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MacLeod wiped from anti-airport membership group Emma Conyngham
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ouncillor Calum MacLeod was the recipient of an abrupt dismissal from his membership to the Wānaka Stakeholders Group this week. “Members of our core team were looking through membership data recently, and the fact that you are a member of WSG was raised. After brief discussion, we've agreed that you should be removed as a member of WSG, largely because of your current
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role on Council and the fact that you are not a supporter of WSG (by your own admission). You have also not been receiving all member communications in recent months. Our membership coordinator has been asked to take you off the list today,” said the letter from Wānaka Stakeholders Group chair, Michael Ross. In response, MacLeod said, “It is simply disappointing. The message it sends about exclusion versus inclusion is clear and sad to see. To my knowledge I have never declared I am ‘not a supporter of WSG.”
He continued, “I am neither for, nor against the development of the Wānaka Airport. I have simply said – on the hustings – that what we needed to do at Wānaka Airport was to move ahead very carefully!” “It is a sign of the times and the oversimplification of issues which stifles debate into absolutes of in or out, black or white, right or wrong. This is an extension of this negative polarity and in our wee piece of paradise is not only disappointing – it is extremely troubling!” During the recent election,
MacLeod stated in his candidate statement to the Wānaka Sun that he was ‘neutral’ in regards to airport development. He went on to say, “There are however private jets flying from Wānaka Airport now? It should depend on robust, independent, on-going analysis of what is least impactful. I am opposed to International wide-bodied jets landing at Wānaka Airport. I am strongly opposed to Wānaka Airport becoming the default ‘fix’ for Queenstown Airport's noise boundary and capacity issues.”
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Too early to understand impact of coronavirus on local tourism
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Wuhan has become a ghost town as it struggles with the contagious virus.
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Tourism operators are bracing for a ''significant'' impact from the coronavirus on the Chinese market with one economist forecasting a five per cent fall in overall tourist arrivals. Westpac chief economist Dominick Stephens said so far an estimated 9000 trips have already been cancelled in February. The Chinese government ban on travel by groups and flight and hotel package tourists covers up to 90 per cent of holidaymaker arrivals. More than 400,000 Chinese visit New Zealand a year, most on holiday and they spend over $1.5 billion, making them the second biggest market behind Australia. However, Kelvin Davis says domestic tourism counts for half of the $41billion tourism industry
and wouldn’t be hurt by any drop off of Chinese numbers, Yet, China is the fourth most important source of tourists for Wānaka businesses, overtaken only recently by increased demand from the United States. Some businesses in Wānaka are already facing a loss due to these restrictions, such as Puzzling World. Marketing manager Duncan Spear said cancellations from Chinese tourists so far had amounted to more than $8000, and the number is rising. ‘‘Now that the borders have been closed to Chinese tourists coming in, I see that only getting worse, unfortunately”. Like many other small businesses in town, the value to the Puzzling World of the Chinese market is ‘‘huge’’. And because of the Chinese New Year, it can be as much as 70 to 80 percent of the business. ‘‘So, for us, this crisis is certainly cutting a bit deep,’’ explained Spear.
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Aussi Aid final total is… [drum roll please] Emma Conyngham
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$46,601.76. Organiser, Jay Simon and his merry band of performing friends, #nailedit when they put on the Aussi Aid fundraiser in mid January. It was a phenomenal result for the impromptu concert; put together with a lot of community elbow grease and generosity. $15,482 came in online at givealittle which was divided down the middle; half for the Mallacoota Wildlife Shelter and the other half given in conjunction with the Central App to NSW Rural Fire Service, Queensland Fire and Rescue and Victoria's Country Fire Authority. Of the $31,119 cash that was donated, the funds have been split with half going to the NSW Volunteer Rural Fire Service Association, and the other half to Vets for Compassion. The money for the Volunteer RFSA will go directly to volunteers, rather than buying a new fire engine or equipment. “This was important to me,” said Simon. “I wanted it to go directly to them, and this went straight to literally getting them shirts, food, helping with bereavement, relief and welfare of the firefighters.” When Vets for Compassion heard Wānaka
was throwing a fundraiser, they contacted Simon directly and put their hand up for the funds, saying they were desperate for funds to rescue the wildlife which was being decimated by the fires. Images of koalas with burnt hands and feet have seared onto the memory of all observers, so those heroes at the frontline rescuing animals deserve every cent they get according to Simon. “I’ve had letters from Vets for Compassion and the NSW RFSA and they’ve both thanked the Wānaka community,” he said. “I’m really proud to say we were the first town in NZ to cover it which is why we had One News down here, and we spurred other towns into doing something. “People have been amazingly generous. Restaurants and bars were giving us donations. I would like to thank Matt Doyle and MAC and the help from the MAC students and Roger North giving us Kai. Council was really helpful. BNZ waived the transfer fees at our end which was lovely.” Whilst the imagery from the fires was on the news every night, the emotional trigger to dig into your wallet was achieved with Daisy Thor-Poet's film of the event which received over 12,000 views on Facebook and helped narrate a compelling plea for funds – which worked like magic.
Fatal car crash outside of Makarora Caroline Moratti
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Two people have tragically died from a fatal single-vehicle crash on Makarora-Lake Hawea Road on Thursday January 30. Police were alerted to the crash at around 10:20pm, and the two remaining survivors were taken to Dunstan Hospital with minor and moderate injuries. According to a reporter at the scene, the car had smashed into pine trees after leaving the road. Police have charged a 28-year-old man in relation to the incident on charges of careless driving causing death and careless driving causing injury. The man is due to appear in Alexandra District Court on Wednesday February 5. The Makarora-Lake Hawea Road is famously long and windy which often results in collisions. The crash in question happened just outside of Makarora, with the cross streets being Weka Street and Wilkin Road. Police will proactively
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Emergency services responded to the scene, with two dead at the scene and two taken to hospital for injuries.
release the names of the two people who died once in a position to do so. It’s a tragic reminder to be cautious on the roads this summer and reduce your speed. A total of 353 people died on New Zealand roads in 2019. Between January 2000 and August 2018, the Makarora-Lake Hawea road has seen over 80 crashes.
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The Upper Clutha Environmental Society has lodged a High Court appeal in the latest move of ongoing tension between the society and the Queenstown Lakes District Council. In 2019 the two parties battled it out in the Environmental Court over appeals to Topic two (Rural Landscapes’ provisions) of Stage One of QLDC’s Proposed District Plan, but the society believes the the proposed district plan provisions from the court’s decision will “not be effective in controlling the adverse effects of residential development in the rural landscape of the Upper Clutha Basin,” according to society president, Julian Haworth. Through the High Court appeal, the society “seeks that Council commission an Upper Clutha Basin Land Use Planning Study in the same way that it has already commissioned a Wakatipu Basin Land Use Planning Study.” The latter study apparently resulted in tougher rules against development in most rural areas of the Wakatipu whilst still carefully locating residential development in some rural areas that are able to absorb development. Haworth said, “The society believes the rules should be the same in the Wakatipu and the Upper Clutha” and goes on to say that “the issue of residential development degrading rural landscape values has been apparent for many years and is mostly due to the fact that the current
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Julian Haworth in front of landscape that the Upper Clutha Environmental Society is trying to protect from development degradation.
Friday afternoon saw widespread power cuts due to a tree colliding with a powerline on Lake Hāwea-Albert Town Rd. The tree fell at 12:19pm, but failed to completely knock over the powerline. The powercut affected a large range of areas, from Dublin Bay to Lake Hāwea Town and Flat, Makarora, Luggate and more. These townships were left struggling without power for over five hours. Hawea Store and Kitchen told the Wānaka Sun that their business was disrupted, saying “We were absolutely affected without the use of eftpos, our point of sale system and general power to operate the kitchen and equipment.” The store notes that “our customers were very understanding” during this time of disruption. Whilst a store can resort to more traditional cash methods, power cuts can be absolutely detrimental to businesses that serve hot and cold food, alongside basic functioning like lights and security cameras. The disruption of the power line also caused the
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Hāwea Store and Kitchen was one of many businesses affected by the outage.
road to be blocked off for several hours, cutting cars coming and going between Albert Town and Wānaka from using the usual intersection on State Highway 6 and 84. Instead, cars were diverted via Aubrey Road, causing massive queues of traffic on both ends. Around 4pm traffic was back to normal although the power cut still continued for another two hours in the impacted areas. The windy weather was causing trees to fall in all kinds of places, with one even disturbing the parking lot of the Wānaka waterfront.
Further submissions open for Stage 3 and 3B of the Proposed District Plan
(operative) district plan has proven to be weak and ineffective in controlling development.” The society is not yet sure of their High Court date. The Wānaka Sun approached QLDC for Caroline Moratti comment, who said “The Council has only just newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz received the High Court appeal and has not yet had the opportunity to form a position on Further submissions for Stage 3 and 3B of the matters raised. We will not be providing Queenstown Lakes District Council’s Proposed comment at this stage.” District Plan (PDP) are now open, following a public submission process late last year. A summary of all these submissions and rezoning proposals have been prepared and mapped on the QLDC website, which you can take a look at and have your say. “In-line with the Resource Management Act, them directly in due course.” The Wānaka Sun responded; “This is very further submissions cannot extend the scope of interesting as I applied to police and they said an original submission. Further submissions can only support or oppose an original submission they didn't have it and that I had to ask you.” MOJ replied, “That’s really strange. Information and there is no need to make a further submission about the total number of people charged with on a matter you have already submitted on,” said reckless driving would be justice, but police are QLDC Planning Policy Manager Ian Bayliss. If you’re a person who is representing a the ones who can break the information down by relevant aspect of public interest or anyone the level of detail you want.” Further down the rabbit hole, the police who has an interest in the proposed plan greater replied to the Ministry of Justice’s referral by than the general public, you can make a further saying, “We have transferred the second portion submission. Niamh Shaw, QLDC Councillor, of your request to the New Zealand Transport says “As a layperson I find the PDP quite dense Agency as we believe your request is more closely and inaccessible, but if you want to give feedback on how land can be developed in the region, this connected to their functions and activities.” Surprisingly quickly, NZTA replied, “The is the process.” Don’t let the technical writing or bulk of it following part has been partially transferred to Waka Kotahi, ‘Of incidents causing death, how scare you off, as Stage 3 and 3B of the PDP cover many are foreign and how many are local?’. Your important aspects such General Industrial, Three request has been forwarded to the appropriate section of the Transport Agency for response. They will contact you if they require clarification of your request, more time to respond, or if your request has been transferred to another organisation to respond to.” By now, we had the run around from three agencies but the first part of our question, "How many drivers in the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago districts who have been charged for reckless driving or dangerous driving have been foreign, and how many have been local?” has been completely dropped. We may get data on incidents causing death but that doesn’t paint the whole picture and doesn’t help get a more accurate understanding of driver behaviour in the district. It also paints a disturbing picture of the lack of data management; who is collecting it, which departments it is shared with, and how it is retrieved. So watch this space – any luck with obtaining the relevant data will be shared as soon as it is received. If indeed, it exists at all.
Foreign drivers and the case of the missing data Emma Conyngham
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The dangerous driving of foreign drivers has been under the spotlight recently with a large forum in Queenstown last Friday where concerned citizens and various civic leaders met to find a way to solve the challenge. Whilst there is no doubt foreign drivers go the wrong way around a roundabout (or as I saw this morning, completely panic and just freeze in the middle of it), and veer out onto the wrong side of the road, there are also plenty of dangerous driving incidents that are not tourists. Excessive speed and daredevil overtaking on the Crown Range happens more often than not. The weekly crimeline report from police shows they are consistently apprehending speeding, drunk drivers which tends to be a local crime. So, the Wānaka Sun went on a hunt to find the statistical breakdown of road incidents based on whether they were caused by someone holding a NZ drivers license or a foreign license. Our first email to police received this response; “This would not be data that Police holds. The nationality of the driver would not necessarily be recorded with every crash in our systems so it's not something we could get data on. MOT may possibly be able to assist although I'm not confident they would have anything on this. You could also maybe go to Justice re: court records that show the nationality of people charged in dangerous driving / careless driving etc..that might be an OIA but worth pursuing. Sorry we could not be of more help.” So we went to the Ministry of Justice and received this response: “We’ve just consulted with NZ Police and they have advised that they hold the information you’ve requested. Under section 14 of the OIA, I’m transferring your request to them for response. You will hear from
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Niamh Shaw knows firsthand how important District Plans are.
Parks Commercial, Settlement (Townships), Wāhi Tūpuna, Residential and Business Mixed Use Design Guidelines, 100 Ballantyne Road, Rural Visitor Zone, and a number of variations. It’s aspects like these that control zoning, which leads to such debacles like the unpopular planned 113-room hotel in Wānaka's Northlake subdivision. “Northlake has shown that District Plans are always vulnerable to large, well-funded developers applying for plan changes under the RMA,” said Shaw. So, if you’re passionate about the future of Wānaka and what that looks like, get online and have your say. Further submissions close on Monday, February 17 at 5pm.
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Dog bylaws welcomes Fedeli farewells all single use cups permanently submissions Caroline Moratti newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz
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Ella has infected puncture wounds from being attacked by three off-leash dogs just past Bremner Bay.
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If you’re a dog owner, now’s your chance to have your say. Queenstown Lakes District Council has approved a recommendation for public consultation on a number of proposed changes to the 2014 Dog Control Bylaw and Dog Control Policy, which will assist in the development of the new 2020 Bylaw and policy. The proposed changes stem from preconsultation taken last year, which received 184 submissions. QLDC animal control officer, Ashlin Woodley says that the Council is willing to explore changes despite the feedback indicating that the current Bylaw was generally working well. “Clear themes have emerged when engaging with dog owners in our community, and we’ve had a lot of people expressing a desire for additional walking tracks where dogs are required to be on-leash, while also allowing on-leash dogs to access Buckingham Street in Arrowtown,” said Woodley. The proposed changes include restricting dogs to being on-leash when in Matakauri Park, permitting dogs on Buckingham Street in Arrowtown, but they must be on-leash at all times and prohibiting dogs on Queenstown Hill and Queenstown Hill Walkway. A clarification also included in the draft Dog Control Bylaw 2020, states that dogs are permitted on-leash at Bremner Bay in Wānaka – an existing restriction. Woodley says “For anyone interested in chatting to Animal Control staff in person about the proposed changes, we’ll be out and about at The Queenstown Dog Walk on Sunday February 16.” You can also make a submission on QLDC’s Let’s Talk page, with submissions closing at 5.00pm on Friday February 28.
Luggate water restrictions lifted
Wānaka cafes Fedeli and Federal Diner have joined the single-use cup (SUC) free movement, adding to the growing trend amongst businesses to kick excessive waste to the curb. Brona Parsons, owner of Fedeli and Federal Diner has been part of the SUC free campaign in Wānaka for a while now, and initially planned to introduce the scheme later in 2020: “We thought that we’d phase it out in the middle of the year, but it’s actually been really positive so we’ve just decided to bring that date forward and phase them out by the end of January,” says Parsons. Now in February, both cafes no longer serve disposable cups and instead have joined up to the Again and Again scheme. Again and Again is a local keep-cup system which provides a fleet stainless steel cups with silicone lids where customers pay a deposit of $3 to use and get that money back upon returning the cup. Parsons says the move wasn’t at all hard and that “the staff are really well informed about why we’re doing this and the alternatives, and that sort of stuff.” Customer reaction has largely been positive with the switch. “It's been a campaign for ages for us, so especially the regulars, they’ve all got keep cups and they know about it and they’re informed and we’ve been putting it out on social media.” For those that don’t know about the scheme,
Fedeli, pictured, and Federal Diner join the Again and Again scheme.
Parson estimates that they get about one in every 50 people who’ve walked out and gone else but “I think it’s worth it as the message we’re sending out is so positive and it’s the way that it’s going and in the future that’s the way Wanaka’s going to be and hopefully New Zealand.” She hopes that other local cafes will follow
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suit and that 2020 could be the last year of SUC’s in Wānaka. Other Wānaka cafes participating in Again and Again are: Alchemy Cafe, Ritual Cafe, Big Fig, Relishes Cafe, Florences Foodstore & Cafe, Monkey Farm, Pembroke Patisserie, Warbirds & Wheels, New World Three Parks and Sailz Lake Hāwea.
A wind-blown men’s championship fours Emma Conyngham
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Two teams met in a potential final on Thursday 30 January in extremely trying conditions of a North West wind that regularly provided violent gusts that not only challenged the bowlers but threatened to whip away the shades from their supports. The two teams were: Don Cameron (s), Ken Allison, Geoff Thomas, Fin McRae (2 lives); and Richie Muir (s), Simon Nyhof, Colin Nyenhuis, Tom Malcolm (1 life). Colin Nyenhuis was unable to play and was substituted for by Neville Kemp. Don Cameron got away to a good start winning the first two ends to lead 3-0 but Richie Muir responded quickly in the next end to make it 3-3 and 5-5 after five ends. Don Cameron leapt ahead with the only four of the match to lead 9-5 and then built to 12-7 after PHOTO: Supplied 10 ends. Richie Muir came back and won the next 2019/20 Men’s Fours Champions: Geoff Thomas, Fin McRae, Ken Allison, Don Cameron (s). three ends to trail 10-12 but in the last end Don Cameron managed to hold on to two shots despite Congratulations to the players in both teams windblown spectators saw a great game between Richie Muir’s drives going perilously close. Final who, despite the unpleasant conditions, still two excellent teams. It was a pity that such an score 14-10 and Don Cameron’s title winning team bowled at a remarkably high standard with every important match was played in such weather remained unbeaten in this year’s competition. end being closely contested. The small group of conditions with so few watching.
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With demand having dropped, Queenstown Lakes District Council has lifted water restrictions in Luggate. QLDC would like to thank residents for their efforts in restricting water usage. However, this does not mean that wasting is encouraged, nor singing in the shower, at least for too long. With the weather remaining hot and dry it is still very important to conserve water where possible. There are many ways this can be done, including using timers for sprinklers, fixing water leaks and even taking slightly shorter showers. A full list of water conservation ideas can be found on QLDC website.
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Politicians Marilyn Waring and Chlöe Swarbrick will discuss their experiences of political life.
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Wanaka’s famous Aspiring Conversations Ideas Festival has released their full programme for the event in April, which boasts a range of musicians, politicians, writers and more from both New Zealand and across the globe. Notable names include Green Party’s Chlöe Swarbrick, Shihad frontman Jon Toogood and TV journalist Paddy Gower. Festival director Philip Tremewan says this year’s programme reflects the issues which are most pressing today, “It’s a chance for us to gather to listen and discuss, to question and reflect on issues that affect us all. There are threads and connections through the festival as a session on mortality segues into singing the blues, while a climate crisis discussion sits up against loving where we live.” The festival sesson names promises to delight, with titles ranging from “Tax is Love,” “Musician, Muslim, Kiwi,” “Fake News,” to “Death Becomes Us.” The event is ticketed, although this year organisers are offering a free lunchtime event called “Streetside Soapbox – Big Issues, Short Talks” on the streets of central Wānaka, with guests such as Swarbrick doing quickfire style soapbox talks and slam poetry on April 4. Aspiring Conversations is sponsored by Milford Asset Management and supported through grants from Creative New Zealand, Central Lakes Trust, Otago Community Trust, and Queenstown Lakes District Council to help make it a world-class event. One speaker is yet to be announced for the sustainability session to help build suspense. “We have always held one session open to announce speakers closer to the
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Life after the Bachelorette Caroline Moratti
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The first episode of the Bachelorette saw Wānaka local Elliott Gilchrist sent packing along with two other hopefuls in a cut-throat elimination. Gilchrist stole several scenes in the episode, from his unforgettable introduction of a paper rose which was promptly used as tissue for the Bachelorette to blow her nose on, to his infamous last words, “Bald heads aren't for everyone.” Gilchrist labels the overall experience as fun, saying “It was a tough situation with so many guys trying to stand out and catch the Bachelorette’s eye, so I tried to just be myself and enjoy it!” Looking back, there’s nothing he would have changed, “It would have been nice to get to talk to her, but I did make the effort, unfortunately there just wasn’t enough time for everyone to get a chance,” Gilchrist said. The morning after his elimination, Bachelorette Dr Lesina Nakhid-Schuster admitted on-camera that "I kind of second guessed myself about Elliott which was a bit weird” and questioned whether the Wānaka painter was nervous. Gilchrist says
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that news made him feel good as “‘it wasn’t nice to be sent home first, especially after seeing how weird some of the guys that stayed were.” As for the future, Gilchrist plans on spending time on some other ventures outside of his painting company, but his love-life is a little bit more up-in-the-air. “Wānaka is a tough place for a guy to find love. As always I will be on the lookout for a Wānaka gem when I am there, but will spend most of my time elsewhere for the foreseeable future,” Gilchrist said. If bald heads are for you, keep an eye out around town for the eligible painter/amatuer magician.
Back to school
Students and parents sit for formalities of the opening ceremony at Take Kārara.
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Paddy Gower will talk about “Fake News” off the back of his highly popular “On Weed” series.
festival to reflect current events,” Tremewan says. “This year we’ll be looking to bring a high-calibre speaker to discuss the challenge of sustainability.” The Aspiring Conversations Ideas Festival 2020 takes place in Wanaka from Friday 3 to Sunday 5 April, and tickets will be on sale from Friday 14 February through www.aspiringconversations.co.nz.
Well done parents. You did it! Six weeks of having your delightful offspring at home, and now…. the sweet delight of sending those precious little darlings back into the care of professionals. Jokes aside, kids thrive on routine so hitting Monday like a drill sergeant was like tonic for exhausted parents who have juggled work and kids like a circus performer for the last few weeks. Take Kārara finally opened and you would have needed CLR and a wire brush to wipe the smile off principal Jodie Howard’s face. She was beaming with delight as Bubba Thompson from Ngai Tahu officially opened the school by returning the original sod that had been dug up in March last year to its resting place in front of the new school hall, where a po is set to mark the spot.
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Thompson, with Matua Dean and Whaea Evelyn Cook from Ngai Tahu led the students, staff and parents around the school, blessing each building before entering the hall for speeches and kai. “I don’t know,” Howard said, when asked how many kids had shown up for the first day. “We haven’t done a roll yet.” It didn’t look many so those foundation students will have the benefit of an extraordinary teacher to student ratio. At Wānaka Primary the first day was different to usual as no classes had been assigned while they wait to see how the roll is affected by the opening of Take Kārara. It is expected to take up to two weeks to let the dust settle and allocate kids to classes. At Hāwea Flat School change was afoot now that principal Sue Heath has retired. She has been replaced by Tania Pringle who has big boots to fill.
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Tuki goes greener
Tuki goes one step further every year to make their event more environmentally friendly.
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“Our goal for TUKI 2020 is to work on the successes of the first Tuki event, and to achieve above a 95 percent waste diversion,” reads the The TUKI Environmental Sustainability Plan. Year after year TUKI music festival continues to go greener and take the initiative to succeed in their goal of becoming 99 percent waste free. To do this they have introduced new programs each year to cut down on waste and encourage the public to do the same. Leading by example is a key part of the plan. To do so, the staff is required to use a reusable water bottle for the weekend, materials with minimal packaging are specially chosen for the event and vendors are provided with a list of eco-friendly and recycled products
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to use. The Green Team will work to keep the venue spotless and in doing so hopefully others will too. With clearly marked recycling bins and knowledgeable staff to direct patrons, the goal of 95 percent seems well within reach. As a last line of defense, Wānaka Wastebusters will be utilised to make use of the remaining waste. In 2020 the Globelets will be coming back after a great showing last year. Goers are encouraged to bring back their previous Globelets but if lost or just in need of a new one they will be available again for $5 or $3 for a “pre-loved” washed cup. Working alongside Glendhu Station, TUKI would also like to solve the human waste removal by potentially installing underground tanks for composting. TUKI is committed to making this an experience that can be both enjoyable and sustainable.
Lake health check-up
Over 95 percent of New Zealand lakes are not monitored for water quality.
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The Royal Society, Wānaka Branch, will be meeting Friday, February 7 at 6.00pm to discuss “Our Lakes’ Health”. This meeting will be covering the importance of the past, present and future conditions of the Otago region lakes. Featured speakers are Drs Marcus Vandergoes (GNS Science), Susie Wood (Cawthron Institute) and the Lakes380 team. “The health of our lakes is central to New Zealand’s environmental, economic and cultural wellbeing. Yet we cannot robustly assess the water quality of the lakes because over 95 percent of them are not monitored. Even for the few lakes that are monitored, datasets are short (less than 20 years),” says Emeritus Professor Peter Herbison, statistician, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at Otago University.
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Twenty-one year old Matiu Young has set up a gofundme page to try to set up a youth community music studio.
A vision for community music Ollie Blyth
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Matiu Young is a 21-year-old local with a vision to help bring youth together by setting up a youth community music studio. Young has had a new lease on life after spending three months in prison and wants to give back to the youth in the community. He explained that music is an important part in his life, “I believe it’s perfect for connecting people, as I freestyle and write music myself I find it a good way to let out things I just can’t by talking, I can leave my emotions on one page or one song and continue on with my life, it’s like counselling in a way; it’s how I’ve dealt with past traumas I’ve had and believe it’s a gateway of therapy, plus you get to hear finished product which is always a bonus.” Young has set up a gofundme.com page to attempt to fundraise for the space and is hoping for the community to support him in the effort, “I’m wanting recording gear, to produce finished content for everyone to enjoy not only singing and rapping but people could bring their instruments down and also make beats [to meet] new friends
and find new passions… I’d like to reach out to anybody with experience in recording music, or anybody willing to learn and give their time like myself,” he said. After coming out of a period of drug and alcohol abuse, Young is now six months into a beekeeping apprenticeship, and is also enjoying surfing, wakeboarding, hiking, and playing music. He wants to be able to offer the young people of the Upper Clutha, “a free studio and place for troubled youth or anybody in general wanting to come and let their emotions out through music in a positive way: a place to vent, hangout and just chill if anybody’s ever feeling lonely, suicidal, or wanting a friend to talk to without judgement. I’m also wanting to use this as a platform to bring people together through physical exercise as I believe it’s key to having a healthy mind and feeling good about yourself and I don’t believe we should have to pay memberships for this.” Young has not as of yet spoken to other youth organisations in the area, but hopes that this idea can unite the community. Search Matiu’s name on gofundme.com to donate to the cause.
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The ‘Our Lakes’ health; past, present, future (also known as Lakes380)’ is a five-year research project which aims to collect water, surface sediment and sediment core samples from 10 percent of New Zealand lakes. A suite of novel and traditional methods have been used to explore shifts in lake health over the last 1,000 years (pre-human arrival in New Zealand). “Two case studies are underway where the Lakes380 team is working closely with the Rangitīkeii and in the Wairarapa Moana to explore how we can create an enriched understanding between mātauranga Māori and scientific reconstructions to enhance knowledge on lake health/mauri. We will provide an overview of these pieces of work,” concluded Herbison. All welcome to join the discussion this Friday at 6.00 pm at the Presbyterian Community Centre, 91 Tenby Street, Wānaka.
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OPINION: by Kerry Hand
A modern mental health service in Wānaka District — what would it look like? It’s entirely possible for the 13,000 residents of contact with a small number of people they get to Wānaka District to have an advanced modern know, and not experience much of the confusion mental health service. The population justifies a around referral, wait, seeing new and multiple staff role of about 25. Those staff people, and the confusion that process creates. positions exist now, they are just in the wrong Twenty five staff seems an amazing number to locations and roles. Modern practice responds to those used to the current situation. But it’s the clients need as it presents, not limiting itself perfectly justified as Wanaka’s valid share of the to set professions and techniques. 800-900 workers the Southern DHB now Wānaka people would see employs directly or funds. But a physical centre they easily remember also that it’s a complete recognise and self refer to. They service aiming to keep people in will see little difference between the district. Alcohol and drug work using the service and using their is included. Some mobile service primary health (GP) service. The is necessary and Wānaka district is two would be closely associated geographically large. Children and with an easy flow between them. PHOTO: Supplied young people will access the service Using mental health support will Kerry Hand believes in significant numbers. The talking Wānaka should, and become an ordinary thing. therapies take time. There are also Users of the service could expect could, have 25 staff very disabled people requiring daily dedicated to mental to see workers they know and who health. care and attention. know them well. They won’t have The service still has a mental to explain their story multiple times. The story health focus and while recognising the complex and plan that is formulated between the user and lives of the people it sees it can’t be all things to worker would recognise the families and local all people. Some may be advised to go elsewhere. situation of the client as much as diagnosis. It does not matter so much who owns and Solving a housing issue may help the mental operates the service, but local ownership and health issue greatly for example. For children control would ensure local needs are recognised. there are often multiple agencies involved such These are very well established ways of as the school. Close work with agencies in organising a service. The basic framework comes education housing and welfare will be a common from my 30-year contact with the famous mental technique. Services in smaller areas already do health services of Trieste Italy. They have used that much better than city services. this approach for 40 years now. Trieste, a World The user can expect a generalist flexible Health Organisation site, is often described as the response, driven by their particular need. Rather best place in the world to be ill. than confined to narrow professional roles, Kerry Hand is a psychiatric nurse who lives in workers and the team can adapt what they do to both Dunedin and Central Otago. He is sceptical the client situation. Within a small team approach, about claims for more funding and believes better staff seek to provide solutions directly, limiting service arrangement can be highly productive. He has referrals to the bare minimum. Multiple referrals long-established connections with the mental health have high costs in communication time and the services of Trieste Italy and the Milwaukee Child personal story can be lost in the translation. and Youth Wraparound Mental Health Service. He In the new service users will experience can be contacted at kerry.hand@miramare.co.nz
A taste of Trieste: story of an Italian mental health centre In 1978 the Italian Parliament passed Law 180 which, with immediate effect, banned all new admissions to ‘mental hospitals’. Centres were to be set up in each area to provide the total mental health services for that area. The intention was and is to eliminate the isolation from ordinary family and social life that use of traditional psychiatric facilities inevitably entailed. In Trieste the health service has allocated one psychiatric nurse to every 2,000 population and one psychiatrist to every 10,000 population and has scattered these staff in a series of eight Mental Health Centres throughout the city. In the decade that the centre had been open the way clients came to the centre had changed dramatically. According to the staff, 10 years ago clients presented much as they still do in New Zealand; they needed to present a major crisis or difficulty that was enough to be seen by the psychiatric services. Nowadays in Trieste the public have become used to the idea that they could gain a psychiatric consultation for their difficulty without having to present a dramatic situation and thus taking a problem to the Mental Health Centre created no great stigma or trauma of itself. The people in the neighbourhoods of the Mental Health Centres seemed to regard the psychiatric consultation as no more a traumatic event than a visit to the family GP. Anybody who came to the centre was seen by a member of staff, at that time, and frequently standing immediately in the front
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The town of Barcola which the WHO says is the best place in the world to be mentally ill.
doorway. Work with a client always started “now” and for many people this meant they frequently had only one consultation with the mental health services. The service at Barcola operated “Full on” and this meant that as you made your way to the centre with an “ executive stress problem”, two staff members on their way to the local café bar might meet you on the garden path and take you off for an initial consultation over a ‘turkish’. If your difficulty was a little more dramatic, say a family member at home who was exhibiting quite strange behaviour, immediately after the coffee everybody might proceed home to properly assess the situation. All this could take place with a lot of noise. The staff had a firm ideological commitment at all times to “widen the services” and an “inpatient” approach they saw as immediately “closing the” number of treatment options.
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The dire straits of mental health services in Wānaka
It’s community-led initiatives such as Wānaka Mental Health Peer Support Group, the Fit newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Collective, Kahu Youth, Miramare, WellSouth Alexandra Hodge is the facilitator and founder of and Community Networks which are working the Wānaka Mental Health Peer Support Group. to help plug gaps in the system. These efforts are When she moved to Wānaka three years ago, amazing and should be applauded for their hard Hodge noticed that many of her friends from the work in helping the people who arguably need Wānaka hospitality scene were depressed and it most. One amazing initiative in Wānaka is an struggling. “There was an uncertainty of how to NGO called PACT, which provides case workers get any kind of support for those struggles, and to help with mental health and addiction. then sort of a resignation when they found out The downside is however, that you have to be what was available, that they couldn’t ever even a resident in order to receive this support, which think to afford it,” Hodge remembers. might sound fair until you remember that Wānaka Having grown up in California is a town that only functions thanks where she had worked in drug to people on temporary visas. rehabilitation and with a homeless Wise says, “People believe shelter, Hodge was no stranger that temporary visas might be to mental health struggles, but six months, but when I was on was shocked to discover there temporary visas it was like every were no mental health support year, and it was for several years.” groups in Wānaka compared to She’s now campaigning in an effort the abundance of groups in her to change this rule. Wise has been PHOTO: Supplied hometown. She started her own, going to every peer support meeting Alexandra Hodge leads and now the Wānaka Mental Health the Wānaka Mental from the beginning and now leads Peer Support Group is nearing its Health Peer Support sessions and workshops. “I do it Group. second birthday. because I care about people and I The group meets up twice a don’t want them to go through some month, once in Wānaka’s Plunket room and once of the stuff I’ve had to go through in the mental for a walk in order to accommodate different health sector, so I can try and help them with kinds of sociability, with the average number of what I’ve learnt,” she says. attendees ranging from six to nine. Another avenue for help is WellSouth, which In May Hodge went to a Peer Support forum in has a brief intervention service to provide primary Dunedin hosted by the SDHB, and said the forum mental health support for patients who are 20 years really wanted to hear about and encourage peer and older. Jodie Black, Brief Intervention Service support. She goes on to say, “but the unfortunate Team Leader of WellSouth, says “If people are thing is, they wanted to encourage it without really experiencing difficulties with their mental wellbeing investing any funding into it.” Hodge sees peer they can discuss this with their GP, who is able to give support as something that “fills the gap” for those further information about which services might be that can’t afford traditional mental health care such appropriate. The GP can refer people to WellSouth’s as counselling, but thinks the SDHB wants the Brief Intervention Service for difficulties that are group to fill that gap without providing the necessary considered to be mild to moderate in nature.” resources. She hopes that might change in the future. WellSouth offers up to five sessions of support, The price of counselling and similar care assessment and treatment. These can look like is something that Hodge is very concerned psychological strategies to help with managing your about. “Your average counsellor is $120, $150 experiences in a safe and confidential environment, an hour, which for the average person is pretty education, referral to a more appropriate service unfeasible, especially if you’re looking to go for if required and family/whanau involvement as a little bit of a length of time and actually work appropriate. “The Brief Intervention Service will through something,” she explains. For Wānaka, make initial contact within two weeks of receiving a community full of young people working a referral to discuss further services and/or options minimum wage hospitality jobs whilst battling while the person waits for their first appointment,” high rents, the financial burden of counselling is says Black. If you’re under 20 years old, you can practically out of the question. contact Adventure Development directly to access There are brief intervention services where a similar service. someone can go to their GP and get five sessions When we look at the mental health situation covered, but Hodge says the waiting list for that is in Wanaka, it’s a collection of individuals. People long, you can’t choose your counsellor and it goes like Hands, Wise, Travers, Hodge and Sorensen, on your permanent medical record – something a who are all trying their best to look after lot of people aren’t comfortable with. themselves and others in the community they Hodge does praise one Wānaka initiative, love. There’s no bad guy here, no flaming gun, but saying “the Fit Collective and Community there is a system that needs work. Issues such as Networks have started a fund and do fundraisers, costs, waiting lists, staff, crisis beds, temporary where you can go in and request money visas and funding can all be solved, but note anonymously for counselling sessions. You that the longer those issues go on for, the more just go to a counsellor, say you want to use the they continue to impact upon some of the most Community Network fund, and they submit a vulnerable people in our society. form, where all it is is your initials.” In March the SHDB are coming to Wānaka and She says a lot of people in the peer support will be talking to members of the peer support group have benefited from this subsidisation group for feedback surrounding mental health and confidentiality, although it only covers five services as part of the co-design service SHDB sessions which is a hurdle for people with more will be doing in the Central Lakes region. If long-term mental health problems or complex you’ve got feedback, reach out. trauma backgrounds. If you are struggling with some of the issues Local, Vicki Wise has struggled with bipolar mentioned in this story, the Wānaka Mental Health disorder for the past few years, often going in and Peer Support Group have a tea and chat session out of Dunedin’s Wakari Hospital for treatment every second Wednesday of the month from 6-7pm and care. The longest she’s stayed in hospital is six at 51 Ardmore Street, as well as a monthly walk on months and has undergone various drug changes the last Saturday of the month from 10am, meeting as well as 24 sessions of Electroconvulsive therapy at the Edgewater Hotel Cafe. There’s also a 1737 (ECT). Living in Wānaka for mental health care service which is free to text or call at any time for is “really hard,” Wise admits. counselling support. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
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Wet weather closes roads Delay your trip south says Emergency Management Otago
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Otago travellers planning to drive to Southland are being asked not to start driving south until the state highways have reopened. Otago Civil Defence Group Controller Richard Saunders said that people should stay where they are, rather than heading south and waiting at roadblocks or in towns along the way. SH1 is closed between Clinton and Gore, as are the alternative routes SH93 Clinton to Mataura and SH90 Tapanui to McNab. SH6 is
closed between Frankton and Lumsden. Local roads in all these areas are also affected, and there are no detours. “With the risk of further flooding in Balclutha, we want to avoid having travellers waiting in the town today. We also ask people to respect “road closed” signs and barriers, which are there for safety. While the weather has improved, there is a significant amount of flooding affecting roads and bridges. Intending travellers should check the NZTA website www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/ traffic for updates.
Farewell to Wastebusters’ Sue Coutts
Sue Coutts, (left) is taking her experience to the national level. Al Dickie (right) is taking the helm.
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Wastebusters general manager Sue Coutts will be leaving Wastebusters in April to take up an exciting new strategic leadership role in Wellington with the Zero Waste Network. Sue has been at Wastebuster for 18 years, managing Wastebusters two recycling and reuse sites, and advocating nationally for waste reduction. The new role will allow her to spend all her time on creating change at a national level. "Wastebusters is a big part of me and it's really hard to leave, but I had to take this unique opportunity to work on how we deal with waste nationally," said Sue. "My new job is an extension of the strategic work I've been doing on behalf of Wastebusters for many years, and it will be amazing to be able to spend 100 percent of my time on that. “Wastebusters was really involved in getting the Waste Minimisation Act in place in 2008. We’re finally seeing government action to implement some of the key levers to reduce waste and introduce product stewardship, so it’s an exciting time to be moving to Wellington. “Wastebusters and the Zero Waste Network have always teamed up on national advocacy and strategy, so I still get to work closely with the Wastebusters team and contribute to the Wastebusters mission to
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lead the way to zero waste.” Sue said her decision to leave had been made easier by her confidence in the strong team in place at Wastebusters. “It’s great timing that this week we’ve welcomed on board our new operations manager Al Dickie, who will be based down at our Alexandra site.” Al will oversee reuse and recycling operations for both the Wānaka and Alexandra sites. After 39 years in the police, he has more recently been Works Manager for Downer in Dunedin so brings a mix of operational and people skills. Sue said she will miss the practical side of Wastebusters doing stuff in the real world. “It’s easy to tell people to reduce, reuse and recycle, but Wastebusters is about providing a place and services to help people actually do it. It’s the combination of ideas and action which makes Wastebusters work so well. When Sue started in 2002, Wastebusters had three part-time employees. Now the social enterprise has two sites with over 50 employees, and a turn-over of $2.7 million. “Twenty years ago this was a brand new idea,” said Sue. “Now it’s normal, and we’re seeing social enterprises like Wastebusters being set up around the country. This year Wastebusters Wanaka site will celebrate its 20th anniversary. “You bet I’ll be back for the party” said Sue.
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Balclutha and the Clutha River this morning.
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As if Lake Wānaka flooding in December wasn’t enough of a wild summer, the start of February marked torrential rain across the South Island, closing roads across the country. Several state highways have been forced to close due to surface flooding and slips, which has caused havoc from locals travelling to Dunedin for the Elton John concert, to tourists and holiday makers now stranded in regions. On Monday Metservice issued a Red Warning to the Milford Sound, with Lisa Murray, MetService meteorologist and head of weather communications, saying: “Red Warnings were introduced by MetService last year to highlight extreme and impactful weather events and are not issued lightly. There needs to be significant impacts to infrastructure that is of concern to Regional Councils and safety concerns from Emergency Management who are in the area.” The Crown Range was temporarily closed due to rock falls and has now reopened, but “with significant rainfall forecast throughout the day there is a high chance of further rockfalls around
the district,” said QLDC. Mount Aspiring Road was forced to close from the Treble Cone ski field turnoff. A heavy rain warning was in place for the headwaters of Otago Lakes and Rivers, Southern Lakes and Central Otago, but ieased off around 11pm Tuesday night. SH 6 Frankton to Kingston, SH 94 Milford to Te Anau, Park Boundary to Chasm, SH 1 Gore to Clinton, and SH 6 Fox Glacier to Haast are all closed, with closures ranging from overnight to a potential week. All this rain brings one important question: can we expect a Lake Wānaka flooding event similar to what we saw in December? The short answer is probably not. ORC Duty Flood Officer Pete Stevenson says “In the Queenstown Lakes District, Lakes Wakatipu and Wānaka are rising slowly in response to heavy rain in the headwaters.” However, he does not expect Lake Wānaka to pose any issues at this stage. “Unlike the December event, which was more localised over the headwaters feeding Lakes Wakatipu and Wānaka, this week’s rainfall is widespread over most of the region,” says Stevenson. That being said, stay safe on the roads and try not to forget your umbrella this summer.
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Authentic baroque Beethoven revised for music at Rippon 250th anniversary Ollie Blyth
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The Southern Baroque Ensemble, professional period-instrument specialists from New Zealand, will be performing at Rippon Hall next week. This year they will be featuring the world renowned harpsichord soloist, Edita Keglerova from the Czech Republic. The ensemble will be performing works by Handel, Corelli, Sammartini, Telemann, Vivaldi and featuring Bach’s Harpsichord Concerto. The ensemble are critically acclaimed, with the Otago Daily Times explaining their performance as. “very precise moves, slow and sensuous or cautiously frivolous, but proudly elegant at all times.” The Baroque Music Community and Educational Trust of New Zealand is a charitable trust, supporting the promotion of Baroque Music in New Zealand. The Trust is active with other charities such as the Champion Centre in Christchurch, bringing the therapeutic value of Baroque music to children with disabilities. In 2020 the Ensemble will feature a stellar international and New Zealand cast of performers. Edita Keglerova, a professor at the Prague Music Conservatory, is joined by Szabolcs Illes from Hungary, Jonathan Tanner who has played in most of New Zealand’s professional orchestras including the Christchurch and NZ Symphony Orchestras, Tomas Hurnik, the
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associate principal at Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, and Rakuto Kurano from the University of Canterbury. The musicians will be playing on authentic period instruments and recreate the authentic sounds and atmosphere of 17th century Europe. The Ensemble will be playing at Rippon Hall at 7:30 on February 12.
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As we near the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, two very special musicians are bringing his music to life with a series of concerts in Central Otago. Justine Cormack on the violin and Kate Boyd on the piano, will be performing ten of Beethoven’s sonatas in Bannockburn, Wānaka and Queenstown from February 14-16. The Wānaka Sun sits down with Cormack in anticipation of her upcoming tour. Cormack is a recent local to the area having moved to Central with her husband, conductor Marc Taddei, two years ago. The move fulfilled “a long-held dream to live and work from this most gorgeous part of NZ,” according to Cormack, who set about project managing the build of her dream house, which managed to snap up a spot on the prestigious Grand Designs TV show. Cormack sees “bringing my music to 'my' community is an important and fundamental step in our move down here” to fully integrate into the cultural backdrop of Central Otago. Cormack first met Boyd in 1993 when they were both studying for their Doctoral Degrees at Stony Brook University in New York. They performed together and continued the partnership when both parties attended the Banff Centre for the Arts Winter Residency in 1999. Boyd is currently on sabbatical from her Piano Professorship at Butler University in Indianapolis, and contacted
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Cormack about a potential sabbatical project. The idea? Perform an entire violin sonata cycle in New Zealand and also in the States. “This was an offer I simply couldn't refuse,” says Cormack. The pair will perform Beethoven’s sonatas at the Lake Wānaka Centre on Saturday, February 15 at 7:30, where people can either buy tickets online at Eventfinda or on the door. There, the first three sonatas they will perform were published as a set when Beethoven was 28, a stunning example of his early maturity. The next six sonatas promise to show the full range of his expression as they fall within the middle period of Beethoven’s life. The last, poignant sonata is set to wow as a piece from Beethhoven’s late style. “As a performer his music is wonderful to perform – so eloquent, sensitive and dramatic all at the same time,” Cormack says. If you’re a local music lover, make sure to check out these talented musicians and their offerings to the scene, you might just be blown away.
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New art needs a look-see
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Indigo, a group of Central Otago artists have a new exhibition on at Rippon Vineyard. This exhibition has paintings by Rachel Hirabayashi, Jillian Porteous and Nigel Wilson. Annemarie Hope-Cross has produced a series of original photographic works on canvas for this exhibition. These use an early photographic technique known as photogenic drawing. The current series is based on native plant leaves. There are sculptural works by Megan Huffadine and Shaun Burdon as well as Luke Anthony’s exquisitely carved Tomtit. Lynne Wilson’s intricately glazed raku disks glow like jewels. Delicate works on paper by Jillian Porteous and Judy Cockeram hang in the entry area as well as the upstairs exhibition space. The Rippon Hall will be open daily from 11am to 5pm throughout the exhibition, which runs
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From left to right: photogenic drawings by Annemarie Hope-Cross; Landscape painting – Rachel Hirabayashi; Sculpture – Megan Huffadine.
until March 8. “Rippon is excited to have Indigo exhibiting with us again. Members of the public are welcome to come and participate in a tasting and to view the art. All appointments and visits to the property must be booked in, and groups of six or less can book in for cellar door tastings,” said Kelcey Radford, event manager for The Rippon Hall.
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MOORE B BOB Wānaka Camera Club In photography we often hear that ‘less is more’ and this expression couldn’t be more apt than when appreciating minimalist images. Minimalism is a style adopted by artists using a minimal amount of components such as colour, shape, line and texture. It is considered an extremely subjective concept, leaving interpretation up to the viewers own perception of the work. The fundamental rule for minimalist images is to keep it simple by trying to pick a striking and engaging subject that will catch the eye and hold the viewer's attention. The subject has to be the strongest element of the picture even though it may not take up much of the frame. What we leave out of the image is as important as what we include. The space around the subject will accelerate its prominence. Indeed the use of negative space as part of composition is integral to the success of the picture. Achieving a strong composition in a minimalist image is a key element in enhancing its impact. The ‘rule of thirds’ can be useful when composing
our picture as can the inclusion of strong shapes and lines. Be sure to focus in on the subject and if possible select a depth of field that will make it stand out and draw the eye into the shot. If the form of the subject is strong enough in its own right then single colour, including both the subject and the background, can work well. However at other times the use of bold colours can give impact to a photo. Look for colours that either compliment each other or a range of contrasting hues. With practice we can train our eyes to search out interesting subjects. A great example of a minimalist image is John Grey’s ‘Some for Me’ which achieved an Honours award. John took the picture with a Canon 5D Camera attached to a 500 mm f4 lens (to get close and to blur the negative space making the subject more prominent. Aperture was set at f10, shutter speed at 1/500 sec and ISO at 800. Wānaka Camera Club is dedicated to helping improve the skills of anyone interested in photography. We welcome anyone who would like to join us, irrespective of photographic ability. Our next meeting Monday February 10, 7.30pm St John’s Rooms, Link Way, Wānaka.
Bachelor of Vet Nursing can now be studied in… Wānaka
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Members of the public are being encouraged to apply for the current funding round of the Chinese Poll Heritage Trust. The trust was established in 2004 after the Government’s 2002 formal apology to all Chinese poll tax payers and their descendants for the tax and other discriminatory statues during the Gold Rush era and beyond. The infamous tax began in 1881 at a price of £10 (equivalent to nearly $1700 today) and restricted immigration to one Chinese passenger for every 10 tons of cargo. In 1896 the tax was raised to £100 (nearly $19,000) and limited one Chinese passenger for every 200 tons. Although largely ignored for most of the early 20th century, the legislation was not officially repealed until 1944. The Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust helps
fund activities that promote the preservation and awareness of Chinese New Zealand history as well as provide support for Chinese New Zealanders’ history, language and culture. Previously the fund has supported such projects like the Lawrence Chinese Camp Charitable Trust with $10,000 for the restoration of Joss House, not to mention the Dunedin Chinese Language and Cultural Trust with $2,500 for educational and cultural teaching programmes. With so much Chinese history buried in Central Otago, this funding is a great opportunity for conservation and preservation in our beautiful region. The trust chairman, Mr Kai Luey, encourages people to make applications for proposals that support the aims of the Trust. To apply for funding, visit the Community Matters website www.communitymatters.govt.nz or phone 0800 824 824. Applications for funding close on March 25, 2020.
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Dunedin’s Otago Polytechnic is partnering with the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) to deliver a South Island first; students can now obtain a Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing thanks to this latest collaboration effort. Previously, Unitec in Auckland was the only other education provider to offer a bachelor’s degree in the subject, whilst EIT and Otago Polytech only offered up to an NZ Diploma in Veterinary Nursing, meaning locals would often have to travel and move away in order to pursue the degree and further study. Francesa Brown, head of programmes at Otago Polytechnic School of Veterinary Nursing, said, “We’re delighted to partner with EIT to provide more options for South Islanders, and for all previous graduates of Otago Polytechnic who wish to continue their relationship with us as they complete their veterinary nursing degree.” The third year and final year of the Bachelor programme will be delivered online in block courses, from Napier in the North, and Dunedin
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Challenge Wānaka is excited to announce a star-studded line up of professionals competing at the Asia Pacific Championships in Wānaka on February 15, 2020. The race has always been a highlight on the calendar for many Kiwi and International professional triathletes and this year is no different. The middle-distance race will be the third Challenge Family Asia Pacific Championship and the 14th Challenge Wānaka event. The women’s field is arguably one of the deepest and most diverse ever. New Zealand professional triathlete Hannah Wells (Bay of Plenty) is the 2019 champion and will be vying to retain her crown in 2020. In 2019 Wells became a professional triathlete and won every race she competed in, including the Ironman Taupo 70.3. Meredith Kessler (USA), 2019 silver medallist will be competing again this year. Kessler is one of the strongest women in the field with 11 full distance Ironman and 21 half distance Ironman first place podiums to her name. Radka Kahlefeldt (Czech Republic) will be competing for the first time in Wanaka and is the 2019 Challenge World bonus winner. She is known on the triathlon circuit for her speed and endurance on course. Lisa Roberts (USA) is a six time iron-distance champion and has been a professional triathlete for 11 years. Rachel McBride (Canada) aka. the "Purple Tiger" is a three-time 70.3 Champion, Federica De Nicola (Italy) and Courtney Gilfillan (Australia) round out this diversely international field. “I
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New Zealand professional triathlete Hannah Wells is the 2019 champion and will be vying to retain her crown in 2020.
am excited to come and race Integrity Homes Challenge Wānaka for my first time. I have heard PHOTO: Supplied incredible things about this race and its scenic Calling all local kids who want to play the beautiful game. It’s time for kick off. swim bike and run course. I am excited for the off train at the WRC at 4:00pm. Under 6’s-under Sports reporter road running and the hills. This is an event I have 8’s will remain on Wednesday’s at Kelly’s Flat at sports@thewanakasun.co.nz always wanted to be a part of. I am eager to see 3:15pm, closely followed at 4pm by the under the countryside and start my year racing in this All our fantastic young footballers will be getting 9s and 10s at Kelly’s Flat. The under 16s wrap it beautiful place,” said Courtney Gilfillan. involved with ‘the beautiful game’ again with all up with their session on Thursday at 4pm at training starting for the new season. Kelly’s Flat the WRC. and the Wānaka Recreation Centre (WRC) will Many players will be familiar with the exercises, remain as our football homes, but due to the drills and games that will make up the training number of players we have, and unfortunately a sessions, but newcomers of all ages, or anyone lack of space to play, the Wānaka Football Club keen to take up the sport are welcome. has had to switch some training days. Please see Please register as soon as possible if you haven’t dates and times below for each age group: already. Last year’s price is held until February 21 The under 11’s and 12’s start on Tuesday, so visit our website www.wanakafootball.nz or February 11 at Kelly’s Flat at 3:30pm. The see WFC facebook page www.facebook.com/ under 14’s are also on Tuesday but they will wanakafootball for more information.
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Doug Todd is getting back on the horse, so to speak. After a horrendous accident last year's Macpac Motatapu bike race, he will be returning to finish what he set out to do. Nearing the end of the race last year, Todd was descending downhill when his wheel hit a rut causing him to hit the ground at full speed. He knew immediately his day was over but it turned out to be a bit worse that he had thought. “I landed on my head and left shoulder, in a world of pain. But at the time I kind of thought I’d dislocated my shoulder – which I’ve done twice before – so thought it probably wasn’t too bad. Turned out it was a bit worse than that. I ended up with a separated AC joint on my left shoulder,” explained Todd. Some cyclists who witnessed the event rushed to Todd’ aid. Given the nature of the location, the signal was not in their favor and one of the two riders rode ahead to find help. After being alerted an emergency response team was quickly set into motion and went out on 4WD to carry out the rescue. “After the paramedics assessed me, they decided it would be impossible to transport me out by 4WD and so called in the helicopter. They arrived
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about an hour later (very busy day) and were immensely professional. I cannot say enough good things about all involved in rescuing me.” Starting the day on the trail and ending in an emergency helicopter would be reason enough for most to throw in the towel, but Todd clearly took the old adage of getting back on a horse to heart. Within a day, he had already made the decision to return and finish what he started. The Macpac Motatapu bike race starts in Wānaka and ends in Arrowtown this Saturday.
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Christian counselling is inclusive
After serving the people of Wanaka for over 22 years as a professional counsellor practicing inclusivity I was very surprised and I might say more than a little shocked to be labelled with this statement in last weeks article on Mental Health Services in the Upper Clutha. The journalist wrote ‘and one is a Christian counsellor which, understandably, you probably wouldn’t go to unless you share the same faith’ I am saddened that the author of this article didn’t talk to me first and ask me about my practice. She would have discovered that I am a counsellor first and foremost. My faith does not determine my professional practice just as a dentist, doctor or lawyer may be Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist or Christian. My faith is a dynamic, evolving belief lived in a life of respecting diversity, showing kindness to all and a simple sustainable lifestyle. Moreover, I think it’s a matter of vital importance with the anniversary of the Muslim shootings approaching that we address the hidden, and not so hidden prejudices we have towards any group outside our own. As a professional I am required to be aligned with Tiriti o Waitangi and so I practice a holistic approach as written by Sir Mason Durie called Te Whare Tapa Wha – attending to the mental, emotional, physical, social and spiritual wellbeing of my clients. My practice is reflected in this whakatoki Tuhia ki te rangi, Tuhia ki te whenua, Tuhia ki te ngakau o nga tangata, Ko te mea nui, ko te aroha Write it in the sky, write it in the earth, write it in the hearts of the people – the greatest thing is love Before we make assumptions I ask you to please ask a question first, then listen – no matter our differences In faith, skin colour, sexual identity, culture – once we talk we usually find we are more alike than different. From this place I welcome every person who comes to see me. Liz Maluschnig
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Dear Liz Many apologies for this assumption. Caroline Moratti wrote the story but I let her text pass as I believed it to be true – that someone perhaps seeking a divorce, or needing an abortion, or struggling with their sexuality or gender, may not seek out a Christian counsellor for fear of receiving judgement and/or advice based on Biblical principals, rather than what would benefit their mental health. However, I stand corrected in the knowledge that your practice does not use the Bible as a weapon when counselling, nor do your own personal beliefs influence how you would advise someone. Apologies. Emma Conyngham
Last week we printed that a Wānaka psychologist did not respond to an email that had asked about wait-times as a potential client. They had in fact replied but the email unfortunately went to our junk-mail server. We would like to apologise and instead say that that the pyschologist's waiting time is two months.
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Going plant-based If you’ve watched Game Changers or Cowspiracy on Netflix, the term plant-based will already sound familiar. In the past few years this phrase has sky-rocketed in popularity and pushed vegans and vegetarians aside as the new kid on the block. The term was wisely marketed to appeal to both meat eaters and milk drinkers. But what is it? Imagine vegans and vegetarians as an exclusive country club with strict rules and hours to maintain an elite membership. Now think of plantbased as a public park with no rules or hours but an emphasis on being active. Wānaka is definitely on-board with this plant-based craze and at nearly every restaurant and cafe there is at-least one plantbased option, with more and more popping up each day. For those keen to get a taste for what all the hype is about head to Soul Food Kitchen, Big Fig or Fedeli for a plenitude of options. “There are a lot of reasons to eat more plants, and a lot of misconceptions about what that means. What we’re trying to do at plant-based on a budget is to show how affordable, easy, and delicious eating a plant-based diet can be, how you don’t have to shop at specialty grocery stores or restock your pantry with all kinds of unfamiliar products and substitutes, and, most of all, how you don’t have to sacrifice time, taste, or money in the pursuit of healthier, tastier eating,”
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said a spokesperson from Queenstown Vegan Society. And added, “Though all of our recipes are plant-based, we’re not advocating a political agenda, and we’re not making a list of Things You Shouldn’t Eat. We’re just a bunch of people who love food and cooking, and want to share some of the recipes and tips we’ve learned along the way”. The beauty of being plant-based is anybody can drop in and try it out, are welcome to stick around or get out as quickly as they came. The idea is centered around food in the form that it emerges from the ground. Less processing and more wholesome nutrition. Since everyone has at some point tried a vegetable, this is a park that everyone is familiar with. Really it’s a gateway drug. Instead of abandoning milk completely, plant-based milks offer a multitude of options to try in lieu of cow’s milk. Here's the brilliance and why this trend has caught fire, it's not stating what you can and cannot eat, it’s presenting different alternatives to a diet most have been shown their entire lives. If one finds themselves going to the park more and more often, then perhaps the country club is worth a try. But after a weeks stay maybe a Bluff Oyster was just too hard to pass up or the steak and cheese pie had you at ‘hello’, the country club may not be so quick to welcome you back, but plant-based park is waiting there with open arms.
Welcome to February and let’s hope the town is more settled than the weather has been. We had a busy week this week and this is a snapshot of some of the incidents we dealt with. We served a driver’s license suspension on a driver who had exceeded 100 demerits on his license in two years. That can really affect your work so keep an eye on those tickets which build up pretty quickly. We also dealt with a male who was found to be driving while suspended, one drink driver has been caught and two bicycles stolen from outside a local café. One was locked with a chain and still taken. We also dealt with a historic burglary of tools from a shipping container. On Saturday night we dealt with a silly male who was climbing a tree trying to get into a bar. Then when spoken to, he tried to run from Police like a fool. He was located hiding in a hedge and his actions only made it worse for himself. We apprehended a male who had committed three separate shoplifting offences in Blenheim. I don’t know what he must have been thinking to think it was acceptable to take what wasn’t his. Maybe self-entitled. We dealt with a lot of driving complaints about drivers from all over the globe this week including New Zealand of course. It is awesome that we have the public out there notifying us of the dangerous drivers and we do catch almost every one if you are wondering. Thanks and keep up the good work. We also picked up a male who was wanted on Warrant to Arrest. He has been held in custody to appear in court. It will always catch up with
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You will be based in the accounting department but will also provide assistance in other areas of the business. This is a great opportunity for a person to get exposure to various accounting aspects of the business or for a person with experience who can add value to our processes. Does this sound like you: You have a positive and friendly approach with strong communication skills. You have good literacy, numeric and computer skills and you are a team player. This is a full time permanent position. Please send your CV and covering letter by 14 February to: Kirsty Alexander, Infinity Investment Group kalexander@infinitywanaka.com Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.
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Rowing club’s best result ever Emma Conyngham
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At the recent NZ Rowings Championship at Lake Ruataniwha, the Wānaka Rowing Club had their best result ever. With 1230 competitors from 42 clubs, Wānaka entered 25 events, finishing in 11 A finals and 9 B finals; winning three gold medals, one Silver and one bronze medal and with several fourths and lots of finals. Wānaka's Sam Pearce won the Men's Club Singles in a personal best time of 7.40. Sam started school-aged rowing with the Wānaka Club when he was just 13, and has competed at three Maadi regattas before moving on to club rowing last year. Sam's excellent form comes just in time for the NZ Rowing Champs at Lake Karapiro on February 18, where he will be competing in a single and a double with past Maadi singles winner Jack McLaughlan. The under 15 and 16 girls squad were unstoppable once again with outstanding performance in both the Under 16 Quad and Under 15 Double, where both crews took the lead from the start, and won by clear water easily to gain gold medals and the second crews made the B finals, finishing in the top 16 in the top 16 in the South Island. In the Under 16 doubles both crews made the A final, with Emily and Lyla having to settle for Silver after a tough battle and conceding the gold to arch rivals Dunstan and Neve Faed and Samara Goodall. Emily took to the water in the Intermediate single, just pipped to the post and missing out on a bronze medal, she finished fourth.
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Tao Hawkey Hight, our sole 16-year-old boy, had an impressive row in the Intermediate singles, finishing fifth in the B final. Year 13 rowers competing in the club events also did well. Harriet Norris and Phoebe Wood who have just moved down to Wanaka to attend the Mt Aspiring College hostel, won a bronze in the Club Coxless Pair. Rata Horan just missed out on a medal in the Women's Club Singles, taking fourth place. Rata and Harriet qualified for the A final for the
Women's Club Double with the sixth fastest time, but this was cancelled at the end of the day as the rising winds shut down racing with only four events to go. Owen Lea and Quinn Curtis who were the seventh fastest boat in the heats, and Phoebe Wood and Pip Crowley were also affected by the cancellations of their Club Double B finals. Sadly Rob Bruce’s mum, Lorraine E Bruce QSM, passed away on January 28, 2020. Lorraine has been a stalwart of rowing for
many, many years. Her interest began following her son’s then her grandchildren’s involvement in the sport. She was secretary of the Otago Rowing Association for over 20 years and made a Life Member of the association in 2012. Lorraine received a Rowing New Zealand Service Award for her involvement in the sport. Rob was unable to make the regatta and as a tribute to him and the sterling work his mum has put into rowing over the years, the Wānaka crews wore a black armband for the regatta.
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