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World Heli C halle event crew on nge athletes and the Minaret Station barge on La ke Wanaka for the event’s Extrem e Day on Mt Albert.

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Inspiring the nation

Wanaka “knitting fairy” reaches Wellington Charlotte Trundle

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Wanaka’s yarn bomber Knitsy has inspired a class of kindergarten students from Wellington to take up knitting.

Gail Petersen of Wanaka introduced Knitsy to her friend Christine Macilquham, a teacher at Titahi Bay Kindergarten in Wellington, through the Wanaka Sun. “She sent me newspaper clippings every week and I shared them at news time with the four to five-year-olds,” teacher Christine said. “I asked the children who they thought was knitting them and it was decided that the ‘knitting fairy’ did them.”

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The kindergarten class has a wall dedicated to Wanaka Sun Knitsy articles and photos.

“Teachers and children alike look forward to the next newspaper article arriving,” Christine said.

“Knitsy inspired the teachers to pick up their needles again as we introduced the children to knitting with needles, finger knitting and just allowing them to explore the idea of knitting,” she said. The kindergarten has decided to provide wool and needles as a regular part of their programme. “We would like to thank Knitsy for awakening the interest of knitting again in a past generation of knitters and for inspiring a new generation of knitters,” Christine said.

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Our adventure lifestyle on show Sue Wards One of the highlights of this year’s World Heli Challenge was launching helicopters from the Minaret Station barge for the event’s Extreme Day on Mt Albert, according to event founder Tony Harrington.

The event, now in its tenth year, is “gaining traction”, Tony said, with locals increasingly aware of the level of international exposure it brings. “It really does sell Wanaka, and the Southern Lakes region as a destination, unlike any other sports event,” Tony said. International athletes participating in the event are followed by media and photographers who document their every move, seen by thousands of people on social networks alone. Showcasing the adventure lifestyle

product in Wanaka is “not a hard sell”, Tony said, and this year’s event has been well supported by local business people, Lake Wanaka Tourism and QLDC deputy mayor Lyal Cocks.

The event incorporates two competition days, a big mountain competition which tests the skills of athletes riding down steep runs on high mountain peaks, and a freestyle day.

Points from the two competition days are calculated to identify the best all-round skier and snowboarder, and this year there is also an online people’s vote. The remaining 12 days of the event are packed with adventure and lifestyle activities such as skydiving, white water rafting and surfing (with former ASP World Championship Tour Surfing Champion

Consultation continues Sue Wards Community consultation is continuing on Wanaka’s new sports hub planned for the Three Parks site east of Wanaka.

People can fill out a survey on the sports facility on the Queenstown Lakes District Council website until Monday (August 8). Council is still looking at and listening to community feedback and no conclusions on the combination of facilities have been decided, QLDC project manager Ken Gousmett said. “We started off with just a clean sheet of paper.

We’d love to hear from as many

Mark Occhilupo). Heli Challenge athletes also attended a fundraiser for Wanaka-based youth development charity SOS Outreach New Zealand at the Snow Park last week, helping the charity raise $1500.

The level of skiing and snowboarding expertise has been exceptional this year, Tony said.

Highlights have included impressive runs by skiers Ben Schmitt (USA), Fraser McDougall (Wanaka), snowboarders Dave Saxton (Queenstown), Mike Basich (USA) and Will Jackways (Wanaka).

A showcase evening will be held next Thursday in Wanaka where photographers and filmers will compare footage at the World Heli Challenge Shootout, and the overall winners of the competition will be announced.

residents as we can.”

A public workshop held in Wanaka last week identified a wide range of possible indoor and outdoor facilities for the site,

to the public late next month with concept designs for further consultation.

Work has already begun on an arterial road from Ballantyne

We started off with just a clean sheet of paper. We’d love to hear from as many residents as we can. including beach volleyball, an athletics track, a roller blading site, floodlit sports fields, a café, multisport training facilities, storage options and a convention centre.

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Road which will access the Three Parks site and connect to the main highway near Puzzling World.

Sporting duo awarded Mount Aspiring College students Saasha Bruce, 18, and Alexandra Winsloe, 17, have been awarded Otago Daily Times Class Act awards for outstanding excellence, in rowing and skiing respectively.

The duo will head to Dunedin this Friday for a ceremony where they will be individually presented with certificates by the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon John Key. Students were nominated by their schools on the basis of their achievements to date and potential for success in adult life.

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From left: Saasha Bruce and Alexandra Winsloe.

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Founding Probus member Mavis Walker.

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One-hundred-years-young Charlotte Trundle With a twinkle in her eye Wanaka Women’s Probus member Mavis Walker blew out the candles on her 100th birthday cake. Mavis entertained a full room of Probus members at The Venue this week with stories about her life, work as a nurse, bad food in the Depression and dancing until 4am.

Her birthday is on August 17 but the celebrations have started early for the Beacon Point Road resident. Mavis was one of the founding members of the group

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in 1992 and still attends every meeting. “I love the friendships, speakers and morning teas,” she said.

Mavis was born in Winton and trained as a

Mavis said she has no more goals after turning 100 years old, but would like to attend her only grandson’s wedding in January 2012 in Arrowtown. She also

on 100 years she still seeks adventure, new friendships and plenty of laughs. Gran has taught me how to live

life to the full, I feel very fortunate to have such an amazing grandmother and friend.”

I am a South Islander, through and through. nurse in Dunedin. “I am a South Islander, through and through,” she said.

In the 1930s, Mavis came to Wanaka for the first time to treat a private patient at Glendhu Bay but didn’t move to the region until 1988.

hopes her letter from the Queen will arrive on her birthday. “She better not forget to send me one,” she said.

“My gran is an inspiration,” Mavis’s granddaughter, Carolyn Crudensaid.“Embarking

Mavis Walker skiing in

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Erewhon, 1966.

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Carbon traders

Lake Hawea couple Geoff and Maureen Kernick.

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Sue Wards Some local landowners may not realise they have only weeks to decide whether to claim carbon credits or an exemption for their pre-1990 forest.

The carbon value of plantations and farmland and the buying and selling of carbon credits is a relatively new area but one which is relevant to a surprising number of locals. For Lake Hawea couple Geoff and Maureen Kernick, a chance conversation with Mike Green of Wanaka consultancy Environmental Accounting Services Ltd made them realise the value of their ten hectares of pine forest.

“Whatconcernedus a lot was that we didn’t know anything about

it, and if you haven’t done anything by September, it’s too late,” Geoff said.

The Kernicks have applied for carbon credits, rather than a dispensation, and plan to keep the credits.

“It’s like having a share, really,” Geoff said. “You can sell it and you have

big companies and big polluters to change what they’re doing”.

While the scheme isn’t particularly lucrative for the Kernicks it will be much more so for bigger players, such as a farmer who decides to plant forestry.

Carbon credits can be

It’s like having a share, really, you can sell it and you have helped with carbon credit targets. helped with carbon credit targets.”

It also means the Kernicks have to keep their land in forest. “It helps us to make sure it’s kept in forest instead of hoping someone who buys the land won’t knock all the trees down,” Geoff said. The couple believe the scheme is “forcing

sold on the international market or in New Zealand.

Farmers can receive income without cutting down their trees or they can use their trees to offset potential liabilities, such as increases in operational costs, when the agriculture sector enters the Emissions Trading Scheme after 2015.

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Accounting Services project manager Mel Mueller said farmers often don’t understand the potential income from their land. “Carbon is rapidly becoming one of the key commodities of the 21st century and New Zealand farmers can access this growing market and diversify their existing farming and forestry business.”

Farmers and other landowners can find more information about the scheme through MAF or through Environmental Accounting Services, who can assess the suitability of the land and forest for carbon farming and provide other advice.

Registration for oneoff allocations for pre1990 forest closes at the end of November and exemptions close at the end of September 2011.

Kronic banned Synthetic cannabis off market Sue Wards Synthetic cannabis products such as Kronic will be banned by tomorrow (Friday), after Cabinet approved amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill on Monday.

Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean said the changes should go some way towards addressing community concerns about the sale of synthetic cannabis products like Kronic. “This sends a clear message to communities, like Alexandra, Wanaka and Oamaru, that the Government is listening, that we acknowledge that products like Kronic are dangerous and that they need to be removed from sale,” she said. “The Government reviewed the Misuse of Drugs Act because it is out-dated and doesn’t adequately

address the rapidly expanding market for new psychoactive substances, including party pills and Kronic.

The Government has now sent a clear message that any product that causes potentially lethal risks to young people will be banned.”

changes mean Kronic and other synthetic cannabis products will be taken off the market for 12 months while the Government prepares a detailed response to the Law Commission’s recent report, which recommended the onus of proof should

I’m happy to see it banned and I believe the community is safer for it.

Senior Sergeant Allan Grindell of the Wanaka Police said there have been crime and road safety issues attributed to Kronic in the Southern District and it would have been only a matter of time before there were incidents in Wanaka.

“I’m happy to see it banned and I believe the community is safer for it,” he said.

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be reversed and the industry required to prove its products are safe. All 43 synthetic cannabis products on the market are expected to be removed from shop shelves in just over a week.

Betty’s Liquor Store is the only outlet in Wanaka to have sold Kronic.

Wanaka Primary School students practising their welcome for the Minister of Education Anne Tolley.

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Second time the charm Charlotte Trundle Second time is the charm for the official opening of Wanaka Primary School today. The school had set their sights on a February opening but the Christchurch

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earthquake meant the school had to postpone the event.

Minister of Education Anne Tolley will attend a special ceremony at the new school hall today along with board of trustee members, school staff, students,

guests and dignitaries.

There will be speeches, songs, a performance by the school’s kapa haka group, and special presentations by the children, followed by an afternoon tea.

The Minister will also unveil a plaque

to commemorate the day. “This is a fabulous opportunity to acknowledge the team who embraced our vision and make it into a reality,” Wanaka Primary School principal Dr Wendy Bamford said.

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Let the games begin

Tim Cafe of New Zealand competes in the Men’s Super G Alpine Skiing during last year’s Winter Games.

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The 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games begin in a fortnight, with four promising Wanaka athletes among 13 young kiwis chosen to take part in a Winter Games talent camp.

Dylan Synott, Charlie Murray, Corrah Phillips and Jaden Alexander Beange have been chosen to learn from some of the best snow sport exponents in the world during the camp.

The Winter Gamewillfeature 22 snow and ice sports and involve 1000 elite athletes from 50 countries.

New Zealand athletes

are preparing to take on some of the world’s best at the games, which provides them with an opportunity to compete in an elite international competition on their home turf.

The New Zealand team includes Olympic snowboarders Rebecca Sinclair, Mitchell Brown and Kendall Brown and Olympic alpine skiers Tim Cafe and Benjamin Griffith. Olympians Benjamin Koons and Sarah Murphy will take part in the cross country events and world number one ranked freeskier Jossi Wells will compete in the first FIS freeski slopestyle since the announcement it will be included in the

2014 Winter Olympics.

He will be joined by team mate Janina Kuzma.

The Winter Games is the world’s only elite snow sports competition that features both able bodied and adaptive athletes competing over the same course. New Zealand’s gold medal Paralympian Adam Hall will race in all the alpine skiing disciplines at Coronet Peak and Mt Hutt.

“The calibre of competition our kiwi athletes are facing at Winter Games is exceptional and it provides them with an outstanding opportunity to compete against the world’s best on their home turf and without the financial

Family history Charlotte Trundle When Mitchell MahoniRae found out his great, great, great, great grandfather on his father’s side was awarded a Victoria Cross for fighting against his mother’s Ngati Maniapoto ancestors, he wasn’t sure how his mother would take the news.

Betsy Rae wasn’t upset at all: she was excited to find out she and her husband Paul shared a history which went back 146 years. “It shows how things have changed and we are multi-cultural. There are no hard feelings about our past within our family,” Betsy said.

Last week Mitchell was given a private viewing at the Auckland War Memorial Museum to see his relative Edward McKenna’s Victoria

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Cross, uniform and gun. “It was a different feeling at the museum, I felt spirits there,” 12year-old Mitchell said.

“It is something I will remember forever.”

Mitchell was allowed to keep the gloves he wore to touch the medal,

both his officers were shot he charged through the enemy, who heavily outnumbered him, drawing off his small force. He managed to get 38 men through broken and rugged country with only one man killed and another missing.

There are no hard feelings about our past within our family. which museum staff said would have Edward’s DNA on them.

Edward McKenna was a colour-sergeant in the 65th regiment of the British Army during the invasion of Waikato (one of the campaigns in the New Zealand Wars).

He received the Victoria Cross for gallant conduct at an engagement near Cameron town on September 7, 1863. After

Lieutenant-general Cameron reported colour-sergeant Edward MacKenna was “a Commander whose coolness, intrepidity, and judgment, justified the confidence placed in him by the soldiers brought so suddenly under his command”.

Edward passed away on June 8, 1908, aged 79.

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restrictions of offshore travel,” Winter Games CEO Arthur Klap said.

The on-snow competition will take place at Coronet Peak, Cardrona Alpine Resort, Snow Park NZ, Snow Farm and Mt Hutt with the ice sports taking place at Naseby and Dunedin.

The games also includes a full festival programme featuring films, live music and entertainment and rail jams in Queenstown, Wanaka, Dunedin and Methven. Wanaka highlights include the Winter Games Comedy RoadshowandtheLondon Calling Musical. The Black Seeds will close the Downtown Sessions with a Wanaka performance.

Betsy, Mitchell and Paul Rae. PHOTO: charlotte trundle

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Cyber council Charlotte Trundle Queenstown Lakes District Council have been keeping people up-to-date through social media sites Twitter and Facebook as they use technology to inform Southern Lakes residents.

The council has 750 twitter followers and more than 100 facebook followers, QLDC spokesperson Meaghan Miller said. “Since takeup of social media the hits to the website have tripled. Local government is aware of its potential, it’s onwards and upwards from here,” Meaghan said.

Social media updates

from the council include information about road updates, road works, events, council projects, council consultations and deadlines for things like rates and dog registrations.

Deputy Mayor Lyal Cocks is one of four councillors who are currently testing Apple iPads with the goal of becoming a paperless council.

“The iPad is great, as we don’t have to waste paper,” Lyal said.

“It’s magnificent because the information is right at hand. This technology is the future.”

QLDC Deputy Mayor Lyal Cocks uses his new Apple i pad to tweet.

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On the pulse

Aspiring Avalanche dog handler Matt Gunn, mountain guide Davie Robinson and avalanche dog Rocket.

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Aspiring Avalanche dog handlers will be safer on the mountains this winter thanks to four new stateof-the-art Snow Pulse avalanche airbags. The lifesaving backpacks were funded by a Lottery grant and were given at cost by local mountain guide Davie Robinson. In the event of an avalanche, the user pulls a handle on the backpack, inflating the airbag in three seconds. The inflated airbag lifts the avalanche victim to the surface of a slide and helps protect the wearer from trauma to the head, spine, and chest. “We have been interested in these bags for a while. It is very exciting to be able to get four units, as this is a key piece of safety equipment,” Aspiring Avalanche dog handler Matt Gunn said.

A Swiss case study showed when the airbag was deployed in an avalanche there was a 98 percent chance of survival, the rate of survival dropped to 52 percent with a transceiver, but without the airbag.

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Skate and snow

crimescene Primary school damaged More than $200 of damage was caused at the Wanaka Primary School last weekend. Principal Wendy Bamford said the concrete on walls outside a classroom was chipped and eight anti-skateboard devices removed. She was sad about the resulting mess, she said. “This is senseless vandalism, if we find out who did this we will prosecute.”

Constable Greg Nolet wants parents and “the older generational kids that have no rules” to know skateboarding is not allowed at the school.

“There was a skate park built for you, please use it,” he said.

More than 100 people enjoyed skating and snowboarding at Kahu Youth as a great conclusion to the school holiday activities.

The Wanaka Skate Club raised funds for the Wanaka skatepark extension with gold coin donations at the newly constructed mini ramp, while Kahu Youth set up a fun box and jump with snow brought down from the mountain by Snow Drifta.

“The atmosphere was great; People skating, snowboarding, a sausage sizzle, and Wanaka Beats playing music,” youth worker Angie Griffiths said. “It is great that kids without financial resources could get to play in the snow and get a feel for it. All the kids took great leadership and worked hard all day to help out.”

Icy roads a risk Wanaka police attended a number of crashes this week, with ice the factor in many cases, and two people were warned about racing their cars on the Cardrona Valley Road.

Constable Nolet said a vehicle pulled out of the Wanaka Lakes Health Centre and knocked a cyclist off their bike. “This is a new intersection so please take care when you are leaving after you have been to see the doc,” he said.

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Tourist underestimates Roys Peak track

Top riders top tunes

Veteran stater Joel Dean shows the kids how it’s done.

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A teenage Australian tourist lost his way on the Roys Peak track on Sunday evening, launching a police search. Cuoran O’Flynn, 18, rang the police from his mobile phone and a helicopter eventually located him about 10.20pm. He was not injured.

Senior Sergeant Allan Grindell said Cuoran was reasonably well prepared but had underestimated the size of the climb. Senior Sergeant Grindell advised people to remain on formed tracks and listen to the advice of rescuers if they get into trouble.

The Southern Hemisphere’s premier snowboarding event – the Burton Open - kicks off next week, with top international and national riders competing in halfpipe and slopestyle at Cardrona Alpine Resort.

The event begins with slopestyle on Tuesday and halfpipe on Wednesday, with slopestyle finals on Friday and halfpipe finals on Friday and Saturday. There will be a host of evening activities to enjoy all week, culminating with the Burton Open Sessions on Saturday, August 13, featuring Shihad (pictured), Kora, Optimus Gryme, Tiki Taane and Sunshine Soundsystem. The party runs from 8pm until 1am, and a dedicated bus service will run from both Queenstown and Wanaka return. Ange Bayc of Albert Town has won the Wanaka Sun’s exclusive prize package for the Burton Open Sessions: two tickets to the party, and two seats on the bus – worth more than $200. See advert page 10 for more details.

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inbrief Big latch on in Wanaka Wanaka mothers and babies will take part in an attempt to break the record of the most women breast-feeding at once.

The Big Latch On is a World Breastfeeding Week event, which last year recorded 1514 New Zealand women breast-feeding simultaneously. The Southern PHO and Plunket hope the event will celebrate breast-feeding and encourage Wanaka venues to become more breast-feeding friendly.

The Big Latch On will take place at Wanaka’s Creek Café at 10am tomorrow (Friday).

Road survey With two recent major snow events in the Queenstown Lakes District creating challenging road conditions, the council is keen to find out how the community viewed its response.

“While this is still fresh in people’s thoughts we would like a chance to hear from the community about whether or not expectations were met,’ QLDC transport manager Denis Mander said.

The two minute online survey asks five simple questions. The council hopes it will let them know how they are doing and identify how people prefer to received information on road conditions.

The survey is available on the home page of the council website for the next two weeks.

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Photo with a local flavour Raphael Beazley wins a voucher for $40 worth of delicious Yohei goodies for the best monthly photo with a local flavour.

Drop in your photos to Yohei or email them to nz yohei@gmail. com to go into next month’s draw.

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Local pie wins awards Local baker Bernie Sugrue flew to Auckland with his pies in a suitcase so he could compete in the Bakels New Zealand Pie awards last week. His Wanakabased pie factory McGregors won a bronze award in the commercial/wholesale section with a mince and cheese pie. “It was difficult to get the pies there in one piece as we had to bring them direct from the factory,” Bernie said. “It is fantastic we came home with a prize.”

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Another school holidays are over, and what a school holiday we’ve had! From learning to crochet, cooking up your own Master Chef meal and making compost (picured), or just hanging out at our drop in sessions, through to our victorious inter-youth club sports day challenge against Queenstown and the absolutely massive rail jam and half pipe day with Snow Drifta and the Wanaka skate club - we

had a bit of something for everyone going on.

In the coming term, we’ll be working closely with the Bluemoon crew as they bring another two events to the lucky 14 to 17-year-olds of Wanaka, promoting their message of having fun without alcohol and drugs. We’re also trying to launch our own ‘Trash samba’ band: instruments made from rubbish and played in the Wanakafest parade this year.

We will also be supporting our sustainability group, Wanaka’s young change makers, as they set up a soup kitchen. This is a fantastic idea - keep your eye out for them.

We hope to re-launch ‘Zine’, our own ‘for

youth by youth’ mini magazine, during this term and we’ve still got a few places available in our girls’ adventure club too.

So, if you want to be part of Bluemoon, our Samba Band, the Young Change Makers, Girls’

Adventure Club, be involved in writing for or producing Zine or just want to hang out at our drop in sessions, get in touch! Pop into the Crib, beneath Cinema Paradiso.

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Sober as a judge Not many people can say they have tasted thousands of wines but it’s all in a day’s work for Wanaka woman Sarah-Kate Direen (pictured). She has been picked to travel around the country judging top wine competitions including the prestigious Air New Zealand Wine awards, Royal Easter Show, Cuisine magazine wine awards and most recently the New World Wine Awards where she was the only Central Otago judge.

Sarah-Kate is a winemaker with 15 years experience in the industry. She worked as a winemaker and general manager in Australia’s Hunter Valley before moving back to her roots in New Zealand with her husband Dan to start Maude Wines in Wanaka. SarahKate became a Young Achiever Scholar as well as a Len Evans Scholar and progressed her way though the wine show judging system to become a judge and panel chair of several capital and regional wine shows through Australia. “I love judging, being able to travel to events and taste a lot of great wines,” SarahKate said. Sarah-Kate said they are many good stories from judging wine competitions. “Sometimes the younger judges get a bit drunk but you learn to build up a tolerance,” she said.

Amnesty International collectors will be out and about this weekend (Friday and Saturday) celebrating Amnesty’s 50th anniversary and collecting for the organisation’s annual Freedom Week appeal.

“We are calling on Wanaka residents to help us celebrate our golden anniversary by digging deep in their pockets as a present to us, to help stop human rights abuses globally,” Amnesty co-ordinator Mo Farrell said.

Amnesty’s purpose is to protect people when their human rights are denied, calling for an end to the discrimination, persecution and harassment that individuals’ face. Amnesty has more than three million supporters around the world.

Director sought Applications are being sought for up to two directors to join the board of council controlled organisation Lakes Leisure Limited.

Key challenges for the board and the organisation included growing participation, value for money and long term planning, Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Debra Lawson said. “We are looking for another strong director to compliment the skills that are already around the table,” she said. “The goal is one of working towards reducing the dependency Lakes Leisure has on ratepayer funding.”

A candidate briefing document is available under public notices on the council website and applications close Friday August 19.

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inbrief Peak to peak Wanaka atletes are preparing for the North Face Peak to Peak event which takes place this Saturday (August 6). Competitors ski or snowboard for 2km high on The Remarkables ski area followed by mountain biking 17km down the access road to Frankton beach, then a 7km paddle to Queenstown Bay. In Queenstown, team members run 9km through town and out to Coronet Alpine Hotel, before a gut-busting 9km uphill bike ride to the finish at Coronet Peak ski area.

Power poles removed Work has begun on removing power poles along Brownston Street. Power lines will be put underground and the poles will be replaced with street light poles.

Wanaka Community Board chairman Lyal Cocks hopes the removal of the poles will improve the look of the street and create more parking space.

Skifield injuries ACC figures show about 100 people were injured on New Zealand skifields each day last season.

There were 6400 injuries recorded on Otago skifields for 2010. More claims were recorded nationally for skiing than for snowboarding, with the most common injuries being strains, sprains and bruising. Skiers were more likely to injure their knees and snowboarders their wrists.

Trap for old players Sue Wards “A trap for old players” is the way a Wanaka lawyer has described a section of the Sale of Liquor Act which tripped up two sets of Wanaka grandparents during the recent school holidays.

The Act makes it illegal for someone under the age of 18 to be on licensed premises unless accompanied by their parent or legal guardian.

Grandparents are not legal guardians, as two Wanaka grandparents found while taking their teenage granddaughter to lunch at a local pub during the school holidays. The pub manager asked them to leave if they could

not produce a court order confirming them as legal guardians of their granddaughter, as the licensee would be liable for a $2000 fine.

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he said.

Senior Sergeant Allan Grindell of the Wanaka Police said he had not often come across the situation.

“They are breaking the law but certainly

As easy as riding a bike

Non-skiers and international visitors have another alternative to skiing and boarding this season, using Wanaka local Jason Buckley’s 3ski snow bike invention. Three visitors from Melbourne are pictured with the carving snow bikes at Cardrona this week.

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They are breaking the law but certainly aren’t warranting prosecution.

Wanaka Law said the law is “a trap for old players”, many of whom would be ignorant of the clause. “I think it’s the sort of thing you have be aware of in case you’re taking the grandkids out to dinner and don’t want to be embarrassed,”

aren’t warranting prosecution.” He said, while the hotel manager was correct in their action, “I wouldn’t think that would require the interference of the criminal law.”

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Wardens of the water Sue Wards

Jim Talboys, left, and John Rogers of Coastguard Wanaka Lakes Inc.

A dedicated group of Wanaka volunteer coastguards has joined the national maritime search and rescue organisation Coastguard New Zealand.

“It’s a great thing for the community,” Coastguard Wanaka Lakes Inc president Jim Talboys said. “Twentyfour seven we can dispatch a boat and four people and have them on the water in 15 minutes.”

For the past three years members of the group (currently 18) have been training locally in marine rescue and using six ‘vessels of opportunity’ owned by volunteers. “For us to progress we need to go under the Coastguard umbrella,” Jim said. Joining the national organisation will improve funding and

training opportunities and make the local group “a far more professional organisation”, he said.

“There are more and more people coming to Wanaka, and the more boating there is, there will be major incidents happening,” Jim

service is seeing someone safely rescued after a call-out, group members said.

The newly formed group, which will cover the Upper Clutha region, is responsible to the police and also works closely with LandSAR. The group hopes to purchase a dedicated boat

Twenty-four seven we can dispatch a boat and four people and have them on the water in 15 minutes. said. The busiest time for local coastguards is November through to February, with 31 callouts last year. Over the past three years, callouts have included boats adrift, capsized, with mechanical problems, overdue or lost, men overboard and five sinkings.

The biggest reward of the

for Wanaka, equipped with medical equipment, GPS, radar and radios sometime in the next two years. The new board includes president Jim Talboys, vice president John Rogers, treasurer Alastair King, training officer Andrew McKenzie and certified coastguard tutor Peter Rhodes.

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Challenge for charity Charlotte Trundle Local fundraising duo Emma Beaumont and Hayley Anderson-Hamlin have done so well in their fundraising efforts they have entered two teams in Cure Kids Accor Hotels $10QueenstownChallenge.

To enter a team you need to have fundraised $7000, but the duo raised more than double this amount.

Emma is now paired with country rock singer Jody Direen of Wanaka and

Hayley is paired with Diane McAuliffe of Cromwell.

“I am not sad to change team mates, it is going to be a great adventure,” Emma said.

There are 19 teams entered in the fundraising event which starts on August 16 and involves teams of two undertaking a series of innovative challenges en route from Queenstown to Auckland over three days. “We have to do it all on $10, it’s a bit like the amazing race,”

Emma said. She is excited about the adventure as she hasn’t really seen much of the North Island. “I am a bit nervous about hitchhiking, or having to eat something strange as last year they ate Huhu grubs,” she said. The challenge tests endurance, creativity and brainpower all while raising money for Cure Kids. “For me it’s not about winning, it’s about raising money for the children and having fun along the way.”

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Emma Beaumont with a picture of her new team mate, country rock singer Jody Direen of Wanaka.

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A good cause

From left: Upper Clutha Children’s Medical Trust chairperson Bev Rudkin, Serendipity owner Yeverley McCarthy and Upper Clutha Lifecare Medical Trust trustee Loris King.

PHOTO: charlotte trundle

PHOTO: charlotte trundle

Charity store Serendipity sold more women’s clothes and bling to make a difference for two local charities.

Serendipity owner Yeverley McCarthy donated $500 to the Upper Clutha Children’s Medical Trust and a further $500 to the Upper Clutha Lifecare Medical Trust this week. “We love to give people a helping hand in the community,” Yeverley said. “There are so many people who are very much in need of some help, we are very grateful for this donation,” Upper Clutha Children’s Medical Trust chairperson Bev Rudkin said. Upper Clutha Lifecare Medical Trust trustee Loris King said it was wonderful to get a donation. “On behalf of the trustees we thank Serendipity,” she said.

Serendipity is in need of more clothes and bling so they can keep helping local people. “We wouldn’t survive without people’s donations. This all goes to such a great cause, we would appreciate any support we can get,” Yeverley said.

Other beneficiaries from money raised include: Plunket, Kahu Youth, Blokes in Sheds, Music for toddlers, Hawea Playground and different families in need.

Charlotte Trundle

The minimum driving age has been raised to 16 this week and a zero alcohol limit for teenage drivers comes into force next week, with the changes likely to hit rural teens the hardest.

New Zealand Transport Agency chief executive Geoff Dangerfield said young drivers are over-represented in crashes and the changes will address key factors which put them at increased risk. Wanaka driving instructor Lyal Cocks said he thinks the graduated system worked well, and there are other factors more important than age, such as young drivers being taught defensive driving.

Leaky homes Wanaka Sun readers have responded to the Government’s new $1billion leaky home assistance package by texting us their views.

There are estimated to be 80,000 leaky homes in New Zealand, and the government has finally offered an assistance package of $1billion over five years. Under the package qualifying homeowners share the agreed actual repair cost of repairing their homes with the government and their local council, if it approved the original work and is participating in the FAP. The Queenstown Lakes District Council is not yet part of the scheme but will be making a decision on its involvement sometime in the next month or so. A council spokesperson said the number of leaky home claims locally is small compared to other areas.

Air race for Warbirds An array of up to 40 privately-owned jet aircraft will make a low altitude visit to the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow next April as part of the Hong Kong to Christchurch Silver Fern Air Race.

“The spectacle of seeing large corporate jets flying over will be amazing,” Warbirds Over Wanaka event manager Mandy Deans said. A group of businessmen and aviation enthusiasts, some based in Queenstown, are holding a Hong Kong to Christchurch Air Race in March and April 2012, to boost travel and business opportunities between Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand.

The aircraft will fly from Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur then on to Melbourne before concluding the race in Christchurch. Organisers chose Christchurch as the destination to show the world the city is alive and well. A scenic extension means the corporate jets will traverse Fiordland and fly over Warbirds Over Wanaka.

The Silver Fern Air Race fits the show’s international mandate and enabled organisers to further support the aviation world and Christchurch, from whence many patrons came, Mandy said.

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Quarter pipe battle

Banked slalom More than 60 snowboarders took on Treble Cone’s challenging freeride terrain in the Gun Barrel last Friday battling it out for top placings in the NZ Snowboarder Banked Slalom.

Wanaka-based Scott James claimed the men’s title and Olympic halfpipe snowboarder Rebecca Sinclair of Wanaka won the women’s title. In the masters’ division (35+) Nick Bourke (Wanaka) held his winner’s title, Rachel Newton (Wanaka) was the champion in the women’s field and Joss McAlpine (Sydney) won the male juniors.

Billabong Slopestyle The Billabong Slopestyle kicks off today at Snow Park NZ. The popular event has attracted worldclass competitors Jamie Anderson, Antti Autti, Robbie Walker, Clint Allan, Sebastien Toutant, Zach Stone and Jake Koia. The course will be set on Snow Park NZ’s triple-line, where competitors will show off their best tricks and battle it out for a piece of the US$30,000 prize money.

Billabong have organised free shuttles to Snow Park on Friday and Saturday, leaving Wanaka at 7am and 8am, and returning at 5pm. The practise takes place today, followed by qualifiers tomorrow (Friday) and finals on Saturday.

Thirteen-year-old Seamus O’Connor on his way to winning the men’s open category.

Snowboarders and freeskiers converged on Snow Park NZ last weekend for the Electric Quarter Pipe Battle.

The jam-style format allowed both skiers and snowboarders to display style and amplitude in a fun and relaxed atmosphere on the only permanent quarter pipe in a New Zealand resort.

Snowboarder Seamus O’Connor of Ireland was crowned number one snowboarder of the day in the open men’s division, while Spanish Queralt Castellet dominated the open women’s snowboard division.

“It’s the best quarter pipe I’ve ever ridden,” Seamus said.

Wanaka’s Amy Sheehan secured top spot against the female skiers and Californian Sean Collin became the men’s freeski champion.

The juniors didn’t disappoint with Ryan Reed winning the junior ski and Lyon Farrell securing first place in the junior snowboard.

Japanesesnowboarder Ishizaki Tasaku wowed the crowd taking out the snowboard biggest air and Benji Fabrow won the best trick award with a switch backside rodeo.

The free-to-enter jam style competition was open to both freeskiers and snowboarders of all ages and skill levels.

PHOTO: Fabrice Wittner

Give it a go for gear

Nomad winners Kirsten Rabe and Su Hoskins have won tickets from the Wanaka Sun to The Nomad album release tour at Mint Bar this Saturday, as well as copies of The Nomad’s CD ‘Perilous Times’. “It’s an album I’m very proud of so the gigs should be a lot of fun,” The Nomad, Daimon Schwalger, said.

Members of the Wanaka Biathlon Club are lifting their game this season after securing the sponsorship of ski giant Fischer.

Club members are now using world-class skis rather than rental gear, New Zealand Nordic Sports Development Association president Ray O’Brien said. “It’s had a much bigger effect than I thought new skis would have,” he said.

To help subsidise the new gear, Snow Farm is holding a Give It A Go Day this Sunday at a reduced price, with one-third of the ticket price going towards subsidising the gear.

Sue Wards Alex Thompson, 14, enjoys her new gear.

PHOTO: supplied

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TXT MESS AGE

BOARD So sad that N.Z is the dumping ground for so much crap U.K reality TV. You’d think with so much to choose from t.v N.Z would do better. maybe they have to satisfy all the sad poms that now call N.Z home.

Since when did the car park behind racer’s edge become the private car park for real estate staff. Parking warden do your job!

Would someone please take the mental out of lakes environmental they are driving me insane.

To the txtr last week who had issue with the lakeshore lights. You need en-light-enment.

There are no mountain views at night and speed bumps belong in the city rather than lights. Lighten up.

THOSE PEOPLE that left the rubbish and couches at the top of Grom’s Re-entry after the party down in the Hole need to Wake up!

Clean up your rubbish!

I have an idea, if yr not happy with food or petrol prices - move!

No matter how you dress it up or who organizes it, underage drinking remains underage drinking ...condoned it appears by the parents in our community.

Not every tradesman takes that long.

Leaky homes. Do you want a few facts. 1/.

Blame the architects 4 bad designs. 2/. Blame the building inspectors 4 shoddy administration of inspections. 3/. Poor quality workmanship by shoddy builders. So who is 2 blame? All of them. I see the Govt. are making the councils pay 25% and the Govt 2 pay 25% and the rest the home owner. I ask why the home owner has 2 pay the rest? It was not his fault. And as far as the timber going rotten , Blame certain sawmills 4 conning the powers that be, that untreated timber would be OK. I urge all you recipients of the Leaky House Syndrome 2 kick up a stink. Get Real Three parks could be good as a gated community. All cayennes, franchise restaurants and movie star endorsed cinemas could relocate there. Lock the gates and throw away the key.

Rest of us can enjoy why we live here Re leaky homes. so much blame put on builders yet who designed these houses? Houses without eaves?? internal gutters? parapet walls? Who drew the plans 4 builder to follow? Who specified sub-standard materials?

ARCHITECTS. New World have friendly staff and a great assortment of food and veg, Wanaka is not Dunedin or Auckland we have four hours drive for delivery - try Alex or Cromwell won’t be any cheaper.

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.

TXT THE WANAKA SUN

021 986 786

It’s easy to become blasé about the international events that take place in our back yard, but sometimes you have to stand back and marvel.

We’ve just had the World Heli Challenge, the Burton Open is next, and that will be followed by the Winter Games – all international events with clout, providing exposure for our region and opportunities for local athletes. I was particularly impressed by Hank Bilous, 13, of Hawea Flat, who skied with international stars during the World Heli Challenge, as one of four – and the only kiwi - Young Guns.

While his mother may have anxiously counted all his limbs each night, one report from the event said it was “hard to capture in writing the joy that was emanating from the four Young Guns, first in anticipation of the day and then even more so after they each pulled off astounding runs.”

The opportunities here for our young people are wonderful. The local school ski programme starts this week, with school children heading up to their favourite ski field one day a week to master skiing or snowboarding: what a great addition to the three Rs! (Let’s hope the Minister of Education, in Wanaka this week to officially open Wanaka Primary School and its new school hall, doesn’t notice or begrudge our kids the six school days on the snow.)

No Christy, it’s not all about sports, but this seems a good week to celebrate them.

Rowing club I’d like to ask, how is it the QLDC can make a decision to install speed humps along Ardmore Street, without any public input, yet cannot make the decision to allow construction of a boating shed at Stoney Creek although the majority of people would support it.

The QLDC should stop procrastinating and stop the people of Tapley Paddock thinking they own the lake and that they alone can dictate to the council as to what developments can occur in Wanaka.

I recommend the rowing club set up their own petition asking for the public’s support, and asking local businesses to display for people to sign.

This is what democracy is about.

It isn’t so long ago when months of debate prolonged a decision to allow Frisbee Golf on a reserve.

If all the people in around Wanaka were to keep this attitude you can only expect more young people hanging out in town, getting bored, and causing mischief. Wake up and see the bigger picture.

George Clinch Albert Town

Arts in Wanaka Wanaka is a gorgeous place and we need the injection of tourist dollars as never before, but aren’t we missing something?

We have the potential to become an International Art Destination. We could be HOT !

It’s happening in a small way already, but I can find no substantial planning or policy in either the Lake Wanaka Tourism or District Council documents.

It’s not all about sport.

Christy Rolfe Chairperson, Upper Clutha Community Arts Council.

The best for the future Wanaka has to make a decision about utilizing the recreational options the lake has to offer to encourage our younger citizens to be involved in healthy activities.

The proposed rowing complex is an opportunity for (we) older residents to lock in Wanaka’s future as previous generations did for us.

In my view it is important we do not put our personal interests ahead of the needs of the next generations by discouraging their recreational initiatives. Without young people we do not have a community but a museum. We constantly read and hear criticism that the young are lacking direction, commitment and involvement. We hear about abuse of alcohol and drugs leading to criminal activities, poor self esteem and no positive contribution to society, etc. etc.

In a community like Wanaka senior residents sign off many infrastructure decisions. I think now is a good time to focus on what is best for both Wanaka and future generations.

The constant road blocks put in place concerning the location of the proposed Rowing Club building is the catalyst for writing this letter. This complex will provide the opportunity for Wanaka’s youth (and others) to be active, work hard, learn disciplines, enjoy success and team work and experience failure. It will teach them social skills, allow them to represent the region away from home and ensure they understand and develop good values.

These are all attributes of a good productive citizen and we need positive contributors, so I hope we are able to turn this opportunity into a reality.

This facility will also offer a base for other outdoor sporting activities….kayaking, swimming etc.

We have the opportunity now to encourage our young people and their leaders. We may regret our actions if we do not set aside our self interest and put those of our children and grandchildren to the fore.

Michael Sidey

shapingourfuture Steve Henry The next forum in the ‘Shaping Our Future’ series will take events to the next level in a district-wide session.

The Shaping Our Future project is community driven and aimed to unite residents, business and government in debate about the big decisions.

“It’s for everyone, not just business people or leaders but

everyone wants to contribute to the discussions that will shape our future in the Lakes District,” Shaping Our Future spokesman David Kennedy said.

With two event forums already completed in Wanaka and Queenstown respectively it is time to unite the district for the next phase. “We will use technology to join the Wanaka and Queenstown

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forums via video link on August 17,’ David said.

The forums will start with a recap so anyone attending for the first time will have the benefit of understanding the journey to date.

“We will be generating ideas and solutions and start to form priorities, strategies and actions,” David said. An outcome of the third event forum was likely to be the

formation of a working party.

The linked forums would be held from 4pm to 6pm at the Queenstown Council Chamber, Gorge Road, Queenstown and the Otago Polytechnic campus, Level 1, 15 Cliff Wilson Street, Wanaka.

In the meantime, anyone new to the concept or wanting to find out more could go to www. shapingourfuture.org.nz

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artisans studio, ardmore st has uniquely handmade arts and crafts made right here in good old wanaka!

Baptist Church meets in our home, Sunday 10.30am. Warren and Rhonda Judkins, 23 Charles Court, Lake Hawea. Phone 4434499.

Wanaka Swim Club notice of AGM Tuesday 9th August 7pm Findlay & Co, Cliff Wilson St. All welcome to attend.

Wanaka Wastebusters monthly craft night. Third Wednesday every month, 6-8pm, $5 koha. Crafty goodness.

Check Wanaka Wastebusters website for more.

Your medical centre may have moved but your pharmacy is still right here! Wanaka Pharmacy - serving the Upper Clutha for 40 years & here for you daily until 7pm at the top of Helwick St. Whoever knocked over my cat on the lower end of Anderson Rd (black & white markings) it would be nice if someone owned up to it. Sadly missed by our family.

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Give It A Go Day this Sunday at Snow Farm at a reduced price, with one-third of the ticket price going towards subsidising the gear.

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sport results Bridge Results Pembroke Pairs 2. North/South:- John Lyness, Terry Wilson 67.00% 1. Ena Leckie, Laraine Shepherd 66.63% 2.Georgie Goodall, Mark Harry 56.88% 3. East/West:Pamela Buchanan, Sherril Catsburg 63.50% 1. Jenny Barratt, Madeline Reveley 61.13% 2. Jan Anderson, Joy Baxter 60.38% 3. Friday Bridge, 29th July: North/South:- Jan Anderson, Margaret Hunt 65.34% 1. Lynne Fegan, Maggie Stratford 59.79% 2. Noeline Goldsbrough, Pamela Buchanan 50.53% 3. East/West:- Ena Leckie, Jenny Barratt 66.37% 1.Toni & Bruce Cathie 61.01% 2. Ruth Allison, Pam Duncalf 57.14% 3.

Wanaka Basketball Club results, Week 8, Tuesday 26th, Women’s Grade: Hawea Lakers Default to Ecco Escape, Mac 1 60 First National 37, In Balance 86 Dream Team 31.Wednesday 27th Men’s: Base City Rollers 78 Queenstown Defenders 58, Black Stallions 84 Quest Mac 33, Infinite Dribblers 78 Broken Shed Vodka 74, Bye Torque Marine. Women’s points after week 8, In Balance 29, Ecco Escape 29, Hawea Lakers 20, Mac1 13, First National 5, Dream Team 0.

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Tarras Golf results Women’s medal and putting: Annabel Spiers 103-30-73 with 34 putts, Kate Norman 123-50-74 with 34 putts, Jan Allen 117-42-75 with 35 putts.

Men’s stableford: Robbie Pearson 37 stablefords on count back, Holger Reinecke 37, Doug Wilson 36.

Lake Hawea Golf Results Match Play - 2nd Round Single Knock-out. Kahu Vincent beat Gerry Browne 6/4, Peter Hart beat Neil Brown 4/3, Red Stevenson beat Russell Lovelock 3/2, Neville Roberts beat Ashley Hale 3/2, Kay Todd beat Allison Brown 3/1. Nearest pin. Holein-one: Dennis Costello (no 5).

Wanaka Bowls Results. Edgwater Trophy round 10: 1. Henry Thayer, Neville Findlater, J Leith, 2.

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day Pairs -1. H Thayer, E Findlater, 2.

N Matheson, A Turnbull. Wednesday Triples - 1. M Roberts, A Nichols, E Findlater, 2. D Renshaw, J Skeggs, B McSkimming, 3. G Godby, I James, W Wallace. Friday Progressive - Skip 1 N Matheson, 2 B Simpson, Second 1 K Charteris, 2 J Barton, Lead 1 N Young, 2 B McCormack. Studholme Trophy Round 15 - Beacon Point bt Bremner Park, Hawea bt Mt Albert, Pembroke bt Scurr Heights, Meadstone bt Rippon Lea. Studholm Trophy Round 16 - Hawea bt Beacon Point, Scurr Heights bt Meadowstone, Pembroke bt Mt Albert, Rippon Lea bt Bremner Park. Business House Competitions – Tuesday 1 MAC, 2 J M B C, 3 Placemakers. Wednesday 1 G & T, 2 Trail Enders, 3 Shot Bowls. Thursday - 1 G Dowdall, A Haig, N Walker, 2 J Herbert, N Robertson, T Tovey, 3 A Russell, R Key, J Russell Wanaka Golf Club results Saturday Ladies, July 30, Medal & Stableford: Medal: 1, Yeverley McCarthy, 68; 2, Judy Wilson, 69; Chris Willson, 69. Stableford: Helen Thirkell, 34. Nearest to the Pin: Hole 4-Chris Willson, Hole 15-Yeverley McCarthy.

Saturday Men, July 30, Single Par: Division 1: 1, Tony Harwood, 5; Adam Clifford, 5; 3, Cyril Coombe, 2. Division 2: 1, Mark Anderson, 9; 2, John McRae, 6; 3, Peter Holden, 5. Nearest to the pin: Hole 2-Dylan Stock. Hole 4-Barry Mowat. Hole 6-John Barton. Hole 13Leigh Stock. Hole 15-John McLean.

Tuesday Ladies - played on July 28 - 4BBB Nett: 1, Karleen Jopson & Heather Malcolm, 63; 2, Anne Moffat & Elaine Baldwin, 66; Lyn Robinson & Kay Ross, 66. Nearest to the pin: Hole 4-Nora Hastings. Hole 6-Karleen Jopson, Hole 13-Anne Moffat. Hole 15-Loris King. Wednesday Men - July 27 - Division 1: 1, Jeff Couch, 38; 2, Bill Hore, 37; Ryan Shuttleworth, 37. Division 2: 1, Des Johnston, 38; 2, John Barrow, 37; John Darby, 37. Nearest to the pin: Hole 2-Peter Smith; Hole 4-Phil McNeil; Hole 6-Dylan Stock; Hole 13-Norm Churchill. Hole 15Wyndham Barkman. Longest Putt: Hole 9-Jeff Niederer. Thursday Nine Hole Ladies - July 28 – Stableford: 1, Norma Thorburn, 20; 2, Robyn Chartres, Kerin Kahn, Stephanie Still & Liz Rogers, 17. Nearest to the Pin: Hole 6, Not Claimed.

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Thursday 04 August to Wednesday 10 August 2011

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sunsport New pipe open The Wells family of Wanaka has been recognised for their long history with Cardrona by having a new lift named after them.

World Champion freestyle skier Jossi Wells cut the ribbon alongside his parents Bruce and Stacy, and brothers Byron, Beau-James and Jackson to officially open the ‘Wells Pipe Platter’ which accesses Cardrona’s Olympic and international halfpipes. “Bruce and Stacy met while they were working here and consequently had four extremely talented sons who learnt to ski at Cardrona. All of the Wells’ boys have the potential to compete at the next Sochi Winter Olympics,” Cardrona spokesperson Nadia Ellis said. The addition of the Wells Pipe Platter means athletes won’t have to hike the pipe. “We are the only ski area in the southern hemisphere offering a dedicated mechanised lift to access its halfpipes, providing athletes more training laps each day,” Nadia said.

Rugby prizegiving A good crowd celebrated the Upper Clutha Rugby Club prizegiving on Saturday in the Lake Wanaka Centre.

Club president Paul Cunningham said a highlight of the season was the Premiers vs Maniototo match at Tarras, which he described as “club rugby at its best”.

Paul also took the opportunity to criticise

the Otago rugby country board’s decision to hold a countrywide competition this season, which has meant extra travel and more time commitment from the players.

Pictured on the night are award winners Ian Brown, recipient of the “Hex Halliday Trophy for Sportsperson of the Year”; Nick “Teddy” Thompson, recipient

of a Citizen watch for “Outstanding Contribution to the Club”; Ben Purvis, recipient of the “Colin Clark Trophy for Club Player of the Year”; Tom Hudson, recipient of the “Premier Player of the Year” trophy; Barry Mee, who received gifts from the club in recognition of his retirement and acknowledgment of the many years of service

he has provided the club; Brendan “Kenzy” Cairns, “Premier Most Promising Player of the Year” trophy.

Other players to receive awards were Jason Dickson, “Senior Player of the Year”; Ashley Clark, “Most Promising Senior Player of the Year”; and Grant Anicich – “Senior Club Player of the Year”.

Members of the Wells family testing out the pipe at the official opening of the Wells Pipe Platter.

PHOTO: kate dowling

Hawea Flat School students Meagan Blackley, 10, Hannah Prout, 10, and Jesse Harling, 11, pictured practising for the Upper Clutha Cross Country which will be held next Thursday, August 11. photo: wanaka.tv

Athlete of the year Wanaka-based big mountain skier Janina Kuzma, pictured, was named the Snow Sports Athlete of the Year at the annual Snow Sports New Zealand awards.

Janina had an outstanding year on the Freeeride World Tour circuit and ended her season ranked third in the world. “Year over year, the awards process has become more difficult as the level of performance by all the New Zealand athletes escalates on the world stage,” Snow Sports New Zealand director of coach and sport development, Adam Dooney said. “The

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decision was a tough one but in the end, Janina’s accomplishments on the Freeride World Tour Circuit placed her at the top.”

Other winners include:

Snowboarder of the Year- Rebecca Sinclair; Emerging Talent- Rebecca Torr; Adaptive Snow Sports-Carl Murphy; Alpine Ski Racer of the Year-Ben Griffin; Cross

Country Skier of the YearNils Koons, Coach of the Year-Adi Bernasconi; Volunteer of the YearHeather Clay; snow.co.nz 2010 Ski Area Services Awards-Ohau and Cheeseman; NZSIA 2010 Instructor of the Year- Ross James; 2010 Ski Racing Masters ChampionsDon McInnes and Liz Wallace; The Snowsports Council Contribution to SnowsportsDuncan Smith.

The awards cover the 2010 Southern Hemisphere season through the 2010-11 Northern Hemisphere season.

Thursday 04 August to Wednesday 10 August 2011

PHOTO: James Peacock Clark