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Busy Antarctic season page 2

Mixed emotions: Children attending Hawea Flat School started the term on Wednesday. Pictured on their first day are pupils Tia McCutcheon, Rowan Rosie and Thomas Buick.

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Summer ends on a high page 5

Help for Makarou mohua page 7

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Volunteers get ratty at vandalism

Tim Brewster

Five stolen possum traps, and one that was recovered from the water with a dead possum inside it on Diamond Lake, have angered volunteers who have worked on the pest eradication project for over a year.

Volunteer Jim Miller went up to Diamond Lake last week with his grandsons who assist him on the project and found the first six traps missing from a trapline set around the lake.

After searching the area, they found one that had been thrown toward the lake snagged in branches in the water.

The traps cost $50 each and the traplines set up by the volunteer group have been responsible for killing 114 possums in the past year.

“I suppose it’s vandals,” he said, but is at a loss to explain why so many had been taken.

One of the other volunteers of the group, John Barlow, originally approached DOC to ask about volunteering on a project and Diamond Lake was suggested as an area they could start controlling.

John Barlow and Jim Miller.

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Aformervolunteerwithacclimatisation societies and a Forest and Bird volunteer, John had extensive experience in setting traplines and also was aware of the damage weasels, rats and stoats have on local birdlife. He and Jim became so involved with the project they decided to pay for their own ‘rodent’

traps and bought 30 for an estimated $90 a trap.

A year later seven stoats and 13 rats were tallied along with the possums, and the birdlife in the area has blossomed.

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been told there are now a lot more birds in the area,” John said.

He said the traps are very humane, killing the pests instantly and he finds it hard to understand why people want to interfere with them.

“I suppose we get a lot of foreigners going up there and they might get upset at the thought of killing animals, not understanding the damage they do to birdlife.”

He said the group of six that manage the area know they have to stay active to keep pest numbers down.

“Tenacity is what counts, the moment you take the pressure off the problems start again.”

John would like to see more volunteers get involved as there are several areas DOC has identified which need pest control and he suggests anyone interested approach the local office.

The volunteering work has been very satisfying for the two retired men: “It gets you fit and gets you out there,” Jim said.

After they’ve checked the lines they have often have a bite to eat and cup of tea up on a ridge overlooking the area. “It’s a very social way of helping out.”

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Seductive spuds According to a recent Potatoes New Zealand survey, 60 percent of women perceive the opposite sex to be a healthier prospect when they had new potatoes in their supermarket trolley.

Red wine came second with pasta sauce placing third for items that women associate with a man being a good cook. Not surprisingly, beer and instant noodles came out worst on the healthy lifestyle scale.

Attraction official opening The Warbirds Over Wanaka Community Trust held the official opening of the new Warbirds and Wheels attraction at Wanaka airport yesterday.

The visitor attraction showcases a collection of warbirds aircrafts and classic cars, a Sir Tim Wallis display and original New Zealand art. Included in the aircraft display are a RNZAF Skyhawk fighter jet, Strikemaster, Vampire, Hurricane, and a WW1 SE5A. A line up of privately owned, predominantly American vehicles feature in the classic car collection. The Sir Tim Wallis display tells the story of a local legend who also founded the international air show Warbirds Over Wanaka.

Artwork from the Real Art Roadshow collection was on show at the opening exhibition of the Visual Arts Gallery along with work by New Zealand artists Greer Twiss and Toss Woollaston.

Winery tour ticket winner Libby Paulin has won the Wanaka Sun double pass giveaway to the Classic Hits Winery Tour 2012 at Olssens Vineyard in Cromwell on Tuesday February 21. Tickets are still available for the gig which will feature Gin Wigmore, The Mutton Birds & Avalanche City. This year is the 6th annual winery tour which travels to vineyard venues throughout New Zealand from February 3 to March 3.

Tim Brewster Some of coldest temperatures experienced by head guide Mark Sedon marked the most successful guiding season in Antarctic for Adventure Consultants.

The Wanaka guiding company which has just finished its busiest summer in Antarctica, managed to get three expeditions with a total of 15 clients to the top of the highest mountain in Antarctica, the Vinson Massif (4686 metres).

Mark said the company usually manages only one expedition due to weather, client numbers and permits, but this year things went exceptionally well.

Just getting to the base of the peak requires extensive logistics. After the group arrived in Punta Arenas in southernmost Chile, a Russian Ilyusion charter jet flies them six hours to a private American base inland in Antarctica, landing on a blue ice runway.

Another hour in a small Otter aircraft took them to their

start point on foot. After dragging sleds and setting up two camps, the last one at just under 4000 metres, the group took two days of waiting for weather conditions to improve before heading to the summit. Despite a forecast for improving conditions, the temperature was at -25 degrees, as they went on the temperatures dropped and by the time they reached the summit, a 25 knot wind created the coldest conditions Mark had experienced in 15 years of climbing, dropping

to between 50 – 60 degrees below zero.

The group didn’t even stop for the normally obligatory summit photos, turning around at the top and heading back down in temperatures that can freeze bare skin in under a minute. The group included two Americans, two Canadians and a Thai who had already climbed Mount Everest and was aiming to be the first from his country to climb the ‘Seven Summits,’ the highest peaks on each continent.

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Tougher licencing means travel for new drivers Tim Brewster Would-be drivers wanting to get their restricted licences will now have to travel to Queenstown or Alexandra to sit their practical tests under new legislation effective from February 2012.

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The tests will require drivers to prove their skills in heavier traffic and on multi-lane roads.

“These changes are going to require learner drivers and their families to put in more time and effort to achieve a

restricted licence but it will help our young drivers gain the skills they need to become safe drivers,” AA Motoring Affairs Manager Mike Noon said.

The new test has been designed to require 120 hours of supervised

practise to pass it, which is the internationally recommended amount of time before learners are allowed to drive solo.

New Zealand learners are currently estimated to do no more than 50 hours of supervised

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practise before starting to drive solo and research has shown that if drivers clock up the recommended 120 hours before sitting their restricted test their risk of being in a crash is greatly reduced, the AA said

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Back to school Caroline Harker

Tim Brewster They’re loved. They’re hated. They’re confusing but not illegal.

What will it take to get Wanaka’s speed bumps sorted?

Numerous complaints about their number and size, and from a safety perspective, the confusing issue over who gives way to who still remains unresolved.

Councillor Lyal Cocks is not sure he wants more signage, but he said the main area of complaints – the problem

with speeding and heavy machinery along the lakefront is no longer an issue since they were installed.

The bumps and their cousins the ‘crossing refuges’ on Brownston Street have done their job in creating a more ‘shared environment’ for vehicles and pedestrians around the centre of town, he said.

Whether or not signage such as the one pictured right currently used in Kaikoura will be introduced will depend on a report due some time in the

future from QLDC engineers assessing the issue.

Lyal is not sure when the report is due, and inquiries to council provided no definite date by the time we went to press.

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Grants for projects Caroline Harker Upper Clutha projects receiving grants from the latest Central Lakes Trust funding round range from an outdoor performance area with a covered stage at Mount Aspiring College for both school and public use ($15,000) to a new bike track linking the Lismore Bike Park to the wider bike trail network ($11,500). The track will be “like a small version of the Deans Bank track and will be built by members of Bike Wanaka.

The biggest grant for the Upper Clutha ($200,000) went towards the new Warbirds over Wanaka Community Trust’s hangar development which will showcase 25 classic cars and five planes on loan from the NZ Air Force museum.

Central Lakes Trust chief

executive officer Paul Allison said the selection of recipients of the grants is based on the charitable status of their projects.

“There are four criteria,” he said.

“They must advance education,

Otago Health to buy a Cardiac Stress ECG System for use at Dunstan Hospital.

Other Upper Clutha recipients included: Alpine Community Development Trust -$30,552;

They must advance education, benefit the community, advance religion and/or relieve poverty. benefit the community, advance religion and/or relieve poverty.

The new visitor attraction meets the first two criteria.”

The Hawea Community Association was granted $5105 for a community barbecue that will be built in the new playground beside the community hall and a grant of $16,146 will help Central

Central Otago Health - $16,146; Central Otago Principals Association - $80,000; Central Otago REAP - $50,000; Central Otago Victim Support -$22,500; Challenge Wanaka Sports Trust - $13,384; CLT Gold 150 Celebrations $240,493; CODC Swim Skills Project - $20,000 and Deerstalkers Upper Clutha - $13,000.

Pencils have been sharpened, uniforms dusted off and lunches packed as the district’s children headed back to school this week.

Some schools have less pupils than last year, but most have expanded rolls and overall the area has 65 more children at school than it did this time last year.

Makarora remains the smallest school in the area with a roll of 15 pupils, up from just 11 in February 2011. Tarras started last year with 15 pupils but this year already has 18.

Principal Noeline Pullar said the roll is expected to go over 25 during the year which means the Department of Education would pay for another full time teacher.

Holy Family has started with 107 pupils, up from 82 at the same time last year. Principal Bernadette Laulor-Beech said they hope to build two new classrooms this year to

cope with the increasing roll.

“The maximum roll we are allowed with our current facilities is 135 children, and we are already projected to have 134 ,” she said.

Hawea Flat’s roll has dropped for the first time in years to 135. However

Bamford is pleased to have appointed six new permanent teachers, three of whom are ‘beginning’ teachers and three who are male – bringing the total number of male teachers at the school to four.

“We’ve been trying to get some really good male

We’ve been trying to get some really good male teachers and now we’ve got some real bobby dazzlers. school administrator Leanne Harling said they are expecting at least 30 new pupils during the year which will take the roll to 165 – the highest it will have ever been.

Wanaka Primary School is starting with its biggest role ever for this time of year.

A total of 408 children are enrolled with many more expected during the year. Principal Wendy

teachers and now we’ve got some real bobby dazzlers,” she said.

Mount Aspiring College has started the year with a roll of 700 which is the same as last year. Two new science laboratories are being built and work has already begun on a covered stage for the new outdoor performance area which has been funded by the Central Lakes Trust.

Garden party fundraiser Locals Pat and Keith Stuart are holding a Garden Party this Sunday to raise funds for the Cancer Society Relay for Life which will be held in Cromwell on March 17 and 18.

As well as entertainment and stalls, Devonshire tea will also be served.

Relay For Life is not a race the organisers said – it is a celebration and awareness raising event for cancer survivors, their carers, whānau and friends.

Say something for vulnerable children Former All Black Norm Hewitt was appointed as a champion of the Green Paper for Vulnerable Children: a discussion document that puts forward ideas around how New Zealand can better protect its children and asks New Zealanders what they think.

“We know there’s a wealth of knowledge out there, and the Green Paper is asking to tap into that,” Norm said. “This discussion document is asking you – every New Zealander – what you know works from your own experience. We really want you to talk about what changes you think can be made to protect our kids.”

Submissions close on February 28 and can be made on the Say Something website.

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Dog device crack down The government is cracking down on illegal dogtracking devices. More than 100 devices have been intercepted since December 2011 with legal action underway by the Ministry.

“While not all dog-tracking devices are illegal, some of those being imported operate on the same radio frequencies as equipment used by people travelling and working in rural areas, such as forestry workers, Department of Conservation rangers, or search and rescue crew. This spectrum is licensed to those operators,” Chris Brennan, Compliance Manager for the Radio Spectrum Group at the Ministry of Economic Development, said.

Chris said these illegal dog-tracking devices could interfere with rescue services in remote areas “for example, a search and rescue crew looking for an injured tramper in the bush.” Individual hunters using illegal dog-tracking devices risk prosecution and fines of up to $30,000. Companies could be fined up to a maximum of $200,000.

Gearing up for Glammies Eight restaurants from Wanaka, Cromwell and Bannockburn join a further seven restaurants from Queenstown in the 2012 Lamb Dish of the Year competition.

The dishes which will use a variety of lamb cuts, including pan-seared rack, marinated rump and slow-cooked shoulder will be judged in a people’s choice style contest.

“The creativity and talent of these local chefs paired with the best lamb in the world makes for a gastronomic month for those in Central Otago and the Lakes District during February,” Beef + Lamb New Zealand CEO Rod Slater said.

The competition winner will be revealed at the final of the Golden Lamb Awards (also know as the Glammies) at the Upper Clutha A & P Show on Friday March 9. “Everyone, from paddock to plate, plays a vital role in producing top quality New Zealand lamb.” Rod said. “The Golden Lamb Awards and Lamb Dish of the Year celebrate the heights reached by those at the top of their game.”

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Festival build up Caroline Harker

In December last year Archway Motel owners Paul and Bridgit Parker celebrated five years in business by throwing a charity silent auction to raise funds and awareness for Wanaka’s Community Networks. “We are sure our local community has a fuller understanding of what Wanaka Community Networks offers and contributes to our region following our month long fundraising campaign in December,” Bridgit said.

More than 45 donated items were auctioned with all of the proceeds going to the charity. Bridgit presented a cheque for $2500 to Wanaka Community Networks manager Kate Murray yesterday.

“Community Networks really appreciates the donation from Archway Motels,” Kate said.

Pictured from left are Bridgit Parker with volunteer Wendy Mitchell, community social worker Gaye Thompson, Heartland coordinator Barbara Jungen and Kate Murray.

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A ‘perfect’ weather forecast for Saturday has made Rippon Festival director Lynne Christie very happy.

Last year’s 38 degrees Celsius was just too hot for many of the punters resulting in frazzled tempers and a lot of drunken behaviour.

“A lot of people don’t seem to realise you can get pickled really quickly on a hot day” Lynne said. This year the forecast is for 26degrees Celsius with some high cloud which should help the event remain more civilised.

A new feature of this festival is the introduction of 130 gold tickets which give people entry into Rippon Hall

where they can hear acoustic sets (such as Annika Moa and Anna Coddington) between the main outdoor acts and enjoy the comforts of the Hall. Less tickets have been sold overall to accommodate the new hall.

“We cut it down to about 4273 tickets,” Lynne said. “Usually it’s 5000.”

Big acts new to Rippon this year include Katchafire and the Datsons. Old favourties include Trinity Roots and Kora.

The band Lynne is looking forward to the most is Wellington’s Orchestra of Spheres whose instruments rangefromahomemade biscuit tin guitar to a electric bass carillon.

The programme advises punters to

“prepare for a cosmic dancing experience like no other. Recently signed to Fire Records in UK, the Spheres have developed a cultlike following in New Zealand performing musically and visually ecstatic live shows.

Dance like a freak and rejoice.”

Locals will be looking forward to Colour Classic - a band made up of Wanaka teenagers Kape Sinnott (vocals and saxophone), Hugh Haworth (guitar and backing vocals), Rohan Brash (synthesizer) and Tom Dickson (drums).

The festival is run by non-profit group Lake Wanaka SouNZ Inc. which was formed for the first festival in 1997. This is the ninth Rippon Fesival.

No more smoking outside Clyde hospital Caroline Harker Nipping outside for a quick cigarette is no longer an option for patients, visitors and staff at Dunstan Hospital in Clyde.

The grounds of the hospital, Central Otago Mental Health services and the Public Health Nurses premises became smoke free on February 1 and it is a distance of several kilometres

to get off campus.

“We used to have a designated smoking area outside but it doesn’t give the right message,” Nursing Services manager Debi Lawry said. Nicotine patches, gum and lozenges will be available to patients at no charge and when they leave they will be given ‘Quit Cards’ which enable them to get an eight week prescription

of nicotine replacement therapy for $3.

“We’ve found that if the physical symptoms of nicotine addiction are managed the benefits of being smoke free soon become apparent to our patients and clients,” she said.

“We are hoping the break from smoking while they are in hospital will be enough to inspire them to stop smoking

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permanently.”

The same smoke free policy also applies to the Wanaka District Nursing premises on Tenby Street.

Smoking fact Tobacco is the only consumer product that will kill half its users when used as intended.

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Challenge donation

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Tim Brewster A total of $10,000 has been committed by the Challenge Wanaka organisation following the 2012 event. For the second year $5000 has been given to the Upper Clutha Children’s Medical Trust. UCCMT chairman Peter Wilson said the trust has now helped 37 families who have needed assistance with medical costs for

their children. Scenarios have included assisting with airfares so a family can stay together if a child has to go to Starship Hospital in Auckland, funding specialised speech therapy for children and even assisting with food or fuel costs if parents have to take time off work to go to Dunedin to support children in hospital.

The donation is

result of the efforts of 40 volunteers for the trust who helped with Challenge Wanaka Peter said.

“We’ve had a lot of support from the community, and we don’t sit on the money, we react quickly.”

The other $5000 was divided amongst Wanaka Rotary and the Upper Clutha Rugby club for their assistance during the week.

Summer ends on a high Patrick Morris, visiting from Titirangi, borrowed a bike to try out the air bag at the Little Day Out. PHOTO: wanaka.tv

It’s back to school and the end of another great summer holiday here at Kahu Youth. First up, thanks to all who came down to join in or run activities and events at our fourth ‘Little Day Out’.

From skate and scooter jams and giant air bags to touch rugby and bouncy castles, there was a bit of everything. It was a great day, we had a blast!

We’re now busy preparing for the new school term; planning our girls’ and boys’ adventure

clubs, the Young Change makers, our successful radio presentation course with Wanaka Beats and laying the foundations for us “Takin’ over Amigos” and Matariki 2012 later in the year. We’ll also be open for ‘Drop in’ (hanging out) on Fridays from 6 – 10pm and Saturdays from 3 10pm all term long too.

Busy, busy, busy!

All summer we’ve had loads of young people checking out our fantastic brand spanking new Crib at 11 Russell Street.

They’ve been working hard helping us sort, build, paint and set up ready for our grand official opening on Saturday the February 18 at 2pm. The whole community is invited to have a nose around our fantastic new facility, meet us, and have a bite to eat. We hope to see you all there!

For more information on anything in this article, contact us on 03 443 5880, email kahu.youth@ xtra.co.nz or Facebook Kahuyouth Wanaka.

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Wine and a watering can Caroline Harker A red handbag shaped like a watering can has become a symbol for the annual charity auction held as part of the Central Otago Pinot Noir Celebrations.

Rippon Vineyard’s Lois Mills placed a winning bid on the handbag at the 2009 auction, no doubt seduced by the adornment of signatures from Prime Minister John Key and Masters of Wine Jancis Robinson and Bob Campbell.

Lois re-offered the bag for the 2011 Pinot Noir Celebration Charity Auction. On that occasion the successful bidder was Maude Wines assistant winemaker James McElrea.

Although attached to this very special accessory James generously offered it up for auction again last Saturday night.

A long-term Pinot Noir celebration attendee Carol Fergusson of Wellington (pictured with British Master of Wine Tim Atkin) is the proud new owner.

Also up for auction were various local pinots. The prime lot was a cuvée of the 2012 vintage - a unique blend of pinot noir wines donated by all 35 participating wineries.

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The auction raised $33,000 for Mercy Hospital in Dunedin to use for cataract surgery.

The next Central Otago Pinot Noir Celebration and Charity Auction will be held in 2014.

Central lifestyle showcased in magazine A new lifestyle magazine called Central is being launched this month by Wanaka residents Kym and Michael Beaton. The Beaton’s moved here from Australia with their three sons and were so taken with the area they decided to start a bi-monthly magazine. The first issue has Annabel Langbein on the cover and includes stories about local people, food and wine, arts, architecture and fitness.

Editor Kym Beaton has worked in magazines in Sydney for ten years mainly as an art director and graphic designer. Husband and Central general manager Michael Beaton used to be a professional cricketer in England.

The couple are excited to have their first issue published and are already working on the second one.

Caroline Harker In a few years time you’ll have quite a good chance of seeing a mohua (yellowhead) if you go down to the Makarora Valley. Beech forests used to teem with little yellow headed mohua - before pakeha arrived with their predators – but now they are very rare. There are a few still living in the Makarora Valley – at least 34 at last count. They have only survived thanks to a trapping programme started 1998 by the Department of Conservation and the Central Otago-Lakes branch of Forest & Bird.

The programme has just received a donation of $11,000 from the Mohua Charitable Trust. This will be spent on 200 new traps

which should make quite a dent in the predator population and result in a corresponding increase in mohua numbers.

The Department of Conservation has been predator trapping in the Landsborough Valley (towards Haast) since 2001 and the mohua population there has increased from 30 to 1000.

Stoats and rats are the worst predators. Stoats kill birds just for fun – not just when they’re hungry – and mohua, which nest in holes in trees, are particularly vulnerable. Recent rat plagues following two seasons of heavy beech seeding toppled mohua populations around the South Island. The Landsborough Valley now

has the only significant population on the mainland.

DOC is also trying to establish a population on Resolution Island at the bottom of Fiordland to ensure genetic diversity and guard against extinction due to a predator plague on the mainland.

Mohua Charitable Trust founder Nigel Babbage, who lives in Sumner, plans to continue to help protect native birds in the Makarora/Mount Aspiring National Park region.

Other native birds which can be found in the area include bellbirds, tomtits, kakariki, riflemen wood pigeons, brown creepers and redpoles. If you can’t see a mohua in the flesh you can find a picture of one on the $100 note.

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sunnews Creative kiwi teens Secondary students have been invited to submit their best original paintings, sculptures, poems, songs or other artistic endeavours for a first-of-itskind art show and competition. The New Zealand Post’s ‘Creative Break’ competition aims to highlight the creative skills of kiwi teenagers.

“We deliberately left the rules wide open – so the entries can range from the sublime to the ridiculous.

The great thing about creativity is that one person’s sublime is another person’s ridiculous.” New Zealand Post’s head of sponsorship Nicola Airey said. “The judges will get one clear instruction – throw away the rulebooks. Creative Break is about genuine creativity and self-expression, not traditional art school rules.”

The winning entries, as selected by a panel of judges, will feature at the 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival. The entries close at 5pm on Friday February 17.

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The 1982 classic, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, was screened last Saturday when Cinema Paradiso moved outdoors. The outdoor and drive-in movies have been shown at Wanaka Showgrounds as part of the Summerdaze Festival for the past number of weekends. Movie-goers could tune in to their car radio to watch from their car or sit out under the stars for the films.

High alert for Young Valley lifted The Department of Conservation has lifted the high alert for the Young Valley as of 8.30am yesterday, Wednesday. The

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predicted rainfall for this region of the Mount Aspiring National Park was of a lesser intensity than forecast and the Metservice has advised

the heavy rain warning has been lifted for Fiordland and Westland.

DOC had issued a “Code Amber” warning on Monday

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for the Young Valley area in the Mount Aspiring National Park after a Metservice severe weather warning was issued.

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School rules Queenstown Lakes District Council transport manager Denis Mander reminds drivers to watch their speed around school buses as children go back to school over the next two weeks. “It’s about keeping our children safe,” he said. “Drivers need to remember the rule and slow down.”

The police, local school bus operators and QLDC want drivers to be aware of the road rules relating to passing stationary school buses. As part of the awareness campaign bus drivers will turn on their hazard lights when stopped, to highlight the need for drivers to slow to 20kph.

“Students are back to school this week. So motorists, slow down inside the school zones, and when passing a stationary school bus the speed limit is 20kph,” Constable Mel Twyman said. “Also please remember the tolerance level for exceeding the speed limit near schools is only 4kph.”

Wilful damage Police received five reports of wilful damage this week.

Sapling trees were snapped in half along a resident’s front border; a camper’s tent was ripped open by someone throwing rocks through it; and a work van was graffittied with pictures of male anatomy and offensive words. This same graffiti has been sighted in several places around Wanaka recently.

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Constable Mel Twyman said there have been several thefts reported. A wallet was stolen from the Bullock Bar; a pair of green shoes was stolen from Shoes Unlimited; and wheelbarrows were stolen taken from a residential address.

Drink-driving A local male was also processed for drink-driving last weekend.

Naked walker Enquiries are continuing into the identity of a male who has exposed himself to females on walking tracks around Wanaka. Police ask that any further sightings be reported immediately and if possible for a photograph to be taken of him.

Court report Eighteen-year-old Zane Pierre Thomson was convicted of assault. The incident occurred on January 1 in Wanaka. He received 60 hours community work, and was ordered to pay $300 for emotional harm and $166 in reparation.

If you have information on any crimes call 0800CRIMESTOPPER (0800555111).

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Game ready

Chris King, Andrew Hore and Jamie Macintosh.

sunnews Tim Brewster The Highlanders five day preseason training session in Wanaka last week was rated an “astounding success” by general manager Roger Clark with the team definitely planning to return next year.

In an email to the Highlanders chairman, Ross Laidlaw, who lives in Wanaka, Roger also said after the five day training session, coach Jamie Joseph is “keen for a game.”

As well as a number of intensive training sessions, the team were hosted by members of the Upper Clutha Rugby Club and other locals and taken rabbit shooting, boating and four wheel driving.

The team, seven of whom are new to the squad, were well catered for at Edgewater, Roger said

and the camp, which included partners and children, also provided a good opportunity for players to get to know each other.

The team’s established players such as Jimmy Cowan, Adam Thompson and captain Jamie ‘Whopper’ Macintosh have been joined this

first preseason game will be this weekend against longtime rival, the Crusaders, at Greymouth.

At the end of the training week Ross hosted a social occasion at his house which became quite a lively affair he said, following a day out boating for the team

This year however, the aim is for playoffs. season by All Blacks Andrew Hore, Hosea Gear and English loose forward James Haskell.

Some of their first string players who will miss the early season games are first five Colin Slade (hernia) loose forward Jarrad Hoeata (shoulder) and centre Siale Piutau (ankle).

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and a wine tour by the WAGs ( wives and girlfriends).

Since former Otago stalwart and All Black Jamie Joseph’s appointment as coach a year ago the team has had a big improvement in its results, finishing midtable last year. This year however, “the aim is for playoffs,” Ross said.

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inbrief Happy nappies The Happy Nappy Scheme launched by QLDC last November was well received by local families with more than 150 packs sold. Queenstown Lakes District Council solid waste manager Stefan Borowy said the response was extremely positive.

The scheme offered subsidised starter packs of cloth nappies to new and expectant parents with the aim of reducing the amount of waste going to landfill.

The council plans to contact families in the next few months to see what effect their choices have had on waste minimisation and cost saving.

“It’s a win: win situation.” Stefan said. “The families who swap to cloth nappies benefit financially as they’re no longer buying disposables while the community as a whole gains with less waste being dumped thereby extending the life of our landfill.”

Further evaluation will take place in one year. The council will be asked to include the scheme in their annual budget if it was effective. “The main aim of the trial was to promote sustainable choices available to families,” he said.

PHOTO: wanaka.tv

Tim Brewster The 30th anniversary of the Coast to Coast and what is considered New Zealand’s classic adventure race has attracted an estimated six Wanaka teams and five individual entrants.

Jerry Rowley, Gin Bush, Sandy Hazledine and Simone Maier (pictured)have all competed in

the event before and are entered in the two day teams’ event which sets off from Kumara Beach on the West Coast on February 10.

In the event’s first year Sandy volunteered as a timekeeper (he bought his own stopwatch and worked alongside former Wanaka lawyer Ray Blake) and said as the timing became more complicated in subsequent years he decided

to start competing instead and has now completed the event eight times including three events with an old Christchurch friend Peter Platts. The two decided to celebrate the anniversary by teaming up again and will be competing alongside Jerry Rowley and Peter Hewitt who are in their second Coast to Coast.

Gin and Simone are potentially

our strongest team contenders, with Gin having won the teams’ event five times and come second twice from seven starts. This is the first time she has teamed up with Simone, who is in form after a third placing in Challenge Wanaka and will be hard to catch on the mountain run over Goat Pass and the cycle into Christchurch.

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Best results yet

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Swimmers surge at Otago champs

Tim Brewster

zy Big Easy becomes big bree Tim Brewster A strong westerly wind buffeted competitors but more than 150 cyclists and mountain marathon runners took part in Saturday’s Big Easy event from the Pisa Range at 1950 metres down to Albert Town. Organiser Ed Stevens said there were some big efforts but the most notable was a new marathon record of 3.18.50 being set by American Greg Friedman taking 15 minutes off the existing time.

Wanaka riders were strongly represented, with Alex Dodds coming

second in a time of 2.24.12 and Blair Coupe coming fourth in the men’s 19-39 category in a time of 2.29.39, ten minutes behind the winner, Mark Williams of Queenstown.

Jo Williams (pictured above right) placed second in the women’s 19-39 age group in a time of 3.05.11, In the women’s 40 - 49 years division, Wanaka took the top two places with Tracey Henderson winning in a time of 3.25.01 with Jane Shearee second in 3.27.34.

Wanaka DOC ranger Dave Grieve won the

men’s 50-59 years category in a time of 2.43.47.

In the marathon, Wanaka’s Lizzie Beverage placed second in the 40-49 women’s event in a time of 4.42.03 and Tim Pell was second in the men’s 50-59 division in 5.06.05, with Vivien Eyers first in the women’s 50-59 coming in at 5.04.24.

Ed said he was very pleased with the enthusiasm of riders with the event in its third year. Only one injury was reported, when a marathon runner tripped, popped a shoulder, and had to be flown off the course.

Last week’s Otago swimming championships yielded the best results yet for Wanaka’s 16 young competitors, with 20 gold, nine silver and three bronze medals as well as 28 ribbons for placing fourth to eighth.

Sophie Fairbairn, 12, (pictured) in her first year competing in the 12-13 year age category won three gold medals in the All 16 swam a personal 50m, 100m, and 200m breaststroke and qualified best and we’ve never had for the New Zealand junior championships in such strong overall results.

Wellington in February.

PHOTO: tim brewster Wanaka Swim Academy coach Fe Hezinger said year older than her and also earned a trip to the Sophie’s achievement still has another year in junior nationals when he cleaned up his 10-11 really stood out as she was the age group.

Gregor Findlay,11, year group winning nine swimming against girls a

gold medals and a silver and bronze as well as the Nawi Kira Shield for the 100m freestyle.

His sister Kenzie, 13, who recently swam as the youngest competitor in the Lake Wanaka Half in a team with her parents, won five gold and four silver medals in the 12-13 age group.

Jasmine Murray in the nine and under age group won two gold, three silver and a bronze medal and won the Terry Wall Memorial Cup for the under ten years 100m breastroke cup.

Fe said the results made her extremely proud of her young athletes, “All 16 swam a personal best and we’ve never had such strong overall results.”

Rough conditions test rowers

Working through a windy and a sometimes unrowable course on Lake Ruataniwha, Wanaka’s Rowing Club still came away from last weekend’s South Island rowing championships with four silver and two bronze medals.

Conditions became so rough a number of heats and finals were cancelled, with some courses shortened and results based on

timed heats instead of qualifying rounds.

In the masters’ women, Amanda Inkster and Mish Harrison (pictured) won silver medals in the masters’ doubles and quads - a great experience for novice Anne Fauth who took part in her first race.

Senior boys, Jamie Bowley, James Redai, Eachann Bruce, 16, Bailey Masters, 15,

Nick Jackson and Jarrod Wellman, both 17, with coxen George Heard, continued with their previous form winning the silver in the under 19 coxed quad and bronze in the under 17 coxed quad, with both finals rowed out.

Eachann and James were first in their heat of the under 17 doubles but on time had to settle for silver. Eachann was also first in his heat of

the under 17 singles but won bronze, again on time as the finals were cancelled.

Riley Bruce, racing in the under 16 singles, had an outstanding day on the water. He was second in his heat in an incredible row. The finals were cancelled giving him sixth overall on time: a fantastic result for a 13-yearold novice in his first year of racing.

PHOTO: rob Bruce

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TXT MESS AGE

BOARD Thank you team for making such a good job of the pathway between Stone Street and Studholme road.

Re speed humps they may be for pedestrians but they are not official crossings as they are not painted as one Hello hi i am Indian and have been in Wanaka for 8 years it is paradise and has much opportunity and greatness.

When i read this txt board it break my heart because all the energy put into them is nothing but negative stinging like the deadly wasp may we all change and be more like the bee which produces the lovely purity honey.

Shame on those blocking the rowing club, such a small few with too much money, all about themselves Moan moan moan . So there was a bit of traffic congestion and a few detours. Get over it, we live in a beautiful place .

Share it and be grateful.

Whingers about rowing club shame on you. now you will have to remove your garden from public land. lake is for all

The energy and ambition of many of the youth in this town often makes the future look like a brighter place regardless of what else is happening around the globe. Swimmers, rowers, kayakers, climbers, multi-sporters … and in the northern hemisphere young Wanaka-ites are flying the flag at resorts and competitions from the European Alps to the Rockies in North America.

Obviously we can’t overlook some appalling behaviour, late night drunken thuggery, vandalism and some ‘poor decisions’ involving vehicles and other people’s property but they mainly seem in the minority. Hopefully the more we celebrate our young achievers, peer pressure will provide the examples for the up and coming grom who will go on choose to use their fired up teen years to explore and adventure in a more positive less destructive way than some cases we’ve seen.

The natural environement we have here provides enough thrill seeking activities to test the wildest spirit. They just need to be shown the way.

Honestly, what does it take to gain a majority ruling? The rowing club has more going for it than a few feeble self motivated detractors. How rude.

Congratulations 2 all U people who opposed the boatshed.

U deserve a big pat on the back. A cowpat.

Just witnessed a family nearly being taken out by a car on the speed bumps. They just walked straight out and then abused the driver!

I’m fairly certain that the whining of some people in this town is louder than the noisy sport that is rowing!!! Yet why are they not whining about jet boats or jet skis?

Seriously all the rowers want to be able to do is enjoy the sport they love in a safe place! Which is not next to where people launch power boats!!! Come on people maybe think about someone other than yourselves!

I wasn’t inconvenienced at all by challenge. In fact i thought it was great!

Seriously - no rowing club at stoney creek cause a man from Wellington wants to walk his dog without row boats, and another out of Towner wants her wedding photos without a possible row boat in the background!?!

What about OUR community and Locals!!!

The rowing club

Community picnic

So money and selfishness have triumphed over the needs of a group of enthusiastic young rowers, dedicated to a quiet unobtrusive sport, who display the attributes of worthy citizens for our future, not that of the rat-bag vandalizers, or the greed of those who think money gives them rights to whatever they want.

Perhaps they’ll show some charity by donating funds not now required to fight their case, to compensate the rowing club for the cost of procuring an alternative site and the delay incurred in getting their club house.

It’s outrageous that the rowing club has had to abandon their new clubroom site due to threats of litigation from one or two parties. The proposal was approached with all due process, and the community supported the idea, as did the community board and council, yet the final message seems to be: those with the deepest pockets win.

We may not be able to change this now, but I’d like to propose a community picnic, a celebration of public spaces, on the land that belongs to all of us, directly in front of the complainants’ house. How does Saturday 11th February sound, about 2pm?

Alison Stretch, Wanaka

Sharon Beattie, Wanaka

So how do the people who only come to wanaka once or twice a year get such a big say on where the rowing club goes, let the club go where they want and only object if u have a real reason Call to arms wanaka. It is time to make a stand. Now that we know for a fact that the rowing club objectors have only shallow self interests at heart and absolutely no valid argument against a discreetly designed community asset for our town, let’s commit funds and make a point. Let’s not let holiday makers and those who don’t add any value to our town decide what and how our community grows.

When turning into a street some cars want both sides of the road...do you not know there’s two sides...one for you and one for others. there’s also a white line to guide you.

Buy some glasses or drive better...road hogs.....

If the Ardmore bumps had been constructed with tarmac like the Helwick ones people wouldn’t think they were continuation of footpath.

Congrats to you ed for the editorials in the last 2 wanaka suns. Both of them so accurate.

On February 6th QE2 has been sitting on the throne 4 60yrs.

Blimey you’d think she’d B done by now eh.

NZ LAND IN NZ HANDS!!

If wanaka is a “lifestyle reserve” then you’d expect its locals to embrace sports such as rowing and cycling and events such as challenge wanaka. Or at least show some tolerance. Instead we hear so much moaning. maybe wanaka should be marketed as a “haven for the selfish wealthy whingers” Oh Dear. How very sad of the people refusing to share the south side of the Lake Wanaka shoreline to the rowing club, not only selfish and arrogant but not interested in encouraging the younger generation in their healthy sport. Shame on you!

In the current economic climate it matters a great deal losing several trading days to an event that blocks tourists who spend in a wide range of local businesses, not just the supermarket! Some of us are only just hanging on and need every trading day we can get in peak season.

When did Challenge start running Wanaka?

Well done Challenge! What an awesome event! Our business thrived all week! Well done to athletes.

The views expressed in the text board and in the Letters to the Editor are those of the author alone and not necessarily those of the Wanaka Sun.

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Bridge Club results: Kingsway Stakes 3. North/South:- Mary Gibson Collings, Deirdre Lynch 66/00% 1. Ena Leckie, Ian McDonald 57.89% 2. Karolyn Macandrew, Jenny Turnbull 57.56% 3.

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Friday Bridge 27 January. North/South Lynne Fegan, Maggie Stratford 68.75% 1. Toni Cathie, Carol Orbell 55.56% 2. Susanne Ewing, Daphne Stewart 51.39% 3. East/West:- Mary Gibson Collings, Mo Schofield 62.30% 1. Freda Ryder, Vivienne Christie 59.92% 2. Jenny Turnbull, Margaret Newell 52.78% 3.

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Northern winter success

Jossi Wells in the big air event.

sunsport Tim Brewster An X-Games podium in the big air event has left Wanaka skier Jossi Wells on a high as the week long event finished.

As one of only two freeskiers competing in all three events; slopestyle, halfpipe and the event he placed third in, the big air; Jossi, 21, was thrilled with the result.

“I couldn’t be more stoked with my skiing tonight, and I’m so happy to be back on the X-Games podium,” Jossi said. “Thanks to

my dad/coach Bruce – he’s a legend, and our physio Sally for keeping me in one piece this week!”

After not qualifying for the finals of the

clean landings.

The result was a third placing behind Bobby Brown (USA) and Kai Mahler (Switzerland).

This is the third medal

I couldn’t be more stoked with my skiing tonight. slopestyle or halfpipe, Jossi pushed himself hard in the last two jumps of the big air attempting two 1620s (four and a half rotations) to try for the lead, but was unable to execute

Jossi has brought home from the X-Games since he first competed as the youngest ever athlete at the age of 15 and means he now has had a podium result in each of the events.

New Zealand had its

largest contingent ever at the Aspen-based invitation only event with Wanaka based X-Games rookies Rose Battersby placing ninth in the freeski slopestyle, adaptive snowboarder, Carl Murphy, placing fourth in the Snowboard X and Possum Torr tenth in snowboard slopestyle.

In Europe, Sam Smoothy’s recent form has given him a another podium on the Freeride World Tour in Courmeyeur where he placed second following his win in Chamonix last week.

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Standup Sunday A social paddleboard session with a competitive option is being organised for Sunday afternoons.

Meeting at 4pm at Wanaka Kayaks on the lakeshore, the first event is a paddle to The Eely Point buoy and back, with a barbecue provided for participants.

Organiser Hamish Fraser said he wants to foster a friendly, competitive environment for beginners and experienced paddle boarders, with a plan of getting a regular group together.

Town vs country A year of bragging rights are up for grabs this Sunday, as the normally close district of Hawea draws a line through its territory and squares off in the annual ‘Town vs Country’ competition.

Competitive activities in the more traditional sports like cricket, golf, bowls and a kids athletic and cycling challenge will be joined by ultimate Frisbee, a bike jump into the lake and what promises to be a lively quiz night and an even more raucous “Top Town” challenge complete with a spud gun battle, egg cup relay and a tug-of-war.

Most activities are centered around Peter Fraser Park, Lake Hawea, with town supporters wearing blue and country in red. The activities are held over two days.

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Albion Cricket Club senior and senior reserve teams.

PHOTO: Holly Tate

Albion Cricket Club celebrated success at both senior and senior reserve level. The senior side successfully defended the Burnett Shield for the second time this year. They won the shield after a nail biting win at Poolburn against the Blacks Hill in January. The senior reserve side got through the season unbeaten to win the Partridge Cup. They now go on to compete for the Edgewater Cup.

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