāwea Gold 7, Village 8. Usually, we have the semi-finals in the second to last week of play and the final on the last week. With Covid conditions applying, the summer season has opened quietly with bowls only allowed on the outside green with its new mat, laid during the winter. Thankfully Wānaka has had some extremely nice days that have seen members enjoying bowling outside. The first major event in the season is the annual women’s Spring into Bowls Tournament on today (Thursday). This annual triples tournament is open to outside teams. This year there are 14 outside teams and two Wānaka teams competing. It is an event that is thoroughly enjoyed by all participating Central Otago Clubs. Next week will feature the Matt Ecroyd/ Bayley’s Mixed Triples tournament that was such a great success last year. Covid allowing, it will be a busy summer bowling season that will include weekly men’s and women’s social bowls, Friday progressive
Club with a view – An aerial view of action at the club.
bowls, club championship events for both men and women, trade bowls, men’s pennants on Wednesdays and Saturday against Central Otago Clubs, women’s inter-club events, plus events at other clubs, centre events and representative fixtures. On top of all that the club hosts many business groups (and the like) who enjoy late afternoon
meet Covid Level 2 criteria to allow skiers to enjoy a fun event at Snow Farm on Saturday. Young and old had the opportunity to compete for the best fancy dress and the best mask as well as ski four distances - 7km, 14km and 21km and an Under 10 1km. More than 100 skiers completed the distance of their choice. It was back to the old days with
bowls assisted by club members, followed by a social time and something to eat. The Club is forging links with Mt Aspiring College and this year had a delightful group of students doing an NCEA module in Bowls and working to achieve the required standards. Let’s hope for a full season of enjoyable bowls. – By Peter Wilson
registration on the day and no entry fees. The usual merino lamb dinner and prize giving was replaced by a BBQ on the snow on completion. Wānaka’s Campbell Wright blitzed the 21km Men's event. He is preparing to head to Italy to train in the Dolomites for the Biathlon world cup season. Second was Jason Sklenar from Wānaka and third Jason MacDonald from Dunedin. The women’s was won by Sonja Mueller from Dunedin with
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Mount Aspiring student Olivia Jones second and Rachel Brown from Hāwea third. Steve Malushnig, Hāwea, dressed in traditional Austrian attire won the men’s 14km with David O’Sullivan second and Ian McNabb, Wānaka, third. The women’s 21km race went to Kathy Deacon from Invercargill while Baxter Pollard, Wānaka, skied strongly to win the 7km and the women’s 7km was clearly won by Hana Jones, also of Wānaka.
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Muster with a difference Through the Covid mist, a ray of sunshine brought smiles to the cross-country skiing community in Wānaka after Level D2 put paid to the Merino Muster. Merino Muster is a cross country ski event similar to a city marathon where the elite compete alongside recreational skiers. In its place, the organising committee designed an event to
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Hello again Wānaka. Well with us settling into our level 2 lifestyle things are looking a little bit more normal in and around Wānaka. With that in mind what a mixed bag of offerings your local Police have had this week. A petrol drive-off from a service station is resulting in further enquires as a registration number was taken and the driver has been named. Hopefully this will be resolved quickly. A Lewis Hamilton understudy also decided to plant his foot this week and was captured on radar at 88kph in a 40 zone. He didn’t see the Police vehicle behind him and blew an alcohol level which provided him with a fine and 50 demerits. Coupled with the 28-day suspension of driver’s licence for the speed, it was not a good choice of actions. A trespass notice was issued to a homeowner who was becoming very frustrated with contractors working on a property beside his until early evening. We know the lockdown had knock on effects regarding timings for building and such, but with that in mind, tradies should also be aware of how much noise pollution can be caused on site and how frustrating it can be those living beside it. A timely reminder also this week of how road conditions can change and how becoming distracted while driving can have severe consequences. Police had to humanely destroy a deer which had been hit by a vehicle on the Lake Hāwea - Albert Town highway on Thursday night. There was evidence of two other deer also having been hit in the same area. So, watch your speed and watch out for stock on the road - they don’t have much in the way of road sense. On Saturday a driver had a very lucky escape after becoming distracted while driving on SH6 near the Wānaka Airport and losing control of her vehicle. The vehicle rolled approximately five times before a fence post entered the vehicle. She sustained no injuries and may have used up all her luck towards a Lotto win. Police have been kept busy with more Family Harm incidents this week with a range of actions from warnings to arrests being made. Please remember help is there and always available. Please contact the Wānaka Community Hub to be put in touch with agencies which can help when times get tough. Now as we are in level two remember mask wearing is mandatory in many places, shops, supermarkets, and other areas where potential interaction with others may occur. So, if you are asked to put a mask on by a staff member of that establishment it is because it is a mandatory requirement. It is not a slur on you personally but is a requirement to prevent any spread of the disease. An “I forgot it” or “it’s in the car, I won’t be long” doesn’t cut it. We all need to do our part to stop this disease - unless level four looks good again to people. Your behaviour matters so please do the right thing. Finally, there was an extreme act of vandalism on two tiny houses and a van which was parked at the Hikuwai Estate over the last week. Both houses have been destroyed beyond any form of liveability with thousands of dollars of damage done. A van in the area has also been extensively damaged. Forensic investigations are underway to identify the culprits and hopefully gain reparation to the owners for the damage. If you have any information around this Police would like to hear from you. Well, that’s all from me this week, as I said quite a mixed bag, so we have been kept busy. Until next time, stay safe, please stick to the rules and be kind to each other.
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