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This pair of Clydesdales is pulling New Zealand’s first-ever grader. The driver (and owner) of the horses is John Booth, who owns Dayboo Stud near Hinds. The grader was refurbished by Kevin Capel of Lake Hāwea.

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Wheels at Wānaka – spectacular success! streamed through the gates over the three-day event but another 4000 to 5000 people were involved in the trade events so about 30,000 he instigator of Wheels at Wānaka Allan individuals either came to watch it or helped Dippie was thrilled to bits at how the event stage the event, which was pretty amazing, Dippie said. panned out over the Easter weekend.

“It was a lot bigger than our first event which 24,000 to 25,000 members of the public

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was about 12,000. So from 12,000 to 30,000 is a big jump.

“It didn't go without its logistical problems.

By far the majority of people came on Saturday which meant we were hit with a huge crowd.

We had a lot of trouble creating enough car parks and ended up having to cut some fences

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into paddocks to make more car parks. We were stunned on Saturday by how many people came.

“I must apologise, it took some people an hour to get into the event.

“My team was amazing. We were overwhelmed by the crowds but it was a nice problem to have.

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Queenstown Lakes targeted for government funds

Minister of Tourism Stuart Nash.

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Both New Worlds opened on Easter Friday.

New Worlds flaunt Easter rules Pat Deavoll

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The Easter opening debate on who can and who can't open and when has reared its ugly head again, as Wānaka’s two New World supermarkets opened their doors on Easter Friday.

New World was supposed to be closed on Friday said First Union regional secretary Paul Watson.

“Opening the doors showed a flagrant disregard for the Holidays Act. “It is one of the times workers can have off to spend with their loved ones.

Effectively this is just pure greed,” Watson said "These supermarkets are already allowed to trade on Saturday, Sunday and Monday in Wānaka over the Easter weekend, allowing plenty of time for the local community and visitors to shop.

“These supermarkets, it's quite frankly like crocodile tears, and we just don’t buy it.”

The point of the Holidays Act was to allow workers time off to rest with their families and, for some, to acknowledge and observe the religious relevance of the Easter period, he said.

With the population of Wānaka almost tripling over Easter, Queenstown Lakes District deputy mayor Calum MacLeod said supermarkets opening was crucial.

“We are a town of about 12,000 people

and there are probably between 35,000 to 40,000 people in town this weekend and supermarkets opening is more of a service to them than disrespect to anybody else.

It is a chance to capitalise on an influx of visitors to offset Covid losses.”

Businesses that trade on Good Friday can be fined up to $1000, especially if they had been previously warned and prosecuted.

“They should beef up the penalty and they should also impose on them to close their store for two or three days of trading,” said Watson.

Foodstuffs is backing the store owners saying the area had been severely impacted by Covid and Easter was a time when local tourism could get a much-needed revenue boost.

Foodstuffs head of corporate affairs Antoinette Laird said the Easter holiday had come on the back of "a very challenging year" for the Queenstown and Wānaka community which had been severely impacted by Covid-19 and the lack of international tourism to the area.

“Many businesses were struggling and Easter was a time when local tourism could provide them with much-needed revenue,” she said.

"In situations like this our store owners make an informed decision to put their community, staff and customers’ needs first and we know the local community appreciates the ability

to be able to access much-needed groceries over the holidays.

“To meet the needs of the community, our Wānaka stores decided to open over the Easter holiday, just as many Queenstown businesses do."

She said due to the small size of Wānaka, there were already a limited number of grocery options.

First Union has laid an official complaint to the Labour Inspectorate on the matter.

The Labour Inspectorate works under Employment New Zealand, which is part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).

In 2017, retailers in Wānaka were given the go-ahead to open legally on Easter Sunday for the first time after the Queenstown Lakes District Council voted to relax the rules which had prohibited most retailers from opening.

Both New World’s had a steady stream of shoppers through their doors over Easter.

“I think the law is somewhat antiquated – it's time to move with the times,” one New World shopper told the Sun. “I didn’t realise it might have been closed on Friday and was running out of food, so appreciate the supermarket being open,” said another.

“It’s a good move,” said another shopper.

New World Wānaka owners Justin and Joss Purcell declined to speak to the Sun. And so the debate goes on!

The Minister of Tourism Stuart Nash is to reopen a government fund that supports councils to build infrastructure for visitors, and the Queenstown Lakes District is one of the areas to be targeted.

There will be a specific focus on regions hardest hit by the loss of overseas tourists, said Nash. Along with Queenstown Lakes, Kaikōura, MacKenzie - Aoraki Mt Cook, Fiordland and South Westland districts would be prioritised.

The fund is likely to be about $13 million.

The Tourism Infrastructure Fund (TIF), which provides up to $25 million per annum, was established by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment in 2017 to support communities under pressure from tourism growth and help them develop tourism-related infrastructure, for example, public toilets and showers, car parks and footpaths, waste disposal and water treatment facilities and freedom camping sites.

To date, the Otago region, which includes the Queenstown Lakes, has received $5.3 million from the fund.

Previous grants had gone towards improving safety at the Crown Range viewing point ($193,000), and a public toilet programme ($2.39 million), and it also received $788,000 to promote responsible and sustainable camping in 2019, from the responsible camping fund.

Queenstown Lakes mayor Jim

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Boult said the council had not yet decided what it would apply for in the next Tourism Infrastructure Fund round. ‘‘But we’ll be applying for utilisation of the funds for some good works,” he said.

Round five of the Tourism Infrastructure Fund will open for applications next month, Nash said. Funds were last allocated in November 2019.

“I have updated the criteria for projects to be prioritised by the fund.

It will now better reflect the reality that jobs and businesses in some regions, particularly the South Island, are harder hit by the loss of international tourists than other regions,” he said.

“All councils will still be eligible to apply if they lack adequate revenue sources to cater for visitors, for example if they have a small ratepayer base.” Community groups with council backing can also apply.”

All applicants will be asked to demonstrate the need for support with visitor infrastructure.

“The projects will provide much-needed local employment as tourism towns work to diversify their economies. The new infrastructure will also ensure the quality of the visitor experience is improved for when tourists return in greater numbers,” said Nash.

“Round 5 funding will ensure government investment in visitor projects can continue while we work to open quarantine-free travel with Australia, and other international connections when it is safe to do so,” Nash said.

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Commerce Commission makes decision on Aurora Pat Deavoll

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Last Wednesday the Commerce Commission of New Zealand (CCNZ) published its decision on Aurora Energy’s customised price-quality path (CPP); a decision which will reduce the amount the company can recover from its customers.

CCNZ decided to allow Aurora to recover $46 million less from its customers than it had asked for on a five-year CPP. This reduction was because it considered some of its expenditure could be deferred to a later date and some was not sufficiently justified to the level Aurora had sought.

Even so, Aurora would be able to significantly increase its expenditure to address the issues on its network and recover the cost from its customers.

To help mitigate the impact of increased bills CCNZ capped Aurora’s annual revenue increases at a level of approximately 10 per cent per year.

Overall, CCNZ considered Aurora had made its case for a step up in investment in its network.

Without a CPP, its network would continue to deteriorate, safety incidents would increase, and its customers would experience more, longer, outages, CCNZ said.

It also amended Aurora’s quality standards

for unplanned outages to better reflect the state of its network. This had not been set at the levels Aurora requested but would allow it to meet targets that reflected its performance over the past five years. Overall, this should see the reliability of supply stabilise at current levels before gradually improving over time.

Alongside CCNZ’s decision on Aurora’s CPP, it released a draft decision on additional reporting measures that were designed to improve the ability of customers to hold Aurora to account.

These would require Aurora to publish a yearly report on its progress on delivering the investment plan, present this report to customers directly, and report more clearly on service quality and regional pricing issues.

Aurora Energy CE Richard Fletcher said: “The Commerce Commission decision means we can get on and deliver our plan that has been well thought through, and will allow us to provide services to consumers safely and efficiently. There was extensive consultation with communities on Aurora’s CPP application. “ We’ve been heard and the decision confirms that the credibility of the investment set out in our CPP is robust. This is a reflection of the work our teams at Aurora have put in over the

last few years and this decision allows us to now deliver on the commitments we have made to our consumers,” he said.

“In March, Aurora announced its prices for the current year and consumers should now have been notified by their chosen power retailer of their prices. As a result of the final decision, we will not be readjusting our annual lines charges for the coming year which should provide some certainty to consumers.”

Background In June 2020, Aurora Energy applied to the Commerce Commission NZ for a customised price-quality path (CPP) so it could spend $383 million over the next 3 years (or $609 million over five years) to address safety and reliability issues on its network.

Aurora’s application was significant and approximately double the allowances the CCNZ set Aurora for the previous comparable periods.

Aurora said its investment plan was required to address historic under-investment in its network which had resulted in a gradual deterioration of its equipment including lines, poles and transformers.

In recent years this has resulted in a higher number of safety incidents and an increasing number of unplanned power cuts.

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Aurora Energy CE Richard Fletcher: The Commerce Commission decision means we can get on and deliver our plan.

To pay for this, Aurora had forecast significant increases in power bills.

The CCNZ understood that now, more than ever, household incomes would be strained, especially in light of COVID-19. Many consumers would be struggling to pay their bills while needing a reliable electricity supply.

CCNZ’s role in Aurora’s investment plan was to set network reliability standards and determine how much money it should be allowed to recover from its customers to carry out its plan and over what period.

Wheels at Wānaka – spectacular success!

The country’s largest grader, the 65 tonne Caterpillar 24H. The grader is used for mining excavation.

PHOTO: Rod Corbett

Anne and Rod Corbett presented Aaron Nicholson, Chair of the Wānaka Search and Rescue with a cheque for $4,500 raised from the three one day safaris over local high-country stations as part of the "OXFORD Land Rover Rally 2021", in conjunction with Wheels at Wānaka 2021. Drivers made a $20 donation for their vehicles to participate in each safari. Everyone had a great time, especially on Thursday over Mt Grand, said Rod Corbett. “Unfortunately, Hillend on Friday was not quite the "bluebird" day we had envisaged for our visit with TVNZ Seven Sharp. It was very windy and a bit damp, but the views were still great. “Hopefully our gift of $4,500 goes some way to replacing gear lost or worn out, along with adding to essential gear for the immediate call-out.”

Continued from page 1 “I think it's the history in motion that appeals to people,” Dippie said.

“Both Hayden Patton and Greg Murphy were demonstrating cars. There were earthmoving guys moving earth around, including those who built the Clyde Dam. There was the main parade, and people didn't know what was going to come out next. One minute it was old tractors and the next it was exotic cars.

But what they loved was the history we were able to show. We had a 1904 electric car parading at the same time as Hayden Patton's electric rally car.”

The wind was a huge problem, he said.

There were gale force winds very early on Sunday morning. At 2.30 am there was a team on the ground securing tents.

At 3 am contractors with water carts were commissioned and they sprinkled water on the show through to opening time and that enabled organisers to hold the show on Sunday. So it went from a near disaster to a “superb show.”

And then the winds started to drop as the gates opened, Dippie said.

“We were pleased overall with the weather over the three days.

“Two years ahead? We have

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announced that there will be a show on April 8 – 9 in 2023.”

The show will keep growing beyond 30,000, he said.

“We will have to be a bit careful that we don't get too big. From an organisers point of view, it's like having two tigers by the tail.

“The striking thing was the support from around the country. Most people that came weren't from Wānaka- there were people from all corners of New Zealand, a lot who had never been to Wānaka,” Dippie said.

Proceeds from the show will go to Heart Kids New Zealand.

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No lasting love for this year’s Bachelors and Bachelorettes Joanna Perry

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A Wānaka local again took the final rose in this year’s season of ‘The Bachelor’, following Richie Boyen’s winning romance with Lily McManus in last year’s ‘The Bachelorette’ - but this time it was not to last.

Former Water Bar employee, 26-year-old Annelise (Annie) Theis, caused drama when she was introduced as an intruder in episode 4, won the first kiss of the show and eventually claimed the final rose of opera singer Moses Mackay in last Wednesday’s final episode. But it was revealed in the reunion show on Monday night that Mackay

and Theis had since parted ways.

Theis has lived in Switzerland, France, and Canada as well as Christchurch, Rotorua, and Wellington, but she told the Wānaka Sun that Wānaka was her “favourite place in the world.”

“I love it so much. It’s so beautiful and the community is amazing. It’s awesome to be so close to the mountains to go snowboarding and biking,” she said.

Now based in Auckland and reflecting on her experience on the show, Theis said it was “very strange to watch it back, because obviously we filmed it a while back. A lot has changed for me since then, I’ve moved cities and jobs, I have a whole new life. So, it’s kind of like having a weird

flash-back of a dream.”

“The highlight of the season for me would probably have to have been taking Moses to the SPCA. I absolutely adore animals and there are so many of them out there that need new homes.

It was a great opportunity to play with the dogs and cats and also raise awareness,” she said.

On Monday night’s catch up show, the pair said they were “still friends” after their “shared experience”, but they couldn’t make the romance work outside the “bubble” of the show.

This was followed by a shock announcement on Tuesday that, despite being together for the filming of Monday night’s show, Bachelorette couple Lexie Brown and Hamish Boyt have also since split up.

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26-year-old Annelise (Annie) Theis was introduced as an intruder in episode 4.

Central Otago Sports Awards are back!

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In 1978 searchers had found a body and two backpacks at the base of the southwest ridge of Mt Aspiring. There was no sign of Jordon.

Body found on Mt Aspiring named Pat Deavoll

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The remains of the body found on Mt Aspiring two weeks ago are believed to be those of Australian Terry Jordan (30).

The remains were found by trampers and retrieved by a Wānaka search and rescue team.

Jordan was a member of the Canberra Bushwalking Club and went missing with his climbing partner Marc Weinstein 42 years ago while attempting to climb Mt Aspiring in December 1978.

The two experienced climbers were a week overdue in Wānaka after having last been seen at French Ridge Hut.

A newspaper report said on December 17, 1978, that searchers had found a body and two backpacks at the base of the south-west ridge of Mt Aspiring.

On December 26, 1978, it was reported that Weinstein’s body had been recovered.

Police at the time, said then they held no hopes for Jordan’s survival and it was likely he had fallen down a crevice or been covered by avalanche debris.

Jordan was a former geologist turned librarian and was employed by the Australian National University at the time. Weinstein, an American living in Australia, had just completed the first year of a geology course at the same university.

Names like Dougal Allan, Braden Currie, Alice Robinson, Nico Porteous and Zoi Sadowski – Synnott come to mind.

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After a lapse year due to covid, the Central Otago Sports Awards are back on the calendar for 2021.

The Awards will be held at the Wānaka Golf Club on Tuesday, 4 May. Guidelines and nomination forms are on the Sport Otago website, with nominations closing 5 pm on 9 April.

Tiny Carruthers, from Sport Central, is encouraging regional sports organisations, clubs, coaches, whanau/ family or individuals to make the effort to nominate well-performed athletes from their code.

Categories include junior and senior,

male and female as well as Spirit of Central awards for both junior and senior.

There is a category for Team of the Year and the John Fitzharris Services to Sport awards.

The Supreme Award, the Bruce Grant Memorial Trophy is chosen from Senior, Junior and Team award winners.

Nominees must consent to be nominated and can nominate themselves. The nomination period runs from 1 January 2020 to 31 March 2021- it was extended to align with the Otago Sports Awards.

The Central Otago region stretches from Maniototo to Roxburgh, Kingston, Glenorchy, Makaroa and all points in between.

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This year's awards look like having the most illustrious sporting names for several years. Names like Dougal Allan, Braden Currie, Alice Robinson, Nico Porteous and Zoi Sadowski – Synnott come to mind.

With such strong nominations expected, Sport Central is equally excited about the calibre of the judging panel. Sport Central’s Jo Knight and Tiny Carruthers will be joined by Simon Battrick, QLDC Sport and Recreation Manager, Belinda Colling, X Double International and the experienced Tony Lepper.

If people are wanting more information, they should contact Jo Knight at jknight@sportotago.co.nz or 0272329390

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Strong finish for Campbell Wright

NEWS IN BRIEF Brass Monkey swan song The 40th Otago Motorcycle Club Brass Monkey Rally at Oturehua, in the Maniototo, on June 5 and 6, will be its swan song.

It is one of New Zealand’s longest-running motorcycle rallies, but a lack of younger riders, and increasing bureaucracy are taking their toll.

But this is expected to be a “big one” according to organisers.

1000 patrons attended in 2019, the last time the rally went ahead, and numbers are expected to be up on that this year.

Organisers have indicated an alternative event is likely to replace the Brass Monkey and take advantage of the infrastructure set up at the Idaburn Dam site, but what that will look like is yet to be confirmed.

Climbers airlifted from Olivine Ice Plateau Wānaka Search and Rescue performed a successful rescue of two climbers from the Olivine Ice Plateau on March 30.

One of the climbers in the remote glacier, part of Mount Aspiring National Park, damaged the ligaments in his knee and the pair activated their locator beacon.

The beacon informed the New Zealand Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) of their whereabouts, and the RCC then called Wānaka LandSAR. Two members of the alpine cliff rescue team were helicoptered in and extracted the pair and flew them back to Wānaka. They did not require immediate medical attention.

Local Lotto winner!

Three Lotto players have won big after winning $333,333 with the Lotto First Division in Saturday night's live Lotto draw.

The winning tickets were sold at Wānaka New World and on MyLotto to players from Waikato and Whanganui.

Powerball was not struck that evening and rolled over to last night, where the jackpot was $8 million.

Strike Four also rolled and will be $800,000 for last night.

Great Easter Bunny Hunt Not the chocolate sort, but almost 12,000 bunnies were shot during the Great Easter Bunny Hunt.

Twenty-five teams of 12 set out to prove their worth over the Easter Weekend.

On Sunday the hunters from across the South Island and beyond returned to the Dunstan Equestrian Centre near Alexandra to tally the numbers of rabbits killed.

Traditionally 24 hours long, this year’s Alexandra Lions Club event ran from 8am on Good Friday until Sunday.

The hunt was last held in 2017.

It was cancelled the following year because of the Otago Regional Council K5 rabbit virus release programme.

Further cancellations followed in 2019, due to an extreme fire risk, and last year, because of Covid-19.

The three-year hiatus and the longer time frame was reflected in the death toll netted from blocks of land from from Millers Flat, to Wānaka, and to Lauder.

A total of 11,968 rabbits were shot along with 555 other pests – stoats, possums, turkeys, and more, making for a total of 12,523 animals shot.

Wright was just 1.04 minutes behind winner Filip Fjeld Anderson (NOR).

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Wānaka’s rising biathlon star, 18-year-old Campbell Wright, finished his season strong with a 19th place finish at the IBU Cup 10km sprint in Obertilliach, Austria on Tuesday.

Wright was just 1.04 minutes behind winner Filip Fjeld Anderson (NOR) who completed the 10km course in 22 minutes and 25 seconds.

The average age of the podium in this race was 23 years old. The only New Zealand athlete, Wright missed only one shot on the range - as did Anderson.

Philip Nawrath (Germany), who took the gold medal in the previous sprint, finished in 17th position, just 0.2 seconds ahead of Wright, and Hugo Rivail (France), previous bronze medallist,

PHOTO: Filippo Maddalin

finished almost a second behind Wright showing Campbell’s podium potential in the coming seasons.

Alongside his biathlon events, Wright also competed in the FIS Cross Country 10KM freestyle race and finished in second position.

Pisa Alpine Charitable Trust Trustee John Burridge said it was an “awesome finish to a taxing but brilliant first season competing with the adults in these major European Biathlon events.”

Wright is now headed back to New Zealand to prepare for training at the Snow Farm this winter.

“The 18-year-old is one of the group of Wānaka talents putting their stamp on international biathlon and cross-country disciplines and are the inspiration for Team Snow Farm as they build the next group to take on the mantle for Wānaka and New Zealand,” said Burridge.

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The Air Between Us

Memorial Pinot raises $6,000 for animal rescue charity

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Jen Parr and Grant Taylor handing over the donation to Ingrid Moore of Pound Paws at the Valli Waitaki Vineyard.

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‘The Air Between Us’ has premiered at the Auckland Art Festival and performed to huge crowds ” at Cubadupa in Wellington in March.

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A dance between two people in mid-air will take place in the Dinosaur Park on Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17 at 7:30pm, as part of this year’s Festival of Colour.

Critically-acclaimed choreographer Chloe Loftus and award-winning disabled artist Rodney Bell will perform an outdoor aerial duet between the trees to explore our innate ability to live in harmony, with each other and with the environment.

Bell, who will perform in his wheelchair, is an internationally renowned dancer and performer of Maori descent, having danced professionally since becoming a founding member in

1994 of Touch Compass Dance Trust, an integrated dance company based in Auckland, Aotearoa.

Alongside Artistic Director Malia Johnston, he created and developed Meremere: a powerful autobiographical survival story focusing on his time of living on the streets of San Francisco and dealing with the physical and psychological challenges to survive, which will also be shown at this year’s Festival.

Bell said he was always seeking new ways of accessing movement vocabulary in order to express these movements in ways which support the wellbeing of all communities.

He will be joined in the performance by dancer, choreographer and director Chloe Loftus, who called the performance “a celebration of our

differences.”

“Rodney and I come from such diverse backgrounds and experiences professional, personal and cultural. We inspired each other’s practice, so were excited to see what we could create together,” said Loftus.

“The development of this work has certainly been a process. On a shoestring budget, we rigged between trees in Rodney's hometown of Te Kuiti, sharing the work with his close friends and whanau. Thanks to Creative New Zealand support we've been able to realise the potential of the work and tour it across Aotearoa.”

Loftus said ‘The Air Between Us’ had premiered at the Auckland Art Festival and been well received by “epic crowds” at Cubadupa in Wellington in March.

Otago animal rescue charity Pound Paws Rescue have received a $6,250 donation from Valli Vineyards, from proceeds of a very special Pinot Noir.

When winemaker Jen Parr said goodbye to Missy, her Labradorcross, two years ago, she turned her grief into something positive - a memorial vintage made from Bannockburn grapes in her memory.

The Missy Pinot Noir 2019 sold out in a matter of weeks when it was released last December, and last week a cheque for 10 per cent of the gross sales of the wine was presented to Pound Paws, a volunteer-led animal rescue based in Oamaru and servicing the greater Otago and Canterbury regions.

“Adopting Missy had been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life and she became a part

of the winery team in Cromwell and in the vineyards, particularly Bannockburn'' said Parr. “I had the full support of Valli owners Grant Taylor and Nicole Schofield whose dog Thiefy was adopted from Pound Paws several years ago.”

Like most non-profits, Pound Paws has seen an increase in demand for services coupled with a decrease in donations as purse strings tightened in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

They are funded by donations and staffed by volunteers, so every contribution makes an impact.

“This donation is going to be used for dogs that require the extra work above our standard spay, neuter and vaccination package,” said Pound Paws founder Charmaine McLaren.

“Some dogs arrive with injuries or health problems, some need surgery, some with old untreated injuries.

We couldn’t be more grateful.”

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More funding needed to support community aspirations for freshwater Local charitable trust WAI Wānaka is successfully managing a Jobs for Nature programme delivering positive environmental outcomes for the Upper Clutha, deploying workers on farm properties to carry out pest control, planting, fencing and biodiversity monitoring work.

WAI Wānaka is also one of the 178 community entities across New Zealand who collectively sought a total of $394 million in funding from the latest round of the Ministry for the Environment’s Freshwater Improvement Fund.

This funding is aimed at projects that create employment and improve the management of lakes, rivers, streams, groundwater and wetlands. With $19 m of funding available in this round, only 5 per cent of the applications proved successful, clearly demonstrating that more funding is needed to support the country’s aspirations for freshwater improvement.

WAI Wānaka’s application was amongst the many that were unsuccessful. WAI Wānaka’s proposal involved numerous community stakeholders working collectively to protect our nationally significant waterways and their catchments. The proposal was built on a Freshwater Improvement Fund project funded in 2018, which last year delivered a Community

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Catchment Plan for the Upper Clutha. WAI Wānaka sought funding from the Freshwater Improvement Fund to develop an integrated science-led project to support evidence-based lakes and catchment management and progress the delivery of the 60 actions identified in the Community Catchment Plan. In addition to job creation and skills development for local workers displaced from the tourism sector, project outcomes included wetlands restoration, habitat protection for native fish and threatened species, and community education and awareness initiatives to broaden participation by businesses, residents and visitors.

The Community Catchment Plan highlighted that the South Island’s deep-water alpine lakes and their catchments face multiple risks. Local communities continue to be concerned about freshwater

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and have become more engaged in recent years in discussion about water quality, water values and water management.

Delivering the action needed to support essential concepts such as Te Mana o te Wai and mātauranga Māori requires collaboration and partnership across a broad range of stakeholders. Investment in more data collection and research will ensure the protection of our water bodies, enhance ecosystem health status and mitigate effects of growth, land use change, pollutants and invasive species.

It is to be hoped that the government can significantly increase current funding to support the many groups across New Zealand working to provide an enduring legacy for future generations through community-led freshwater improvement projects.

– By WAI Wānaka

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…the effects of intensive winter grazing, a practice which often results in stock living in mud and streams running brown with sediment.

The Government has caved to pressure from industry by backing away from rules that would protect Southland’s rivers from pollution.

The Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Agriculture announced late recently they are delaying the introduction of rules to protect freshwater from the effects of intensive winter grazing, a practice which often results in stock living in mud and streams running brown with sediment.

“Everyone in New Zealand wants clean rivers again,” said Forest & Bird freshwater advocate Tom Kay. “Delaying freshwater reforms which were already agreed on just means our rivers will be polluted for yet another year.

“It’s unbelievable that Ministers Parker and O’Connor have agreed to delay ending the worst of intensive winter grazing in Southland, which everyone agrees causes pollution, destroys habitats for native fish and birds, and can be cruel to farm animals.

“It's clear the government has caved to pressure from intensive farmers instead of standing firm for freshwater health, and upholding the promises they made to all New Zealanders. We know Southland's streams and rivers are already overloaded with pollution, so waiting another year is a huge waste of time.

“Relying on draft farm plans, as the industry has agreed to, makes it incredibly difficult to know what's going on and what's impacting the health of our rivers. It doesn't set an environmental minimum standard for freshwater.

“This delay means we can continue to expect to see cows stuck in massive swathes of mud, and effluent and sediment continuing to pollute Southland’s rivers this winter.

“Ministers Parker and O'Connor have kicked the can down the road for another year, and the rules we need to protect our rivers from pollution are stuck in the mud. It's beyond disappointing,” said Kay.

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Those bloody nor’westers!

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No one can not have experienced the gale-force nor’ westers that happened over the weekend. I went out to the Wheels at Wānaka on Saturday and although I enjoyed watching the Clydesdale horses towing ancient machinery, the steam engines and the giant grader weighing 65 tonnes, the wind was a pain. It picked up the dust and my hair. It blew away my event schedule, never to be seen again. It annoyed the heck out of me as I sat in the stadium. It was distracting, to say the least.

So what’s the deal with this wind? I have to think back to fifth form geography for the details, which believe me, was a long time ago.

Apparently, the nor'wester can blow at any time of year but is less common in winter. Many of the strongest northwesterly winds blow ahead of cold fronts. A front lying across the South Island will often extend from northwest to southeast, reaching northern parts of the West Coast before it reaches corresponding areas on the east coast. This is according to Chris Brandolino, chief meteorologist at NIWA, with whom I am intermittently in contact.

The steep air pressure gradient ahead of the cyclonic system associated with a front gives these nor'westers their strength. Brandolino says. They will commonly reach gale force, like this past weekend, and cause isolated damage to trees and buildings. Once every few years, a nor'wester will approach hurricane strength and

cause widespread damage.

Nor'westers caused by cold fronts will often change within a day or two to a cool southerly wind accompanied by rain showers, as the front passes through. In mid-winter, a nor'wester is often followed by a brief but intense cold snap, frequently bringing thunder, hail, or snow, he says.

The heat and lack of moisture characteristic of nor'westers play a major role in the intermittent droughts experienced by Canterbury, Otago and other regions on New Zealand's eastern coasts. We haven’t had a drought this year, but it has been dry.

What's more, the Nor'wester has a deep psychological effect on many people subjected to its hot, dry nature. It has been statistically linked to increases in suicide and domestic violence. About 10 per cent of people affected by the nor’wester feel elated and wonderful.

But the rest of us feel depressed, irritable, and lacking energy. People feel they can’t cope with everyday things. ... there is irrational anxiety and a sense of foreboding. I think I'm one of these people, I genuinely hate nor’westesters and feel quite blah when they are happening.

The Nor'wester is a föhn wind,says Brandolino - moist air is driven over the Southern Alps, falling as condensation on the western side, leaving the eastern plains in the rain shadow.

It drives warm moist air from over the Tasman Sea, and it is pushed up by the presence of the Southern Alps, causing it to cool rapidly.

The area to the east of the divide is in the rain

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The Nor'west arch is a weather pattern peculiar to the east coast of the South Island.

shadow of the Alps; much of the moisture is dumped on the West Coast, and is responsible for the temperate rainforests found there. As the air passes over the alps, the water vapour remaining becomes visible in a band of cloud over the mountains at the top of each wave of air.

From the perspective of a viewer on the eastern side, this appears as an 'arch' of cloud. The standing wave or arch is caused by the moisture condensing and becoming visible towards the top of the wave and then evaporating again as the air descends to the trough of the wave.

The Nor'west arch is a weather pattern peculiar to the east coast of the South Island, says Brandolino. We don’t get so many of them here in Wānaka because we are so close to the main divide.- it's more just a mass of cloud to

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the west. For this reason, the nor’west arch is also often referred to as the Canterbury arch, although it is visible in both Otago and Marlborough as well as in the Canterbury Region. It is shown in an arch of high white cloud in an otherwise clear blue sky over the Southern Alps. Closer to the Canterbury coast, some distance from the mountains, it appears as a clear area of blue above the mountains, with white clouds streaming to the east from it. The phenomenon is similar to the Chinook arch seen in the Pacific regions of the United States and Canada, says Brandolino.

So that’s what I know (with help from Chris Brandolino) about the nor’wester. I only hope we don’t get too many of them because I don’t cope too well.

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BOPP C Calvin Constable, NZPD Goodest of days to all of you Wānaka folk. I hope this finds you well and the long weekend was a nice one.

It has been a pretty busy one for us down here at Ballantyne Road so here is a snippet of our happenings.

On Monday a driver well exceeded the 100 demerits they’re allowed to have and lost their license for 3 months. A trespass was also served on an individual and we helped out someone in need of a bit of a hand up.

Tuesday a drink driver was nabbed in the wee small hours in Hāwea. A fairly high reading was obtained and they’re off to court.

Wednesday was a busy one. A situation required some mediation from us. A cow with an attitude was wrangled back into its paddock by one of the coppers. These were two separate incidents and the cow did not require our mediation. Our assistance was required for a mental health matter later in the day.

On Thursday a report was taken of a ‘misplaced’ portable speaker from a building

site and we helped a young person find their way home.

Friday saw a lot of people coming into town for Wheels and the Jetsprints. A mental health incident was attended. A drink driver was caught from a checkpoint.

On Saturday a report was taken of a stolen car taken for a joyride, crashed and then returned. Don’t leave car keys in the car. A search and rescue operation was undertaken but the subjects managed to walk out themselves thankfully. They were prepared well and did everything they were supposed to. There was another drink driver captured.

Sunday was a bit quieter. A cow took a tumble off a cliff near Treble Cone and did not survive.

We attended five incidents of family harm this week.

There is a bit of property at the station that we would love to reunite with the rightful owners: - Fishing tackle box - Various amounts of jewellery - Single water ski - Wet suit - Walking shoes Have a great week everyone.

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The Wānaka chapter of BNI meets weekly at 7am Tuesday morning.

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The Salvation Army Family Store is able to collect your donations, this service is available one day a week please phone the store on 443 5068 to make a booking.

Thanks to everyone who comes to Wastebusters to donate goods, shop and recycle.

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Wānaka hold their heads high

Wānaka hosted the unbeaten University AFC at the Wānaka Recreation Centre on Saturday.

Wānaka’s squad was strengthened by returning players Paul Hodgson, Barry Grehan, and Fletcher Cavanagh while John Skilton made way due to an injury from last week’s game.

Coaches Bell Scoullar and Thomas Van hees were looking for a response from their squad after what they deemed to be a one-off result last weekend.

Wānaka started well and dominated possession in the early minutes before University drew first blood- a near carbon copy from goals conceded the week before when a loss of possession by Wānaka had University scoring at the far post.

Not the start Wānaka were looking for but it sparked them into life as they then looked to push higher driven by the influential captain Thomas Van Hees.

The game lifted a notch as Wānaka worked hard to deny the University midfield trio of Hawkins Stewart and Ben Ofarrell the time and space they loved to take advantage of.

Barry Grehan, Thomas Tinka, and Fletcher Cavanagh for Wānaka worked in unison to pressure their opposites which prevented University from playing their short passing game.

This gave Wānaka’s attacking players of Toa Roode, Steve Pleskun, and Ethan Arratia more possession in the Universities half.

The equaliser came in the 20th minute when Thomas Tinka slid a short pass diagonally through to Roode just inside the University’s penalty area and Roode delicately dinked the ball over the keeper to level the scores.

Man of the match went to Fletcher Cavanagh for his all round game in the middle of the park.

Wānaka, boosted by the goal, continued to attack and drive down their right side with fullback Paul Hodgson over-lapping and linking well with young Arratia who were both fed by the precise passing of centre back Scott Mitchell.

In the 40th minute, Wānaka took the lead when Grehan found Arratia with a well placed pass which Arratia drove forward and shot past the University’s keeper to make the score 2-1.

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The second half and Wānaka started strongly with Pleskun denied by the University’s keeper after being slipped through by Tinka in the 46th minute. In the 50th minute Wānaka went 3-1 up when Hodgson crossed from the right flank and the ball, partially cleared from University, fell to Cavanagh who volleyed high into the roof of the net from 16 yards to the joy of the team and Wānaka’s home town supporters.

That joy was short-lived when Chang calmly curled in Universities 2nd goal just 3 minutes later. 3 – 2. University now had a breeze at their backs as the wind lifted in the last 30 minutes.

Wānaka was content to keep playing out and draw their opponents to them and this started to create chances for the Wānaka attacking players when Wānaka played through their opponents but weren't clinical enough as they spurned a few good chances.

University continued to push for an equaliser but wasn't creating clear chances as both teams started to feel the effects of a hectic game.

The injury-time clicked by and Wānaka waited for the full-time whistle but University forced a corner in the 94th minute, with literally 20 players in the Wānaka penalty area.

University won the first header and the ball went back across goal and a Dom Scahill volley snuck through the Wānaka players to draw the game at 3-3.

The game continued and both teams nearly scored a winner as Shackleton saved from a Uni attacker and then Cavanagh was denied at the other end.

Disappointment for Wānaka but they can hold their heads high after dominating the higherranked University opponents for large periods of the game.

For Wānaka, standout players were Scott Mitchell, Thomas Van Hees and Thomas Tinka but the man of the match went to Fletcher Cavanagh for his all-round game in the middle of the park.

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