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Bouldering brilliance

Farmers to take charge page 2

Kereru count page 4

The Wanaka leg of the national bouldering series attracted 31 competitors with organiser Greg Johnston pleased with the effort put in by local youngsters.

A local father daughter combination featured Wayo CarsonWolfe (pictured) who won the endurance event with seven year-old Deia winning the under sixteen junior female category.

He said she didn’t quite understand what was going on, but “was pretty excited when she realised she got a prize.”

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Damper Bay debate Caroline Harker

Sun danger lacks support page 9

Groms wait for winter page 16

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The total size of the six houses in the proposed subdivision at Damper Bay could be as big as 30 average houses according to Wanaka Residents Association chairman Graham Dickson.

The subdivision was turned down

by Queenstown Lakes District commissioners last week however Graham said the applicant will probably appeal.

The proposal includes three building platforms of 1000sqm and three of 600sqm.

“That’s 4800sqm of houses,” Graham said. “An average house is 150sqm.

The proposed buildings could be as long and high as the supermarket.

The images displayed at the hearing were very skillfully done to make them look like suburban houses. Actually they’re enormous.”

Landscape Architect Anne Steven, who gave evidence for the Upper Clutha Environmental Society at the

and natural revegetation to screen the houses from the Wanaka-Mount Aspiring Road, the Millennium Track and the lake.

“It’s an ongoing issue for the whole area,” she said. “In due course people The virus occurred will trim or remove vegetation which is impacting on their views. And that’s naturally last February unlikely to be followed up. It’s an unworkable situation.” and again in May. Damper Bay Estates Ltd has until February 28 to appeal the decision in the Environment Court. The company directors are businessmen Trevor Farmer and Craig Heatley, of Auckland, and Mark Taylor, of Queenstown.

The proposed buildings could be as Mark said the company is considering the decision, and its context long and high as the supermarket. with the Sharpridge and Parkins PHOTO: wanaka.tv Bay decisions.

The Parkins Bay Environment Court hearing, also expects the company outstanding landscape without seeing will appeal. any houses.” Anne said the other appeal decision on the $75 million golf “Damper Bay is a very special place is the Clutha River valley just resort development near Glendhu Bay is expected within a fortnight. place and Wanaka needs to guard south of Albert Town. it very carefully,” she said. “It’s one She also expressed concern that of only two remaining places close the proposed sub-division relies Continued on page 3... to town where you can enjoy an heavily on native shrub planting

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inbrief Weed spraying postponed Weed spraying on Lake Wanaka has been delayed.

The spraying to treat lake weed was scheduled to occur between February 7 and February 27.

Land Information New Zealand will post the new planned spray dates on their website 24 hours prior to spraying. They will also place warning signs at authorised public boat ramps during treatment.

Changes to committee A number of changes were made to the committee at the Albert Town Community Association (ATCA) annual general meeting, which was held on Sunday January 26.

Margaret Barrow (chairperson), Bruce Hebbard (vice chairperson), Ella Lawton (secretary) and Kim Badger (treasurer) were elected to the committee.

Bryan Lloyd, chairperson of the ATCA for the past two years, stepped down from the position and has become the ATCA spokesman to the Wanaka Community Board. Harvey Wellman stepped down from the committee. Also sitting on the ATCA committee are Carl Gerrard, Bruce Barnett, Sue Grant, Aneta Duke, Rhonda Johnson and Don McMillan.

Funding for arts projects Creative Communities latest round of funding is open now until 5pm Friday February 24.

The Creative Communities Scheme is a partnership between national arts development agency, Creative New Zealand, and Queenstown Lakes District Council. The scheme welcomes applications from all forms of creative and interpretative expression. To be eligible for funding the project must create opportunities for local communities to engage with and participate in arts activities; support the diverse arts and cultural traditions of local communities; or enable and encourage young people to engage with and actively participate in the arts. Applications forms are available on the QLDC website.

Farmers to take charge Caroline Harker The power to control water for irrigation will be in the hands of farmers following the introduction of the Otago Regional Council’s Plan Change 1C on March 1. The ORC has visions of cooperation and collaboration between water users, with communities setting up their own water management groups.

The new strategy is particularly relevant to Central Otago, where water allocation has been dominated by deemed permits (mining privileges).

These permits date back to the 19th century gold mining era, and were once valid in perpetuity. They are now valid until 2021 after which they will be governed by the Resource Management Act. Farmers will have to adhere to a river’s permitted minimum flow level.

Most rivers in Otago already have these set following community meetings, however the Cardrona (pictured) and Lindis river communities are still going through the process.

The next meeting regarding the Cardrona River is being held

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next Thursday, February 23, at the Lake Wanaka Centre.

“Setting a minimum flow can be complicated,” ORC Land Resources manager Susie McKeague said. “The Cardrona has traditionally run dry between Mt Barker and the confluence with the Clutha. A lot of it goes underground - some reappears downstream and some goes into Bullock Creek.

“Under the new plan change farmers will be able to link up their consents and share their water allocations. Irrigation is

crucial for farmers, as farming businesses are designed around having some green grass through summer. On the other hand it’s also important to keep some water in our rivers and streams for recreation, fishing and other uses.”

Susie said farmers will work together to ensure the minimum flow is maintained.

“The river has to be catered for first and after that farmers can share what’s left.”

Schemes are already working well in other parts of Otago such

as on the Kakanui River.

“It’s a great way of sharing a resource,” Susie said.

Farmers who are irrigating already have water consents or deemed permits and the ORC will not allocate any more water apart from what can be taken during high flows and stored.

“Most rivers in Otago are already fully allocated.” Susie said. “One river that isn’t is the Clutha.”

The new dairy farm at Hawea Flat has a permit to take water from the Clutha, as does a group of Tarras farmers.

“It’s expensive to take water from the Clutha,” said Susie. “It has to be pumped up the river banks and terraces. Most other schemes are gravity fed.”

ORC chief executive Graeme Martin said Plan Change 1C also allow communities to make decisions on big infrastructure investment such as bulk water storage.

“That is unique for New Zealand,” he said.

The plan doesn’t make it compulsory for farmers to take part. If they opt out their water will continue to be administered by the ORC.

Better weather brings bigger December The Lake Wanaka region received 20,000 more visitors for this past December than the same period a year ago according to figures released by Statistics New Zealand. Tourism operators have said the spell of hot, calm weather has made a huge difference this year with growth across the board of Lake Wanaka’s accommodation sector with

all businesses, from luxury apartments to campgrounds getting more business.

A large proportion of the 20,000 extra visitors were made up by domestic tourists who were up 53 percent, reflecting an increase in New Zealand visitors staying in commercial accommodation rather than in holiday homes or with friends and family.

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Speed or courtesy on Ardmore Street?

Described variously as “speed bumps”, “courtesy crossings” or even, alarmingly, “deathtraps” by some locals who have had pedestrians walk out in front of them, the road crossings on lower Ardmore Street still seem to confuse many walkers and drivers.

In a 2000 word submission to QLDC chief executive Debra Lawson last year the Wanaka Residents Association referred to the new additions as “speed platforms.”

Citing pedestrian danger because of confusion over right of way, their excessive number and height, a lack of visibility on the approach to them and traffic congestion as a result of vehicles having to slow down too much the submission outlined a number of technical aspects the council needed to consider as well as other options.

In next week’s Wanaka Sun, council capital works project manager, Rob Darby, who oversaw their installation is providing a guide to protocol on the “courtesy crossings” and the reasons behind their construction.

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Appeal anticipated ...Continued from page 1 A decision on the proposed Sharpridge subdivision with two or three building platforms, 4km out of Wanaka towards Damper Bay, had its Environment Court pre-hearing conference in Wanaka on Tuesday and a final decision is months away according to case manager Christine McKee. Graham Dickson hopes

the council will get involved if Damper Bay Estates does appeal.

“Having gone this far already I’m sure they’ll appeal,” he said. “And the council should defend its refusal rather than expect people like us [Wanaka Residents Association] with limited resources to do it.”

QLDC commissioners Trevor Shiels and Leigh Overton, who declined the resource

consent application last week, said the 193 hectare site is set in an Outstanding Natural Landscape and it “certainly is not capable of absorbing a development of anything close to the scale proposed.”

They said the construction of a house on the one existing building platform was close to or at the maximum the site could absorb.

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skepticism regarding a proposed covenant against any development beyond the proposed six houses.

“We also note the increasing tendency for developers in the district to regard such covenants as anything but permanent,” they said. The original application received 118 submissions in September 2010, 113 of which were opposed to the proposal.

Damper Bay Estates Ltd visual simulation of Damper Bay from the Millennium Track showing the location of three of the proposed six houses. The proposed sites for the other three are obscured by landforms. The application also included planting mitigation.

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Changes to kerbside collections Caroline Harker Wanaka’s new kerbside recyclers will send all bottles to Auckland for bottle to bottle recycling.

“That’s a great advance for the district,” Wastebusters manager Sue Coutts said. “That was a big point of difference in the bid for the contract.”

Wanaka Wastebusters lost the kerbside recycling contract to Smart Environmental which takes over on Monday March 5.

Ratepayers will receive a second recycling crate next week so they can put glass in one crate and other recyclables (paper, cardboard, plastic containers and metal cans) in the other.

A collection truck is being built in Auckland and will be delivered

before the end of the month.

Whereas the Wastebusters’ truck uses a driver and two runners, Smart Environmental’s new truck is a low entry vehicle with two steering wheels. The driver will be able to sit on the

can operate on biodiesel.”

Smart Environmental’s contract specified biodiesel and Stefan said that would happen “as soon as they can get it”.

Wastebusters runs all its commercial vehicles on

It’s a brand new and very efficient vehicle which can operate on biodiesel. kerbside of the vehicle.

“He or she will be able to step in and out easily to pick up the recycling, so they wont need a runner,” QLDC solid waste manager Stefan Bowory said. “It’s a brand new and very efficient vehicle which

biodiesel.

“Biodiesel NZ drop off drums for us,” Sue said. “It costs much the same as regular fuel.”

Smart Environmental has advertised for an owner driver to take on the truck however Stefan Borowy doesn’t know

the outcome.

“As far as we are aware it will be owned by Smart Environmental,” he said.

The collected recycling will be taken to the Wakatipu Recycling Centre in Queenstown. Smart Environmental has agreed to a planting programme to offset additional carbon associated with the journey. The council is yet to decide how many trees will be planted or where they will be sited.

“The calculations have not been done yet,” Stefan said.

Another change ratepayers can expect is new collection days for both recycling and rubbish.

inbrief Change to give way rules In just under five weeks the New Zealand Transport Agency will implement changes to the give way rules. NZTA chief executive Geoff Dangerfield said publicity around the rule changes was being carefully timed in order to ensure maximum awareness of the changes, while at the same time minimising the risk of drivers starting to apply the new rules too early. The official website will be updated on February 29 before the advertising campaign begins next month.

Progress for panel Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Vanessa van Uden said the Wakatipu Health Reference Panel was pleased with progress towards the delivery of improved health services for the area. The panel met with Southland District Health Board finance and funding general manager Robert MackwayJones to discuss proposed and pending services.

“The CT scanner has been an important issue that is ongoing,” Mayor van Uden said, “but there are a large number of other areas where the panel is pleased to see genuine progress.”

The DHB will consider a recommendation on location of a CT scanner (either Lakes District Hospital or Dunstan Hospital) in June after receiving input from the Wakatipu panel, Central Otago Health Services Ltd and consultation with the regions’ clinicians.

A year on This Wednesday marks the first anniversary of the earthquake which claimed the lives of 185 people.

The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck at 12:51pm on Tuesday February 22, 2011 a few kilometres south-east of Christchurch city centre. Since then a number Cantabrians families have relocated to Wanaka.

The Wanaka Districts Club will host a live screening of the Civic Memorial Service, which will be held at Christchurch’s Hagley Park, to mark the occasion.

The Red Cross 2011 Earthquake Commission confirmed two additional grants for those affected by the Canterbury earthquakes.

The first grant assists with storage costs for home owners with more than $100,000 damage or whose property is red-zoned.

The second grant is a repeat of 2011’s Winter Assistance Grant, and assists with winter power bills for the elderly, those with children under 18, and the medically vulnerable.

Sir John Hansen, Red Cross 2011 Earthquake Commission chairman, said people’s lives continue to be disrupted. “These grants reflect the on-going financial and personal hardship being experienced by the people of Canterbury.”

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Kereru count

Forest & Bird launches its nationwide survey of kereru from February 19 to 27. The inaugural ‘Kereru Count’ invites the public to contribute to a national scientific study by recording sightings of New Zealand’s only native pigeon.

Kereru Count Project coordinator

Jenny Lynch said the survival of kereru is critical to maintaining the biodiversity of New Zealand forests.

“They’re the only bird that can spread the fruit of larger native trees like tawa, karaka and taraire. Without kereru, those trees won’t be able to

disperse seeds throughout the forest, and so the biodiversity of forests and even urban areas will decline.”

People interested in the survey are asked to record the location, the number spotted, if the kereru was feeding and what plant it was feeding on.

Protest picnic held on reserve site A concerned group of Wanaka residents had a picnic and gettogether on Saturday to celebrate public spaces and express their dismay at the decision of the rowing club to give up battling for the proposed Stony Creek clubhouse site. The picnic was held on the reserve land in front of the property belonging to the residents who led the opposition to the proposal, and which has been historically landscaped as the garden of the property. While there was some discussion

about this apparent blurring of public and private spaces, with suggestions made that the area be relandscaped to reflect the true boundaries, the focus of the event was the community’s unhappiness with the way the rowing club’s proposal had been shelved due to threat of legal action from the neighbours.

“Many people don’t understand how one well-resourced party can overturn a decision made by the community and the council, by threatening

to tie things up in legislation for years to come,” organiser Sharon Beattie said.

“It’s sending the message that money talks over everything else, and that’s not the kind of community I want for my kids.”

Sharon said people at the picnic asked why the council couldn’t do more to push the proposal through, and some said the decision was particularly galling when the main complainants were holiday home owners, who didn’t live in Wanaka.

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Horsing around Children at Oanaka, Albert Town, love when Socks pays them a visit.

The 25-year-old part Clydesdale Socks, who is owned by Oanaka teacher Vicky Sandford, first came to Wanaka as part of a wagon team with the cavalcade a few years ago. Vicky said it was great to see the confidence of the kids grow as Socks visits more frequently. Four-year-old Amelia Morrison is pictured taking a walk with Socks last week.

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Safe cross code

The Upper Clutha Branch of the NZ Deerstalkers held a river crossing safety training day on Sunday February 12. Sixteen participants attended a theory presentation by Hunts national coordinator Bill O’Leary before heading out to Hawea River for an afternoon of practical training with members of the Deerstalkers branch.

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Supervision problem for offenders Caroline Harker A man who has been voluntarily supervising offenders doing community work in Wanaka for more than 10 years said there is no shortage of work for them to do, despite a plea for more work from Corrections Department Community Probation services manager Jill Woods.

“The problem is the lack of paid supervision,” volunteer Lyal Cocks said.

“Corrections says because we are getting work done in our community the council should pay for a supervisor. I don’t think we can justify taking that money from ratepayers.”

Lyal said there can be a reluctance to take on offenders because many of them require constant supervision and will not work without it.

“There is plenty of work to be done. We tidy up reserves and roadsides and the lakefront. We do

things for older people who need a hand with jobs – firewood, cleaning gutters, painting, weed eating.

We’ve got plenty jobs waiting to be done.”

Bike Wanaka has provided work for about a dozen offenders.

“Some are quite good if you’re working with them,” biker Jamie

Some are quite good if you’re working with them.

Lyal meets offenders every Saturday morning and takes them out to a job, sometimes supervising them and sometimes leaving them with someone else.

Greenway said. “ Some just don’t care and wander off. Sometimes you feel like you’re giving up your time to help them – not the other way around.”

Jamie agrees with Lyal

that the district needs a paid supervisor to go out on jobs with offenders.

“I’ll say 50 percent of the people we’ve had are more trouble than they’re worth.”

Wanaka Wastebusters regularly has offenders doing community work and has come up with a solution to the problem of supervision.

“We tend to give them jobs they can take away so they don’t need any supervision,” project manager Sophie

Ward said. “In the past supervision has been a bit of an issue - it depends on the individual.”

Kahu Youth youth worker Richard Elvey has taken a lot of offenders in the past two years.

“It’s an absolute godsend,” he said. “We get the young ones to help run the youth programmes and the older crowd do maintenance around the site. It works really well.”

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Sun safety needs support Tim Brewster What he sees as the lack of a strong national policy on sun protection for children has got local campground owner Richard ‘Hutch’ Hutchison fired up.

“Bureaucracy is killing our kids,” he said. A former pharmacist in Tasmania, Hutch was involved in community programmes for education about U.V. protection and cites the national policies in Australia as an example that needs to be followed. “In Australia, if a child came back from school sunburnt then the teacher or the school could be charged with abuse, there hasn’t been enough money put into it here,” he said.

Correct use of sunscreen and the variables involved with different amounts and dilution in water is all information he feels should be made more available.

A recently published analysis of results from a 2009 survey of 388 randomly selected schools around the country found that only four percent met all 12 criteria in the New Zealand SunSmart Schools Accreditation Programme (SSAP), whereas 52 percent of Australian schools surveyed in 2005 had attained that country’s equivalent accreditation.

The study, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal, was led by Associate Professor Tony Reeder, director of the Otago University’s Cancer Society Social & Behavioural Research Unit.

The criteria for SunSmart accreditation relate to school policy, information provision, hats, other clothing, ‘play in

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the shade’, sunscreen, staff role modelling, curriculum content, event planning, outdoor activities rescheduling, shade provision and policy review.

The study authors found that around one-third of the schools surveyed met 10 or 11 of the 12 criteria, while one-sixth achieved half or less of them.

Tony said the results indicate that progress is being made towards making New Zealand primary schools more sun smart, but there is still considerable room for improvement.

“For example, only 58 percent of our schools reported having a written sun protection policy, while 80 percent of Australian

schools had such a policy in 2005.

We also found that sun-protective clothing, curriculum delivery and environmental shade emerged as the areas that schools were struggling with the most.”

“It is serious and it’s something we can do something about.”

He said the Australian example indicated a more national involvement than New Zealand when it came to sun protection.

Both Wanaka Primary School and Hawea Flat School have written policies for sun and U.V. protection and always enforce a ‘no hat, no play policy.’

Associate principal of Wanaka Primary School, Kit South, said

the school has a health and safety policy on U.V. and sun protection and has been part of the SunSmart programme in the past. As well as it being compulsory to wear a hat through terms one to four, parents are asked to put sunscreen on and sunscreen is available at all times. The school also has an extensive amount of shade cloths in their play areas which is part of their policy.

Hawea Flat School has a six part policy which covers education about U.V protection and precautions, compulsory use of hats when playing outside, role modelling, supplied sunscreen, sitting or eating lunch in the shade and provision in the budget for shade protection on school property such as shade cloths.

Hawea Flat School administrator Leanne Harling said as well as the school’s efforts the majority of parents are very good at ensuring their children are well protected.

The Cancer Societies Otago health promotion manager, Penelope Scott said Central Otago schools do work hard to ensure children are protected but there is little in the way of national support and resources with the society receiving no government funding. “We haven’t been very successful at communicating.

People don’t understand how U.V. works, they assume if it’s not hot it’s not that bad. We’ve got the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. You wouldn’t burn your child with an iron.”

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inbrief Winery tour to Cromwell Lucky Wanaka Sun reader Libby Paulin won our ticket giveaway to the 6th annual Classic Hits Winery Tour 2012 at Olssens Vineyard in Cromwell.

The show has sold out six times since it began the tour in Auckland and “offers four hours of brilliant fun, with the three acts connecting PHOTO: steve dykes to the all-ages audience” according to Russell Baillie of the NZ Herald. Tickets are still available for Tuesday’s gig which features Gin Wigmore, The Mutton Birds and Avalanche City and children under the age of 12 go free when accompanied by an adult ticket holder.

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Another chance to win

Graeme Kennerley and Maree Hopley have both won a single ticket to see New Zealand’s favourite jazz band Nairobi Trio, who will play at Criffel Station on Thursday February 23. The band has been together for more than 20 years, releasing eight albums and appearing at major festivals in New Zealand, the UK, Europe, Australia and Asia since 1989.

The Wanaka Sun has two more single tickets to give away to their Wanaka performance. Email admin@thewanakasun.co.nz with the answer to the following question to go into the draw: What road is Criffel Station Woolshed on?

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Tennis juniors triumph Tim Brewster A southern region junior tennis teams event played in Wanaka last weekend for ten and under and 12 and under age groups was a great success for local players. Wanaka provided 12 of the players for the victorious Southern Lakes team combining with five players from Queenstown to play teams from Otago, South Canterbury, Southland and North Otago.

It is the first time Southern Lakes have been the overall winner of this tournament and the players, managers and Wanaka coach Perry Crockett were absolutely thrilled with the victory. “We were struggling to even win matches in many of our teams last year and now we are on top so it is a testament to how hard the kids have worked in the past 12 months,” he said.

The local girls’ teams were particularly strong winning

45 out of 48 matches over the three days. Ines Stephani, Danielle Molloy, Annie Timu and Polly Marshall all from Wanaka made up the 10’s girls winning 21 matches and losing 3.

Olivia Ray, Emilia Price (QT), Meg Timu and Caitlin Gibson, pictured with their coach Perry Crockett won all 24 matches in the 12’s girls. In the final match against the top pair from Otago Olivia Ray and Emilia Price came

back from 7-5, 5-0 down to win in the third set and seal the overall victory.

The boys also made vital contributions with wins from Wanaka’s Jake Nicholson and Morgan Allen in the 12’s and Ryan Lee in the 10’s helping to seal ties against Southland, North Otago and Otago.

Olivia Ray and Meg Timu will be heading to Albany for the National Teams Event in April to represent the Southern Region.

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Coasters mixed bag Tim Brewster A strong effort in the final cycle wasn’t enough for Dougal Allan to realise his ambition of winning this year’s Coast to Coast, but some Wanaka teams did win gold.

Dougal overtook Braden Currie and James Couborough in the final leg of the longest day

Rowley and Peter Hewitt (pictured) won the men’s two day team event in the 50-59 age group in a time of 15.02.29 which came as a “complete surprise” Jerry said. Sandy Hazledine and Peter Platts came fifth behind Jerry and Peter and GP Andrew McLeod came third in the one day event in the same age group.

Local physiotherapist

There’s only one way to rectify the situation and that’s to do it again.

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event to place second for the third year in a row finishing 20 minutes behind five time winner Richard Ussher in the events 30th anniversary with another Wanaka individual, Gavin Mason, coming 12th.

D o u g a l w a s disappointed in his performance on the day, despite the good result. “I had a terrible time, really, I struggled through most of the race.” A leaking kayak also hampered his efforts to stay with the leaders.

He is considering another attempt next year though, “there’s only one way to rectify the situation and that’s to do it again.”

This year’s event had some strong results.

Classic Wanaka men Jerry

Lyn Weedon combined with her brother Kevin Edgar from Mosgiel to win the mixed two day team event in a time of 14.30.13. With a lead of 13 minutes after the first day the women’s team of Ginny Rutledge and Simone Maier were in the running for a gold medal but a rudder failure and subsequent capsize by Ginny on the river forced them to withdraw.

Wanaka swim coach Ailsa Collinson racing in the one day event for the first time was running 9th when a wrong turn in Christchurch as darkness was falling saw her about ten minutes and lose two places. Despite that, she is “definitely wanting to do it again.”

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Masters rewarded for effort

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Tim Brewster The New Zealand masters games in Dunedin during the past two weeks attracted a contingent of Wanaka locals successfully competing following on from last week’s rowing successes.

The Wanaka “Old” Rovers futsal team (pictured left) of captain Ben Elms (absent due to injury), Gary Bryan, Will Townsend, Andy Miller,

Dougal Henderson, Shokit Ali, Andre Klein, Ian Bell and Darren Simmonds won a silver in the 35 years plus divison, losing 3-2 to a strong predominantly Brazilian side from Canterbury. Golfer Kathy Smallbone won gold in the 60-plus age group for the 36 hole gross event and Wanaka tennis players came a way with a mixture of gold, silver and bronze medals.

Wanaka tennis competitors

and their medals are pictured above with games ambassador and former Commonwealth gold medalist Dick Tayler. From left (back): Daphne Ledgerwood, Sally Jackways, Don Kindley, Diana Schikker, Robyn Barnett, Jenny Dobbie, Sue Cowles.Front: Joan Harnett- Kindley, Penny Wilson, Dick Tayler, Anna Brewster, Andy Oxley, Vicki Ashton.

crimescene Home invasion Police report some “good information” but no arrests yet for the Stratford Terrace home invasion on January 31. Sergeant Aaron Nicholson, who is handling the case, said getting accurate information was difficult when dealing with criminals, but the attack was definitely planned. “People knew what they were doing and where they were going.”

Greenstone reparations The Greymouth Star has reported that helicopter pilot David Saxton who was convicted in 2008 for stealing snowflake pounamu belonging to Ngai Tahu, may be forced to sell his farm to pay $300,000 in reparations.

The Ministry of Justice said a sale order of the $1.8m Haast property is one of the options being considered as none of the reparation has been paid.

Look out, lock up A number of car and campervan break-ins have occurred in the past two weeks around Wanaka and Lake Hawea and police are asking that people remove their valuables if they are leaving their vehicles unattended especially when parked at hiking trails.

“We’re very concerned a pattern is forming. If anyone sees anything unusual or someone loitering, ring [the police] immediately and take a registration number,” acting Senior Sergeant Derek Shaw said. Bags have been discarded around Wanaka after valuables have been removed.

Group assault case ongoing Two Wanaka teenagers appeared in the Queenstown Youth Court charged with taking part in a group assault on two British nationals who were working in the town.

There are now four local youths charged with the assault with another eight being dealt with by police youth aid.

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

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BOARD I’m always amazed at the number of vehicles in Wanaka that have no indicators or rear view mirrors, especially the new ones!

I have to laugh when everyone talks about karma! Not in this life otherwise how come the 3 times, yes 3 times convicted for theft cleaner won the $1000 shop local competition! Sure she didn’t pay back to any of her victims and send them karma I’m a delivery driver and have been for 13 years all over the south island 7 of them here and you can’t tell me there are that many cars with broken indicators. learn how to use them people. SHOCKING All taupo speed humps have sign saying caution vehicles have right of way

Accusations of the ‘nanny state’ crop up often when new safety regulations are introduced.

Common sense and a practical approach to work or recreation seem to be all that is necessary for people who know what they are doing, but what if you don’t? New Zealand has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world and it has been proven that sunburn at an early age is a major factor in influencing the risk of melanoma – the type of skin cancer most likely to be fatal according to the Cancer Society.

Yet one of the biggest problems the organisation has when it comes to skin cancer – apart from a lack of funding – is getting a safety message through to change behaviour about protection from U.V. rays.

The accusation that regulations to safeguard the population, particularly young children, from dangerous U.V levels, is just another nanny state imposition is a substantial obstacle to getting the “clothing, hat and sunglasses” message out.

We are lucky in this area that the majority of parents and the schools take these issues seriously, but there are still quite a few kids out there enjoying a long hot summer without much between them and the sun.

It’s not ‘wrapping them in cotton wool’ if you stop them from getting sunburnt, it’s just common sense.

What happened to the awesome set of swings at the new playground; which made it just as much fun for adults as for the kids?!

The big picture

Albert Town: many footpaths to nowhere, making a loop round the block with your kids unsafe. If you’re going to bother to put footpaths in, make them continuous

It ‘s time to give the proposed Rowing Club site a break and look at how Wanaka has become what it is today.

We can’t all B heroes, coz someone has 2 sit on the sideline 2 clap as the go by.

• The late Mrs Borrie was on top of Mt Iron when a group of officials were pointing out where the flood waters would reach when Lake Wanaka was raised. She came down and with the backing of the community, the councillors and the local Member of Parliament, the Lake Wanaka Preservation Act was passed in 1973, prohibiting raising Lake Wanaka.

Horses at Outlet clean up your poo from best picnic spot please I support the rowing club and wish them well but no one, let alone them, are allowed to build on a reserve, that’s why reserves were made I use the “swim lane” in the lake almost every day and I love it. So thank you for putting it there who ever did.

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• Our forefathers set aside generous reserves.

• Wanaka Station Park - a beautiful historic area, was gifted by two local families to the community for everyone to enjoy.

• A family has given 2.4 hectares with native kanuka woodland on the western shores of Lake Wanaka, and protected it in perpetuity under a QE 11 National Trust Covenant, for all and future generations to enjoy.

• Throughout the generations people have stood up and ‘fought’ to retain our open spaces and our uncluttered foreshores.

Let us concentrate on the BIG picture - not petty accusations that don’t stand up to scrutiny, so that we can pass this beautiful place onto all who come after us – as we have had it passed to us.

Loris King, Wanaka

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Humps and rowing club Humps: I would like to say thank you to the council for the speed humps. I support them wholeheartedly. They have made crossing Ardmore Street a lot safer for me and my children. They serve the purpose to slow traffic down, in turn making the CBD much more pedestrian and business friendly. Regarding right of way, it is obvious. Give way to pedestrians! Now that we have speed humps this should be easier as you won’t be driving so fast.

Thank you again council.

Rowing: There are more than just a few people who do not support the rowing club. Many people I know hold my view that a Stoney Creek site is inappropriate. We hold it for a variety of reasons, and we are not just a couple of adjacent land owners (nor did we just move down here from Auckland, and yes we are New Zealanders). I might also add that the lake in the Stoney Creek area is perfect for swimming with the family and is an area that has few boats. I would like to keep it as such, a rowing club in this area would just add to boat traffic, both rowing boats and their support craft. Where do we swim if the club has a regatta?

Let us please keep this area for swimming.

J Robinson Wanaka ratepayer.

Self interest out-weighed I have been following the various comments on the rowing club’s shift from the preferred venue at Stoney Creek to Eely Point, apparently necessitated by some property owners (mainly holiday home owners who just moved here from somewhere) objecting to Stoney Creek.

Please allow me to note that those objecting to Stoney Creek are a negligible minority, intent on forcing their self-interest upon a majority. It would be very quick to prove (eg via a collection of signatures) that the majority supports the rowing club in its plans and venue choice, because it offers what is currently scarce in Wanaka – i.e. a sensible, active way for youth to engage in water sports that are healthy and more meaningful than sitting in, or getting pulled by, a noisy motor boat around Roys Bay. Fortunately, we in New Zealand live in a democracy whose fundamental principle is that the individual’s self-interest is outweighed by the greater good; which is why I do not understand the many comments pointing out that the objecting party, or parties, have more financial muscle. If this is about the potential for litigation, and the rowing club’s worry about its cost, I do not think it should be difficult for the majority to collect a sufficient fund to fight any objection to Stoney Creek in court. I for one would be willing to pay into such a fund in order to preserve the greater good and rights of the wider community, and I surely wouldn’t be alone. Those who cease fighting for their rights are giving in to egoistic individuals, and that is not acceptable.

Dietrich Westphal Tapley Paddock

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Applications are now open for Upper Clutha not for profit and charitable organisations to apply for grants.

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sport results Wanaka national bouldering series competiton Expert Male 1st: Craig Jefferies (356) Expert Male 2nd: Llewellyn Murdoch (351) Expert Female 1st: Nia O’Connor (128) Expert Female 2nd: Michelle Jospe (113) Junior Male 1st: Finn Fairbairn (309) Junior Male 2nd: Stephan Schwarz (275) Junior Female 1st: Deia Carson-Wolfe (55) Junior Female 2nd: Alicia Adamson (25) Endurance Male 1st: Wayo Carson (87) Endurance Male 2nd: Tim Steward (73) Endurance Female 1st: A Fournier (53.5) Endurance Female 2nd: Helen Anderson (34) Lake Hawea Golf Mt Maude Stableford 10/02/12: 1 B Burgess 46, 2 D Sullivan 45 o/c/b, J Carnie 45, D Costello 43, K Lawny 40 o/c/b. Twos D Sullivan.

Nearest Pin J Carnie.

Bridge Club Results: Championship Pairs 1. Silver Section: North/South:Dawn & Terry Wilson 58.27% 1. Vivienne Christie, Sandra Simmers 57.31% 2. Lynda Hodge, Madeline Reveley 55.58% 3.

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East/West:- Pamela Buchanan, Frances Copland 64.62% 1. Lynne Fegan, Maggie Stratford 62.88% 2. Errol Kelly, Ian McDonald 55.00% 3. Bronze Section: North/South:- Julie Mulholland, Kate Summers 63.03% 1. Annette Clements, Sue Orbell and Pauline Davidson, Jane Hamilton 56.62% 2= Thursday Bridge 9 February: Open Graded Silver:- North/ South:- Lynne Fegan, Maggie Stratford 59.72% 1. Ena Leckie, Laraine Shepherd 58.33% 2. East/West:- Karen Evenstrom, James Fyfe 56.94% 1. John & Jan Lyness 53.74% 2. Bronze:- Judy Muir, Heather Wellman 75.00% 1. Dennis Perzaro, Denise Bruns 50% 2. Friday Bridge 10 February: North/South:- Lynne Fegan, Maggie Stratford, 62.82% 1.Wendy Cruden, Margaret Hunt 54.91% 2. Alan & Denise Bunn 54.27% 3. East/West:Alan Cruden, Errol Kelly 65.51% 1. Karen Evenstrom, James Fyfe 61.57% 2. Jenny Barratt, Mo Schofield 53.57% 3. East/ West:- John & Rosalie Skinner 72.45% 1. Jean Logan, Marion Murphy 63.43% 2. Karolyn Macandrew, Jenny Turnbull 56.94% 3

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7.00PM ON Monday 27th February 2012 Room 21, Mount Aspiring College, Plantation Road WANAKA Nominations are being called for all Executive Positions: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Game Development Officer, Umpire Co-Ordinator, Representative Co-Ordinator and Primary Grade Co-Ordinator.

Nomination forms can be emailed by contacting Teresa on teresaalexander19@gmail.com Nominations close 24th February 2012, and can be sent to Teresa Alexander at the above email address.

All teams wishing to enter the 2012 competition must register their interest at the AGM. Numbers may be limited.

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Groms

sunsport Top result from Piera

Skate jam groms waiting for winter Tim Brewster A skate jam, barbeque and a meeting with freeskier Byron Wells welcomed 14 young local skiers and boarders aged between five and 13 to a new “Grom Squad,” an initiative

by Cardrona Alpine Resort to encourage new young talent.

Pete Legnavsky, Cardrona’s head freeski coach, said he was excited by the programme and its potentially farPHOTO:

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reaching benefits for New Zealand’s snowsports industry.

“This will give our hardworking Groms a real insight into the life of a sponsored athlete and provide valuable mentoring essential for their progression.”

Twin boys Finley, a skier, and snowboarder Campbell Melville Ives, (pictured right), five, are two of the youngest in the group which is funded by the resort with a pass, mentoring by the

Wanaka based skier Piera Hudson, 16, has produced a strong result competing in her first ever European FIS (International Ski Federation) race in Slovenia on February 9 and 10.

Her best achievement was in the second giant slalom where PHOTO: supplied she started in bib 40 and placed 18th out of a field of 88 to score an outstanding 43.72 result. In challenging conditions, with snow and strong winds, she recorded a combined result of 1.43.51 after a second time of 50.81 to rank in the top ten for the run.

Piera’s coach Jonathan Rice said her performance at Cerkno was exceptional.

“Piera’s result was tremendous. To move into the top 20 of a FIS race in Europe is always hard but to do it as a 16-year-old Kiwi is unheard of. I can’t think of an instance where a first year FIS racer from NZ has scored 44 points before, male or female, in fact I can’t think of one who has come remotely close.

She is the first Kiwi girl in at least the last ten years to be world class.”

older more established athletes and will provide parents with coaching assistance such as sports psychology, nutrition and technical advice.

The Grom Squad is designed to be a feeder into the skiing and snowboarding programmes run by the resort’s High Performance Centre, with the youngsters selected for their ability and potential to be good role models for the sport.

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