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Albert Town man receives Queen's Birthday Honours ALLISON MCLEAN

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n Albert Town businessman told the Wanaka Sun he is quite 'chuffed' at his recognition in the Queen's Birthday 2019 Honours for his services to people with intellectual disabilities (ID).

Donald Thompson received a New Zealand Order of Merit.

IHC, New Zealand’s largest provider of services to people with ID and their families, nominated Thompson for this award. Thompson is one of 13 IHC Life Members, and he served at every voluntary level of the organisation; “I started off [at IHC] because my daughter had special needs," said Thompson. "When she was two years old, about 35 years ago, I joined the IHC committee of North Otago.

I became their president for 12 years, then joined the national board and became president of their board for 12 years. It was all voluntary work, all in governance and management."

Through his daughter, who now lives in an IHC home in Oamaru, Thompson saw some of the challenges that people with ID must overcome. "They just require support to live

their everyday lives," he said. "It depends on their level of disability. Some need a little support while others need 100 percent support, and that’s one of the challenges of providing support across the country."

Thompson has been recognised for numerous submissions to Parliament on behalf of IHC members and for taking legal action against the Ministry of Education in 2008 over its failure to ensure inclusive education for all children. "Unfortunately better services rely on more funding from central government," he said. "The disability sector is generally underfunded and this does affect the services they are able to provide."

Thompson is no longer involved with IHC, but he is on the board of an IHC arm called Accessible Properties (AP), which has proved to be a highlight of his service work. "AP is social [and disability] housing. IHC owns houses in their own right, and AP also owns social housing and recently bought the state housing portfolio in Tauranga, 1100 houses from the government, so it’s the largest social housing in New Zealand after the government’s state housing.”

He said that some of the small decisions he and his colleagues made around a board table had a profound impact on

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people with ID, yet there was much that he gained personally through his work as well.

"When you work with and for people with an intellectual disability, you soon realise what is really important in life [and it's] not worthwhile sweating the small stuff."

He told the Wanaka Sun that having a

daughter with special needs had a huge impact on his life. "Karen has needs that require 100 percent support, so, as a family, we chose to share her care earlier on when IHC was the only organisation available to provide support that we needed as a family.

It changes your whole world as a family when you have a child with intellectual needs. She’s the youngest, but our two older boys still needed to live. One of us had to be with Karen at all times and IHC helped share the care; she spent a few nights a week with another family in order to go to school in a special class in Oamaru. We lived in the country at that stage, so the local school wasn’t really an option."

Thompson, who farmed in north Otago most of his life, moved to the Wanaka area 17 years ago after buying Wanaka Glass and Collision Centre. One of his sons currently runs the shop with Thompson, now semiretired, working for him part time.

Thompson said the next step for him will be backwards in direction as he moves closer towards retirement.

Pictured: Donald Thompson, here at his Albert Town home, received the Queen’s Birthday 2019 Honours for his services to people with intellectual disabilities.

Norman Terrace fire renders home a hollow shell Neil Sonnekus

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he fire that broke out in Norman Terrace on Sunday completely destroyed the house.

On Monday morning John Smalls, fire risk management officer and specialist fire investigator for Fire and Emergency New Zealand, said he wasn’t treating it as suspicious “but I just don’t know anything at the moment.

It’s still early in the investigation.”

He said there were no guarantees that the causes of the fire would be determined because “the house is so extensively damaged”.

Deputy fire chief Tony Wellman said on Wednesday, “It definitely started in the corner of the living room, judging by the damage to

the house.”

As to what causes these kinds of fire, “anything from an electric heater to clothes and drapes or someone putting ash in the wrong place. You know, you get heaters running and people just kind of forget about them,” he said.

“That’s why we have the one-metre rule: keep everything a metre away from anything hot.”

Asked how the fire brigade is alerted, he said people called 111, who then alerted Firecomm in Christchurch, who then alerted the Wakana staff by pagers and a siren. Wellman said the pagers were not always reliable because they sometimes had a delayed reaction, so the oldfashioned sirens worked best.

Pictured: The burnt-out remains of the house on Norman Terrace.

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Golf Club warns of expensive and lengthy process to take its land Emma Conyngham

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The draft Wanaka Masterplan is due in June and there are many people and groups awaiting it with nervous, and disgruntled, anticipation. One such group is the Wanaka Golf Club which is currently facing the threat of having a road put right through the back nine to link Anderson road with Golf Course Road, and onto Cardrona Valley Road. Whilst non-resident town planners may dispassionately believe this is a viable option, for the historic golf club, the proposal is not so welcome.

Kim Badger, manager of Wanaka Golf Club, said, “Looking at the plans, the course would lose holes 10 and 15 at least, in order to put a new road to link up with Golf Course Road from Anderson Rd. They wish to take the land that was gifted to us and turn it into roading.

They would then need to buy a similar size piece of land to replace what they take off us, presumably land in north Three Parks, beside the existing golf course's seventeenth and eighteenth holes. This would be extremely expensive for QLDC to purchase. Also they would have to pay for the re-alignment of the back nine holes to incorporate the new land and new holes.

All of this expense before they have even paid for the new road they plan.” Badger points out that remaking the back nine of the golf course, is all paid by ratepayers.

Whilst some golfers might not object to a course makeover, non-golfers can be rightly miffed that they are paying for someone else’s hobby.

Badger doesn’t begrudge the need for a link road to connect east to west, but said, “A cheaper alternative that won't cost ratepayers so much would be to utilise the land not yet developed in Three Parks to provide the link from Anderson Road through to Cardrona Valley. There are several options within this piece of land. Either Tim Wallis Drive or put a road adjacent to the golf course, still linking up with Golf Course Road. These alternative options would also provide better access into Three Parks to access the new school and new supermarket. Aubrey Road and Riverbank road should be utilised as a bypass to Cromwell/Queenstown for the suburbs of Northlake/Hikuwai to relieve congestion on Anderson Road.”

Badger’s suggestion sounds logical and is supported by Three Parks developer, Allan Dippie. “Yes we have always been

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Matariki celebrations gearing up Ollie Blyth

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supportive of the idea of connecting Three Parks with an upgraded intersection at Golf Course and Ballantyne Road and have asked council to consider this over quite a few years now,” he said.

“Another road could also potentially link back from this to Anderson Road but I’m not sure how that would affect the golf club whom I’m sure don’t want any of their holes disturbed and you can’t blame them for that, a 17-hole golf course is not much good!” Dippie says that he thinks it’s time to meet with the golf club and to work together for a roading solution.

“We already have legal advice which indicates that the process for QLDC will be very difficult, lengthy and expensive to turn Crown reserve land designated for recreation only, particularly that it was gifted to the crown as a condition of that transaction, into infrastructure,” said Badger.

David Smallbone, Chair of the Wanaka Golf Club said, “The course is on a Crown Recreation Reserve of nearly 56ha, administered by QLDC on behalf of the Crown, and designated for public golfing activity. The Wanaka Golf Club has taken a lease of the area from QLDC to ensure the purposes of that designation are fulfilled.

That has enabled the club to develop and manage what is recognised as one of New Zealand’s great small golf courses.

“A gift of land from Mrs Macpherson of Wanaka Station saw the formation of the second nine holes, east of Macpherson

Street, in 1967. This land was gifted to the Crown on condition it was a reserve for golf and was designated for golfing recreation purposes to help protect the land’s ongoing use as a golf course.”

“The club’s lease of the recreation reserve from QLDC runs on 33-year cycles and is perpetually renewable. This gives increased legal protection to the reserve’s open spaces, designated as they are for golfing recreation. That is an extremely important factor as growth pressures continue in the Queenstown Lakes District, and Wanaka in particular, and the Wanaka Golf Club is committed to ensuring there is no development encroachment on the course so that the Wanaka community can continue to enjoy the benefits generated by the course,” he said Ultimately, Badger said that whilst they do not believe this road is the best option, “the Wanaka Golf Club would like to facilitate what is best for the town, so if it is the majority vote from ratepayers, we will of course work with QLDC on this project.”

Badger and Dippie also agreed that the dangerous intersection at Golf Course Road and Ballantyne Road corner is quite urgent given what a problematic intersection it has become and that an underpass from the front nine to the back would also be a major safety bonus.

Pictured: The Wanaka Golf Course would lose this fairway and the green plus the 15th hole directly behind this which is right next to the Anderson Road roundabout.

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Kahu Youth, along with members of the Upper Clutha Community, are gearing up for their biggest celebration of the year, Matariki. Marking the Maori New Year, Matariki is a nationwide event and is celebrated in Wanaka annually with workshops, performances, and food. The festival will take place on June 15 (with a contingency date of June 16 for wet weather) at the Dinosaur Park by the lakefront and will involve two bonfires, a fireworks display and a community hangi.

The celebration of Matariki is marked each year by the appearance of the Matariki (or Pleiades) cluster of stars around late May to early June. Once the new moon arrives after the appearance of the star cluster, celebrations begin, lasting for up to three days. The celebration would also coincide with the end of the harvest season for Maori, which was also determined by the disappearance of the seven stars.

For the modern New Zealander, Matariki is used as a time for coming together, celebrating the earth, and renewing New Year’s resolutions.

Richard Elvey of Kahu Youth said, “This event could not go ahead without the amazing support of our community. We want to give a big thank you to all of our amazing volunteers, schools and community organisations.” This year’s event is sponsored by Radio Wanaka, Queenstown Lakes District Council and the Wanaka Pantomimers and is part paid for by the selling of Bad Boy fireworks in November last year.

Last year’s celebrations included giant bubble performance art, performances from the ukulele orchestra, among others. This year’s celebrations can only promise more fun activities for all ages to get together as a community to celebrate Matariki.

All members of the community are welcomed to join in the festivities on June 15 at the Lakefront.

Pictured: Fireworks are a feature of the Matariki celebration at the lakefront.

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New school zone given green light, but access problems loom Neil Sonnekus

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Coastguard receives new night vision gear ALLISON MCLEAN

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school year, but that’s not a decision for the school board to make. It’s been a matter of discussion; the deputy mayor, Councillor [Calum] MacLeod is well aware of the issue, it’s just the complexity of it being a state highway, which would involve NZTA, and I assume the Three Parks developer will be involved because of the new roundabout that’s being constructed on the state highway [near Three Parks]. It’s a complicated issue and there are funding issue involved as well.”

Moreover, Dr Hall said Ballantyre Road is now “a very busy road and it doesn’t have great pedestrian access at the moment either.”

Roy Johnston, principal safety engineer of the NZTA, said, "The transport agency is aware of the problem of school pupil access across the state highway and staff are working on it, in conjunction with QLDC and Three Parks."

A drop-in session to provide more information will be held at Wanaka Primary School between 5-7pm on Monday, June 10.

Pictured: The approved school zones

Diamond Lake and Rocky Mountain walks closed for weeks ALLISON MCLEAN

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The Department of Conservation (DOC) has closed all tracks at Diamond Lake and Rocky Mountain until further notice, due to rockfall and slips.

The recent heavy rainfall in Upper Clutha resulted in rockfall near the start of the track, preventing walkers from accessing the whole of Diamond Lake Conservation Area.

A DOC communications advisor said a geotechnical engineer checked the site on Tuesday;

DOC will be better able to indicate the tracks’ reopening time-frame once the full assessment has been completed, likely within the next few weeks.

No other DOC tracks are closed in the area at this time. DOC senior ranger Ruth Garland says walkers should exercise caution on all tracks in the area.

“The upper Clutha catchment and Haast Pass areas have received high rainfall since [last] Monday and it’s possible there are slips, flooding and treefall on other tracks. People should check with their local visitor centres before heading out and keep an eye on weather forecasts.”

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Coastguard Wanaka Lakes' (CWL) has a new thermal camera to assist with search operations after dark and in inclement weather.

Thanks to a grant from Foodstuffs (South Island) Community Trust, the organisation received about $6000 to purchase a Pulsar Thermal Imaging Scope Helion XP28 with an interchangeable lens. After testing three different models about six months ago, the CWL crew made the choice that best fit their criteria. "It is designed for outdoor conditions, is fully waterproof, frost resistant and has a detection range of up to 1000m," said CWL senior crew member Richard Meylan.

Besides just offering an ability to see in the dark, the thermal imaging field of view can be streamed directly onto a tablet when on location.

The monocular will be stored at CWL's leased headquarters at the Wanaka A&P Showgrounds; however, Wanaka LandSAR, which also needs the night vision support, will share the use of the tool.

CWL applied for the funding to have equipment that will enable them to better see people in the dark or in rough weather conditions as they battle challenging rescues around the clock. "We've had a rescue in Lake Hawea at 1.00am in the morning prior to getting the monocular, and

that was what raised the issue of us searching at night in a lake with no lights," said CWL newest skipper David Balls, who performed the due diligence on the monocular. "'How do you spot somebody?' That started the investigation."

The Foodstuffs (South Island) Community Trust has a long history in helping people and organisations achieve their goals. "We would like to thank Foodstuffs (South Island) Community Trust for this very generous funding," said CWL president Jonathan Walmisley. "We appreciate it is one of the bigger grants from the fund and that the Trustees recognised this as an important tool for keeping the Wanaka area safe for people to enjoy. In particular, we would like to thank Dean Bartley with Wanaka New World as it was his endorsement of this application that helped it come to fruition."

Bartley told the Wanaka Sun, "It's exciting that Wanaka New World and Foodstuffs South Island could contribute to helping with the monocular. It's amazing for Wanaka in general and the region and we are happy to support where we could with Coastguard Wanaka Lakes and search and rescue."

Pictured: (left to right) Dean Bartley, Natashia Bartley (Wanaka New World co-owners) and David Balls (Coastguard Wanaka Lakes newest skipper) with CWL’s new thermal imaging monocular.

The Ministry of Education has given the green light for the new primary school zones in Wanaka. The zones had previously been announced by the Boards of Trustees of both primary schools but had yet to be ratified by the Ministry of Education.

Children are automatically entitled to enrol at the school where they live within either school’s designated enrolment zone. For Wanaka Primary School, all currently enrolled students will be unaffected by the enrolment schemes and can continue to attend the school. The Board has committed to ensuring that younger siblings of current families, who live outside the home zone, can enrol at Wanaka Primary School.

However, there is a transport problem looming in that pupils from Albert Town will have to cross State Highway 84.

“The transport issue will follow now that the enrolment scheme has been approved. We now move to the second stage, which will be agreement on the transport provisions to both schools. That has not yet been done and so no decisions have been made on that. [The crossing from Albert Town] is not a matter we can make at school. Those are matters for the QLDC [Queenstown Lakes Districts Council] and, because it’s a state highway, NZTA [New Zealand Transport Agency] will be involved, and also the developer of Three Parks,” Dr Hall said.

“So it’s a three-way discussion and I know the Ministry of Education has been advocating that there needs to be safe access from Albert Town to Three Parks. We remain very hopeful that there will be a suitable underpass before the start of the next

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ome two weeks have passed since I last burst into print. A lot has happened during the intervening period and even more will happen between now and the next key date, being Monday, 17th June which is considered a ‘watershed day’.

During this time it has become evident that in the much hailed consultative process on the Wanaka Town Centre Masterplan yet another key group of stake holders has been omitted from the consultative process, namely, the property owners. Unbelievable, but true. As a consequence they have formed the Wanaka Centre Business District Property Owners Group (POG) which, it is understood, represents approximately 85% of the landowners in the CBD. The POG has, in turn, engaged the services of a prominent Queenstown resource lawyer who has already fired a shot across the bow of the Queenstown Lakes District Council, pointing out to that Council that they have not adhered to the Local Authority Act in the consultative process.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Wanaka Town Centre Business Group (WTCBG) has made a public statement to the effect that, in general, they are supportive of the Final Draft of the Masterplan which is yet to be made public. This later statement has annoyed a number of the members of that group as they were not consulted prior to this statement being made, nor do they know what is in the Final Draft of the Masterplan. As a result, it appears that one of the more forthright and knowledgeable sub-committee members of that Group has resigned from its sub-committee.

After much cajoling a meeting of the WTCBG is to be held on Wednesday, 12th June at 5pm at Ritual Café which is a bit like ‘closing the gate once the horse has bolted’ given the statement of support that its Chairman has given to the Final Draft of the Masterplan without the endorsement of the members of WTCBG. ‘Talk about a buggered muddle’!

It is understood that this statement has provoked a flurry of emails within the group, the majority of whom are challenging the supportive statement made as they have no knowledge on what basis the supportive statement was issued.

On another front the Chairman of the Wanaka Golf Club, David Smallbone, has also burst into print outlining, understandably, the Golf Club’s opposition to the proposed highway going through the golf course, resulting in the loss of access and two holes on what is reserved land, gifted to the Council for the benefit of golf. David Smallbone’s comments were responded to by the Deputy Mayor, Callum McLeod, stating that two members of the Community Reference Group were members of the golf club and as such, therefore, the golf club was represented on the Community Reference Group. One wonders what is going to come next given that the Community Reference Group members have all had to sign confidentially agreements which severely placates their ability to represent any organisation other than the committee itself. When one stands back, all of the above is tainted with mediocrity and is self-serving when these key stakeholders have not been meaningfully involved or excluded from the consultative process.

Then we have ‘the charge of the light brigade’ in the form of the Wanaka Chamber of Commerce facilitating a meeting with Chamber members, the Wanaka Town Centre Business Group and the Wanaka Centre Business District Property Owners Group to be held at the Armstrong Room at the Lake Wanaka Centre on Monday, 17th June at 5pm at which QLDC’s Peter Hansby (General Manager Property and Infrastructure) will share the progress on the Wanaka Town Centre Masterplan project with those invited to attend.

Members of the Wanaka Town Centre Business Group and the Wanaka Centre Business District Property Owners Group are urged to register for their attendance with the Chamber of Commerce at www.ignitewanaka.co.nz/events-training/ events/wanaka-town-centre-masterplan-presentation/ or by ringing them as it is vital that they attend this meeting.

One has to wonder at what point this debacle will escalate up to the Community Board and, more importantly, the QLDC itself and its Mayor!

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Lake levels to remain high, but no flooding expected Neil Sonnekus

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Spark NZ has applied for a land use resource consent “to erect and operate a 15m high telecommunication facility, with a maximum width of 0.3m” in Hawea.

The area would be at the road reserve immediately adjacent to Peter Fraser Park and along the township’s main road, Capell Avenue.

Chair of the Hawea Community Association April McKenzie said: “Our thoughts are quite strongly held, right across the community. We’ve had a couple of public meetings about it.”

The location is cited as the “Road reserve immediately adjacent Peter Fraser Park, 79 Capell Avenue and 28 Myra Street, Lake Hawea”, but it’s actually “on the corner of Capell and [the one] Flora Dora [Parade entrance],” McKenzie said.

“I think in their application they said that there is a demand for it. Part of the public meeting we had was, not only is the community resoundingly opposed to placing a 15m-high cell tower in that location, it was opposed to placing a tower anywhere in the residential area,” she said.

“Many in the community who were at the public meeting were worried about the health implications, they felt that the shouldn’t have masts in a residential area in close proximity to homes, and especially not on a sports field. So they were worried about the health issues.”

“We had a technician at one of our

public meetings and he said he had to work with those things and they were told, ‘don’t go near them. Don’t stand in front of it’.”

“And we were unanimous about the aesthetic issues. You know, we live in Hawea with great mountain and lake views, and the tower is going to severely disrupt those views.”

Spark responded by saying, “For some time, the demand for Spark mobile services in Hawea has been growing. The community’s usage of data has increased by nearly 500 percent and predictions suggest that this figure will only grow in the coming years. This is driven by the number of devices like smartphones, iPads, and connected watches increasing as well as customers who are adopting wireless broadband to stream video content like Netflix and Lightbox in their homes. It has become apparent that new infrastructure is required to satisfy these demands before the only existing Spark cell site there reaches its sensible capacity limits.”

In terms of the placement of the mast: “In the case of Hawea this work has been going on by a team of planners and Radio Frequency engineers for over six months trying to determine the best possible location for a new cell tower. Additionally, since January this year Spark has worked closely with the Hawea Community Association around HCA suggested sites, all of which have been assessed, scoped against community user needs and found to be unsuitable.”

Rainfall eased over the long weekend, but levels will remain high in Lake Wanaka as water flows in from rivers.

Otago Regional Council (ORC) manager natural hazards Jean-Luc Payan said there was currently no large flooding of lakes expected.

“The rainfall [last] week has raised lake levels in the Wakatipu and Lake Wanaka quite significantly, but they are not expected to reach flood levels.”

Dr Payan, who is also the duty flood officer, said rainwater would now increase flows in the Lower Clutha catchment.

Wheelie bin delivery underway and blue bags run out ALLISON MCLEAN

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The Wanaka, Albert Town and Hawea Flat households can expect to receive their new wheelie bins within the next few weeks to prepare for Queenstown Lakes District’s waste collection service change.

The delivery roll out continues throughout the month; Makarora and Luggate properties have already received their new bins.

As people prepare for the kerbside recycling and rubbish service change, they are required to continue using Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC)-approved blue rubbish bags, as well as their existing bins and crates, until the program kicks off on July 1.

QLDC wrote to retailers earlier in the year to advise them to start managing their blue bag inventory levels with the view to phase them out come July 1, which means many store shelves are empty with no plans to restock the bags.

The Wanaka Sun called Wanaka New World Wanaka, Mitre 10 Wanaka and Four Square Wanaka to learn that they have no bags remaining. "We have heard that some supermarkets are already running out so we would recommend going to the Council office or transfer station to purchase the bags in the lead up to

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“Lake levels will remain high for the next couple of weeks, and could rise further if heavy rain occurs in the next week. The high flows from the headwaters will now travel downstream, increasing flows in the Lower Clutha catchment, but we expect the extra volume to be well contained within the riverbanks.”

Though the rain has eased, ORC will continue to monitor rainfall, water levels and flow rates.

“It’s important that we keep our guard up after a rainfall event like this, while lakes are already at high levels,” said Dr Payan.

Live water monitoring information is available on the ORC’s website: water.orc.govt.nz.

Pictured: Water levels remain high throughout the region.

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the new service," said a QLDC spokesperson.

Waste Management will be picking up and sorting the recycling for Wanaka starting next month as well as transporting rubbish to Victoria Flats landfill.

In collaboration with Waste Management New Zealand Ltd and Wanaka Wastebusters on the new service, each household will be delivered with two 140-litre bins, for separate glass recycling and rubbish, and one 240-litre bin for mixed recycling. The new bins will be placed just inside property boundaries to keep footpaths clear. Residents are asked to take their bins in as soon as possible after delivery.

"There are a lot of non-resident ratepayers and holiday homes in our district so we’re asking residents to help out absentee neighbours by moving their bins in off the street,” said Peter Hansby, QLDC property and infrastructure manager. “Or if you know you’re going to be out of town when your bin is due to be delivered, ask your neighbour to move your bins for you. When you receive your new bins, check out the information we’ve included about how to use the new service so you can start to prepare for the change. This is a new district-wide approach that allows us all to recycle more than we had done previously.”

QLDC's website details more on the bin delivery service timeframes and how the new service will operate.

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Search on for Upper Clutha Iwi ALLISON MCLEAN

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A hui is scheduled on Sunday in Hawea to discover more about local Iwi living in Upper Clutha.

The exploratory hui aims to help establish who is residing in the area who could be considered local Iwi. This weekend’s assembly comes after The Wanaka Water Project hosted a water hui and a workshop last March to consult with local Iwi on cultural and spiritual importance of healthy waterways.

"A call went out from the Upper Clutha

Lakes Trust who wished to consult with local Iwi in relation to the water projects they are undertaking," said Cherilyn Walthew, this Sunday's hui organiser.

"While I attended the [March] hui, I didn’t feel that I was currently, adequately empowered by my culture to consult in any official capacity as local Iwi. This is despite my grandfather having land-rights in Hawea, which led to the question: who is considered to be 'local Iwi'?"

Walthew said there are several capacities in which local Iwi are legally required to be consulted. "There does not appear to be a clear process to contact local Iwi in the

Upper Clutha region," she said. "Despite this, many consents or projects have consultation processes that manage to 'tick' that box.

Sunday's hui will be held at Hawea Flat Community Hall from 2.00pm to 4.00pm with an intent to 'include rather than exclude.’ "For over 40 years, local Maori descendants have been fighting for a voice in our local community however, our numbers and knowledge have never been sufficient to realise this goal. We hope that the people with the skills and knowledge we need to push this forward are now here and we are also actively seeking guidance from Kaumatua within the Iwi."

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More pain at the pump Neil Sonnekus

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Hear better live better.

The price of petrol is set to go up yet again.

“Effective from July 1 and adding another 3.5 cents per litre to the cost, it comes into effect on the same day road-user charges also increase,” said Waitaki MP Jacquie Dean.

She added the Government has “pulled a swifty, passing a law under urgency” that will increase the fuel tax and hit Central Otago and Upper Clutha families in the back pocket.

“People in places like Alexandra and Wanaka already pay some of the highest prices in the country for their fuel — so this is really going to add some extra pain at the pump,” she said.

“Of course it won’t just stop there, with increased fuel costs bumping up the prices of fruit, vegetables and other groceries, along with freight costs on most goods increasing and hitting people in the pocket yet again.

“It also renders ineffective any of the small increases families and beneficiaries got in the budget and makes a mockery of claims there were to be no increases in tax,” Deans said.

“Of all the things the Government could do, increasing the price of fuel through taxes is one of the worst because it really hits people in rural areas who have to travel to access all of their services.”

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At the recent Northlake Investments Ltd’s hotel resource consent hearing, the meeting was adjourned for a week, to allow the applicant’s lawyer, Warwick Goldsmith, time to prepare written closing remarks. That extra time allowed Goldsmith to fashion some astonishing remarks that — when posted on Facebook by Niamh Shaw, Founder of Wanaka Community Supporting Our Northlake Neighbours Incorporated — left jaws dropped in disbelief all over Wanaka.

Goldsmith argued that people who bought into the development "must have considered the possibility of this type [a 113-bed hotel] of development." It is unclear how he came to this conclusion but the residents of Northlake certainly disagree.

Anonymous Three responded, “Never in my wildest dreams did I think there would be a hotel in suburbia so far from the town centre. It’s impractical for tourists and totally unfair to people who have bought sections in this area.”

Anonymous One said, “We had never bought into a new development before and had our sale and purchase agreement reviewed by our lawyer. The agreement document included the very broad plan outline for stages one through three in which lot 1005 appears empty. Nothing was pointed out to us about the nature of the consent for lot 1005, or in fact that any part of the agreement was out of the ordinary.”

Anonymous Four said, “The information provided in Northlake marketing material showed no indication of a hotel in the ‘village centre’ which was to have the likes of a medical centre, childcare facility, café restaurant and bar, general store and delicatessen, fitness centre, shops and offices as well as tennis courts. While one expects artistic licence in photographs and flowery marketing language from developers and real estate companies, a 113-room, three-storey hotel could not be expected or considered a possibility.”

Goldsmith also argued that there is "unchallenged evidence" to the fact that the hotel has been properly integrated.

‘Integration’ however, is a nebulous term.

Does the colour palette of the cladding match surrounding houses? Possibly. However, there is more to integration than an architect’s choice of paint. Anonymous Three said, “The hotel design may have been integrated into the design code of Northlake houses, but the hotel cannot be integrated into the social fabric of the Northlake community, even if residents were able to use the facilities.”

“I would love to know if Mr Goldsmith would say the hotel is properly integrated if it were to be built directly across from his own home,” said Anonymous One. Niamh Shaw said, “In my opinion, limiting the definition of ‘integration’ to building

design and materials is not in itself an integrated approach to this proposal.”

One of the most surprising remarks made

by Goldsmith was the declaration that the current tennis court is not consented, and is in fact, illegal. But, Northlake has marketed itself with images of tennis courts, swimming pools, boutique shops and community facilities; very little of which has yet come to pass. Concerned local, Sharon Beattie said, “if [the tennis court] is illegal, was always to be removed, and it has been used in advertising, then surely it is a breach of the Fair Trade Act?” Whether Northlake was in breach of the Fair Trade act is something for legal minds to debate but knowingly selling a product that is illegal and unconsented without any disclosure is not something that concerned locals will gloss over.

Shaw said, “As a layperson I have no idea, but I’m sure an expert could explain how a tennis court came to be built illegally.

Presumably the Queenstown Lakes District Council will respond to this admission that the tennis court is illegal.”

QLDC responded, “This matter is before the Independent Commissioners to consider at the moment and we will not be providing comment until this process is complete.

[However] if anyone does anything unlawful without the necessary consents, then enforcement action could be taken

by QLDC. The developer could also apply retrospectively for a consent, noting that it may or may not be granted.”

Sonya Fynmore from Winton responded, “The [tennis court] consent issue was not known until the recent hotel hearing when it was discovered that consent is required because it has been built 30cm too close to the boundary. Of course, if QLDC raises concern about that 30cm error, NIL [Northlake] will respond appropriately.”

In his closing, Goldsmith maintained that the opinion of the community submitters who represented themselves at the hearing should be disregarded because it is not “expert evidence”. This is something that Shaw strongly disagrees with: "Like anyone in a free and equal democratic society, Mr Goldsmith is entitled to his opinion. However, you don't need to be an expert to understand the effect a three-storey 113-room hotel will have on a small neighbourhood. Further, all residents and rate-payers in this community should have the right to make a personal submission and speak to that at a consent hearing, with the understanding that it will be heard and considered despite not being endorsed by one or nine paid consultants."

Additionally, the irony was obviously lost on Goldsmith that he was missing one arguably crucial piece of expert evidence.

Reiterating her hearing submission notes, Shaw said, “In all the evidence provided by the applicant, there was none from a hospitality professional. Why not? A hotel is a high-volume, high-impact operation; and

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the type of hotel, [for example] catering to local or international tourists, tour coaches or individuals, single night or medium-term stays, is extremely relevant to this application in terms of volume and frequency of visitors, how many staff are required and how much daily traffic it is likely to generate.”

All the above pales in comparison to Goldsmith’s attempt to pass off the Wanaka Community Supporting Our Northlake Neighbours Incorporated as nothing more than a redundant nuisance. “In this case we have no evidence of the identity or extent of membership of the society. For a society to be incorporated it must have 15 members so one can presumably presume the society has 15 members. However, we do not know who they are, we do not know whether there are any other members, we have no evidence of any connection between the members and the Northlake development. There is therefore no evidential basis upon which Mr Gardner-Hopkins can claim to be speaking on behalf of the residents of Northlake.”

There is a very good reason the applicant doesn’t know who they are. If they revealed their identity, they would end up in court. The gag clause in the sale and purchase agreements is well known by now. Shaw reiterated, “It is also relevant that Northlake has previously threatened submitters: reminding them that: ‘the lodging of a submission to PC53 by you is in breach of the land covenant’; and seeking that they ‘immediately withdraw your submission lodged in PC53 to comply with the land covenant’.”

At the Hearing, Mr Goldsmith objected to the word ‘threatened’ but didn’t refute the points as they are factually true.

For the purpose of this article, finding Northlake residents who oppose the proposed hotel was easy as shooting fish in a barrel; they are everywhere. They oppose it vociferously but anonymously. Their voices were silenced through the formal submission process, but are very loud in passing conversation, on social media, or around the dinner table where there is vehement opposition. The society has 20 anonymous members who are property owners in Northlake, with 45 members in total; add that to the 139 opposing submissions made, which adds up to a tidy figure of disgruntled and angry locals.

“They’ve manufactured a no-win situation by stating that there’s no evidence of objection by residents, when that very evidence would actually require breach of contract, so that they would then say that such evidence would be inadmissible,” said Wanaka resident Gillian Robinson.

The comments from people on social media demonstrate that the bile in their throats from Northlake’s defence is running high. Local, Paul Tamati said, “the developer and their legal team know how to play New Zealand law and local government.” With less restraint, Robinson said “Gotta ****ing hate lawyers for whom the letter of the law totally overrides the spirit of the law.”

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Question of the week: It’s Queen’s birthday weekend, with the annual honours and titles awarded to New Zealanders. What relevance does the Queen and/or royal family have for you?

Meg Thomas: “The royal family is not only a symbol of royalty of the world but they are also important to our government and what laws we can make. They are important to me especially coming from an English background.”

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Richard Nolan: “The Queen has nothing towards me but then I probably would change to a Republic... We really have nothing to do with the Queen.”

Heather Bates: “I don’t think we’ve got a royal family.

But I am interested in what the royal family in Britain do.”

Marelda O’Rourke Gallaher: “I like the idea of the Queen… I like that we are part of a global community.”

Renee Plunkett: “I do really like following them on Instagram… but I do really appreciate the charities that they bring recognition to.”

Helene Price: “The royal family has very little relevance to me but I see them as celebrities and I've seen little impact on New Zealand society because of them."

Bopp C Calvin Constable, NZPD It has been a very busy time for the crew at Ballantyne Road this week. I’m not sure if it has anything to do with the influx of people coming for the snow season, but there’s been a fair bit of carnage around the place.

Monday saw us helping a fellow from over Queenstown way who wasn’t in the greatest of headspaces. He came to police seeking some help and we were able to put him in touch with the proper services to assist him. There was also a crash on the Crown Range — a timely reminder to adjust your driving for the season, and please aim your vehicle in the middle of your lane. Roads aren’t designed to have you drive half your car on the gravel to the left. Some drugs were found at a routine traffic stop and a dealer was taken off the streets. Just don’t do drugs. Some miscreant also stole a bike from out the back of Big Fig. A heinous act if you ask me, so, if you did commit this crime and read my ramblings, please put it back where you stole it from.

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Tuesday delivered us a drink driver. No doubt they were only one of many that were out that night, as the previous weeks have given us cause to believe that people still aren’t getting the message about drink driving.

If you want to run the gamut and risk the consequences of your poor decision, please just reconsider and plan your nights accordingly. It isn’t difficult.

Another crash on the Crown Range also that could have been avoided had the driver been able to stay in their lane.

Wednesday another drink driver. As above basically, it’s saddening to have to repeat myself. A group of youths decided the early hours of the morning would be a good time to grab some drinks and chips. Instead of opting for the open for business Night n Day, they decided to bust open the Subway cart, which constitutes a burglary. This is a serious offence and thanks to CCTV we know who they are.

I strongly encourage them to front up at the station with their parents before we come knocking.

Extremely disappointing that some of the youth of this town treat it in such a way.

Thursday, you guessed it, another drink driver. This under 20-year-old learnt their lesson early so fingers crossed it sticks with them. The lake level rose with all the rain and a yacht took off on its own from near Edgewater. If you leave them there, at least tie them up please, so we don’t get tied up making sure nobody is passed out on them in the middle of the lake.

The evening saw us dealing with a domestic incident.

On Friday a young lad has probably been watching too much Fast and Furious and decided he’d have a crack at doing some skids. Bad idea for him and some public service might be coming his way. A vehicle was also deliberately damaged overnight. The night saw quite a bit of disorder in town. A few bars had events on and the observed level of intoxication was disappointing.

Saturday was a bit quieter. A male was warned for breaching his bail and a domestic incident was attended.

I hope you all enjoyed your long weekend and spent some quality time with what is important to you. Have a great week.

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Adventure book winners announced Neil Sonnekus

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The Mountain Film and Book Festival are pleased to announce the Mountain Book award winners for 2019. “We had some stunning submissions and our judges enjoyed reading about adventure and a wide variety of expeditions,” said Jo Lynch, festival director.

“Many of the entries took a look at our outdoor recreation heritage, as well as our future as we face pressure to protect the places where we play.”

The winner of the Mountain and Adventure Heritage award this year went to co-authors Peter Alsop, Dave Bamford and Lee Davidson for their book Scenic Playground: The Story Behind New Zealand’s Mountain Tourism.

Seventeen-year-old Jade Hameister’s book My Polar Dream won the Mountain and Adventure Narrative award.

Scenic Playground tells the story of New Zealand’s first explorers, their innovations, dreams, ideas and the foundations of tourism in New Zealand. These are accompanied by high-quality promotional illustrations, photographs and paintings of the times.

The book describes the Kiwi tourism journey, but it also brings into focus the repercussions for the physical environment, like Maori’s relationship to the land, commercial land management and climate change.

Book programme coordinator Dan Clearwaters said, “This weighty tome mirrors the gravitas that tourism has within New Zealand, the way that it has encouraged and shaped recreation for generations, and the challenges it is posing due to its own successes”.

Peter Alsop is the author and co-author of five previous books, with particular interests in tourism publicity, hand-coloured photography and midcentury New Zealand landscape paintings. Dave Bamford is an independent tourism advisor who has worked extensively in New Zealand on regional tourism strategies, business plans and national park recreational opportunities. Lee Davidson teaches in the museum and heritage studies programme at Victoria University in Wellington.

In January 2018, Hameister became the youngest person to complete the ‘polar hat-trick’ of traversing the North Pole, Greenland and South Pole.

She began her quest at the age of 14, when she became the youngest person to ski to the North Pole from anywhere outside the last degree. She went on to become the youngest woman to complete the 550km crossing of Greenland, unsupported and unassisted.

In January 2018, Hameister skied 600km from

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the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole, once again unsupported and unassisted. She completed the epic 37-day journey via a new route through the Transantarctic Mountains and up the Kansas Glacier, from the Amundsen Coast.

In My Polar Dream she tells the story of these epic journeys. “One of the underlying reasons I am undertaking this quest is to empower young women around the world to chase their dreams.”

Hameister is passionate about shifting the focus of young women from how they look to what they can do. She has been awarded the Australian Geographic Society Young Adventurer of the Year and lives in Melbourne, where she is a year 11 student.

There were two runners-up in the Mountain and Adventure Heritage Award. They were Aoraki Tai Poutini: A Guide to Mountaineers by Rob Frost, and Searching for Groundswell by Paul Hersey. They will both be speaking at this year’s festival.

There were also two runners-up for the Mountain and Adventure Narrative award. They were Rescue Pilot by author John Funnell and North to South by Stefan Fairweather, who will be speaking at the festival.

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Festival promises hardcore adventure and environmental action Neil Sonnekus

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The NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival has launched its 2019 programme and it promises to be a blast. The 10-day programme boasts 74 adventure films, seven of which are world premieres, a world-class collection of speakers, as well as stimulating workshops.

The event will once again take audiences around the globe, from the Antarctic to the Arctic and many places in between, and it can all be experienced right here in Wanaka.

Mark Sedon, the festival director, said, “Disquiet for environmental issues is a common thread woven amongst many of the films this year. The climate issues sit front-andcentre for the adventure community and over the last few years the content has progressed from contemplation to action. And, of course, we have our fair share of incredible adventurers undertaking phenomenal expeditions and hardcore missions. This year’s programme is just world-class; the festival fans will not be disappointed.”

A record 208 films were submitted and four have been nominated as finalists for the 2019 Grand Prize Award and US$1,000.

A jury will judge the films during the event and the winner will be announced on Wednesday July 3, the final night of the Wanaka event. Finalists for the grand prize are all New Zealand premieres and category award winners. They are: best climbing film award, Cerro Kishtwar – An Ice Cold Story by director Julian Zanker from Germany; best

adventure sports and lifestyles film award: Spectre Expedition — To the End of the Earth by directors Alastair Lee and past festival speaker Leo Houlding, both from the UK; new award for 2019, best solo adventure award, Surviving the Outback from director Michael Atkinson (Australia), and best snow sports film, Between the lines — Entre les lignes from French directors Pierre Cadot and Thomas Guerrin.

The people’s choice award will be announced after the event. Special jury awards were given to 18 films in acknowledgement for outstanding work.

Speakers will include adventurers like Amercan Lynn Hill, who changed the definition of what is possible in rock climbing with her first free climb (not to be confused with free solo) of the most famous big-wall climb in the world; ‘The Nose’ on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, California.

Then there’s Ben Kozel, who rowed all the way from the source of the Amazon down to the Atlantic Ocean, an epic and arduous journey of 6,700km.

Added to the lineup is Kiwi cyclist Rebecca Wardell, who went all the way from Lake Geneva in Switzerland to Lake Hawea, Central Otago — by bike. Along the way she encountered Uzbeki heat, Chinese cold, and crashed her 47kg bike in Iran.

The Mountain Film and Book Festival programmes are available from Paper Plus, and tickets are available online at mountainfilm.nz. The festival runs from June 28 to July 3.

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The staff at Riverside Educare put their pinkies up last month for breast cancer awareness. A Pink Ribbon morning high tea was organised by two of the early childhood centre’s staff, Alice Bennet and Barb Macandrew on May 16, which raised $400 to donate to the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.

“We felt it was important as a centre to involve our Riverside community and raise awareness for breast cancer,” said Bennet, Riverside Educare office administrator.

“The majority of our staff are women, and we felt it was an amazing event to take part in to raise the importance of regular [breast exams to detect] breast cancer.”

She said the staff loved the idea of teaching their tamariki to be mindful of the

community. “Our Riverside children had the opportunity to experience an important event that included the wider community right here at Riverside Educare. From a young child’s perspective, it was a beginning step in why such events are important to our family and friends. The children were able to sit with their parents and enjoy the wonderful food and flowers that were kindly donated from Pembroke Patisserie, Ritual Espresso Cafe and The Workroom while getting to dress up in pink and decorating our Kahu Room.”

Bennet said the event helped the centre’s children learn to make associations with the cancer awareness and how the disease impacts a community.

Pictured: High tea at Riverside Educare last month raised $400 in donations to the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.

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Wanaka Reserves fight hard for the win The Wanaka AFC Senior Reserve Men’s team travelled to Cromwell last Thursday night to take Cromwell in a night game. Under lights and in cold conditions the first half saw an unsettled Reserves play all over the place and without any real structure.

Cromwell played mainly their A team and looked very composed.

Around the 10-minute mark, Cromwell found the ball just over the halfway line and decided to have a go. The ball launched higher and higher towards the goal, and somehow the Wanaka goalkeeper looked like he totally lost sight of it in the big spotlight because he seemed to be waiting for the ball as it hit the back of the net in an open goal.

Not too long after that, disaster struck again when Wanaka lost their center back, Tom Wild, to injury. The Wanaka Reserves weren’t playing the kind of football they would have liked and seem to be content on just hacking the ball down field. A lack of cohesion and not passing the ball at critical times when a teammate was in a good position cost them, along with poor and weak finishing.

Cromwell, on the other hand, made the most of their chances and went two up just before halftime to go into the halftime break 2-0.

The second half saw a completely different Wanaka Reserve team. The halftime chat must have paid off because the

team started to work the ball more and finally found their passing game where they drew in Cromwell players then hit their players out wide. The team seemed to have more space in the second half and moved the ball upfield and pulling the Cromwell defence out and then passing the ball back to their midfield.

This tactical play really put Cromwell on the back foot.

The big turning point in the game about 15 minutes into the second half when Cromwell were rewarded with a penalty kick.

This was the chance for Cromwell to take back control of the game, but the ball hit the top bar and bounced just before the line and somehow, with Cromwell and Wanaka players all around, the ball found its way into the Wanaka keeper’s hands.

That lost chance blew the wind out of Cromwell’s sails, but inflated Wanaka’s and they knew they were still in the game.

Wanaka, feeling the momentum of the game shifting, pressed hard and kept to their tactics. They started to dominate possession of the ball and at the 25-minute mark left midfielder, Alex Whitehead, fired a beautiful ball just outside the box that the Cromwell keeper had no chance in saving. The score 2-1 to Cromwell.

Finally Wanaka’s Flynn Brown who entered the game from the bench managed to get a toe to the ball and put it in to tie up 2-2.

With about five minutes on the

clock Wanaka smelt blood and put pressure on Cromwell who were starting to fade. A substitute player, Weston Bell, who rocketed the ball and made no mistake in putting it into the back of the net to give the Wanaka AFC Reserves the lead and go up 3-2; giving the Wanaka team their third victory of the season.

A very well-deserved win and one they can be very proud of.

Good games were had by every member of the team, but standouts were center midfielders Tallis Lupo and James Edwards, and left back Jonathan Williams, and captain and vice captain Michael Bopp and Matt Carr. With only one game left in the season for the Wanaka AFC Reserves, coach Leon Roode is confident his team can finish off their season on a high this Saturday at home against Alexandra B which they have conceded to twice already this year and put in another good performance.

“Our team struggled at the beginning of the season and especially in the first round with so many players new to each other, but as the season has moved along we started to gel and were much better in the second round, and were very unlucky not to have picked up more wins. This third and final round we are seeing some big improvements and the result are coming now, ” he said. Kick off on Saturday is 12:45 at the Wanaka Recreation Centre.

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The winter bowling season is now under way at the Wanaka Bowling Club’s indoor stadium, with bowls being played sometimes seven days a week, with up to three sessions being held a day. This includes Stadium Club championships, regular competitions and inter-club events. Also included in the winter programme are three evenings of Trade Bowls with community teams participating.

The exceptionally popular Studholme Trophy competition will begin on Saturday May 8 – an event that sees most club members participating.

The Studholme Trophy is held over 12 Saturday afternoons by teams representing different local suburbs such as Meadowstone, Beacon Point, Rippon/West Meadows, Pembroke, Mt Albert (Albert Town/Mt Iron), The Village, Hawea Town, Hawea Country. The latter two teams are mainly made up of members of the Hawea Bowling Club, whose members largely integrate into the Wanaka Bowling Club for the winter season.

The Studholme Trophy competition was started 13 years ago in memory of well-known Wanaka identity Neil Studholme and has steadily grown in importance over the years, so that every one of the 12 weeks of competition is amazingly supported and, in addition to the 24 players playing on the day, there is always a great crowd of supporters.

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A stunning start but a fizzled finish in Chatham Cup Wanaka hosted University of Otago in round two of the 2019 ISPS Handa Chatham Cup at the Wanaka Rec Centre on Saturday.

On a slippery surface Steve Pleskun opened the game with his left foot. A jubilant Wanaka were delighted to start the game in such a positive manner.

Just four minutes later Wanaka struck again when Alex Plimmer who hit a delightful shot with his left foot into the far corner of the University net to put the home side 2-0 up after 18 minutes.

The small local crowd were thrilled as were the Wanaka players. The game

lift their intensity in an effort to get back in the game.

It was Wanaka who gifted University a lifeline back into the game as the score moved to 3-1 with 29 mins to play. Three minutes later, Wanaka had plenty of numbers to defend the corner but firstly failed to clear their header and then failed to close down the space of Durkin and University now eyes a chance of a comeback. 3-2.

University score a deserved equaliser on 74 mins when Ben Ofarrell receives the ball 25 yards out and fires into the roof of the Wanaka goal. 3-3.

continued for the remainder of the half with half chances at both ends.

Second half starts with a southerly blowing into the faces of the Wanaka team which brought some hail and a drop in temperature. A free kick created

by Grimsdale on half way is delivered by midfielder Barry Grehan and an onform Pleskun peels off his marker and finds time and space in the opposing penalty area and hits a first time volley low into the opponent’s net. 3-0 after 60 minutes.

As the southerly faded and the sun came out University woke up and proceeded to

Wanaka fail to value the ball and give possession away. Dominic Scahiil, the University skipper turns and fires a shot from 18 yards to give University a 4-3 lead after 78 minutes. A delighted University have scored four goals in a spell of just 17 mins to rattle a shell-shocked Wanaka.

A corner in the 90th minute is played short when the unthinkable happens as Wanaka scores an own goal. 5-3 win to University.

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Impending 1080 drop at Luggate

It is with great sadness and grave concern we contemplate the months ahead in our township of Luggate. For the third year running we live with the threat of having 1080 Sodium Monofluoroacetate poison aerially applied, by OSPRI/TB Free right behind the village and in some places less than 1km from homes, pets, families and camping ground, and directly into the Alice Burn and the Luggate Creek.

TB Free/OSPRI will not, despite promising after the “indefinitely postponed” drop in 2017 honor their promise to “consult well before” “the operation was due to be completed” as reported in the Wanaka Sun 10.8.17. Information received last week from Ospri stated “wider community consultation is not being undertaken for this aerial”. So what did they mean back in 2017 then? Do they think the consultation they walked out on last year qualifies?

At the end of the day (regardless of personal opinion about the use of 1080) 1080 is a highly toxic hazardous substance with proven and irreversible consequences to both animals and humans. If our community face mass health issues in the aftermath of an aerial application of this toxin, who will assume responsibility and liability for that?

The threat to human reproductive systems alone is dire. Classified as a Teratogen, “an agent or factor which causes malformation of an embryo”. It is an “Endocrine Hormone disruptor in parts per trillion” – Dr Sean Weaver (Victoria University).

An article published in the Wanaka Sun last year quotes Professor Ian Shaw a Canterbury Toxicologist. “If a human gets exposed to 1080 it will kill those cells – there is no question. So if you are a woman and you are pregnant and you’re exposed to a reasonably high does of 1080, that 1080 will circulate in your body and would get into the baby via the placenta and would have an affect on the development of the cells of the baby at the time of the exposure.” We have at least six pregnant women living in the village that we know about. The threat to them alone is alarming.

The threat and risk of toxic 1080 dust drift is also extremely high given the geographical nature of this drop. Government data states “bait dust can drift outside the boundaries of a treated area up to and possibly more than 1000m.”

Testimony from an accredited, former HeliAg pilot , with 6000 hours flying time and a profound knowledge of the local area states “the Pisa range to the Southwest of Luggate is known to generate Katabatic winds (downhill or drainage winds). “Luggate has four main valley systems that line these winds up for the township, including the Alice Burn and Luggate Creek. These valleys and the katabatic wind systems converge on the township.”

John Sarginson goes on to say, “I would consider dispensing 1080 in the hills to the south of Luggate during these times of the year to be a very high risk to all. The baits may fall in no wind, but when the wind increases, maybe days later, some baits will fall further in scrub and others are blown across exposed areas causing toxic dust to become airborne again. Sublethal amounts of a harmful poison would be distributed and no one can guarantee such drift of 1080 dust will not cause future health risks to our generation, or to generations of the future. No one can guarantee that people won’t suffer increased illnesses or deficiencies or that people's lives will not be shortened. Worse still, no one can claim to detect acute 1080 poisoning in all instances, and sublethal poisoning is almost impossible to detect.”

OSPRI states the area is “remote and inaccessible” and yet men who have worked the land for generations tell us that it certainly is not. If OSPRI can conduct possum monitoring (although none has been done since last year), at ground level, then why is it necessary to conduct an aerial operation, putting a community at risk when a ground operation would not? Why is more importance placed on the health of stock units than on the health of this community?

This is the third year we have had to battle, battle to be heard, to be considered, to be respected, to have a right to our basic human rights. The community demands, that due to a complete lack of justification for an Aerial Application of Toxic 1080 Sodium Monofluoroacetate Poison, that this operation be cancelled and therefore a legacy of

human and animal health issues in our village be avoided.

Tracey Morrow Luggate resident on behalf of concerned Luggate residents and the Luggate 1080 action Ggroup.

Forest and Bird responds

Many of the issues raised in this letter from the Luggate 1080 Action Group should be addressed by OSPRI as this is an operation for animal health. Forest and Bird strongly supports the right of every community to understand what is happening in its local environment and be informed and consulted. We would like to comment on this letter because 1080 is an important tool for conservation, and it is important that decisions about the use of 1080 are informed by science and not by beliefs alone, regardless of how strongly those beliefs are held.

In recent years there has been much research on the use of 1080 and how it accumulates in the environment, its presence in waterways and its threat to humans and non-target species. The overwhelming consensus of that science is the risks to humans of 1080 as it is currently used are negligible and acceptable within any current public health or safety criteria.

The writer cites supposed risks from dust and in drinking water. Both these potential risks have been studied. For example, a published study collected dust from three aerial 1080 operations, and the peak dust concentration within the drop area was 400 times below the OSH approved level and only 200m outside the drop zone was 50,000 times below. The writer states 1080 was detected 1km away from the drop zone, which is correct, but at a level 170,000 times below the acceptable level, or put another way, 0.0006% of the OSH approved level (Journal of Agricultural Research 45:57-65).

In terms of water, a published study placed 10 times the sowing rate of 1080 baits directly into streams and found “no demonstrable biological impacts” and 1080 concentrations in the streams were 1000 times below the Ministry of Health guidelines for drinking water. After 12 hours no 1080 was detected at all (NZ Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 40:531-46). Min. of Health guidelines are 3.5 parts per billion and that level would pose no significant risk to a person over a lifetime of drinking water contaminated at that level.

The most comprehensive analysis of the use of 1080 was a report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment that concluded “based on careful analysis of the evidence not only should the use of 1080 continue (including in aerial operations) to protect our forests, but that we should use more of it“. The independent commissioner was so convinced by the evidence she stated, “It is seldom that I come to such a strong conclusion at the end of an investigation.”

We strongly urge people to read this report which can be found at https://www.pce. parliament.nz/media/1294/evaluating-the-use-of-1080.pdf Our native plants and animals are continuing to decline across the country, with over 80 percent of our land-based birds, bats, reptiles and frogs in trouble. Forest and Bird wants our forests to be full of bird song with all our species flourishing and to do this we have to use all the tools we can to control deadly rats, stoats and possums.

This year is one of the biggest beech masts for more than 40 years and if we don’t use large-scale predator control methods like aerial 1080 we will loose populations of birds like the icon Mohua that occur in places like Makarora. It is just not possible to trap the over one million hectares needed to save these natural treasures, and trapping cannot control rats and stoats that reach plague proportions in beech masting years. And if we use all the tools at our disposal we can save species— thanks to aerial 1080 the Landsborough population of Mohua has increased from just 14 birds to more than 400.

As counterintuitive as it may seem that spreading poison from the air across the landscape is safe to humans, decisions on the use of 1080 should not be based on intuition but should be based on science, and the science is very clear: 1080 is not a risk to humans as it is currently used and is incredibly effective for conservation.

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SPORTS RESULTS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Questions about Mt Iron junction

A recent Wanaka Sun article about the proposed Mt Iron Junction Development informed us that a resource consent has been lodged with QLDC, who is requesting submissions from the public.

I appreciate that the project has many interesting, progressive concepts and that affordable worker’s accommodation is badly needed. However, the issues that lead me to oppose it are: Why should rural land be converted to high-density use and the development envelope surrounding Wanaka be extended when Three Parks is only 1km away? Three Parks was approved to provide just such commercial and housing opportunities.

Also, why should the rural Mt Iron Junction site be intensively developed with commercial and high-density housing when it will lead to much worse congestion at an already congested intersection?

Is the developer paying for a new five entry point roundabout or is the developer hoping that NZTA will someday install one?

Could the developers of this project not instead invest in doing these commercial and affordable housing projects within the already approved Three Parks?

I hope that Wanaka residents will carefully consider the impact of this project and make a submission to QLDC before the June 14 deadline.

Bernard Fouke

Mt Iron Junction developer responds

Thank you for the opportunity to respond to Bernard Fouke’s letter. Mt Iron Junction Ltd thanks Mr Fouke for his appreciation of our interesting and progressive concepts. As long-time locals with 30+ years of community involvement in business, education and sport, we only seek positive outcomes for the Upper Clutha area.

We see our sensitive, well-thought-out proposal, as a very good fit for the area. The low-level (one third of the current tree heights) development has a built form coverage of only 15 percent of the land available and its community-focused mix of commercial and accommodation options will serve the region well now and well into the future. The key features of relocating Caltex Wanaka, providing much-needed worker accommodation and providing an improved roading layout will enhance this strategic, currently unused, site and lead to a much more attractive, functional and safe entrance to Wanaka.

We especially believe that the upgrade of the intersection at Mt Iron Junction is vital and will improve safety and traffic flow – traffic flow that will increase with the general growth in the Southern Lakes region as well as that created by the business, recreational and educational facilities in nearby Three Parks.

It is our hope that our development, which includes a contribution of land and funds for a roundabout, will encourage NZTA to progress the construction of a roundabout at this intersection sooner than their current projected timeframes.

The offer was, and still is, available for Mr Fouke – or anyone else – to contact me directly to discuss any questions about the development.

Yours sincerely, Steve Schikker

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Wanaka Stadium Bowls Monday Edgewater Trophy: 1st N Roberts M Hardy R Tempero, 2nd D Cameron H Thayer C Scurr, 3rd T Scurr B Steel M Campbell. Tuesday morning 2x4x2: 1st K Light N Young, 2nd K Davey T Tattersfield, 3rd I McGregor J Rich. Tuesday afternoon 2x4x2: 1st G Thomas D Brown, 2nd J Maddison P Shore, 3rd I Brown A Nicholls. Tuesday evening trades: 1st Bowl’m’Over, 2nd B.N.B, 3rd 3M’s. Wednesday afternoon triple: 1st Gilda Cameron J Bryant G Russell, 2nd B Russell T Parkinson G McCarroll, 3rd N Dippie E Templeton R Woolley.

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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.

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The Wanaka chapter of BNI meets weekly at 7am Tuesday morning. Great networking opportunity to grow your business.

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THANKS Thanks to everyone who comes to Wastebusters to donate goods, shop and recycle. Your support helps us work for zero waste and a resourceful community.

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We can swap a house in Timaru and/or a beautiful country cottage and/or a modern home in rural Waimate south Canterbury with rural views and lots of peace and quiet. Ph Ged on 0274436270 Merino, if anyone has any Merino clothing to spare could you kindly drop it into the Salvation Army Family Store, 48 Helwick Street Wanted by the Salvation Army Family Store, if any one has any spare pillow cases we would love them, please just drop them into the store, thanks.

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If you could please just drop these into the store or phone for a pick up for large amounts.

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Alpine Helicopters is a family owned business based at Wanaka Airport. With our modern fleet of helicopters, we provide a wide range of aviation services from scenic flights, agriculture work, firefighting and private charters.

We are looking for an operationally savvy admin super star to join our team. This is a fulltime permanent position on a rotating roster including some weekends and public holidays.

You will have excellent phone and personal manner; attention to detail; ability to work under pressure and to multi task whilst remaining calm and professional. You will enjoy solving operational problems, be able to maintain an operational ‘picture’ of what is happening in the field and have a natural affinity for scheduling, dispatching and coordinating.

Key tasks include; „ Flight following including radio communications „ Sales enquiries & generating quotes „ Booking and scheduling of operations „ Maintain Aviation records „ Front line tasks & client management „ Client briefings and loading helicopters „ Initiating Emergency Response Procedures Applicants for this position must have NZ residency and be looking to live in Wanaka on a long-term basis.

Dog Registration 2019/2020 The 2019/2020 annual dog registration invoices have now been posted out to all dog owners.

If you have not received your invoice, please contact the Council as soon as possible to ensure that your dog’s registration details are correct.

If you have received your registration renewal invoice, please check and indicate any changes to the registration, then sign, date and return the form to us. Payment options can be found on your renewal invoice.

A link to the current fixed fees can be found at the QLDC website: https://www.qldc.govt.nz/services/ dogs-animal-control/dog-registration/ Please note - dog registration runs from 1 July to 30 June of each year. Any late payments will incur a 50% penalty fee and the removal of the positive history fee reduction.

Amendments to the June Meeting Schedule Meeting Cancellations: QLDC Planning & Strategy Committee – previously advertised as taking place on Thursday 13 June 2019 has been cancelled.

QLDC Infrastructure Committee – previously advertised as taking place on Thursday 20 June 2019 has been cancelled.

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ENROLMENT DETAILS: 2020 SCHOOL YEAR The Boards of Wanaka Primary School and Te Kura O Take Kārara (formerly Wanaka South Primary School) have adopted enrolment schemes that have recently been approved by the Secretary for Education, and will come into effect from the start of the 2020 school year.

Details of the home zones for both schools and maps of the zones can be found on the schools’ websites at www.wanaka.school.nz and www.takekarara.school.nz A drop-in session to provide detailed information and to answer questions will be held at Wanaka Primary School between 5.00-7.00pm on Monday, 10 June.

WANAKA PRIMARY SCHOOL All students currently enrolled at and attending Wanaka Primary School are unaffected by the enrolment schemes. Any student who is currently attending Wanaka Primary School will be able to continue attending the school after the new home zone is introduced. All current Wanaka Primary School students will therefore have the right to continue attending this school through to Year 6. The Ministry of Education has agreed to continue providing school transport to students who are currently attending Wanaka Primary School. This agreement means that any student who currently catches a bus to Wanaka Primary School will still be provided with a bus for the 2020 school year. Beyond 2020, school transport assistance (which may be an allowance) will be provided while a student continues to be enrolled at Wanaka Primary School. The Board has committed to ensuring that younger siblings of current Wanaka Primary School families, that live outside of the home zone, can enrol at the school.

TE KURA O TAKE KĀRARA All Year 1 students within the new home zone will be entitled to enrol at the new Te Kura O Take Kārara. Students in Years 2-6 within the new home zone will be able to continue attending Wanaka Primary School, as detailed above, or can choose to attend Te Kura O Take Kārara. School transport will be provided to eligible students and details of the transport plan will be advised in coming weeks.

Further information will be provided to parents/caregivers/whanau through school newsletters and the schools’ websites. Enrolment information will also shortly be available from both schools.

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MAC first XV fall to strong Dunstan side The MAC first XV boys team suffered a 21-33 loss against Dunstan High School at home in Wanaka on Saturday June 1. With Dunstan scoring two easy tries in the first 10 minutes and MAC battling to get their hands on the ball, the home side were on the back foot right from the get-go.

Centre Jack East scored the first try for MAC, converted by TJ Lilly, but with Dunstan clocking their third and fourth tries, the half time score sat at 7-26.

MAC looked as though they could turn the game around when number 8 Fergus Read and wing Marcus Hetherington scored tries early in the first half, TJ Lilly converting to bring the score to 21-26.

Dunstan captain Kace O’Neil commented after the match that he thought that was going to be the turning point in the game. However, with MAC seeming somewhat passive on defence, the strong Dunstan team were able to take advantage and as MAC co-coach Craig Read explained, “the team that held on to the ball won the game.”

When Dunstan scored and converted their fifth try after a tough battle on their line, the Wanaka side simply had no comeback and the final score reflected the stronger performance by the visiting team.

“Dunstan played really well to their credit,” said Craig. “A lapse in our defence seemed to keep occurring. We’ll work on it, it’s always a work on. We start some hard games now, against the big schools.

It’ll be interesting.”

The MAC first XV are scheduled to play John McGlashan College in Dunedin next Saturday June 8. John McGlashan College currently sits sixth in the 12-team round robin, with Mt Aspiring College in eighth place.

Pictured: MAC hard on defence against Dunstan.

– Contributed by Alex Kerr

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